of the International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions PROCEEDINGS Organizers Hellenic Zoological Society (http://www.zoologiki.gr/en) School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Proceedings edited by Athanassios Tsikliras, Donna Dimarchopoulou and Dionisios Youlatos. Articles should be cited as (example): Youlatos D, Argyropoulou M, Staikou A, Tsikliras AC (2019) Geographical distribution of animals in Greece. Proceedings of the International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions 14: 27 I International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions PROCEEDINGS Board of the Hellenic Zoological Society Chair Petros Lymberakis Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, Greece Vice-chair Panayiotis Pafilis, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Secretary Christos Georgiadis, Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, UAE Treasurer Dimitris Tsaparis, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece Members Katerina Vardinoyannis, Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, Greece Panayiotis Georgiakakis, Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, Greece Nikos Poulakakis, Department of Biology, University of Crete, Greece Dionisios Youlatos, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Anastasia Diakou, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Spyros Sfenthourakis, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Maria Chatzaki, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Democritus University of Thrace Organizing Committee of the 14th ICZEGAR Chair Dionisios Youlatos School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Members Maria Argyropoulou, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Christos Astaras, Forest Research Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece Dimitrios Avtzis, Forest Research Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece Chariton-Charles Chintiroglou, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Anastasia Diakou, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Athanasios Kallimanis, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Alexandra Staikou, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Alexandros Triantafyllidis, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Eleni Voultsiadou, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Athanassios Tsikliras, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece II International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions PROCEEDINGS Prologue The 14th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions (ICZEGAR) is taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 27-30 June 2019. The ICZEGAR is returning to Thessaloniki after 17 years, carrying a long and successful tradition of 42 years. This experience has demonstrated that ICZEGAR is an important crossroad for scientific contact, information exchange, exploration of new ideas, and cooperation building among scientists working on a wide range of subjects on the animal diversity of the eastern Mediterranean region and beyond. In this way, the 14th ICZEGAR aims to present the most recent work related to the systematics, phylogeny, biogeography, ecology, evolution, and conservation of animal species at a biodiversity hotspot. Ιn addition to the four abstracts submitted by the invited speakers, a total of 177 abstracts were submitted from which 82 were accepted as oral presentations and 95 as posters. Oral presentations were grouped in 14 sessions that are outlined in the programme along with the round tables and discussions on hot issues of biogeography and ecology of Greece and adjacent regions. Almost 500 authors from 33 countries across the globe submitted their work; all continents, except Antarctica, are represented. The majority of abstracts were submitted from Greece followed by Turkey, Algeria, Czech Republic and Republic of North Macedonia. Most animal taxa, from marine invertebrates to land vertebrates, are represented in these works, all contributing to the understanding of the patterns and processes that shaped the richly diverse fauna of the region. The 14th ICZEGAR will be hosted at the conference centre of Aristotle University’s Research Dissemination Center (KEDEA Building, Tritis Septemvriou Str., Aristotle University Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece), also known as the Red Building, which was granted by the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. On behalf of the Organizing Committe Prof. Dionisios Youlatos School of Biology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki III International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions PROCEEDINGS Sponsors The organizers would like to thank the Research Committee, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for granting the auditoria and the foyer of the KEDEA Building. IV International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions PROCEEDINGS CONTENTS KEYNOTE Understanding the dynamics of mammal biodiversity loss JM Halley ............................................................................................................................. 1 INVITED Risk analysis tools for assessing the potential risks posed by non-native species in the eastern Mediterranean region L Vilizzi, M Piria, AS Tarkan, E Tricarico, L Vardakas, GH Copp ............................................ 2 Was the Balkan refugium a speciation trap for mammals? B Kryštufek........................................................................................................................... 3 The lizards' fight for lunch - progress and questions YL Werner ............................................................................................................................ 4 ABSTRACTS (in alphabetical order based on the surname of the first author) Length-weight relationships of 31 fish and invertebrate species in the northern Aegean Sea (Greece) A Adamidou, A Pardalou, AC Tsikliras ................................................................................. 5 Freshwater phytoplankton in Hammam Boughrara dam (west of Algeria) I Adaouri, A Chaffai, I Nasrouche, S Arab, S Hamil, S Bidi-Akli, A Arab ............................... 6 Preliminary results on the distribution extension of five data-limited fish species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea RN Aga - Spyridopoulou, I Giovos, P Kleitou, A Christidis, J Langeneck, S Kalogirou .......... 7 Occurrences and illegal trade of the critically endangered spiny butterfly ray in Greece RN Aga-Spyridopoulou, N Doumpas, G Romanidis-Kyriakidis, I Giovos .............................. 8 Species on the brink of extinction: an integrated approach Ι Alexiou, C Papadaki, G Kelaidi, K Proios, K Kougioumoutzis, A Parmakelis ....................... 9 Within-island geological evolution shapes the genetic diversity of Armadillo officinalis (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Cyprus I Alexiou, A Kourtidis, K Kougioumoutzis, A Parmakelis .................................................... 10 Diversity of Diaphanosoma in 7 Greek lakes based on morphological and molecular assessments R Alexiou, F Tourli, S Minoudi, V Tsartsianidou, G Stamou, A Triantafyllidis, E Michaloudi11 Fish taxonomic and trait diversity patterns in perennial and intermittent rivers N Alvanou, A Oikonomou, L Vardakas, N Koutsikos, E Kalogianni .................................... 12 Oithona davisae Ferrari & Orsi, 1984: Α newly recorded species in the North Aegean Sea O Anadoli, E Karapoulios, K Athanasiadis, A Vagena, I-V Ntinou, A Loufi, E Michaloudi .. 13 Shape morph-specific life strategy in an intertidal marine shrimp C Anastasiadou, R Liasko ................................................................................................... 14 V International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions PROCEEDINGS The relative importance of biotic and abiotic factors as drivers of alien bird species richness patterns A Andrikou-Charitidou, E Karadimou, G Mpoutsis, A Kallimanis ...................................... 15 Population size and structure of the rock-dwelling land snail Albinaria arcadica (Boettger, 1878) (Pulmonata, Clausiliidae), along the altitudinal gradient of Mt. Chelmos P-D Androulidaki, S Giokas ................................................................................................ 16 Recording of the herpetofauna of Attica I Annousis, P Pafilis ............................................................................................................ 17 Fish farming test in the Koudiet Lemdouar dam lake (Algeria) MG Arab, A Braik, A Kaabouche, A Arab ........................................................................... 18 Passive acoustic monitoring: development and assessment of automated detection algorithms C Astaras, N Stefanakis, G Skias, S Kehagioglou, K Ioannou, I Karmiris, T Kominos, A Galanaki, D Youlatos .......................................................................................................... 19 When a pest is not a pest: the story of Giant Pine Scale home and away DN Avtzis, U Lubanga, N Eleftheriadou, A Andreadi, V Markoudi, G Lefoe, R Shaw, M Kenis .................................................................................................................................