The Mediterranean basin is a hotspot of biodiversity, fuelled by climatic oscillation and
geological change over the past 20 million years. Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis are …

Recent studies found major conflicts between traditional taxonomy and genetic
differentiation of grass snakes and identified previously unknown secondary contact zones …

A critical review of the evolutionary biology of Iberian and North African lizard members of
the genus Podarcis (Lacertidae) based on phylogeny, phylogeography, morphometrics …

Species delimitation is a first step for realizing the extent of biodiversity and is relevant for all
downstream applications in biology. The production of large genome-scale datasets for non …

In organisms reproducing sexually, speciation occurs when increasing divergence results in
pre‐or post‐zygotic reproductive isolation between lineages. Studies focusing on …

The climate has undergone significant changes since the end of the Last Glacial Maximum
and in the course of the Holocene, parallel to important cultural transformations and …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are crucial for the adaptive immune
response of jawed vertebrates. Their variation, reaching extreme levels, is driven mainly by …

Using virtually range‐wide sampling for three pond turtle taxa (Emys orbicularis galloitalica,
E. o. hellenica, E. trinacris), we analyse gene flow across their southern Italian contact zone …

The formation of stable genetic boundaries between emerging species is often diagnosed
by reduced hybrid fitness relative to parental taxa. This reduced fitness can arise from …

Podarcis wall lizards are endemic to the Mediterranean Basin where they represent the
predominant reptile group. Despite being extensively used as model organisms in …