[HTML][HTML] Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae)

I Freitas, S Ursenbacher, K Mebert, O Zinenko… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2020 - brill.com
The designation of taxonomic units has important implications for the understanding and
conservation of biodiversity. Eurasian vipers are a monophyletic group of viperid snakes …

Dehydration constrains thermoregulation and space use in lizards

M Sannolo, MA Carretero - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Climate change is negatively affecting many species. The increase in mean air temperature
is often associated with shifts in distribution, changes in phenology, and local extinctions …

Cryptic speciation patterns in Iranian rock lizards uncovered by integrative taxonomy

F Ahmadzadeh, M Flecks, MA Carretero, O Mozaffari… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
While traditionally species recognition has been based solely on morphological differences
either typological or quantitative, several newly developed methods can be used for a more …

Effects of environmental disturbance on phenotypic variation: an integrated assessment of canalization, developmental stability, modularity, and allometry in lizard …

MM Lazić, MA Carretero… - The American …, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
When populations experience suboptimal conditions, the mechanisms involved in the
regulation of phenotypic variation can be challenged, resulting in increased phenotypic …

Lizards from urban areas are more asymmetric: using fluctuating asymmetry to evaluate environmental disturbance

MM Lazić, A Kaliontzopoulou, MA Carretero… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The increase in human activities that leads to wildlife decline and species extinction poses
an urgent need for simple indicators of environmental stress in animal populations. Several …

Fossil-calibrated time tree of Podarcis wall lizards provides limited support for biogeographic calibration models

D Salvi, C Pinho, J Mendes, DJ Harris - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Podarcis wall lizards are endemic to the Mediterranean Basin where they represent the
predominant reptile group. Despite being extensively used as model organisms in …

[PDF][PDF] Systematics of the Podarcis hispanicus complex (Sauria, Lacertidae) III: valid nomina of the western and central Iberian forms

P Geniez, P Sa-Sousa, CP Guillaume, A Cluchier… - Zootaxa, 2014 - researchgate.net
Recent genetic works have suggested that the Iberian wall lizard Podarcis hispanicus
(Steindachner, 1870) sensu lato is a species complex. Several forms have already been …

A comparison of multiple methods for estimating parasitemia of hemogregarine hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) and its application for studying infection in …

JP Maia, DJ Harris, S Carranza, E Gomez-Diaz - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Identifying factors influencing infection patterns among hosts is critical for our understanding
of the evolution and impact of parasitism in natural populations. However, the correct …

Nuclear phylogenies and genomics of a contact zone establish the species rank of Podarcis lusitanicus (Squamata, Lacertidae)

G Caeiro-Dias, S Rocha, A Couto, C Pereira… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unravelling when divergent lineages constitute distinct species can be challenging,
particularly in complex scenarios combining cryptic diversity and phylogenetic discordances …

Cryptic diversity within the Anatololacerta species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) in the Anatolian Peninsula: evidence from a multi-locus approach

A Bellati, S Carranza, J Garcia-Porta, M Fasola… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid development of innovative molecular tools for characterizing biodiversity is
leading to an extensive and sometimes unexpected renovation of taxonomic classifications …