Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Greek Aegean Islands: ecological approaches [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Blood-sucking phlebotomine sand flies are the vectors of the protozoan parasites Leishmania spp. Different Phlebotomus species transmit different Leishmania species causing leishmaniases which are neglected diseases emerging/reemerging in new ...
Nikolaos Tsirigotakis +6 more
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What Need for Speed? Lizards from Islands Missing Predators Sprint Slower [PDF]
AnimalsIsland taxa are frequently susceptible to introduced predators. This susceptibility is thought to be caused by the loss of key ancestral antipredator physiological adaptations during long periods of evolution under reduced predation pressures.
Sarah L. Semegen +3 more
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North Aegean Island Landscapes as Ecomuseums: The Case of Lesvos Island [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2017 The main advantage of the Aegean islands, in generating national, regional, or international competitiveness, compared to the areas on the continental mainland, is their natural and cultural assets, their cultural landscapes.
Evangelos Pavlis
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Beyond Borders: Dirofilaria immitis Infection in Dogs Spreads to Previously Non-Enzootic Areas in Greece—A Serological Survey [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesAlthough Dirofilaria immitis in dogs is considered enzootic in northern Greece, the available data on the occurrence of infection in southern parts of the country demonstrate its scarcity.
Isaia Symeonidou +5 more
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Accessibility of Peripheral Regions: Evidence From Aegean Islands (Greece) [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2012 Islands, especially smaller ones, are characterized by discontinuity of space and are considered as some of the least accessible areas. In this paper, we seek to shed light on the accessibility problems that islands face from the point of view of island ...
Ioannis Spilanis +2 more
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Occurrence and tentative population status of the Balkan Terrapin (Mauremys rivulata, Valenciennes, 1833) on Greek islands [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2023 The distribution of Mauremys rivulata on Aegean islands was summarized by Broggi in 2012. Here, the study area encompasses all Greek islands, including the Ionian Islands, and the two Turkish islands of Gökceada and Bozcaada.
Mario F. Broggi
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Eat or be eaten? An observation of Podarcis erhardii consuming Scolopendra cingulata from Andros Island, Cyclades, Greece [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2022 Podarcis wall lizards mainly feed on coleopterans, orthopterans, arachnids, and other small invertebrates. However, Aegean wall lizards, Podarcis erhardii, are widely distributed across Aegean islands and are increasingly observed eating non-traditional ...
Tanmayi Patharkar +2 more
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Comparison of technical measures in the Aegean Sea to support harmonization of fisheries management policies [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2022 The Aegean Sea features an important archipelago in the Eastern Mediterranean, consisting of 60 inhabited islands, more than 1400 uninhabited islands, about 60–70 commercial marine taxa, along many vulnerable species. Fisheries are mainly coastal and are
Hakkı Dereli +7 more
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Public and Private International Law Bulletin, 2023 The roots of the current Eastern Aegean Islands problem go back to the middle of the 19th century when Greece gained its independence. The islands are geographically located in close proximity to the Turkish coast.
Cüneyt Yüksel, Nesrin Singil
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COASTAL TRANSPORT INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN THE AEGEAN SEA ISLANDS: FRAMEWORK, METHODOLOGY, DATA ISSUES AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2013 Greece has more than one hundred inhabited islands, the majority of them are geographically scattered in small distances in the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea suffers systematically from two major issues.
D. N. Pantazis +8 more
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