Azken urteetan bezala, inguruko narrastiak eta anfibioak ezagutzeko hainbat irteera gidatu ditut aurten ere. Como en los últimos años, un año más he guiado varias salidas para conocer a los reptiles y anfibios de la zona. Leer más.
Recently, media outlets summarised the findings of a paper published in Biology Letters (Booth et al., 2023) that reported the first known case of ‘virgin birth’ in a crocodile. Here, I describe the case and put it into the context of other known examples of reproduction without sex in reptiles. Leer más.
his study contributes to our knowledge of H. viridiflavus’ historical biogeography and sheds more light on the evolutionary processes that took place in the Mediterranean Basin hotspot. Leer más.
Our results denote a certain resilience to human disturbance by the studied amphibian species. However, these results stress the need of protecting the metacommunity as a whole (because of the relative importance of species turnover among sites), and emphasize the suitability of preserving the old mosaic landscape at least within protected areas. Leer más.
Overall, our results suggest that eDNA amphibian surveys in Mediterranean temporary ponds need to consider filter clogging, heterogeneous DNA distribution, and highly conductive waters. Leer más.
