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Open AccessThe effect of temperature and invasive alien predator on genetic and phenotypic variation in the damselfly Ischnura elegans: cross-latitude comparison
Understanding and predicting how organisms respond to human-caused environmental changes has become a major concern in conservation biology. Here, we linked gene expression and phenotypic data to identify cand...
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Open AccessAmphibian survival compromised by long-term effects of chytrid fungus
Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has been unambiguously implicated in the decline of amphibian populations worldwide. However, the impact of this de...
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Map** of quantitative trait loci for life history traits segregating within common frog populations
The evolution of complex traits is often shaped by adaptive divergence. However, very little is known about the number, effect size, and location of the genomic regions influencing the variation of these trait...
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Tracking the introduction history of Ichthyosaura alpestris in a protected area of Central Spain
One of the main goals of protected areas, especially National Parks, is biodiversity conservation. Taking into account the multiple negative impacts that allochthonous animals can cause in an ecosystem, it is ...
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First molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Polycerinae (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae)
The subfamily Polycerinae includes four genera with around 46 species described to date. This subfamily is characterized by a limaciform body, which may have simple tentacular processes on the margin of the or...
