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Traditionally managed landscapes do not prevent amphibian decline and the extinction of paedomorphosis by Denoël, Mathieu, Ficetola, G. Francesco, Sillero, Neftali, Džukić, Georg, Kalezić, Miloš L., Vukov, Tanja, Muhovic, Irma, Ikovic, Vuk, Lejeune, Benjamin

“…Eco-cultural landscapes are assumed to be favorable environments for the persistence of biodiversity, but global change may affect differently their…”
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The ontogenetic origins of skull shape disparity in the Triturus cristatus group by Cvijanović, Milena, Ivanović, Ana, Kalezić, Miloš L., Zelditch, Miriam L.

“…SUMMARY Comparative studies of ontogenies of closely related species provide insights into the mechanisms responsible for morphological diversification. Using…”
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Testing the hypothesis of morphological integration on a skull of a vertebrate with a biphasic life cycle: a case study of the alpine newt by Ivanovic, Ana, Kalezic, Milos L

“…In this article, we explore the possible influences of the developmental and functional relationships between skeletal elements on the pattern of morphological…”
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Sexual size dimorphism in the evolutionary context of facultative paedomorphosis: insights from European newts by Denoël, Mathieu, Ivanovic, Ana, Dzukic, Georg, Kalezic, Milos L

“…Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is a key evolutionary feature that has been studied in many organisms. In a wide range of species, this pattern is more complex…”
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A multi-scale approach to facultative paedomorphosis of European newts (Salamandridae) in the Montenegrin karst: Distribution pattern, environmental variables, and conservation by Denoël, Mathieu, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Ćirović, Ruža, Radović, Dejan, Džukić, Georg, Kalezić, Miloš L., Vukov, Tanja D.

“…Facultative paedomorphosis, a process in which newt larvae can opt for reproduction before or after metamorphosis, is geographically heterogeneous. Despite…”
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Sexual dimorphism in the skull geometry of newt species of Ichthyosaura, Triturus and Lissotriton (Salamandridae, Caudata, Amphibia) by Ivanovic, Ana, Kalezic, Milos L

“…In this study, we applied geometric morphometrics to explore variations in the level and pattern of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and sexual shape dimorphism…”
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The Roles of Phylogeny and Climate in Shaping Variation in Life-History Traits of the Newt Genus Triturus (Caudata, Salamandridae) by Vukov, Tanja D, Cvijanović, Milena, Wielstra, Ben, Kalezić, Miloš L

“…Assessing the origin of trait variation during evolutionary history is an important first step in understanding evolutionary diversification. Here, we tested…”
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Phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in the common spadefoot toad, Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Pelobatidae), reveals evolutionary history, postglacial range expansion and secondary contact by Litvinchuk, Spartak N, Crottini, Angelica, Federici, Silvia, De Pous, Philip, Donaire, David, Andreone, Franco, Kalezić, Miloš L, Džukić, Georg, Lada, Georgy A, Borkin, Leo J, Rosanov, Jury M

“…Based on allozyme variation of 410 newly collected individuals from 52 localities, we reconstructed range-wide phylogeography of the widespread Western…”
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Morphological integration and ontogenetic niche shift: a study of crested newt limbs by Kolarov, Nataša Tomašević, Ivanović, Ana, Kalezić, Miloš L.

“…This study deals with the ontogenetic and evolutionary aspects of integration patterns in the limbs of crested newt species, which, like most amphibians, have…”
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Morphing of the phylogeographic lineages of the Balkan alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris, Caudata, Salamandridae): in situ morphological diversification by Vukov, Tanja D, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Kalezić, Miloš L, Džukić, Georg

“…Numerous alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) populations from the Balkans, representing all the previously established phylogeographic lineages, were studied…”
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Facultative paedomorphosis and the pattern of intra- and interspecific variation in cranial skeleton: lessons from European newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris and Lissotriton vulgaris) by Ivanovic, Ana, Cvijanovic, Milena, Denoeel, Mathieu, Slijepcevic, Maja, Kalezic, Milos

“…Paedomorphosis, the presence of ancestral larval and juvenile traits that occur at the descendent adult stage, is an evolutionary phenomenon that shaped…”
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Is mitochondrial DNA divergence of Near Eastern crested newts (Triturus karelinii group) reflected by differentiation of skull shape? by Ivanović, Ana, Üzüm, Nazan, Wielstra, Ben, Olgun, Kurtuluş, Litvinchuk, Spartak N., Kalezić, Miloš L., Arntzen, Jan W.

“…The Eurasian Triturus karelinii group of crested newts comprises three distinct, geographically coherent mitochondrial DNA lineages, designated as the eastern,…”
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Cranial shape variation and molecular phylogenetic structure of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies: Caudata, Salamandridae) in the Balkans by IVANOVIĆ, ANA, SOTIROPOULOS, KONSTANTINOS, VUKOV, TANJA D, ELEFTHERAKOS, KAROLOS, DŽUKIĆ, GEORG, MARIA POLYMENI, ROSA, KALEZIĆ, MILOŠ L

“…In the present study, we investigated the degree of congruence between phylogeny, as inferred from mitochondrial (mt)DNA sequences, and cranium shape variation…”
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Ontogeny of skull size and shape changes within a framework of biphasic lifestyle: a case study in six Triturus species (Amphibia, Salamandridae) by Ivanović, Ana, Vukov, Tanja D., Džukić, Georg, Tomašević, Nataša, Kalezić, Miloš L.

“…As with many other amphibians, Triturus species are characterized by a biphasic life cycle with abrupt changes in the cranial skeleton during metamorphosis…”
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Skull size and shape variation versus molecular phylogeny: a case study of alpine newts (Mesotriton alpestris, Salamandridae) from the Balkan Peninsula by Ivanović, Ana, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Džukić, Georg, Kalezić, Miloš L.

“…We explored the phylogenetic signal of skull size and shape in alpine newts from the Balkans, a group of European newts that, in spite of their considerable…”
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Morphological variability of the Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in the Central Balkans by Ljubisavljevic, Katarina, Dzukic, Georg, Vukov, Tanja D, Kalezic, Milos L

“…Variation in a number of morphological characters were analysed in five populations of Testudo hermanni from Serbia and Montenegro. Tortoises from Serbia…”
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Female reproductive characteristics of the Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis taurica) in the northwestern periphery of its range by Ljubisavljević Katarina, Džukić Georg, Kalezić Miloš

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Evolutionary Diversification of the Limb Skeleton in Crested Newts (Triturus cristatus Superspecies, Caudata, Salamandridae) by Ivanovic, A, Tomasevic, N, Dzukic, G, Kalezic, M L

“…We explored the interspecific variation patterns in the limb skeleton of four crested newts that underwent an extensive evolutionary diversification. All…”
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Distribution patterns and environmental determinants of European newts in the Montenegrin karst area by Cirovic, Ruza, Vukov, Tanja D, Radovic, Dejan, Dzukic, Georg, Kalezic, Milos L

“…The distribution patterns of three European newt species (Triturus macedonicus, Lissotriton vulgaris, and Mesotriton alpestris) was determined in the…”
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Genetic structure of the alpine newt, Mesotriton alpestris (Salamandridae, Caudata), in the southern limit of its distribution: Implications for conservation by Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Eleftherakos, Karolos, Kalezić, Milos L., Legakis, Anastasios, Polymeni, Rosa Maria

“…Tissue samples of Mesotriton alpestris veluchiensis were collected from 11 localities in Greece, and the sequences of two mitochondrial genes (cytochrome b and…”
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