TY  - GEN
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Mrkić, Dušan
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5532
AB  - Human activities, especially transportation and urbanization, coupled with climate change, can lead to changes in faunal compositions of some regions through range shrinking/expansion of certain species. Some lizards, particularly geckos, proved as adept colonizers, especially in urban ecosystems. The Kotschyi’s gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi sensu lato) is a small crepuscular and nocturnal lizard characteristic for the eastern Mediterranean. Recent molecular analyses showed that it is, in fact, a species complex. 
In Serbia, Kotschyi’s gecko naturally occurs only in Prizren, Metohia, but recently it reached the southern edges of the Pannonian plain, which are under the strong influence of continental climate (hot summers and cold winters, with long periods of frost). Recently several populations of this small, inconspicuous lizard were discovered in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo and Pančevo, and possibly Niš, further to the south. The hypothesis of introduction during historic times was proposed, but a more likely explanation is a relatively recent simultaneous introduction, probably facilitated through railroad beds as corridors. Taxonomic identity of the introduced populations is still poorly known, but according to their morphological characters, they most likely belong to the kotschyi group. 
Involvement of citizen scientists, who shared their gecko findings with the Serbian Herpetological Society, proved invaluable in detecting the cases of introduction of this lizard. Such cooperation will further be encouraged and facilitated.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
T2  - Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal
T1  - Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia.
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In Serbia, Kotschyi’s gecko naturally occurs only in Prizren, Metohia, but recently it reached the southern edges of the Pannonian plain, which are under the strong influence of continental climate (hot summers and cold winters, with long periods of frost). Recently several populations of this small, inconspicuous lizard were discovered in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo and Pančevo, and possibly Niš, further to the south. The hypothesis of introduction during historic times was proposed, but a more likely explanation is a relatively recent simultaneous introduction, probably facilitated through railroad beds as corridors. Taxonomic identity of the introduced populations is still poorly known, but according to their morphological characters, they most likely belong to the kotschyi group. 
Involvement of citizen scientists, who shared their gecko findings with the Serbian Herpetological Society, proved invaluable in detecting the cases of introduction of this lizard. Such cooperation will further be encouraged and facilitated.",
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Urošević, A., Maričić, M., Mrkić, D.,& Anđelković, M.. (2019). Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia.. in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal
Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5532

Urošević A, Maričić M, Mrkić D, Anđelković M. Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia.. in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal. 2019;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5532 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Mrkić, Dušan, Anđelković, Marko, "Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia." in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal (2019),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5532 .

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Urošević, A., Maričić, M., Mrkić, D.,& Anđelković, M.. (2019). Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia. in Program and Abstract Book: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal
Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources., 26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5497

Urošević A, Maričić M, Mrkić D, Anđelković M. Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia. in Program and Abstract Book: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal. 2019;:26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5497 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Mrkić, Dušan, Anđelković, Marko, "Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia" in Program and Abstract Book: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal (2019):26,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5497 .