The order Carnivora, which currently includes 296 species classified into 16 families, is
distributed across all continents. The phylogeny and the timing of diversification of members …

Molecular data are now commonly used in taxonomy for delimiting cryptic species. In the
case of giraffes, which were treated as a single species (Giraffa camelopardalis) during half …

Population-genomic studies can shed new light on the effect of past demographic processes
on contemporary population structure. We reassessed phylogeographical patterns of a …

Climate change reinvigorates two debates: first, about relative roles of taxonomic, genetic
and phenetic criteria in prioritizing entities for conservation and, second, on the role of …

Understanding the evolutionary consequences of human‐mediated introductions of
domesticated strains into the wild and their subsequent admixture with natural populations is …

We genotyped multiple populations of all seven parthenogenetic species of rock lizards,
genus Darevskia, as well as their putative sexual parental populations, using double digest …

We present ancient mitochondrial DNA analyses of 31 complete cytochrome b gene
sequences from subfossil red deer remains from the Tyrrhenian islands (Corsica and …

Arctic climate change poses serious threats to polar bears (Ursus maritimus) as reduced sea
ice makes seal prey inaccessible and marine ecosystems undergo bottom‐up …

Understanding of the evolutionary history of two closely related canid sister taxa, the
geographically restricted, arid-adapted Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii) and the widespread …

Aim Assessing the relevance of niche evolution in the diversification patterns and
geographical distribution of species driven by climate remains a challenge. We apply an …