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Citizen Science, taxonomy and grass snakes: iNaturalist helps to clarify variation of coloration and pattern in Natrix natrix subspecies by Fritz, Uwe, Ihlow, Flora

“…Abstract We used a dataset of georeferenced photos of 5,751 grass snakes from iNaturalist to evaluate subspecific variation of Natrix natrix in coloration and…”
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Impacts of Climate Change on the Global Invasion Potential of the African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis by Ihlow, Flora, Courant, Julien, Secondi, Jean, Herrel, Anthony, Rebelo, Rui, Measey, G John, Lillo, Francesco, De Villiers, F André, Vogt, Solveig, De Busschere, Charlotte, Backeljau, Thierry, Rödder, Dennis

“…By altering or eliminating delicate ecological relationships, non-indigenous species are considered a major threat to biodiversity, as well as a driver of…”
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of chelonians from sub-Saharan Africa—A review of current knowledge in tribute to Margaretha D. Hofmeyr by Fritz, Uwe, Tolley, Krystal A., Vamberger, Melita, Ihlow, Flora

“…Species-level phylogeny and especially phylogeography of African chelonians is a comparatively under-studied field of research. We review the current knowledge…”
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Integrative Taxonomy of Southeast Asian Snail-Eating Turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys) Reveals a New Species and Mitochondrial Introgression by Ihlow, Flora, Vamberger, Melita, Flecks, Morris, Hartmann, Timo, Cota, Michael, Makchai, Sunchai, Meewattana, Pratheep, Dawson, Jeffrey E, Kheng, Long, Rödder, Dennis, Fritz, Uwe

“…Based on an integrative taxonomic approach, we examine the differentiation of Southeast Asian snail-eating turtles using information from 1863 bp of…”
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Evaluating the significance of paleophylogeographic species distribution models in reconstructing quaternary range-shifts of nearctic chelonians by Rödder, Dennis, Lawing, A Michelle, Flecks, Morris, Ahmadzadeh, Faraham, Dambach, Johannes, Engler, Jan O, Habel, Jan Christian, Hartmann, Timo, Hörnes, David, Ihlow, Flora, Schidelko, Kathrin, Stiels, Darius, Polly, P David

“…The climatic cycles of the Quaternary, during which global mean annual temperatures have regularly changed by 5-10°C, provide a special opportunity for…”
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Are invasive populations characterized by a broader diet than native populations? by Courant, Julien, Vogt, Solveig, Marques, Raquel, Measey, John, Secondi, Jean, Rebelo, Rui, De Villiers, André, Ihlow, Flora, De Busschere, Charlotte, Backeljau, Thierry, Rödder, Dennis, Herrel, Anthony

“…Invasive species are among the most significant threats to biodiversity. The diet of invasive animal populations is a crucial factor that must be considered in…”
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In quest of contact: phylogeography of helmeted terrapins ( Pelomedusa galeata , P. subrufa sensu stricto) by Vamberger, Melita, Hofmeyr, Margaretha D, Ihlow, Flora, Fritz, Uwe

“…Based on rangewide sampling and three mitochondrial and two nuclear markers (together up to 1,850 bp and 1,840 bp, respectively), we examine the phylogeography…”
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The Lower Mekong: an insurmountable barrier to amphibians in southern Indochina? by Geissler, Peter, Hartmann, Timo, Ihlow, Flora, Rödder, Dennis, Poyarkov Jr, Nikolay A., Nguyen, Truong Q., Ziegler, Thomas, Böhme, Wolfgang

“…Geographical information system (GIS)‐based cluster analyses and comparative ecological approaches were applied to unravel the hitherto controversially…”
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Competition and feeding ecology in two sympatric Xenopus species (Anura: Pipidae) by Vogt, Solveig, de Villiers, F André, Ihlow, Flora, Rödder, Dennis, Measey, John

“…The widespread African clawed frog ( ) occurs in sympatry with the IUCN Endangered Cape platanna ( ) throughout its entire range in the south-western Cape,…”
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Phylogeny of the Eurasian Wren Nannus troglodytes (Aves: Passeriformes: Troglodytidae) reveals deep and complex diversification patterns of Ibero-Maghrebian and Cyrenaican populations by Albrecht, Frederik, Hering, Jens, Fuchs, Elmar, Illera, Juan Carlos, Ihlow, Flora, Shannon, Thomas J, Collinson, J Martin, Wink, Michael, Martens, Jochen, Päckert, Martin

“…The Mediterranean Basin represents a Global Biodiversity Hotspot where many organisms show high inter- and intraspecific differentiation. Extant…”
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Home is where the shell is: predicting turtle home range sizes by Slavenko, Alex, Itescu, Yuval, Ihlow, Flora, Meiri, Shai, Börger, Luca

“…Home range is the area traversed by an animal in its normal activities. The size of home ranges is thought to be tightly linked to body size, through size…”
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Diversity of North American map and sawback turtles (Testudines: Emydidae: Graptemys) by Praschag, Peter, Ihlow, Flora, Flecks, Morris, Vamberger, Melita, Fritz, Uwe

“…Map turtles of the genus Graptemys are native to North America, where a high degree of drainage endemism is believed to have shaped current diversity. With 14…”
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Skeletal repatterning enhances the protective capacity of the shell in African hinge‐back tortoises (Kinixys) by Cordero, Gerardo A., Vamberger, Melita, Fritz, Uwe, Ihlow, Flora

“…Changes in the structural association of skeletal traits are crucial to the evolution of novel forms and functions. In vertebrates, such rearrangements often…”
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Niche divergence corresponds to genetic differentiation within the parrot-beaked tortoise Homopus areolatus (Reptilia: Testudinidae), endemic to South Africa by Hofmeyr, Margaretha D, Ihlow, Flora, Fouche, Pierre, Daniels, Savel R

“…Abstract We assessed genetic differentiation and habitat suitability for Homopus areolatus during current and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) conditions. The ND4…”
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On the brink of extinction? How climate change may affect global chelonian species richness and distribution by Ihlow, Flora, Dambach, Johannes, Engler, Jan O., Flecks, Morris, Hartmann, Timo, Nekum, Sven, Rajaei, Hossein, Rödder, Dennis

“…Anthropogenic global climate change has already led to alterations in biodiversity patterns by directly and indirectly affecting species distributions. It has…”
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How often do they do it? An in-depth analysis of the hybrid zone of two grass snake species (Natrix astreptophora and Natrix helvetica) by Asztalos, Marika, Schultze, Nadine, Ihlow, Flora, Geniez, Philippe, Berroneau, Matthieu, Delmas, Claudine, Guiller, Gaëtan, Legentilhomme, Jérôme, Kindler, Carolin, Fritz, Uwe

“…Abstract We examined the contact zone of two parapatric species of grass snake (Natrix astreptophora and Natrix helvetica) in southern France. To this end, we…”
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Where to set the bar? Recent descriptions inflate species number in South American toad-headed turtles (Mesoclemmys) by Gallego-García, Natalia, Ihlow, Flora, Ettmar, Stephan, Iverson, John B, Fritz, Uwe

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How many species of angulate tortoises occur in Southern Africa? (Testudines: Testudinidae: Chersina) by Spitzweg, Cäcilia, Vamberger, Melita, Ihlow, Flora, Fritz, Uwe, Hofmeyr, Margaretha D.

“…Using range‐wide sampling and 1,143 bp of mtDNA (cytochrome b gene) and 14 microsatellite loci, we examined genetic differentiation in the widely distributed…”
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Separate histories in both sides of the Mediterranean: phylogeny and niche evolution of ocellated lizards by Ahmadzadeh, Faraham, Flecks, Morris, Carretero, Miguel A., Böhme, Wolfgang, Ihlow, Flora, Kapli, Paschalia, Miraldo, Andreia, Rödder, Dennis

“…AIM: The ocellated lizards of the genus Timon, comprising six species that are distributed across continental Asia, Europe and Africa, offer an interesting…”
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Genetic diversity and Quaternary range dynamics in Iranian and Transcaucasian tortoises by Javanbakht, Hossein, Ihlow, Flora, Jablonski, Daniel, Široký, Pavel, Fritz, Uwe, Rödder, Dennis, Sharifi, Mozafar, Mikulíček, Peter

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