The invasive California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) a good example to explore invasive predators’ effects on morphology and body condition at a community level, as this invader is known to locally extinct the Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) and to notably reduce the numbers of the Gran Canaria skink (Chalcides sexlineatus) and the Boettger’s gecko (Tarentola boettgeri).  Our study further highlights the importance addressing the impact of invasive predators from a community perspective in order to gain a deeper understanding of their effect in native ecosystems. Leer más.

Biogeographical processes largely explain the constant lineage diversification of green lizards in the Mediterranean Basin since the Miocene, followed by gradual phenotypic divergence unrelated to cladogenesis. Climatic niche conservatism promoted the accumulation of lineages within the Mediterranean, except for L. agilis, where climatic niche evolution might underpin its range spread towards higher latitudes. Leer más.

Un nuevo estudio publicado en Quaternary Science Reviews y centrado en los peces, anfibios y reptiles recuperados en el yacimiento del abrigo de Navalmaíllo (Pinilla del Valle, Comunidad de Madrid) nos ha permitido reconstruir el clima y el paisaje en el que se movieron los neandertales en el interior de la Península Ibérica. Leer más.

Extreme forest modifications detrimentally affected the conservation and ecological value of both amphibian and reptile communities, and altered the evolutionary processes shaping these communities, while forests with lower impact disturbances might, to some extent, serve as reservoirs of species.  Leer más.