TY  - JOUR
AU  - Robbemont, Jody
AU  - van Veldhuijzen, Sam
AU  - Allain, Steven J.R.
AU  - Ambu, Johanna
AU  - Boyle, Ryan
AU  - Canestrelli, Daniele
AU  - Cathasaigh, Éinne Ó
AU  - Cathrine, Chris
AU  - Chiocchio, Andrea
AU  - Cogalniceanu, Dan
AU  - Cvijanović, Milena
AU  - Dufresnes, Christophe
AU  - Ennis, Collie
AU  - Gandola, Rob
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Julian, Angela
AU  - Kranželić, Daria
AU  - Lukanov, Simeon
AU  - Martínez-Solano, Iñigo
AU  - Montgomery, Ryan
AU  - Naumov, Borislav
AU  - O’Neill, Matthew
AU  - North, Alexandra
AU  - Pabijan, Maciej
AU  - Pushendorf, Robert
AU  - Salvi, Daniele
AU  - Schmidt, Bruno
AU  - Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos
AU  - Stanescu, Florina
AU  - Stanković, David
AU  - Stapleton, Sarah
AU  - Šunje, Emina
AU  - Szabolcs, Márton
AU  - Vacheva, Emiliya
AU  - Willis, David
AU  - Zimić, Adnan
AU  - France, James
AU  - Meilink, Willem R.M.
AU  - Stark, Tariq
AU  - Struijk, Richard P.J.H.
AU  - Theodoropoulos, Anagnostis
AU  - de Visser, Manon C.
AU  - Wielstra, Ben
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6052
AB  - Many herpetofauna species have been introduced outside of their native range. MtDNA barcoding is regularly used to determine the provenance of such populations. The alpine newt has been introduced across the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland. However, geographical mtDNA structure across the natural range of the alpine newt is still incompletely understood and certain regions are severely undersampled. We collect mtDNA sequence data of over seven hundred individuals, from both the native and the introduced range. The main new insights from our extended mtDNA phylogeography are that 1) haplotypes from Spain do not form a reciprocally monophyletic clade, but are nested inside the mtDNA clade that covers western and eastern Europe; and 2) haplotypes from the northwest Balkans form a monophyletic clade together with those from the Southern Carpathians and Apuseni Mountains. We also home in on the regions where the distinct mtDNA clades meet in nature. We show that four out of the seven distinct mtDNA clades that comprise the alpine newt are implicated in the introductions in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland. In several introduced localities, two distinct mtDNA clades co-occur. As these mtDNA clades presumably represent cryptic species, we urge that the extent of genetic admixture between them is assessed from genome-wide nuclear DNA markers. We mobilized a large number of citizen scientists in this project to support the collection of DNA samples by skin swabbing and underscore the effectiveness of this sampling technique for mtDNA barcoding.
PB  - Brill Academic Publishers
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations
IS  - 3
VL  - 44
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-bja10144
SP  - 347
EP  - 361
ER  - 

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author = "Robbemont, Jody and van Veldhuijzen, Sam and Allain, Steven J.R. and Ambu, Johanna and Boyle, Ryan and Canestrelli, Daniele and Cathasaigh, Éinne Ó and Cathrine, Chris and Chiocchio, Andrea and Cogalniceanu, Dan and Cvijanović, Milena and Dufresnes, Christophe and Ennis, Collie and Gandola, Rob and Jablonski, Daniel and Julian, Angela and Kranželić, Daria and Lukanov, Simeon and Martínez-Solano, Iñigo and Montgomery, Ryan and Naumov, Borislav and O’Neill, Matthew and North, Alexandra and Pabijan, Maciej and Pushendorf, Robert and Salvi, Daniele and Schmidt, Bruno and Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos and Stanescu, Florina and Stanković, David and Stapleton, Sarah and Šunje, Emina and Szabolcs, Márton and Vacheva, Emiliya and Willis, David and Zimić, Adnan and France, James and Meilink, Willem R.M. and Stark, Tariq and Struijk, Richard P.J.H. and Theodoropoulos, Anagnostis and de Visser, Manon C. and Wielstra, Ben",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Many herpetofauna species have been introduced outside of their native range. MtDNA barcoding is regularly used to determine the provenance of such populations. The alpine newt has been introduced across the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland. However, geographical mtDNA structure across the natural range of the alpine newt is still incompletely understood and certain regions are severely undersampled. We collect mtDNA sequence data of over seven hundred individuals, from both the native and the introduced range. The main new insights from our extended mtDNA phylogeography are that 1) haplotypes from Spain do not form a reciprocally monophyletic clade, but are nested inside the mtDNA clade that covers western and eastern Europe; and 2) haplotypes from the northwest Balkans form a monophyletic clade together with those from the Southern Carpathians and Apuseni Mountains. We also home in on the regions where the distinct mtDNA clades meet in nature. We show that four out of the seven distinct mtDNA clades that comprise the alpine newt are implicated in the introductions in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland. In several introduced localities, two distinct mtDNA clades co-occur. As these mtDNA clades presumably represent cryptic species, we urge that the extent of genetic admixture between them is assessed from genome-wide nuclear DNA markers. We mobilized a large number of citizen scientists in this project to support the collection of DNA samples by skin swabbing and underscore the effectiveness of this sampling technique for mtDNA barcoding.",
publisher = "Brill Academic Publishers",
journal = "Amphibia-Reptilia",
title = "An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations",
number = "3",
volume = "44",
doi = "10.1163/15685381-bja10144",
pages = "347-361"
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Robbemont, J., van Veldhuijzen, S., Allain, S. J.R., Ambu, J., Boyle, R., Canestrelli, D., Cathasaigh, É. Ó., Cathrine, C., Chiocchio, A., Cogalniceanu, D., Cvijanović, M., Dufresnes, C., Ennis, C., Gandola, R., Jablonski, D., Julian, A., Kranželić, D., Lukanov, S., Martínez-Solano, I., Montgomery, R., Naumov, B., O’Neill, M., North, A., Pabijan, M., Pushendorf, R., Salvi, D., Schmidt, B., Sotiropoulos, K., Stanescu, F., Stanković, D., Stapleton, S., Šunje, E., Szabolcs, M., Vacheva, E., Willis, D., Zimić, A., France, J., Meilink, W. R.M., Stark, T., Struijk, R. P.J.H., Theodoropoulos, A., de Visser, M. C.,& Wielstra, B.. (2023). An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations. in Amphibia-Reptilia
Brill Academic Publishers., 44(3), 347-361.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10144

Robbemont J, van Veldhuijzen S, Allain SJ, Ambu J, Boyle R, Canestrelli D, Cathasaigh ÉÓ, Cathrine C, Chiocchio A, Cogalniceanu D, Cvijanović M, Dufresnes C, Ennis C, Gandola R, Jablonski D, Julian A, Kranželić D, Lukanov S, Martínez-Solano I, Montgomery R, Naumov B, O’Neill M, North A, Pabijan M, Pushendorf R, Salvi D, Schmidt B, Sotiropoulos K, Stanescu F, Stanković D, Stapleton S, Šunje E, Szabolcs M, Vacheva E, Willis D, Zimić A, France J, Meilink WR, Stark T, Struijk RP, Theodoropoulos A, de Visser MC, Wielstra B. An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2023;44(3):347-361.
doi:10.1163/15685381-bja10144 .

Robbemont, Jody, van Veldhuijzen, Sam, Allain, Steven J.R., Ambu, Johanna, Boyle, Ryan, Canestrelli, Daniele, Cathasaigh, Éinne Ó, Cathrine, Chris, Chiocchio, Andrea, Cogalniceanu, Dan, Cvijanović, Milena, Dufresnes, Christophe, Ennis, Collie, Gandola, Rob, Jablonski, Daniel, Julian, Angela, Kranželić, Daria, Lukanov, Simeon, Martínez-Solano, Iñigo, Montgomery, Ryan, Naumov, Borislav, O’Neill, Matthew, North, Alexandra, Pabijan, Maciej, Pushendorf, Robert, Salvi, Daniele, Schmidt, Bruno, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Stanescu, Florina, Stanković, David, Stapleton, Sarah, Šunje, Emina, Szabolcs, Márton, Vacheva, Emiliya, Willis, David, Zimić, Adnan, France, James, Meilink, Willem R.M., Stark, Tariq, Struijk, Richard P.J.H., Theodoropoulos, Anagnostis, de Visser, Manon C., Wielstra, Ben, "An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations" in Amphibia-Reptilia, 44, no. 3 (2023):347-361,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10144 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Garcia-Porta, Joan
AU  - Irisarri, Iker
AU  - Kirchner, Martin
AU  - Rodríguez, Ariel
AU  - Kirchhof, Sebastian
AU  - Brown, Jason L.
AU  - MacLeod, Amy
AU  - Turner, Alexander P.
AU  - Ahmadzadeh, Faraham
AU  - Albaladejo, Gonzalo
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - De la Riva, Ignacio
AU  - Fawzi, Adnane
AU  - Galán, Pedro
AU  - Göçmen, Bayram
AU  - Harris, D. James
AU  - Jiménez-Robles, Octavio
AU  - Joger, Ulrich
AU  - Jovanović Glavaš, Olga
AU  - Karış, Mert
AU  - Koziel, Giannina
AU  - Künzel, Sven
AU  - Lyra, Mariana
AU  - Miles, Donald
AU  - Nogales, Manuel
AU  - Oğuz, Mehmet Anıl
AU  - Pafilis, Panayiotis
AU  - Rancilhac, Loïs
AU  - Rodríguez, Noemí
AU  - Rodríguez Concepción, Benza
AU  - Sanchez, Eugenia
AU  - Salvi, Daniele
AU  - Slimani, Tahar
AU  - S'khifa, Abderrahim
AU  - Qashqaei, Ali Turk
AU  - Žagar, Anamarija
AU  - Lemmon, Alan
AU  - Moriarty Lemmon, Emily
AU  - Carretero, Miguel Angel
AU  - Carranza, Salvador
AU  - Philippe, Hervé
AU  - Sinervo, Barry
AU  - Müller, Johannes
AU  - Vences, Miguel
AU  - Wollenberg Valero, Katharina C.
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11943-x
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC6733905
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3472
AB  - Climatic conditions changing over time and space shape the evolution of organisms at multiple levels, including temperate lizards in the family Lacertidae. Here we reconstruct a dated phylogenetic tree of 262 lacertid species based on a supermatrix relying on novel phylogenomic datasets and fossil calibrations. Diversification of lacertids was accompanied by an increasing disparity among occupied bioclimatic niches, especially in the last 10 Ma, during a period of progressive global cooling. Temperate species also underwent a genome-wide slowdown in molecular substitution rates compared to tropical and desert-adapted lacertids. Evaporative water loss and preferred temperature are correlated with bioclimatic parameters, indicating physiological adaptations to climate. Tropical, but also some populations of cool-adapted species experience maximum temperatures close to their preferred temperatures. We hypothesize these species-specific physiological preferences may constitute a handicap to prevail under rapid global warming, and contribute to explaining local lizard extinctions in cool and humid climates.
T2  - Nature Communications
T1  - Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards.
IS  - 1
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-019-11943-x
SP  - 4077
ER  - 

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author = "Garcia-Porta, Joan and Irisarri, Iker and Kirchner, Martin and Rodríguez, Ariel and Kirchhof, Sebastian and Brown, Jason L. and MacLeod, Amy and Turner, Alexander P. and Ahmadzadeh, Faraham and Albaladejo, Gonzalo and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and De la Riva, Ignacio and Fawzi, Adnane and Galán, Pedro and Göçmen, Bayram and Harris, D. James and Jiménez-Robles, Octavio and Joger, Ulrich and Jovanović Glavaš, Olga and Karış, Mert and Koziel, Giannina and Künzel, Sven and Lyra, Mariana and Miles, Donald and Nogales, Manuel and Oğuz, Mehmet Anıl and Pafilis, Panayiotis and Rancilhac, Loïs and Rodríguez, Noemí and Rodríguez Concepción, Benza and Sanchez, Eugenia and Salvi, Daniele and Slimani, Tahar and S'khifa, Abderrahim and Qashqaei, Ali Turk and Žagar, Anamarija and Lemmon, Alan and Moriarty Lemmon, Emily and Carretero, Miguel Angel and Carranza, Salvador and Philippe, Hervé and Sinervo, Barry and Müller, Johannes and Vences, Miguel and Wollenberg Valero, Katharina C.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Climatic conditions changing over time and space shape the evolution of organisms at multiple levels, including temperate lizards in the family Lacertidae. Here we reconstruct a dated phylogenetic tree of 262 lacertid species based on a supermatrix relying on novel phylogenomic datasets and fossil calibrations. Diversification of lacertids was accompanied by an increasing disparity among occupied bioclimatic niches, especially in the last 10 Ma, during a period of progressive global cooling. Temperate species also underwent a genome-wide slowdown in molecular substitution rates compared to tropical and desert-adapted lacertids. Evaporative water loss and preferred temperature are correlated with bioclimatic parameters, indicating physiological adaptations to climate. Tropical, but also some populations of cool-adapted species experience maximum temperatures close to their preferred temperatures. We hypothesize these species-specific physiological preferences may constitute a handicap to prevail under rapid global warming, and contribute to explaining local lizard extinctions in cool and humid climates.",
journal = "Nature Communications",
title = "Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards.",
number = "1",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.1038/s41467-019-11943-x",
pages = "4077"
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Garcia-Porta, J., Irisarri, I., Kirchner, M., Rodríguez, A., Kirchhof, S., Brown, J. L., MacLeod, A., Turner, A. P., Ahmadzadeh, F., Albaladejo, G., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., De la Riva, I., Fawzi, A., Galán, P., Göçmen, B., Harris, D. J., Jiménez-Robles, O., Joger, U., Jovanović Glavaš, O., Karış, M., Koziel, G., Künzel, S., Lyra, M., Miles, D., Nogales, M., Oğuz, M. A., Pafilis, P., Rancilhac, L., Rodríguez, N., Rodríguez Concepción, B., Sanchez, E., Salvi, D., Slimani, T., S'khifa, A., Qashqaei, A. T., Žagar, A., Lemmon, A., Moriarty Lemmon, E., Carretero, M. A., Carranza, S., Philippe, H., Sinervo, B., Müller, J., Vences, M.,& Wollenberg Valero, K. C.. (2019). Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards.. in Nature Communications, 10(1), 4077.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11943-x

Garcia-Porta J, Irisarri I, Kirchner M, Rodríguez A, Kirchhof S, Brown JL, MacLeod A, Turner AP, Ahmadzadeh F, Albaladejo G, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, De la Riva I, Fawzi A, Galán P, Göçmen B, Harris DJ, Jiménez-Robles O, Joger U, Jovanović Glavaš O, Karış M, Koziel G, Künzel S, Lyra M, Miles D, Nogales M, Oğuz MA, Pafilis P, Rancilhac L, Rodríguez N, Rodríguez Concepción B, Sanchez E, Salvi D, Slimani T, S'khifa A, Qashqaei AT, Žagar A, Lemmon A, Moriarty Lemmon E, Carretero MA, Carranza S, Philippe H, Sinervo B, Müller J, Vences M, Wollenberg Valero KC. Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards.. in Nature Communications. 2019;10(1):4077.
doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11943-x .

Garcia-Porta, Joan, Irisarri, Iker, Kirchner, Martin, Rodríguez, Ariel, Kirchhof, Sebastian, Brown, Jason L., MacLeod, Amy, Turner, Alexander P., Ahmadzadeh, Faraham, Albaladejo, Gonzalo, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, De la Riva, Ignacio, Fawzi, Adnane, Galán, Pedro, Göçmen, Bayram, Harris, D. James, Jiménez-Robles, Octavio, Joger, Ulrich, Jovanović Glavaš, Olga, Karış, Mert, Koziel, Giannina, Künzel, Sven, Lyra, Mariana, Miles, Donald, Nogales, Manuel, Oğuz, Mehmet Anıl, Pafilis, Panayiotis, Rancilhac, Loïs, Rodríguez, Noemí, Rodríguez Concepción, Benza, Sanchez, Eugenia, Salvi, Daniele, Slimani, Tahar, S'khifa, Abderrahim, Qashqaei, Ali Turk, Žagar, Anamarija, Lemmon, Alan, Moriarty Lemmon, Emily, Carretero, Miguel Angel, Carranza, Salvador, Philippe, Hervé, Sinervo, Barry, Müller, Johannes, Vences, Miguel, Wollenberg Valero, Katharina C., "Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards." in Nature Communications, 10, no. 1 (2019):4077,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11943-x . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wielstra, Ben
AU  - Canestrelli, Daniele
AU  - Cvijanović, Milena
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
AU  - Fijarczyk, Anna
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Liana, Marcin
AU  - Naumov, Borislav
AU  - Olgun, Kurtuluş
AU  - Pabijan, Maciej
AU  - Pezzarossa, Alice
AU  - Popgeorgiev, Georgi
AU  - Salvi, Daniele
AU  - Si, Yali
AU  - Sillero, Neftalí
AU  - Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos
AU  - Zieliński, Piotr
AU  - Babik, Wiesław
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15685381-17000128
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3041
AB  - The ‘smooth newt’, the taxon traditionally referred to as Lissotriton vulgaris, consists of multiple morphologically distinct taxa. Given the uncertainty concerning the validity and rank of these taxa, L. vulgaris sensu lato has often been treated as a single, polytypic species. A recent study, driven by genetic data, proposed to recognize five species, L. graecus, L. kosswigi, L. lantzi, L. schmidtleri and a more restricted L. vulgaris. The Carpathian newt L. montandoni was confirmed to be a closely related sister species. We propose to refer to this collective of six Lissotriton species as the smooth newt or Lissotriton vulgaris species complex. Guided by comprehensive genomic data from throughout the range of the smooth newt species complex we 1) delineate the distribution ranges, 2) provide a distribution database, and 3) produce distribution maps according to the format of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, for the six constituent species. This allows us to 4) highlight regions where more research is needed to determine the position of contact zones.
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe
IS  - 2
VL  - 39
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-17000128
SP  - 252
EP  - 259
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "The ‘smooth newt’, the taxon traditionally referred to as Lissotriton vulgaris, consists of multiple morphologically distinct taxa. Given the uncertainty concerning the validity and rank of these taxa, L. vulgaris sensu lato has often been treated as a single, polytypic species. A recent study, driven by genetic data, proposed to recognize five species, L. graecus, L. kosswigi, L. lantzi, L. schmidtleri and a more restricted L. vulgaris. The Carpathian newt L. montandoni was confirmed to be a closely related sister species. We propose to refer to this collective of six Lissotriton species as the smooth newt or Lissotriton vulgaris species complex. Guided by comprehensive genomic data from throughout the range of the smooth newt species complex we 1) delineate the distribution ranges, 2) provide a distribution database, and 3) produce distribution maps according to the format of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, for the six constituent species. This allows us to 4) highlight regions where more research is needed to determine the position of contact zones.",
journal = "Amphibia-Reptilia",
title = "The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe",
number = "2",
volume = "39",
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pages = "252-259"
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Wielstra, B., Canestrelli, D., Cvijanović, M., Denoël, M., Fijarczyk, A., Jablonski, D., Liana, M., Naumov, B., Olgun, K., Pabijan, M., Pezzarossa, A., Popgeorgiev, G., Salvi, D., Si, Y., Sillero, N., Sotiropoulos, K., Zieliński, P.,& Babik, W.. (2018). The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. in Amphibia-Reptilia, 39(2), 252-259.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-17000128

Wielstra B, Canestrelli D, Cvijanović M, Denoël M, Fijarczyk A, Jablonski D, Liana M, Naumov B, Olgun K, Pabijan M, Pezzarossa A, Popgeorgiev G, Salvi D, Si Y, Sillero N, Sotiropoulos K, Zieliński P, Babik W. The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2018;39(2):252-259.
doi:10.1163/15685381-17000128 .

Wielstra, Ben, Canestrelli, Daniele, Cvijanović, Milena, Denoël, Mathieu, Fijarczyk, Anna, Jablonski, Daniel, Liana, Marcin, Naumov, Borislav, Olgun, Kurtuluş, Pabijan, Maciej, Pezzarossa, Alice, Popgeorgiev, Georgi, Salvi, Daniele, Si, Yali, Sillero, Neftalí, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Zieliński, Piotr, Babik, Wiesław, "The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe" in Amphibia-Reptilia, 39, no. 2 (2018):252-259,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-17000128 . .