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Mediterranean wetland ecosystems are in continuous decline due to human pressure. Amphibians are key elements of biotic communities of Mediterranean temporary ponds and streams, and their persistence depends o...
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Open AccessIntegrating dispersal, breeding and abundance data with graph theory for the characterization and management of functional connectivity in amphibian pondscapes
Robust assessment of functional connectivity in amphibian population networks is essential to address their global decline. The potential of graph theory to characterize connectivity among amphibian population...
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Open AccessA rapid rate of sex-chromosome turnover and non-random transitions in true frogs
The canonical model of sex-chromosome evolution predicts that, as recombination is suppressed along sex chromosomes, gametologs will progressively differentiate, eventually becoming heteromorphic. However, the...