Genetics and Population Dynamics

A network of bat caves in Brazilian drylands support population connectivity in Pteronotus bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) | BMC Ecology and Evolution

November 24, 2025

In this study, we explored, for the first time in Brazil, the population genetic structure of two sympatric…

Forelimb motion and reciprocation mediate aerodynamic control in a gliding lizard | BMC Ecology and Evolution

November 6, 2025

Study taxon and husbandry Hemidactylus platyurus is an arboreal species with morphological adaptations that increase surface area (i.e.,…

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Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection | BMC Ecology and Evolution

November 6, 2025

Darwin C. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. London: John Murray; 1871. Dale J,…

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Reconstruction of pectoral musculature in non-avialan paravians and basal birds: implications in the acquisition of flapping flight | BMC Ecology and Evolution

October 23, 2025

Of the pectoral musculature, we have selected the five muscles (i.e., mm. deltoideus scapularis/major, pectoralis, supracoracoideus, coracobrachialis brevis…

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Mito-nuclear discordance reveals introgressive hybridization following vicariance and secondary contact in Iberian scorpions (Buthidae: Buthus) | BMC Ecology and Evolution

October 23, 2025

Toews DPL, Brelsford A. The biogeography of mitochondrial and nuclear discordance in animals. Mol Ecol. 2012;21:3907–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05664.x. Article …

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Early evolution of the stonefly lineage (Insecta, Plecoptera) revealed by a new diversity of Carboniferous stem-group species | BMC Ecology and Evolution

October 16, 2025

Individual morphological characters and their phylogenetic significance Several morphological characters observed in Carbonoperlidae support the attribution to the…

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Climatic data sources and limitations of ecological niche models impact the estimations of historical ranges and niche overlaps in distantly related Korean salamanders | BMC Ecology and Evolution

October 14, 2025

Pena JC, de Kamino C, Rodrigues LHY, Mariano-Neto M, de Siqueira E. MF. Assessing the conservation status of…

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Inbreeding does not reduce major histocompatibility complex diversity in the banded mongoose | BMC Ecology and Evolution

October 14, 2025

Bitarello BD, De Filippo C, Teixeira JC, Schmidt JM, Kleinert P, Meyer D, Andres AM. Signatures of long-term…