Morphologically cryptic taxa have proved to be a long-standing challenge for taxonomists.
Lineages that show strong genomic structuring across the landscape but are phenotypically …

We generated a phylogeny for Caucasian rock lizards (Darevskia), and included six other
families of true lizards (Lacertini), based on complete mitochondrial genome analysis. Next …

Cranial sutures play critical roles in facilitating postnatal skull development and function. The
diversity of function is reflected in the highly variable suture morphology and complexity …

Revealing biodiversity allows the accurate determination of the underlying causes of many
biological processes such as speciation and hybridization. These processes contain many …

Taxonomy of the lacertid genus Darevskia has been complex since the first morphology-
based studies. Darevskia valentini, mostly distributed in Turkey, currently includes three …

Phenotypic evolution can cause either divergent or convergent phenotypic patterns. Even
adaptation to the same environment may result in divergence of some elements of …

Geometric morphometrics has had a profound impact on our understanding of
morphological evolution. However, factors such as sample size and the views and elements …

New Zealand's diplodactylid geckos exhibit high species-level diversity, largely independent
of discernible osteological changes. Consequently, systematic affinities of isolated skeletal …

Ostracod crustaceans are among the most abundant microfossil animals. Understanding
intra-and interspecific variability of their shell is of pivotal importance for the interpretation of …

Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) vertebrae are difficult to identify to species due to the lack of
diagnostic features. This has resulted in a lack of understanding of the species abundances …