Refugia within refugia: patterns of phylogeographic concordance in the Iberian Peninsula

A Gómez, DH Lunt - … European Refugia: Evolutionary perspectives on the …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract The Iberian Peninsula was one of the most important Pleistocene glacial refugia in
Europe. A number of recent studies have documented the phylogeography of Iberian taxa …

Mediterranean peninsulas: the evolution of hotspots

GM Hewitt - Biodiversity hotspots: Distribution and protection of …, 2011 - Springer
The Mediterranean peninsulas contain much genetic and species diversity, which
decreases toward higher latitudes in Europe. In considering how such diversity evolved …

Quaternary history of the European roe deer Capreolus capreolus

RS Sommer, JM Fahlke, U Schmölcke… - Mammal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT 1 The European roe deer Capreolus capreolus is a typical faunal element of the
Holocene. It was already present in Europe at least 600 000 years ago and it has been …

Species persistence in northerly glacial refugia of Europe: a matter of chance or biogeographical traits?

SA Bhagwat, KJ Willis - Journal of Biogeography, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The southern European peninsulas (Iberian, Italian and Balkan) are
considered to have been refugia for many European species of plants and animals during …

From connectivity to isolation: genetic consequences of population fragmentation in capercaillie across Europe

G Segelbacher, J Höglund, I Storch - Molecular Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The capercaillie inhabits a continuous range in large parts of the Palearctic boreal forest, but
is patchily distributed in temperate Europe. An ongoing population decline, largely related to …

Lack of phylogeography in European mammals before the last glaciation

M Hofreiter, D Serre, N Rohland… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
In many extant animal and plant species in Europe and North America a correlation exists
between the geographical location of individuals and the genetic relatedness of the …

Ancient vs. recent processes as factors shaping the genetic variation of the European wild boar: are the effects of the last glaciation still detectable?

M Scandura, L Iacolina, B Crestanello… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The European wild boar is an important game species, subjected to local extinctions and
translocations in the past, and currently enormously and worryingly expanding in some …

The genetic impact of demographic decline and reintroduction in the wild boar (Sus scrofa): A microsatellite analysis

C Vernesi, B Crestanello, E Pecchioli… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The reintroduction of wild boar from central Europe after World War II has contributed
substantially to the range expansion of this species in Italy, where indiscriminate hunting in …

Phylogeography of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations: the effects of historical genetic subdivisions and recent nonequilibrium dynamics

E Randi, PC Alves, J Carranza… - Molecular …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We sequenced 704 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control‐region nucleotides and genotyped
11 autosomal microsatellites (STR) in 617 European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) …

Genetic consequences of the ice ages on nurseries of the bat Myotis myotis: a mitochondrial and nuclear survey

M Ruedi, V Castella - Molecular Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region polymorphism and of variation at 10
nuclear microsatellite loci were used to investigate the mechanisms and genetic …