Fringe-Toed Lizard DNA Study Redraws the Map of North African Reptile Diversity
New mitochondrial DNA sequencing of fringe-toed lizards across Morocco and Algeria extends the known ranges of several lineages and reveals ...
Tag: mitochondrial DNA
Eyelash Viper Species Explosion Undone: Study Finds Genetic Evidence Was Overstretched
A new reanalysis argues that most recently described eyelash viper species rest on thin mitochondrial evidence and should be treated ...
DNA Reveal: Rats That Returned to Lord Howe Island Were Survivors, Not New Invaders
Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites shows the black rats detected on Lord Howe Island in 2021 were descendants ...
Hidden New Loach Species Discovered in China’s Karst Mountain Streams
A newly described loach, Oreonectes jinxiuensis, from Guangxi's karst streams brings the genus to thirteen species and reveals widespread misidentification ...
Ice Age Rhythms Split One Butterfly into Six Hidden Lineages Across the Alps and Carpathians
Mitochondrial DNA from the large ringlet butterfly reveals five distinct lineages whose divergence was driven by repeated glacial separations between ...
Two New Painted Frog Species Emerge from Southeast Asia’s Forests
Integrative genetic, morphological, and bioacoustic analysis has revealed two previously unrecognized painted frog species in Vietnam and Laos, including one ...
New Knobby Newt Species Hidden in China’s Mountains Revealed by DNA and Anatomy
A newly described knobby newt from Hubei Province, China, combines distinctive anatomy with genetic divergence to earn recognition as the ...
Mitochondrial DNA Reveals How the Endangered Dwarf Buffalo Reached Sulawesi
A new mitochondrial DNA phylogeny shows that the endangered Anoa of Sulawesi diverged into mountain and lowland species about 1.42 ...
Ancient Skink Survived 10 Million Years of Isolation in the Hindu Kush Foothills
Genetic and morphological analyses reveal that a disjunct skink population along the southern Hindu Kush represents a deeply divergent new ...
Dwarf geckos of Saudi Arabia: DNA barcoding reveals a wider range for Tropiocolotes yomtovi and a cryptic third lineage
New field surveys and genetic analyses show that the dwarf gecko Tropiocolotes yomtovi is far more widespread in northwestern Saudi ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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