TY  - JOUR
AU  - Psonis, Nikolaos
AU  - Antoniou, Aglaia
AU  - Kukushkin, Oleg
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Petrov, Boyan
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos
AU  - Gherghel, Iulian
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - Poulakakis, Nikos
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790316302329
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790316302329
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988517614&origin=SingleRecordEmailAlert&txGid=C1637CEEB80036F8A2F3EFEC5
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2499
AB  - The monophyletic species subgroup of Podarcis tauricus is distributed in the western and southern parts of the Balkans, and includes four species with unresolved and unstudied inter- and intra-specific phylogenetic relationships. Using sequence data from two mitochondrial and three nuclear genes and applying several phylogenetic methods and species delimitation approaches to an extensive dataset, we have reconstructed the phylogeny of the Podarcis wall lizards in the Balkans, and re-investigated the taxonomic status of the P. tauricus species subgroup. Multilocus analyses revealed that the aforementioned subgroup consists of five major clades, with P. melisellensis as its most basal taxon. Monophyly of P. tauricus sensu stricto is not supported, with one of the subspecies (P. t. ionicus) displaying great genetic diversity (hidden diversity or cryptic species). It comprises five, geographically distinct, subclades with genetic distances on the species level. Species delimitation approaches revealed nine species within the P. tauricus species subgroup (P. melisellensis, P. gaigeae, P. milensis, and six in the P. tauricus complex), underlining the necessity of taxonomic re-evaluation. We thus synonymize some previously recognized subspecies in this subgroup, elevate P. t. tauricus and P. g. gaigeae to the species level and suggest a distinct Albanian-Greek clade, provisionally named as the P. ionicus species complex. The latter clade comprises five unconfirmed candidate species that call for comprehensive studies in the future.
T2  - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
T1  - Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation
VL  - 106
DO  - 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007
SP  - 6
EP  - 17
ER  - 

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author = "Psonis, Nikolaos and Antoniou, Aglaia and Kukushkin, Oleg and Jablonski, Daniel and Petrov, Boyan and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos and Gherghel, Iulian and Lymberakis, Petros and Poulakakis, Nikos",
year = "2017",
abstract = "The monophyletic species subgroup of Podarcis tauricus is distributed in the western and southern parts of the Balkans, and includes four species with unresolved and unstudied inter- and intra-specific phylogenetic relationships. Using sequence data from two mitochondrial and three nuclear genes and applying several phylogenetic methods and species delimitation approaches to an extensive dataset, we have reconstructed the phylogeny of the Podarcis wall lizards in the Balkans, and re-investigated the taxonomic status of the P. tauricus species subgroup. Multilocus analyses revealed that the aforementioned subgroup consists of five major clades, with P. melisellensis as its most basal taxon. Monophyly of P. tauricus sensu stricto is not supported, with one of the subspecies (P. t. ionicus) displaying great genetic diversity (hidden diversity or cryptic species). It comprises five, geographically distinct, subclades with genetic distances on the species level. Species delimitation approaches revealed nine species within the P. tauricus species subgroup (P. melisellensis, P. gaigeae, P. milensis, and six in the P. tauricus complex), underlining the necessity of taxonomic re-evaluation. We thus synonymize some previously recognized subspecies in this subgroup, elevate P. t. tauricus and P. g. gaigeae to the species level and suggest a distinct Albanian-Greek clade, provisionally named as the P. ionicus species complex. The latter clade comprises five unconfirmed candidate species that call for comprehensive studies in the future.",
journal = "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution",
title = "Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation",
volume = "106",
doi = "10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007",
pages = "6-17"
}

Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Petrov, B., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Sotiropoulos, K., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P.,& Poulakakis, N.. (2017). Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106, 6-17.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007

Psonis N, Antoniou A, Kukushkin O, Jablonski D, Petrov B, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Sotiropoulos K, Gherghel I, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N. Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2017;106:6-17.
doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007 .

Psonis, Nikolaos, Antoniou, Aglaia, Kukushkin, Oleg, Jablonski, Daniel, Petrov, Boyan, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Gherghel, Iulian, Lymberakis, Petros, Poulakakis, Nikos, "Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation" in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106 (2017):6-17,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Jandzik, David
AU  - Mikulíček, Peter
AU  - Džukić, Georg
AU  - Ljubisavljević, Katarina
AU  - Tzankov, Nikolay
AU  - Jelić, Dušan
AU  - Thanou, Evanthia
AU  - Moravec, Jiří
AU  - Gvoždík, Václav
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85008622386&origin=SingleRecordEmailAlert&dgcid=scalert_sc_search_email&txGid=BCBFF82A73D51FA0ED62BC41FE5E5987.wsnAw8kcdt7IPYLO0V4
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2509
AB  - Background: Genetic architecture of a species is a result of historical changes in population size and extent of distribution related to climatic and environmental factors and contemporary processes of dispersal and gene flow. Population-size and range contractions, expansions and shifts have a substantial effect on genetic diversity and intraspecific divergence, which is further shaped by gene-flow limiting barriers. The Balkans, as one of the most important sources of European biodiversity, is a region where many temperate species persisted during the Pleistocene glaciations and where high topographic heterogeneity offers suitable conditions for local adaptations of populations. In this study, we investigated the phylogeographical patterns and demographic histories of four species of semifossorial slow-worm lizards (genus Anguis) present in the Balkan Peninsula, and tested the relationship between genetic diversity and topographic heterogeneity of the inhabited ranges. Results: We inferred phylogenetic relationships, compared genetic structure and historical demography of slow worms using nucleotide sequence variation of mitochondrial DNA. Four Anguis species with mostly parapatric distributions occur in the Balkan Peninsula. They show different levels of genetic diversity. A signature of population growth was detected in all four species but with various courses in particular populations. We found a strong correlation between genetic diversity of slow-worm populations and topographic ruggedness of the ranges (mountain systems) they inhabit. Areas with more rugged terrain harbour higher genetic diversity. Conclusions: Phylogeographical pattern of the genus Anguis in the Balkans is concordant with the refugiawithin- refugia model previously proposed for both several other taxa in the region and other main European Peninsulas. While slow-worm populations from the southern refugia mostly have restricted distributions and have not dispersed much from their refugial areas, populations from the extra-Mediterranean refugia in northern parts of the Balkans have colonized vast areas of eastern, central, and western Europe. Besides climatic historical events, the heterogeneous topography of the Balkans has also played an important role in shaping genetic diversity of slow worms.
T2  - BMC Evolutionary Biology
T1  - Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula
IS  - 1
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1
SP  - 99
EP  - 99
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jablonski, Daniel and Jandzik, David and Mikulíček, Peter and Džukić, Georg and Ljubisavljević, Katarina and Tzankov, Nikolay and Jelić, Dušan and Thanou, Evanthia and Moravec, Jiří and Gvoždík, Václav",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Background: Genetic architecture of a species is a result of historical changes in population size and extent of distribution related to climatic and environmental factors and contemporary processes of dispersal and gene flow. Population-size and range contractions, expansions and shifts have a substantial effect on genetic diversity and intraspecific divergence, which is further shaped by gene-flow limiting barriers. The Balkans, as one of the most important sources of European biodiversity, is a region where many temperate species persisted during the Pleistocene glaciations and where high topographic heterogeneity offers suitable conditions for local adaptations of populations. In this study, we investigated the phylogeographical patterns and demographic histories of four species of semifossorial slow-worm lizards (genus Anguis) present in the Balkan Peninsula, and tested the relationship between genetic diversity and topographic heterogeneity of the inhabited ranges. Results: We inferred phylogenetic relationships, compared genetic structure and historical demography of slow worms using nucleotide sequence variation of mitochondrial DNA. Four Anguis species with mostly parapatric distributions occur in the Balkan Peninsula. They show different levels of genetic diversity. A signature of population growth was detected in all four species but with various courses in particular populations. We found a strong correlation between genetic diversity of slow-worm populations and topographic ruggedness of the ranges (mountain systems) they inhabit. Areas with more rugged terrain harbour higher genetic diversity. Conclusions: Phylogeographical pattern of the genus Anguis in the Balkans is concordant with the refugiawithin- refugia model previously proposed for both several other taxa in the region and other main European Peninsulas. While slow-worm populations from the southern refugia mostly have restricted distributions and have not dispersed much from their refugial areas, populations from the extra-Mediterranean refugia in northern parts of the Balkans have colonized vast areas of eastern, central, and western Europe. Besides climatic historical events, the heterogeneous topography of the Balkans has also played an important role in shaping genetic diversity of slow worms.",
journal = "BMC Evolutionary Biology",
title = "Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula",
number = "1",
volume = "16",
doi = "10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1",
pages = "99-99"
}

Jablonski, D., Jandzik, D., Mikulíček, P., Džukić, G., Ljubisavljević, K., Tzankov, N., Jelić, D., Thanou, E., Moravec, J.,& Gvoždík, V.. (2016). Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula. in BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16(1), 99-99.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1

Jablonski D, Jandzik D, Mikulíček P, Džukić G, Ljubisavljević K, Tzankov N, Jelić D, Thanou E, Moravec J, Gvoždík V. Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula. in BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2016;16(1):99-99.
doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1 .

Jablonski, Daniel, Jandzik, David, Mikulíček, Peter, Džukić, Georg, Ljubisavljević, Katarina, Tzankov, Nikolay, Jelić, Dušan, Thanou, Evanthia, Moravec, Jiří, Gvoždík, Václav, "Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula" in BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16, no. 1 (2016):99-99,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1 . .