The Sardinian grass snake, Natrix helvetica cetti, is an endangered endemic snake
subspecies with a restricted and highly fragmented geographic distribution. Information on …

Interspecific introgression is a potentially important source of novel variation of adaptive
significance. Although multiple cases of adaptive introgression are well documented …

Melanism, the process of heavier melanin deposition, can interact with climate variation at
both micro and macro scales, ultimately influencing color evolution in organisms. While the …

Abstract Background and Aims Resolving the phylogeny of hornworts is critical in
understanding the evolution of key morphological characters that are unique to the group …

Since the last update of the list of the Spanish herpetofauna in 2018, recent studies have
provided new evidence supporting the need to implement taxonomic changes in several …

We sequenced the mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) and ten nuclear loci of 20
Emydura samples from the Carson, Mitchell, and Ord River drainages to examine the …

Abstract The Western Palearctic harbours a diverse snake fauna, including numerous
endemic species and yet unnamed clades, identified through molecular analyses. However …

Marginal populations of animals are highly susceptible to environmental pressures
associated with climatic changes. Understanding their distribution and ecological …

Using two mitochondrial DNA fragments and six nuclear genes, we confirmed that a
morphologically intermediate snake, captured in Andalusia, southwestern Spain …

Giacomo Vanzo et al. 728 wolves are undoubtedly of great importance at a European level
and receive justified research attention, with many studies focusing on their diet. Canis lupus …