@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.} } @article {10614, title = {Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the wall lizard Podarcis erhardii (Squamata: Lacertidae)}, journal = {Molecular Ecology NotesMolecular Ecology Notes}, volume = {5}, number = {3}, year = {2005}, pages = {549}, publisher = {Blackwell Synergy}, keywords = {Reptilia}, author = {Poulakakis, N. and Goulielmos, G. and Antoniou, A. and Zouros, E. and Mylonas, M.} } @article {10615, title = {Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the wall-lizard Podarcis erhardii (Squamata: Lacertidae)}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {28}, number = {1}, year = {2003}, note = {Cited By (since 1996): 13Export Date: 5 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Arnold, E.N., Relationships of the Palaearctic lizards assigned to the genera Lacerta, Algyroides and Psammodromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) (1973) Bull. 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Kl., Wien, 166 (3-4), pp. 123-164.}, month = {2003///}, pages = {38-46}, abstract = {Erhard{\textquoteright}s wall lizard, Podarcis erhardii (Sauria: Lacertidae), is highly diversified in Greece and especially in the southern Aegean region. Out of the 28 recognized subspecies, 27 are found in Greece from the North Sporades island-complex in the North Aegean (grossly south of the 39th parallel) to the island of Crete in the South. The species exhibits great morphological and ecological plasticity and inhabits many different habitats from rocky islets and sandy shores to mountaintops as high as 2000 m. By examining intraspecific variability at a segment of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b we have found that that extant populations of P. erhardii are paraphyletic. Furthermore, we have found that subspecies previously defined on the basis of morphological characteristics do not correspond to different molecular phylogenetic clades, so that their status should be reconsidered. The DNA based biogeographical and phylogenetic history of Podarcis in Southern Greece is congruent with available paleogeographic data of the region, which supports the view that DNA sequences may be a useful tool for the study of palaeogeography. {\textcopyright} 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.}, keywords = {Reptilia}, author = {Poulakakis, N. and Lymberakis, P. and Antoniou, A. and Chalkia, D. and Zouros, E. and Mylonas, M. and Efstratios D. Valakos} } @article {10618, title = {Phylogeography of Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis taurica) and its relatives inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences}, journal = {Molecular EcologyMolecular Ecology}, volume = {14}, number = {8}, year = {2005}, pages = {2433-2443}, publisher = {Blackwell Synergy}, keywords = {Reptilia}, author = {Poulakakis, N. and Lymberakis, P. and Efstratios D. Valakos and Pafilis, P. and Zouros, E. and Mylonas, M.} } @article {10619, title = {Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Podarcis species from the Balkan Peninsula, by bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {37}, number = {3}, year = {2005}, pages = {845-857}, abstract = {Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis (Sauria, Lacertidae) comprise 17 currently recognized species in southern Europe, where they are the predominant nonavian reptile group. The taxonomy of Podarcis is complex and unstable. Based on DNA sequence data, the species of Podarcis falls into four main groups that have substantial geographic coherence (Western island group, southwestern group, Italian group, and Balkan Peninsula group). The Balkan Peninsula species are divided into two subgroups: the subgroup of P. taurica (P. taurica, P. milensis, P. gaigeae, and perhaps P. melisellensis), and the subgroup of P. erhardii (P. erhardii and P. peloponnesiaca). In the present study, the question of phylogenetic relationships among the species of Podarcis encountered in the Balkan Peninsula was addressed using partial mtDNA sequences for cytochrome b (cyt b) and 16S rRNA (16S). The data support the monophyly of Podarcis and suggest that there are three phylogenetic clades: the clade A (P. taurica, P. gaigeae, P. milensis, and P. melisellensis); the clade B (P. erhardii and P. peloponnesiaca), and the clade C (P. muralis and P. sicula). By examining intraspecific relationships it was found that extant populations of P. erhardii are paraphyletic. Furthermore, subspecies previously defined on the basis of morphological characteristics do not correspond to different molecular phylogenetic clades, suggesting that their status should be reconsidered. The distinct geographic distribution of the major clades of the phylogenetic tree and its topology suggest a spatial and temporal sequence of phylogenetic separations that coincide with some major paleogeographic separations during the geological history of the Aegean Sea. The results stress the need for a reconsideration of the evolutionary history of Balkan Podarcis species and help overcome difficulties that classical taxonomy has encountered at both the species and subspecies level.}, keywords = {Reptilia}, author = {Poulakakis, N. and Lymberakis, P. and Efstratios D. Valakos and Zouros, E. and Mylonas, M.} }