[HTML][HTML] Rapid adaptation to invasive predators overwhelms natural gradients of intraspecific variation
Invasive predators can exert strong selection on native populations. If selection is strong
enough, populations could lose the phenotypic variation caused by adaptation to …
enough, populations could lose the phenotypic variation caused by adaptation to …
[HTML][HTML] Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and dispersal among Italian smooth newt populations in a rural landscape
V Buono, AM Bissattini, F Davoli, C Mengoni… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Amphibians are particularly sensitive to habitat loss and fragmentation caused by the
intensification and modernization of farming occurring in the second half of the twentieth …
intensification and modernization of farming occurring in the second half of the twentieth …
[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances in the Behavioral Ecology of European Plethodontid Salamanders
Simple Summary Recently, the study of amphibian behavioral ecology has received
increased interest from ethologists and evolutionary biologists. In fact, plethodontid …
increased interest from ethologists and evolutionary biologists. In fact, plethodontid …
Vertebrates in the “Palude di Torre Flavia” special protection area (Lazio, Central Italy): an updated checklist
C Battisti, M Cento, F Fraticelli, S Hueting… - Natural History …, 2021 - sisn.pagepress.org
Here we present the checklist of the vertebrates of the “Palude di Torre Flavia”, a protected
area in Tyrrhenian central Italy (Special Protection Area according to the Directive …
area in Tyrrhenian central Italy (Special Protection Area according to the Directive …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change promotes hybridisation between deeply divergent species
Rare hybridisations between deeply divergent animal species have been reported for
decades in a wide range of taxa, but have often remained unexplained, mainly considered …
decades in a wide range of taxa, but have often remained unexplained, mainly considered …
The Italian batrachofauna and its conservation status: a statistical assessment
F Andreone, L Luiselli - Biological Conservation, 2000 - Elsevier
The status of the Italian autochtonous batrachofauna has been analysed taking into
consideration a set of 13 variables, ranging from natural history traits (eg type of …
consideration a set of 13 variables, ranging from natural history traits (eg type of …
Ecological connectivity assessment in a strongly structured fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) population
L Bani, G Pisa, M Luppi, G Spilotros… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Small populations are more prone to extinction if the dispersal among them is not
adequately maintained by ecological connections. The degree of isolation between …
adequately maintained by ecological connections. The degree of isolation between …
[PDF][PDF] Sharing resources in a tiny Mediterranean island? Comparative diets of Chalcides ocellatus and Podarcis filfolensis in Lampione
The insular lizard microcommunity inhabiting the Lampione islet (Pelagian islands, S Italy) is
constituted by a skink (Chacides ocellatus) and a lacertid lizard (Podarcis filfolensis). Their …
constituted by a skink (Chacides ocellatus) and a lacertid lizard (Podarcis filfolensis). Their …
[HTML][HTML] Feeding strategies of co-occurring newt species across different conditions of syntopy: a test of the “within-population niche variation” hypothesis
J Mirabasso, AM Bissattini, MA Bologna, L Luiselli… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intraspecific trait variation in generalist animals is widespread in nature, yet its effects on
community ecology are not well understood. Newts are considered opportunistic feeders …
community ecology are not well understood. Newts are considered opportunistic feeders …
[PDF][PDF] The genetic identity of the only Italian population of the genus Macroprotodon Guichenot, 1850 on the island of Lampedusa, Sicily
F Faraone, R Melfi, MR Di Nicola… - Vertebrate …, 2020 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
The only Italian population of false smooth snakes is found on Lampedusa, a small island
located in the Sicilian Channel and part of the African continental shelf. The taxonomic …
located in the Sicilian Channel and part of the African continental shelf. The taxonomic …