The taxonomy of the Tarentola mauritanica species complex (Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae): Bayesian species delimitation supports six candidate species

C Rato, DJ Harris, S Carranza, L Machado… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2016 - Elsevier
The lack of morphological diagnosable characters typical of cryptic species, poses a
particular problem to taxonomists. This is especially true when taxa are closely related …

The Bogert Effect and environmental heterogeneity

ML Logan, J van Berkel, S Clusella-Trullas - Oecologia, 2019 - Springer
A classic question in evolutionary biology is whether behavioral flexibility hastens or hinders
evolutionary change. The latter idea, that behavior reduces the number of environmental …

A Combination of Divergence and Conservatism in the Niche Evolution of the Moorish Gecko, Tarentola mauritanica (Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae)

C Rato, DJ Harris, A Perera, SB Carvalho… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The quantification of realized niche overlap and the integration of species distribution
models (SDMs) with calibrated phylogenies to study niche evolution are becoming not only …

[HTML][HTML] Bioclimatic and local drivers modulating the expansion of an introduced temperate reptile in a subtropical island

I Silva-Rocha, JM Santos, R Rocha, C Rato - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive human-mediated translocation of species from their native ranges to alien
environments is a trademark of the Anthropocene. Particularly in island ecosystems …

Does ecophysiology mediate reptile responses to fire regimes? Evidence from Iberian lizards

CC Ferreira, X Santos, MA Carretero - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Background. Reptiles are sensitive to habitat disturbance induced by wildfires but species
frequently show opposing responses. Functional causes of such variability have been …

[PDF][PDF] Is ecophysiology congruent with the present-day relictual distribution of a lizard group? Evidence from preferred temperatures and water loss rates.

D Carneiro, E García-Muñoz, A Žagar, P Pafilis… - Herpetological …, 2017 - lacerta.de
We assessed whether ecophysiological requirements are consistent with the environmental
traits within the current ranges in a relictual lizard group, Algyroides, composed of four …

Abandoned Foreigners: is the stage set for exotic pet reptiles to invade Central Europe?

KJ Filz, A Bohr, S Lötters - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2018 - Springer
Considerable scientific, politic and economic attention has been directed to biological
invasions. Multiple pathways serve to introduce species to new environments and the …

[PDF][PDF] Alborán Island, a small meeting point for three invasive lizards, whose geographic origin is uncovered by molecular analysis.

C Rato, V Marques, M Paracuellos, J Tortolero… - BioInvasions …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Alborán is a small volcanic island located in the center of the Alborán Sea, W
Mediterranean, 85 km from the Iberian Peninsula (Europe) and 55.5 km from the NW African …

Time changes everything: a multispecies analyses of temporal patterns in evaporative water loss

A Žagar, MA Carretero, M de Groot - Oecologia, 2022 - Springer
Increasing trends in environmental temperatures and changes in the hydrological cycle
caused by climate change are affecting organisms around the world. Water balance is an …

Ecophysiology of a lacertid community in the high Moroccan mountains suggests conservation guidelines

A S'khifa, G Koziel, M Vences, MA Carretero… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lizard species may differ in their ecophysiology due to adaptation, plasticity and/or
phylogeny. In restrictive environments, ecophysiological differences of species living in …