Current approaches to biodiversity conservation are largely based on geographic areas,
ecosystems, ecological communities, and species, with less attention on genetic diversity …

Rare and vulnerable narrow endemic species represent distinct evolutionary units emerging
from various temporal processes, and the preservation of such species is a key issue in …

Urban ecosystems are rapidly expanding throughout the world, but how urban growth affects
the evolutionary ecology of species living in urban areas remains largely unknown. Urban …

Despite intense efforts, biodiversity around the globe continues to decrease. To cease this
phenomenon, we urgently need a better knowledge not only of the true extent of biodiversity …

Natural history collections have stimulated insights into systematics and evolution, but the
extensive biodiversity sampling held in museums is increasingly employed to address other …

Background The orogeny of the eastern Mediterranean region has substantially affected
ecological speciation patterns, particularly of mountain-dwelling species. Mountain vipers of …

Yams (Dioscorea spp.) consist of approximately 600 species. Presently, these species are
threatened by genetic erosion due to many factors such as pest attacks and farming …

Abstract The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna and Karnaphuli (GBMK) River Basin in Nepal,
India, and Bangladesh is among the world's most biodiverse river basins. However, human …

Endemic species and their genetic diversity are critical components of global biodiversity,
yet they usually face a higher risk of decline and extinction than species with broader …

Morphological conservatism among closely related species often results in incongruent
taxonomic classification between studies, leading to disagreements about the inferred …