Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is a common phenomenon in animal taxa. While males are
the larger sex in many birds and mammals, female-biased SSD predominates among …

The use of DNA data is ubiquitous across animal sciences. DNA may be obtained from an
organism for a myriad of reasons including identification and distinction between cryptic …

Aim Specialisation to the soil environment is expected to constrain the spatial scale of
diversification within animal lineages. In this context, flightless arthropod lineages, adapted …

We tested the performance of DNA barcoding in Acridoidea and attempted to solve species
boundary delimitation problems in selected groups using COI barcodes. Three analysis …

Current taxon assignments at the species level are frequently discordant with DNA‐based
analyses. Recent studies on tiger beetles in the Cicindela hybrida complex identified …

Aim We reconstructed the phylogeny of the lichen genus Nephroma (Peltigerales) to assess
the relationships of species endemic to Macaronesia. We estimated dates of divergences to …

The flightless Entiminae weevil genus Laparocerus is the species-richest genus, with 237
species and subspecies, inhabiting Macaronesia (Madeira archipelago, Selvagens, Canary …

Volcanic archipelagos represent ideal systems to study processes of colonization,
differentiation and speciation. The Canary Islands are one of the best studied archipelagos …

Macaronesian archipelagos stand apart from other oceanic islands reputed as laboratories
for the study of evolution by their proximity to the mainland, lack of subsidence, and steep …

The evolutionary history and biogeography of species is strongly influenced by climatic
conditions and geomorphology. Most thermophilic organisms in Europe have survived …