The climatic cycles with subsequent glacial and intergalcial periods have had a great impact
on the distribution and evolution of species. Using genetic analytical tools considerably …

We provide a review and synthesis of key findings in phylogeographic research on terrestrial
animals in the Aegean archipelago (Greece) and surrounding regions (Greek mainland …

Aim Our aims were to assess the phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in eastern
Mediterranean water frogs and to estimate divergence times using different geological …

Understanding diversity patterns along environmental gradients and their underlying
mechanisms is a major topic in current biodiversity research. In this study, we investigate for …

Abstract Kotschy's Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi, is a small gecko native to southeastern
Europe and the Levant. It displays great morphological variation with a large number of …

Phylogenetic relationships in the western fraction of Rana (Pelophylax) have not been
resolved till now, even though several works have been devoted to the subject. Here, we …

Despite the increasing use of protoplasts in plant biotechnology research, shoot
regeneration from protoplasts remains challenging. In this study, we investigated the factors …

The Aegean archipelago, comprising numerous islands and islets with great heterogeneity
in topographic, geological, historical and environmental properties, offers an ideal natural …

The area of the Aegean can be described as one of nature's most active laboratories. The
contemporary geomorphology of the Aegean is a result of diverse and still ongoing …

Evolutionary biology has long been concerned with how changing environments affect and
drive the spatiotemporal development of organisms. Coelotine spiders (Agelenidae …