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Articles
2024
126. Alarcón-Ríos, L.*, Álvarez, D. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2024). A methodological workflow for quantitative colouration and colour pattern comparison reveals taxonomic and habitat-level differences in the polymorphic fire salamander. Journal of Zoology. DOI: 10.1111/jzo.13194
125. Alarcón-Ríos, L.* & Velo-Antón, G.* (2024). Matrotrophy and polyandry partially regulate postcopulatory mechanisms and sexual selection in a bimodal viviparous salamander. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlae071. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae071
124. Velo-Antón, G. (2024). When aposematism is not enough: Exotic Rattus rattus shows no mercy for carcasses of Salamandra salamandra in insular populations. Ecology & Evolution, 14, e11229. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11229
123. Leonard, A., Abalos, J., Adhola, T., Aguirre, W., Aizpurua, O., Ali, S., Andreone, F., Aubret, F., Ávila-Palma, H.D., Bautista Alcantara, L.F., Beltrán, J.F., Berg, R., Berg, B., Bertolino, S., Blumstein, D.T., Boldgiv, B., Borowski, Z., Boubli, J.P., Büchner, S., Cabido, C., Camacho, C., Chaparro, J.C., Charmantier, A., D'Elía, G., da Silva, L.P., Bo Dalsgaard, B., de Franceschi, C., de la Cruz, F., de la Sancha, N.U., Denoël, M., Eisenhofer, R., Feiner, N., Fernandes, J.M., Figuerola, J., Fusani, L., Gangoso, L., García-Roa, R., Gasperini, S., Gaun, N., Thomas, M., Gilbert, P., Gomez-Mestre, I., Graves, G.R., Groombridge, J., Hardouin, E.A., Hernández, M., Hodder, K., Hosner, P.A., Hurtado, N., Juste, J., Knowles, S.C.L., Kohl, K.D., Korine, C., Kornilev, Y.V., Kramer-Schadt, S., Lambin, X., Lattenkamp, E.Z., Lauritsen, J., Li, G., López, C.M., López Baucells, A., Cohen, T.M., Manzo, E., Marteau, M., Martin, L.B., Martin Bideguren, G., Mazzamuto, M.V., Monadjem, A., Nietlisbach, P., Bilyeli Øksnebjerg, D., Packer, J.G., Pepke, M.L., Peralta-Sánchez, J.M., Perdomo, A., Pérez i de Lanuza, G., Pietroni, C., Poyet, M., Rahbek, C., Ramaraj, T., Ramayo Caldas, Y.,Razgour, O., Rebelo, H., Reif, J., Rimbach, R., Rocha, R., Rocha, R.G., Rodríguez Fernandes, C., Romeo, C., Ruuskanen, S., Sakaluk, S.K., Santicchia, F., Sarraude, T., Sørås, R., Spada, M., Steele, M.A., Stothart, M.R., Sunje, E., Sutton, A.O., Szulkin, M., Takahata, Y., Thompson, C.F., Thorup, K., Tomazetto, G., Torrent, L.,Toshkova, N., Tranquillo, C., Turcios-Casco, M-A., Uller, T., van Riemsdijk, I., Velo-Antón, G., Verbeylen, G., Videvall, E., Voigt, C.C., Wauters, L.A., Wellenreuther, M., Yanchukov, A. & Alberdi*. A. (2024). A global initiative for ecological and evolutionary hologenomics. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.005
122. Liz, A.V., Mochales-Riaño, G., Velo-Antón, G., García-Cardenete, L., Brito, J.C., Carranza, S. & Martínez-Freiría, F. (2024). Historical biogeography of the Saharan horned viper enlightens past dynamics of hyperarid desert habitats. Journal of Arid Environments. Early View. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105171
121. Alarcón-Ríos, L.*, Kalintzopoulou, A., Álvarez, D. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2024). Urban life affects differentiation and phenotypic variation but not asymmetry in a fully terrestrial salamander. Evolutionary Biology. Early View. DOI: 10.1007/s11692-024-09635-6
120. Gippner, S., Amat F., Bogaerts, S., Bonato, L., Capstick, M., Dufresnes, C., Galán, P.M., Martínez-Solano, I., Merabet, K., Preißler, K., Sturgeon, N., Sunje, E., Velo-Antón, G., Steinfartz, S., Elmer, K. & Vences, M.* (2024). The effect of hybrids on phylogenomic delimitation of subspecies in a highly polymorphic amphibian group, Salamandra. Salamandra, 60(2): 105-128.
119. Freitas I, Velo-Antón G, Lopes S, Muñoz-Mérida A, Martínez-Freiría F. (2024). Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the three Iberian vipers, Vipera aspis, V. latastei and V. seoanei by Illumina MiSeq sequencing. Molecular Biology Reports, 51, 294. DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09263-5
118. Mochales-Riaño, G., Burriel-Carranza, B., Barros, M. I., Velo-Antón, G., Talavera, A., Spilani, L., Tejero-Cicuéndez, H., Crochet, P.-A., Piris, A., García-Cardenete, L., Busais, S., Els, J., Shobrak, M., Brito, J.C., Smíd, J., Carranza, S. & Martínez-Freiría, F. (2024). Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history on the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 191, 107979. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107979
2023
117. Velo-Antón, G.*, Chambers E.A., Poyarkov N.A., Canestrelli, C., Bisconti, R., Naumov, B., Fernández Benéitez, M.J., Borisenko, A. & Martínez-Solano, I*. (2023). COI barcoding provides reliable species identification and pinpoints cryptic diversity in Western Palearctic amphibians. Amphibia-Reptilia 44(4), 399-413. DOI:10.1163/15685381-bja10148
116. Peixoto, S.*, Mota-Ferreira, M., Chaves, C., Velo-Antón, G., Beja, P. & Egeter, B. (2023). Multi-species occupancy modelling reveals methodological and environmental effects on eDNA detection of amphibians in temporary ponds. Environmental DNA 5(4), 796-811. DOI: 10.1002/edn3.443
115. Velo-Antón, G.*, Figueiredo-Vázquez, C. & Alarcón-Ríos, L. (2023). Captive breeding unveils hybridisation between aquatic and terrestrial reproductive modes and a reversal reproductive shift within Salamandra salamandra gallaica. Amphibia-Reptilia 44(3), 337-345. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-bja10143
114. Paúl, M.J.*, Rosauer, D., Tarroso, P., Velo-Antón, G., & Carvalho, S. B. (2023). Environmental and topographic drivers of amphibian phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the Iberian Peninsula. Ecology and Evolution, 13(1), e9666. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9666
113. Liz, A.V.*, Rödder, D., Gonçalves, D.V., Velo-Antón, G., Tarroso, P., Geniez, P., Crochet, P.-A., Carvalho, S.B., & Brito, J.C. (2023). Overlooked species diversity in the hyper-arid Sahara Desert unveiled by dryland-adapted lizards. Journal of Biogeography, 50(1), 101-115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14510
2022
112. Enríquez-Urzelai, U.*, Martínez-Freiría, F., Freitas, I., Perera, A., Martínez-Solano, I., Salvi, D., Velo-Antón, G. & Kaliontzopoulou, A. (2022). Allopatric speciation, niche conservatism and gradual phenotypic evolution shaped the diversification of a circum-Mediterranean lizard clade. Journal of Biogeography 49(12), 2193-2205. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14497
111. Velo-Antón, G.*, Henrique, M., Liz, AV., Martínez-Freiría, F., Pleguezuelos, J.M., Geniez, P., Crochet, P.-A. & Brito, J.C.* (2022). DNA barcode reference library for the West Sahara-Sahel reptiles. Scientific Data, 9, 459. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01582-1
110. Liz, A. V.*, Gonçalves, D. V., Velo-Antón, G., Brito, J. C., Crochet, P. A., & Rödder, D. (2022). Adapt biodiversity targets to climate change. Science, 376(6593), 589-590. DOI: 10.1126/science.abo7381
109. Harris, D.J.*, Damas-Moreira, I., Velo-Antón, G., Cordero-Rivera, A., & Perera, A. (2022). Blood parasite diversity (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) within the western populations of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis. Systematic Parasitology, 99, 367–373. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-022-10033-9
108. Marques, A.J.D.*, Hanson, J.O., Camacho-Sanchez, M., Martínez-Solano, I., Moritz, C., Tarroso, P., Velo-Antón, G., Verissimo, A. & Carvalho, S.B. (2022). Range-wide genomic scans and tests for selection identify non-neutral spatial patterns of genetic variation in a non-model species (Pelobates cultripes). Conservation Genetics 23, 387-400. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01425-3
107. Marques, A.J.D.*, Mata, V.A. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2022). COI Metabarcoding Provides Insights into the Highly Diverse Diet of a Generalist Salamander, Salamandra salamandra (Caudata: Salamandridae). Diversity 14(2), 89. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020089
106. Martínez-Gil, H.*, Martínez-Freiría, F., Perera, A., Enríquez-Urzelai, U., Martínez-Solano, I., Velo-Antón, G., Kaliontzopoulou, A. (2022). Morphological diversification of Mediterranean anurans: the roles of evolutionary history and climate. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135(3), 462-477. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab156
105. Mulder, K.P.*, Alarcón-Ríos, L., Nicieza, A.G., Fleischer, R.C., Bell, R.C., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2022). Independent evolutionary transitions to pueriparity across multiple timescales in the viviparous genus Salamandra. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107347. Early View. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107347
104. Alarcón-Ríos, L.* & Velo-Antón, G.* (2022). Multiple paternity in the pueriparous North African fire salamander, Salamandra algira, supports polyandry as a successful mating strategy in low fecundity Salamandra lineages. Amphibia-Reptilia, 43(1), 93-102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10075
2021
103. Martínez‐Freiría, F.*, Freitas, I., Velo-Antón, G., Lucchini, N., Fahd, S., Larbes, S., Pleguezuelos, J.M, Santos, X. & Brito, J. C. (2022). Integrative taxonomy reveals two species and intraspecific differentiation in the Vipera latastei–monticola complex. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59(8), 2278-2306. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12534
102. Pizzigalli, C.*, Crochet, P. A., Geniez, P., Martínez‐Freiría, F., Velo-Antón, G., & Carlos Brito, J. (2022). Phylogeographic diversification of the Mesalina olivieri species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) with the description of a new species and a new subspecies endemic from North West Africa. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59(8), 2321-2349. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12516
101. Liz, A.V.*, Rödder, D., Gonçalves, D.V., Velo-Antón, G., Fonseca, M.M., Geniez, P., Crochet, P.-A. & Brito, J.C. (2021). The role of Sahara highlands in the diversification and desert colonization of the Bosc's fringe-toed lizard. Journal of Biogeography, 48, 2891–2906. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14250
100. Bosch, J.*, Martel, A., Sopniewski, J., Thumsová, B., Ayres, C., Scheele, B. C., Velo-Antón, G. & Pasmans, F. (2021). Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Threat to the Iberian Urodele Hotspot. Journal of Fungi, 7(8), 644. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7080644
99. Velo-Antón, G.*, Lourenço, A., Galán, P., Nicieza, A. & Tarroso, P. (2021). Landscape resistance constrains hybridization across contact zones in a reproductively and morphologically polymorphic salamander. Scientific Reports, 11, 9259. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88349-7
98. Naia, M.*, Tarroso, P., Sow, A., Liz, A., Gonçalves, D., Martínez-Freiría, F., Santarém, F., Yusefi Gholam, H., Velo-Antón, G., Avella, I., Hanson, J., Khalatbari, L., Ferreira da Silva, M.J., Camacho-Sanchez, M., Boratyński, Z., Carvalho, S. & Brito, J.C. (2021). Potential negative effects of the Green Wall on Sahel’s biodiversity. Conservation Biology, 35, 1966–1968. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13755
97. Velo-Antón, G.*, Alvarez, D. & Alarcón-Ríos, L. (2021). Monsters in the city: multiple deformities increase in terrestrial-breeding urban salamanders. Amphibia-Reptilia, 42(3), 391-398. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10057
96. Vázquez-Figueiredo, C., Lourenço, A., & Velo-Anton, G.* (2021). Riverine barriers to gene flow in a salamander with both aquatic and terrestrial reproduction. Evolutionary Ecology, 35(3), 483-511. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-021-10114-z
95. Antunes, B., Velo-Antón, G., Buckley, D., Pereira, R. & Martínez-Solano, I.* (2021). Physical and ecological isolation contribute to maintain genetic differentiation between fire salamander subspecies. Heredity, 126, 776–789. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-021-00405-0
94. Sampaio, M., Velo-Antón, G., Martínez-Freiría, F., Sánchez-Vialas, A., Pleguezuelos, J.M., Geniez, P., Crochet, P.-A. and Brito, J.C.* (2021). Beyond the comfort zone: Amphibian diversity and distribution in the West Sahara-Sahel using mtDNA and nuDNA barcoding and spatial modelling. Conservation Genetics, 22, 233–248. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01331-8
93. Burgon, J. D., Vences, M., Steinfartz, S., Bogaerts, S., Bonato, L., Donaire-Barroso, D., Martínez-Solano, I., Velo-Antón, G., Vieites, D., Mable, B. K. & Elmer, K.R.* (2021). Phylogenomic inference of species and subspecies diversity in the Palearctic salamander genus Salamandra. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 157, 1055-7903. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107063
92. Velo-Antón, G.*, Pereira, P., & Gonçãlves, D.V. (2021). Genetic assignment of captive European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) increases conservation value of recovery centres. Journal for Nature Conservation, 59, 125953. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125953
91. Peixoto, S.*, Chaves, C., Velo-Antón, G., Beja, P. & Egeter, B. (2021). Species detection from aquatic eDNA: Assessing the importance of capture methods. Environmental DNA, 3, 435-448. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.130
90. Hanson J.O.*, Veríssimo, A., Velo‐Antón, G., Marques. A., Camacho‐Sanchez, M Martínez‐Solano, I., Gonçalves, H., Sequeira, F., Possingham, H.P. & Carvalho, S.B. (2021). Evaluating surrogates of genetic diversity for conservation planning. Conservation Biology, 35 (2), 634-642. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13602
89. Velo-Antón, G. (2021). Extant but rare: Salamandra salamandra and Bufo spinosus in Cortegada Island. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española, 32, 161-165
88. Velo-Antón, G. & Álvares, F. (2021). Pleurodeles waltl in its northernmost Atlantic range. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española, 32, 158-161.
2020
87. Hanson J.O.*, Marques. A., Veríssimo, A., Camacho‐Sanchez, M., Velo-Antón, G., Martínez‐Solano, I. & Carvalho, S.B. (2020). Conservation planning for adaptive and neutral evolutionary processes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (11), 2159-2169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13718
86. Camacho-Sanchez, M.*, Velo-Antón, G., Hanson, J.O., Veríssimo, A, Martínez-Solano, I., Marques, A., Moritz, C., Carvalho, S.B. (2020). Comparative assessment of range-wide patterns of genetic diversity and structure with SNPs and microsatellites: A case study with Iberian amphibians. Ecology & Evolution 10, 10353–10363. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6670
85. Alarcón-Ríos, L., Nicieza, A.G., Lourenço, A. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2020). The evolution of pueriparity maintains multiple paternity in a polymorphic viviparous salamander. Scientific Reports 10, 14744. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71609-3
84. Martínez-Freiría, F*., Freitas, I., Zuffi, M.A.L., Golay, P., Ursenbacher, S. & Velo-Antón, G. (2020). Climatic refugia boosted allopatric diversification in Western Mediterranean vipers. Journal of Biogeography, 47, 1698-1713. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13861
83. Freitas, I.*, Ursenbacher, S., Mebert, K., Zinenko, O., Schweiger, S., Wüster, W., Brito, J.C., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Halpern, B., Fahd, S., Santos, X., Pleguezuelos, J.M., Joger, U., Orlov, N., Mizsei, E., Lourdais, O., Zuffi, M.A.L., Strugariu, A., Remus Zamfirescu, S., Martínez-Solano, I., Velo-Antón, G., Kaliontzopoulou, A. & Martínez-Freiría, F. (2020). Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 41, 285-311. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10007
82. Alarcón, L.*, Nicieza, A., Kaliontzopoulou, A., Buckley, D. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2020). Evolutionary History and Not Heterochronic Modifications Associated with Viviparity Drive Head Shape Differentiation in a Reproductive Polymorphic Species, Salamandra salamandra. Evolutionary Biology, 47, 43-55. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11692-019-09489-3
81. Sancho, V.*, Lacomba, I., Bataller, J. V., Veríssimo, J., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2020). First report of hybridization between Mauremys leprosa and Mauremys sinensis highlights the risk of exotic Mauremys spp. pet trade. Basic and Applied Herpetology, 34, 74-81. https://doi.org/10.11160/bah.186
80. Velo-Antón, G. (2020). Amphibian micro-hotspot at the Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (Porto, Portugal). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española. 31 (2), 151-155.
2019
79. Lourenço, A.*, Gonçalves, J., Carvalho, F., Wang, I.J. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2019). Comparative landscape genetics reveals the evolution of viviparity reduces genetic connectivity in fire salamanders. Molecular Ecology, 28, 4573-4591. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/mec.15249
78. Carvalho, S.B.*, Torres, J., Tarroso, P., & Velo-Antón, G. (2019). Genes on the edge: a framework to detect genetic diversity imperiled by climate change. Global Change Biology, 25(12), 4034-4047. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14740
77. Tarroso, P.*, Carvalho, S.B. & Velo-Antón, G. (,2019). Phylin v2: improving the phylogenetic lineage interpolation method including uncertainty and user-defined distance metrics. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19(4) 1081-1094. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13010
76. Velo-Antón, G., Boratyński, Z., Ferreira, C.M., Lima, V.O., Alves, P.C., & Brito, J.C.* (2019). Intra-specific genetic diversity and distribution of North African hedgehogs (Mammalia: Erinaceidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 127, 156-163. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz030
75. Dinis, M., Merabet, K., Martínez-Freiría, F., Steinfartz, S., Vences, M., Burgon, J.D., Elmer, K.R., Donaire, D., Hinckley, A., Fahd, S., Joger, U., Fawzi, A, Slimani, T. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2019). Allopatric diversification and evolutionary melting pot in a North African Palearctic relict: the biogeographic history of Salamandra algira. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 130, 81-91. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.018
74. Velo-Antón, G. (2019). Recently isolated Atlantic neighbours: Insular populations of wall lizards (Podarcis bocagei and Podarcis guadarramae) across the Rías Baixas (Galicia, NW Spain). Herpetology Notes, 12, 1157-1163.
2018
73. Lourenço, A.*, Antunes, B., Wang, I. J., & Velo-Antón, G*. (2018). Fine-scale genetic structure in a salamander with two reproductive modes: Does reproductive mode affect dispersal?. Evolutionary Ecology, 32, 699-732. DOI: 10.1007/s10682-018-9957-0
72. Egeter, B.*, Peixoto, S., Brito, J.C., Jarman, S., Puppo, P., & Velo-Antón, G. (2018). Challenges for assessing vertebrate diversity in turbid Saharan water-bodies using environmental DNA. Genome, 61, 807-814. DOI: 10.1139/gen-2018-0071
71. Pöschel, J., Heltai, B., Graciá, E., Quintana, M.F., Velo-Antón, G., Arribas, O., Valdeón, A., Wink, M., Fritz, U. & Vamberger, M.* (2018). Complex hybridization patterns in European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in the Pyrenean Region. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 15925. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34178-0
70. Antunes, B., Lourenço, A., Caeiro-Dias, G., Dinis, M., Gonçalves, H., Martínez-Solano, I., Tarroso, P. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2018). Combining phylogeography and landscape genetics to infer the evolutionary history of a short-range Mediterranean relict, Salamandra salamandra longirostris. Conservation Genetics, 19, 1411-1424. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1110-7
69. Pereira, P., Teixeira, J., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2018). Allele surfing shaped the genetic structure of the European pond turtle via the colonization and population expansion across the Iberian Peninsula from Africa. Journal of Biogeography, 45, 2202-2215. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13412
68. Velo-Antón, G.*, Martínez-Freiría, F., Pereira, P., Crochet, P.-A. & Brito, J.C. (2018). Living on the edge: ecological and genetic connectivity of the spiny-footed lizard, Acanthodactylus aureus, unveils the Atlantic Sahara desert both as a center of lineage diversification and as a biogeographic corridor. Journal of Biogeography 54, 1031-1042. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13176
67. Lourenço, A.*, Sequeira, F., Buckley, D., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2018). Role of life-history traits on the colonization history and contemporary genetic variation of two salamander species in a Holocene island-mainland system. Journal of Biogeography 45, 1054-1066. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13192
66. Gonçalves, D.V.*, Pereira, P., Velo-Antón, G., Harris, D.J., Carranza, S. & Brito J.C. (2018). Assessing the role of aridity-induced vicariance and ecological divergence in species diversification in North-West Africa using Agama lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124, 363-380. DOI:10.1093/biolinnean/bly055
65. Freitas, I., Fahd, S., Velo-Antón, G. & Martínez-Freiría, F.* (2018). Chasing the phantom: biogeography and conservation of Vipera latastei-monticola in the Maghreb (North Africa). Amphibia-Reptilia 39, 145-161. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-17000197
64. Varela, S.*, Barbosa, A. M., Durán, J., Martínez-Freiría, F., González, J., Rodríguez, A., Tarroso, P. & Velo-Antón, G. (2018). BioExtreme workshop, O Rosal (Galicia, España), verano 2018. Revista Ecosistemas 27(3), 144. DOI: 10.7818/ECOS.1667
2017
63. Hydeman, M., Longo, A., Velo-Antón, G., Rodriguez, D., Zamudio, K. & Bell, R.* (2017). Prevalence and genetic diversity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central African island and continental amphibian communities. Ecology and Evolution 7, 7729-7738. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3309
62. Dinis, M. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2017). How little do we know about the reproductive mode in the North African salamander, Salamandra algira? Pueriparity in divergent mitochondrial lineages of S. a. tingitana. Amphibia-Reptilia 38, 540-546. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003121
61. Velo-Antón, G.* & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2017). Ethological and phenotypic divergence in insular fire salamanders: diurnal activity mediated by predation? Acta Ethologica 20, 243-253. DOI: 10.1007/s10211-017-0267-2
60. Martínez-Freiría, F.*, Crochet, P.-A., Fahd, S., Geniez, P., Brito, J.C., & Velo-Antón, G. (2017). Integrative phylogeographic and ecological analyses reveal multiple Pleistocene refugia for Mediterranean Daboia vipers in North-West Africa. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 122 (2), 366-384. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blx038
59. Carvalho, S.B.*, Velo-Antón, G., Tarroso, P., Portela, A.P., Barata, M., Carranza, S., Moritz, C., & Possingham, H.P. (2017). Spatial Conservation Prioritization of Biodiversity Spanning the Evolutionary Continuum. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0151
58. Lourenço, A.*, Álvarez, D., Wang, I.J., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2017). Trapped within the city: Integrating demography, time since isolation and population-specific traits to assess the genetic effects of urbanization. Molecular Ecology 26, 1498–1514. DOI: 10.1111/mec.14019
57. Alarcón, L.*, Velo-Antón, G., & Kaliontzopoulou, A. (2017). A non-invasive geometric morphometrics method for exploring variation in dorsal head shape in urodeles: sexual dimorphism and geographic variation in Salamandra salamandra. Journal of Morphology 278, 475–485. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20643
56. Sow, A.S., Gonçalves, D.V., Sousa, F.V., Martínez-Freiría, F., Santarém, F., Velo-Antón, G., Dieng, H., Campos, J.C., Diagne, S.K., Boratyński, Z. & Brito, J.C.* (2017). Atlas of the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in the Diawling National Park, Mauritania. Basic and Applied Herpetology 31, 101-116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11160/bah.87
55. Martínez-Freiría, F.*, García-Cardenete, L., Alaminos, E., Fahd, S., Feriche, M., Stols, V., Jiménez-Casalla, F., Pérez, A., Pleguezuelos, J.M., Santos, X. & Velo-Antón, G. (2017). Contribution to the knowledge on the reptile fauna of Jebel Sirwa (Morocco), with some insights into the conservation status of Vipera latastei-monticola. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 28, 54-6.
2016
54. Veríssimo, J., Znari, M., Stuckas, H., Fritz, U., Pereira, P., Teixeira, J., Arculeo, M., Marrone, F., Sacco, F., Naimi, M., Kehlmaier, C., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2016). Pleistocene diversification in Morocco and recent demographic expansion in the Mediterranean pond turtle Mauremys leprosa. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 119(4), 943-959. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12849
53. Mulder, K.P.*, Lourenço, A., Carneiro, M., & Velo-Antón, G. (2016). The complete mitochondrial genome of Salamandra salamandra (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 1, 880-882. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1253042
52. Gonçalves, D.V.*, Pereira, P., Godinho, R., Lopes, S., Velo-Antón, G. & Brito, J.C., (2016). Development of 23 microsatellite loci for Boulenger’s agama (Agama boulengeri) with partial cross-amplification in other Agama species. Amphibia-Reptilia 37(2), 246-252. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003048
51. Beukema, W., Nicieza, A.G., Lourenço, A., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2016). Colour polymorphism in Salamandra salamandra (Amphibia: Urodela), revealed by a lack of genetic and environmental differentiation betwen distinct phenotypes. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 54(2), 127-136. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12119
50. Brito, J.C.*, Tarroso, P., Vale, C.G., Martínez-Freiría, F., Boratyński, Z., Campos, J.C., Ferreira, S., Godinho, R., Gonçalves, D.V., Leite, J.V., Lima, V.O., Pereira, P., Santos, X., Ferreira da Silva, M.J., Silva, T.L., Velo-Antón, G., Veríssimo, J., Crochet, P.-A., Pleguezuelos, J.M., & Carvalho, S.B. (2016). Conservation Biogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: additional protected areas are needed to secure unique biodiversity. Diversity and Distributions 22, 371-384. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12416
49. Lopes, S.*, Velo-Antón, G., Pereira, P., Lopes, S., Godinho, R., Crochet, P.A., & Brito, J.C. (2016). Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for spiny-footed lizards, Acanthodactylus scutellatus group (Reptilia, Lacertidae) from arid regions. BMC Research Notes 8, 794. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1779-3
48. Beukema, W.*, Speybroeck, J., & Velo-Antón, G. (2016). Salamandra. Current Biology 26(15), 696-697. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.045
47. Piorno, V.*, Fernández, J.A. & Velo-Antón, G. (2016). The yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis, an occasional predator of Timon lepidus in the Atlantic Islands National Park (Galicia, NW Spain). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 27, 33-38.
2015
46. Leite, J. V., Álvares, F., Velo-Antón, G., Brito, J. C., & Godinho, R. (2015). Differentiation of North African foxes and population genetic dynamics in the desert—insights into the evolutionary history of two sister taxa, Vulpes rueppellii and Vulpes vulpes. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15, 731-745. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-015-0232-8.
45. Álvarez, D., Lourenço, A., Oro, D., & Velo-Antón, G.* (2015). Assessment of census (N) and effective population size (Ne) reveals consistency of Ne single-sample estimators and a high Ne/N ratio in an urban and isolated population of fire salamanders. Conservation Genetics Resources 7(3), 705-712. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-015-0480-0.
44. Velo-Antón, G.*, Pereira, P., Fahd, S., Teixeira, J. & Fritz, U. (2015). Out of Africa: did Emys orbicularis occidentalis cross the Strait of Gibraltar twice?. Amphibia-Reptilia 36, 136-140. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002989.
43. Velo-Antón, G.*, El Marnisi, B., Fritz, U., & Fahd, S. (2015). Distribution and conservation status of Emys orbicularis in Morocco. Vertebrate Zoology 65(1), 131-134.
42. Martínez‐Freiría, F.*, Velo‐Antón, G., & Brito, J. C. (2015). Trapped by climate: interglacial refuge and recent population expansion in the endemic Iberian adder Vipera seoanei. Diversity and Distributions 21 (3), 331–344 DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12265.
41. Velo-Antón, G.*, Santos, X., Sanmartín-Villar, I., Cordero-Rivera, A. & Buckley, D. (2015). Intraspecific variation in clutch size and maternal investment in pueriparous and larviparous Salamandra salamandra females. Evolutionary Ecology 29, 185-204. DOI: 10.1007/s1068.
40. Tarroso, P.*, Velo‐Antón, G., & Carvalho, S. B. (2015). PHYLIN: an r package for phylogeographic interpolation. Molecular Ecology Resources 15 (2), 349–357. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12312.
39. Ayllón, E.*, Santos, X., Arribas, O., Bertolero, A., Bosch, J., Cabido, C., Carranza, S., Carretero, M.A., Díaz-Paniagua, C., Egea-Serrano, A., Garin-Barrio, I., Giménez, A., Gosá, A., Graciá, E., Guicking, D., Llorente, G.A., Martínez-Solano, I., Mateo, J.A., Montori, A., Palomar, G., Perera, A., Pinya, S., Pretus, J.L., Pujol-Buxó, E., Rato, C., Recuero, E., Sanz-Azkue, I., Silva-Rocha, I., Vasconcelos, R., Velo-Antón, G., Vörös, J., & Pleguezuelos, J.M. (2015). Propuesta de revisión de los listados y catálogos nacionales y autonómicos de especies amenazadas o protegidas, y del Catálogo Nacional de Especies Invasoras. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 26, 108-112.
38. Pleguezuelos, J.M.*, Ayllón, E., Arribas, O., Bertolero, A., Bosch, J., Cabido, C., Carranza, S., Carretero, M.A., Díaz-Paniagua, C., Egea-Serrano, A., Garin-Barrio, I., Giménez, A., Gosá, A., Graciá, E., Guicking, D., Llorente, G.A., Martínez-Solano, I., Mateo, J.A., Montori, A., Palomar, G., Perera, A., Pinya, S., Pretus, J.L., Pujol-Buxó, E., Rato, C., Recuero, E., Sanz-Azkue, I., Silva-Rocha, I., Vasconcelos, R., Velo-Antón, G., Vörös, J., & Santos, X. (2015). Conclusiones y propuesta de gestión de las poblaciones y especies de anfibios y reptiles alóctonos en España. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 26, 113-115.
37. Santos, X.*, Ayllón, E., Arribas, O., Bertolero, A., Bosch, J., Cabido, C., Carranza, S., Carretero, M.A., Díaz-Paniagua, C., Egea-Serrano, A., Garin-Barrio, I., Giménez, A., Gosá, A., Graciá, E., Guicking, D., Llorente, G.A., Martínez-Solano, I., Mateo, J.A., Montori, A., Palomar, G., Perera, A., Pinya, S., Pretus, J.L., Pujol-Buxó, E., Rato, C., Recuero, E., Sanz-Azkue, I., Silva-Rocha, I., Vasconcelos, R., Velo-Antón, G., Vörös, J., & Pleguezuelos, J.M. (2015). Síntesis de las introducciones de anfibios y reptiles en España. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 26, 98-108.
36. Velo-Antón, G.* & Pinya, S. (2015). El galápago europeo (Emys orbicularis) en la península ibérica e islas Baleares. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 26, 42-46.
35. Velo-Antón, G.* & Pinya, S. (2015). El galápago leproso (Mauremys leprosa) en la península ibérica e islas Baleares. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetologica Española 26, 39-42.
2014
34. Ferreira, S.*, Velo-Antón, G., Brochard, C., Vieira, C., Alves, P. C., Thompson, D. J., Watts, P.C. & Brito, J. C. (2014). A Critically Endangered new dragonfly species from Morocco: Onychogomphus boudoti sp. nov. (Odonata: Gomphidae). Zootaxa, 3856(3), 349-365. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3856.3.3.
33. Puppo, P.*, Curto, M., Velo-Antón, G., Pérez de Paz, P.L. & Meimberg, H.* (2014). The influence of geological history on diversification in insular species: genetic and morphological patterns of Micromeria Benth. (Lamiaceae) in Tenerife (Canary archipelago). Journal of Biogeography 41 (10), 1871-1882. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12354.
32. Velo-Antón, G.*, Godinho, R., Campos, J.C., Brito, J.C.* (2014) Should I Stay or Should I Go? Dispersal and Population Structure in Small, Isolated Desert Populations of West African Crocodiles. PLoS ONE 9(4), e94626. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094626.
31. Stuckas, H., Velo-Antón, G., Fahd, S., Kalboussi, M., Rouag, R., Arculeo, M., Marrone F., Sacco, F., Vamberger, M. & Fritz, U.* (2014). Where are you from, stranger? The enigmatic biogeography of North African pond turtles (Emys orbicularis). Organisms Diversity and Evolution 14 (3), 295-306. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-014-0168-4.
30. Brito, J.*, Godinho, R., Martínez-Freiría, F., Pleguezuelos, J., Rebelo, H., Santos, X., Vale, C., Velo-Antón, G., Boratyński, Z., Carvalho, S., Ferreira, S., Gonçalves, D., Silva, T., Tarroso, P., Campos, J., Leite, J., Nogueira, J., Álvares, F., Sillero, N., Sow, A., Fahd, S., Crochet, P-A., Carranza, S. (2014). Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara-Sahel. Biological Reviews 89(1), 215-231. DOI: 10.1111/brv.12049.
2013
29. Velo-Antón, G.*, Parra J.L., Parra-Olea, G. & Zamudio, K.R. (2013). Tracking climate change in a dispersal-limited species: Reduced spatial and genetic connectivity in a montane salamander. Molecular Ecology 22, 3261–3278. DOI: 10.1111/mec.12310.
28. Verissimo, J., Pereira, P., Lopes, S., Teixeira, J., Fritz, U. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2013). Cross-amplification of microsatellite loci for the Mediterranean stripe-necked terrapin (Mauremys leprosa). Amphibia-Reptilia 34, 259-262. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002888.
27. Velo-Antón, G.*, García-Cardenete, L., Jiménez Cazalla, F. & Martínez-Freiría, F. (2013). New record of Salamandra algira isolated on the north-western Tingitana peninsula, with some notes on the reproductive modes within the species. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Herpetología 25, 1-4.
26. Velo-Antón, G.* (2013). Towards better management of European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in conservation programs. Herpetology Notes 6, 381-382.
25. Acuña, A., Martínez-Freiría, F. & Velo-Antón, G.* (2013). Ingesta de tres especies de herpetos (Epidalea calamita, Anguis fragilis, Vipera seoanei) por un ejemplar de águila culebrera (Circaetus gallicus) abatido en un parque eólico. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Herpetología 24, 1-2
24. Boratyński, Z.*, Campos, J.C., Gonçalves, D.V., Granjon, L., Martínez-Freiría, F., Sow, A.S., Velo-Antón, G. & Brito, J.C. (2013). The Sudano-Sahelian Dalton's Mouse, Praomys daltoni, in Mauritania, Eastern Assaba mountains. Go-South Bulletin 10, 17-20.
2012
23. Velo-Antón, G.*, Godinho, R., Harris, J., Santos, X., Martínez-Freiría, F., Fahd, S., Larbes, S., Pleguezuelos, J.M. & Brito J.C.* (2012). Deep evolutionary lineages in a Western Mediterranean snake (Vipera latastei/monticola group) and high genetic structuring in Southern Iberian populations. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 65, 965-973. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.08.016
22. Calviño Cancela, M.*, Escudero M., Rodríguez-Pérez J., Cano E., Vargas P., Velo-Antón, G. & Traveset A (2012). The role of seed dispersal, pollination and historical effects on genetic patterns of an insular plant that has lost its only seed disperser. Journal of Biogeography 39, 1996-2006. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02732.x.
21. Velo-Antón, G.*, Rodriguez, D., Savage, A.E., Parra-Olea, G. Lips, K.R. Zamudio, K.R. (2012). Amphibian-killing fungus spreads across New World populations. Biological Conservation 146, 213-218. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.003
20. Velo-Antón, G.*, Zamudio, K.R. & Cordero Rivera, A. (2012). Genetic drift and rapid evolution of viviparity in insular fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra). Heredity 108, 410-418. DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2011.91
19. Parra-Olea, G.*, Windfield, J.C., Velo-Antón, G. & Zamudio, K.R. (2012). Isolation and habitat refugia promote rapid diversification in a montane tropical salamander. Journal of Biogeography 39, 353-370. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02593.x.
18. Velo-Antón, G.* (2012). Carcasses of an invasive mammal (Rattus rattus) and foraging activity Podarcis hispanica on an insular population. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Herpetología 23 (2), 29-31.
17. Velo-Antón, G.*, Galán, P. & Béjar, X. (2012). Salamandra salamandra gallaica & Salamandra salamandra europaea (Fire salamander). Agonistic behaviour. Herpetological Review 43 (3), 460-461.
2011
16. Velo-Antón, G.*, Becker, C.G, Cordero-Rivera, A. (2011) Turtle Carapace Anomalies: The Roles of Genetic Diversity and Environment. PLoS ONE 6 (4), e18714. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018714
15. Velo-Antón, G.*, Wink., M., Schneeweiss, N. & Fritz, W. (2011). Native or not? Tracing the origin of wild-caught and captive freshwater turtles in a threatened and widely distributed species (Emys orbicularis). Conservation Genetics 12 (2), 583–588. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0141-5
14. Galán, P.*, Velo-Antón, G. & Cordero Rivera, A. (2011). Puesta de huevos infecundos en Salamandra salamandra. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Herpetología 22, 1-3.
13. Velo-Antón, G.* & Cordero Rivera, A. (2011). Predation by invasive mammals on an insular viviparous population of Salamandra salamandra. Herpetology Notes 4, 299-301.
2010
12. Nabil, A.*, Velo-Antón, G., Farjallah, S. & Said, K. (2010). Genetic variation across Tunisian populations of Discoglossus pictus and Pelophylax saharicus (Amphibia: Anura). African Zoology 45 (1), 121-128. DOI: 10.3377/004.045.0108
2009
11. Velo-Antón, G., Windfield, J. C., Zamudio K. & Parra-Olea, G*. (2009). Microsatellite markers for Pseudoeurycea leprosa, a plethodontid salamander endemic to the Transmexican Neovolcanic Belt. Conservation Genetics Resources 1, 5-7. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-009-9001-3.
2008
10. Velo-Antón, G.*, Martínez-Solano, I. & García-París, M. (2008). β-fibrinogen intron 7 variation in Discoglossus (Anura: Discoglossidae): implications for the taxonomic assessment of morphologically cryptic species. Amphibia-Reptilia 29, 523-533. DOI: 10.1163/156853808786230460.
9. Velo-Antón, G.*, García-París, M. & Cordero Rivera, A. (2008). Patterns of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation in Iberian populations of Emys orbicularis (Emydidae): conservation implications. Conservation Genetics 9 (5), 1263-1274. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9457-1.
8. Velo-Antón, G.* (2008). Presencia de Salamandra salamandra en la isla de Tambo (Rías Bajas, Pontevedra). Boletín de la Asociación Española de Herpetología 19, 61-62.
7. Cordero Rivera, A.*, Ayres, C. & Velo-Antón, G. (2008). High prevalence of accessory scutes and anomalies in Iberian populations of Emys orbicularis. Revista Española de Herpetología 22, 5-14.DOI: 10.11160/reh.v22p5
2007
6. Velo-Antón, G., Burrowes, P.A., Joglar, R., Martínez-Solano, I., Beard, K. & Parra-Olea, G.* (2007). Phylogenetic study of Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) reveals deep genetic fragmentation in Puerto Rico and pinpoints origins of Hawaiian populations. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 45, 716-728. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.025.
5. Velo-Antón, G.*, García-París, M., Galán, P. & Cordero Rivera, A. (2007). Viviparity evolution in recent islands: Ecologic adaptation vs. phylogenetic descent. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45 (4), 345–352. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2007.00420.x
4. Velo-Antón, G.*, Godinho, R., Ayres, C., Ferrand, N. & Cordero Rivera, A. (2007). Assignment tests applied to relocate individuals of unknown origin in a threatened species, the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis). Amphibia-Reptilia 28, 475-484. DOI: 10.1163/156853807782152589.
3. Fritz, U.*, Guicking, D., Kami, D., Arakelyan, M., Auer, M., Ayaz, D., Ayres Fernández, C., Bakiev, A.G., Celani, A., Džukić, G., Fahd, S., Havaš, P., Joger, U., Khabibullin, V.F., Mazanaeva, L.F., Široký, P., Tripepi, S., ValdeónVélez, A., Velo-Antón, G. & Wink, M. (2007). Mitochondrial phylogeography of European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis, Emys trinacris) - an update*. Amphibia-Reptilia 28, 418-426. DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374737.
2. Velo-Antón, G.*, Buckley, D., Idrisi, A. & Cordero Rivera A. (2007). Bicephaly in Salamandra salamandra larvae. The Herpetological Bulletin 101, 31-33.
1. Cordero Rivera, A.*, Velo-Antón, G. & Galán, P. (2007). Ecology of amphibians in small coastal Holocene islands: local adaptations and the effect of exotic tree plantations. Munibe 25, 94-103.
Book chapters and online resources
3. Martínez-Solano, I*., Buckley, D. & Velo-Antón, G. (2017). Filogeografía comparada de los géneros Pelophylax y Discoglossus en el norte de África. Edited by Instituto de Estudios Ceutíes, 01/2015
2. Velo-Antón, G*. & Buckley, D. (2015). Salamandra común – Salamandra salamandra. En: Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Salvador, A., Martínez-Solano, I. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. http://www.vertebradosibericos.org/. link
1. Velo-Antón, G.*, Cordero Rivera, A., & Galán, P. (2008). Características ecológicas, evolutivas y estado de conservación de los anfibios del Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas. En “Proyectos de investigación en parques nacionales: 2003-2006” (Ramírez L.; Asensio B.). Colección Naturaleza y Parques Nacionales, Serie investigación en la red.
Magazines
1. Velo-Antón, G*. & Rivera, A.C. (2015). La singular adaptación de las salamandras en el Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas. Quercus, (353), pp.32-39.
2. Martínez-Freiría, F., Brito, J. C., Freitas, I., Gómez, J. M. P., Santos Santiró, X. & Velo-Antón, G. (2023). Luces y sombras en la biología de la víbora hocicuda. Quercus, (452), 20-27.
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