[HTML][HTML] Genomics reveals broad hybridization in deeply divergent Palearctic grass and water snakes (Natrix spp.)
Understanding speciation is one of the cornerstones of biological diversity research.
Currently, speciation is often understood as a continuous process of divergence that …
Currently, speciation is often understood as a continuous process of divergence that …
Fine‐scale population structure within an Eastern Nearctic snake complex (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Understanding the processes and mechanisms that promote lineage divergence is a central
goal in evolutionary biology. For instance, studies investigating the spatial distribution of …
goal in evolutionary biology. For instance, studies investigating the spatial distribution of …
How mitonuclear discordance and geographic variation have confounded species boundaries in a widely studied snake
As DNA sequencing technologies and methods for delimiting species with genomic data
become more accessible and numerous, researchers have more tools than ever to …
become more accessible and numerous, researchers have more tools than ever to …
Whole snake genomes from eighteen families of snakes (Serpentes: Caenophidia) and their applications to systematics
We present genome assemblies for 18 snake species representing 18 families (Serpentes:
Caenophidia): Acrochordus granulatus, Aparallactus werneri, Boaedon fuliginosus …
Caenophidia): Acrochordus granulatus, Aparallactus werneri, Boaedon fuliginosus …
Ecological Divergence and the History of Gene Flow in the Nearctic Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum Complex)
Many phylogeographic studies on species with large ranges have found genetic–
geographic structure associated with changes in habitat and physical barriers preventing or …
geographic structure associated with changes in habitat and physical barriers preventing or …
Biogeographic barriers, Pleistocene refugia, and climatic gradients in the southeastern Nearctic drive diversification in cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus complex)
The southeastern Nearctic is a biodiversity hotspot that is also rich in cryptic species.
Numerous hypotheses (eg, vicariance, local adaptation, and Pleistocene speciation in …
Numerous hypotheses (eg, vicariance, local adaptation, and Pleistocene speciation in …
Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species
C Kindler, M Chèvre, S Ursenbacher, W Böhme… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Recent studies found major conflicts between traditional taxonomy and genetic
differentiation of grass snakes and identified previously unknown secondary contact zones …
differentiation of grass snakes and identified previously unknown secondary contact zones …
[PDF][PDF] Phylogeography and taxonomy of the barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica), with a discussion
C Kindler, U Fritz - Vertebrate Zoology, 2018 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
Using 12 microsatellite loci, mitochondrial DNA sequences and previously published
morphological evidence, we examined the phylogeographic and taxonomic structure of …
morphological evidence, we examined the phylogeographic and taxonomic structure of …
Complex cycles of divergence and migration shape lineage structure in the common kingsnake species complex
S Harrington, FT Burbrink - Journal of biogeography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Nearctic is a complex patchwork of habitats and geologic features that form
barriers to gene flow resulting in phylogeographic structure and speciation in many …
barriers to gene flow resulting in phylogeographic structure and speciation in many …
Mitochondrial ghost lineages blur phylogeography and taxonomy of Natrix helvetica and N. natrix in Italy and Corsica
N Schultze, C Spitzweg, C Corti, M Delaugerre… - Zoologica …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Grass snakes are widely distributed across the Western Palearctic. Recent phylogeographic
studies provided evidence that three distinct parapatric species exist. Two of these occur in …
studies provided evidence that three distinct parapatric species exist. Two of these occur in …