Sessions

19:00 – 19:15

Anagnostopoulou, Aspasia

Distribution and population status of the Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) in Greece

19:15 – 19:30

Kardamaki, Afroditi

Regional variations of Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) reproductive phenology and breeding success rates across Greece and Cyprus

19:30 – 19:45

Panta, Evelinoi’a

The diet of the Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) in Greece and Cyprus

19:45 – 20:00

Dimaki, Maria

Dietary ecology of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Lechaina area, NW Peloponnese

20:00 – 20:15

Perodaskalaki, Anastasia

Winter home range and territoriality of Common Buzzards (Buteo buteo) in Mediterranean olive landscapes

20:15 – 20:30

Tsiopelas, Nikolaos

Home range and fly routes estimation of Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) assist in conservation efforts for the species in Greece

10:30 – 10:45

Bounas, Anastasios

Connectivity and metapopulation dynamics of Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) in Greece

10:45 – 11:00

Ivovic, Milica

Calypso Bird Observatory – The coming of age of the southmost bird ringing station of Europe

11:00 – 11:15

Núñez Vernal, Facundo

Birds arriving depleted or fueled to Gavdos island in spring: the perils and advantages of migratory flights over the Libyan sea

11:15 – 11:30

Pavlou, Valia

Prolonged spring stopovers of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) on Gavdos island give a false impression of a large migratory influx: it’s only a few flocks, not thousands of birds

11:30 – 11:45

Theodorou, Konstantinos

Spring Stopover Ecology: Fuel deposition in five passerine species on Antikythera island

15:30 – 15:45

Tsioutsiourigas, Dimitrios

A call for help: Comparing alarm call vocalizations of Northern lapwing in Italy

15:45 – 16:00

Zogaris, Stamatis

Birds as indicators of habitat restoration targets at Artemis Lagoon, Attiki Greece

16:00 – 16:15

Karagianni, Pinelopi

Aspects of breeding performance of Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) on the largest species colony in Greece: Preliminary results of ectoparasites infesting breeders and juveniles.

16:15 – 16:30

Dor, Roi

The role of urbanization and behavior in the global spread of the Common Myna

16:30 – 16:45

Kazantzidis, Savas

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (Threskiornithidae, Aves) in Greece: breeding population, nesting and wintering grounds

12:30 – 12:45

Minotou, Charikleia

From policy to practice: implementing long-term conservation strategies for loggerhead turtles at Sekania beach, Greece

12:45 – 13:00

Panagopoulou, Aliki

Changing the paradigm: loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) exhibit more complex post nesting migration strategies than previously thought

13:00 – 13:15

Teneketzis, Kostas

Sea turtle nesting in Rhodes: Re-assessed after 35 years

13:15 – 13:30

Kapota, Sofia

Recording and analysis of predation incidents of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings by their main predator, the yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), at Sekania, a strictly conservation zone of the NMPZ.

13:30 – 13:45

Kasimati, Eirini

Three decades of sea turtle rehabilitation in Greece (1995-2024) indicate a high anthropogenic impact

10:30 – 10:45

Agdamar, Sevan

Genetic structure and differentiation of Phoxinus strandjae (Drensky, 1926) populations in the Sapanca Basin (NW Türkiye)

10:45 – 11:00

Gaygusuz, Çiğdem Gürsoy

Hydraulic barriers limit upstream fish diversity: evidence from four tributaries of Lake Sapanca, Türkiye

11:00 – 11:15

Gaygusuz, Özcan

Restoring ecological connectivity in fragmented streams: a case study on low-gradient Larinier fish passages in a Turkish tributary

11:15 – 11:30

Saç, Gülşah

Current status of fishes in Küçükçekmece Lagoon (NW Türkiye) under changing ecological conditions

15:30 – 15:45

Kalaitzakis, Nektarios

Nationwide tracing of two top freshwater fish invaders using eDNA sampling

15:45 – 16:00

Leris, Ioannis

Against the current: Linking laboratory-measured swimming performance to riverine flow preferences in a threatened Greek freshwater fish

16:00 – 16:15

Mouchlianitis, Foivos Alexandros

Alburnus volviticus, an endemic fish species in peril due to river fragmentation and hydrological fluctuations

16:15 – 16:30

Zogaris, Stamatis

Artificial barriers affecting river fish in Mediterranean and tropical climate zones: Proposal for a collaborative research initiative

10:30 – 10:45

Kazila, Eleana

Distribution update and habitat assessment of the Greek endemic and endangered odonates Coenagrion intermedium and Boyeria cretensis

10:45 – 11:00

Levin, Eran

Exceptional ethanol tolerance in the Oriental Hornet (Vespa orientalis): insights into metabolic adaptation and symbiotic ecology

11:00 – 11:15

Tsikas, Angelos

The endangered butterfly Polyommatus orphicus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in the mountains of Eastern Macedonia

11:15 – 11:30

Anastassiu, Hristos T.

An improved mathematical model predicting the number of butterfly species on greek islands

11:30 – 11:45

Loulakis, Antonios

Ant (Formicidae) diversity of olive orchard agroecosystems in relation to the management and the effect of agroecological zone

12:30 – 12:45

Delaugerre, Michel-Jean

Behavioral adaptations in small islands, treasures of diversity

12:45 – 13:00

Itescu, Yuval

Parasite Island: drivers of ectoparasite levels in insular lizard populations

13:00 – 13:15

Sfenthourakis, Spyros

Biogeography of future islands

13:15 – 13:30

Tankovic, Eva

Small islands, big insights: improving our knowledge on the biodiversity of underexplored micro-territories

13:30 – 13:45

Vardinoyannis, Katerina

The revival of a Thiessea (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Kasos Island and its consequences in the biogeography of the south-eastern Aegean Archipelago

10:30 – 10:45

Fekkas, Charalampos

The European Badger (Meles meles) in agricultural landscapes: seasonal dynamics, farmers’ perceptions, and public health implications

10:45 – 11:00

Georgiakakis, Panagiotis

An updated list of the cave biotopes and other bat roosts in Greece with proposed conservation zones

11:00 – 11:15

Kiamos, Nikolaos

Curiosity filmed the cat: Use of camera traps to estimate the abundance of the Cretan wildcat

11:15 – 11:30

Kolendrianou, Maria

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something shrew: a geometric morphometrics approach for the study of fossil and modern Crocidura zimmermanni mandibles.

11:30 – 11:45

Mitsainas, George P.

A call for action on Lemnos Island’s wild rabbit overpopulation: Challenges, opportunities, and a strategic path forward

15:30 – 15:45

Kotitsa, Nefeli

Phylogeographic patterns in the sky islands of the South Balkans: the cases of the orthopteran genera Parnassiana and Oropodisma

15:45 – 16:00

Şendoğan, Dirim

Three aspects of Pimelia Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) species from Türkiye: Phylogenetics, cytogenetics and morphology

16:00 – 16:15

Voges, Jody Helena

Phylogeographic insights into Crematogaster sordidula: Population structure of the Sordid Cocktail Ant shaped by past climate changes

16:15 – 16:30

Voyvot, Saliha

Molecular phylogeny of Helops s.st. Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

16:30 – 16:45

Kan, Duygu

Species-level molecular phylogeny of the genus Entomogonus Solier, 1848 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

15:30 – 15:45

Liordos, Vasileios

The conservation value of an environmental and cultural icon, the Cretan Agrimi

15:45 – 16:00

Migli, Despina

Investigating the presence of the Critically Endangered Roach’s mouse-tailed dormouse (Myomimus roachi, Gliridae) in Greece

16:00 – 16:15

Zevgolis, Yiannis G.

The Persian squirrel at the westernmost edge of its range: current knowledge and emerging conservation priorities

16:15 – 16:30

Damalas, Dimitrios

The Gyaros island MPA status, evidence from fisheries scientific surveys

16:30 – 16:45

Kontemeniotou, Evridiki

Stranding events and causes of mortality of Beaked Whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in Greece: a review of 30 years of strandings data

10:30 – 10:45

Koukouvetsiou, Olympia

Bioblitzes and the city nature challenge 2025: Creating a citizen science movement for biodiversity monitoring in Greece

10:45 – 11:00

Vezyrakis, Alexandros

Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre admissions as indicators of avian breeding responses to temperature fluctuations

11:00 – 11:15

Chatzaki, Maria

The Red List of Endangered Arachnida (Araneae, Opiliones) in Greece: what have we learnt?

11:15 – 11:30

Alexandrou, Olga

Ecoepidemiology of avian influenza and other diseases in Dalmatian pelicans.

11:30 – 11:45

Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos

Studying Biogeography and animal ecology in the Cyclops Mountains of the South Pacific

12:30 – 12:45

Androulaki, Ioanna Meltini

Defense and Personality: The antipredator behaviour of two western mediterranean vipers

12:45 – 13:00

Arsovski, Dragan

From snake island to a hub of research and education: who learned what on Golem Grad Island?

13:00 – 13:15

Brock, Kinsey

Herpetology in new and ancient cities

13:15 – 13:30

Heptinstall, Tucker

Urban oases: Lizards exhibit increased body size and water loss in urban environments

13:30 – 13:45

Kamperi, Eleni

Does habitat quality shape animals’ cognition and behavior? Evidence from two populations of a single species

15:30 – 15:45

Limnios, Anastasios

Combined effects of glyphosate and ambient temperature on the energy management of a wall lizard: First evidence from a controlled exposure study

15:45 – 16:00

Morfesis, Konstantinos

Small island effects and population divergence in the Skyros Wall Lizard (Podarcis gaigeae)

16:00 – 16:15

Wilson, Samuel

Illuminating insights into urban invasion dynamics in a wide-spread Invasive Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

16:15 – 16:30

Ćirković, Glorija

Pollution written in blood: Amphibian micronuclei as early warnings from Serbia's ecosystems

16:30 – 16:45

Zournatzis, Vasileios

Echolocation-related single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal convergent evolution in vertebrates