Naslov
Determination of species and hybrids of water frogs (genus Pelophylax) from the Skadar Lake (Montenegro) using molecular markers

Autori
Vucić, Matej ; Jelić, Mišel ; Prkljačić, Bjanka ; Klobučar, Göran ; Jelić, Dušan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Zbornik sažetaka (12. Hrvatski biološki kongres s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem) / Klobučar, Göran ; Kopjar, Nevenka ; Gligora Udovič, Marija ; Lukša, Žaklin ; Jelić, Dušan - Zagreb : Hrvatsko biološko društvo, 2015, 72-73

Skup
12. Hrvatski biološki kongres s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem

Mjesto i datum
Sveti Martin na Muri, Hrvatska, 18.09.2015. - 23.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Balkan Peninsula ; P. kurtmuelleri ; P. shqipericus ; serum albumin intron‐1 ; mitochondrial region ND3

Sažetak
Western Palearctic water frogs (genus Pelophylax) is extremely complex genus with approximately twelve species and three hybrid complexes. Today, water frogs are being intensively studied, primarily because of the presence of hybrid complexes with hemiclonal strategy of reproduction. Although, according to literature, the existence of hybrid complexes has not been proven on the Balkan Peninsula, preliminary research into the morphological characteristics of water frogs from the Skadar Lake (Montenegro) indicate that they do exist. Since the determination of species and hybrids of water frogs on the basis of morphological features is not reliable, the aim of this study was to analyse the water frogs from the Skadar Lake using molecular markers. The study was conducted on 100 samples of water frogs, which were analysed using nuclear marker (serum albumin intron‐1) and mitochondrial marker (gene NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3). The results showed the presence of species Pelophylax kurtmuelleri and Pelophylax shqipericus, and mostly, a new, up to now undescribed hybrid complex. In this study, species Pelophylax ridibundus, Pelophylax lessonae and their hybrid Pelophylax kl. esculentus were not recorded, although their presence was possible according to the literature.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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