7th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF GREECE AND ADJACENT REGIONS, ATHENS, GREECE, 1-5.4.1996 Part I: Contributions to the Zoogeography and Ecology of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, vol. 1, 1999 General presentations BLONDEL J. Landscape patterns and biodiversity at different scales of space and time in the Mediterranean region. CAMERON R.A.D. Biodiversity and extinctions in modern land snail faunas. POR F.D. The Great Levantine landbridge and the resilient fragment of Tethys. Mammals ATANASSOV N., METCHEVA R. & GERASIMOV S. Small rodents community and population dynamics of main species in alfalfa fields (north Bulgaria). BELTCHEVA M. Comparison between the stomach contents of four species of Muridae (Rodentia‚ Mammalia) from the alpine ecosystems. BELTCHEVA M. & METCHEVA R. Comparison of the biogen intake and balance between the House Mice Mus spicilegus (Petenyi, 1882) and M. m. musculus (L., 1758) . CHASSOVNIKAROVA TS., GERASIMOV S. & KOCHEVA M. Phenetic variability and degree of similarity in the genus Apodemus Kaup, 1829 in Bulgaria. CIANI F., MASSETI M., PALAZZO M., CAPPUCCIO A. & MATASSINO D. Genetic variations in the Mediterranean wild goat (Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777). CIROVIC D. & MILENKOVIC M. Previous findings of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides ussuriensis Matschie, 1907) in Yugoslavia and analysis of probable paths of its immigration. FOLLNER K., ANTZOULATOS Y., BLANK S., KLARENBERG A., PANOU A. & MOMMERTZ S. Effects of grazing on the Abies cephalonica (Loudon) forest of Mount Ainos (Island of Kefalonia, Ionian Sea, Greece). GERASIMOV S. & MINKOVA T. Biodiversity characteristics of small-mammal communities in Bulgaria. KATARANOVSKI D. Distribution of the Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Berk., 1769 (Rodentia) in the territory of former and present Yugoslavia. KATARANOVSKI D., KATARANOVSKI M., VUKICEVIC O., KARADZIC B., CAKIC P. & CANCAR D. Comparative study of dry tissue eye-lens mass and other parameters as age indicators in the Yellow-necked Mouse, Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834). METCHEVA R. Thermoregulation characteristics of the snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) from Bulgaria. RAGNI B., MASSETI M., ROUSSOS T., BELARDINELLI A. & CICCONI P. The carnivores on the island of Crete, Greece. Birds GRUBAC B.R. Distribution and ecology of the long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus Cretzschmar, 1827) in the central Balkans. KYRKOS A. Foraging behaviour and time-budget of migrating Spotted Flycatchers (Muscicapa striata) occupying temporary territories at a Mediterranean stopover. MARINKOVIC S. & KARADZIC B. The role of nomadic farming in the distribution of the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkan peninsula. PAPACONSTANTINOU C., KARDAKARI N., ZOGARIS S., ROUSSOPOULOS J., BOUSBOURAS D. & TSIAKIRIS R. A First Insight on Breeding and Migratory Passserine Avifauna of the Northern Dodekanisos Archipelago: Preliminary Results of the 1995 H.O.S. Expedition. XIROUCHAKIS S.M. Habitat selection of diurnal raptors during the breeding season in the Dadia reserve, Evros. ZOGARIS S. Breeding Birds as Indicators for Habitat Conservation Evaluation in Southern Evvoia, Greece. VOGRIN M. & VOGRIN N. Breeding birds and amphibians in Medvedce reservoir in northeastern Slovenia. Amphibians & Reptiles ASIMAKOPOULOS B. & MOURVATI E. Data on the development of the Greek frog Rana graeca (Boulenger 1891) from Macedonia, Greece. ASIMAKOPOULOS B. & MOURVATI E. Developmental rates and temperature tolerance of the Greek frog Rana graeca (Boulenger, 1891). BJELIC O. & HORVAT A. Helminthic infestation in Anura (Vertebrata: Amphibia) from the Petrovaradinsko-Karlovacki rit marsh (Yugoslavia). GAVRILOVIC V., CVETKOVIC D.D., DJUKIC G. & PETKOVSKI S. Comparative morphological study of Rana balcanica and Rana ridibunda. KOUSSOULAKOS S. Inherent cyclic biological rhythms affect morphogenesis in regenerating limbs of urodele Amphibia. SCHNEIDER H. Contributions of bioacoustics to the taxonomy of palearctic water frogs. CARRETERO M.A., LLORENTE G.A., MONTORI A., SANTOS X. & FRANCESCH J. Observed vs. potential distributions: application to the herpetofauna of a region of the Mediterranean basin. MELIADOU A., PROVATIDOU S. & VALAKOS E. An application of Geographic Information Systems using the endemic and protected reptile species of Greece. STRIJBOSCH H. & VAN DER W INDEN J. Ecological restrictions in Ophisops elegans (Sauria: Lacertidae) of mainland Greece. Terrestrial Invertebrates KALAFATIC V., JAKOVCEV D. & MARTINOVIC-VITANOVIC V. The first record of Haplotaxis gordioides (Hartman, 1821) (Oligochaeta, Annelida) in the oligochaetous fauna of Serbia, Yugoslavia. CRUCITTI P. Scorpion species diversity in southwestern Peloponnese, Greece (Scorpiones). EMMANOUEL N.G., TZIALLA CH., PAPADOULIS G.TH., LYKOURESSIS D., BOURAS S.L. & PERDIKIS J. Studies on microarthropods associated with natural pastures in Greece. PANOU H.N. & EMMANOUEL N.G. Studies on Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) in Greece. BLESIC B. Distribution of the species of the subg. Dicampa (Campodea, Campodeidae, Diplura, Insecta) in the Balkans. BRAJKOVIC M., KRUNIC M., TOMANOVIC Z., STANISAVLJEVIC LJ. & MILORADOVIC Z. The Braconidae (Hymenoptera) of Mt. Durmitor in Yugoslavia. KOLLAROS D. & LEGAKIS A. Differences in the biological cycles of some species of superfamily Acridoidea (Orthoptera) between northern and southern Crete. KRUNIC M., STANISAVLJEVIC LJ., BRAJKOVIC M. & TOMANOVIC Z. Further investigations on the accompanying fauna of orchard bees Osmia cornuta Latr. and O. rufa (L.). RADOVIC I.T. & SUSIC S. Preliminary taxonomical and biogeographical survey of sphecid wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Yugoslavia. VONDAS J., FOTINOS S., LOUKAS M. & TSAKAS S. The selective effect of paraquat (herbicide), ozone and UV radiation on the viability and recombino-genicity of D. melanogaster in relation to its Sod polymorphism. Freshwater Fauna BRUNO M.C. & COTTARELLI V. New records of harpacticoids (Crustacea, Copepoda) from subterranean fresh and brackish waters of Greece. CAKIC P., MARTINOVIC-VITANOVIC V., KATARANOVSKI D. & STOJANOVSKI S. Ancyrocephalus paradoxus Creplin, 1839 (Monogenea), a new species for the ichthyoparasitofauna of Yugoslavia. JANKOVIC D. The ecological and geographical fish distribution in the Yugoslav section of the Danube . LEONARDOS J. & SINIS A. Age growth and mortality of Aphanius fasciatus (Nardo, 1827) (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) in the Mesolongi and Etolikon lagoons (Western Greece). KALAFATIC V. & MARTINOVIC-VITANOVIC V. Eurytemora velox (Lilljeborg, 1853), a freshwater Calanoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) - new species in the fauna of Yugoslavia. KALAFATIC V., MARTINOVIC-VITANOVIC V. & TANASKOVIC M. The freshwater medusa Craspedacusta sowerbii (Lankester, 1880) in fr. Yugoslavia. MARTINOVIC-VITANOVIC V., JAKOVCEV D. & KALAFATIC V. A new occurrence of the rare species Ancylus fluviatilis Muller, 1774 (Mollusca: Ancylidae) in the benthocoenoses of the Vlasina river, Serbia, Yugoslavia. MARTINOVIC-VITANOVIC V. & KALAFATIC V. The evolution of Obedska bara - a swamp in the floodplain of the river Sava. MICKOVIC B., NIKCEVIC M., HEGEDIS A., RANDJUS K. & MANDIC S. The biology of Phoxinellus stymphalicus montenegrinus Karaman, 1972. NIKCEVIC M., HEGEDIS A., MICKOVIC B. & ANDJUS R.K. Burbots (Lota lota) from lake Plavsko (Montenegro): feeding habits during summer. PETROV B. & CVETKOVIC D.M. Morphological variability of Triops cancriformis (Bosc, 1801) (Crustacea, Notostraca) in Yugoslavia. PETROV B. & PETROV I. Multispecies coexistence of branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca and Conchostraca) in Yugoslavia. PETROV B., PETROV I. & CVETKOVIC D.M. Diversity of branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca and Conchostraca) in Yugoslavia. YFANTIS G., ARTEMIADOU V., LAZARIDOU-DIMITRIADOU M. & MOURELATOS S. Ecological evaluation of water quality in the river Aliakmonas (Macedonia, Hellas). Marine Fauna ADAMANTOPOULOU S., ANDROUKAKI E. & KOTOMATAS S. The distribution of the Mediterranean Monk Seal in Greece based on an information network. ANDROUKAKI E., ADAMANTOPOULOU S., DENDRINOS P., TOUNTA E. & KOTOMATAS S. Causes of mortality in the mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) in Greece. DENDRINOS P., KOTOMATAS S. & TOUNTA E. Monk seal pup production in the national marine park of Alonnissos - N. Sporades. PANOU A., ALIMANTIRI L., ARAVANTINOS P. & VERRIOPOULOS G. Distribution of the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in Greece: results of a pan-hellenic questionnaire action, 1982 – 1991. PIROUNAKIS K., KALOUPI S., MOSCHONAS S., MOURELATOS Y., TSELENTIS L., VOUTSINAS N., VOUTSINAS V. & PANOU A. Cetaceans in the eastern Ionian sea: results of an observers’ network . PANOU A., TSELENTIS L., VOUTSINAS N., MOURELATOS CH., KALOUPI S., VOUTSINAS V. & MOSCHONAS S. Incidental catches of marine turtles in surface long line fishery in the Ionian sea, Greece . VENIZELOS L. Conservation status of sea turtles in the northeastern Mediterranean: three case studies. VASSILOPOULOU V., PAPACONSTANTINOU C. & KARAVELLAS D. Survey of the trammel net catch off Zakynthos island . CHINTIROGLOU C.C., CHRISTIDIS J., SKOUFAS G., KARALIS P., LOUKMIDOU S., ANTONIADOU CH. & LANTZOUNI M. Abundance of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam., 1819 in the eastern coast of Thessaloniki bay (N. Aegean sea). FOUNTOULAKIS E. & SABELLI B. Observations on the malacofauna of the littoral zone of Saronikos gulf. SIOKOU-FRANGOU I. Pelagic copepods of the Saronikos gulf . Part II: Contributions to the Zoogeography and Ecology of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, vol. 1(supplement), 1999 KECIC V., PAVCOVIC-LUCIC S., MILOSEVIC J., POPOVIC N. & MILOSEVIC N.J. Studies of Drosophilidae (Diptera) in Yugoslavia. XII. Collections from Belgrade and Sremska Kamenica at the Danube coast. KECIC V., BÄCHLI G. & PAVCOVIC-LUCIC S. Drosophilidae fauna (Diptera) of former Yugoslavia. MASSETI M. The European fallow deer, Dama dama L., 1758, in the Aegean region. METCHEVA R. & TOPASHKA-ANCHEVA M. Investigations on the bioaccumulation and distribution of heavy metals and chromosome patterns in the monitor species Yellownecked Wood Mice (Apodemus flavicollis) from Rila National Park. PETROV I.Z. A short review of Cataglyphis aenescens (Nyl.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). SINIS A.I. Comparison of scales, opercular bones and vertebrae for age determination of Tench, Tinca tinca (L., 1758). TOMANOVIC Z., BRAJKOVIC M., PETROVIC O., KRUNIC M., MIHAJILOVIC L.J. & MILORADOVIC Z. Aphids-parasitoids-hyperparasitoids relation between cereal and lucerne agroecosystems in Serbia. TOMANOVIC Z., BRAJKOVIC M., KRUNIC M., PETROVIC O. & STANISAVLJEVIC L.J. Zoogeographic and ecological characteristics of the aphidid fauna (Aphidiidae, Hymenoptera) of Yugoslavia. TOPASHKA-ANCHEVA M. & MARINOVA T. The influence of heavy metals from industrial dust on the ultrastructure of mouse thymic cells in an ecotoxicological experiment. TOPASHKA-ANCHEVA M. & METCHEVA R. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals and chromosome aberrations in small mammals from an industrially polluted region in Bulgaria. WELTER-SCHULTES F.W. Discovering a nearly unknown fauna in Europe: the non-marine molluscs of Albania.