TY  - JOUR
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
AU  - Ficetola, G. Francesco
AU  - Sillero, Neftali
AU  - Džukić, Georg
AU  - Kalezić, Miloš L.
AU  - Vukov, Tanja
AU  - Muhović, Irma
AU  - Iković, Vuk
AU  - Lejeune, Benjamin
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ecm.1347
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3250
AB  - Eco‐cultural landscapes are assumed to be favorable environments for the persistence of biodiversity, but global change may affect differently their terrestrial and aquatic components. Few long‐term studies have examined how multiple, global change stressors may affect wetland biodiversity in such environments. Facultative paedomorphosis is a spectacular example of intra‐specific variation, in which biphasic (metamorphosing) amphibians coexist with fully aquatic conspecifics that do not metamorphose (paedomorphs). Paedomorphosis is seriously threatened by global change stressors, but it is unknown to what extent traditional management will allow its long‐term persistence. Here, we tested the effects of alien species introductions while taking into account land use and climate changes on the distribution of two polymorphic newt species (Ichthyosaura alpestris and Lissotriton graecus) in Montenegro by using a 68‐yr data set and Bayesian mixed models integrating complex spatial and temporal structures. We found that, despite the persistence of natural landscapes, metamorphs dramatically declined and paedomorphs were nearly extirpated, losing 99.9% of their aquatic area of occupancy and all the major populations. Fish introduction was the main determinant of decline for both phenotypes. Climate and the presence of crayfish further contributed to the decline of metamorphs, which started later and was less dramatic than that of paedomorphs. The near extinction of paedomorphosis on a country‐wide scale shows how invasive species determine broad‐scale impacts, which can be even stronger than other global change stressors, and underlines the need for immediate management actions to avoid the extinction of a unique developmental process, paedomorphosis.
T2  - Ecological Monographs
T1  - Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis
DO  - 10.1002/ecm.1347
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Denoël, Mathieu and Ficetola, G. Francesco and Sillero, Neftali and Džukić, Georg and Kalezić, Miloš L. and Vukov, Tanja and Muhović, Irma and Iković, Vuk and Lejeune, Benjamin",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Eco‐cultural landscapes are assumed to be favorable environments for the persistence of biodiversity, but global change may affect differently their terrestrial and aquatic components. Few long‐term studies have examined how multiple, global change stressors may affect wetland biodiversity in such environments. Facultative paedomorphosis is a spectacular example of intra‐specific variation, in which biphasic (metamorphosing) amphibians coexist with fully aquatic conspecifics that do not metamorphose (paedomorphs). Paedomorphosis is seriously threatened by global change stressors, but it is unknown to what extent traditional management will allow its long‐term persistence. Here, we tested the effects of alien species introductions while taking into account land use and climate changes on the distribution of two polymorphic newt species (Ichthyosaura alpestris and Lissotriton graecus) in Montenegro by using a 68‐yr data set and Bayesian mixed models integrating complex spatial and temporal structures. We found that, despite the persistence of natural landscapes, metamorphs dramatically declined and paedomorphs were nearly extirpated, losing 99.9% of their aquatic area of occupancy and all the major populations. Fish introduction was the main determinant of decline for both phenotypes. Climate and the presence of crayfish further contributed to the decline of metamorphs, which started later and was less dramatic than that of paedomorphs. The near extinction of paedomorphosis on a country‐wide scale shows how invasive species determine broad‐scale impacts, which can be even stronger than other global change stressors, and underlines the need for immediate management actions to avoid the extinction of a unique developmental process, paedomorphosis.",
journal = "Ecological Monographs",
title = "Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis",
doi = "10.1002/ecm.1347"
}

Denoël, M., Ficetola, G. F., Sillero, N., Džukić, G., Kalezić, M. L., Vukov, T., Muhović, I., Iković, V.,& Lejeune, B.. (2019). Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis. in Ecological Monographs.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1347

Denoël M, Ficetola GF, Sillero N, Džukić G, Kalezić ML, Vukov T, Muhović I, Iković V, Lejeune B. Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis. in Ecological Monographs. 2019;.
doi:10.1002/ecm.1347 .

Denoël, Mathieu, Ficetola, G. Francesco, Sillero, Neftali, Džukić, Georg, Kalezić, Miloš L., Vukov, Tanja, Muhović, Irma, Iković, Vuk, Lejeune, Benjamin, "Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis" in Ecological Monographs (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1347 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dufresnes, Christophe
AU  - Strachinis, Ilias
AU  - Suriadna, Nataliia
AU  - Mykytynets, Galyna
AU  - Cogălniceanu, Dan
AU  - Székely, Paul
AU  - Vukov, Tanja
AU  - Arntzen, Jan W.
AU  - Wielstra, Ben
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - Geffen, Eli
AU  - Gafny, Sarig
AU  - Kumlutaş, Yusuf
AU  - Ilgaz, Çetin
AU  - Candan, Kamil
AU  - Mizsei, Edvárd
AU  - Szabolcs, Márton
AU  - Kolenda, Krzysztof
AU  - Smirnov, Nazar
AU  - Géniez, Philippe
AU  - Lukanov, Simeon
AU  - Crochet, Pierre-André
AU  - Dubey, Sylvain
AU  - Perrin, Nicolas
AU  - Litvinchuk, Spartak N.
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/mec.15133
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3412
AB  - Cryptic phylogeographic diversifications provide unique models to examine the role of phylogenetic divergence on the evolution of reproductive isolation, without extrinsic factors such as ecological and behavioural differentiation. Yet, to date very few comparative studies have been attempted within such radiations. Here, we characterize a new speciation continuum in a group of widespread Eurasian amphibians, the Pelobates spadefoot toads, by conducting multilocus (restriction site associated DNA sequencing and mitochondrial DNA) phylogenetic, phylogeographic and hybrid zone analyses. Within the P. syriacus complex, we discovered species-level cryptic divergences (>5 million years ago [My]) between populations distributed in the Near-East (hereafter P. syriacus sensu stricto [s.s.]) and southeastern Europe (hereafter P. balcanicus), each featuring deep intraspecific lineages. Altogether, we could scale hybridizability to divergence time along six different stages, spanning from sympatry without gene flow (P. fuscus and P. balcanicus, >10 My), parapatry with highly restricted hybridization (P. balcanicus and P. syriacus s.s., >5 My), narrow hybrid zones (~15 km) consistent with partial reproductive isolation (P. fuscus and P. vespertinus, ~3 My), to extensive admixture between Pleistocene and refugial lineages (≤2 My). This full spectrum empirically supports a gradual build up of reproductive barriers through time, reversible up until a threshold that we estimate at ~3 My. Hence, cryptic phylogeographic lineages may fade away or become reproductively isolated species simply depending on the time they persist in allopatry, and without definite ecomorphological divergence.
T2  - Molecular Ecology
T1  - Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates).
DO  - 10.1111/mec.15133
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dufresnes, Christophe and Strachinis, Ilias and Suriadna, Nataliia and Mykytynets, Galyna and Cogălniceanu, Dan and Székely, Paul and Vukov, Tanja and Arntzen, Jan W. and Wielstra, Ben and Lymberakis, Petros and Geffen, Eli and Gafny, Sarig and Kumlutaş, Yusuf and Ilgaz, Çetin and Candan, Kamil and Mizsei, Edvárd and Szabolcs, Márton and Kolenda, Krzysztof and Smirnov, Nazar and Géniez, Philippe and Lukanov, Simeon and Crochet, Pierre-André and Dubey, Sylvain and Perrin, Nicolas and Litvinchuk, Spartak N. and Denoël, Mathieu",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Cryptic phylogeographic diversifications provide unique models to examine the role of phylogenetic divergence on the evolution of reproductive isolation, without extrinsic factors such as ecological and behavioural differentiation. Yet, to date very few comparative studies have been attempted within such radiations. Here, we characterize a new speciation continuum in a group of widespread Eurasian amphibians, the Pelobates spadefoot toads, by conducting multilocus (restriction site associated DNA sequencing and mitochondrial DNA) phylogenetic, phylogeographic and hybrid zone analyses. Within the P. syriacus complex, we discovered species-level cryptic divergences (>5 million years ago [My]) between populations distributed in the Near-East (hereafter P. syriacus sensu stricto [s.s.]) and southeastern Europe (hereafter P. balcanicus), each featuring deep intraspecific lineages. Altogether, we could scale hybridizability to divergence time along six different stages, spanning from sympatry without gene flow (P. fuscus and P. balcanicus, >10 My), parapatry with highly restricted hybridization (P. balcanicus and P. syriacus s.s., >5 My), narrow hybrid zones (~15 km) consistent with partial reproductive isolation (P. fuscus and P. vespertinus, ~3 My), to extensive admixture between Pleistocene and refugial lineages (≤2 My). This full spectrum empirically supports a gradual build up of reproductive barriers through time, reversible up until a threshold that we estimate at ~3 My. Hence, cryptic phylogeographic lineages may fade away or become reproductively isolated species simply depending on the time they persist in allopatry, and without definite ecomorphological divergence.",
journal = "Molecular Ecology",
title = "Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates).",
doi = "10.1111/mec.15133"
}

Dufresnes, C., Strachinis, I., Suriadna, N., Mykytynets, G., Cogălniceanu, D., Székely, P., Vukov, T., Arntzen, J. W., Wielstra, B., Lymberakis, P., Geffen, E., Gafny, S., Kumlutaş, Y., Ilgaz, Ç., Candan, K., Mizsei, E., Szabolcs, M., Kolenda, K., Smirnov, N., Géniez, P., Lukanov, S., Crochet, P., Dubey, S., Perrin, N., Litvinchuk, S. N.,& Denoël, M.. (2019). Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates).. in Molecular Ecology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15133

Dufresnes C, Strachinis I, Suriadna N, Mykytynets G, Cogălniceanu D, Székely P, Vukov T, Arntzen JW, Wielstra B, Lymberakis P, Geffen E, Gafny S, Kumlutaş Y, Ilgaz Ç, Candan K, Mizsei E, Szabolcs M, Kolenda K, Smirnov N, Géniez P, Lukanov S, Crochet P, Dubey S, Perrin N, Litvinchuk SN, Denoël M. Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates).. in Molecular Ecology. 2019;.
doi:10.1111/mec.15133 .

Dufresnes, Christophe, Strachinis, Ilias, Suriadna, Nataliia, Mykytynets, Galyna, Cogălniceanu, Dan, Székely, Paul, Vukov, Tanja, Arntzen, Jan W., Wielstra, Ben, Lymberakis, Petros, Geffen, Eli, Gafny, Sarig, Kumlutaş, Yusuf, Ilgaz, Çetin, Candan, Kamil, Mizsei, Edvárd, Szabolcs, Márton, Kolenda, Krzysztof, Smirnov, Nazar, Géniez, Philippe, Lukanov, Simeon, Crochet, Pierre-André, Dubey, Sylvain, Perrin, Nicolas, Litvinchuk, Spartak N., Denoël, Mathieu, "Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates)." in Molecular Ecology (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15133 . .

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  - 

@article{
author = "Wielstra, Ben and Canestrelli, Daniele and Cvijanović, Milena and Denoël, Mathieu and Fijarczyk, Anna and Jablonski, Daniel and Liana, Marcin and Naumov, Borislav and Olgun, Kurtuluş and Pabijan, Maciej and Pezzarossa, Alice and Popgeorgiev, Georgi and Salvi, Daniele and Si, Yali and Sillero, Neftalí and Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos and Zieliński, Piotr and Babik, Wiesław",
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",
doi = "10.1163/15685381-17000128",
pages = "252-259"
}

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 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sillero, Neftali
AU  - Campos, João
AU  - Bonardi, Anna
AU  - Corti, Claudia
AU  - Creemers, Raymond
AU  - Crochet, Pierre-Andre
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
AU  - Ficetola, Gentile Francesco
AU  - Gonçalves, João
AU  - Kuzmin, Sergei
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - de Pous, Philip
AU  - Rodríguez, Ariel
AU  - Sindaco, Roberto
AU  - Speybroeck, Jeroen
AU  - Toxopeus, Bert
AU  - Vieites, David R.
AU  - Vences, Miguel
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://link.springer.com/10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3158
AB  - A recent paper has suggested that NA2RE, the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, does not provide a reliable basis for ecological niche modelling studies due to errors flagging introductions and missing data for the native range of the pond turtle genus Emys. We point out that the original NA2RE paper already acknowledged that it was not aimed for fine-scale ecological distribution modelling and that it had the objective of stimulating research for improving the maps. New works now complement the Atlas in improving the coverage and providing new distribution maps for species within species complex. Moreover, we stress that the NA2RE web platform at present hosts only the distribution data compiled in 2014 from different sources, using the taxonomy adopted by the authors at the time. As with any large database, it is advisable that these data are carefully evaluated and quality-filtered before their use in scientific studies. We defend the reliability of the NA2RE web platform as the currently most comprehensive resource for the comparative chorological study of amphibians and reptiles in Europe, and encourage publication of updates and additions following the most recent taxonomic changes, to continuously improve this database and the Atlas.
T2  - Biologia
T1  - NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)
DO  - 10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Sillero, Neftali and Campos, João and Bonardi, Anna and Corti, Claudia and Creemers, Raymond and Crochet, Pierre-Andre and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Denoël, Mathieu and Ficetola, Gentile Francesco and Gonçalves, João and Kuzmin, Sergei and Lymberakis, Petros and de Pous, Philip and Rodríguez, Ariel and Sindaco, Roberto and Speybroeck, Jeroen and Toxopeus, Bert and Vieites, David R. and Vences, Miguel",
year = "2018",
abstract = "A recent paper has suggested that NA2RE, the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, does not provide a reliable basis for ecological niche modelling studies due to errors flagging introductions and missing data for the native range of the pond turtle genus Emys. We point out that the original NA2RE paper already acknowledged that it was not aimed for fine-scale ecological distribution modelling and that it had the objective of stimulating research for improving the maps. New works now complement the Atlas in improving the coverage and providing new distribution maps for species within species complex. Moreover, we stress that the NA2RE web platform at present hosts only the distribution data compiled in 2014 from different sources, using the taxonomy adopted by the authors at the time. As with any large database, it is advisable that these data are carefully evaluated and quality-filtered before their use in scientific studies. We defend the reliability of the NA2RE web platform as the currently most comprehensive resource for the comparative chorological study of amphibians and reptiles in Europe, and encourage publication of updates and additions following the most recent taxonomic changes, to continuously improve this database and the Atlas.",
journal = "Biologia",
title = "NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)",
doi = "10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3"
}

Sillero, N., Campos, J., Bonardi, A., Corti, C., Creemers, R., Crochet, P., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Denoël, M., Ficetola, G. F., Gonçalves, J., Kuzmin, S., Lymberakis, P., de Pous, P., Rodríguez, A., Sindaco, R., Speybroeck, J., Toxopeus, B., Vieites, D. R.,& Vences, M.. (2018). NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018). in Biologia.
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3

Sillero N, Campos J, Bonardi A, Corti C, Creemers R, Crochet P, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Denoël M, Ficetola GF, Gonçalves J, Kuzmin S, Lymberakis P, de Pous P, Rodríguez A, Sindaco R, Speybroeck J, Toxopeus B, Vieites DR, Vences M. NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018). in Biologia. 2018;.
doi:10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3 .

Sillero, Neftali, Campos, João, Bonardi, Anna, Corti, Claudia, Creemers, Raymond, Crochet, Pierre-Andre, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Denoël, Mathieu, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Gonçalves, João, Kuzmin, Sergei, Lymberakis, Petros, de Pous, Philip, Rodríguez, Ariel, Sindaco, Roberto, Speybroeck, Jeroen, Toxopeus, Bert, Vieites, David R., Vences, Miguel, "NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)" in Biologia (2018),
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sillero, Neftali
AU  - Campos, João
AU  - Bonardi, Anna
AU  - Corti, Claudia
AU  - Creemers, Raymond
AU  - Crochet, Pierre-Andre
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
AU  - Ficetola, Gentile Francesco
AU  - Gonçalves, João
AU  - Kuzmin, Sergei
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - de Pous, Philip
AU  - Rodríguez, Ariel
AU  - Sindaco, Roberto
AU  - Speybroeck, Jeroen
AU  - Toxopeus, Bert
AU  - Vieites, David R.
AU  - Vences, Miguel
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://link.springer.com/10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3179
AB  - A recent paper has suggested that NA2RE, the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, does not provide a reliable basis for ecological niche modelling studies due to errors flagging introductions and missing data for the native range of the pond turtle genus Emys. We point out that the original NA2RE paper already acknowledged that it was not aimed for fine-scale ecological distribution modelling and that it had the objective of stimulating research for improving the maps. New works now complement the Atlas in improving the coverage and providing new distribution maps for species within species complex. Moreover, we stress that the NA2RE web platform at present hosts only the distribution data compiled in 2014 from different sources, using the taxonomy adopted by the authors at the time. As with any large database, it is advisable that these data are carefully evaluated and quality-filtered before their use in scientific studies. We defend the reliability of the NA2RE web platform as the currently most comprehensive resource for the comparative chorological study of amphibians and reptiles in Europe, and encourage publication of updates and additions following the most recent taxonomic changes, to continuously improve this database and the Atlas.
T2  - Biologia
T1  - NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)
IS  - 11
VL  - 73
DO  - 10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3
SP  - 1131
EP  - 1135
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Sillero, Neftali and Campos, João and Bonardi, Anna and Corti, Claudia and Creemers, Raymond and Crochet, Pierre-Andre and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Denoël, Mathieu and Ficetola, Gentile Francesco and Gonçalves, João and Kuzmin, Sergei and Lymberakis, Petros and de Pous, Philip and Rodríguez, Ariel and Sindaco, Roberto and Speybroeck, Jeroen and Toxopeus, Bert and Vieites, David R. and Vences, Miguel",
year = "2018",
abstract = "A recent paper has suggested that NA2RE, the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, does not provide a reliable basis for ecological niche modelling studies due to errors flagging introductions and missing data for the native range of the pond turtle genus Emys. We point out that the original NA2RE paper already acknowledged that it was not aimed for fine-scale ecological distribution modelling and that it had the objective of stimulating research for improving the maps. New works now complement the Atlas in improving the coverage and providing new distribution maps for species within species complex. Moreover, we stress that the NA2RE web platform at present hosts only the distribution data compiled in 2014 from different sources, using the taxonomy adopted by the authors at the time. As with any large database, it is advisable that these data are carefully evaluated and quality-filtered before their use in scientific studies. We defend the reliability of the NA2RE web platform as the currently most comprehensive resource for the comparative chorological study of amphibians and reptiles in Europe, and encourage publication of updates and additions following the most recent taxonomic changes, to continuously improve this database and the Atlas.",
journal = "Biologia",
title = "NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)",
number = "11",
volume = "73",
doi = "10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3",
pages = "1131-1135"
}

Sillero, N., Campos, J., Bonardi, A., Corti, C., Creemers, R., Crochet, P., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Denoël, M., Ficetola, G. F., Gonçalves, J., Kuzmin, S., Lymberakis, P., de Pous, P., Rodríguez, A., Sindaco, R., Speybroeck, J., Toxopeus, B., Vieites, D. R.,& Vences, M.. (2018). NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018). in Biologia, 73(11), 1131-1135.
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0133-3

Sillero N, Campos J, Bonardi A, Corti C, Creemers R, Crochet P, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Denoël M, Ficetola GF, Gonçalves J, Kuzmin S, Lymberakis P, de Pous P, Rodríguez A, Sindaco R, Speybroeck J, Toxopeus B, Vieites DR, Vences M. NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018). in Biologia. 2018;73(11):1131-1135.
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Sillero, Neftali, Campos, João, Bonardi, Anna, Corti, Claudia, Creemers, Raymond, Crochet, Pierre-Andre, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Denoël, Mathieu, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Gonçalves, João, Kuzmin, Sergei, Lymberakis, Petros, de Pous, Philip, Rodríguez, Ariel, Sindaco, Roberto, Speybroeck, Jeroen, Toxopeus, Bert, Vieites, David R., Vences, Miguel, "NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)" in Biologia, 73, no. 11 (2018):1131-1135,
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TY  - GEN
AU  - Tomašević Kolarov, Nataša
AU  - Cvijanović, Milena
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
PY  - 2017
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UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2795
AB  - Tetrapod limbs are serially homologous structures that represent a particularly interesting model for studies on morphological integration, i.e. the tendency of developmental systems to produce correlated variation. In newts, limbs develop at an early larval stage and grow continuously, including after the habitat transition from water to land following metamorphosis. However, aquatic and terrestrial environments impose different constraints and locomotor modes that could affect patterns of morphological integration and evolvability. We hypothesize that this would be the case for alternative heterochronic morphs in newts, i.e. aquatic paedomorphs that keep gills at the adult stage and adult metamorphs that are able to disperse on land. To this end, we analyzed patterns and strengths of correlations between homologous skeletal elements of the fore- and hindlimbs as well as among skeletal elements within limbs in both phenotypes in the alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris. Our results showed that metamorphs and paedomorphs had similar, general patterns of limb integration. Partial correlations between homologous limb elements and within limb elements were higher in paedomorphs when compared to metamorphs. A decrease in partial correlation between homologous limb elements in metamorphs is accompanied with a higher evolvability of the terrestrial morph. All these results indicate that environmental demands shaped the patterns of morphological integration of alpine newt limbs and that the observed diversity in correlation structure could be related to a qualitative difference in the modes of locomotion between the morphs.
T2  - Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution
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abstract = "Tetrapod limbs are serially homologous structures that represent a particularly interesting model for studies on morphological integration, i.e. the tendency of developmental systems to produce correlated variation. In newts, limbs develop at an early larval stage and grow continuously, including after the habitat transition from water to land following metamorphosis. However, aquatic and terrestrial environments impose different constraints and locomotor modes that could affect patterns of morphological integration and evolvability. We hypothesize that this would be the case for alternative heterochronic morphs in newts, i.e. aquatic paedomorphs that keep gills at the adult stage and adult metamorphs that are able to disperse on land. To this end, we analyzed patterns and strengths of correlations between homologous skeletal elements of the fore- and hindlimbs as well as among skeletal elements within limbs in both phenotypes in the alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris. Our results showed that metamorphs and paedomorphs had similar, general patterns of limb integration. Partial correlations between homologous limb elements and within limb elements were higher in paedomorphs when compared to metamorphs. A decrease in partial correlation between homologous limb elements in metamorphs is accompanied with a higher evolvability of the terrestrial morph. All these results indicate that environmental demands shaped the patterns of morphological integration of alpine newt limbs and that the observed diversity in correlation structure could be related to a qualitative difference in the modes of locomotion between the morphs.",
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Tomašević Kolarov, N., Cvijanović, M., Denoël, M.,& Ivanović, A.. (2017). Morphological Integration and Alternative Life History Strategies: A Case Study in a Facultatively Paedomorphic Newt. in Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 328(8), 737-748.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.22758

Tomašević Kolarov N, Cvijanović M, Denoël M, Ivanović A. Morphological Integration and Alternative Life History Strategies: A Case Study in a Facultatively Paedomorphic Newt. in Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 2017;328(8):737-748.
doi:10.1002/jez.b.22758 .

Tomašević Kolarov, Nataša, Cvijanović, Milena, Denoël, Mathieu, Ivanović, Ana, "Morphological Integration and Alternative Life History Strategies: A Case Study in a Facultatively Paedomorphic Newt" in Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 328, no. 8 (2017):737-748,
https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.22758 . .