TY  - JOUR
AU  - Andjus, Stefan
AU  - Lazović, Vladimir
AU  - Nikolić, Nadja
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Nikolić, Vera
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2502
AB  - As data on the distribution of freshwater sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Spongillida) in Serbia are extremely scarce, we investigated the main Serbian rivers and lakes with respect to Porifera occurrence, for which 17 lotic and 11 lentic water bodies were selected. Sponges were found in 11 of 17 rivers (62 specimens in total) and in 3 of 11 lakes/reservoirs (seven specimens in total). Classical morphological spicule analysis was coupled with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gene sequencing for species identification. Among the 69 collected specimens, five sponge species of the family Spongillidae have been identified: Ephydana fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1759), Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759), Ephydatia muelleri (Lieberklihn, 1856), Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893, and Eunapius fragilis (Leidy, 1851). The most frequently found sponge in Serbian rivers was E.fluviatilis (45 % of all specimens), while the least frequent was E. fragilis (6% of all specimens). The Tisa river has the highest sponge diversity (four species). In lentic water bodies, only E.fluviatilis (four specimens) and S. lacustris (three specimens) were found. In general, sponges were infrequent and their abundance was low in Serbian fresh waters. While sponges seem to tolerate significant variations of physical and chemical parameters, some optimal values can be established.
PB  - E Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart
T2  - Fundamental & Applied Limnology
T1  - Distribution of freshwater sponges in Serbia
VL  - 193
IS  - 3
SP  - 195
EP  - 204
DO  - 10.1127/fal/2019/1242
ER  - 

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Andjus, S., Lazović, V., Nikolić, N., Tubić, B., Nikolić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2020). Distribution of freshwater sponges in Serbia. in Fundamental & Applied Limnology
E Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart., 193(3), 195-204.
https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2019/1242

Andjus S, Lazović V, Nikolić N, Tubić B, Nikolić V, Paunović M. Distribution of freshwater sponges in Serbia. in Fundamental & Applied Limnology. 2020;193(3):195-204.
doi:10.1127/fal/2019/1242 .

Andjus, Stefan, Lazović, Vladimir, Nikolić, Nadja, Tubić, Bojana, Nikolić, Vera, Paunović, Momir, "Distribution of freshwater sponges in Serbia" in Fundamental & Applied Limnology, 193, no. 3 (2020):195-204,
https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2019/1242 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Andjus, Stefan
AU  - Nikolić, Nadja
AU  - Marjanović, Ana
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Lazović, Vladimir
AU  - Tubić, Bojana
AU  - Čanak-Atlagić, Jelena
AU  - Nikolić, Vera
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2381
AB  - Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893 (Spongillidae, Spongillida) has a relatively wide, though discontinuous, distribution in the Northern Hemisphere. The aim of this paper was to report the first finding of T. horrida in Serbia. During 2017, research was carried out on ten tributaries of the Sava and the Danube. T. horrida was identified at three localities in Tisa, Juzna Morava and Zapadna Morava rivers, out of 51 inspected sites. For the first time ribosomal 28S DNA was used for T. horrida identification.
PB  - Elsevier Gmbh, Munich
T2  - Limnologica
T1  - First record of freshwater sponge Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893 in Serbia - A morphological and genetic study
VL  - 76
SP  - 48
EP  - 51
DO  - 10.1016/j.limno.2019.03.004
ER  - 

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year = "2019",
abstract = "Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893 (Spongillidae, Spongillida) has a relatively wide, though discontinuous, distribution in the Northern Hemisphere. The aim of this paper was to report the first finding of T. horrida in Serbia. During 2017, research was carried out on ten tributaries of the Sava and the Danube. T. horrida was identified at three localities in Tisa, Juzna Morava and Zapadna Morava rivers, out of 51 inspected sites. For the first time ribosomal 28S DNA was used for T. horrida identification.",
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Andjus, S., Nikolić, N., Marjanović, A., Branković, M., Lazović, V., Tubić, B., Čanak-Atlagić, J., Nikolić, V.,& Paunović, M.. (2019). First record of freshwater sponge Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893 in Serbia - A morphological and genetic study. in Limnologica
Elsevier Gmbh, Munich., 76, 48-51.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2019.03.004

Andjus S, Nikolić N, Marjanović A, Branković M, Lazović V, Tubić B, Čanak-Atlagić J, Nikolić V, Paunović M. First record of freshwater sponge Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893 in Serbia - A morphological and genetic study. in Limnologica. 2019;76:48-51.
doi:10.1016/j.limno.2019.03.004 .

Andjus, Stefan, Nikolić, Nadja, Marjanović, Ana, Branković, Marija, Lazović, Vladimir, Tubić, Bojana, Čanak-Atlagić, Jelena, Nikolić, Vera, Paunović, Momir, "First record of freshwater sponge Trochospongilla horrida Weltner, 1893 in Serbia - A morphological and genetic study" in Limnologica, 76 (2019):48-51,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2019.03.004 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Andjus, Stefan
AU  - Nikolić, Nadja
AU  - Dobričić, Valerija
AU  - Marjanović, Ana
AU  - Gačić, Zoran
AU  - Branković, Goran
AU  - Aković, Maja R.
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2335
AB  - Sponges in the large rivers within the Danube River Basin (DRB) have not been adequately studied. Hence. the aim of this work was to undertake an investigation on the distribution of sponge species in the Danube and Sava rivers. Out of SS localities covered by the study, sponges were found at 25 sites only (46 samples in total). By using morpholotical (light and scanning electron microscopy) and genetic (28S rDNA sequencing) analysis. four species were determined: Ephydatia fluviaulis (Linnaeus, 1759), Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759), Eunapius fragilis (Leidy, 1851), Trachospangilla horrida Weltner, 1893. In the Danube.. the predominant species was found to be E. fluviatilis making approximately 80% of collected samples, while in the Sava River S. lacustris dominated, representing 46% of the river sponges. Our work represents one of the few studies on freshwater sponges within the DRB from long stretches of the large lowland rivers (more than 2500 km of the Danube River and about 900 km of the Sava River). Moreover, molecular analysis for the identification of freshwater sponges was applied on the material collected from a wide area. thus contributing to the systematic studies on the distribution and abundance of the European freshwater invertebrate fauna in general.
PB  - Pagepress Publ, Pavia
T2  - Journal of Limnology
T1  - Contribution to the knowledge on the distribution of freshwater sponges - the Danube and Sava rivers case study
VL  - 77
IS  - 2
SP  - 199
EP  - 208
DO  - 10.4081/jlimnol.2017.1677
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "Sponges in the large rivers within the Danube River Basin (DRB) have not been adequately studied. Hence. the aim of this work was to undertake an investigation on the distribution of sponge species in the Danube and Sava rivers. Out of SS localities covered by the study, sponges were found at 25 sites only (46 samples in total). By using morpholotical (light and scanning electron microscopy) and genetic (28S rDNA sequencing) analysis. four species were determined: Ephydatia fluviaulis (Linnaeus, 1759), Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759), Eunapius fragilis (Leidy, 1851), Trachospangilla horrida Weltner, 1893. In the Danube.. the predominant species was found to be E. fluviatilis making approximately 80% of collected samples, while in the Sava River S. lacustris dominated, representing 46% of the river sponges. Our work represents one of the few studies on freshwater sponges within the DRB from long stretches of the large lowland rivers (more than 2500 km of the Danube River and about 900 km of the Sava River). Moreover, molecular analysis for the identification of freshwater sponges was applied on the material collected from a wide area. thus contributing to the systematic studies on the distribution and abundance of the European freshwater invertebrate fauna in general.",
publisher = "Pagepress Publ, Pavia",
journal = "Journal of Limnology",
title = "Contribution to the knowledge on the distribution of freshwater sponges - the Danube and Sava rivers case study",
volume = "77",
number = "2",
pages = "199-208",
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Andjus, S., Nikolić, N., Dobričić, V., Marjanović, A., Gačić, Z., Branković, G., Aković, M. R.,& Paunović, M.. (2018). Contribution to the knowledge on the distribution of freshwater sponges - the Danube and Sava rivers case study. in Journal of Limnology
Pagepress Publ, Pavia., 77(2), 199-208.
https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2017.1677

Andjus S, Nikolić N, Dobričić V, Marjanović A, Gačić Z, Branković G, Aković MR, Paunović M. Contribution to the knowledge on the distribution of freshwater sponges - the Danube and Sava rivers case study. in Journal of Limnology. 2018;77(2):199-208.
doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2017.1677 .

Andjus, Stefan, Nikolić, Nadja, Dobričić, Valerija, Marjanović, Ana, Gačić, Zoran, Branković, Goran, Aković, Maja R., Paunović, Momir, "Contribution to the knowledge on the distribution of freshwater sponges - the Danube and Sava rivers case study" in Journal of Limnology, 77, no. 2 (2018):199-208,
https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2017.1677 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Regueiro, Maria
AU  - Rivera, Luis
AU  - Chennakrishnaiah, Shilpa
AU  - Popović, Branka
AU  - Andjus, Stefan
AU  - Milašin, Jelena
AU  - Herrera, Rene J.
PY  - 2012
UR  - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1763
AB  - One of the primary unanswered questions regarding the dispersal of Romani populations concerns the geographical region and/or the Indian caste/tribe that gave rise to the proto-Romani group. To shed light on this matter, 161 Y-chromosomes from Roma, residing in two different provinces of Serbia, were analyzed. Our results indicate that the paternal gene pool of both groups is shaped by several strata, the most prominent of which, H1-M52, comprises almost half of each collection's patrilineages. The high frequency of M52 chromosomes in the two Roma populations examined may suggest that they descend from a single founder that has its origins in the Indian subcontinent. Moreover, when the Y-STR profiles of haplogroup H derived individuals in our Roma populations were compared to those typed in the South Indian emigrants from Malaysia and groups from Madras, Karnataka (Lingayat and Vokkaliga castes) and tribal Soligas, sharing of the two most common haplotypes was observed. These similarities suggest that South India may have been one of the contributors to the proto-Romanis. European genetic signatures (i.e., haplogroups E1b1b1a1b-V13, G2a-P15, I-M258, J2-M172 and R1-M173), on the other hand, were also detected in both groups, but at varying frequencies. The divergent European genetic signals in each collection are likely the result of differential gene flow and/or admixture with the European host populations but may also be attributed to dissimilar endogamous practices following the initial founder effect. Our data also support the notion that a number of haplogroups including G2a-P15, J2a3b-M67(xM92), I-M258 and E1b1b1-M35 were incorporated into the proto-Romani paternal lineages as migrants moved from northern India through Southwestern Asia, the Middle East and/or Anatolia into the Balkans.
PB  - Elsevier, Amsterdam
T2  - Gene
T1  - Ancestral modal Y-STR haplotype shared among Romani and South Indian populations
VL  - 504
IS  - 2
SP  - 296
EP  - 302
DO  - 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.093
ER  - 

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author = "Regueiro, Maria and Rivera, Luis and Chennakrishnaiah, Shilpa and Popović, Branka and Andjus, Stefan and Milašin, Jelena and Herrera, Rene J.",
year = "2012",
abstract = "One of the primary unanswered questions regarding the dispersal of Romani populations concerns the geographical region and/or the Indian caste/tribe that gave rise to the proto-Romani group. To shed light on this matter, 161 Y-chromosomes from Roma, residing in two different provinces of Serbia, were analyzed. Our results indicate that the paternal gene pool of both groups is shaped by several strata, the most prominent of which, H1-M52, comprises almost half of each collection's patrilineages. The high frequency of M52 chromosomes in the two Roma populations examined may suggest that they descend from a single founder that has its origins in the Indian subcontinent. Moreover, when the Y-STR profiles of haplogroup H derived individuals in our Roma populations were compared to those typed in the South Indian emigrants from Malaysia and groups from Madras, Karnataka (Lingayat and Vokkaliga castes) and tribal Soligas, sharing of the two most common haplotypes was observed. These similarities suggest that South India may have been one of the contributors to the proto-Romanis. European genetic signatures (i.e., haplogroups E1b1b1a1b-V13, G2a-P15, I-M258, J2-M172 and R1-M173), on the other hand, were also detected in both groups, but at varying frequencies. The divergent European genetic signals in each collection are likely the result of differential gene flow and/or admixture with the European host populations but may also be attributed to dissimilar endogamous practices following the initial founder effect. Our data also support the notion that a number of haplogroups including G2a-P15, J2a3b-M67(xM92), I-M258 and E1b1b1-M35 were incorporated into the proto-Romani paternal lineages as migrants moved from northern India through Southwestern Asia, the Middle East and/or Anatolia into the Balkans.",
publisher = "Elsevier, Amsterdam",
journal = "Gene",
title = "Ancestral modal Y-STR haplotype shared among Romani and South Indian populations",
volume = "504",
number = "2",
pages = "296-302",
doi = "10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.093"
}

Regueiro, M., Rivera, L., Chennakrishnaiah, S., Popović, B., Andjus, S., Milašin, J.,& Herrera, R. J.. (2012). Ancestral modal Y-STR haplotype shared among Romani and South Indian populations. in Gene
Elsevier, Amsterdam., 504(2), 296-302.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.093

Regueiro M, Rivera L, Chennakrishnaiah S, Popović B, Andjus S, Milašin J, Herrera RJ. Ancestral modal Y-STR haplotype shared among Romani and South Indian populations. in Gene. 2012;504(2):296-302.
doi:10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.093 .

Regueiro, Maria, Rivera, Luis, Chennakrishnaiah, Shilpa, Popović, Branka, Andjus, Stefan, Milašin, Jelena, Herrera, Rene J., "Ancestral modal Y-STR haplotype shared among Romani and South Indian populations" in Gene, 504, no. 2 (2012):296-302,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.093 . .