A5068292537- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Marine and fisheries research
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2014-2025
US Forest Service
2014
Institut thématique Génétique, génomique et bioinformatique
2012
University of Turku
2008
Biodiversity is a key factor for the functioning and efficiency of an ecosystem. Greece, though covering relatively small surface area, hosts great deal species diversity. This especially true freshwater fishes. In recent years, traditional methods identification have been supplemented by use molecular markers. The present study therefore aims to extensively produce DNA barcodes Greek fish investigate thoroughly if presently accepted classification in agreement with data. A 624-bases long...
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Greece is considered endangered but little known about the genetic status and exact size of local populations. Non-invasive sampling was used this study to investigate diversity structure population Kastoria region (northwest Macedonia, Greece) estimate its size. Estimation demographic parameters based on innovative, well-evaluated methods that can provide estimates from a single session. DNA extracted hairs, scat blood samples subsequent amplification 10...
Gilthead sea bream is an important target for both recreational and commercial fishing in Europe, where it also one of the most cultured fish. Its distribution ranges from Mediterranean to African European coasts North-East Atlantic. Until now, population genetic structure this species wild has largely been studied using microsatellite DNA markers, with minimal differentiation being detected. In geographically widespread study, 958 gilthead 23 locations within Sea Atlantic Ocean were...
The pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small migratory passerine bird commonly distributed across Europe which has been the focus of considerable ecological and evolutionary research. Here, we present details 70 microsatellite markers for species adding to six are currently available. Sixty-six were also polymorphic in closely related collared albicollis), while 54 another passerine, bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), 12 more distantly Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus).
Sex chromosomes differ in their inheritance properties from autosomes, and hence may encode complementary information about past demographic events. We compiled analysed a range-wide resequencing dataset of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), one few Eurasian herbivores Late Pleistocene megafauna still found throughout much its historic range. Our analyses 144 whole genomes reveal striking discrepancies between population clusters suggested by autosomal X-chromosomal data. postulate that genetic...
ABSTRACT The grey partridge population has experienced significant declines across Europe, largely due to agricultural intensification and loss of habitat, leading conservation actions such as Red‐listing in the UK hunting bans Greece. genetics Balkan Scottish populations remain unexplored; genetic analyses are essential evaluate impact past introduction efforts on wild populations, breeding between released wild‐living partridges may complicate recovery efforts. In this study, we sample...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook (Twitter) RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 281:193-205 (2004) - doi:10.3354/meps281193 Shallow genetic structure of three species genus Trachurus in European waters Nikoletta Karaiskou, Alexander Triantafyllidis, Costas Triantaphyllidis* Department Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 54 124...
The genetic diversity of Greek wild and farmed populations Sparus aurata was investigated using seven microsatellite markers. Selective breeding programmes founder effects have altered the composition leading to significant population differentiation between cultured lower allelic richness in populations.
A number of phylogeographic studies have revealed the existence multiple ice age refugia within Balkan Peninsula, marking it as a biodiversity hotspot. Greece has been reported to harbor genetically differentiated lineages from rest Balkans for mammal species. We therefore searched distinct red deer in Greece, by analyzing 78 samples originating its last population Parnitha Mountain (Central Greece). Additionally, we tested impact human-induced practices on this population. The presence 2...
We examined 662 gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata from wild samples of the species in Aegean and Ionian Seas, using 20 EST-linked microsatellite markers, three multiplex panels, as well seven anonymous loci. Most markers were revealed to be highly polymorphic. found low genetic differentiation between sampling stations/areas with total FST 0.002 (P < 0.05). Based on comparison five temporal samples, our results indicate data consistency over time for all tested pointing stable populations,...
Gene function conservation is crucial in molecular ecology, especially for key traits like growth and maturation teleost fish. The
ABSTRACT Genome scans provide a comprehensive method to explore genome‐wide variation associated with traits under study. However, linking individual genes broader functional groupings and pathways is often challenging, yet crucial for understanding the evolutionary mechanisms underlying these traits. This task particularly relevant multi‐trait processes such as domestication, which are influenced by complex interactions between numerous genetic non‐genetic factors, including epigenetic...
Numerous studies have shown that the phylogeography of many species, including European brown hare, has been affected by climatic oscillations Pleistocene. During this period Balkans acted as a major refugium offering habitable conditions for species. However, few focused on specific role Greek peninsula in phylogeographic history species southernmost margin Balkans. We, therefore analyzed 528 bp fragment D-loop region mitochondrial DNA 154 wild hare individuals from unsampled areas both...
Abstract The area of the south‐western Balkans hosts a remarkably high species richness and has been considered biodiversity hotspot. significance Balkan Peninsula as refugium during Quaternary climatic fluctuations repeatedly pointed out in literature, yet remains quite understudied terms phylogeography. Contributing to biogeography phylogeography area, we herein present phylogeographic relationships within lizards genus Algyroides , focusing on two that occur (namely, A. nigropunctatus...
The identification of the genetic basis domestication in fish species is timely importance for aquaculture industry order to increase productivity, quality, and welfare farmed fish. goal this study investigate largely unknown aquaculture-induced evolution gilthead seabream, which one most important Mediterranean region. We used a panel 1159 genome-wide SNPs, genotyped 956 from 23 wild populations Mediterranean-wide distribution 362 five Greek hatcheries. assessed diversity sampled contrasted...
Abstract In human‐dominated landscapes, connectivity is crucial for maintaining demographically stable mammalian populations. Here, we provide a comprehensive noninvasive genetic study the brown bear population in Hellenic Peninsula. We analyze its structuring and connectivity, estimate size throughout distribution, describe phylogeography detail first time. Our results, based on 150 multilocus genotypes 244‐bp sequences of mtDNA control region, show comprised by three highly differentiated...
Abstract The tench Tinca tinca is a freshwater species with human‐mediated translocations, aquaculture interest and limited information on its genetic structure. mtDNA sequencing analysis of control region two genes in 50 individuals from five European populations identified phylogroups, greater variability than that reported until now, hybridization zone the Danube River region. Restriction analyses additional samples reveal complicated structure characteristics tench's wild translocated...
Abstract The Balkan Peninsula acted as a refugium for many steppic species during the Pleistocene, resulting in high genetic variability, which, some cases, presents northward decreasing latitudinal gradient. In present study, we investigate diversity of European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) its distribution, sampled comprehensively across entire distribution Greece (133 samples from 21 localities). These are compared with others Serbia (54 eight localities) and available...