New paper: Geography and genetics in Salamandra algira - historical influences and contemporary patterns
A new paper, published with a wonderful large set of collaborators, resolves the influence of postglacial dynamics and climatic oscillations on the genetic diversity of the Algerian salamander. This species is highly variable in colouration and some populations are of conservation concern. Dinis M, Merabet K, Martinez-Freiria F, Steinfartz S, Vences M, Burgon JD, Elmer KR, Donaire D, Hinckley A, Fahd S, Joger U, Fawzi A, Slimani T, Velo-Anton G (2018) Allopatric diversification and evolutionary melting pot in a North African Palearctic relict: The biogeographic history of Salamandra algira . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , in press, The paper is currently freely available here: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1XvLg3m3nMuJY1 And then soon will be fully open access, thanks to RCUK and Uni Glasgow. Abstract North Africa is a climatically and topographically complex region with unique biotic assemblages resulting from the combination of multiple biogeographic realms. Here,