@conference {16545, title = {THE THREE PHASES OF BIOLOGICAL THINKING AND THE GENETIC TOOLS IN THE SCIENCE OF THEOPHRASTUS}, booktitle = {THEOPHRASTUS 2000 - BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HERITAGE IN THE AEGEAN}, year = {2005}, publisher = {Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών}, organization = {Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών}, address = {Athens, Greece}, keywords = {Allozymes, change, DNA, evolution, genetics, individuals, methods, mtDNA, tools, αλλαγή, άτομα, γενετική, εξέλιξη, εργαλεία, μεθόδους}, author = {Zouros, E.} } @conference {16540, title = {INTER- AND INTRAPOPULATION mtDNA VARIATION OF THE VOLE MICROTUS (TERRICOLA) THOMASI (MAMMALIA, RODENTIA) IN GREECE}, booktitle = {Biodiversity in the Information Age: ICSEB VI, Sixth International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology}, year = {2002}, month = {‪September 9-16}, publisher = {Petrake}, organization = {Petrake}, address = {Patras, Greece}, keywords = {mtDNA, variation, vole, αρουραίος, παραλλαγή}, author = {Thanou, E. and Fraguedaki-Tsoli, S. E. and Chondropoulos, B.P.} } @conference {16513, title = {mtDNA PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE ALPINE NEWT (TRITURUS ALPESTRIS, SALAMANDRIDAE, CAUDATA)}, booktitle = {Third Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society - An international and interdisciplinary society contributing to the advancement of all studies of the geography of nature}, year = {2007}, month = {January 9-13}, publisher = {International Biogeography Society }, organization = {International Biogeography Society }, address = {Casino Taoro, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands}, keywords = {Alpine Newt, analysis, mtDNA, phylogenetic, Αλπικός τρίτωνας, ανάλυση, φυλογενετική}, author = {Sotiropoulos, K. and Eleftherakos, K. and D{\v z}uki{\'c}, G. and Kalezic, M.L. and Polymeni, R.M. and Legakis, A.} } @article {15863, title = {Population structure and loss of genetic diversity in the endangered white-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala}, journal = {Conservation GeneticsConservation Genetics}, volume = {6}, number = {6}, year = {2005}, note = {Cited By (since 1996): 1Export Date: 4 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Almaraz, P., Amat, J.A., Multi-annual spatial and nummeric dynamics of the white-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala in southern Europe: Seasonality, density dependence and climatic variability (2004) J. 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In the historical sample, we found a lack of significant genetic structure between populations in different areas. We found evidence that the species experienced a rapid expansion in the past, perhaps from glacial refugia centred around the Mediterranean following the last ice age. In Spain, the population went through a dramatic bottleneck in the 1970s and early 1980s, when only a few dozens individuals remained in the wild. Although population size has since recovered to a few thousand individuals, we found a highly significant loss of mitochondrial haplotype diversity between the historical and contemporary samples. Given ongoing declines in other areas, losses in genetic diversity that may reduce the adaptive potential of white-headed ducks in the future are a continuing concern throughout the geographic range of this species. {\textcopyright} Springer 2006.}, keywords = {Aves, Bottleneck, mtDNA, museum specimens, Oxyura, phylogeography, waterfowl, White-Headed Duck}, author = {Mu{\~n}oz-Fuentes, V. and Green, A.J. and Negro, J.J. and Sorenson, M.D.} } @article {13296, title = {Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Cyprus racer, Hierophis cypriensis, and the systematic status of Coluber gemonensis gyarosensis Mertens (Reptilia : Squamata : Colubrinae)}, journal = {Revue Suisse de ZoologieRevue Suisse de Zoologie}, volume = {111}, number = {1}, year = {2004}, note = {Times Cited: 3ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 32808of}, month = {MAR}, pages = {225-238}, abstract = {External morphology, skull bones, and hemipenis features of Hierophis cypriensis (Schatti) were examined and new lowland findings are reported. Morphological and molecular data confirm sister species status of the Cyprus racer vis-a-vis the western Mediterranean racers H. gemonensis (Laurenti) and H. viridiflavus (Lacepede). Apart from the Cyclades viper, Macrovipera schweizeri (Werner), H. cypriensis is the only endemic Mediterranean insular snake species. Coluber gemonensis gyarosensis Mertens from Gyaros Island (Cyclades) is a junior synonym of H. viridiflavus. This Aegean population, highly isolated from the continuous range of the species, was most probably introduced by human activity in historical times. 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Data analysis revealed extensive haplotype diversity (42 out of 56 haplotypes were unique) within and among wild populations. Haplotype diversity was equally distributed within and between geographical regions, while significant genetic structuring was evident from heterogeneity of haplotype frequencies among sampling sites. Specific mtDNA profiles clearly differentiated reared from wild individuals and proved highly indicative for reared bares from past releases caught within wild populations. MtDNA analysis suggests the introgression of allochthonous gene pools into the native populations. To conserve indigenous genotypes and to prevent loss of genetic diversity, restocking operations should be stopped and an appropriate management adjusted to the local population dynamics should be developed. {\textcopyright} 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {Genetic structure, Lepus europaeus, Mammalia, mtDNA}, author = {Mamuris, Z. and Sfougaris, A.I. and Stamatis, C.} } @article {2374, title = {Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata; Lacertidae) from Greece}, journal = {Systematics and Biodiversity}, volume = {6}, year = {2008}, pages = {307-318}, chapter = {307}, abstract = {

Recently, several works have focused on the lacertid lizards of the genus Podarcis, revealing cases of hidden diversity and paraphyly, and offering evidence that suggests the revision of the extant taxonomical arrangements within the genus. Hidden diversity and paraphyly have been shown to exist in the relationships between the Balkan species P. peloponnesiaca and P. erhardii as well. Here we couple a molecular (mtDNA) dataset with a corresponding morphological one, consisting of morphometric and pholidotic characters, to check for concordance between the two. Phylogenetic analyses reinforced previous suggestions for paraphyly of P. erhardii with respect to P. peloponnesiaca. We found the variation of certain pholidotic characters concordant with the relationships inferred from partial mtDNA sequences, whereas morphometric characters were not. The latter is possibly due to greater influence of morphometric characters by environmental factors. To avoid the observed paraphyly we proceed with the description of the populations from Crete and the islet of Pori, until now designated as P. erhardii, as separate taxa at the species level.

}, keywords = {morphology, mtDNA, new species, phylogeny, Podarcis cretensis, Podarcis levendis, taxonomy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477200008002727}, author = {Lymberakis, Petros and Poulakakis, N and Kaliontzopoulou, A. and Efstratios D. Valakos and Mylonas, M.} } @conference {2320, title = {ΦΥΛΟΓΕΝΕΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΞΕΛΙΚΤΙΚΕΣ ΣΧΕΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΩΝ ΣΚΑΠΤΟΠΟΝΤΙΚΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΓΕΝΟΥΣ Microtus (RODENTIA, ARVICOLIDAE) ΜΕ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗ mtDNA}, booktitle = {Βιοποικιλότητα \& Πλανητική Αλλαγή}, year = {2004}, month = {18-21 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ}, publisher = {ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ}, organization = {ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ}, address = {ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗ}, keywords = {Arvicolidae, evolution, Microtus, mtDNA, phylogeny, relationships, rodent, Rodentia, voles, εξέλιξη, Σκαπτοποντικός, σχέσεις, τρωκτικό, φυλογένεση}, author = {Τρυφωνόπουλος, Γ and Θάνου, Ε and Φραγγεδάκη{\textendash}Τσώλη, Σ and Χονδρόπουλος, Β} } @conference {2106, title = {MtDNA Suggests the Ongoing Differentiation on Greek Microtus (T.) thomasi (Rodentia, Arvicolidae)}, booktitle = {10th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions}, year = {2006}, month = {26-30 June}, publisher = {Hellenic Zoological Society, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development, Section of Animal Biology (Dept. Of Biology, Univ. of Patras)}, organization = {Hellenic Zoological Society, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development, Section of Animal Biology (Dept. Of Biology, Univ. of Patras)}, address = {Patras}, keywords = {Arvicolidae, differentiation, Microtus, Microtus (T.) thomasi, mtDNA, Rodentia, thomasi, διαφοροποίηση, τρωκτικό}, author = {Thanou, E and Tryfonopoulos, G and Chondropoulos, B and Fraguedakis-Tsolis, S} } @conference {1968, title = {Phylogenetic Relationships and Genetic Structure of Mediterranean Chukar (Alectoris chukar, Galliformes) Populations Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Markers}, booktitle = {10th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions}, year = {2006}, month = {26-30 June}, publisher = {Hellenic Zoological Society, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development, Section of Animal Biology (Dept. Of Biology, Univ. of Patras)}, organization = {Hellenic Zoological Society, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development, Section of Animal Biology (Dept. Of Biology, Univ. of Patras)}, address = {Patra}, keywords = {alectoris, Alectoris chukar, chukar, DNA, genetic, markers, mtDNA, nuclear, phylogenetic, phylogeny, populations, relationships, structure, γενετική, δείκτες, δομή, πληθυσμοί, πυρηνικά, σχέσεις, φυλογενετική, φυλογενία}, author = {Barbanera, F. and Guerrini, M. and Hadjigerou, M. and Panayides, P. and Sokos, C. and Tagioli, L and Tofanelli, S and Paoli, G and Dini, F} } @conference {1764, title = {Recombination in Animal Mitochondrial DNA}, booktitle = {Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences - 23rd Panhellenic Conference}, year = {2001}, month = {May 24-27}, publisher = {Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences}, organization = {Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences}, address = {Chios, Greece}, keywords = {Apodemus, DNA, fossaru, gammarus, mitochondrial, mtDNA, mussel, Rana, recombination, ανασυνδυασμός, μύδι}, author = {Ladoukakis, E.D and Zouros, E} } @conference {1746, title = {High Genetic Diversity of Brown Hare Populations from Greece in Comparison with those from Central Europe as Assessed by mtDNA-RFLP Analysis}, booktitle = {Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences - 23rd Panhellenic Conference}, year = {2001}, month = {May 24-27}, publisher = {Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences}, organization = {Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences}, address = {Chios, Greece}, keywords = {europaeus, Lepus, analysis, brown, central, diversity, Europe, genetic, hare, mtDNA, mtDNA-RFLP, RFLP, ανάλυση, γενετική, λαγός, ποικιλότητα}, author = {Mamuris, Z and Sfougaris, A.I. and Stamatis, C and Suchentrunk, F. and Varfi, V and Anni, A} }