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ANTONIOS N. MAGOULAS

PERSONAL HISTORY

Date of Birth : April 20, 1957
Place of birth : Piraeus, Greece
Marital status : Married, two sons (1993, 1996).
Position held : Senior Scientist,
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete.
Head of the Department of Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
Member of the Scientific Council (1995 - )
Address : Institute of Marine Biology of Crete
Genetics Department
P.O. Box 2214, 710 03 Iraklio, Greece.

ACADEMIC SUMMARY

Education:
Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (July, 1980), University of Athens, Greece.

Training on Aquaculture Food Production (Artemia, microalgae) (1981-1982), State University of Ghent, Belgium.

Postgraduate Studies (1985-1987), University of Crete, Greece.

Doctor of Philosophy degree in Population and Marine Biology (Dec. 1990).
Thesis Title : Mitochondrial DNA diversity of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) populations of the Greek Seas and phylogenetic inferences.

Postdoctoral training on transgenic fish production (Sept. 1991 - Jan. 1992). Animal Genetics Research Laboratory, University of Southampton, U.K.

Participation in the practical course "Nucleic Acid Techniques for the analysis of fish pathogens: detection, characterisation and evolution" (7-17 August, 1994). Department of Microbiology, University College Galway, Ireland.

Honours received :

1975 “Th. Tzanetatos” award for the best graduate of the “Vallianion High School” (Cephalonia, Greece).
1976 Annual scholarship from the Foundation of State Scholarships of Greece (undergraduate studies).
1978 Annual scholarship from the Foundation of State Scholarships of Greece (undergraduate studies).
1981 Annual scholarship from the Belgian government for postgraduate training (free student).
1985-1987 Scholarship for postgraduate studies from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas)
1987-1990 Scholarship for postgraduate studies from the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete.
1991 "V. Xanthopoulos and S. Pneumatikos" award from the Biology Department of the University of Crete for the best doctoral dissertation (academic year 1990-1991).
1991 Four months fellowship from the British Council for postdoctoral training in University of Southampton, U.K.

INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONS

1) March 1994. Invited speaker (by the SYSAAF, Syndicat des Selectionneurs Avicoles et Aquacoles Francais) in the meeting “Methods and Techniques for Genetic Improvement in Aquaculture", in the context of Bordeaux Aquaculture 1994.
2) November 1994. Teaching of the course “The use of molecular genetic markers in aquatic sciences” at the Department of “Aquatic Environment Sciences” of the “Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas Abel Salazar” (University of Porto, Portugal), in the context of ERASMUS program (teachers exchange), after invitation of Prof. Maria Isabel Malheiro.
3) November 1995. Participation, after invitation from ICES (International Council for the Exploitation of the Seas), to the 3rd meeting of the “Study Group on Stock Identification Protocols for Finfish and Shellfish Stocks” (Aberdeen, Scotland). Responsible for the chapter “Genetic Analyses-Mitochondrial DNA”.
4) December 1995. Teaching of the course “The use of molecular genetic markers in aquatic sciences” at the Department of “Aquatic Environment Sciences” of the “Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas Abel Salazar” (University of Porto, Portugal), in the context of ERASMUS program (teachers exchange), after invitation of Prof. Maria Isabel Malheiro.
5) April 1997. Invited speaker (by the CIHEAM, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, and the FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) in the seminar “Genetics and Breeding in Mediterranean Aquaculture Species " (Zaragoza), in the context of TECAM, Network on Technology of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean. Title of presentation: “Application of molecular markers to aquaculture and broodstock management”.
6) May 1997. Teaching of the course “The use of molecular genetic markers in fisheries and aquaculture” at the Department of “Animal Biology” of the University of Torino, Italy, in the context of ERASMUS program (teachers exchange), after invitation of Prof. Gabriella Sella.
7) Sep 2000. Invited presentation. Magoulas A., 2000. FAIR CT 96: The use of molecular genetic markers for the study of population structure of European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and adajacent seas. Congress “Authenticity of species in meat and sea food products” (Vigo, Spain, 18-20). Abstract book: 94-95

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS

1) 1985 - 1987: Identification of stock units of sardine and anchovy in the Aegean and Ionian Seas (EEC contract 2780). (Researcher)
Funding: 3.500.000 Drachmas.

2) 1988 - 1989: The development of molecular markers for the study of population structure and recruitment of commercial fish with an application to sardines and anchovies of the Aegean and Ionian Seas. (EEC contract 2201). (Researcher)
Funding: 9.900.000 Drachmas.

3) 1990 - 1991: Geographic differentiation and recruitment patterns of the swordfish Xiphias gladius in the Mediterranean and eastern coasts of Atlantic (EEC contract 1990/4). (Researcher)
Funding: 58.000.000 Drachmas.

4) 1990 - 1993: Γενετική βελτίωση της τσιπούρας (ΣΠΑ, 14 ΙΤΗΑ 2). (Researcher)
Funding: 57.000.000 Drachmas

5) 1992 - 1995: Development and use of DNA probes to (a) select genetically improved sea bream and sea bass for aquaculture and (b) assist genetic research in African catfish (FAR, AQ 3 765). (Researcher)
Funding: 115.000.000 Drachmas.

6) 1992 - 1995: Evaluation of the anchovy stocks in the Aegean Sea (??C contract ??D/91/011). (Researcher)
Funding: 161.000.000 Drachmas.

7) 1992 - 1995: Assessment of aquaculture advantages following the cytogenetic induction of polyploids in commercially important marine shellfish (AIR 1, CT 92-0168). (Researcher)
Funding: 49.400.000 Drachmas

8) 1993 - 1997: Mise en evidence et valorisation de la diversite des population naturelles des especes de poissons utilisees en pisciculture ouest-africaine (TS3, CT92-079). (Researcher)
Funding: 26.100.000 Drachmas.

9) 1995 - 1998: A comprehensive genetic study of cultured and wild stocks of gilthead sea-bream (Sparus aurata) and genetic assessment of several related species as candidates for aquaculture. (AIR 3, CT 94 1926). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 101.000.000 Drachmas. (72.000.000 for Genetics Dept).

10) 1995- 1998: Αλληλεπίδραση υδατοκαλλιεργειών και θαλασσίου περιβάλλοντος (υποέργο 1) και σύνθεση και τυποποίηση ιχθυοτροφών υψηλής θρεπτικής αξίας και χαμηλής περιβαλλοντικής επιβάρυνσης (υποέργο 2). (ΕΠΕΤ ΙΙ, #565). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 112.500.000 Drachmas. (25.500.000 for Genetics Dept)

11) 1995 -2000: Genetical bases and variability of physiological traits involved in growth in Crassostrea gigas. (FAIR CT 95 0421). (Researcher)
Funding: 68.200.000 Drachmas.

12) 1996- 1998: Ανάπτυξη μοριακών ανιχνευτών (μικροδορυφορικό DNA) για διάκριση αποθεμάτων θαλασσίων ψαριών εμπορικής σημασίας (ΠΕΝΕΔ 95). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 8.000.000 Drachmas.

13) 1996 - 1999: The use of molecular genetic markers for the study of stock structure of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas (FAIR CT 96 1899) (European Co-ordinator)
Funding: 90.000.000 Drachmas.

14) 01.4.1997 - 31.01.1998: Χρησιμοποίηση σημαντών μικροδορυφορικού DNA για την ταυτοποίηση γεννητόρων τσιπούρας (Sparus aurata) με ανώτερα αναπαραγωγικά χαρακτηριστικά (ΕΠΕΤ ΙΙ, Δράση ΑΞΙΑ). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 30.000.000 Drachmas.

15) 01.04.1997 - 31.03.2000: Cephalopod resources dynamics: patterns in environmental and genetic variation (FAIR CT 96 1520) (Researcher)
Funding: 20.000.000 Drachmas.

16) 01.01.1998 - 31.12.2000: Genetic diversity and parasitic infections of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) as descriptors of fishing impact on Mediterranean and Atlantic stocks (FAIR CT 97 3494). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 72.000.000 Drachmas.

17) 01.01.1998 - 31.12.1999: Assessement of procedures for the development of a European standardised multi-site testing programme: application to seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (Concerted action FAIR CT 97 3886). (Researcher)
Funding: 6.000.000 Drachmas.

18) 01.03.1998 - 30.06.2000: Evaluation of the southern Greek anchovy stocks (Study contract 97/0048). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 78.000.000 Drachmas.

19) 03.08.1998 - 02.08.2000: Analysis of variability in microsatelite DNA loci in sardine (υπότροφος: G. Zampicinini, Ιταλία) (Marie Curie grant, ERBFMBI CT 98 3307). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 66.798 Euro (23.000.000 Drachmas.)

20) 01.01.1999 - 31.12.2002: Fine genetic structure of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: study by means of individual tagging using microsatellite DNA (FAIR CT 98 3941). (Researcher)
Funding: 40.000.000 Drachmas

21) 01.09.1999 - 31.08.2001: Evaluation of the sourthern Greek sardine stocks (EU DG XIV study 98/039). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 138.845 Euro (45.800.000 Drachmas)

22) 01.05.1999 -30.04.2001: State of the stocks of European wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) (EU DG XIV study 98/041). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 76.921 Euro (25.400.000 Drachmas)

23) 01.11.1999 - 30.04.2001: Eισαγωγή μεθόδων γενωμικής ανάλυσης στην υδατοκαλλιέργεια: ανάπτυξη μοριακών εργαλείων και δημιουργία γενετικού χάρτη στην τσιπούρα (Sparus aurata) (ΠΕΝΕΔ ΕΔ 600) (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 22.567.000 Drachmas

24) 01.01.2000 - 31.12.2002: A multidisciplinary approach using genetic markers and biological tags in horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) stock structure analysis (HOMSIR) (QLK5-CT-1999-01438). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 385.057 Euro (97.000.000 Drachmas)

25) 15.01.2001 - 14.01.2003: Heterozygosity and fitness in anchovy. Survival, growth and fluctuating asymmetry (granted to J. B. Kristoffersen, Norway) (Marie Curie grant, QLK5-CT-2000-51140). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 114.000 Euro (38.845.000 Drachmas.)

26) 01.11.2001 - 31.10.2005: Bridging genomes: an integrated genomic approach toward genetic improvement of aquacultured fish species (BRIDGEMAP) (QLRT-2000-01797). (Researcher)
Funding: 650.000 Euro (221.488.000 Drachmas)

27) 01.11.2001 - 31.10.2005: Tools for the genetic improvement of sea bass. Construction and preliminary application of a medium density linkage and synteny map (BASSMAP) (QLRT-2000-01701). (Researcher)
Funding: 460.800 Euro (157.018.000 Drachmas)

28) 01.10.2002 - 30.09.2005: Sardine Dynamics and Stock Structure in the North-east Atlantic (SARDYN) (Q5RS-2002-00818). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 329.231 Euro (112.000.000 Drachmas)

29) 01.10.2002 - 30.09.2005: Association of Physical and Biological processes acting on Recruitment and Post-Recruitment stages of Anchovy (ANREC) (QLRT-2001-01216). (Scientific Responsible)
Funding: 184.802 Euro (63.000.000 Drachmas)

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1. 10th Annual Meeting of Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences (H.S.B.S.), Patras, Greece, 1988. Poster:
Spanakis, E., A. Magoulas, N. Tsimenidis and E. Zouros. Discrimination among Aegean and Ionian populations of European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus).
2. 12th Annual Meeting of H.S.B.S. Lesbos island, Greece, 1990. Oral Presentation:
Magoulas, A, N. Tsimenidis and E.Zouros. Mitochondrial DNA diversity of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) of the Greek seas.
3. 5th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Iraklio, Crete, Greece, 1990. Oral Presentation:
Magoulas, A, N. Tsimenidis and E. Zouros. Diversity of mitochondrial DNA in anchovy populations of the Greek seas.
4. Symposium on Biochemical Genetics and Taxonomy of Fish, Belfast, U.K., 1991. Poster:
Magoulas, A. and E. Zouros. Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) of the Greek seas.
5. Second GFCM/ICCAT Expert Consultation on Stocks of Large Pelagic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea. Iraklion, Crete, Greece, 1992. Oral predentation:
Magoulas, A., G. Kotoulas, N. Tsimenides, E Zouros, J.M. De la Serna and G. De metrio, 1993. Genetic structure of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) populations of the Mediterranean and the eastern side of the Atlantic: analysis by mitochondrial DNA markers. ICCAT Collective Volume of Scientific Papers, Vol. XL(1):126-136.
6. 4th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier, France, 1993. Poster:
Magoulas, A., N. Tsimenides and E. Zouros. Mitochondrial DNA diversity in populations of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) of the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
7. Bordeaux Aquaculture 1994, Bordeaux, France, 1994. Invited speaker in Session "Methods and Techniques for Genetic Improvement in Aquaculture". Oral presentation:
Magoulas, A., C. Batargias, K. Sophronidis, G. Kotoulas and E. Zouros. The use of DNA markers for rapid identification of genetically superior parents in mass-crosses of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata).
8. 7th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Athens, Greece, 1996. Oral presentation:
Veneti Z., P. Kasapidis, M. Mylonas, E. Valakos, and A. Magoulas. Study of the phylogeography of Cyrtodactylus kotschyi (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in island populations of the Aegean, using analysis of mtDNA.
9. 5th Panhellenic Diabetological Congress, Athens, Greece, 1997. Poster:
Pappas A.*, N. Kefalogiannis, and A. Magoulas. The mutation of mtDNA at position 3243 (? ® G) in non insuline-dependent patients in Crete.
10. First African Conference in Aquaculture, Abidgan, Ivory Coast, 3 Apr. 1997. Oral presentation:
Magoulas A., G. Kotoulas, C. Batargias and E. Zouros*. Genetic markers in marine biology and aquaculture research: when to use what. ????? ????? st? Genetics and aquaculture in Africa, ed. J.F. Agnese, pp. 67-78.
11. 5th Panhellenic congress of Oceanography and fisheries, Kavala, Greece, 1997. Oral presentation:
Batargias, C., G. Kotoulas, A. Magoulas and E. Zouros. Retroactive parentage identification in a mass crossing of gilthead sea bream using microsatellite DNA. Preliminary results of genetic selection. Proceedings of the 5th Panhellenic congress of oceanography and fisheries, Vol ??: 203-207.
12. 5th Panhellenic congress of Oceanography and fisheries, Kavala, Greece, 1997. Oral presentation:
Dermitzakis, E., C. Batargias, A. Magoulas and E. Zouros. Inter-specific use of microsatellite markers in the family Sparidae. Proceedings of the 5th Panhellenic congress of oceanography and fisheries, Vol ??: 149-150.
13. 5th Panhellenic congress of oceanography and fisheries, Kavala, Greece, 1997. Oral presentation:
G. Kotoulas, A. Magoulas , V. Imondi and E. Zouros. Population genetics and stock management: the case of swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Proceedings of the 5th Panhellenic congress of oceanography and fisheries, Vol ??: 75-78.
14. Genetics and breeding of Mediterranean aquaculture species, Zaragoza, Spain, 28-29 Apr. 1997.
Invited speaker:
Magoulas A. Application of molecular markers to aquaculture and broodstock management with special emphasis on microsatellite DNA. Cahiers Options Mediterrannes 34: 153- 168.
15. 19th Panhellenic meeting of H.S.B.S. and 1st biological meeting of balcan countries, Thessaloniki, 1997. Oral presentation:
A. Magoulas , G. Zampicinini and E. Zouros. Study of the population structure of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas, using molecular genetics markers. Proceedings of 19th Panhellenic meeting of H.S.B.S. and 1st biological meeting of balcan countries: 262-263.
16. International Conference on Molecular Biology and Evolution, Garmish - Partenkirchen (Germany), 1997. Poster:
Dermitzakis E., A. Magoulas, C. Batargias and E. Zouros. Evolution of dinucleotide microsatellite loci in a fish family (Sparidae). Abstracts: p. 31
17. 3rd World Congress of Herpetology, Prague, 2-10 Aug. 1997. Oral presentation:
Kasapidis P.*, M. Mylonas, and A. Magoulas. Phylogeography of Cyrtopodion kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Aegean archipelagos (Greece).
18) Annual meeting of American Fisheries Society, Symposium "Genetics of pelagic fish", California, 25 Aug. 1997. Oral presentation:
Kotoulas, G., A. Magoulas and E. Zouros*. Genetic markers, chronobiogeography, and stocks: lessons from anchovies and swordfish.
19) Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998. Oral presentation:
Magoulas, A. and E. Zouros. Population structure of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas, using molecular genetic markers.
Abstracts: p. 61
20) Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998. Oral presentation (by ?. Patarnello):
Penzo E., Magoulas A., Alarcon J.A., Bargelloni L., Ostellari, Georgakopoulos A., Alvarez M.C., and Patarnello T. Population genetic survey of eight species of Sparidae with an Atlantic-Mediterranean distribution by means mitochondrial and nuclear markers
Abstracts: p. 55
21) Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998. Poster:
A. Magoulas, J. A. Alarcon, M. C. Alvarez, A. Georgakopoulos and E. Zouros. Genetic comparison of wild and cultivated populations of the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
22) Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998. Poster:
J. Palma, J. A. Alarcon, A. Magoulas, M. C. Alvarez and J. P. Andrade. Relationship between fluctuating asymmetry and heterozygosity in wild and cultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.)
23) Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998. Poster:
Bullini Ll., Nascetti G., Magoulas A., Abaunza P., Paggi L., Mattiucci S., Cimmaruta R., 1998. Genetic diversity and Parasitic Infections as tools for the evaluation of the state of the European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.
24) Third European Marine Science and Technology Conference, Lisbon, 23-27 May 1998. Poster:
Dosdat A., Bonhomme F, Guyomard R., Ollevier F., Magoulas A., Cataudella S., Colombo L., Knibb W., Dinis M.T., MaS J., Zanuy-Doste S., McAndrew B., Alvarez-Herrero M.C.,1998. Assessment of procedures for the development of a European standardised multi-site testing programme: Application to seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.
25) ICES 1998 Annual Science Conference, 86th Statutary Meeting (Cascais, Portugal, 16-19 Sep 1998).
Boudry P., Collet B., Kotoulas G., Magoulas A., Hervouet V., Bonhomme F., and Gerard A., 1998. The use of microsatellite markers for parentage analysis in the Pacific cupped oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg).
26) Annual meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) (Vancouver, Canada, 17-20 June 1998)
Dermitzakis E., Clark A., Batargias C., Magoulas A., and Zouros E., 1998. Negative covariance between two linked microsatellites: mutation bias or selection?
27) Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Athens, 23-26 Feb. 1999). Oral presentation:
- Magoulas A., Terzoglou V., and Zouros E. 1999. The impact of geological history and present hydrographic patterns on the population structure of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and the Black seas. Abstracts: 247
- Magoulas A., Terzoglou V., and Zouros E. 2000. The impact of geological history and present hydrographic patterns on the population structure of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and the Black seas. Pp 275-276 in Balopoulos E. Th., Chronis Th., Lipiatou E., Oliounine I, (eds), EUR 19302 - Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, European Scientific report International Conference. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
28) Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Athens, 23-26 Feb. 1999). Poster:
- Ladoukakis E., Saavedra C., Magoulas A., and Zouros E., 1999. Marine circulation, historical events and the evolutionary history of the populations of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Abstracts: 21
-Ladoukakis E., Saavedra C., Magoulas A., and Zouros E., 2000. Marine circulation, historical events and the evolutionary history of the populations of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Pp 49-50 in Balopoulos E. Th., Chronis Th., Lipiatou E., Oliounine I, (eds), EUR 19302 - Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, European Scientific report International Conference. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
29) Seventh Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (Barcelona, Spain, 23-28 August 1999). Poster:
Magoulas A., Marcato S., Castilho R., Carvalho C., Caetano, S., and Patarnelo T., 1999. Strong population structuring in marine species with high dispersal capabilities: the case of European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). Abstracts: II-185
30) Seventh Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (Barcelona, Spain, 23-28 August 1999). Oral presentation:
Kasapidis P., Magoulas A., Mylonas M., and Zouros E., 1999. Extreme levels of mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among the populations of the gecko Cyrtopodium kotschyi in the Aegean Archipelago (Greece). Abstracts: II-155.
31) Seventh Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (Barcelona, Spain, 23-28 August 1999). Poster:
Ladoukakis E., Saavedra C., Magoulas A., and Zouros E., 1999. Role - reversal of mitochondrial DNA and the phylogeography of populations of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Abstracts II-169.
32) Workshop "Introduction of aquacultured organisms in aquatic ecosystems. Impacts in production, environment, genetic information" (Athens, 11-12 May 2000) . Invited presenation:
Magoulas A., 2000. Genetic impacts from the introduction of aquacultured organisms in aquatic ecosystems. Proceedings, pp. 29-35.
33) ESF workshop "Evolutionary genomics of reptiles" (Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, 1-3 Sep 2000). Oral presentation:
Kasapidis P, Magoulas A., Mylonas M, and Zouros E. 2000. Phylogeography of the gecko Cyrtopodion kotschyi in the Aegean archipelago and the adjacent mainland. Oral presentation.
34) Congress "Authenticity of species in meat and sea food products" (Vigo, Spain, 18-20 Sep 2000). Invited presentation:
Magoulas A., 2000. FAIR CT 96: The use of molecular genetic markers for the study of population structure of European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and adajacent seas. Abstract book: 94-95
35) Meeting of ICES Working Group on the Assessment of Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Sardine and Anchovy. Copenhagen, 4-13 Sep 2001. Oral presentation:
Silva A., Magoulas A., Cinus S., Zampicinini G., Garção M, and Morais D., 2001. Preliminary results on sardine morphometric and genetic variability in the Northeast Atlantic and Southwestern Mediterranean. Abstract book: 462.
36) First International Symposium "Domestication of Thunnus thynnus" (DOTT). Cartagena, Spain, 3-8 Öåâñïõáñßïõ 2002. Oral presentation:
MagoulaS A., 2002. Genetic aspects towards domestication of bluefin tuna. Abstracts.
37) Scientific Advisory Committee - GFCM, Sub-Committee of Stock Assessment, Working Group on small pelagic species. Rome, Italy, 20-22 March 2002. Oral presentation:
MagoulaS A., 2002. Genetic population structure of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
38) ASEM Workshop "Aquaculture Challenges in Asia" (AQUACHALLENGE), Beijing, China, 27 - 30 April 2002. Invited speaker:
- Abstract: MAGOULAS A., 2002. Genetic considerations in the introduction of aquacultured fish to natural ecosystems. Handbook and abstracts, p. 35
- Full paper: MAGOULAS A., 2002. Genetic considerations in the introduction of aquacultured fish to natural ecosystems. Proceedings, pp. 79-85

PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL REFERREED JOURNALS

1. Matsakis I., Frentzos A., Magoulas A.., Molfetas S. and Bournazos D., 1984. Observations Bio-ecologiques sur certaines populations insulaires de Ligidium de Grece (Isopode, Oniscoidae). Biologia Gallo-Hellenica 11: 137-147.
2. Magoulas A.., and Zouros E., 1993. Restriction-site heteroplasmy in anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) indicates incidental biparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA. Mol. Biol. Evol. 10(2):319-325.
3. Magoulas A.., Kotoulas G., Tsimenides N., Zouros E., De La Serna J.M., and De Metrio G., 1993. Genetic structure of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) populations of the Mediterranean and the eastern side of the Atlantic: analysis by mitochondrial DNA markers. ICCAT Col. Vol. Sc. Pap., Vol. XL(1):126-136.
4. Magoulas A.., Sophronides K, Patarnello T., Hatzilaris E., and Zouros E., 1995. Mitochondrial DNA variation in an experimental stock of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 4(2): 110-116.
5. Kotoulas G., Magoulas A.., Tsimenides N., and Zouros E., 1995. Marked mitochondrial DNA differences between Mediterranean and Atlantic populations of swordfish, Xiphias gladius. Molecular Ecology 4: 473-481.
6. Magoulas, A., Tsimenides N. and Zouros E., 1996. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny and the reconstruction of the population history of a species: the case of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). Molecular Biology and Evolution 13(1):178-190.
7. Volckaert F., Alvarez M.C., Argenton F., Bonhomme F., Chatain B., Colombo L., Castilho R., Chevassus B., Gorshkova G., Kohler M., Magoulas A.., Martinez G., McAndrew B., Piferrer F., Vandeputte M., and Zanuy S., 1997. Has time come for the genetic management of sea bass? Aquaculture Europe 22(2): 46-47.
8. Magoulas A., 1998. Application of molecular markers to aquaculture and broodstock management with special emphasis on microsatellite DNA. Cahiers Options Mediterrannes 34: 153- 168.
9. Magoulas, A., Kotoulas G., Batargias C., and Zouros E., 1998. Genetic markers in marine biology and aquaculture research: when to use what. In Genetics and Aquaculture in Africa, J.F. Agnese (Ed.), Paris, ORSTOM, p. 67-78
10. Magoulas A.., Gjetvaj B., Terzoglou V., and Zouros E., 1998. Three polymorphic microsatellites in the Japanese Oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg). Animal Genetics 29(1): 69-70..
11. Dermitzakis E., A. Clark, C. Batargias, A. Magoulas A.nd E. Zouros, 1998. Negative covariance indicates mutation bias in a two-locus microsatellite system in the fish Sparus aurata. Genetics 150: 1567-1575.
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13. Magoulas A.., Kotoulas G., Gérard A., Naciri-Graven Y., Dermitzakis E., and Hawkins A., 2000. Comparison of genetic variability and parentage in different ploidy classes of the Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas. Genetical Research 76: 261-272.
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