Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) populations in southern Italy belong to a deeply divergent evolutionary lineage
R. Bisconti, G. Aloise, A. Siclari…·D. Canestrelli
The paper analyzes genetic divergence between two subspecies of Forest Dormouse in southern Italy, finding deep genetic divergence suggesting they may represent a distinct species.
DOI 10.4404/hystrix-00023-2017