A review of the palaeoclimatic inference potential of Iberian Quaternary fossil batrachians

JM Lobo, I Martínez-Solano, B Sanchiz - Palaeobiodiversity and …, 2016 - Springer
Ecological suitability analysis aims to model the potential or probable distribution of species
using environmental variables and available species occurrence information as predictors …

Los anfibios y reptiles naturalizados en España: Historia y evolución de una problemática creciente. Historia y evolución de una problemática creciente

JA Mateo, C Ayres… - Boletín de la Asociación …, 2011 - accedacris.ulpgc.es
No es una novedad que muchas especies ocupen áreas de las que no se las considera
originarias y que, en un porcentaje elevadísimo de los casos, la mano del hombre se …

Effects of the non-native amphibian species Discoglossus pictus on the recipient amphibian community: niche overlap, competition and community organization

A Richter-Boix, N Garriga, A Montori, M Franch… - Biological …, 2013 - Springer
The painted frog, Discoglossus pictus, was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula 100 years
ago and its distribution has steadily increased since then. We studied the effects of this non …

Trophic strategies of a non-native and a native amphibian species in shared ponds

O San Sebastian, J Navarro, GA Llorente… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
One of the critical factors for understanding the establishment, success and potential impact
on native species of an introduced species is a thorough knowledge of how these species …

How does the invasive/native nature of species influence tadpoles' plastic responses to predators?

E Pujol‐Buxó, O San Sebastián, N Garriga… - Oikos, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Synthesis Anti–predator phenotypic plasticity is expected to be one of the major ecological
forces driving survival and rapid evolution of prey facing new predators. This implies that …

Assessing the potential impact of an invasive species on a Mediterranean amphibian assemblage: a morphological and ecological approach

D Escoriza, D Boix - Hydrobiologia, 2012 - Springer
The introduction of exotic species is a major cause of ecological disturbance and has
recently been shown to promote the decline of some amphibian populations. In Western …

Man-made Mediterranean temporary ponds as a tool for amphibian conservation

A Ruhí, O San Sebastian, C Feo, M Franch… - … International Journal of …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Mediterranean temporary ponds (MTPs) are crucial breeding sites for local amphibians, a
faunal group in decline in the Mediterranean mainly due to wetland destruction. Although …

Geographical variations in adult body size and reproductive life history traits in an invasive anuran, Discoglossus pictus

N Oromi, E Pujol-Buxo, O San Sebastian, GA Llorente… - Zoology, 2016 - Elsevier
Variability in life history traits positively affects the establishment and expansive potential of
invasive species. In the present study, we analysed the variation of body size in seven …

Temporal analysis of Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae) distribution in northeastern Iberia: unusual increase in the distribution of a native species

M Franch, A Montori, N Sillero, GA Llorente - Hydrobiologia, 2015 - Springer
Populations of most species of freshwater turtles in Europe show negative trends due to a
number of factors. The European distribution of the Mediterranean stripe-necked terrapin …

Factors regulating the invasive success of an alien frog: a comparison of the ecology of the native and alien populations

D Escoriza, J Ben Hassine, D Boix - Hydrobiologia, 2014 - Springer
We examined niche occupancy of Discoglossus pictus, an anuran recently established in
Europe, comparing the niches of native (North Africa) and alien populations (south-western …