Sky islands are unique geologic formations, home to populations of organisms that have
weathered climate change since the Pleistocene. Long-term isolation and climatic …

Comparative population genomics is an ascendant field using genomic comparisons
between species to draw inferences about forces regulating genetic variation. Comparative …

The historical processes underlying high diversity in tropical biodiversity hotspots like the
Western Ghats of Peninsular India remain poorly understood. We sampled bush frogs on 13 …

Sky Islands are high-elevation environments that are separated by warmer, low elevations,
forming natural patches of unique montane habitat that often persist through changing …

In this study, we investigate species level diversity in the monotypic frog family Micrixalidae,
which is endemic to the Western Ghats of Peninsular India. Attempting the first near …

The land snails of the Western Ghats constitute a unique fauna that has been neglected for
many years. Their study is likely to have a significant impact on ongoing and future efforts to …

Each species is uniquely influenced by anthropogenic climate change. Change in
temperature and precipitation due to climate change may lead to species adaptation or …

Climate-induced evolution will determine population persistence in a changing world.
However, finding natural systems in which to study these responses has been a barrier to …

Climate change and its effects on natural surroundings primarily affect the small mammals,
especially the habitat specialists. Herpestes fuscus fuscus is an endemic small mammal …

Lizards of the genus Calotes are geographically restricted to South Asia, Indo-China and
parts of Southeast Asia. The greatest diversity of the genus is from the biodiversity hotspots …