Macaronesia as a fruitful arena for ecology, evolution, and conservation biology

M Florencio, J Patiño, S Nogué, A Traveset… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Goodbye morphology? A paradigm shift in the delimitation of species in lichenized fungi

HT Lumbsch, SD Leavitt - Fungal Diversity, 2011‏ - Springer
Accurate species delimitations are crucial for ecological and conservation studies,
assessments of biotic diversity, and identifying factors driving diversification. Estimates …

Restructuring of the 'Macaronesia'biogeographic unit: A marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach

R Freitas, M Romeiras, L Silva, R Cordeiro… - Scientific reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
Abstract The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly
united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of …

[HTML][HTML] A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)

SB Hedges, CE Conn - Zootaxa, 2012‏ - mapress.com
Neotropical skinks are unique among lizards and other vertebrates in their degree of
convergence, in reproductive traits, with eutherian mammals. They have also been famously …

Cryptic speciation patterns in Iranian rock lizards uncovered by integrative taxonomy

F Ahmadzadeh, M Flecks, MA Carretero, O Mozaffari… - PloS one, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
While traditionally species recognition has been based solely on morphological differences
either typological or quantitative, several newly developed methods can be used for a more …

[PDF][PDF] Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar PDF-29 MB

A Rakotoarison, M Scherz, F Glaw… - Vertebrate …, 2017‏ - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
The genus Stumpffia BOETTGER, 1881 currently contains 15 named, small to miniaturized
frog species, classified in the endemic Malagasy subfamily Cophylinae of the family …

Cryptic species in Iphisa elegans Gray, 1851 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) revealed by hemipenial morphology and molecular data

PMS NUNES, A Fouquet, FF Curcio… - Zoological Journal of …, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Iphisa elegans Gray, 1851 is a ground-dwelling lizard widespread over Amazonia that
displays a broadly conserved external morphology over its range. This wide geographical …

Resolving the higher-order phylogenetic relationships of the circumtropical Mabuya group (Squamata: Scincidae): An out-of-Asia diversification

BR Karin, M Metallinou, JL Weinell, TR Jackman… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Despite an abundance of phylogenetic studies focused on intrageneric relationships of
members of the Mabuya group, the intergeneric relationships have remained difficult to …

Shedding subspecies: The influence of genetics on reptile subspecies taxonomy

SM Torstrom, KL Pangle, BJ Swanson - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The subspecies concept influences multiple aspects of biology and management. The
'molecular revolution'altered traditional methods (morphological traits) of subspecies …

Island evolution and systematic revision of Comoran snakes: why and when subspecies still make sense

O Hawlitschek, ZT Nagy, F Glaw - 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Species delimitation and species concepts have been a matter of debate among biodiversity
researchers in the last decades, resulting in integrative taxonomy approaches and the use of …