The genic view of hybridization in the Anthropocene

J Ottenburghs - Evolutionary Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human impact is noticeable around the globe, indicating that a new era might have begun:
the Anthropocene. Continuing human activities, including land‐use changes, introduction of …

Conservation biology and reproduction in a time of developmental plasticity

WV Holt, P Comizzoli - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this review is to ask whether, and how, principles in conservation biology
may need to be revisited in light of new knowledge about the power of epigenetics to alter …

Insular gazelles of the circum-arabian seas: origin, distribution, dwarfism and taxonomy

G Chiozzi, G De Marchi, M Fasola, KM Ibrahim… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
The taxonomy of gazelles (Bovidae: Antilopinae) has been debated at length. Many of the
species and subspecies were historically discriminated mostly on subtle and individually …

Mitochondrial DNA analyses revealed distinct lineages in an alpine mammal, Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) in Xinjiang, China

RR Wang, PP Dong, D Hirata… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal lineages of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are recognized as important components
of intra and interspecific biodiversity and help us to disclose the phylogeny and divergence …

[HTML][HTML] Safeguarding the last stronghold: Ecology and conservation of Asiatic Cheetah's prey species in Turan Biosphere Reserve (Iran)

P Safiyan-Boldaji, K Poirazidis, MR Hemami… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Identifying suitable habitats for wild felids is essential for effective area-based conservation
efforts. However, modeling habitat suitability for extremely rare and endangered taxa such …

A Study of Hybridization Between Marmota baibacina and M. sibirica in Their Secondary Contact Zone in Mongolian Altai

OV Brandler, SY Kapustina, AA Nikol'skii… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The role of hybridization as one of the factors of speciation in mammals has been
underestimated for a long time, but now there is a lot of data on its impact in mammalian …

Surrounded by Kindred: Spermophilus major Hybridization with Other Spermophilus Species in Space and Time

A Tukhbatullin, O Ermakov, S Kapustina, V Starikov… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The role of hybridization in biological evolution and cases of hybridogenic
speciation is one of the most complicated but also interesting and actively studied topics …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) diversification: insights from phylogeography and species distribution modeling

M Asadollahi, F Ahmadzadeh, N Keyghobadi - Contributions to Zoology, 2024 - brill.com
The impact of climate fluctuations on the genetic diversity and distribution of species is of
particular concern for large mammals that are already at risk of extinction. In this study, we …

Gazella arabica dareshurii: a remarkable relict population on Farur Island, Iran

D Fadakar, M Raam, H Lerp, A Ostovar… - BMC Ecology and …, 2021 - Springer
Background The islands in the Persian Gulf are home to several species of gazelles, ie,
Gazella bennettii, G. subgutturosa, and a new subspecies of Mountain gazelles which was …

Mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b diversity and phylogeny of the Eurasian coot (Fulica atra; Linnaeus, 1758)(Gruiformes: Rallidae)

N Momeni, HR Rezaei… - Journal of Wildlife …, 2022 - wildlife-biodiversity.com
Abstract The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra; Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed waterbird
consisting of four subspecies and found throughout northern Eurasia to the western Sahara …