G. Spadavecchia

Spatial differentiation of background matching strategies along a Late Pleistocene range expansion route

The paper investigates spatial differentiation in background matching strategies of the Tyrrhenian tree frog during a Late Pleistocene range expansion, finding differences in color change abilities and background choice behavior between source and newly colonized areas.

First brain de-novo transcriptome of Tyrrenhian tree frog, Hyla sarda, for the study of dispersal-related behavioral variation

The paper generates the first brain de-novo transcriptome of Hyla sarda to study the genetic basis of dispersal-related behavioral variation during range expansion.

Paso doble: A two-step Late Pleistocene range expansion in the Tyrrhenian tree frog Hyla sarda

This study uses Bayesian phylogeographic methods to show Hyla sarda expanded from Sardinia in two steps during the Late Pleistocene, with northern populations expanding later due to harsher climatic conditions.