Conservation genetics focuses on the effects of contemporary genetic structuring on long‐
term survival of a species. It helps wildlife managers protect biodiversity by identifying a …

Climatic oscillations during the glaciations forced dramatic changes in species distributions,
such that some presently temperate regions were alternately occupied by temperate and …

Mitochondrial DNA introgression from Lepus timidus into Lepus granatensis and Lepus
europaeus was recently reported in Iberia, although L. timidus presumably retreated from …

Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), a member of the genus Lagovirus, causes
rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), a fatal hepatitis of rabbits, not previously reported in …

In the last 40 years, Italy has seen important changes: human pressure is increasing in flat
and coastal areas while internal mountainous areas are being abandoned and naturally …

Grass snakes (N atrix natrix) represent one of the most widely distributed snake species of
the P alaearctic region, ranging from the N orth A frican M aghreb region and the I berian P …

Lagomorph pelage coloration was matched to habitat type, geographical region, altitude
and behaviour to explore the adaptive significance of coloration patterns in this little-studied …

A 587bp fragment of cytochrome b sequences from 90 individuals of 15 hare (Lepus)
species and two outgroups were phylogenetically analysed and compared to an analysis …

Understanding recent speciation history requires merging phylogenetic and population
genetics approaches, taking into account the persistence of ancestral polymorphism and …

Checklists represent a basic tool for conservation and management of regional faunas.
However, our knowledge on species composition in a territory changes over time due to …