Jindřich Brejcha

Phylogeography of European hedgehogs revisited: Pleistocene northern refugia and ecological differentiation

Abstract Background This study re-evaluates the Pleistocene history of the European hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus ) and the Northern white-breasted hedgehog ( E. roumanicus ), by integrating genetically verified occurrence records, complementary allopatric GBIF records and ecolo...