Molecular biogeography of Europe: Pleistocene cycles and postglacial trends

T Schmitt - Frontiers in zoology, 2007 - Springer
The climatic cycles with subsequent glacial and intergalcial periods have had a great impact
on the distribution and evolution of species. Using genetic analytical tools considerably …

A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions

N Poulakakis, P Kapli, P Lymberakis… - Journal of Zoological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a review and synthesis of key findings in phylogeographic research on terrestrial
animals in the Aegean archipelago (Greece) and surrounding regions (Greek mainland …

Revisiting the insect mitochondrial molecular clock: the mid-Aegean trench calibration

A Papadopoulou, I Anastasiou… - Molecular biology and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic trees in insects are frequently dated by applying a “standard” mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) clock estimated at 2.3% My− 1, but despite its wide use reliable calibration …

Piecing the barcoding puzzle of Palearctic water frogs (Pelophylax) sheds light on amphibian biogeography and global invasions

C Dufresnes, B Monod‐Broca, A Bellati… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Palearctic water frogs (genus Pelophylax) are an outstanding model in ecology and
evolution, being widespread, speciose, either threatened or threatening to other species …

Extensional tectonic regimes in the Aegean basins during the Cenozoic

JL Mercier, D Sorel, P Vergely, K Simeakis - Basin research, 1989 - earthdoc.org
Kinematics of faults in the Northern Aegean show three extensional tectonic regimes the
tensional directions of which trend (1) WNW‐ESE,(2) NE‐SW and (3) N‐S. These were …

Paleogeography and palinspastic reconstruction of the Neogene of the Mediterranean and Paratethys

FF Steininger, F Rögl - Geological Society, London, Special …, 1984 - lyellcollection.org
Eight palaeogeographic-palinspastic sketches are presented for intervals from Late
Oligocene to Pliocene times for the circum-Mediterranean area and the Paratethys. They are …

Phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in eastern Mediterranean water frogs were determined by geological processes and climate change in the Late …

Ç Akın, C Can Bilgin, P Beerli… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Our aims were to assess the phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in eastern
Mediterranean water frogs and to estimate divergence times using different geological …

Evidence of a Cenozoic Betic–Kabilian connection based on freshwater fish phylogeography (Luciobarbus, Cyprinidae)

A Machordom, I Doadrio - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2001 - Elsevier
The phylogenetic relationships among 26 species of the subgenus Luciobarbus were
examined through comparison of the complete sequence of the mitochondrial genes …

Elevational gradient of vascular plant species richness and endemism in Crete–the effect of post-isolation mountain uplift on a continental island system

P Trigas, M Panitsa, S Tsiftsis - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Understanding diversity patterns along environmental gradients and their underlying
mechanisms is a major topic in current biodiversity research. In this study, we investigate for …

Patterns and traits of the endemic plants of Greece

K Georghiou, P Delipetrou - Botanical Journal of the Linnean …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Greece is characterized by high plant diversity (5800 species) and endemism (15.6%). This
study attempts a first overall assessment of the taxonomy, distribution, traits and …