@article{SultanowWeber2013, author = {Sultanow, Eldar and Weber, Edzard}, title = {Pharmataxigraphie Model of a Hybrid System of RFID Technology and optical Methods}, series = {Die pharmazeutische Industrie}, volume = {75}, journal = {Die pharmazeutische Industrie}, number = {7}, publisher = {Editio-Cantor-Verl. f{\"u}r Medizin und Naturwiss.}, address = {Aulendorf}, issn = {0031-711X}, pages = {1197 -- +}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @misc{BaumannArndtMueller2013, author = {Baumann, Tobias and Arndt, Katja Maren and M{\"u}ller, Kristian M.}, title = {Directional cloning of DNA fragments using deoxyinosine-containing oligonucleotides and endonuclease V}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {983}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43108}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-431085}, pages = {13}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Background: DNA fragments carrying internal recognition sites for the restriction endonucleases intended for cloning into a target plasmid pose a challenge for conventional cloning. Results: A method for directional insertion of DNA fragments into plasmid vectors has been developed. The target sequence is amplified from a template DNA sample by PCR using two oligonucleotides each containing a single deoxyinosine base at the third position from the 5' end. Treatment of such PCR products with endonuclease V generates 3' protruding ends suitable for ligation with vector fragments created by conventional restriction endonuclease reactions. Conclusions: The developed approach generates terminal cohesive ends without the use of Type II restriction endonucleases, and is thus independent from the DNA sequence. Due to PCR amplification, minimal amounts of template DNA are required. Using the robust Taq enzyme or a proofreading Pfu DNA polymerase mutant, the method is applicable to a broad range of insert sequences. Appropriate primer design enables direct incorporation of terminal DNA sequence modifications such as tag addition, insertions, deletions and mutations into the cloning strategy. Further, the restriction sites of the target plasmid can be either retained or removed.}, language = {en} } @article{BreitkopfSchlueterXuetal.2013, author = {Breitkopf, Hendrik and Schl{\"u}ter, P. M. and Xu, S. and Schiestl, Florian P. and Cozzolino, S. and Scopece, G.}, title = {Pollinator shifts between Ophrys sphegodes populations: might adaptation to different pollinators drive population divergence?}, series = {Journal of evolutionary biology}, volume = {26}, journal = {Journal of evolutionary biology}, number = {10}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1010-061X}, doi = {10.1111/jeb.12216}, pages = {2197 -- 2208}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Local adaptation to different pollinators is considered one of the possible initial stages of ecological speciation as reproductive isolation is a by-product of the divergence in pollination systems. However, pollinator-mediated divergent selection will not necessarily result in complete reproductive isolation, because incipient speciation is often overcome by gene flow. We investigated the potential of pollinator shift in the sexually deceptive orchids Ophrys sphegodes and Ophrys exaltata and compared the levels of floral isolation vs. genetic distance among populations with contrasting predominant pollinators. We analysed floral hydrocarbons as a proxy for floral divergence between populations. Floral adoption of pollinators and their fidelity was tested using pollinator choice experiments. Interpopulation gene flow and population differentiation levels were estimated using AFLP markers. The Tyrrhenian O.sphegodes population preferentially attracted the pollinator bee Andrena bimaculata, whereas the Adriatic O.sphegodes population exclusively attracted A.nigroaenea. Significant differences in scent component proportions were identified in O.sphegodes populations that attracted different preferred pollinators. High interpopulation gene flow was detected, but populations were genetically structured at species level. The high interpopulation gene flow levels independent of preferred pollinators suggest that local adaptation to different pollinators has not (yet) generated detectable genome-wide separation. Alternatively, despite extensive gene flow, few genes underlying floral isolation remain differentiated as a consequence of divergent selection. Different pollination ecotypes in O.sphegodes might represent a local selective response imposed by temporal variation in a geographical mosaic of pollinators as a consequence of the frequent disturbance regimes typical of Ophrys habitats.}, language = {en} } @article{WangFritzschBernardingetal.2013, author = {Wang, Jing and Fritzsch, Claire and Bernarding, Johannes and Krause, Thomas and Mauritz, Karl-Heinz and Brunetti, Maddalena and Dohle, Christian}, title = {Cerebral activation evoked by the mirror illusion of the hand in stroke patients compared to normal subjects}, series = {Neurorehabilitation : an interdisciplinary journal}, volume = {33}, journal = {Neurorehabilitation : an interdisciplinary journal}, number = {4}, publisher = {IOS Press}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1053-8135}, doi = {10.3233/NRE-130999}, pages = {593 -- 603}, year = {2013}, abstract = {BACKGROUND: Mirror therapy (MT) was found to improve motor function after stroke, but its neural mechanisms remain unclear, especially in single stroke patients. OBJECTIVES: The following imaging study was designed to compare brain activation patterns evoked by the mirror illusion in single stroke patients with normal subjects. METHODS: Fifteen normal volunteers and five stroke patients with severe arm paresis were recruited. Cerebral activations during movement mirroring by means of a video chain were recorded with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Single-subject analysis was performed using SPM 8. RESULTS: For normal subjects, ten and thirteen subjects displayed lateralized cerebral activations evoked by the mirror illusion while moving their right and left hand respectively. The magnitude of this effect in the precuneus contralateral to the seen hand was not dependent on movement speed or subjective experience. Negative correlation of activation strength with age was found for the right hand only. The activation pattern in stroke patients is comparable to that of normal subjects and present in four out of five patients. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, the mirror illusion can elicit cerebral activation contralateral to the perceived hand in the majority of single normal subjects, but not in all of them. This is similar even in stroke patients with severe hemiparesis.}, language = {en} } @article{NahavandiKetmaierPlathetal.2013, author = {Nahavandi, Nahid and Ketmaier, Valerio and Plath, Martin and Tiedemann, Ralph}, title = {Diversification of Ponto-Caspian aquatic fauna - morphology and molecules retrieve congruent evolutionary relationships in Pontogammarus maeoticus (Amphipoda: Pontogammaridae)}, series = {Molecular phylogenetics and evolution}, volume = {69}, journal = {Molecular phylogenetics and evolution}, number = {3}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {San Diego}, issn = {1055-7903}, doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.021}, pages = {1063 -- 1076}, year = {2013}, abstract = {The geological history of the Ponto-Caspian region, with alternating cycles of isolation and reconnection among the three main basins (Black and Azov Seas, and the more distant Caspian Sea) as well as between them and the Mediterranean Sea, profoundly affected the diversification of its aquatic fauna, leading to a high degree of endemism. Two alternative hypotheses on the origin of this amazing biodiversity have been proposed, corresponding to phases of allopatric separation of aquatic fauna among sea basins: a Late Miocene origin (10-6 MYA) vs. a more recent Pleistocene ancestry (<2 MYA). Both hypotheses support a vicariant origin of (1) Black + Azov Sea lineages on the one hand, and (2) Caspian Sea lineages on the other. Here, we present a study on the Ponto-Caspian endemic amphipod Pontogammarus maeoticus. We assessed patterns of divergence based on (a) two mitochondrial and one nuclear gene, and (b) a morphometric analysis of 23 morphological traits in 16 populations from South and West Caspian Sea, South Azov Sea and North-West Black Sea. Genetic data indicate a long and independent evolutionary history, dating back from the late Miocene to early Pleistocene (6.6-1.6 MYA), for an unexpected, major split between (i) a Black Sea clade and (ii) a well-supported clade grouping individuals from the Caspian and Azov Seas. Absence of shared haplotypes argues against either recent or human-mediated exchanges between Caspian and Azov Seas. A mismatch distribution analysis supports more stable population demography in the Caspian than in the Black Sea populations. Morphological divergence largely followed patterns of genetic divergence: our analyses grouped samples according to the basin of origin and corroborated the close phylogenetic affinity between Caspian and Azov Sea lineages. Altogether, our results highlight the necessity of careful (group-specific) evaluation of evolutionary trajectories in marine taxa that should certainly not be inferred from the current geographical proximity of sea basins alone. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @misc{SammlerKetmaierHavensteinetal.2013, author = {Sammler, Svenja and Ketmaier, Valerio and Havenstein, Katja and Tiedemann, Ralph}, title = {Intraspecific rearrangement of duplicated mitochondrial control regions in the luzon tarictic hornbill penelopides manillae (Aves: Bucerotidae)}, series = {Journal of molecular evolution}, volume = {77}, journal = {Journal of molecular evolution}, number = {5-6}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0022-2844}, doi = {10.1007/s00239-013-9591-y}, pages = {199 -- 205}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Philippine hornbills of the genera Aceros and Penelopides (Bucerotidae) are known to possess a large tandemly duplicated fragment in their mitochondrial genome, whose paralogous parts largely evolve in concert. In the present study, we surveyed the two distinguishable duplicated control regions in several individuals of the Luzon Tarictic Hornbill Penelopides manillae, compare their characteristics within and across individuals, and report on an intraspecific mitochondrial gene rearrangement found in one single specimen, i.e., an interchange between the two control regions. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of two distinct mitochondrial genome rearrangements within a bird species. We briefly discuss a possible evolutionary mechanism responsible for this pattern, and highlight potential implications for the application of control region sequences as a marker in population genetics and phylogeography.}, language = {en} } @article{PavesiTiedemannDeMatthaeisetal.2013, author = {Pavesi, Laura and Tiedemann, Ralph and DeMatthaeis, Elvira and Ketmaier, Valerio}, title = {Genetic connectivity between land and sea: the case of the beachflea Orchestia montagui (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) in the Mediterranean Sea}, issn = {1742-9994}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{FiorentinoManganelliGiustietal.2013, author = {Fiorentino, V. and Manganelli, Giuseppe and Giusti, Folco and Tiedemann, Ralph and Ketmaier, Valerino}, title = {A question of time the land snail Murella muralis (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) reveals constraints on past ecological speciation}, series = {Molecular ecology}, volume = {22}, journal = {Molecular ecology}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0962-1083}, doi = {10.1111/mec.12107}, pages = {170 -- 186}, year = {2013}, abstract = {The lively debate about speciation currently focuses on the relative importance of factors driving population differentiation. While many studies are increasingly producing results on the importance of selection, little is known about the interaction between drift and selection. Moreover, there is still little knowledge on the spatial-temporal scales at which speciation occurs, that is, arrangement of habitat patches, abruptness of habitat transitions, climate and habitat changes interacting with selective forces. To investigate these questions, we quantified variation on a fine geographical scale analysing morphological (shell) and genetic data sets coupled with environmental data in the land snail Murella muralis, endemic to the Mediterranean island of Sicily. Analysis of a fragment of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) and eight nuclear microsatellite loci showed that genetic variation is highly structured at a very fine spatial scale by local palaeogeographical events and historical population dynamics. Molecular clock estimates, calibrated here specifically for Tyrrhenian land snails, provided a framework of palaeogeographical events responsible for the observed geographical variations and migration routes. Finally, we showed for the first time well-documented lines of evidence of selection in the past, which explains divergence of land snail shell shapes. We suggest that time and palaeogeographical history acted as constraints in the progress along the ecological speciation continuum. Our study shows that testing for correlation among palaeogeography, morphology and genetic data on a fine geographical scale provides information fundamental for a detailed understanding of ecological speciation processes.}, language = {en} } @article{PavesiTiedemannDeMatthaeisetal.2013, author = {Pavesi, Laura and Tiedemann, Ralph and De Matthaeis, Elvira and Ketmaier, Valerio}, title = {Genetic connectivity between land and sea - the case of the beachflea Orchestia montagui (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) in the Mediterranean Sea}, series = {Frontiers in zoology}, volume = {10}, journal = {Frontiers in zoology}, number = {4-5}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, address = {London}, issn = {1742-9994}, doi = {10.1186/1742-9994-10-21}, pages = {19}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Introduction: We examined patterns of genetic divergence in 26 Mediterranean populations of the semi-terrestrial beachflea Orchestia montagui using mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase subunit I), microsatellite (eight loci) and allozymic data. The species typically forms large populations within heaps of dead seagrass leaves stranded on beaches at the waterfront. We adopted a hierarchical geographic sampling to unravel population structure in a species living at the sea-land transition and, hence, likely subjected to dramatically contrasting forces. Results: Mitochondrial DNA showed historical phylogeographic breaks among Adriatic, Ionian and the remaining basins (Tyrrhenian, Western and Eastern Mediterranean Sea) likely caused by the geological and climatic changes of the Pleistocene. Microsatellites (and to a lesser extent allozymes) detected a further subdivision between and within the Western Mediterranean and the Tyrrhenian Sea due to present-day processes. A pattern of isolation by distance was not detected in any of the analyzed data set. Conclusions: We conclude that the population structure of O. montagui is the result of the interplay of two contrasting forces that act on the species population genetic structure. On one hand, the species semi-terrestrial life style would tend to determine the onset of local differences. On the other hand, these differences are partially counter-balanced by passive movements of migrants via rafting on heaps of dead seagrass leaves across sites by sea surface currents. Approximate Bayesian Computations support dispersal at sea as prevalent over terrestrial regionalism.}, language = {en} } @article{MilinkovitchKanitzTiedemannetal.2013, author = {Milinkovitch, Michel C. and Kanitz, Ricardo and Tiedemann, Ralph and Tapia, Washington and Llerena, Fausto and Caccone, Adalgisa and Gibbs, James P. and Powell, Jeffrey R.}, title = {Recovery of a nearly extinct Galapagos tortoise despite minimal genetic variation}, series = {Evolutionary applications}, volume = {6}, journal = {Evolutionary applications}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1752-4571}, doi = {10.1111/eva.12014}, pages = {377 -- 383}, year = {2013}, abstract = {A species of Galapagos tortoise endemic to Espanola Island was reduced to just 12 females and three males that have been bred in captivity since 1971 and have produced over 1700 offspring now repatriated to the island. Our molecular genetic analyses of juveniles repatriated to and surviving on the island indicate that none of the tortoises sampled in 1994 had hatched on the island versus 3\% in 2004 and 24\% in 2007, which demonstrates substantial and increasing reproduction in situ once again. This recovery occurred despite the parental population having an estimated effective population size <8 due to a combination of unequal reproductive success of the breeders and nonrandom mating in captivity. These results provide guidelines for adapting breeding regimes in the parental captive population and decreasing inbreeding in the repatriated population. Using simple morphological data scored on the sampled animals, we also show that a strongly heterogeneous distribution of tortoise sizes on Espanola Island observed today is due to a large variance in the number of animals included in yearly repatriation events performed in the last 40years. Our study reveals that, at least in the short run, some endangered species can recover dramatically despite a lack of genetic variation and irregular repatriation efforts.}, language = {en} }