Sex-antagonistic (SA) genes are widely considered to be crucial players in the evolution of
sex chromosomes, being instrumental in the arrest of recombination and degeneration of Y …

This paper represents an update of the list of Italian amphibians and reptiles published 15
years ago by Razzettiet al.(2006) and of the checklist published in 1993 by the late …

Four species of legless anguid lizard genus Anguis have been currently recognized: A.
fragilis from western and central Europe, A. colchica from eastern Europe and western Asia …

We reconstruct range–wide phylogeographies of two widespread and largely co-occurring
Western Palearctic frogs, Rana temporaria and R. dalmatina. Based on tissue or saliva …

We used a multidisciplinary approach to infer the taxonomy and historical biogeography of H
ierophis viridiflavus and H. gemonensis, performing molecular analyses of mitochondrial (16 …

In light of the dramatic decline in amphibian biodiversity, new cost-efficient tools to rapidly
monitor species abundance and population genetic diversity in space and time are urgently …

The investigation of species boundaries in strictly endogeic animals is challenging because
they are prone to fine-scale genetic and phenotypic geographical differentiation owing to …

Hotspots of genetic diversity are regions of utmost importance for species survival and
conservation and their intimate link with the geographic location of glacial refugia has been …

Mediterranean peninsulas are major biodiversity hotspots, and cold-adapted species are an
important component of this biodiversity. However, cold-adapted species contributed …

Capsule This study is the first ever documented evidence of an interglacial refugium during
the Last Interglacial for birds in Anatolia and suggests the need of a re-examination of the …