Special Issue "Evolution and Speciation of Turtles and Tortoises"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Herpetology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Melita Vamberger
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Guest Editor
Senckenberg Dresden, Museum of Zoology, Dresden, Germany
Interests: turtles; herpetology; animal ecology genetics; ecology and evolution; biodiversity; conservation; biology; ecology; systematics; taxonomy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Turtles and tortoises are an ancient group of tetrapods capable of massive interspecific hybridization between closely and distantly related taxa. This raises the question of how chelonian species evolve and maintain genetic integrity despite hybridization. The aim of this Special Issue is to collate work on our understanding of evolutionary processes that shape patterns of genetic variation within and between chelonian species (gene flow, hybridization) and the genetic architecture that contributes strongly to the evolvability, speciation, and adaptation. We seek modern integrative research tackling evolutionary questions in chelonians at large scales combining a wide array of biological assays.

Original manuscripts that address any aspects of evolution and speciation are invited for this Special Issue.

Dr. Melita Vamberger
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • chelonians
  • evolution
  • speciation
  • gene flow
  • hybridization
  • adaptation

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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