Fossil-calibrated time tree of Podarcis wall lizards provides limited support for biogeographic calibration models

D Salvi, C Pinho, J Mendes, DJ Harris - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Podarcis wall lizards are endemic to the Mediterranean Basin where they represent the
predominant reptile group. Despite being extensively used as model organisms in …

Nuclear phylogenies and genomics of a contact zone establish the species rank of Podarcis lusitanicus (Squamata, Lacertidae)

G Caeiro-Dias, S Rocha, A Couto, C Pereira… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unravelling when divergent lineages constitute distinct species can be challenging,
particularly in complex scenarios combining cryptic diversity and phylogenetic discordances …

Evidence of cryptic diversity in Podarcis peloponnesiacus and re‐evaluation of its current taxonomy; insights from genetic, morphological, and ecological data

A Kiourtsoglou, A Kaliontzopoulou… - Journal of Zoological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Peloponnese wall lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus, is endemic to the
Peloponnese. Although the phylogeny and species diversity of the Balkan species of …

The wall lizards of the Balkan peninsula: tackling questions at the interface of phylogenomics and population genomics

N Psonis, A Antoniou, E Karameta, D Darriba… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis (Sauria, Lacertidae) are the predominant reptile group in
southern Europe, including 24 recognized species. Mitochondrial DNA data have shown …

Contrasting Adult Body-Size in Sister Populations of the Balearic Lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Günther 1874) Suggests Anthropogenic Selective Pressures

A Rotger, JM Igual, M Genovart… - Herpetological …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Recently isolated populations offer a good biological model to infer the evolutionary forces
responsible for the current divergences across populations. We coupled genetic …

[PDF][PDF] In the blood and gut of lizards: the drivers of gut bacteria diversity and the impacts of blood parasites

D Silva - 2021 - repositorio-aberto.up.pt
There is an increasing amount of evidence pointing towards the importance of bacteria and
parasites in the ecology and dynamics of host populations. Complex microorganism …

Genetic analyses of adaptive processes in the podarcis genus

M Bassitta Sánchez - 2021 - dspace.uib.es
[eng] Wall lizards from the Podarcis genus, which have diversified and evolved in the
Mediterranean basin, present wide morphological, ecological, and genetic variability. This …