We evaluated progress towards animal biodiversity research in Georgia, a key area in the
Caucasus biodiversity hotspot. By reviewing recently (1990–2018) published articles in all …

Aim Tolerance of species to extreme temperatures largely determines their distribution and
vulnerability to climate change. We examined thermal tolerance in tropical and temperate …

The distribution of species changes over time, and the current distribution of different
species could result from distinct eco-evolutionary processes. Thus, investigating the …

In ants, social thermal regulation is the collective maintenance of a nest temperature that is
optimal for individual colony members. In the thermophilic ant Aphaenogaster iberica, two …

Heteroptera, or true bugs populate many climate zones, coping with different environmental
conditions. The aim of this study was the evaluation of their thermal limits and derived traits …

Rodent biogeographic studies are disproportionately scarce in Iran, however, they are an
ideal system to understand drivers of biodiversity distributions in the country. The aims of the …

Aim The climate variability hypothesis proposes that species subjected to wide variation in
climatic conditions will evolve wider niches, resulting in larger distributions. We test this …

The Caucasus ecoregion is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in western
Eurasia. Georgia is situated in the middle of this area, between the ranges of the Greater …

High-elevation species are predicted to have larger elevational ranges compared with
species of lower elevations. The reasoning is that temperature variability is greater at higher …

Climate refugia management is an emerging natural resource sub-discipline but identifying
which species would benefit, their climatic requirements, and where both species and …