Ecological suitability analysis aims to model the potential or probable distribution of species
using environmental variables and available species occurrence information as predictors …

Context Mediterranean wetland ecosystems are in continuous decline due to human
pressure. Amphibians are key elements of biotic communities of Mediterranean temporary …

Aim Understanding the roles of allopatric fragmentation and niche divergence in
intraspecific lineage diversification is central to our comprehension of how new species …

Although necessary to promote conservation, defining evolutionary units and naming
biodiversity remain a difficult task, especially in problematic species groups that experienced …

Recent investigations on the evolutionary history of the common midwife toad (Alytes
obstetricans) revealed high levels of geographically structured genetic diversity but also a …

Investigation of the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms governing the origin and
diversification of species requires integrative approaches that often have to accommodate …

Pyrenean high mountain lakes are naturally fishless due to hydrographic barriers that have
prevented the natural colonisation of fish species from lower elevation streams. However …

Multiple Quaternary glacial refugia in the Iberian Peninsula, commonly known as “refugia
within refugia”, allowed diverging populations to come into contact and admix, potentially …

Anthropogenic habitat modification and climate change are fundamental drivers of
biodiversity declines, reducing the evolutionary potential of species, particularly at their …

With the advent of large multilocus datasets, molecular systematics is experiencing very
rapid progress, but important challenges remain regarding data analysis and interpretation …