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  1. Differences between microhabitat and broad-scale patterns of niche evolution in terrestrial salamanders

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  2. N-mixture models reliably estimate the abundance of small vertebrates

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  3. The Racovitzan impediment and the hidden biodiversity of unexplored environments

    Article • Conservation Biology, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  4. Environmental suitability models predict population density, performance and body condition for microendemic salamanders

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  5. DNA from lake sediments reveals long-term ecosystem changes after a biological invasion

    Article • Science Advances, May 2018, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr Fabien Arnaud

  6. Biogeographical structure and endemism pattern in reptiles of the Western Palearctic

    Article • Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  7. Batracobdella leeches, environmental features and Hydromantes salamanders

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  8. Global determinants of zoogeographical boundaries

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, March 2017, Nature

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  9. Buying environmental problems: The invasive potential of imported freshwater turtles in Argentina

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, December 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  10. The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr Paolo Giordani, Dr DANILO Bandini RIBEIRO, Professor Carlos A. Peres, Professor Andy Purvis, Dr. Jimmy Pincheira-Ulbrich, Dr Pedro R Beja, Dr Paul Eggleton, PhD Nicolas Urbina-Cardona, Eyal Shochat, Professor Matthieu Chauvat, Baoming Ge

  11. Flagship umbrella species needed for the conservation of overlooked aquatic biodiversity

    Article • Conservation Biology, December 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr Gregor Kalinkat

  12. Amphibians breeding in refuge habitats have larvae with stronger antipredator responses

    Article • Animal Behaviour, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  13. Thermal equilibrium and temperature differences among body regions in European plethodontid salamanders

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  14. Toward quantification of the impact of 21st-century deforestation on the extinction risk of terrestrial vertebrates

    Article • Conservation Biology, May 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  15. How to limit false positives in environmental DNA and metabarcoding?

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  16. Contrasting effects of temperature and precipitation change on amphibian phenology, abundance and performance

    Article • Oecologia, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  17. Morphological variation in salamanders and their potential response to climate change

    Article • Global Change Biology, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  18. Do hybrid-origin polyploid amphibians occupy transgressive or intermediate ecological niches compared to their diploid ancestors?

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  19. Using kernels and ecological niche modeling to delineate conservation areas in an endangered patch‐breeding phenotype

    Article • Ecological Applications, October 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  20. Seasonal variation in microhabitat of salamanders: environmental variation or shift of habitat selection?

    Article • PeerJ, August 2015, PeerJ

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  21. The distribution of cave twilight-zone spiders depends on microclimatic features and trophic supply

    Article • Invertebrate Biology, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  22. Synergies and trade-offs in achieving global biodiversity targets

    Article • Conservation Biology, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  23. Genetic and ecological data reveal species boundaries between viviparous and oviparous lizard lineages

    Article • Heredity, July 2015, Nature

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  24. Taking the lead on climate change: modelling and monitoring the fate of an Amazonian frog

    Article • Oryx, June 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  25. Morphological Differences between Larvae of the Ciona intestinalis Species Complex: Hints for a Valid Taxonomic Definition of Distinct Species

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  26. Importance of landscape features and Earth observation derived habitat maps for modelling amphibian distribution in the Alta Murgia National Park

    Article • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  27. Role of density and resource competition in determining aggressive behaviour in salamanders

    Article • Journal of Zoology, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  28. Reconstructing long-term human impacts on plant communities: an ecological approach based on lake sediment DNA

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr Fabien Arnaud

  29. Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Article • Conservation Letters, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Carlo Rondinini, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  30. Habitat conservation research for amphibians: methodological improvements and thematic shifts

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  31. Reproductive isolation between oviparous and viviparous lineages of the Eurasian common lizardZootoca viviparain a contact zone

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Luca Cornetti

  32. Conserving the functional and phylogenetic trees of life of European tetrapods

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2015, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  33. Habitat availability for amphibians and extinction threat: a global analysis

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Carlo Rondinini, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  34. ThePREDICTSdatabase: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Steven James Presley, Dr Paolo Giordani, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr DANILO Bandini RIBEIRO, Dr Gabor L Lovei, Adriana De Palma, Professor Andy Purvis, Dr Pedro R Beja, Professor Carlos A. Peres, Dr. Shoji Naoe, Professor Matthieu Chauvat

  35. Replication levels, false presences and the estimation of the presence/absence from eDNA metabarcoding data

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  36. Assessing the consequences of biological invasions on species with complex life cycles: Impact of the alien crayfish Procambarus clarkii on Odonata

    Article • Ecological Indicators, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  37. Modelling the potential distribution of the Bridled Skink,Trachylepis vittata(Olivier, 1804), in the Middle East

    Article • Zoology in the Middle East, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  38. Sampling bias inverts ecogeographical relationships in island reptiles

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  39. Rensch's rule and sexual dimorphism in salamanders: patterns and potential processes

    Article • Journal of Zoology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  40. Distribution pattern of the Snake-eyed Lizard,Ophisops elegansMénétriés, 1832 (Squamata: Lacertidae), in Iran

    Article • Zoology in the Middle East, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  41. How many predictors in species distribution models at the landscape scale? Land use versus LiDAR-derived canopy height

    Article • International Journal of Geographical Information Science, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  42. Susceptibility of Italian freshwaters to the arrival of alien species

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr Angela Boggero

  43. Do cave features affect underground habitat exploitation by non-troglobite species?

    Article • Acta Oecologica, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  44. Heterochrony in a complex world: disentangling environmental processes of facultative paedomorphosis in an amphibian

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  45. Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2014, Brill

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr David Vieites, Neftali Sillero

  46. Environmental Suitability and Distribution of the Caucasian Rock Agama, Paralaudakia caucasia (Sauria: Agamidae) in Western and Central Asia

    Article • Asian Herpetological Research, December 2013, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd.

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  47. Massive invasion of exoticBarbus barbusand introgressive hybridization with endemicBarbus plebejusin Northern Italy: where, how and why?

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Andrea Gandolfi, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  48. An evaluation of the robustness of global amphibian range maps

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Carlo Rondinini, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  49. Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs, genus Rana

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dr David Vieites, Olga Jovanovic Glavas

  50. Is interest toward the environment really declining? The complexity of analysing trends using internet search data

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  51. Foraging plasticity favours adaptation to new habitats in fire salamanders

    Article • Animal Behaviour, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  52. Risk of invasion by frequently traded freshwater turtles

    Article • Biological Invasions, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  53. Similar Local and Landscape Processes Affect Both a Common and a Rare Newt Species

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  54. Salamanders breeding in subterranean habitats: local adaptations or behavioural plasticity?

    Article • Journal of Zoology, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  55. Odonata Occurrence in Caves: Active or Accidentals? A new Case Study

    Article • Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, January 2013, National Speleological Society

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  56. Estimating patterns of reptile biodiversity in remote regions

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, December 2012, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  57. Spatial segregation among age classes in cave salamanders: habitat selection or social interactions?

    Article • Population Ecology, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  58. Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism in the Number of Tail Vertebrae in Salamanders: Comparing Multiple Hypotheses

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  59. Complex impact of an invasive crayfish on freshwater food webs

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  60. Using sets of behavioral biomarkers to assess short-term effects of pesticide: a study case with endosulfan on frog tadpoles

    Article • Ecotoxicology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  61. Species distribution models as a tool to estimate reproductive parameters: a case study with a passerine bird species

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  62. Do cave salamanders occur randomly in cavities? An analysis with Hydromantes strinatii

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2012, Brill

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  63. Can patterns of spatial autocorrelation reveal population processes? An analysis with the fire salamander

    Article • Ecography, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  64. Usefulness of volunteer data to measure the large scale decline of “common” toad populations

    Article • Biological Conservation, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  65. Spatial autocorrelation and the analysis of invasion processes from distribution data: a study with the crayfish Procambarus clarkii

    Article • Biological Invasions, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  66. Early assessment of the impact of alien species: differential consequences of an invasive crayfish on adult and larval amphibians

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  67. Landscape–stream interactions and habitat conservation for amphibians

    Article • Ecological Applications, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  68. Conserving adaptive genetic diversity in dynamic landscapes

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  69. Potential range of the invasive fish rotan (Perccottus glenii) in the Holarctic

    Article • Biological Invasions, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  70. Rapid selection against inbreeding in a wild population of a rare frog

    Article • Evolutionary Applications, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  71. Starting size and tadpole performance in the frog Rana latastei

    Article • Journal of Zoology, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  72. Ecogeographic variation of body size in the spectacled salamanders (Salamandrina): influence of genetic structure and local factors

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  73. Polygyny, census and effective population size in the threatened frog, Rana latastei

    Article • Animal Conservation, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  74. Cumulative effects of road de-icing salt on amphibian behavior

    Article • Aquatic Toxicology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  75. Using ecological niche modelling to infer past, present and future environmental suitability for Leiopelma hochstetteri, an endangered New Zealand native frog

    Article • Biological Conservation, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  76. Ecogeographical variation of body size in the newtTriturus carnifex: comparing the hypotheses using an information-theoretic approach

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, May 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  77. Knowing the past to predict the future: land-use change and the distribution of invasive bullfrogs

    Article • Global Change Biology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  78. Erratum to “Variation in genotoxic stress tolerance among frog populations exposed to UV and pollutant gradients” [Aquat. Toxicol. 95 (2009) 152–161]

    Article • Aquatic Toxicology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  79. Ecological thresholds in herb communities for the management of suburban fragmented forests

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  80. An In silico approach for the evaluation of DNA barcodes

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  81. Amplified fragment length homoplasy: in silico analysis for model and non-model species

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  82. Ecological thresholds: an assessment of methods to identify abrupt changes in species–habitat relationships

    Article • Ecography, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  83. Variation in genotoxic stress tolerance among frog populations exposed to UV and pollutant gradients

    Article • Aquatic Toxicology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  84. Offspring size and survival in the frog Rana latastei: from among-population to within-clutch variation

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, July 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  85. Bergmann’s rule in amphibians: combining demographic and ecological parameters to explain body size variation among populations in the common toadBufo bufo

    Article • Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  86. Frontiers in identifying conservation units: from neutral markers to adaptive genetic variation

    Article • Animal Conservation, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  87. Combining genetic and ecological data to assess the conservation status of the endangered Ethiopian walia ibex

    Article • Animal Conservation, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  88. Human activities alter biogeographical patterns of reptiles on Mediterranean islands

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  89. Deforestation and the Structure of Frog Communities in the Humedale Terraba-Sierpe, Costa Rica

    Article • ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, March 2009, Zoological Society of Japan

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  90. A multi-scale approach to facultative paedomorphosis of European newts (Salamandridae) in the Montenegrin karst: Distribution pattern, environmental variables, and conservation

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  91. Influence of Landscape Elements in Riparian Buffers on the Conservation of Semiaquatic Amphibians

    Article • Conservation Biology, February 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  92. Water, stream morphology and landscape: complex habitat determinants for the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2009, Brill

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Raoul Manenti

  93. From introduction to the establishment of alien species: bioclimatic differences between presence and reproduction localities in the slider turtle

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, January 2009, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  94. Impacts of Human Activities and Predators on the Nest Success of the Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Arabian Gulf

    Article • Chelonian Conservation and Biology, December 2008, Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  95. Species detection using environmental DNA from water samples

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2008, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  96. Population genetics reveals origin and number of founders in a biological invasion

    Article • Molecular Ecology, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  97. Assessing the value of secondary forest for amphibians: Eleutherodactylus frogs in a gradient of forest alteration

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  98. Conservation of newt guilds in an agricultural landscape of Belgium: the importance of aquatic and terrestrial habitats

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, September 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  99. Erratum

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  100. The influence of beach features on nesting of the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata in the Arabian Gulf

    Article • Oryx, July 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  101. Prediction and validation of the potential global distribution of a problematic alien invasive species - the American bullfrog

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  102. Genetic diversity, but not hatching success, is jointly affected by postglacial colonization and isolation in the threatened frog, Rana latastei

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  103. Vertebrates respond differently to human disturbance: implications for the use of a focal species approach

    Article • Acta Oecologica, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  104. LANDSCAPE-LEVEL THRESHOLDS AND NEWT CONSERVATION

    Article • Ecological Applications, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  105. Pattern of distribution of the American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana in Europe

    Article • Biological Invasions, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  106. Testing Experimental Results in the Field: Reply to Hettyey and Pearman

    Article • Ethology, September 2006, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  107. Trade-off between larval development rate and Post-metamorphic Traits in the Frog Rana latastei

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  108. Patterns of diversity in microscopic animals: are they comparable to those in protists or in larger animals?

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, February 2006, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  109. Is the European "pond" turtle Emys orbicularis strictly aquatic and carnivorous?

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2006, Brill

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  110. Interspecific Social Interactions and Breeding Success of the Frog Rana latastei: A Field Study

    Article • Ethology, August 2005, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  111. Supplementation or in situ conservation? Evidence of local adaptation in the Italian agile frog Rana latastei and consequences for the management of populations

    Article • Animal Conservation, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  112. The importance of aquatic and terrestrial habitat for the European pond turtle ( Emys orbicularis ): implications for conservation planning and management

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, November 2004, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola

  113. Amphibians in a human-dominated landscape: the community structure is related to habitat features and isolation

    Article • Biological Conservation, September 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Gentile Francesco Ficetola