Numerous amphibian species occupy microhabitats with buffered thermal and moisture conditions,typically under forest canopies.Here,we assessed whether the insular endemic Salamandra corsica also uses this type of habi...
Background:Island species are vulnerable to rapid extinction,so it is important to develop accurate methods to determine their occurrence and habitat preferences.In this study,we assessed two methods for modeling the ...
Sardinia Regional Government:financial support of Marco Porceddu PhD scholarship(P.O.R.Sardegna F.S.E.Operational Programme of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia,European Social Fund 2007-2013-Axis IV Human Resources,Objective l.3,Line of Activity l.3.1.);supported by Ente Foreste della Sardegna;The Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew,receives grant in-aid from Defra,UK.
Aims The physiological responses during dormancy removal and multi-phasic germination were investigated in seeds of Paeonia corsica(Paeoniaceae).Methods Seeds of P.corsica were incubated in the light at a range of tem...