Traditional morphological diagnoses of taxonomic status remain widely used while an
increasing number of studies show that one morphospecies might hide cryptic diversity, ie …

Abstract The Ponto-Caspian region is an endemicity hotspot that harbours several
crustacean radiations, among which amphipods are the most diverse. These poorly known …

The Carpathians are one of the key biodiversity hotspots in Europe. The mountain chain
uplifted during Alpine orogenesis and is characterised by a complex geological history. Its …

The severe climatic changes during the Pleistocene ice ages have shaped the genetic
structure and distribution of biota in Europe. We aimed to reveal in detail the genetic …

Recent discoveries of vast cryptic diversity among various aquatic invertebrates pose a
challenge for understanding their ecology and biodiversity patterns, as well as for …

The multidisciplinarity of integrative taxonomy is particularly useful for clarifying the
systematics of speciose groups that are poorly differentiated morphologically, and this …

Amphipod crustaceans are ubiquitous in temperate freshwaters, where they radiated
multiple times in a broad range of habitats. This has led to significant morphological and …

European inland surface waters harbor an extensive diversity of native amphipod
crustaceans with many species facing threats from invasive counterparts of Ponto-Caspian …

The importance of aquaporins (AQPs) in the transport of water and solutes through cell
membranes is well recognized despite being relatively new. To date, despite their …

Gammarus plays a central role in the detritus cycle and constitutes an important component
in food webs. At the same time, taxonomy and morphological identification to species level is …