@conference {16443, title = {THE MOLECULAR COMPOSITION OF THE SEX CHROMOSOMES IN MICROTUS THOMASI: HOW DOES THE POLYMORPHIC X AND Y ORIGINATE?}, booktitle = {12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF GREECE AND ADJACENT REGIONS}, year = {2012}, month = {18 {\textendash} 22 June}, publisher = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, organization = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, address = {Athens}, keywords = {DNA, karyotype, Microtus thomasi, molecular composition, polymorphism, Rodentia, sex chromosomes, καρυότυπος, μοριακή σύσταση, πολυμορφισμός, τρωκτικά, φυλετικά χρωμοσώματα}, author = {Rovatsos, M. Th. and Marchal, J. A. and Romero-Fern{\'a}ndez, I. and Cano-Linares, M. and Giagia-Athanasopoulou, E. B. and Sanchez, A.} } @conference {16441, title = {TAXONOMICAL STATUS AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE {\textquotedblleft}ATTICUS{\textquotedblright} AND {\textquotedblleft}THOMASI{\textquotedblright} CHROMOSOMAL RACES OF THE UNDERGROUND VOLE MICROTUS THOMASI (RODENTIA, ARVICOLIDAE)}, booktitle = {12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF GREECE AND ADJACENT REGIONS}, year = {2012}, month = {18 {\textendash} 22 June}, publisher = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, organization = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, address = {Athens}, keywords = {Microtus thomas, Arvicolidae, chromosomal races, phylogenetic relations, Rodentia, taxonomical status, vole, αρουραίος, ταξινομική κατάσταση, φυλογενετικές σχέσεις, χρωμοσωματικές φυλές}, author = {Rovatsos, M. T. and Marchal, J. A. and Sanchez, A. and Giagia-Athanasopoulou, E. B.} } @article {4793, title = {Seabird mortality from longline fishing in the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesian waters: A review and a way forward}, journal = {Scientia MarinaScientia Marina}, volume = {67}, number = {Suppl. 2}, year = {2003}, note = {Cited By (since 1996): 5Export Date: 5 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Aguilar, J.S., (1998) Biologi?a Y Conservacio?n de la Pardela Balear Puffinus Mauretanicus, , Documents Te?cnics de Conservacio? (II ep) 2. Govern Balear, Palma de Mallorca; Alexander, K., Robertson, G., Gales, R., (1997) The Incidental Mortality of Albatrosses in Longline Fisheries, , Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston; International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) (1996) Shark News, 8, p. 2. , Anon; Bakken, V., Falk, K., Incidental take of seabirds in commercial fisheries in the Arctic countries (1998) Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Tech. 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Only for one country, Spain, is information on the levels of mortality available, suggesting that 4-6\% of the local breeding population of Cory{\textquoteright}s shearwater Calonectris diomedea may be killed annually, a level considered unsustainable for the long-term persistence of colonies. Cory{\textquoteright}s shearwater is the most commonly affected species, although a number of Larus gull species are also being caught. There is insufficient knowledge to conclude whether any seabird species is at conservation risk within the region, but concern is expressed for Cory{\textquoteright}s shearwater. It is recommended that Mediterranean and Macaronesian countries conduct assessments of their longline fisheries and seabird mortality in terms of the Food and Agriculture Organization{\textquoteright}s International Plan of Action - Seabirds. Regional fishery organisations, such as ICCAT and GFCM, should commence the collection of seabird mortality data. A "longline action plan" for the affected seabird species should be produced.}, keywords = {conservation, Longline fishing, Macaronesia, Mediterranean, seabirds}, author = {Cooper, J. and Baccetti, N. and Belda, E.J. and Borg, J.J. and Oro, D. and Papaconstantinou, C. and Sanchez, A.} } @article {2538, title = {A new pericentromeric repeated DNA sequence in Microtus thomasi}, journal = {Cytogenetic and Genome Research}, volume = {124}, number = {1}, year = {2009}, month = {2009}, pages = {27-36}, abstract = {

Several karyotypic forms have been previously described in populations of the vole species Microtus thomasi from Greece. In particular, the karyomorphs Microtus thomasi \‘thomasi\’ and \‘atticus\’ differ in X chromosome morphology, being acrocentric and subtelocentric, respectively. Furthermore, remarkable heterochromatin content variability has been described in sex chromosomes of both karyomorphs. Genomic DNA digestion with AluI allowed us to clone an 884 bp long repeated DNA sequence (Mth-Alu900) from the karyomorph M. thomasi \‘atticus\’. This repeated DNA is AT rich and seems to be organized mainly as a dimer of the 884-bp unit, which presents three simple repeats (CAAAT, CAGAT and CAGAC) that constitute 80\% of the total unit length. This repeated DNA is exclusive to M. thomasi, since it is absent from the genome of other studied Arvicolinae species. The chromosomal location of Mth-Alu900 was analyzed on M. thomasi \‘thomasi\’ and M. thomasi \‘atticus\’ karyomorphs, with different sex chromosome constitution. It was mainly located on the pericentromeric heterochromatin of most autosomes and X chromosomes on both karyomorphs. Results are also discussed in relation to karyotypic and sex chromosome variations in M. thomasi. To our knowledge, Mth-Alu900 constitutes a new \– the third discovered so far \– pericentromeric repeated DNA sequence described in Microtus species.

}, keywords = {DNA, pericentromeric, repeated, sequence, αλληλουχία, επαναλαμβανόμενη, περικεντρομερική}, isbn = {1424-8581}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24283515_A_new_pericentromeric_repeated_DNA_sequence_in_Microtus_thomasi}, author = {Acosta, M. and Marchal, J. and Mitsainas, G. and Rovatsos, M. and Fernandez-Espartero, C. and Giagia-Athanasopoulou, E. and Sanchez, A.} }