1. Bridging mountains and seas : genomic and plastid data evidence for two migration routes of Drypis spinosa across the Adriatic–Ionian regionPeter Glasnović, Ivan Radosavljević, Sara Laura Šarančić, Damjan Mitić, Boštjan Surina, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: Aim Amphi–Adriatic–Ionian plant taxa, distributed on both the Balkan and Apennine peninsulas, exemplify one of the many diversity patterns characteristic of the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot. To better understand these patterns, we examined the genetic and morphological variability, as well as the present day and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) potential distribution of a scree-dwelling plant endemic to the study region. Location Amphi–Adriatic–Ionian region within the Mediterranean basin. Taxon Drypis spinosa L. (Caryophyllaceae). Methods Population genomics and phylogeographic patterns were investigated by analysing single–nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and plastid DNA markers. Morphometric techniques were additionally used to assess taxonomic relationships. Environmental niche modelling (ENM) was applied to evaluate potential occurrences under present-day and LGM conditions. Results Genetic data revealed concordant patterns of genetic diversity, indicating that the mountainous areas of the western Balkans harbour the highest genetic variability in D. spinosa. Historical connections were detected among populations from the Kvarner area, the central and southern Apennines, and the Scardo–Pindic Mountains. Neither molecular nor morphological analyses supported the historically proposed lower-rank taxonomic distinctions. ENM suggests a substantial increase in favourable conditions during the LGM compared to the present day. Main Conclusions Our findings indicate two primary links between the Balkan Peninsula and the Apennines: one spanning the northern and central Adriatic Sea, involving populations from the Kvarner area and the central Dinaric Alps, and another connecting the Scardo–Pindic Mountains across the Ionian Sea. This reveals a biogeographical pattern not previously documented in plants with an Amphi–Adriatic–Ionian distribution.
Keywords: Amphi–Adriatic–Ionian distribution, environmental niche modelling, genomics, Mediterranean, morphometrics, phylogeography, plastid DNA
Published in RUP: 25.05.2026; Views: 296; Downloads: 8
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7. Primerjava dejanske in potencialne razširjenosti izbranih vrst iz rodu vrčic (Edraianthus, Campanulaceae) s pomočjo modeliranja : doktorska disertacijaPeter Glasnović, 2017, doctoral dissertation Keywords: geografska razširjenost, Balkanski polotok, vrčice, Edraianthus, ledenodobni refugiji, okoljski modeli niše, morfometrija, biogeografija, doktorske disertacije
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Published in RUP: 09.08.2019; Views: 6031; Downloads: 197
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Published in RUP: 04.04.2019; Views: 4556; Downloads: 172
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10. Contribution to the Bryophyte Flora of the Island of Rava (Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean) and Zygodon conoideus New to CroatiaMarko S. Saboljević, Nevena Kuzmanović, Branko Vreš, Mirko Ruščić, Boštjan Surina, 2018, original scientific article Keywords: bryophytes, flora, Dalmatia, island of Rava, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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