Fat dormouse is a squirrel-like rodent which is closely tied to deciduous forest ecosystem in
southwestern Eurasia. As such it is a valuable indicator of forest survival in refugia during …

We used the fat dormouse (Glis glis), a species from a monotypic genus of family Gliridae, as
a model to promote the understanding of patterns of cryptic diversification along the ancient …

Geometric morphometrics aims to characterize of the geometry of complex traits. It is
therefore by essence multivariate. The most popular methods to investigate patterns of …

In neutral models of quantitative trait evolution, both genetic and phenotypic divergence
scale as random walks, producing a correlation between the two measures. However …

Genetic diversity and phylogeny of Dryomys nitedula and Dryomys laniger from Turkey was
described in the present study by using mitochondrial DNA NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene …

We utilized 1084 bp sequences of the cytochrome b gene to assess the taxonomic status of
small blind moles from eastern Thrace in Bulgaria and European Turkey. So far, these moles …

The genetic structure of forest animal species may allow the spatial dynamics of the forests
themselves to be tracked. Two scales of change are commonly discussed: changes in forest …

Abstract The classification of Western European flanged axes dating to the Middle Bronze
Age (1650–1350 BC) is very complex. Many types of axe have been identified, some of …

The mating system of small populations, isolated as a result of habitat fragmentation, is a key
factor in their survival. As such populations are at risk of losing their genetic variation …

The bank vole, Myodes glareolus, lives in deciduous forests throughout the Palearctic
region. In Turkey, this species is distributed only in northern Anatolia (the Black Sea region) …