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Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula (2007)
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Krystufek, B., Buzan, E. V., Hutchinson, W. F., & Hänfling, B. (2007). Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula. Molecular ecology, 16(6), 1221-1232. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03235.x

The spatial genetic structure of Martino's vole, a rare palaeoendemic species of the western Balkans, was investigated using DNA isolated from archived museum samples. The study was based on partial sequencing (555 bp) of the mitochondrial cytochrome... Read More about Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula.

Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations (2007)
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Bisol, P. M., Gallini, A., Prevedello, S., Rianna, E., Bernardinelli, E., Franco, A., & Zane, L. (2007). Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations. Hydrobiologia, 577(1), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0424-5

Allozymes and microsatellites were used to assess the level and distribution of genetic variation in grass goby population samples collected from the Venice Lagoon between October 2001 and May 2002. Eighteen enzymatic loci were examined in 434 indivi... Read More about Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations.

Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (2007)
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Fiorin, R., Malavasi, S., Franco, A., & Franzoi, P. (2007). Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus. Journal of fish biology, 70(2), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01319.x

Seasonal energy allocation of lipid reserves into different body tissues was analysed comparatively in two sympatric, closely related gobies: the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus and the black goby Gobius niger. Lipid reserves were measured in... Read More about Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus.

Mating trials validate the use of DNA barcoding to reveal cryptic speciation of a marine bryozoan taxon (2007)
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Gómez, A., Wright, P. J., Lunt, D. H., Cancino, J. M., Carvalho, G. R., & Hughes, R. N. (2007). Mating trials validate the use of DNA barcoding to reveal cryptic speciation of a marine bryozoan taxon. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 274(1607), 199-207. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3718

Despite increasing threats to the marine environment, only a fraction of the biodiversity of the oceans has been described, owing in part to the widespread occurrence of cryptic species. DNA-based barcoding through screening of an orthologous referen... Read More about Mating trials validate the use of DNA barcoding to reveal cryptic speciation of a marine bryozoan taxon.

Patterns in species richness and endemism of European freshwater fish (2006)
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Reyjol, Y., Hugueny, B., Pont, D., Bianco, P. G., Beier, U., Caiola, N., Caiola, N., Casals, F., Cowx, I., Economou, A., Ferreira, T., Haidvogl, G., Noble, R., de Sostoa, A., Vigneron, T., & Virbickas, T. (2007). Patterns in species richness and endemism of European freshwater fish. Global ecology and biogeography, 16(1), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2006.00264.x

Aim To analyse the patterns in species richness and endemism of the native European riverine fish fauna, in the light of the Messinian salinity crisis and the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Location European continent. Methods After gathering native fis... Read More about Patterns in species richness and endemism of European freshwater fish.

Polymorphism versus species richness - Systematics of large Dendrobates from the eastern Guiana Shield (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae) (2006)
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Wollenberg, K. C., Veith, M., Noonan, B. P., & Lötters, S. (2006). Polymorphism versus species richness - Systematics of large Dendrobates from the eastern Guiana Shield (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Copeia, 623-629. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511%282006%296%5B623%3APVSROL%5D2.0.CO%3B2

A molecular phylogeny based on a fragment of the mitochondrial 16 S rRNA gene and morphological comparisons suggests that only one polymorphic species of large Dendrobates, commonly assigned to D. tinctorius, occurs on the eastern Guiana Shield and i... Read More about Polymorphism versus species richness - Systematics of large Dendrobates from the eastern Guiana Shield (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae).

Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study (2006)
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Ashrafian-Bonab, M., Lawson Handley, L. J., & Balloux, F. (2007). Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study. Heredity, 98(3), 151-156. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800918

Recent population expansion and increased migration linked to urbanization are assumed to be eroding the genetic structure of human populations. We investigated change in population structure over three generations by analysing both demographic and m... Read More about Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study.

The evolution of fighting structures in hartebeest (2006)
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Capellini, I. (2006). The evolution of fighting structures in hartebeest. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 8(6), 997 - 1011

Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures opposed by food constraints in bovids? Data studied: Horn circumference and length, pedicel height, skull weight, and body size (skull length) were measur... Read More about The evolution of fighting structures in hartebeest.

Genetic population structure and contemporary dispersal patterns of a recent European invader, the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis (2006)
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Herborg, L. M., Weetman, D., Van Oosterhout, C., & Hänfling, B. (2007). Genetic population structure and contemporary dispersal patterns of a recent European invader, the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Molecular ecology, 16(2), 231-242. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.03133.x

Genetic studies of recently established populations are challenging because the assumption of equilibrium underlying many analyses is likely to be violated. Using microsatellites, we investigated determinants of genetic structure and migration among... Read More about Genetic population structure and contemporary dispersal patterns of a recent European invader, the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis.

Why do female migratory birds arrive later than males? (2006)
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Kokko, H., Gunnarsson, T. G., Morrell, L. J., & Gill, J. A. (2006). Why do female migratory birds arrive later than males?. The journal of animal ecology, 75(6), 1293-1303. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01151.x

1. In migratory birds males tend to arrive first on breeding grounds, except in sex-role reversed species. The two most common explanations are the rank advantage hypothesis, in which male-male competition for breeding sites drives stronger selection... Read More about Why do female migratory birds arrive later than males?.

Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy (2006)
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Franco, A., Malavasi, S., Zucchetta, M., Franzoi, P., & Torricelli, P. (2006). Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Chemistry in ecology, 22(SUPPL. 1), S105-S118. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540600571836

This study aimed to investigate the small fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon shallow waters in relation to selected environmental variables, such as water-quality parameters, sediment grain-size variables, and habitat structure factors. Fish sampli... Read More about Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.

From hawks and doves to self-consistent games of territorial behavior (2006)
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Kokko, H., López-Sepulcre, A., & Morrell, L. J. (2006). From hawks and doves to self-consistent games of territorial behavior. The American naturalist, 167(6), 901-912. https://doi.org/10.1086/504604

Explaining the "prior-residence effect" (automatic owner status of individuals who arrived first in an area) was one of the very first applications of game theory in animal behavior. These models, however, predict paradoxical solutions where intruder... Read More about From hawks and doves to self-consistent games of territorial behavior.

Evolution of body size in the genus Damaliscus: a comparison with hartebeest Alcelaphus spp. (2006)
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Capellini, I. (2006). Evolution of body size in the genus Damaliscus: a comparison with hartebeest Alcelaphus spp. Journal of Zoology, 270(1), 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00100.x

In species with low levels of sexual size dimorphism, it may be relatively easy to detect the role of natural selection in the evolution of body size. Habitat primary production (HPP) appears to be a key factor in the divergence of size in the harteb... Read More about Evolution of body size in the genus Damaliscus: a comparison with hartebeest Alcelaphus spp..

Concordant genetic estimators of migration reveal anthropogenically enhanced source-sink population structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio (2006)
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Hänfling, B., & Weetman, D. (2006). Concordant genetic estimators of migration reveal anthropogenically enhanced source-sink population structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio. Genetics, 173(3), 1487-1501. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.105.054296

River systems are vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic habitat fragmentation and will often harbor populations deviating markedly from simplified theoretical models. We investigated fine-scale population structure in the sedentary river fish Cottu... Read More about Concordant genetic estimators of migration reveal anthropogenically enhanced source-sink population structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio.

Predation risk as a driving force for sexual segregation: A cross-population comparison (2006)
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Croft, D., Morrell, L. J., Wade, A. S., Piyapong, C., Ioannou, C. C., Dyer, J. R. G., Chapman, B. B., Wong, Y., & Krause, J. (2006). Predation risk as a driving force for sexual segregation: A cross-population comparison. The American naturalist, 167(6), 867-878. https://doi.org/10.1086/504853

Sexual segregation is widespread throughout the animal kingdom. Although a number of hypotheses have been proposed to account for observed patterns, the generality of the mechanisms remains debated. One possible reason for this is the focus on segreg... Read More about Predation risk as a driving force for sexual segregation: A cross-population comparison.

Low Y chromosome variation in Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas) (2006)
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Lawson Handley, L. J., Hammond, R. L., Emaresi, G., Reber, A., & Perrin, N. (2006). Low Y chromosome variation in Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas). Heredity, 96(4), 298-303. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800803

It is important to characterise the amount of variation on the mammalian Y chromosome in order to assess its potential for use in evolutionary studies. We report very low levels of polymorphism on the Y chromosome of Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons,... Read More about Low Y chromosome variation in Saudi-Arabian hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas).

Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal and gene flow in a polygynous primate (2006)
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Hammond, R. L., Handley, L. J. L., Winney, B. J., Bruford, M. W., & Perrin, N. (2006). Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal and gene flow in a polygynous primate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1585), 479-484. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3257

Many models of sex-biased dispersal predict that the direction of sex-bias depends upon a species' mating system. In agreement with this, almost all polygynous mammals show male-biased dispersal whereas largely monogamous birds show female-biased dis... Read More about Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal and gene flow in a polygynous primate.

Assessing river biotic condition at a continental scale: a European approach using functional metrics and fish assemblages (2006)
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Pont, D., Hugueny, B., Beier, U., Goffaux, D., Melcher, A., Noble, R., Rogers, C., Roset, N., & Schmutz, S. (2006). Assessing river biotic condition at a continental scale: a European approach using functional metrics and fish assemblages. The journal of applied ecology, 43(1), 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01126.x

1. The need for sensitive biological measures of aquatic ecosystem integrity applicable at large spatial scales has been highlighted by the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive. Using fish communities as indicators of habitat qual... Read More about Assessing river biotic condition at a continental scale: a European approach using functional metrics and fish assemblages.

The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning (2005)
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Malavasi, S., Franco, A., Fiorin, R., Franzoi, P., Torricelli, P., & Mainardi, D. (2005). The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning. Journal of fish biology, 67(SUPPL. B), 146-165. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00919.x

The gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon shallow waters was investigated by means of a semi-quantitative standardized sampling (using a small beach seine), stratified into five main types of shallow subtidal habitats and conducted on a seasonal bas... Read More about The shallow water gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon: abundance, seasonal variation and habitat partitioning.