Publications
Submitted / Under review
1. Gaughran, S.J., Gray, R., Menna Jones, M., Fusco, N., Ochoa, A., Miller, J.M., Poulakakis, N., de Queiroz, K., Caccone, A., Jensen, E.L. 2023. Whole-genome sequencing confirms multiple species of Galapagos giant tortoises. Evolution Letters (under review).
2. Kotsakiozi, P., Antoniou, A., Psonis, N., Sagonas, K., Karameta, E., Ilgaz, Ç., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Jablonski, D., Darriba, D., Stamatakis, A., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Mediodactylus species in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, (under review)
3. Pantagaki, C.-F., Spaneli, V., Fisher, R.N., Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P. The new head of a modern Lernaean Hydra: first record of the invasive lizard species Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) on the island of Crete, Greece. Amphibia – Reptilia, (under review)
4. Keroglidou, M. Spilani, L., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. Molecular phylogeny of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (Squamata: Lacertideae) in the southern Balkans. Amphibia – Reptilia, (under review)
5. Psonis, N., Vassou, D., Nafplioti, A, Tabakaki, E., Pavlidis, P., Stamatakis, A., Poulakakis, N. Identification of the 18 World War II executed citizens of Adele, Rethymnon, Crete using an ancient DNA approach and low coverage genomes. Forensic Science International: Genetics, (submitted)
2023
1. Pogorevc, N., Dotsev, A., Upadhyay, M., Sandoval, E., Kunz, E., Simčič, M., Antoniou, A., Papachristou, D., Koutsouli, P., Soelkner, J., Burger, P., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Bizelis, I., Zinovieva, N., Horvat, S., Medugorac, I. Whole-genome SNP genotyping unveils ancestral and recent introgression in wild and domestic goats. Molecular Ecology (in press)
2. Dilek, K., Yüncü, Ε., Rodríguez-Varela, R., Altınışık, E. N., Psonis, N., Kashuba, N., Yorulmaz, S., George, R., Kazancı, D.D., Kaptan, D., Gürün, K., Vural, K.B., Vassou, D., Daskalaki, E., Cansu Karamurat, C., Gemici, H.C., Lagerholm, V.K., Dilek Erdal, O., Kırdök, E., Schachner, A., Üstündağ, H., Shengelia, R., Bitadze, L., Özbaşaran, M., Duru, G., Nafplioti, A., Rose, C.B., Gencer, T., Darbyshire, G., Çevik, Ö., Vuruşkan, O., Büyükkarakaya, A.M., Oğuzhanoğlu, U., Günel, S., Tabakaki, E., Aliev, A., Ibrahimov, A., Shadlinski, V., Kılınç, G.M., Atakuman, Ç., Stamatakis, A., Poulakakis, N., Erdal, Y.S., Pavlidis, P., Stora, J., Özer, F., Götherström, A., Somel, M. 2023. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in human mobility patterns in Holocene Southwest Asia. Current Biology 33, 1–17.
3. Papežík, P., Mikulíček, P., Benovics, M., Balogová, M., Choleva, L., Kaštánková-Dostálková, M., Lymberakis, P., Mizsei, E., Papežíková, S., Poulakakis, N., Saçdanaku, E. Szabolcs, M., Šanda, R., Uhrin, M., Vukić, J., Jablonski, D., 2023. Comparative mitochondrial phylogeography of water frogs (Ranidae: Pelophylax spp.) from the southwestern Balkans. Vertebrate Zoology 73, 525–544.
4. Quinzin, M.C., Bishop, A.P., Miller, J.M., Poulakakis, N., Tapia, W., Torres-Rojo, F., Sevilla, C., Caccone, A. 2023 Galapagos giant tortoise trafficking case demonstrates the utility and applications of long-term comprehensive genetic monitoring. Animal Conservation (in press)
5. Jennifer R. S. Meadows, Jeffrey M. Kidd, Guo-Dong Wang, Heidi G. Parker, Peter Z. Schall, Matteo Bianchi, Mathew J. Christmas, Katia Bougiouri, Reuben M. Buckley, Christophe Hitte, Anthony K. Nguyen, Chao Wang, Vidhya Jagannathan, Julia E. Niskanen, Laurent A. F. Frantz, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Catarina Ginja; Kadek Karang Agustina, Catherine André, Adam R. Boyko, Brian W. Davis, Michaela Drögemüller, Xin-Yao Feng, Alexander Harris, Marjo K. Hytönen, Daniela C. Kalthoff, Yan-Hu Liu, Nikos Poulakakis Ana Elisabete Pires, Fernando Racimo, Fabian Ramos-Almodovar, Peter Savolainen, Imke Tammen, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, , Petros Lymberakis, Bridgett vonHoldt, Robert K. Wayne, Greger Larson, Frank W. Nicholas, Hannes Lohi, Tosso Leeb, Ya-Ping Zhang, Elaine A. Ostrander. 2023. Dog10K: Genome sequencing of 2000 canids advances the understanding of demography, genome architecture, and function. Genome Biology 24 (1), 187.
6. Ann, M.M.C., Giulio, F., Alice, M., Claudio, C., Robert, M.W., Camila, J.M., Diego De, P., Luisa, S.S.M., Henrique, G.L., Genevieve, D., Joseph, K., Marco, M., Judit, S., Nuria, E., Alessio, I., Chiara, N., Hannes, S., Rosa, F., Tim De, P., Geert, J., Mojca, S., Jo, W., Katie, E.H., Ole, S., Phillip, C.W., Felix, S., Robert, P.D., Alice, M., Jose Maria Fernandez, G., Astrid, B., Carla, A., Tyler, A., Paulo, C.A., Isabel, R.A., Jean-Marc, A., Niclas, B., Petr, B., Loriano, B., Laima, B., Endre, B., Bertrand, B., Caroline, B., Johannes, B., Laurie, B., Helena, B., Mahesh, B.-P., Iliana, B., Mark, B., Paulo, A.V.B., Guilherme Borges, D., Mirte, B., Tom, B., Remy, B., Elena, B.-A., Josephine, B., Elena, B., Nicolas, C., Matteo, C., Sergio, C., Fedor F Ciampor, Jr., Angelica, C., Corinne, C., Fernando, C., Love, D., Alessio De, B., Javier del, C., Teo, D., Alice, B.D., Martijn, F.L.D., Maria Angela, D., Mihajla, D., Simone, D., Klara, E., Philine, G.D.F., Jean-Francois, F., Giobbe, F., Bruno, F., Pascal, F., Christine, F.-C., Toni, G., Shilpa, G., Carmela, G., Luca, G., Jessica, G.-G., Josefa, G., Miguel, L.G., Bjoern, G., Thomas, G., Nadege, G., Marta, G., Marcel, P.H., Christoph, H., Balint, H., Peter, H., Julia, H., Maris, H., Jacob, H., Kerstin, H., Graham, H., Benjamin, I., Mark, J.C., Franc, J., Zophonias, O.J., Sagane, J.-D., Janne, J.K., Boris, K., Justyna, K., Heiner, K., Szilvia, K., Karine, L., Meri, L., Henrik, L., Anton, L., Lucas, L., Ricardo Jorge, L., Ole, M., Ghislaine, M., Giulia, M., Tereza, M., Tapio, M., Joao Pedro, M., Gemma, I.M.R., Florian, M., Hendrik-Jan, M., Jose, M.-F., Sofia, L.M., Matteo, M., Joao, M., Mai-Britt, M., Monica, M., Zuzana, M., Eugene, M., Will, J.N., Alexander, N., Pamela, N., Manuel, N., Reindert, N., Benjamin, N., Karin, N., Pedro, H.O., Remi-Andre, O., Lino, O., Stephan, O., Vaidas, P., Snaebjorn, P., Jerome, P.P., Joana, P., Martina, P., Emilie, P., Julia, P., Jaume, P., Graziano, P., Joao, P., Martin, P., Anna Maria, P., , Poulakakis, N., Jeena, R., Ruben, M.C.R., Roberto, R., Philipp, R., Ana, R., Patrik, R.-M., Andre, E.R.S., Carlos Rodriguez, F., Maria, M.R., Guilherme, R., Lukas, R., Maria Jose, R.-L., Urmas, S., Luis, P.S., Manuela, S.-S., Lucile, S., Vitor, C.S., Carla Sousa, S., Alberto, S., Milomir, S., Viktor, S., Josefin, S., Matthias, S., Torsten Hugo, H.S., Hiranya, S., Riikka, T., Christian, T.-R., Helena, T., Yevhen, T., Ilenia, U., Benoit, V., Steven, M.V.B., Kees van, O., Carlos, V.-C., Nevena, V., Noel, V., Adriana, V., Cristiano, V., Sara, V., Sara, V., Olga Vinnere, P., Filip, A.M.V., Judit, V., Patrick, W., Sylke, W., 2023. The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics. bioRxiv, 2023.2009.2025.559365.
2022
1. Yang, W., Feiner, N., Salvi, D., Laakkonen, H., Jablonski, D., Pinho, C., Carretero, M.A., Sacchi, R., Zuffi, M.A.L., Scali, S., Plavos, K., Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Jandzik, D., Schulte, U., Aubret, F., Badiane, A., Perez i de Lanuza, G., Abalos, J., While, G.M. and Uller, T. 2022. Population genomics of wall lizards reflects the dynamic history of the Mediterranean Basin. Molecular Biology and Evolution 39(1), msab311
2. Karameta, Ε., Lymberakis, P., Grillitsch, H., Ilgaz, C., Avci, A., Kumlutaş, Y., Candan, K., Wagner, P., Sfenthourakis, S., Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. The story of a rock-star: multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in the Starred or Roughtail Rock Agama, Laudakia stellio (L., 1758). Zoological Journal of Linnean Society 195(1), 195-219.
3. Jensen, E.J., Quinzin, M.C., Miller, J.M., Russello, M.A., Garrick, R.C., Edwards, D.L., Glaberman, S., Chiari, Y., Poulakakis, N., Tapia, W., Gibbs, J.P., Caccone, A. 2022. A new mitochondrial lineage of Galapagos giant tortoises identified from museum samples. Heredity 128, 261–270
4. Antaloudaki, A., Mylonas, M., Kyrpiotakis, Z., Poulakakis, N. 2022. Phylogeny of genus Origanum (Lamiaceae): investigation of molecular and morphological data from Greek taxa. Botanica Serbica 46 (1), 71-83.
5. Pavlou, C., Dokianakis, E., Tsirigotakis, N., Christodoulou, V. Özbel, Y., Antoniou, M., Poulakakis, N. 2022. Greek Aegean Island sand flies: A molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of Phlebotomus species (Diptera: Psychodidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 80, 137–154
6. Jensen, E.L., Gaughran, S.J., Fusco, N.A., Poulakakis, N., Tapia, W., Sevilla, C., Málaga, J., Mariani, C., Gibbs, J.P., and Caccone, A. 2022. The Galapagos giant tortoise phantasticus is not extinct. Communication Biology 5, 546.
7. Stratakis, M., Koutmanis, I., Ilgaz, C., Jablonski, D., Kukushkin, O.V., Crnobrnja-Isailovich, J., Carretero, M.C., Liuzzi, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2022 Phylogeny and phylogeography of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae) with emphasis on the Balkans and Anatolia. Zoologica Scripta 51 (3), 310-329.
8. Dimitriou, A.C., Antoniou, A., Alexiou, I., Poulakakis, N. Parmakelis, A., Sfenthourakis, S. 2022. Diversification within an oceanic Mediterranean island: insights from a terrestrial isopod. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 175, 107585
9. Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis, K., Poulakakis, N. 2022. High-throughput degraded DNA sequencing of subfossil shells of a Critically Endangered stenoendemic land snail in the Aegean, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 175, 107561.
10. Şahin, M.K., Candan, K., Karakasi, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Kumlutaş, Y., Yıldırım, E., Ilgaz, C. 2022. Ecological niche differentiation in the Anatolian rock lizards (Genus: Anatololacerta) (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of the Anatolian Peninsula and Aegean Islands. Acta Herpetologica 17(2), 165-175.
11. Christopoulos, A, Pantagaki, C.F., Poulakakis, N., Pafilis, P. 2022. First record of Anatololacerta pelasgiana (Mertens, 1959) in mainland Greece: another new species in Athens. Herpetozoa 5, 239–244.
2021
1. Strachinis, I., Poulakakis, N., Karaiskou, K., Patronidis, P., Patramanis, I., Jablonski, D., Triantafyllidis, A. 2021. Phylogeography and systematics of Algyroides (Sauria: Lacertidae) of the Balkan Peninsula. Zoological scripta 50, 282–299
2 Jablonski, D., Gkontas, I., Poursanidis, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. The stability in the Balkans: phylogeography of the endemic Greek stream frog. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 132(4), 829-846
3 Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Karameta, E., Darriba, D., Stamatakis, A., Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. 2021. Phylogenomics and species delimitation of the Balkan wall lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 159, 107-121.
4. Avtzis, D.N., Markoudi, V. Mizerakis, V., Devalez, J., Nakas, G., Poulakakis, N., Petanidou, T. 2021 Divergence of Pygopleurus species in the Aegean Archipelago and the phylogeography of P. foina: evidence from the past. Systematics and Biodiversity 19(4), 346–358.
5. Karakasi, D., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Candan, K., Güçlü, O., Kankılıç, T., Beşer, N., Sindaco, R., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. Phylogeny of the Eastern Mediterranean lizards of the genus Anatololacerta Arnold, Arribas and Carranza, 2007 (Squamata: Lacertidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 42(2), 201-216
6. Kiourtsoglou, A., Kaliontzopoulou, A., Poursanidis, D., Jablonski, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. Molecular, morphological, and ecological evidence reveal a cryptic species in the Peloponnese wall-lizard (Sauria, Lacertidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59, 2350–2370.
7. Psonis, Ν., Vassou, D., Nicolaou, L., Roussiakis, S., Iliopoulos, G., Poulakakis, N.*, and Sfenthourakis, S.* 2021. Ancient mitochondrial sequences of the extinct Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus confirm its phylogenetic placement. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society (in press).
2020
1 Sagonas, K., Karameta, E., Kotsakiozi, P., Poulakakis, N. 2020. Cross-species testing of nuclear markers in Pelophylax water frogs in Greece and examine their power for identifying hybrid populations. Amphibia -Reptilia 41: 253-259. DOI:10.1163/15685381-20191229.
2 Τrichas, Α., Smirli, M., Papadopoulou, A., Anastasiou, I., Keskin, B., Poulakakis, N. 2020 Molecular and morphological insights into the phylogeny of the genus Dendarus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the eastern Mediterranean region with emphasis on the Aegean. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society, 190 (3), 824–843. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa022
3 Poulakakis, N., Miller, J.M., Jensen, E.L., Beheregaray, L.B., Russello, M.A., Glaberman, S., Boore, J. Caccone, A. 2020 Colonization history of Galapagos giant tortoises: insights from mitogenomes support the progression rule. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58, 1262–1275. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12387
4 Psonis, N., de Carvalho, C.N., Figueiredo, S., Tampakaki, E., Vassou, D., Poulakakis, N., & Kafetzopoulos, D. 2020. Molecular identification, phylogenetic placement and geographic origin of a post-Medieval dental elephant finding from southwestern Portugal using a high-throughput sequencing approach. Scientific Reports 10:19252 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75323-y
2019
1. Sagonas K., A. Runemark, A. Antoniou, P. Lymberakis, P. Pafilis, E. D. Valakos, N. Poulakakis*, B. Hansson* 2019 Selection, drift and introgression shape MHC polymorphism 1 in lizards. Heredity 122(4), 468-484.
2. Spilani, L., Bougiouri, K., Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Poursanidis, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2019 Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 138, 193-204.
3. Kiamos, N., Lymberakis, P., Rallis, G., Poulakakis, N. 2019 Barn Owl Prey in Evros (Greece) and the Discovery of a New Mammal for the Greek Fauna. Journal of Natural History, 53 (27–28), 1691–1705
4. Mylonas, Μ. Vardinoyannis, K., Poulakakis, N. 2019 A contribution to knowledge on the terrestrial malacofauna of the Kastellorizo (Megisti) island group (SE Greece). Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki. 26, 13
2018
1. Dokianakis, E., Tsirigotakis, N., Christodoulou, V., Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, M. 2018. Identification of wild caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding. Parasites & Vectors 11, 94.
2. Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Karameta, E., Leaché, A.D., Kotsakiozi, P., Darriba, D., Kozlov, A., Stamatakis, A., Poursanidis, D., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Crnobrnja – Isailović, J., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis.P., Poulakakis, N. 2018. Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in southern Europe using the case of Podarcis tauricus species subgroup as a model system. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125, 110-115.
3. Kotsakiozi, P., Ilgaz, C., Jablonski, D., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Meiri, S., Itescu, Y., Kukushkin, O., Gvoždík, V., Scillitani, G., Roussos, S., Jandzik, D., Kasapidis, P., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2018. Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: hidden diversity and cryptic species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125, 177-187.
4. Spilani, L., Strachinis, I., Lampropoulos, A., Poulakakis, N., Panayiotis Pafilis. 2018. Podarcis vaucheri (Sauria: Lacertidae) far away from home: a new invasive species in Greece. Amphibia Reptilia 39(3), 363-368.
5. Sagonas K., A. Runemark, A. Antoniou, P. Lymberakis, P. Pafilis, E. D. Valakos, N. Poulakakis*, B. Hansson* 2018 Selection, drift and introgression shape MHC polymorphism 1 in lizards. Heredity (in press)
6. Antoniou, A., Frantzis, A., Alexiadou, P., Paschou, N., Poulakakis, N. 2018 Evidence of introgressive hybridization between Stenella coeruleoalba and Delphinus delphis in the Greek Seas. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 129, 325-337.
7. Víctor Quesada, Sandra Freitas-Rodríguez, Joshua Miller, José G. Pérez-Silva, Zi-Feng Jiang, Washington Tapia, Olaya Santiago-Fernández, Diana Campos-Iglesias, Lukas F. K. Kuderna, Maud Quinzin, Miguel G. Álvarez, Dido Carrero, Luciano B. Beheregaray, James P. Gibbs, Ylenia Chiari, Scott Glaberman, Claudio Ciofi10, Miguel Araujo-Voces, Pablo Mayoral, Javier R. Arango, Isaac Tamargo-Gómez, David Roiz-Valle, María Pascual-Torner, Benjamin R. Evans, Danielle L. Edwards, Ryan C. Garrick, Michael A. Russello, Nikos Poulakakis, Stephen J. Gaughran, Danny O. Rueda, Gabriel Bretones, Tomàs Marquès-Bonet, Kevin P. White, Adalgisa Caccone, Carlos López-Otín. 2018. Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3, 87–95 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x
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2017
1. Joshua M. Miller, Maud C. Quinzin, Nikos Poulakakis, James P. Gibbs, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Ryan C. Garrick, Michael A. Russello, Claudio Ciofi, Danielle L. Edwards, Elizabeth A. Hunter, Washington Tapia, Danny Rueda, Jorge Carrión, Andrés A. Valdivieso, Adalgisa Caccone. 2017. Identification of genetically important individuals of the rediscovered Floreana Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) provide founders for species restoration program. Scientific Reports 7(1), 11471.
2. Stephen J Gaughran, Joshua M Miller, Maud C Quinzin, Ryan C Garrick, Danielle L Edwards, Michael A Russello, Nikos Poulakakis, Claudio Ciofi, Luciano B Beheregaray, Adalgisa Caccone. 2017. Theory, practice and the conservation of Galápagos giant tortoises in the age of genomics. Evolutionary Applications DOI: 10.1111/eva.12551.
3. Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Petrov, B., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Sotiropoulos, K., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. 2017. Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106, 6-17.
4. Dimopoulou, A., Antoniou, A. Mylonas, M, Vardinoyiannis, K., Poulakakis, N. 2017 Inferring phylogenetic patterns of land snails of the genus Albinaria in the islet of Dia (Crete, Greece). Systematics and Biodiversity, 15(5), 414-426.
2016
1. Skourtanioti, Ε., Kapli, P., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Ahmadzadeh, F., Crnobrnja – Isailović, J., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P. Poulakakis, N. 2016 A re-investigation of phylogeny and divergence times of the Ablepharus kitaibelii species complex (Sauria, Scincidae) based on mtDNA and nuDNA genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 103, 199-214.
2. Gkontas, I., Papadaki, S., Trichas, A., Poulakakis, N. 2016 First assessment on the molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Gnaptor taxa distributed in Greece (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part A 8,1-8.
3. Psonis, N., Lymberakis, P., Poursanidis D., Poulakakis, N. 2016 Contribution to the study of Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae) mtDNA diversity focusing on the A. boskianus species group. Mitochondrion, 30, 79-84.
4. Hedman, H., Kapsalas, G., Karameta, E., Psonis, N., Poulakakis, N., Foufopouos, J., P. Pafilis. 2016. First record of Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory, 1833) from outside the Peloponnese. Herpetozoa, 30, 1-3.
5. Dokianakis, E., Tsirigotakis, N., Christodoulou, V., Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, M. 2016. DNA sequencing confirms PCR-RFLP identification of wild caught Larroussius sand-flies from Crete and Cyprus. Acta Tropica 164, 314-320.
2015
1. Kapli, P., Lymberakis, P., Crochet, P.-A., Geniez, P., Brito, J.C., Almutairi, M., Ahmadzadeh, F., Schmitz, A., Wilms, T., Pouyani, N.R., Poulakakis, N. 2015. Historical Biogeography of the lacertid lizard Mesalina in North Africa and the Middle East. Journal of Biogeography, 42(2), 267-279.
2. Poulakakis, Ν., Kapli, P. Lymberakis, P., Trichas, A., Vardinoyiannis, K., Sfenthourakis, S., Mylonas, M. 2015. A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 53(1), 18-32.
3. Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. & Poulakakis, N. 2015. Evaluation of the taxonomy of Helix cincta (Muller, 1774) and Helix nucula (Mousson, 1854); insights using mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Journal of Natural History, 49 (5–8), 383–392.
4. Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M., Poulakakis, N. 2015. Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Chilostoma Fitzinger, 1833 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) lineages in Greece. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 91, 210-225.
5. Poulakakis, Ν., Edwards, L.D., Chiari, Y., Garrick, R.C., Russello, M.A., Benavides, E., Watkins-Colwell, G.J., Glaberman, S., Tapia, W., Gibbs, J.P., Cayot, L.J., Caccone, A. Description of a new Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island. PLOS One, 10(10), e0138779.
2014
1. Sagonas, Κ., Poulakakis, Ν., Lymberakis, P., Parmakelis, A., Pafilis, P., Valakos, E.D. 2014. Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of the green lizards (Lacerta) in Greece: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 76, 144-154.
2. Vogiatzi. E., Kalogianni, E., Zimmerman, B., Giakoumi, S., Barbieri, R., Paschou, P., Magoulas, A., Tsaparis, D., Poulakakis, N., Tsigenopoulos, C.S. 2014 Reduced genetic variation and strong genetic population structure in the freshwater killifish Valencia letourneuxi (Valenciidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 111, 334–349.
3. Dritsou, V., Deligianni, E., Dialynas, E., Allen, J., Poulakakis, N., Louis, C., Lawson, D., Topalis, P. 2014. Non-coding RNA gene families in the genomes of anopheline mosquitoes. BMC Genomics, 15, 1038.
4. Guclu, O., Candan, K., Kankilic, T., Kumlutas, Y., Durmus, S.H., Poulakakis, N., Ilgaz, C. 2014. Phylogeny of Trachylepis sp. (Reptilia) from Turkey inferred from mtDNA sequences. Mitochondrial DNA 25(6), 456-63.
5. Candan, K., Kankılıç, T., Güçlü, O., Kumlutaş, Y., Durmuş, S.H., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Çetin I. 2014. First Assessment on the Molecular Phylogeny of Anatololacerta (Squamata, Lacertidae) Distributed in Southern Anatolia; Insights From mtDNA and nDNA Markers. Mitochondrial DNA 9, 1-8
2013
1. Kapli, P., Botoni, D., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutas, Y., Avci, A., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Fathinia, B., Lymberakis, P., Ahmadzadeh, F., Poulakakis, N., 2013. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Anatolian lizard Apathya (Squamata, Lacertidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 66, 992-1001.
2. Poulakakis, N., Kapli, P., Kardamaki, A., Skourtanioti, E., Gocmen, B., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutas, Y., Avci, A., Lymberakis, P. 2013. Comparative phylogeography of six herpetofauna species in Cyprus: late Miocene to Pleistocene colonization routes. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 108, 619-635.
3. Kyriazi, P., Kornilios, P., Nagy, T.N., Poulakakis, N., Kumlutas, Y., Ilgaz, C., Avci, A., Gocmen, B., Lymberakis, P. 2013. Comparative phylogeography reveals distinct colonization patterns of Cretan snakes. Journal of Biogeography, 40, 1143-115.
2012
1. Poulakakis, N., Russello, M., Geist, D., Caccone, A. 2012. Unraveling the Peculiarities of Island Life: Vicariance, Dispersal and the Diversification of the Extinct and Extant Giant Galápagos Tortoises. Molecular Ecology, 21, 160-173.
2. Garrick, R.C., Benavides, E., Russello, M.A., Gibbs, J.P., Poulakakis, N., Dion, K.B., Hyseni, C., Kajdacsi, B., Márquez, L., Bahan, S., Ciofi, C., Tapia, W., Caccone, A. 2012. Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species. Current Biology, 22(1), R10-R11.
2011
1. Deligianni, E., Morgan, R.N., Bertuccini, L., Kooij, T.W.A., Laforge, A., Poulakakis, N., Schüler, H., Louis, C., Matuschewski, K. & Siden-Kiamos, I. 2011 Critical role for a stage-specific actin in male exflagellation of the malaria parasite. Cellular Microbiology. 13(11), 1714–1730.
2. Kapli, P., Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P. & Mylonas, M. 2011. A re-analysis of the molecular phylogeny of Lacertidae with currently available data. Basic and Applied Herpetology 25, 97-104.
2010
1. Kornilios, P., Kyriazi, P., Poulakakis, N., Kumlutaş, Y., Ilgaz, C., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P. 2010. Phylogeography of the ocellated skink Chalcides ocellatus (Squamata, Scincidae), with the use of mtDNA sequences: a hitchhiker's guide to the Mediterranean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 54, 445-456.
2. Russello, M.R., Poulakakis, N., Gibbs, J.P., Tapia, W., Powell, J.R., Caccone, A. 2010. DNA from the Past Informs Ex situ Conservation for the Future: An “Extinct” Species of Galápagos Tortoise Identified in Captivity. PLOS One 5(1), e8683. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008683
3. Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2010. Three continents claiming an archipelago: The evolution of Aegean’s herpetofaunal diversity. Diversity 2, 233-255.
4. Parmakelis, A, Moustaka, M., Poulakakis, N., Louis, C., Slotman, M.A., Marshall, J.C., Awono-Ambene, P.H., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Simard, F., Caccone, A., Powell, J.R. 2010. Anopheles immune genes and amino acid sites evolving under the effect of positive selection. PLOS One 5(1), e8885. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008885).
5. Poulakakis, N. & Stamatakis, A. 2010. Recapitulating the evolution of Afrotheria: 57 genes and rare genomic changes (RGCs) consolidate their history. Systematics & Biodiversity 8(3), 395–408.
2009
1. Kornilios, P., Poulakakis, N., Mylonas, M., Vardinoyannis, K. 2009. Insights on the phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Zonites (Montfort, 1810) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata): Preliminary evidence from mitochondrial data. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2), 109 - 117.
2. Pafilis, P., J. Foufopoulos, N. Poulakakis, P. Lymberakis, E. D. Valakos. 2009. Tail shedding in island lizards (Lecartidae, Reptilia): Decline of antipredator defences in relaxed predation environments. Evolution 63(5), 1262–1278.
2008
1. Poulakakis, N., Pakaki, V., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas M. 2008. Molecular Phylogeny of the Greek legless skink Ophiomorus punctatissimus (Squamata: Scincidae): The impact of Mid-Aegean trench in its phylogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(1), 396-402.
2. Poulakakis, N., Sfenthourakis S. 2008. Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Greek populations of the genus Orthometopon (Isopoda, Oniscidea) based on mtDNA sequences. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society 152, 707-715.
3. Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Kaliontzopoulou, A., Valakos, E., Mylonas, M. 2008. Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Greece. Systematics & Biodiversity 6(3), 307–318.
4. Trichas, A., Lagkis, A., Triantis, K., Poulakakis, N., Chatzaki M. 2008. Biogeographic patterns of tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) on four island groups in the south Aegean Sea. Journal of Natural History, 42, 491-511.
5. Xirouchakis, S.M., Poulakakis, N. 2008 Biometrics, sexual dimorphism and gender determination in an insular population of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus). ARDEA 96, 1-10.
6. Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, A., Mantziou, G., Parmakelis, A., Skartsi, Th., Vasilakis D., Elorriaga J., de la Puente J., Gavashelishvili A., Ghasabyan M., Katzner T., McGrady M., Batbayar N., Fuller M., Natsagdorj, T. 2008. Population structure, diversity and phylogeography in the near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus (Falconiformes; Accipitridae) in Europe: insights from microsatellite and mtDNA variation. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 95, 859-872.
7. Kapli P.*, Lymberakis P.*, Poulakakis N.*, Mantziou G., Parmakelis A., Mylonas M. 2008. Molecular Phylogeny of three Mesalina species (M. guttulata, M. brevirostris and M. bahaeldini) from North Africa and the Middle East: another case of paraphyly? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49, 102-110.
8. Kyriazi P., Poulakakis N., Parmakelis A., Crochet P.A., Moravec J., Rastegar-Pouyani N., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Magoulas, A., Mylonas M., Lymberakis P. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA reveals the genealogical history of the Snake-eyed lizards (Ophisops elegans and O. occidentalis) (Sauria: Lacertidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49, 795-805.
9. Poulakakis, N., Glaberman, S., Russello, M., Beheregaray, L.B., Ciofi, C., Powell, J.R., Caccone, A. 2008. Rediscovery of an extinct species of giant Galápagos tortoise. PNAS, 105(40), 15464–15469.
2007
1. Poulakakis, N., Tselikas, A., Bitsakis, I., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P. 2007 Does the molecular analysis shed light on the origin of the ancient Greek manuscripts? Journal of Archaeological Science 34, 675-680.
2. Pafilis, P., Foufopoulos, J., Poulakakis, N. Lymberakis, P., Valakos, E.D. 2007 Digestive performance in five Mediterranean lizard species: effects of temperature and insularity. Journal of Comparative Physiology 177(1), 49-60.
3. Poulakakis, N., Parmakelis, A., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas, M., Zouros, E., Reese, D.S., Glaberman, S., Caccone, A. 2007 It remains a mammoth DNA fragment. Biology Letters 3, 60-63.
4. Valakos, E.D., Kourkouli, A., Skopeliti, M., Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N., Voutsas, I., Lymberakis, P., Simou, C., Voelter, W., Tsitsilonis, O.E. 2007. Combining immunological and molecular data to assess phylogenetic relations of some Hellenic Podarcis species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 147(1), 1-10.
5. Lymberakis, P.*, Poulakakis, N.*, Manthalou, G., Tsigenopoulos, C.S., Magoulas, A., Mylonas, M. 2007. Mitochondrial Phylogeography of Western Palaearctic Rana (Pelophylax) spp. with emphasis in the Eastern Mediterranean populations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44, 115-125.
2006
1. Poulakakis, N., Parmakelis, A., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas, M., Zouros, E., Reese, D.S., Glaberman, S., Caccone, A. 2006. Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids. Biology Letters 2, 451-454.
2. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Pafilis, P., Valakos, E., Mylonas, M. 2006. Aspects of the evolutionary history of Podarcis taurica (Pallas 1814), P. gaigeae (Werner 1930) and P. milensis (Bedriaga 1882) in Greece. In: Mainland and insular lizards: a Mediterranean perspective. (Claudia Corti, Pietro Lo Cascio, Marta Biaggini, eds), pp. 161-174. Firenze: Firenze University Press (Monografie. Scienze; 8).
2005
1. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P. Tsigenopoulos, C, Magoulas, A., Mylonas, M. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships ad evolutionary history of snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Squamata: Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(2), 245-256.
2. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Pafilis, P., Valakos, E., Mylonas, M. 2005. Phylogeography of Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis taurica) and its relatives inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Ecology 14, 2433-2443.
3. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Paragamian, K., Mylonas, M. 2005. Isolation and amplification of shrew DNA from Barn Owl pellets. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 85, 331-340.
4. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Valakos, E., Zouros, E., Mylonas, M. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Balkan Podarcis species by Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood Analyses of Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37, 845-857.
5. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Fassoulas C. A. 2005. Deinotherium giganteum KAUP 1829 (Proboscidae, Deinotheriidae) from the Middle Miocene of Siteia (East Crete, Greece). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3), 732-736.
6. Poulakakis, N., Goulielmos, G., Antoniou, A., Zouros, E., Mylonas, M. 2005. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the wall lizard Podarcis erhardii (Squamata: Lacertidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 549-551.
7. Mantziou, G., Antoniou, A., Poulakakis, N., Goulielmos, G., Tsigenopoulos, C.S., Pinou, Τ., Mylonas, M. 2005. Isolation and characterization of six polymorphic microsatellite markers in the fresh water turtle Mauremys rivulata (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 727-729.
2004
1. Mantziou, G., Poulakakis, N., Valakos, E., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas, M. 2004. The inter- and intraspecific status of the Aegean Mauremys rivulata (Tesudines, Bataguridae) as inferred by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Herpetological Journal 14, 35-45.
2003
1. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Antoniou, A.-B., Chalkia, D., Zouros, E., Mylonas, M., Valakos, E. 2003. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the wall-lizard Podarcis erhardii (Squamata: Lacertidae) based on partial mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28, 38–46.
2002
1. Poulakakis, N., Theodorou, G.E., Zouros, Z., Mylonas, M. 2002. Molecular Phylogeny of the Extinct Pleistocene Dwarf Elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus falconeri from Tilos Island (Dodekanisa, Greece). Journal of Molecular Evolution 55 (3), 364-374.
2. Poulakakis, N., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P., Fassoulas, C. 2002. Origin and taxonomy of the fossil elephants of the island of Crete (Greece): Problems and perspectives. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 186, 163-183.
1. Gaughran, S.J., Gray, R., Menna Jones, M., Fusco, N., Ochoa, A., Miller, J.M., Poulakakis, N., de Queiroz, K., Caccone, A., Jensen, E.L. 2023. Whole-genome sequencing confirms multiple species of Galapagos giant tortoises. Evolution Letters (under review).
2. Kotsakiozi, P., Antoniou, A., Psonis, N., Sagonas, K., Karameta, E., Ilgaz, Ç., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Jablonski, D., Darriba, D., Stamatakis, A., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Mediodactylus species in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, (under review)
3. Pantagaki, C.-F., Spaneli, V., Fisher, R.N., Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P. The new head of a modern Lernaean Hydra: first record of the invasive lizard species Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) on the island of Crete, Greece. Amphibia – Reptilia, (under review)
4. Keroglidou, M. Spilani, L., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. Molecular phylogeny of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (Squamata: Lacertideae) in the southern Balkans. Amphibia – Reptilia, (under review)
5. Psonis, N., Vassou, D., Nafplioti, A, Tabakaki, E., Pavlidis, P., Stamatakis, A., Poulakakis, N. Identification of the 18 World War II executed citizens of Adele, Rethymnon, Crete using an ancient DNA approach and low coverage genomes. Forensic Science International: Genetics, (submitted)
2023
1. Pogorevc, N., Dotsev, A., Upadhyay, M., Sandoval, E., Kunz, E., Simčič, M., Antoniou, A., Papachristou, D., Koutsouli, P., Soelkner, J., Burger, P., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Bizelis, I., Zinovieva, N., Horvat, S., Medugorac, I. Whole-genome SNP genotyping unveils ancestral and recent introgression in wild and domestic goats. Molecular Ecology (in press)
2. Dilek, K., Yüncü, Ε., Rodríguez-Varela, R., Altınışık, E. N., Psonis, N., Kashuba, N., Yorulmaz, S., George, R., Kazancı, D.D., Kaptan, D., Gürün, K., Vural, K.B., Vassou, D., Daskalaki, E., Cansu Karamurat, C., Gemici, H.C., Lagerholm, V.K., Dilek Erdal, O., Kırdök, E., Schachner, A., Üstündağ, H., Shengelia, R., Bitadze, L., Özbaşaran, M., Duru, G., Nafplioti, A., Rose, C.B., Gencer, T., Darbyshire, G., Çevik, Ö., Vuruşkan, O., Büyükkarakaya, A.M., Oğuzhanoğlu, U., Günel, S., Tabakaki, E., Aliev, A., Ibrahimov, A., Shadlinski, V., Kılınç, G.M., Atakuman, Ç., Stamatakis, A., Poulakakis, N., Erdal, Y.S., Pavlidis, P., Stora, J., Özer, F., Götherström, A., Somel, M. 2023. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in human mobility patterns in Holocene Southwest Asia. Current Biology 33, 1–17.
3. Papežík, P., Mikulíček, P., Benovics, M., Balogová, M., Choleva, L., Kaštánková-Dostálková, M., Lymberakis, P., Mizsei, E., Papežíková, S., Poulakakis, N., Saçdanaku, E. Szabolcs, M., Šanda, R., Uhrin, M., Vukić, J., Jablonski, D., 2023. Comparative mitochondrial phylogeography of water frogs (Ranidae: Pelophylax spp.) from the southwestern Balkans. Vertebrate Zoology 73, 525–544.
4. Quinzin, M.C., Bishop, A.P., Miller, J.M., Poulakakis, N., Tapia, W., Torres-Rojo, F., Sevilla, C., Caccone, A. 2023 Galapagos giant tortoise trafficking case demonstrates the utility and applications of long-term comprehensive genetic monitoring. Animal Conservation (in press)
5. Jennifer R. S. Meadows, Jeffrey M. Kidd, Guo-Dong Wang, Heidi G. Parker, Peter Z. Schall, Matteo Bianchi, Mathew J. Christmas, Katia Bougiouri, Reuben M. Buckley, Christophe Hitte, Anthony K. Nguyen, Chao Wang, Vidhya Jagannathan, Julia E. Niskanen, Laurent A. F. Frantz, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Catarina Ginja; Kadek Karang Agustina, Catherine André, Adam R. Boyko, Brian W. Davis, Michaela Drögemüller, Xin-Yao Feng, Alexander Harris, Marjo K. Hytönen, Daniela C. Kalthoff, Yan-Hu Liu, Nikos Poulakakis Ana Elisabete Pires, Fernando Racimo, Fabian Ramos-Almodovar, Peter Savolainen, Imke Tammen, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, , Petros Lymberakis, Bridgett vonHoldt, Robert K. Wayne, Greger Larson, Frank W. Nicholas, Hannes Lohi, Tosso Leeb, Ya-Ping Zhang, Elaine A. Ostrander. 2023. Dog10K: Genome sequencing of 2000 canids advances the understanding of demography, genome architecture, and function. Genome Biology 24 (1), 187.
6. Ann, M.M.C., Giulio, F., Alice, M., Claudio, C., Robert, M.W., Camila, J.M., Diego De, P., Luisa, S.S.M., Henrique, G.L., Genevieve, D., Joseph, K., Marco, M., Judit, S., Nuria, E., Alessio, I., Chiara, N., Hannes, S., Rosa, F., Tim De, P., Geert, J., Mojca, S., Jo, W., Katie, E.H., Ole, S., Phillip, C.W., Felix, S., Robert, P.D., Alice, M., Jose Maria Fernandez, G., Astrid, B., Carla, A., Tyler, A., Paulo, C.A., Isabel, R.A., Jean-Marc, A., Niclas, B., Petr, B., Loriano, B., Laima, B., Endre, B., Bertrand, B., Caroline, B., Johannes, B., Laurie, B., Helena, B., Mahesh, B.-P., Iliana, B., Mark, B., Paulo, A.V.B., Guilherme Borges, D., Mirte, B., Tom, B., Remy, B., Elena, B.-A., Josephine, B., Elena, B., Nicolas, C., Matteo, C., Sergio, C., Fedor F Ciampor, Jr., Angelica, C., Corinne, C., Fernando, C., Love, D., Alessio De, B., Javier del, C., Teo, D., Alice, B.D., Martijn, F.L.D., Maria Angela, D., Mihajla, D., Simone, D., Klara, E., Philine, G.D.F., Jean-Francois, F., Giobbe, F., Bruno, F., Pascal, F., Christine, F.-C., Toni, G., Shilpa, G., Carmela, G., Luca, G., Jessica, G.-G., Josefa, G., Miguel, L.G., Bjoern, G., Thomas, G., Nadege, G., Marta, G., Marcel, P.H., Christoph, H., Balint, H., Peter, H., Julia, H., Maris, H., Jacob, H., Kerstin, H., Graham, H., Benjamin, I., Mark, J.C., Franc, J., Zophonias, O.J., Sagane, J.-D., Janne, J.K., Boris, K., Justyna, K., Heiner, K., Szilvia, K., Karine, L., Meri, L., Henrik, L., Anton, L., Lucas, L., Ricardo Jorge, L., Ole, M., Ghislaine, M., Giulia, M., Tereza, M., Tapio, M., Joao Pedro, M., Gemma, I.M.R., Florian, M., Hendrik-Jan, M., Jose, M.-F., Sofia, L.M., Matteo, M., Joao, M., Mai-Britt, M., Monica, M., Zuzana, M., Eugene, M., Will, J.N., Alexander, N., Pamela, N., Manuel, N., Reindert, N., Benjamin, N., Karin, N., Pedro, H.O., Remi-Andre, O., Lino, O., Stephan, O., Vaidas, P., Snaebjorn, P., Jerome, P.P., Joana, P., Martina, P., Emilie, P., Julia, P., Jaume, P., Graziano, P., Joao, P., Martin, P., Anna Maria, P., , Poulakakis, N., Jeena, R., Ruben, M.C.R., Roberto, R., Philipp, R., Ana, R., Patrik, R.-M., Andre, E.R.S., Carlos Rodriguez, F., Maria, M.R., Guilherme, R., Lukas, R., Maria Jose, R.-L., Urmas, S., Luis, P.S., Manuela, S.-S., Lucile, S., Vitor, C.S., Carla Sousa, S., Alberto, S., Milomir, S., Viktor, S., Josefin, S., Matthias, S., Torsten Hugo, H.S., Hiranya, S., Riikka, T., Christian, T.-R., Helena, T., Yevhen, T., Ilenia, U., Benoit, V., Steven, M.V.B., Kees van, O., Carlos, V.-C., Nevena, V., Noel, V., Adriana, V., Cristiano, V., Sara, V., Sara, V., Olga Vinnere, P., Filip, A.M.V., Judit, V., Patrick, W., Sylke, W., 2023. The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics. bioRxiv, 2023.2009.2025.559365.
2022
1. Yang, W., Feiner, N., Salvi, D., Laakkonen, H., Jablonski, D., Pinho, C., Carretero, M.A., Sacchi, R., Zuffi, M.A.L., Scali, S., Plavos, K., Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Jandzik, D., Schulte, U., Aubret, F., Badiane, A., Perez i de Lanuza, G., Abalos, J., While, G.M. and Uller, T. 2022. Population genomics of wall lizards reflects the dynamic history of the Mediterranean Basin. Molecular Biology and Evolution 39(1), msab311
2. Karameta, Ε., Lymberakis, P., Grillitsch, H., Ilgaz, C., Avci, A., Kumlutaş, Y., Candan, K., Wagner, P., Sfenthourakis, S., Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. The story of a rock-star: multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in the Starred or Roughtail Rock Agama, Laudakia stellio (L., 1758). Zoological Journal of Linnean Society 195(1), 195-219.
3. Jensen, E.J., Quinzin, M.C., Miller, J.M., Russello, M.A., Garrick, R.C., Edwards, D.L., Glaberman, S., Chiari, Y., Poulakakis, N., Tapia, W., Gibbs, J.P., Caccone, A. 2022. A new mitochondrial lineage of Galapagos giant tortoises identified from museum samples. Heredity 128, 261–270
4. Antaloudaki, A., Mylonas, M., Kyrpiotakis, Z., Poulakakis, N. 2022. Phylogeny of genus Origanum (Lamiaceae): investigation of molecular and morphological data from Greek taxa. Botanica Serbica 46 (1), 71-83.
5. Pavlou, C., Dokianakis, E., Tsirigotakis, N., Christodoulou, V. Özbel, Y., Antoniou, M., Poulakakis, N. 2022. Greek Aegean Island sand flies: A molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of Phlebotomus species (Diptera: Psychodidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 80, 137–154
6. Jensen, E.L., Gaughran, S.J., Fusco, N.A., Poulakakis, N., Tapia, W., Sevilla, C., Málaga, J., Mariani, C., Gibbs, J.P., and Caccone, A. 2022. The Galapagos giant tortoise phantasticus is not extinct. Communication Biology 5, 546.
7. Stratakis, M., Koutmanis, I., Ilgaz, C., Jablonski, D., Kukushkin, O.V., Crnobrnja-Isailovich, J., Carretero, M.C., Liuzzi, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2022 Phylogeny and phylogeography of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae) with emphasis on the Balkans and Anatolia. Zoologica Scripta 51 (3), 310-329.
8. Dimitriou, A.C., Antoniou, A., Alexiou, I., Poulakakis, N. Parmakelis, A., Sfenthourakis, S. 2022. Diversification within an oceanic Mediterranean island: insights from a terrestrial isopod. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 175, 107585
9. Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis, K., Poulakakis, N. 2022. High-throughput degraded DNA sequencing of subfossil shells of a Critically Endangered stenoendemic land snail in the Aegean, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 175, 107561.
10. Şahin, M.K., Candan, K., Karakasi, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Kumlutaş, Y., Yıldırım, E., Ilgaz, C. 2022. Ecological niche differentiation in the Anatolian rock lizards (Genus: Anatololacerta) (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of the Anatolian Peninsula and Aegean Islands. Acta Herpetologica 17(2), 165-175.
11. Christopoulos, A, Pantagaki, C.F., Poulakakis, N., Pafilis, P. 2022. First record of Anatololacerta pelasgiana (Mertens, 1959) in mainland Greece: another new species in Athens. Herpetozoa 5, 239–244.
2021
1. Strachinis, I., Poulakakis, N., Karaiskou, K., Patronidis, P., Patramanis, I., Jablonski, D., Triantafyllidis, A. 2021. Phylogeography and systematics of Algyroides (Sauria: Lacertidae) of the Balkan Peninsula. Zoological scripta 50, 282–299
2 Jablonski, D., Gkontas, I., Poursanidis, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. The stability in the Balkans: phylogeography of the endemic Greek stream frog. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 132(4), 829-846
3 Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Karameta, E., Darriba, D., Stamatakis, A., Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. 2021. Phylogenomics and species delimitation of the Balkan wall lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 159, 107-121.
4. Avtzis, D.N., Markoudi, V. Mizerakis, V., Devalez, J., Nakas, G., Poulakakis, N., Petanidou, T. 2021 Divergence of Pygopleurus species in the Aegean Archipelago and the phylogeography of P. foina: evidence from the past. Systematics and Biodiversity 19(4), 346–358.
5. Karakasi, D., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Candan, K., Güçlü, O., Kankılıç, T., Beşer, N., Sindaco, R., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. Phylogeny of the Eastern Mediterranean lizards of the genus Anatololacerta Arnold, Arribas and Carranza, 2007 (Squamata: Lacertidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 42(2), 201-216
6. Kiourtsoglou, A., Kaliontzopoulou, A., Poursanidis, D., Jablonski, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2021. Molecular, morphological, and ecological evidence reveal a cryptic species in the Peloponnese wall-lizard (Sauria, Lacertidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59, 2350–2370.
7. Psonis, Ν., Vassou, D., Nicolaou, L., Roussiakis, S., Iliopoulos, G., Poulakakis, N.*, and Sfenthourakis, S.* 2021. Ancient mitochondrial sequences of the extinct Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus confirm its phylogenetic placement. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society (in press).
2020
1 Sagonas, K., Karameta, E., Kotsakiozi, P., Poulakakis, N. 2020. Cross-species testing of nuclear markers in Pelophylax water frogs in Greece and examine their power for identifying hybrid populations. Amphibia -Reptilia 41: 253-259. DOI:10.1163/15685381-20191229.
2 Τrichas, Α., Smirli, M., Papadopoulou, A., Anastasiou, I., Keskin, B., Poulakakis, N. 2020 Molecular and morphological insights into the phylogeny of the genus Dendarus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the eastern Mediterranean region with emphasis on the Aegean. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society, 190 (3), 824–843. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa022
3 Poulakakis, N., Miller, J.M., Jensen, E.L., Beheregaray, L.B., Russello, M.A., Glaberman, S., Boore, J. Caccone, A. 2020 Colonization history of Galapagos giant tortoises: insights from mitogenomes support the progression rule. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58, 1262–1275. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12387
4 Psonis, N., de Carvalho, C.N., Figueiredo, S., Tampakaki, E., Vassou, D., Poulakakis, N., & Kafetzopoulos, D. 2020. Molecular identification, phylogenetic placement and geographic origin of a post-Medieval dental elephant finding from southwestern Portugal using a high-throughput sequencing approach. Scientific Reports 10:19252 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75323-y
2019
1. Sagonas K., A. Runemark, A. Antoniou, P. Lymberakis, P. Pafilis, E. D. Valakos, N. Poulakakis*, B. Hansson* 2019 Selection, drift and introgression shape MHC polymorphism 1 in lizards. Heredity 122(4), 468-484.
2. Spilani, L., Bougiouri, K., Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Poursanidis, D., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2019 Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 138, 193-204.
3. Kiamos, N., Lymberakis, P., Rallis, G., Poulakakis, N. 2019 Barn Owl Prey in Evros (Greece) and the Discovery of a New Mammal for the Greek Fauna. Journal of Natural History, 53 (27–28), 1691–1705
4. Mylonas, Μ. Vardinoyannis, K., Poulakakis, N. 2019 A contribution to knowledge on the terrestrial malacofauna of the Kastellorizo (Megisti) island group (SE Greece). Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki. 26, 13
2018
1. Dokianakis, E., Tsirigotakis, N., Christodoulou, V., Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, M. 2018. Identification of wild caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding. Parasites & Vectors 11, 94.
2. Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Karameta, E., Leaché, A.D., Kotsakiozi, P., Darriba, D., Kozlov, A., Stamatakis, A., Poursanidis, D., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Crnobrnja – Isailović, J., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis.P., Poulakakis, N. 2018. Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in southern Europe using the case of Podarcis tauricus species subgroup as a model system. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125, 110-115.
3. Kotsakiozi, P., Ilgaz, C., Jablonski, D., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Meiri, S., Itescu, Y., Kukushkin, O., Gvoždík, V., Scillitani, G., Roussos, S., Jandzik, D., Kasapidis, P., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2018. Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: hidden diversity and cryptic species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125, 177-187.
4. Spilani, L., Strachinis, I., Lampropoulos, A., Poulakakis, N., Panayiotis Pafilis. 2018. Podarcis vaucheri (Sauria: Lacertidae) far away from home: a new invasive species in Greece. Amphibia Reptilia 39(3), 363-368.
5. Sagonas K., A. Runemark, A. Antoniou, P. Lymberakis, P. Pafilis, E. D. Valakos, N. Poulakakis*, B. Hansson* 2018 Selection, drift and introgression shape MHC polymorphism 1 in lizards. Heredity (in press)
6. Antoniou, A., Frantzis, A., Alexiadou, P., Paschou, N., Poulakakis, N. 2018 Evidence of introgressive hybridization between Stenella coeruleoalba and Delphinus delphis in the Greek Seas. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 129, 325-337.
7. Víctor Quesada, Sandra Freitas-Rodríguez, Joshua Miller, José G. Pérez-Silva, Zi-Feng Jiang, Washington Tapia, Olaya Santiago-Fernández, Diana Campos-Iglesias, Lukas F. K. Kuderna, Maud Quinzin, Miguel G. Álvarez, Dido Carrero, Luciano B. Beheregaray, James P. Gibbs, Ylenia Chiari, Scott Glaberman, Claudio Ciofi10, Miguel Araujo-Voces, Pablo Mayoral, Javier R. Arango, Isaac Tamargo-Gómez, David Roiz-Valle, María Pascual-Torner, Benjamin R. Evans, Danielle L. Edwards, Ryan C. Garrick, Michael A. Russello, Nikos Poulakakis, Stephen J. Gaughran, Danny O. Rueda, Gabriel Bretones, Tomàs Marquès-Bonet, Kevin P. White, Adalgisa Caccone, Carlos López-Otín. 2018. Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3, 87–95 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x
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2017
1. Joshua M. Miller, Maud C. Quinzin, Nikos Poulakakis, James P. Gibbs, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Ryan C. Garrick, Michael A. Russello, Claudio Ciofi, Danielle L. Edwards, Elizabeth A. Hunter, Washington Tapia, Danny Rueda, Jorge Carrión, Andrés A. Valdivieso, Adalgisa Caccone. 2017. Identification of genetically important individuals of the rediscovered Floreana Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) provide founders for species restoration program. Scientific Reports 7(1), 11471.
2. Stephen J Gaughran, Joshua M Miller, Maud C Quinzin, Ryan C Garrick, Danielle L Edwards, Michael A Russello, Nikos Poulakakis, Claudio Ciofi, Luciano B Beheregaray, Adalgisa Caccone. 2017. Theory, practice and the conservation of Galápagos giant tortoises in the age of genomics. Evolutionary Applications DOI: 10.1111/eva.12551.
3. Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Petrov, B., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Sotiropoulos, K., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. 2017. Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106, 6-17.
4. Dimopoulou, A., Antoniou, A. Mylonas, M, Vardinoyiannis, K., Poulakakis, N. 2017 Inferring phylogenetic patterns of land snails of the genus Albinaria in the islet of Dia (Crete, Greece). Systematics and Biodiversity, 15(5), 414-426.
2016
1. Skourtanioti, Ε., Kapli, P., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Ahmadzadeh, F., Crnobrnja – Isailović, J., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P. Poulakakis, N. 2016 A re-investigation of phylogeny and divergence times of the Ablepharus kitaibelii species complex (Sauria, Scincidae) based on mtDNA and nuDNA genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 103, 199-214.
2. Gkontas, I., Papadaki, S., Trichas, A., Poulakakis, N. 2016 First assessment on the molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Gnaptor taxa distributed in Greece (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part A 8,1-8.
3. Psonis, N., Lymberakis, P., Poursanidis D., Poulakakis, N. 2016 Contribution to the study of Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae) mtDNA diversity focusing on the A. boskianus species group. Mitochondrion, 30, 79-84.
4. Hedman, H., Kapsalas, G., Karameta, E., Psonis, N., Poulakakis, N., Foufopouos, J., P. Pafilis. 2016. First record of Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory, 1833) from outside the Peloponnese. Herpetozoa, 30, 1-3.
5. Dokianakis, E., Tsirigotakis, N., Christodoulou, V., Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, M. 2016. DNA sequencing confirms PCR-RFLP identification of wild caught Larroussius sand-flies from Crete and Cyprus. Acta Tropica 164, 314-320.
2015
1. Kapli, P., Lymberakis, P., Crochet, P.-A., Geniez, P., Brito, J.C., Almutairi, M., Ahmadzadeh, F., Schmitz, A., Wilms, T., Pouyani, N.R., Poulakakis, N. 2015. Historical Biogeography of the lacertid lizard Mesalina in North Africa and the Middle East. Journal of Biogeography, 42(2), 267-279.
2. Poulakakis, Ν., Kapli, P. Lymberakis, P., Trichas, A., Vardinoyiannis, K., Sfenthourakis, S., Mylonas, M. 2015. A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 53(1), 18-32.
3. Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. & Poulakakis, N. 2015. Evaluation of the taxonomy of Helix cincta (Muller, 1774) and Helix nucula (Mousson, 1854); insights using mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Journal of Natural History, 49 (5–8), 383–392.
4. Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M., Poulakakis, N. 2015. Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Chilostoma Fitzinger, 1833 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) lineages in Greece. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 91, 210-225.
5. Poulakakis, Ν., Edwards, L.D., Chiari, Y., Garrick, R.C., Russello, M.A., Benavides, E., Watkins-Colwell, G.J., Glaberman, S., Tapia, W., Gibbs, J.P., Cayot, L.J., Caccone, A. Description of a new Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island. PLOS One, 10(10), e0138779.
2014
1. Sagonas, Κ., Poulakakis, Ν., Lymberakis, P., Parmakelis, A., Pafilis, P., Valakos, E.D. 2014. Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of the green lizards (Lacerta) in Greece: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 76, 144-154.
2. Vogiatzi. E., Kalogianni, E., Zimmerman, B., Giakoumi, S., Barbieri, R., Paschou, P., Magoulas, A., Tsaparis, D., Poulakakis, N., Tsigenopoulos, C.S. 2014 Reduced genetic variation and strong genetic population structure in the freshwater killifish Valencia letourneuxi (Valenciidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 111, 334–349.
3. Dritsou, V., Deligianni, E., Dialynas, E., Allen, J., Poulakakis, N., Louis, C., Lawson, D., Topalis, P. 2014. Non-coding RNA gene families in the genomes of anopheline mosquitoes. BMC Genomics, 15, 1038.
4. Guclu, O., Candan, K., Kankilic, T., Kumlutas, Y., Durmus, S.H., Poulakakis, N., Ilgaz, C. 2014. Phylogeny of Trachylepis sp. (Reptilia) from Turkey inferred from mtDNA sequences. Mitochondrial DNA 25(6), 456-63.
5. Candan, K., Kankılıç, T., Güçlü, O., Kumlutaş, Y., Durmuş, S.H., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Çetin I. 2014. First Assessment on the Molecular Phylogeny of Anatololacerta (Squamata, Lacertidae) Distributed in Southern Anatolia; Insights From mtDNA and nDNA Markers. Mitochondrial DNA 9, 1-8
2013
1. Kapli, P., Botoni, D., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutas, Y., Avci, A., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Fathinia, B., Lymberakis, P., Ahmadzadeh, F., Poulakakis, N., 2013. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Anatolian lizard Apathya (Squamata, Lacertidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 66, 992-1001.
2. Poulakakis, N., Kapli, P., Kardamaki, A., Skourtanioti, E., Gocmen, B., Ilgaz, C., Kumlutas, Y., Avci, A., Lymberakis, P. 2013. Comparative phylogeography of six herpetofauna species in Cyprus: late Miocene to Pleistocene colonization routes. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 108, 619-635.
3. Kyriazi, P., Kornilios, P., Nagy, T.N., Poulakakis, N., Kumlutas, Y., Ilgaz, C., Avci, A., Gocmen, B., Lymberakis, P. 2013. Comparative phylogeography reveals distinct colonization patterns of Cretan snakes. Journal of Biogeography, 40, 1143-115.
2012
1. Poulakakis, N., Russello, M., Geist, D., Caccone, A. 2012. Unraveling the Peculiarities of Island Life: Vicariance, Dispersal and the Diversification of the Extinct and Extant Giant Galápagos Tortoises. Molecular Ecology, 21, 160-173.
2. Garrick, R.C., Benavides, E., Russello, M.A., Gibbs, J.P., Poulakakis, N., Dion, K.B., Hyseni, C., Kajdacsi, B., Márquez, L., Bahan, S., Ciofi, C., Tapia, W., Caccone, A. 2012. Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species. Current Biology, 22(1), R10-R11.
2011
1. Deligianni, E., Morgan, R.N., Bertuccini, L., Kooij, T.W.A., Laforge, A., Poulakakis, N., Schüler, H., Louis, C., Matuschewski, K. & Siden-Kiamos, I. 2011 Critical role for a stage-specific actin in male exflagellation of the malaria parasite. Cellular Microbiology. 13(11), 1714–1730.
2. Kapli, P., Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P. & Mylonas, M. 2011. A re-analysis of the molecular phylogeny of Lacertidae with currently available data. Basic and Applied Herpetology 25, 97-104.
2010
1. Kornilios, P., Kyriazi, P., Poulakakis, N., Kumlutaş, Y., Ilgaz, C., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P. 2010. Phylogeography of the ocellated skink Chalcides ocellatus (Squamata, Scincidae), with the use of mtDNA sequences: a hitchhiker's guide to the Mediterranean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 54, 445-456.
2. Russello, M.R., Poulakakis, N., Gibbs, J.P., Tapia, W., Powell, J.R., Caccone, A. 2010. DNA from the Past Informs Ex situ Conservation for the Future: An “Extinct” Species of Galápagos Tortoise Identified in Captivity. PLOS One 5(1), e8683. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008683
3. Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. 2010. Three continents claiming an archipelago: The evolution of Aegean’s herpetofaunal diversity. Diversity 2, 233-255.
4. Parmakelis, A, Moustaka, M., Poulakakis, N., Louis, C., Slotman, M.A., Marshall, J.C., Awono-Ambene, P.H., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Simard, F., Caccone, A., Powell, J.R. 2010. Anopheles immune genes and amino acid sites evolving under the effect of positive selection. PLOS One 5(1), e8885. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008885).
5. Poulakakis, N. & Stamatakis, A. 2010. Recapitulating the evolution of Afrotheria: 57 genes and rare genomic changes (RGCs) consolidate their history. Systematics & Biodiversity 8(3), 395–408.
2009
1. Kornilios, P., Poulakakis, N., Mylonas, M., Vardinoyannis, K. 2009. Insights on the phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Zonites (Montfort, 1810) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata): Preliminary evidence from mitochondrial data. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2), 109 - 117.
2. Pafilis, P., J. Foufopoulos, N. Poulakakis, P. Lymberakis, E. D. Valakos. 2009. Tail shedding in island lizards (Lecartidae, Reptilia): Decline of antipredator defences in relaxed predation environments. Evolution 63(5), 1262–1278.
2008
1. Poulakakis, N., Pakaki, V., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas M. 2008. Molecular Phylogeny of the Greek legless skink Ophiomorus punctatissimus (Squamata: Scincidae): The impact of Mid-Aegean trench in its phylogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(1), 396-402.
2. Poulakakis, N., Sfenthourakis S. 2008. Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Greek populations of the genus Orthometopon (Isopoda, Oniscidea) based on mtDNA sequences. Zoological Journal of Linnean Society 152, 707-715.
3. Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N., Kaliontzopoulou, A., Valakos, E., Mylonas, M. 2008. Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Greece. Systematics & Biodiversity 6(3), 307–318.
4. Trichas, A., Lagkis, A., Triantis, K., Poulakakis, N., Chatzaki M. 2008. Biogeographic patterns of tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) on four island groups in the south Aegean Sea. Journal of Natural History, 42, 491-511.
5. Xirouchakis, S.M., Poulakakis, N. 2008 Biometrics, sexual dimorphism and gender determination in an insular population of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus). ARDEA 96, 1-10.
6. Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, A., Mantziou, G., Parmakelis, A., Skartsi, Th., Vasilakis D., Elorriaga J., de la Puente J., Gavashelishvili A., Ghasabyan M., Katzner T., McGrady M., Batbayar N., Fuller M., Natsagdorj, T. 2008. Population structure, diversity and phylogeography in the near threatened Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypius monachus (Falconiformes; Accipitridae) in Europe: insights from microsatellite and mtDNA variation. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 95, 859-872.
7. Kapli P.*, Lymberakis P.*, Poulakakis N.*, Mantziou G., Parmakelis A., Mylonas M. 2008. Molecular Phylogeny of three Mesalina species (M. guttulata, M. brevirostris and M. bahaeldini) from North Africa and the Middle East: another case of paraphyly? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49, 102-110.
8. Kyriazi P., Poulakakis N., Parmakelis A., Crochet P.A., Moravec J., Rastegar-Pouyani N., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Magoulas, A., Mylonas M., Lymberakis P. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA reveals the genealogical history of the Snake-eyed lizards (Ophisops elegans and O. occidentalis) (Sauria: Lacertidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49, 795-805.
9. Poulakakis, N., Glaberman, S., Russello, M., Beheregaray, L.B., Ciofi, C., Powell, J.R., Caccone, A. 2008. Rediscovery of an extinct species of giant Galápagos tortoise. PNAS, 105(40), 15464–15469.
2007
1. Poulakakis, N., Tselikas, A., Bitsakis, I., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P. 2007 Does the molecular analysis shed light on the origin of the ancient Greek manuscripts? Journal of Archaeological Science 34, 675-680.
2. Pafilis, P., Foufopoulos, J., Poulakakis, N. Lymberakis, P., Valakos, E.D. 2007 Digestive performance in five Mediterranean lizard species: effects of temperature and insularity. Journal of Comparative Physiology 177(1), 49-60.
3. Poulakakis, N., Parmakelis, A., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas, M., Zouros, E., Reese, D.S., Glaberman, S., Caccone, A. 2007 It remains a mammoth DNA fragment. Biology Letters 3, 60-63.
4. Valakos, E.D., Kourkouli, A., Skopeliti, M., Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N., Voutsas, I., Lymberakis, P., Simou, C., Voelter, W., Tsitsilonis, O.E. 2007. Combining immunological and molecular data to assess phylogenetic relations of some Hellenic Podarcis species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 147(1), 1-10.
5. Lymberakis, P.*, Poulakakis, N.*, Manthalou, G., Tsigenopoulos, C.S., Magoulas, A., Mylonas, M. 2007. Mitochondrial Phylogeography of Western Palaearctic Rana (Pelophylax) spp. with emphasis in the Eastern Mediterranean populations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44, 115-125.
2006
1. Poulakakis, N., Parmakelis, A., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas, M., Zouros, E., Reese, D.S., Glaberman, S., Caccone, A. 2006. Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids. Biology Letters 2, 451-454.
2. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Pafilis, P., Valakos, E., Mylonas, M. 2006. Aspects of the evolutionary history of Podarcis taurica (Pallas 1814), P. gaigeae (Werner 1930) and P. milensis (Bedriaga 1882) in Greece. In: Mainland and insular lizards: a Mediterranean perspective. (Claudia Corti, Pietro Lo Cascio, Marta Biaggini, eds), pp. 161-174. Firenze: Firenze University Press (Monografie. Scienze; 8).
2005
1. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P. Tsigenopoulos, C, Magoulas, A., Mylonas, M. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships ad evolutionary history of snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Squamata: Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(2), 245-256.
2. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Pafilis, P., Valakos, E., Mylonas, M. 2005. Phylogeography of Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis taurica) and its relatives inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Ecology 14, 2433-2443.
3. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Paragamian, K., Mylonas, M. 2005. Isolation and amplification of shrew DNA from Barn Owl pellets. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 85, 331-340.
4. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Valakos, E., Zouros, E., Mylonas, M. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Balkan Podarcis species by Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood Analyses of Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37, 845-857.
5. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Fassoulas C. A. 2005. Deinotherium giganteum KAUP 1829 (Proboscidae, Deinotheriidae) from the Middle Miocene of Siteia (East Crete, Greece). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3), 732-736.
6. Poulakakis, N., Goulielmos, G., Antoniou, A., Zouros, E., Mylonas, M. 2005. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the wall lizard Podarcis erhardii (Squamata: Lacertidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 549-551.
7. Mantziou, G., Antoniou, A., Poulakakis, N., Goulielmos, G., Tsigenopoulos, C.S., Pinou, Τ., Mylonas, M. 2005. Isolation and characterization of six polymorphic microsatellite markers in the fresh water turtle Mauremys rivulata (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 727-729.
2004
1. Mantziou, G., Poulakakis, N., Valakos, E., Lymberakis, P., Mylonas, M. 2004. The inter- and intraspecific status of the Aegean Mauremys rivulata (Tesudines, Bataguridae) as inferred by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Herpetological Journal 14, 35-45.
2003
1. Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Antoniou, A.-B., Chalkia, D., Zouros, E., Mylonas, M., Valakos, E. 2003. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the wall-lizard Podarcis erhardii (Squamata: Lacertidae) based on partial mtDNA sequences of the cytochrome b gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28, 38–46.
2002
1. Poulakakis, N., Theodorou, G.E., Zouros, Z., Mylonas, M. 2002. Molecular Phylogeny of the Extinct Pleistocene Dwarf Elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus falconeri from Tilos Island (Dodekanisa, Greece). Journal of Molecular Evolution 55 (3), 364-374.
2. Poulakakis, N., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P., Fassoulas, C. 2002. Origin and taxonomy of the fossil elephants of the island of Crete (Greece): Problems and perspectives. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 186, 163-183.
Publications with no peer review procedure
1. Poulakakis, N., Vardinoyiannis, K. & Mylonas, M., 1997. Biogeography of terrestrial molluscs of Kastelorizo Island group. Heldia, 4(5), 115.
2. Slotman, M.A., Parmakelis, A., Marshall, J.C., Poulakakis, N., Awono-Ambene, P.H., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Simard, F., Caccone, A., Powell, J.R. 2007. Patterns of selection on anti-malarian immune genes: Adaptive evolution in LRIM1 in Anopheles arabiensis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 77(5), 250-250.
3. Slotman, M.A., Parmakelis, A., Poulakakis, N., Dion, K.B., Marshall, J.C., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Simard, F., Caccone, A., Powell, J.R. 2008. The evolution of anti-malarial immune genes in the Anopheles gambiae complex. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79(6), 201-201.
2. Slotman, M.A., Parmakelis, A., Marshall, J.C., Poulakakis, N., Awono-Ambene, P.H., Antonio-Nkondjio, C., Simard, F., Caccone, A., Powell, J.R. 2007. Patterns of selection on anti-malarian immune genes: Adaptive evolution in LRIM1 in Anopheles arabiensis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 77(5), 250-250.
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Research highlights
1. 2006. Pygmy, but mammoth. Research highlights, Nature 440, 1092.
2. 2008. The Galápagos' Lost and Found Random Samples, Science 321, 1749.
3. 2015. Genetics probe identifies new Galapagos tortoise species. News & Comment, Nature.
Books, Chapters in books and other editions
Books or chapters in books
Conference proceedings
Translations
Other publications
1. Theodore J. Abatzopoulos, Sinos Giokas, Panayiotis Pafilis, Nikos Poulakakis, Spyros Sfenthourakis and Eleftherios Zouros 2019. Promoting evolution: the brand new Hellenic Evolutionary Society (HEVOS). J of Biol Res-Thessaloniki, 26, 6.
- Poulakakis, N., and Parmakelis, A. 2018. The Aegean Archipelago: From Zoogeography to Phylogeography. In: Sfenhtourakis, S., Pafilis, P., Parmakelis, A., Poulakakis, N., and Triantis, K. (eds) Biogeography and Biodiversity of the Aegean. In honor of Prof. Moysis Mylonas, Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers Ltd, pp. 269-278
- Lymberakis, P. Panayiotis Pafilis, P., Poulakakis, N., Sotiropoulos, K. and Valakos, E.D. 2018. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Aegean Sea. In: Sfenhtourakis, S., Pafilis, P., Parmakelis, A., Poulakakis, N., and Triantis, K. (eds) Biogeography and Biodiversity of the Aegean. In honor of Prof. Moysis Mylonas, Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers Ltd, pp. 169-190
- Sfenhtourakis, S., Pafilis, P., Parmakelis, A., Poulakakis, N., and Triantis, K. 2018 Biogeography and Biodiversity of the Aegean. In honor of Prof. Moysis Mylonas, Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers Ltd, pp. 299.
- Poulakakis, N. Phylogeography of the Fauna of Greece. In: Pafilis, P. (eds) Fauna of Greece. Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers Ltd, pp. 105-123
Conference proceedings
- Poulakakis, N. & Vardinoyannis K. 2009. Abstracts of the International Congress on the Zoogeography, Ecology and Evolution of Eastern Mediterranean, 11th ICZEGAR, 21-25 September 2009, Iraklion, Crete, Greece. Hellenic Zoological Society, 218 pages.
- Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, A., Karameta, E., Psonis, N., Vardinoyannis K. (eds) 2015. Abstracts of the International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, 13th ICZEGAR, 7-11October 2015, Irakleio, Crete, Greece. Hellenic Zoological Society, 203 pages.
Translations
- Willmer, P., Stone, G., Johnston, I. 2006. Environmental Physiology. Αεί, Athens.
- Fuentes, A. 2013. Biological Anthropology Ανθρωπολογία. Utopia Publishing
- Miller, S., Harley, J. 2018. Zoology (10th edition) Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers Ltd
- Hickman, C., Kats, L., Keen, S., Animal Diversity and Laboratory Studies 7e. Publisher: Broken Hill Publishers Ltd.
- Douglas J. Futuyma, & Mark Kirkpatrick. Evolution, Fourth Edition. UTOPIA
Other publications
1. Theodore J. Abatzopoulos, Sinos Giokas, Panayiotis Pafilis, Nikos Poulakakis, Spyros Sfenthourakis and Eleftherios Zouros 2019. Promoting evolution: the brand new Hellenic Evolutionary Society (HEVOS). J of Biol Res-Thessaloniki, 26, 6.
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