[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing the ecological history of the extinct harp seal population of the Baltic Sea

A Glykou, L Lougas, G Piličiauskienė… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), today a subarctic species with breeding
populations in the White Sea, around the Jan Mayen Islands and Newfoundland, was a …

Holocene recolonization and extinction of the pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (L., 1758), in Europe

RS Sommer, A Persson, N Wieseke, U Fritz - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
We reconstruct the Holocene range fluctuations of the European pond turtle (Emys
orbicularis) for northern and Central Europe. Based on 529 subfossil records and …

A rangewide phylogeography of Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae): implications for taxonomy

U Fritz, M Auer, A Bertolero, M Cheylan… - Zoologica …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), the best‐known western Palaearctic tortoise
species, has a rare natural distribution pattern comprising the Mediterranean areas of the …

A new cryptic species of pond turtle from southern Italy, the hottest spot in the range of the genus Emys (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae)

U Fritz, T Fattizzo, D Guicking, S Tripepi… - Zoologica …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Geographic variation in the mtDNA haplotypes (cytochrome b gene) of 127 European pond
turtles from Italy was investigated. Thirty‐eight of the Italian samples were also studied by …

First reported outbreak of severe spirorchiidiasis in Emys orbicularis, probably resulting from a parasite spillover event

R Iglesias, JM García-Estévez, C Ayres… - Diseases of aquatic …, 2015 - int-res.com
The importance of disease-mediated invasions and the role of parasite spillover as a
substantial threat to the conservation of global biodiversity are now well known. Although …

Detection of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) by environmental DNA: is eDNA adequate for reptiles?

M Raemy, S Ursenbacher - Amphibia-reptilia, 2018 - brill.com
Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of combining molecular technologies with
environmental sampling to detect various vertebrate species in aquatic ecosystems. The …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial diversity of European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in Anatolia and the Ponto-Caspian Region: Multiple old refuges, hotspot of extant …

U Fritz, D Ayaz, AK Hundsdörfer, T Kotenko… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2009 - Elsevier
The European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758), is one of the world's most
widely distributed chelonian species. We investigated its mitochondrial phylogeography and …

Unexpected early extinction of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Sweden and climatic impact on its Holocene range

RS Sommer, C Lindqvist, A Persson… - Molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Using ancient DNA sequences of subfossil European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) from
Britain, Central and North Europe and accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon dating for …

Population structure and dynamics of the Mediterranean Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) in contrasted polluted aquatic environments

AS Le Gal, P Priol, JY Georges, O Verneau - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollution contributes to the degraded state of continental aquatic ecosystems and
biodiversity. Some species appear to be tolerant to aquatic pollution, yet little is known about …

Where are you from, stranger? The enigmatic biogeography of North African pond turtles (Emys orbicularis)

H Stuckas, G Velo-Antón, S Fahd, M Kalboussi… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) is a Nearctic element in the African
fauna and thought to have invaded North Africa from the Iberian Peninsula. All North African …