The distributions of amphibians, birds and mammals have underpinned global and local
conservation priorities, and have been fundamental to our understanding of the determinants of …

Background DNA barcoding of non-avian reptiles based on the cytochrome oxidase subunit
I (COI) gene is still in a very early stage, mainly due to technical problems. Using a newly …

Guenons (tribe Cercopithecini) are one of the most diverse groups of primates. They occupy
all of sub-Saharan Africa and show great variation in ecology, behavior, and morphology. …

Eurythenes gryllus is one of the most widespread amphipod species, occurring in every
ocean with a depth range covering the bathyal, abyssal and hadal zones. Previous studies, …

We provide a DNA barcoding survey of Malagasy amphibians, including 251 of the 292
nominal species known to date, by complementing previous data with 280 newly determined …

Aim Small geographic ranges make species especially prone to extinction from anthropogenic
disturbances or natural stochastic events. We assemble and analyse a comprehensive …

DNA barcoding facilitates the identification of species and the estimation of biodiversity by
using nucleotide sequences, usually from the mitochondrial genome. Most studies accomplish …

Only a few major research programs are currently targeting COI barcoding of amphibians
and reptiles (including chelonians and crocodiles), two major groups of tetrapods. Amphibian …

Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group;
therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study the patterns, drivers and …

Abstract Theory predicts that sexually dimorphic traits under strong sexual selection, particularly
those involved with intersexual signaling, can accelerate speciation and produce bursts …