Sympatric cryptic species, characterized by low morphological differentiation, pose a
challenge to understanding the role of interspecific competition in structuring ecological …

An accurate understanding of species diversity is essential to studies across a wide range of
biological subdisciplines. However, delimiting species remains challenging in evolutionary …

DNA barcoding provides an operational framework for mammalian taxonomic identification
and cryptic species discovery. Focused effort to build a reference library of genetic data has …

Cryptic species, defined as those that are morphologically indistinguishable but
phylogenetically distinct, are common in bats and correspond to the majority of newly …

Metabarcoding diet analysis has become a valuable tool in animal ecology; however, co‐
amplified predator sequences are not generally used for anything other than to validate …

A phylogenetic systematic perspective is instrumental in recovering new species and their
evolutionary relationships. The advent of new technologies for molecular and morphological …

Niche partitioning through foraging is a mechanism likely involved in facilitating the
coexistence of ecologically similar and co‐occurring animal species by separating their use …

Species distribution models (SDMs) offer an effective tool for identifying species
conservation requirements and forecasting how global environmental changes will affect …

Background Cryptic morphological variation in the Chiropteran genus Myotis limits the
understanding of species boundaries and species richness within the genus. Several …

Background Molecular techniques are increasingly employed to recognize the presence of
cryptic species, even among commonly observed taxa. Previous studies have demonstrated …