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Castilla y León contiene el 80% de especies de anfibios y reptiles de la Península Ibérica y todas ellas están protegidas, pero hay media docena que, por su rango de distribución extremadamente reducido, tienen un mayor peligro de extinción, según ha explicado hoy Ricardo Ferreiro, investigador de la Universidad de A Coruña que estudia la presencia de estos animales en todo el noroeste peninsular.  Leer más.

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The centers of the microsatellite and mtDNA-based clines are slightly displaced, with B. verrucosissimus mtDNA introgressing about 33 km W of the nuclear contact. Hybrid zone dynamics seem to be associated with range shifts mediated by Pleistocene glacial cycles and/or sex-biased dispersal. Leer más.

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This COI barcoding library provides an almost complete and reliable reference library for Western Palearctic amphibians. We highlight the importance of generating comprehensive and well curated reference libraries that include intra- and interspecific genetic variability and the need of detailed taxonomic revision when ambiguous or incorrect DNA barcodes exist. Leer más.

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Remarkably, we highlight striking discordances between mitochondrial and nuclear distributions across their hybrid zones, as well as between their genetic and morphological differentiation. Our study illustrates how genomic-based phylogeographic frameworks can help decipher the high genetic and phenotypic variation of species complexes and substantiate the taxonomic assessment of candidate lineages. Leer más.

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