The effect of ice ages in speciation and diversification is well established in the literature. In
Europe, the Iberian, the Italian and the Balkan peninsulas comprise the main glacial refugia …

We provide a review and synthesis of key findings in phylogeographic research on terrestrial
animals in the Aegean archipelago (Greece) and surrounding regions (Greek mainland …

We present a comprehensive summary of the distribution of the lizards of Iran accompanied
by an annotated checklist. The updated maps of distribution of all 146 species of 41 genera …

Abstract Aim The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot and has one of the
longest histories of human–biota interactions. Islands host a large fraction of Mediterranean …

The geological history of the Arabian Peninsula has played a crucial role in sha** current
diversity and distribution patterns of many Arabian and African faunal elements. The gecko …

Research on the taxonomy of European amphibians and reptiles has increased noticeably
over the last few decades, indicating the need for recognition of new species and the …

Evolutionary relationships of the tree frogs from the Middle East and the demographic
histories of their populations were studied using a combination of mitochondrial and nuclear …

Aim Deserts are generally perceived as areas of low diversity, and hence receive little
attention from researchers and conservationists. Squamates are the dominant group of …

The global flora is thought to contain a large proportion of herbs, and understanding the
general spatiotemporal processes that shaped the global distribution of these communities …

The area of the Aegean can be described as one of nature's most active laboratories. The
contemporary geomorphology of the Aegean is a result of diverse and still ongoing …