Biogeographical and evolutionary importance of the European high mountain systems

T Schmitt - Frontiers in zoology, 2009 - Springer
Europe is characterised by several high mountain systems dominating major parts of its
area, and these structures have strongly influenced the evolution of taxa. For species now …

Continental-scale patterns of hyper-cryptic diversity within the freshwater model taxon Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

R Wattier, T Mamos, D Copilaş-Ciocianu, M Jelić… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Traditional morphological diagnoses of taxonomic status remain widely used while an
increasing number of studies show that one morphospecies might hide cryptic diversity, ie …

DNA barcode data confirm new species and reveal cryptic diversity in Chilean Smicridea (Smicridea) (Trichoptera:Hydropsychidae)

SU Pauls, RJ Blahnik, X Zhou… - Journal of the North …, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA) sequence data have been both heralded and
scrutinized for their ability or lack thereof to discriminate among species for identification …

Accelerated construction of a regional DNA-barcode reference library: caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

X Zhou, JL Robinson, CJ Geraci… - Journal of the North …, 2011 - journals.uchicago.edu
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) barcoding is an effective tool for species identification and life-
stage association in a wide range of animal taxa. We developed a strategy for rapid …

The Carpathians as a major diversity hotspot in Europe

M Bálint, L Ujvárosi, K Theissinger, S Lehrian… - … and protection of …, 2011 - Springer
The Carpathians are one of the major mountain ranges of Europe, but still one of its least
studied regions. It is increasingly recognized that they played a major role in the formation …

Morphological vs. molecular delineation of taxa across montane regions in Europe: the case study of Gammarus balcanicus Schäferna, (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

T Mamos, R Wattier, A Majda, B Sket… - Journal of Zoological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mountainous areas are characterized by substantial biodiversity and endemicity due to their
complex geological history and habitat fragmentation. Hence, it can be assumed that …

Patterns of population structure in two closely related, partially sympatric caddisflies in Eastern Europe: historic introgression, limited dispersal, and cryptic diversity

SU Pauls, K Theissinger, L Ujvarosi… - Journal of the North …, 2009 - journals.uchicago.edu
We used 2 caddisflies, Drusus discolor and Drusus romanicus, to test explicitly whether
closely related species that occupy similar niches and occur in partial sympatry maintain …

Past, present and future of mountain species of the French Massif Central – the case of Soldanella alpina L. subsp. alpina (Primulaceae) and a review of other plant …

M Kropf, HP Comes, JW Kadereit - Journal of Biogeography, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Our goals were:(1) to investigate patterns of genetic variation in the French
Massif Central (MC) of Soldanella alpina (Primulaceae), an alpine plant species that has …

A journey on plate tectonics sheds light on European crayfish phylogeography

L Pârvulescu, JL Pérez‐Moreno… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Crayfish can be used as model organisms in phylogeographic and divergence time studies
if reliable calibrations are available. This study presents a comprehensive investigation into …

Evolutionary history of a cold-adapted limnephilid caddisfly: Effects of climate change and topography on genetic structure

H Suzuki, M Takenaka, K Tojo - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution of organisms is influenced by complex factors such as the phylogenetic
evolutionary histories of species, the physiological and ecological characteristics of …