Nuclear variation and phylogeography of the chromosomally highly polymorphic common shrew ( Sorex araneus ) represent a subject of considerable interest for understanding microevolutionary processes in wide‐ranging mammals. In the present study, we addressed this issue using SNP data generated via the ddRADseq approach and based on extensive geographic sampling. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis of a recent range...

The genus Sorex is one of the most diverse and ecologically successful lineages of the family Soricidae. We present the first multilocus nuclear phylogeny focusing on the nominal subgenus Sorex s.str., which is distributed mainly in the northern Palearctic. The nuclear tree (six exons) provides more resolution than the mitochondrial data ( cytb ) and supports subdivision into eight species groups within Sorex s.str., most of w...

Aim The present‐day geographical distribution of parasites with a direct biological life cycle is guided mostly by the past dispersal and vicariance events that have affected their hosts. The Amphibia– Polystoma association (which satisfies these criteria) also exhibits original traits, such as host specificity and world‐wide distribution. This biological model was thus chosen to investigate the common historical biogeography...