The harsh climatic conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) period have been
considered the cause of local extinctions and major faunal reorganizations that took place at …

The historical biogeography of the terrestrial mammals in Europe has been widely studied
on the basis of fossil records and molecular makers. However, to date, only one model of …

Aim Many species experienced population turnover and local extinction during the Late
Pleistocene. In the case of megafauna, it remains challenging to disentangle climate change …

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of climate on the distribution and
present-day genetic structure of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) and the field vole …

Carnivores tend to exhibit a lack of (or less pronounced) genetic structure at continental
scales in both a geographic and temporal sense and this can confound the identification of …

Aim In this study, we conduct a quantitative meta‐analysis to investigate broad patterns of
genetic variation throughout large geographical regions in order to elucidate concordant …

Extra-Mediterranean glacial refugia of thermophilic biota, in particular in northern latitudes,
are controversial. In the present study we provide genetic evidence for extra-Mediterranean …

Southern and northern glacial refugia are considered paradigms that explain the complex
phylogeographical patterns and processes of European biota. Here, we provide a revisited …

Abstract The Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) is a rare sedentary bat considered to be
highly reliant on the presence of ancient woodland. Understanding the genetic connectivity …

Previous studies indicated that in some species phylogeographic patterns obtained in the
analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers can be different. Such …