[HTML][HTML] Species list of the European herpetofauna–2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

J Speybroeck, W Beukema, C Dufresnes, U Fritz… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2020 - brill.com
The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema
and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic …

Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: Hidden diversity and cryptic species

P Kotsakiozi, D Jablonski, Ç Ilgaz, Y Kumlutaş… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Kotschy's Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi, is a small gecko native to southeastern
Europe and the Levant. It displays great morphological variation with a large number of …

[HTML][HTML] The Near East as a cradle of biodiversity: a phylogeography of banded newts (genus Ommatotriton) reveals extensive inter-and intraspecific genetic …

I van Riemsdijk, JW Arntzen, S Bogaerts… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2017 - Elsevier
The banded newt (genus Ommatotriton) is widely distributed in the Near East (Anatolia,
Caucasus and the Levant)–an understudied region from the perspective of phylogeography …

Influence of hydrofluoric acid leaching and roasting on mineralogical phase transformation of pyrite in sulfidic mine tailings

B Koohestani, AK Darban, P Mokhtari, E Darezereshki… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Under the oxidative roasting process, pyrite, as a major mineral in sulfidic mine tailings, can
transform to iron oxides. Generated iron oxides, if exhibiting enough magnetic properties …

Geographic Genetic Structure of Alectoris chukar in Türkiye: Post-LGM-Induced Hybridization and Human-Mediated Contaminations

S Kaya, B Kabasakal, A Erdoğan - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) is an important bird species with
significant economic and ecological value. Every year, thousands of partridges raised in …

A checklist of Israeli land vertebrates

S Meiri, A Belmaker, D Berkowic, K Kazes… - Israel Journal of Ecology …, 2019 - brill.com
Faunal lists are important tools in ecology, biogeography, and conservation planning. Such
lists can identify gaps in our knowledge of the distribution and taxonomy of regional faunas …

The story of a rock-star: multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in the starred or roughtail rock agama, Laudakia stellio (Reptilia: Agamidae)

E Karameta, P Lymberakis, H Grillitsch… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Situated at the junction of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, the Eastern
Mediterranean is an ideal region to study the effects of palaeogeography, ecology and long …

Genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal recurrent waves of speciation in niche‐pockets, in Europe's most venomous snake

E Thanou, D Jablonski, P Kornilios - Molecular Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Within the Balkan Peninsula, topographic and climatic agents have promoted
biodiversity and shaped the speciation history of many ectotherms. Here, we targeted an …

Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system

N Psonis, A Antoniou, E Karameta, AD Leaché… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Balkan Peninsula constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of species
richness and endemism. The complex geological history of the Balkans in conjunction with …

[HTML][HTML] The biogeography of Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1814), with a description of a new rat snake species

D Jablonski, OV Kukushkin, A Avcı, S Bunyatova… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background The rat snake genus Elaphe once comprised several dozens of species
distributed in temperate through tropical zones of the New and Old World. Based on …