Article
Combining distribution modelling and phylogeography to understand present, past and future of an endangered spider.
BMC ecology and evolution - 5 Aug 2024
Milano Filippo, Casazza Gabriele, Galimberti Andrea, Maggioni Davide, Isaia Marco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Understanding how endangered species respond to climatic changes is fundamental for their conservation. Due to its restricted geographic range, its sensitivity to the ongoing global warming and its continuing decline, the Southwestern-Alpine endemic wolf spider Vesubia jugorum is currently classified as Endangered in the IUCN Red List. Here, we combined species distribution modelling (SDM) and...
Topics
- Phylogeography
- Animals
- Endangered Species
- Spiders
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- Haplotypes
- Animal Distribution
