In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems
on all continents and across the oceans and many species have shifted their geographic …

Habitat fragmentation changes thermal conditions in remnant patches, and thermal
conditions strongly influence organism morphology, distribution, and activity patterns …

The herpetofauna of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, consists of 172 species,
including 18 anurans, three salamanders, 140 squamates, and 11 turtles. Among the 10 …

Aim Previous population genetic and phylogeographical studies have shown how
generation time and dispersal affect population divergence in the presence of a vicariant …

Context Human disturbance has transformed ecosystems globally, yet studies of the
ecological impact of landscape modification are often confounded. Non-random patterns of …

Nuclear and mitochondrial genomes coexist within cells but are subject to different tempos
and modes of evolution. Evolutionary forces such as drift, mutation, selection, and migration …

Global temperature increases over the next century are predicted to contribute to the
extinction of a number of taxa, including up to 40% of all lizard species. Lizards adapted to …

The rich biodiversity of Mexico is threatened due to habitat fragmentation and climate
change. Landscape genetics provides an excellent framework that integrates genetic …

Context Habitat loss and fragmentation are key drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, yet the
influence of landscape structure on species distributions is unknown. Globally, reptiles are …

Landscape fragmentation alters biotic and abiotic characteristics of landscapes, variously
affecting the size and demographic structure of species' populations. Fragmentation is …