Genomic Evidence for Cryptic Speciation in Tree Frogs From the Apennine Peninsula, With Description of Hyla perrini sp. nov

C Dufresnes, G Mazepa, N Rodrigues… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Despite increasing appreciation of the speciation continuum, delimiting and describing new
species is a major yet necessary challenge of modern phylogeography to help optimize …

Phylogeography and historical demography of the Italian treefrog, Hyla intermedia, reveals multiple refugia, population expansions and secondary contacts within …

D Canestrelli, R Cimmaruta, G Nascetti - Molecular Ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the geographical patterns of genetic diversity in the Italian treefrog through
sequence analysis of a mitochondrial cytochrome b gene fragment. Three main …

Discordance in body size, colour pattern, and advertisement call across genetically distinct populations in a Neotropical anuran (Dendropsophus ebraccatus)

ME Ohmer, JM Robertson… - Biological Journal of the …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Patterns of intraspecific geographic variation in morphology and behaviour, when examined
in a phylogenetic context, can provide insight into the microevolutionary processes driving …

Body size and age structure of Pelophylax ridibundus populations from two different altitudes in Turkey

S Gül, K Olgun, B Kutrup - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2011 - brill.com
We estimated differences in body size and age structure of two populations of Pelophylax
ridibundus living at different altitudes in Turkey, one from Dörtyol (6 m asl) and the other from …

Geographic morphological variation in parapatric Western Palearctic tree frogs, Hyla arborea and Hyla savignyi: are related species similarly affected by climatic …

V GVOŽDÍK, J MORAVEC… - Biological Journal of the …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Tree frogs Hyla arborea and Hyla savignyi are similar, closely-related species distributed in
Europe and the Middle East. We investigated geographic variation in body shape within and …

Speciation history and widespread introgression in the European short-call tree frogs (Hyla arborea sensu lato, H. intermedia and H. sarda)

V Gvoždík, D Canestrelli, M García-París… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
European tree frogs (Hyla) characterized by short temporal parameters of the advertisement
call form six genetically differentiated but morphologically cryptic taxa, H. arborea sensu …

Impact of various ecological parameters on the life‐history characteristics of Bufotes viridis sitibundus from Turkey

A Altunışık, S Gül, N Özdemir - The Anatomical Record, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we used the skeletochronology method to estimate various growth parameters,
such as age structure, minimum and maximum life span, age of sexual maturity, and the …

Demography and Movement in a Relocated Population of Oregon Spotted Frogs (Rana pretiosa): Influence of Season and Gender

ND Chelgren, CA Pearl, MJ Adams, J Bowerman - Copeia, 2008 - meridian.allenpress.com
We used five years of recapture data and Bayesian estimation to assess seasonal survival,
movement, and growth of Oregon Spotted Frogs (Rana pretiosa) relocated into created …

Geographical variation in body size and sexual size dimorphism of introduced American bullfrogs in southwestern China

L Xuan, L Yiming, M McGarrity - Biological Invasions, 2010 - Springer
Invasive species often exhibit geographical variations in life history traits that may allow
them to successfully invade different environments. We investigated geographical variation …

Geographical variations in adult body size and reproductive life history traits in an invasive anuran, Discoglossus pictus

N Oromi, E Pujol-Buxo, O San Sebastian, GA Llorente… - Zoology, 2016 - Elsevier
Variability in life history traits positively affects the establishment and expansive potential of
invasive species. In the present study, we analysed the variation of body size in seven …