Domestic animals are ubiquitous. In contrast to the biodiversity crisis currently impacting
many kinds of animals and plants, not a single domesticated species is endangered …

As genomic-scale data sets become economically feasible for most organisms, a key
question for conservation biology is whether the increased resolution offered by new …

Combining genetic and ecological measures of differentiation can provide compelling
evidence for ecological and genetic divergence among lineages. The rough-footed mud …

The objective of our study was to review and quantify the level of knowledge of the biology of
tortoise and freshwater turtle species of Colombia based on studies conducted in the …

Genetic patterns are shaped by the interaction of different factors such as distance, barriers,
landscape resistance and local environment. The relative importance of these processes …

Studies of population genetics in turtles have suggested that turtles do not experience
genetic impacts of bottlenecks as strongly as expected. However, recent studies cast doubt …

Abstract The Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is an endangered land tortoise
distributed in disjoint populations across Mediterranean Europe. We investigated its genetic …

In species with temperature-dependent sex determination, the embryo commits to its sexual
fate during a time window called the thermosensitive period (TSP). Although substantial …

We examined differentiation within the Colombian wood turtle Rhinoclemmys melanosterna,
and among R. melanosterna and the closely allied species R. diademata, R. funerea and R …

The northeastern United States has experienced dramatic alteration to its landscape since
the time of European settlement. This alteration has had major impacts on the distribution …