For more than 50 y ecologists have believed that spatial heterogeneity in habitat conditions
promotes species richness by increasing opportunities for niche partitioning. However, a …

Aim The species–area relationship (SAR) is often modelled by the linearized power function
log S= log c+ z log A, where S is species richness, A is area, logc is the intercept and z is the …

The mechanisms shaping island biotas are not yet well understood mostly because of a lack
of studies comparing eco-evolutionary fingerprints over entire taxonomic groups. Here, we …

The objective of this study was to obtain a biogeographical perspective on the hoverfly
genus Merodon (Diptera, Syrphidae) based on data from 32 islands in the Aegean and …

Simple Summary Earwigs (Dermaptera) have their highest diversity in the tropical areas of
the southern hemisphere, whereas the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere have …

Placed in the centre of the Mediterranean Basin, Italy is a complex biogeographical
crossroad between North Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe and North …

In base alla revisione dei dati di letteratura e all'esame di circa 2000 esemplari raccolti a
Roma dal 1880 ai nostri giorni, è stata accertata la presenza in questa città di 45 specie di …

We investigated conservation priorities of Italian small islands on the basis of tenebrionid
species (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae) which are insects typically associated with coastal …

Levels of endemism are usually expressed as percentage of endemics among all species
recorded in a given area. Endemism levels also vary among taxa, yet inter‐taxon variation in …

Lasius maltaeus Seifert, 2020 was recently described as a Maltese endemic ant based on
quantitative morphology, after decades of uncertainties over the identity of the local …