A critical review of the evolutionary biology of Iberian and North African lizard members of
the genus Podarcis (Lacertidae) based on phylogeny, phylogeography, morphometrics …

Evolutionary inference based on molecular phylogenetic methods has profoundly modified
the way that we understand biological diversity, unravelling a higher evolutionary diversity …

The climate has undergone significant changes since the end of the Last Glacial Maximum
and in the course of the Holocene, parallel to important cultural transformations and …

Background The study of recently-diverged species offers significant challenges both in the
definition of evolutionary entities and in the estimation of gene flow among them. Iberian and …

In recent years, molecular studies have revealed complex patterns of differentiation within
many European herpetological taxa. Wall lizards (Podarcis spp.) were one of the most …

Combining different sources of information is essential for a complete understanding of the
process of genetic differentiation between species. The Iberian and North African wall lizard …

Mitochondrial markers are still often used alone to identify evolutionary units, despite
widespread evidence for processes such as incomplete lineage sorting or introgressive …

We analyze geographic genetic variation in C. ocellatus to evaluate the influences of major
climatic, paleogeographic and anthropogenic factors in its biogeographic history. Ninety four …

While glaciations constituted the major recent paleoclimatic event, inducing multiple
oscillations on species' ranges, future and rapid shifts are expected if global warming …

In many animals, chemical signals play an important role in species recognition and may
contribute to reproductive isolation and speciation. The Iberian lizards of the genus …