Taxon-based research in evolution permits the development of a multidimensional
approach, illustrated here with lessons learned from research on salamanders. The clade is …

The evidentiary basis of the currently accepted classification of living amphibians is
discussed and shown not to warrant the degree of authority conferred on it by use and …

Phylogenetic relationships of members of the salamander family Salamandridae were
examined using complete mitochondrial genomes collected from 42 species representing all …

II. Vicariant Species Formation E. Estimates of Amphibian Species Diversity A. Dichopatric
versus Peripatric V. Correlates, Radiation Trajectories and B. Gene Flow, Dispersal and …

We examine phylogenetic relationships among salamanders of the family Salamandridae
using approximately 2700 bases of new mtDNA sequence data (the tRNALeu, ND1 …

Hotspots of intraspecific genetic diversity, which are of primary importance for the
conservation of species, have been associated with glacial refugia, that is areas where …

The rise of high-throughput sequencing techniques provides the unprecedented opportunity
to analyse controversial phylogenetic relationships in great depth, but also introduces a risk …

Salamanders of the genus Lyciasalamandra are represented by as many as 20 narrow-
range endemic taxa inhabiting the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and a handful of Aegean …

The way in which novelties that lead to macroevolutionary events originate is a major
question in evolutionary biology, and one that can be addressed using the fire salamander …

Abstract Water frogs [genus Pelophylax (Rana)] that occur around the eastern
Mediterranean Sea provide an opportunity to study early stages of speciation. The …