Genomic scans of multiple populations often reveal marker loci with greatly increased
differentiation between populations. Often this differentiation coincides in space with …

Some decades ago, biogeographers distinguished three major faunal types of high
importance for Europe:(i) Mediterranean elements with exclusive glacial survival in the …

The older history of hybrid zones is explored through consideration of recent advances in
climatology, paleontology and phylogeography in the Late Cenozoic, particularly the …

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

Earthworms play a major role in many aspects of soil fertility, food web ecology and
ecosystem functioning, and hence are frequently the subjects of, for example, ecological and …

New analytical methods are improving our ability to reconstruct robust species trees from
multilocus datasets, despite difficulties in phylogenetic reconstruction associated with recent …

We characterize divergence times, intraspecific diversity and distributions for recently
recognized lineages within the Hyla arborea species group, based on mitochondrial and …

Interspecies transfer of mitochondrial (mt) DNA is a common phenomenon in plants,
invertebrates and vertebrates, normally linked with hybridization of closely related species in …

We review the expanding role of molecular genetics in the emergence of a vibrant and vital
integrative biogeography. The enormous growth over the past several decades in the …

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 …