The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones

0547437 - ÚBO 2022 RIV NL eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Jablonski, D. - Sillero, N. - Oskyrko, O. - Bellati, A. - Čeirāns, A. - Cheylan, M. - Cogalniceanu, D. - Crnobrnja-Isailović, J. - Crochet, P-A. - Crottini, A. - Doronin, I. - Džukić, G. - Geniez, P. - Ilgaz, Ç. - Iosif, R. - Jandzik, D. - Jelić, D. - Litvinchuk, S. - Ljubisavljević, K. - Lymberakis, P. - Mikulíček, P. - Mizsei, E. - Moravec, J. - Najbar, B. - Pabijan, M. - Pupins, M. - Sourrouille, P. - Strachinis, I. - Szabolcs, A. - Thanou, E. - Tzoras, E. - Vergilov, V. - Vörös, J. - Gvoždík, Václav
The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones.
Amphibia-Reptilia. Roč. 42, č. 4 (2021), s. 519-530. ISSN 0173-5373. E-ISSN 1568-5381
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA18-24544S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68081766
Klíčová slova: Distribution Atlas * Hybrid zone * Lizards * Phylogeography * Reptiles * Taxonomy * UTM grid
Obor OECD: Zoology
Impakt faktor: 2.319, rok: 2021
Způsob publikování: Omezený přístup
https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/aop/article-10.1163-15685381-bja10069/article-10.1163-15685381-bja10069.xml

The slow-worm lizards (Anguis) comprise five species occurring throughout most of the Western Palearctic. Although these species are relatively uniform morphologically with the exception of A. cephallonica, which exhibits a quite unique morphology they are genetically deeply divergent. Here, we provide detailed distribution maps for each species and discuss their biogeography and conservation based on updated genetic data and a robust distribution database. We pay particular attention to the so called 'grey zone', which typically represents secondary contact zones and in some cases confirmed or presumed hybrid zones. Four of the five species live in parapatry, while only two species, A. cephallonica and A. graeca from the southern Balkans occur in partial sympatry. Further research should focus on the eco-evolutionary interactions between species in contact, including their hybridization rates, to reveal deeper details of the slow-worm evolutionary and natural history.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0323672