Testing hypotheses on drivers of clade evolution and trait diversification provides insight into
many aspects of evolutionary biology. Often, studies investigate only intrinsic biological …

Currently, Liolaemus is the second most species-rich reptile genus in the world (257
species), and predictions of its real diversity suggest that it may be the most diverse genus …

In this study we detangled the evolutionary history of the Patagonian lizard clade Liolaemus
kingii, coupling dense geographic sampling and novel computational analytical approaches …

Integrative taxonomy (IT) is becoming a preferred approach to delimiting species boundaries
by including different empirical criteria. IT methods can be divided into two types of …

Abstract The South American lizard genus Liolaemus comprises> 260 species, of which> 60
are recognized as members of the Liolaemus montanus group, distributed throughout the …

Coalescent-based algorithms coupled with the access to genome-wide data have become
powerful tools for assessing questions on recent or rapid diversification, as well as …

Vertebrate taxa with entirely unisexual populations are composed of females that reproduce
without fertilization and are generally of hybrid origin. At least 23 vertebrate families have …

Phylogenomic approaches now generate hundreds of loci representative of the whole
genome that can be used for phylogenetic analyses. The South American lizard genus …

Hybridization is likely to occur more often between closely related taxa that have had
insufficient time to diverge to the point of reproductive incompatibility; hybridization between …

During the last two decades, regional exploration coupled with dense geographic sampling,
new molecular techniques, and phylogeographic approaches have led to the discovery of …