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Education

  • Present: Doctoral Thesis. Thesis Title «Biology, Ecology and Phylogeny of the Terrestrial Gastropod Genus Metafruticicola», Supervisor: Nikos Poulakakis
  • 2013: Master of Science (MSc) in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. Master Thesis, «Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen supply in a mesotrophic lake ecosystem. A mesocosm experiment»” Supervisor: Professor Herwig Stibor & Dr. Gabriele Trommer
  • 2010: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Recent Publications

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2024 From Islets to high peaks

Stratakis, M., Ioannidis, P., Antoniou, A., Kiamos, N., Bitzilekis, E., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. (2024) From Islets to high peaks: The "omics" story of Podarcis cretensis. 12th International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid Lizards, 27-30 June, 2024, Funchal. Madeira, Portugal

2022 Molecular phylogeny of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) reveals the polyphyly of the genus (oral presentation)

Bitzilekis, E., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M., Poulakakis, N. (2022) Molecular phylogeny of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) reveals the polyphyly of the genus (oral presentation) World Congress of Malacology, 01- 05 August 2022, Munchen, Germany.

2019 Molecular systematics of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Oral presentation-.

Bitzilekis, E., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M., Poulakakis, N. (2019) Molecular systematics of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Oral presentation-. 14th ICZEGAR, 27-30 June 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2018 Biological cycle of three sympatric species of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae).

Bitzilekis, E., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. (2018) Biological cycle of three sympatric species of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae). 9th Hellenic Conference of Ecology, HELECOS-9, 4-7 October, 2018 Irakleion, Crete, Greece. p.12.

2017 Current knowledge and problems in Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Poster presentation-.

Bitzilekis, L., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. (2017) Current knowledge and problems in Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Poster presentation-. 8th European Congress of Malacological Societies Krakow, 10-14 September 2017, Poland.

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Announcements at Conferences

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2024 From Islets to high peaks

Stratakis, M., Ioannidis, P., Antoniou, A., Kiamos, N., Bitzilekis, E., Lymberakis, P., Poulakakis, N. (2024) From Islets to high peaks: The "omics" story of Podarcis cretensis. 12th International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid Lizards, 27-30 June, 2024, Funchal. Madeira, Portugal

2022 Molecular phylogeny of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) reveals the polyphyly of the genus (oral presentation)

Bitzilekis, E., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M., Poulakakis, N. (2022) Molecular phylogeny of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) reveals the polyphyly of the genus (oral presentation) World Congress of Malacology, 01- 05 August 2022, Munchen, Germany.

2019 Molecular systematics of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Oral presentation-.

Bitzilekis, E., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M., Poulakakis, N. (2019) Molecular systematics of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Oral presentation-. 14th ICZEGAR, 27-30 June 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2018 Biological cycle of three sympatric species of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae).

Bitzilekis, E., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. (2018) Biological cycle of three sympatric species of the genus Metafruticicola von Ihering 1892 (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae). 9th Hellenic Conference of Ecology, HELECOS-9, 4-7 October, 2018 Irakleion, Crete, Greece. p.12.

2017 Current knowledge and problems in Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Poster presentation-.

Bitzilekis, L., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. (2017) Current knowledge and problems in Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) -Poster presentation-. 8th European Congress of Malacological Societies Krakow, 10-14 September 2017, Poland.

Research papers

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2024 The terrestrial gastropods in three Dodecanese islands

Maroulis, L., Karakasi, D., Bitzilekis, E., Dalias, P., Mylonas, M., Vardinoyannis, K. (2024) The terrestrial gastropods in three Dodecanese islands, Rhodes, Symi, Chalki (Aegean Sea, Greece). Folia malacologica , 32(1):1-18

2023 A new species of Metafruticicola

Bitzilekis, L., Vardinoyannis, K., Mylonas, M. (2023) A new species of Metafruticicola (Gastropoda, Hygromiidae) from the Aegean Archipelago and new anatomical and distributional data on some congeneric species. European Journal of Taxonomy, 879, 1–23