Publications

Scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals:

Comparative gut microbiome analysis of the five Greek viper species: environment or origin? (in press)

Venomics and antivenomics profiling of the five Greek viper species Macrovipera schweizeri, Montivipera xanthina, Vipera ammodytes meridionalis, Vipera berus bosniensis and Vipera graeca (in press)

Insights into the overwintering ecology of Chamaeleo chamaeleon in Malta (in press) 

Postfire asymmetric reptile and amphibian responses in a Mediterranean forest ecosystem

A 130 km westward range extension of Montivipera xanthina (Serpentes, Viperidae) in mainland Greece

First record of the non-native Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis Gray, 1834) from the island of Lesvos, Greece

Influence of Forest Structural Complexity and Management Intensity on Woodpecker Communities in Mediterranean Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Forests

First record of an introduced population of Moorish Gecko, Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758), on the island of Rhodes, Greece

First evidence of scavenging behaviour in Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)

Extending the known vertical distribution for the highly adaptive Triturus macedonicus (Karaman, 1922) 

First record of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Piperi Island, Northern Sporades, Greece 

In the Press:

in Miami Herald: Invasive ‘stripe-necked’ species found on Greek island for first time

in Miami Herald: Scientists on hike spot dead rodent — then see a surprising creature ‘nibbling’ away

in ΒΗΜΑ SCIENCE: Οχιά: Στα σκαριά το πρώτο made in Greece αντίδοτο για το δηλητήριό της

in Eleftheros Typos: Αντίδοτο στο δηλητήριο της οχιάς από το ΑΠΘ και το ινστιτούτο Παστέρ 

in Empros Lesvos: Η Στικτή Νεροχελώνα & οι δράσεις προστασίας και αποκατάστασης του ΟΦΥΠΕΚΑ