Aim To reconstruct the evolutionary history of a genus of freshwater beetle with a pan‐
Mediterranean distribution, to test classic hypotheses which proposed a Miocene origin for …

The Mediterranean basin is an area of high diversity and endemicity, but the age and origin
of its fauna are still largely unknown. Here we use species‐level phylogenies based on≈ …

Abstract Aim The Mediterranean Basin (MB) is a species‐rich biogeographical region with
many endemic taxa. We analysed the historical patterns of temporal and geographical …

Species of the genus Meladema (Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae) are some of the largest
macroinvertebrates in the western Palearctic region, being top predators in fishless streams …

The phylogenetic relationships and the geographical origin of 27 of the 34 species and of 3
of the 9 subspecies of Iberian endemic Dytiscidae are studied, based on species level …

In most lineages, most species have restricted geographic ranges, with only few reaching
widespread distributions. How these widespread species reached their current ranges is an …

Aim To investigate the possibility of range expansion and diversification within the
subterranean environment in a genus of troglobiont beetles of the family Leiodidae …

Quaternary glacial cycles drove major shifts in both the extent and location of the
geographical ranges of many organisms. During glacial maxima, large areas of central and …

The complex geological history of the western Mediterranean region conceals the
interpretation of the evolutionary history of its current fauna, as similar distribution patterns …

Background Cave organisms have been used as models for evolution and biogeography, as
their reduced above-ground dispersal produces phylogenetic patterns of area distribution …