Snakebites are rare medical emergency cases in Europe but may sometimes be severe and
lead to complications. A better knowledge of snakebite epidemiology may help health …

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 …

Climatic fluctuations during the Quaternary period governed the demography of species and
contributed to population differentiation and ultimately speciation. Studies of these past …

The Mediterranean peninsulas contain much genetic and species diversity, which
decreases toward higher latitudes in Europe. In considering how such diversity evolved …

The designation of taxonomic units has important implications for the understanding and
conservation of biodiversity. Eurasian vipers are a monophyletic group of viperid snakes …

Aim Allopatric speciation is the primary mode of diversification in the Mediterranean Basin.
However, the contribution of climatic adaptation during this process is contradictory. In this …

Colouration may endorse thermoregulatory and antipredatory functions in snakes. The
thermal melanism hypothesis predicts that dark-coloured individuals are ecologically …

In most pan-Eurasiatic species complexes, two phenomena have been traditionally
considered key processes of their cladogenesis and biogeography. First, it is hypothesized …

Comparative phylogeography has become a powerful approach in exploring hidden or
cryptic diversity within widespread species and understanding how historical and …

In Europe, southern peninsulas served as major refugia during Pleistocene cold periods.
However, growing evidence has revealed complex patterns of glacial survival within these …