The evolutionary response to interspecific competition is the partitioning of the resources
used by the competing species. At the community level, the ultimate outcome of resource …

We studied community structure and seasonal activity patterns in a system of four ponds with
seasonally-variable hydrology at a Mediterranean area in central Italy. We used a set of field …

The Italian endemic genus Salamandrina was recently determined to be polytypic since two
species, Salamandrina perspicillata and S. terdigitata, were recognized using both …

Aims The present‐day biogeography of European amphibians has been hypothesized to
have arisen from range expansion and recolonization of the northern part of the continent …

This paper analyses the distribution patterns of Rome's spontaneous flora, based on
published atlas of species distribution in a grid format. The use of Self-Organizing Map …

Salamandrina perspicillata is an endemic Italian salamander in which morphological sexual
dimorphism is weak and sexes are almost indistinguishable in live specimens. We here …

Current studies indicate that both processes and mechanisms of natural hybridization go far
beyond the formation and maintenance of hybrid zones between species. These studies …

Movement behaviour and dispersal are key processes in biology because they represent a
basic phase of the individual life-cycle with spin-offs for population dynamics, genetics and …

The ventral colour pattern in Salamandrina perspicillata is characteristic of each individual
and remains invariant throughout the salamanders' life. The present study aimed to …

Simple Summary Despite adult amphibians often being predators of arthropods, there are
cases where the roles are reversed. This study focuses on the potential predator–prey …