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 …

A phylogeographic analysis of eight species complexes of European reptiles was performed
using different molecular methods. While mitochondrial genes (mainly cytochrome b …

The Mediterranean peninsulas contain much genetic and species diversity, which
decreases toward higher latitudes in Europe. In considering how such diversity evolved …

Aim In contrast to the attention given to southern Europe both as a centre of speciation and
differentiation and as a Pleistocene refugium of Western Palaearctic taxa, North Africa has …

Grass snakes (N atrix natrix) represent one of the most widely distributed snake species of
the P alaearctic region, ranging from the N orth A frican M aghreb region and the I berian P …

Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), the best‐known western Palaearctic tortoise
species, has a rare natural distribution pattern comprising the Mediterranean areas of the …

The northern Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians show contrasting biogeographic
histories during the Plio-Pleistocene. The influence of European climate changes on the …

The understanding of the diversity of species in the Palearctic and the processes that have
generated it is still weak for large parts of the arid areas of North Africa and Arabia. Reptiles …

We analyse phylogeny, systematics and biogeography of slider turtles (Trachemys spp.)
using sequence data of four mitochondrial genes (3242 bp) and five nuclear loci (3396 bp) …

The subspecies concept influences multiple aspects of biology and management. The
'molecular revolution'altered traditional methods (morphological traits) of subspecies …