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  1. From troubles to solutions: conservation of Mediterranean tortoises under global change

    Article • Basic and Applied Herpetology, November 2020, Asociacion Herpetologica Española

    Ana Perera

  2. Parasites in a hotspot: diversity and specificity patterns of apicomplexans infecting reptiles from the Socotra Archipelago

    Article • Parasitology, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Ana Perera

  3. Absence of Hemolivia mauritanica (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) in natural populations of Testudo graeca in Morocco

    Article • Parasitology Research, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  4. Where are we in the host-parasite relationships of native land vertebrates in Macaronesia?

    Article • Ecosistemas, July 2020, Asociacion Española de Ecologia Terrestre (AEET)

    Ana Perera

  5. Mitochondrial lineages or discrete species? Assessing diversity within Timon tangitanus (Lacertidae) using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, June 2020, Brill

    Ana Perera

  6. Hitch me a ride: first report of the alien leech Helobdella octatestisaca in Europe associated with freshwater turtles

    Article • Biological Invasions, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  7. DNA metabarcoding to assess diet partitioning and feeding strategies in generalist vertebrate predators: a case study on three syntopic lacertid lizards from Morocco

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, May 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  8. A paradise for parasites? Seven new haemogregarine species infecting lizards from the Canary Islands

    Article • Parasitology, March 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Ana Perera

  9. Bibliografía

    Article • December 2018, Vervuert Verlag oHG

    Ana Perera

  10. The importance of integrative approaches in nematode taxonomy: the validity of Parapharyngodon and Thelandros as distinct genera

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, September 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Ana Perera

  11. Along for the ride or missing it altogether: exploring the host specificity and diversity of haemogregarines in the Canary Islands

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  12. Underground cryptic speciation within the Maghreb: Multilocus phylogeography sheds light on the diversification of the checkerboard worm lizard Trogonophis wiegmanni

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, March 2018, Elsevier

    Ana Perera

  13. Getting there and around: Host range oscillations during colonization of the Canary Islands by the parasitic nematode Spauligodon

    Article • Molecular Ecology, January 2018, Wiley

    Ana Perera

  14. Haemogregarine Genetic Diversity in Captive African Rock Pythons from Nigeria Suggests a Geographical Pattern

    Article • Turkish Journal of Parasitology, January 2018, Journal of Clinical Research of Pediatric Endocrinology

    Ana Perera

  15. Morphological and functional implications of sexual size dimorphism in the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  16. Speciation history and species-delimitation within the Seychelles Bronze geckos,Ailuronyxspp.: molecular and morphological evidence

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, October 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  17. High Diversity ofHepatozoonspp. in Geckos of the GenusTarentola

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, August 2016, American Society of Parasitologists

    Ana Perera

  18. Evolutionary history ofTrachylepisskinks in the Seychelles islands: introgressive hybridization, morphological evolution and geographic structure

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  19. The taxonomy of the Tarentola mauritanica species complex (Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae): Bayesian species delimitation supports six candidate species

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, January 2016, Elsevier

    Ana Perera

  20. A Combination of Divergence and Conservatism in the Niche Evolution of the Moorish Gecko, Tarentola mauritanica (Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae)

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Ana Perera

  21. Cryptic variation in the Moroccan high altitude lizardAtlantolacerta andreanskyi(Squamata: Lacertidae)

    Article • African Journal of Herpetology, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Perera

  22. Phylogenetic and diversity patterns ofBlanusworm lizards (Squamata: Amphisbaenia): insights from mitochondrial and nuclear gene genealogies and species tree

    Article • Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research, June 2014, Wiley

    Ana Perera

  23. Evolution of alternative male morphotypes in oxyurid nematodes: a case of convergence?

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, May 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  24. Patterns of genetic diversity in Hepatozoon spp. infecting snakes from North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin

    Article • Systematic Parasitology, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  25. First Report ofHepatozoon(Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in Caecilians, with Description of a New Species

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, February 2014, American Society of Parasitologists

    Ana Perera

  26. What you get is what they have? Detectability of intestinal parasites in reptiles using faeces

    Article • Parasitology Research, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  27. Molecular Detection ofHemolivia(Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) from Ticks of North AfricanTestudo graeca(Testudines: Testudinidae) and an Estimation of Their Phylogenetic Relationships Using 18S rRNA Sequences

    Article • Comparative Parasitology, July 2013, Helminthological Society

    Ana Perera

  28. Cryptic species unveiled: the case of the nematode Spauligodon atlanticus

    Article • Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research, May 2013, Wiley

    Ana Perera

  29. Inferring the effects of past climate fluctuations on the distribution pattern of Iranolacerta (Reptilia, Lacertidae): Evidence from mitochondrial DNA and species distribution models

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, April 2013, Elsevier

    Ana Perera

  30. Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 December 2012–31 January 2013

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, March 2013, Wiley

    Ana Perera

  31. Evolutionary patterns of the mitochondrial genome in the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica

    Article • Gene, January 2013, Elsevier

    Ana Perera

  32. Molecular survey and microscopic examination of Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) in lacertid lizards from the western Mediterranean

    Article • Folia Parasitologica, December 2012, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Ana Perera

  33. Molecular Survey of Apicomplexa In Podarcis Wall Lizards Detects Hepatozoon, Sarcocystis, and Eimeria Species

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, June 2012, American Society of Parasitologists

    Ana Perera

  34. Cryptic diversity within the Moroccan endemic day geckos Quedenfeldtia (Squamata: Gekkonidae): a multidisciplinary approach using genetic, morphological and ecological data

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  35. Molecular screening of nematodes in lacertid lizards from the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands using 18S rRNA sequences

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, April 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Ana Perera

  36. Genetic variability and relationships within the skinksEumeces algeriensisandEumeces schneideriusing mitochondrial markers

    Article • African Journal of Herpetology, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Perera

  37. A New Species of Spauligodon (Nematoda: Oxyurida: Pharyngodonidae) in Geckos from São Nicolau Island (Cape Verde) and Its Phylogenetic Assessment

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, February 2012, American Society of Parasitologists

    Ana Perera

  38. An integrative taxonomic revision of the Tarentola geckos (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) of the Cape Verde Islands

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  39. A molecular phylogeny of the eastern group of ocellated lizard genus Timon (Sauria: Lacertidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2012, Brill

    Ana Perera

  40. Relationships between head morphology, bite performance and ecology in two species of Podarcis wall lizards

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  41. A phylogenetic assessment of the colonisation patterns in Spauligodon atlanticus Astasio-Arbiza et al., 1987 (Nematoda: Oxyurida: Pharyngodonidae), a parasite of lizards of the genus Gallotia Boulenger: no simple answers

    Article • Systematic Parasitology, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  42. The helminth community of the skink Chalcides sexlineatus from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, July 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Ana Perera

  43. Molecular survey of Hepatozoon Species in Lizards From North Africa

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, June 2011, American Society of Parasitologists

    Ana Perera

  44. Molecular Characterization of Hepatozoon Species in Reptiles from the Seychelles

    Article • Journal of Parasitology, February 2011, American Society of Parasitologists

    Ana Perera

  45. Preliminary survey on genetic variation within the Pygmy Algyroides, Algyroides fitzingeri, across Corsica and Sardinia

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2011, Brill

    Ana Perera

  46. An integrative taxonomic revision of the Cape Verdean skinks (Squamata, Scincidae)

    Article • Zoologica Scripta, November 2010, Wiley

    Ana Perera

  47. Genetic Variability in the Ocellated LizardTimon tangitanusin Morocco

    Article • African Zoology, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Perera

  48. Conflicting patterns of nucleotide diversity between mtDNA and nDNA in the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, September 2010, Elsevier

    Ana Perera

  49. Genetic variability within the Oudri’s fan-footed gecko Ptyodactylus oudrii in North Africa assessed using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, February 2010, Elsevier

    Ana Perera

  50. Phylogeography and genetic relationships of North African Bufo mauritanicus Schlegel, 1841 estimated from mitochondrial DNA sequences

    Article • Biologia, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Perera

  51. Genetic diversity in the gecko Tarentola mauritanica within the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2008, Brill

    Ana Perera

  52. Complex patterns of morphological and mtDNA variation in Lacerta perspicillata (Reptilia; Lacertidae)

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ana Perera

  53. Escape tactics of two syntopic forms of the Lacerta perspicillata complex with different colour patterns

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, November 2006, Canadian Science Publishing

    Ana Perera

  54. The lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata: Lacertidae) as a seed disperser of the Mediterranean plant, Phillyrea media (Oleaceae)

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2005, Brill

    Ana Perera

  55. Complex patterns of genetic diversity within Lacerta (Teira) perspicillata: Preliminary evidence from 12S rRNA sequence data

    Article • Amphibia-Reptilia, January 2003, Brill

    Ana Perera

  56. POLLEN LOAD AND TRANSPORT BY THE INSULAR LIZARD, PODARCIS LILFORDI (SQUAMATA, LACERTIDAE) IN COASTAL ISLETS OF MENORCA (BALEARIC ISLANDS, SPAIN)

    Article • Israel Journal of Zoology, January 2000, Laser Pages Publishing Ltd.

    Ana Perera

  57. Interaction between the Balearic Lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) and Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, March 1980, JSTOR

    Ana Perera