Abstract Background The role of Pleistocene glacial oscillations in current biodiversity and
distribution patterns varies with latitude, physical topology and population life history and …

Background Species that are widespread throughout historically glaciated and currently non-
glaciated areas provide excellent opportunities to investigate the role of Pleistocene climatic …

Background Species with broad distributions frequently divide into multiple genetic forms
and may therefore be viewed as “cryptic species”. Here, we used the mitochondrial …

The impact of quaternary glaciation in eastern China on local fanua and flora has been a
topic of considerable interest. We used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence data and …

Background As an emerging nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have been the focus of
tremendous attention for biomedical applications. However, little information is available on …

Deinagkistrodon acutus is a medically important pitviper inhabiting mainly South China and
Taiwan. The hemorrhagic effects of its envenoming are compatible to its venom, which is …

A new species of the genus Achalinus is described based on five specimens collected from
the villages of Huangjialing and Fuxi, Huangshan, Anhui, China. It can be morphologically …

Until recently, the agamid species, Japalura flaviceps, was recognized to have the widest
geographic distribution among members of the genus occurring in China, from eastern Tibet …

Leptobrachium ailaonicum is a vulnerable anuran restricted to a patchy distribution
associated with small mountain streams surrounded by forested slopes at mid-elevations …

Although several phylogeographic studies of Asian snakes have been conducted, most
have focused on pitvipers, with non‐venomous snakes, such as colubrids or natricids …