Browsing by Author "Sfenthourakis, Spyros"
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Island species richness increases with habitat diversity
Hortal, J.; Triantis, Kostas A.; Meiri, S.; Thébault, E.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2009)Species richness is commonly thought to increase with habitat diversity. However, a recent theoretical model aiming to unify niche and island biogeography theories predicted a hump-shaped relationship between richness and ...
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Isopod distribution and climate change
Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Hornung, Elisabeth (2018)The unique properties of terrestrial isopods regarding responses to limiting factors such as drought and temperature have led to interesting distributional patterns along climatic and other environmental gradients at both ...
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Journal of Natural History: Editorial
Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2008)
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Mitochondrial sequences of the extinct Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus confirm its phylogenetic placement
Psonis, Nikolaos; Vassou, Despoina; Nicolaou, Loucas; Roussiakis, Socrates; Iliopoulos, George; Poulakakis, Nikos; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (Oxford Academic, 2021-11-19)The Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus is an extinct Mediterranean species that inhabited the island of Cyprus during the Late Pleistocene. This iconic species last appears at the archaeological site of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, dated ...
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Modelling the role of alien species and fisheries in an Eastern Mediterranean insular shelf ecosystem
Michailidis, N.; Corrales, X.; Karachle, P. K.; Chartosia, N.; Katsanevakis, S.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2019)We developed a trophic mass-balance model to describe the structure and functioning of the insular shelf ecosystem of the Republic of Cyprus and assess the impact of fishing and alien species during the mid-2010s. A total ...
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Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Greek populations of the genus orthometopon (isopoda, oniscidea) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences
Poulakakis, Nikos; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2008)We infer phylogenetic relationships among isopod species of the genus Orthometopon distributed in the Greek area, comparing partial mitochondrial DNA sequences for cytochrome oxidase I (COI). All phylogenetic analyses ...
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A molecular phylogeny of Porcellionidae (Isopoda, Oniscidea) reveals inconsistencies with present taxonomy
Dimitriou, Andreas C.; Taiti, Stefano; Schmalfuss, Helmut; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2018)Porcellionidae is one of the richest families of Oniscidea globally distributed but we still lack a comprehensive and robust phylogeny of the taxa that are assigned to it. Employing five genetic markers (two mitochondrial ...
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Molecular phylogeny of the Greek populations of the genus Ligidium (Isopoda, Oniscidea) using three mtDNA gene segments
Klossa-Kilia, E.; Kilias, G.; Tryfonopoulos, G.; Koukou, K.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Parmakelis, A. (2006)The phylogeny of Greek populations of the terrestrial isopod genus Ligidium is reconstructed based on three mtDNA gene segments: 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and COI. Two widely distributed European species, as well as three outgroups ...
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A morphometric approach to the geographic variation of the terrestrial isopod species armadillo tuberculatus (Isopoda: Oniscidea)
Kamilari, Maria; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2009)The terrestrial isopod species Armadillo tuberculatus Vogl, 1876 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) is a widely polymorphic species distributed in the south-central Aegean region (Greece) with a different morph on each island. ...
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Nest-site preferences of Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) on uninhabited islets of the Aegean Sea using GIS and species distribution models
Kassara, Christina; Dimalexis, Anastasios; Fric, Jakob; Karris, Georgios; Barboutis, Christos; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2012)Eleonora's Falcon breeds colonially on small islands of the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesia. Despite the wealth of papers highlighting the importance of nesting characteristics on this species' breeding performance, few ...
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A new genus of Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from the eastern Mediterranean
Cardoso, G. M.; Taiti, S.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2015)Levantoniscus n. gen. is erected for two new species from Cyprus: Levantoniscus bicostulatus n. sp. and Levantoniscus makrisi n. sp. Levantoniscus wahrmani (Strouhal, 1968) n. comb. from Israel and southern Turkey is ...
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Old Aegean palaeoevents driving the diversification of an endemic isopod species (Oniscidea, Trachelipodidae)
Kamilari, Maria; Klossa-Kilia, E.; Kilias, G.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2014)The Greek endemic isopod species Trachelipus aegaeus is distributed in Aegean islands and the adjacent coastal parts of the Greek mainland. Major palaeogeographic events of the Aegean archipelago, such as the formation of ...
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On the surrogate value of red-listed butterflies for butterflies and grasshoppers: A case study in Grammos site of Natura 2000, Greece
Zografou, K.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Pullin, A.; Kati, V. (2009)We tested the surrogate value of butterflies, red-listed butterflies and grasshoppers for each other in terms of diversity patterns congruence and complementarity at a site in the NATURA 2000 network. Grammos Mountain is ...
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Ontogenetic shifts in the digestive efficiency of an insectivorous lizard (Squamata: Agamidae)
Karameta, E.; Mizan, V. L.; Sagonas, K.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Valakos, E. D.; Pafilis, P. (2017)
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Patterns of species richness on very small islands: The plants of the Aegean archipelago
Panitsa, M.; Tzanoudakis, D.; Triantis, Kostas A.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2006)Aim: To investigate the species-area relationship (SAR) of plants on very small islands, to examine the effect of other factors on species richness, and to check for a possible Small Island Effect (SIE). Location: The study ...
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Patterns of taxonomic diversity among terrestrial isopods
Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Taiti, S. (2015)The publication of the world catalog of terrestrial isopods some ten years ago by Schmalfuss has facilitated research on isopod diversity patterns at a global scale. Furthermore, even though we still lack a comprehensive ...
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PESI - A taxonomic backbone for Europe
Güntsch, A.; de Jong, Y.; Kouwenberg, J.; Boumans, L.; Hussey, C.; Hyam, R.; Nicolson, N.; Kirk, P.; Paton, A.; Michel, E.; Guiry, M. D.; Boegh, P. S.; Pedersen, H.; Enghoff, H.; von Raab-Straube, E.; Geoffroy, M.; Müller, A.; Kohlbecker, A.; Berendsohn, W.; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Declerck, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Nash, R.; Costello, M. J.; Ouvrard, D.; Bezard-Falgas, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Wetzel, F. T.; Glöckler, F.; Korb, G.; Ring, C.; Hagedorn, G.; Häuser, C.; Aktaç, N.; Asan, A.; Ardelean, A.; Borges, P. A. V.; Dhora, D.; Khachatryan, H.; Malicky, M.; Ibrahimov, S.; Tuzikov, A.; De Wever, A.; Moncheva, S.; Spassov, N.; Chobot, K.; Popov, A.; Boršic, I.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Kõljalg, U.; Uotila, P.; Olivier, G.; Dauvin, J. -C; Tarkhnishvili, D.; Chaladze, G.; Tuerkay, M.; Legakis, A.; Peregovits, L.; Gudmundsson, G.; ólafsson, E.; Lysaght, L.; Galil, B. S.; Raimondo, F. M.; Domina, G.; Stoch, F.; Minelli, A.; Spungis, V.; Budrys, E.; Olenin, S.; Turpel, A.; Walisch, T.; Krpach, V.; Gambin, M. T.; Ungureanu, L.; Karaman, G.; Kleukers, R. M. J. C.; Stur, E.; Aagaard, K.; Valland, N.; Moen, T. L.; Bogdanowicz, W.; Tykarski, P.; Weslawski, J. M.; Kedra, M.; Martins, A. M. F.; Abreu, A. D.; Silva, R.; Medvedev, S.; Ryss, A.; Šimic, S.; Marhold, K.; Stloukal, E.; Tome, D.; Ramos, M. A.; Valdés, B.; Pina, F.; Kullander, S.; Telenius, A.; Gonseth, Y.; Tschudin, P.; Sergeyeva, O.; Vladymyrov, V.; Rizun, V. B.; Raper, C.; Lear, D.; Stoev, P.; Penev, L.; Rubio, A. C.; Backeljau, T.; Saarenmaa, H.; Ulenberg, S. (2015)Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations, however, presents a serious challenge for ...
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Population density and food analysis of Bombina variegata and Rana graeca in mountainous riverine ecosystems of northern Pindos (Greece)
Bisa, Rica; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Fraguedakis-Tsolis, Stella; Chondropoulos, Basil (ResearchGate, 2007-06-20)Abundance and diet of Bombina variegata and Rana graeca were investigated from August 2004to August 2005 in two permanent mountain water bodies (Zesto River and Prioni Nazeti Stream)situated in the National Park of Northern ...
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Response of the temperate scleractinian coral Cladocora caespitosa to high temperature and long-term nutrient enrichment
Hadjioannou, Louis; Jimenez, Carlos; Rottier, Cecile; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Ferrier-Pagès, Christine (2019)Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment and increased seawater temperatures are responsible for coral reef decline. In particular, they disrupt the relationship between corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts (bleaching). ...
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A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the aegean and surrounding regions
Poulakakis, Nikos; Kapli, Paschalia; Lymberakis, Petros; Trichas, Apostolos; Vardinoyiannis, Katerina; Sfenthourakis, Spyros; Mylonas, Moisis (2015)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, southern Balkans and Asia Minor). A critical ...