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  1. Reptiles of Chubut province, Argentina: richness, diversity, conservation status and geographic distribution maps

    Article • ZooKeys, April 2015, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  2. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of the lizard clade Liolaemus elongatus (Iguania: Liolaemini) with the description of a new species from an isolated volcanic peak in northern Patagonia

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2015, Magnolia Press

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  3. Model-based approach to test hard polytomies in theEulaemusclade of the most diverse South American lizard genusLiolaemus(Liolaemini, Squamata)

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando

  4. Integrative taxonomy in the Liolaemus fitzingerii complex (Squamata: Liolaemini) based on morphological analyses and niche modeling

    Article • Zootaxa, August 2014, Magnolia Press

    Dr Mariana Morando

  5. Multilocus phylogeography of the Patagonian lizard complexLiolaemus kriegi(Iguania: Liolaemini)

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando, Dr Luciano Javier Avila

  6. A new lizard of the Phymaturus genus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from Sierra Grande, northeastern Patagonia, Argentina

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2014, Magnolia Press

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  7. Multilocus phylogeny of the widely distributed South American lizard cladeEulaemus(Liolaemini,Liolaemus)

    Article • Zoologica Scripta, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  8. Molecular phylogeny of the New World gecko genusHomonota(Squamata: Phyllodactylidae)

    Article • Zoologica Scripta, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  9. Past and present taxonomy of theLiolaemus lineomaculatussection (Liolaemidae): is the morphological arrangement hypothesis valid?

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, July 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  10. Quaternary range and demographic expansion ofLiolaemus darwinii(Squamata: Liolaemidae) in the Monte Desert of Central Argentina using Bayesian phylogeography and ecological niche modelling

    Article • Molecular Ecology, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  11. A molecular phylogeny of the lizard genus Phymaturus (Squamata, Liolaemini): Implications for species diversity and historical biogeography of southern South America

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Mariana Morando

  12. Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update

    Article • Zootaxa, February 2013, Magnolia Press

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  13. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of the Liolaemus rothi complex and a new species of lizard from Auca Mahuida Volcano (Squamata: Liolaemini)

    Article • Zootaxa, January 2013, Magnolia Press

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  14. How lizards survived blizzards: phylogeography of theLiolaemus lineomaculatusgroup (Liolaemidae) reveals multiple breaks and refugia in southern Patagonia and their concordance with other codistributed taxa

    Article • Molecular Ecology, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  15. SPECIES DELIMITATION WITH ABC AND OTHER COALESCENT-BASED METHODS: A TEST OF ACCURACY WITH SIMULATIONS AND AN EMPIRICAL EXAMPLE WITH LIZARDS OF THE LIOLAEMUS DARWINII COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: LIOLAEMIDAE)

    Article • Evolution, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  16. Early stages of divergence: phylogeography, climate modeling, and morphological differentiation in the South American lizardLiolaemus petrophilus(Squamata: Liolaemidae)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  17. Molecular dating and diversification of the South American lizard genus Liolaemus (subgenus Eulaemus) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences

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

    Dr Mariana Morando

  18. Accuracy and Precision of Species Trees: Effects of Locus, Individual, and Base Pair Sampling on Inference of Species Trees in Lizards of the Liolaemus darwinii Group (Squamata, Liolaemidae)

    Article • Systematic Biology, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando

  19. Evidence of hybridization in the Argentinean lizards Liolaemus gracilis and Liolaemus bibronii (IGUANIA: LIOLAEMINI): An integrative approach based on genes and morphology

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Mariana Morando

  20. Characterization of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the South American lizard Liolaemus fitzingerii with cross-amplification in L. chehuachekenk

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Mariana Morando

  21. Emerging phylogeographical patterns of plants and terrestrial vertebrates from Patagonia

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, May 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando

  22. Lizards from the end of the world: Phylogenetic relationships of the Liolaemus lineomaculatus section (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemini)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, May 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Mariana Morando

  23. Phylogeography

    Article • December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  24. Phylogeography between valleys and mountains: the history of populations ofLiolaemus koslowskyi(Squamata, Liolaemini)

    Article • Zoologica Scripta, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  25. New Species of the Iguanian Lizard Genus Liolaemus (Squamata, Iguania, Liolaemini) from Central Patagonia, Argentina

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, March 2008, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

    Dr Mariana Morando

  26. Molecular evidence for a species complex in the patagonian lizard Liolaemus bibronii and phylogeography of the closely related Liolaemus gracilis (Squamata: Liolaemini)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Mariana Morando

  27. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND GENETIC STRUCTURE IN THE CNEMIDOPHORUS LONGICAUDA COMPLEX (SQUAMATA, TEIIDAE)

    Article • Herpetologica, December 2006, Herpetologists League

    Dr Mariana Morando

  28. Congeneric phylogeography: hypothesizing species limits and evolutionary processes in Patagonian lizards of the Liolaemus boulengeri group (Squamata: Liolaemini)

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando

  29. Reptilia, Iguania, Liolaemini, Liolaemus petrophilus and Liolaemus pictus: distribution extension, filling gaps, new records

    Article • Check List, July 2006, Check List Journal

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  30. Reptilia, Iguania, Liolaemidae, Liolaemus somuncurae: distribution extension

    Article • Check List, January 2006, Check List Journal

    Dr Luciano Javier Avila, Dr Mariana Morando

  31. Correlating diet and digestive tract specialization: Examples from the lizard family Liolaemidae

    Article • Zoology, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Mariana Morando

  32. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF LIZARDS OF THE LIOLAEMUS PETROPHILUS GROUP (SQUAMATA, LIOLAEMIDAE), WITH DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES FROM WESTERN ARGENTINA

    Article • Herpetologica, June 2004, Herpetologists League

    Dr Mariana Morando

  33. PHYLOGENY AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE LIOLAEMUS DARWINII COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: LIOLAEMIDAE): EVIDENCE FOR INTROGRESSION AND INCOMPLETE LINEAGE SORTING

    Article • Evolution, April 2004, Wiley

    Dr Mariana Morando

  34. PHYLOGENY AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE LIOLAEMUS DARWINII COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: LIOLAEMIDAE): EVIDENCE FOR INTROGRESSION AND INCOMPLETE LINEAGE SORTING

    Article • Evolution, January 2004, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Mariana Morando

  35. A NEW SPECIES OF LIOLAEMUS (SQUAMATA: IGUANIA: LIOLAEMIDAE) FROM NORTHWESTERN PATAGONIA (NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA)

    Article • Herpetologica, December 2003, Herpetologists League

    Dr Mariana Morando

  36. Sampling Strategies for Delimiting Species: Genes, Individuals, and Populations in the Liolaemus elongatus-kriegi Complex (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in Andean-Patagonian South America

    Article • Systematic Biology, April 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando

  37. Sampling Strategies for Delimiting Species: Genes, Individuals, and Populations in the Liolaemus elongatus-kriegi Complex (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in Andean-Patagonian South America

    Article • Systematic Biology, April 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Mariana Morando