Fig. 1

Map showing the sample localities and approximate geographical range of the rock partridge in Italy and the north-western Balkans. The insert describes the hypothetical coastal lines of the Italian peninsula and glacier ranges (dark areas) at the last glacial maximum (21000 yr BP). Acronyms of the sampled populations: SIC, Sicily; ABR, central Apennines; CN, Cuneo; TO, Torino; AO, Aosta; VC, Vercelli; NO, Novara; CO, Como; SO, Sondrio; BG, Bergamo; BS, Brescia; TN, Trento; VI, Vicenza; ALB, Albania.