Dr. J.W. (Pim) Arntzen

amphibians and reptiles

E-mail: pim.arntzen@ncbnaturalis.nl
Phone: +31 (0)71 5271 921
Fax: +31 (0)71 5687 666
Room Number: Sylvius buiding 6.4.16b

Research interests

My research interests are in Systematics, Biogeography and Evolutionary Biology, to which I mostly employ European amphibians as study objects. Some of my work has a taxonomic basis, including revisions of Cave Salamanders (genus Proteus), Newts (genus Triturus) and Midwife Toads (genus Alytes). I am working on the expression of master control (Hox) genes in Triturus newts, with Prof. M. Richardson at the Biological Institute of Leiden University. This work is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Another interest is in Biogeography and Hybrid Zones. A current focus of my work is on the effect of the quality of the terrestrial habitat on dispersal / gene-flow in metapopulations of pond-breeding amphibians. This work is carried out on toads and newts in the UK, France and Portugal. It combines approaches from ecology and geography (in particular GIS and satellite imagery) with population genetics. I extensively collaborate with research groups abroad, such as with Dr. G. Wallis at the University of Otago in New Zealand and with Prof. T. Burke at the Molecular Ecology unit at the University of Sheffield, UK. I am currently editor of the journal Contributions to Zoology.

Common Tree Frog - Hyla arborea

Recent visitors

Prof. G. P. Wallis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand - IBL Top lecture, May 20, 2011 'Extreme positive selection on a highly-expressed larval ZP-domain gene in Galaxias fishes'

Prof. R. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore, Singapore - IBL Top lecture, March 11, 2011 'Evolution of venoms in snakes'

Dr. J. J. Wiens, Stony Brook University, New York, USA - First NCB-Naturalis lecture, February 18, 2010 'Reconstructing and using the Tree of Life: phylogenomics, fossils, and global biodiversity patterns'

Student projects

I have a variety of projects available in which students can carry out their own research, or participate (projects). Dedicated students are welcomed. Call in or send an e-mail. For examples of recently finished MSc.-projects see the 'Annual activity reports' below.

For a master programme in Herpetology check http://www.herpetology.be/

Recent students: Mr. W. Meilink (IBL, Leiden, 'A survey on the amphibians of a rural area in northern France to evaluate the status of species and habitats with a 35-year interval'). Web log on http://expeditie.wordpress.com/author/meilink/. Mr. Y. Lammers (Hogeschool Leiden, with Drs. H. van Bostelen) and Mr. J. de Jonge and Mr. M. Samson (IBL, Leiden, with Dr. H. Slabbekoorn). Students in 2010: M J. Olijerhoek (IBL, Leiden, with Prof. M. K. Richardson and Dr. T. van Dooren) 'Chromosome evolution in killifish'.

PhD.-students

Mr. B. Wielstra (with Prof. A. Skidmore and Dr. B. Toxopeus, ICT, Enschede, The Netherlands)

Prospective students 2012

Mrs. M. Booister (Mariska); Mrs. M. de Jong (Marleen); Mr. J. McAtear (Jacob); Mr. J. A. Pagan (Andres); Mr. T. Slagter (Thomas); Mrs. D. de Vries (Daisy) and Mrs. M. Wolma (Marchien)

Postdocs, Associate Researchers and Fellows

Prof. J. J. M. van Alphen, guest researcher

Dr. R. Bancila, University of Bucarest, Martin-Fellow, SyntheSys-fellow

Dr. F. Galis, guest researcher

Dr. A. Ivanovic, University of Belgrade, Temminck-fellow, SyntheSys-fellow

Drs. J. van Rooijen, guest researcher snake systematics, see http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/j.vanrooijen/publications.html

Mr. F. D. Ross, guest researcher crocodile systematics

Dr. M. Sparreboom, guest researcher on salamanders of the Old World, see /hosted-sites/salamanders/salamanders-of-the-old-world

Drs. F. J. Vonk, guest researcher, see http://www.evolutionbites.com/

Prof. G. Wallis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Temminck Fellow

Dr. J. M. Ziermann, NWO postdoctoral worker, see http://jmziermann.com/

Drs. A. C. M. Zuiderwijk, guest researcher

'Future of Zoological Systematics in the Netherlands'

unpublished report with R. W. M. van Soest (in dutch), comissioned by the director of Naturalis

Contributions to Zoology

... since 1848 ...

I am editor of the journal Contributions to Zoology

Contributions to Zoology covers ABCDE

Activity report

over the year

2011 doc (100kb)

2010 pdf (160Kb)

2009 pdf(184Kb)

2008 pdf (168Kb)

2007 pdf (56Kb)

2006 pdf (34Kb)

2005 pdf (94Kb)

2004 pdf (54Kb)

2003 pdf (59Kb) (in Dutch)

Publications

Naturalis Repository

Publications since 2000 (first author)

E-mail address for reprint requests pim.arntzen@ncbnaturalis.nl

2012 Multilocus species tree analyses resolve the radiation of the widespread Bufo bufo species group (Anura, Bufonidae) (with E. Recuero et al.) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 71–86.

2012 Unterfamilie Alytinae Fitzinger 1843; Gattung Alytes Wagler 1830 - Geburtshelferkröten (with K. Grossenbacher & I. Martinez-Solana). Pp. 11-15 in: Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Froschlurche I (Ed. K. Grossenbacher). Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden.

Submitted The shifting interchange of two species of Triturus newts deduced from asymmetrically introgressed mitochondrial DNA (with B. Wielstra).

Submitted Origin and expression of venom genes in the King cobra genome (with F. J. Vonk, C. V. Henkel, R. Manjunatha Kini et al.).

Submitted Gene flow across a hybrid zone follows local ecological conditions (with G. Espregueira Themudo).

2011 Nuclear-mitochondrial incompatability implied by asymmetric viability of reciprocal-cross hybrids between crested and marbled newts (Triturus cristatus and T. marmoratus) (with G. P. Wallis and R. Jehle). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38: 277-278.

2011 Unravelling the rapid radiation of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies) using complete mitogenomic sequences (with B. Wielstra). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 162. DOI:10.1186/1471-2148-11-162.

2011 Crest evolution in newts: implications for reconstruction methods, sexual selection, phenotypic plasticity and the origin of novelties (with J. J. Wiens & M. Sparreboom). Journal Evolutionary Biology 24: 2073-2086. DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02340.x.

2011 Amphibian pond loss as a function of landscape change – a case study over three decades in an agricultural area of northern France (with N. Curado and T. Hartel). Biological Conservation 144: 1610-1618.

2010 Amphibian distribution in a traditionally managed rural landscape of Eastern Europe: probing the effect of landscape composition
(with T. Hartel, O. Schweiger, K. Öllerer & D. Cogălniceanu). Biological Conservation 143: 1118-1124.

2010 Using connectivity metrics and niche modeling to explore the occurrence of the northern crested newt (Amphibia, Caudata) in a traditionally managed landscape (with T. Hartel, S. Nemes, K. Öllerer, D. Cogălniceanu and C. I. Moga). Environmental Conservation 37: 195-200. DOI:10.1017/S037689291000055x.

2010 Weak population structuring in the Danube Crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus, inferred from allozymes (with J. Vörös). Amphibia-Reptilia 31: 339-346.

2010 Dollo’s Law and the irreversibility of digit loss in Bachia (with F. Galis & R. Lande). Evolution 64: 2466-2476. DOI:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01041.x.

2010 Where to draw the line ? A nuclear genetic perspective on proposed range boundaries of the crested newts Triturus karelinii and T. arntzeni (with B. Wielstra). Amphibia-Reptilia 31: 311-322.

2010 Cryptic crested newt diversity at the Eurasian transition (with B. Wielstra, G. Espregueira Themudo, Ö. Güclü, K. Olgun & N.A. Poyarkov). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56: 888-896.

2010 Fluctuating asymmetry is a function of population isolation in island lizards (with R. Bancilă, I. van Gelder, E. Rotteveel & J. Loman). Journal of Zoology 282. On line 08/10/2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00736.x.

2010 Vertebral numbers in the Caudata of the western Palaearctic (Amphibia) (with B. Lanza & E. Gentile). Atti Museum Civ. Stor. Nat. Trieste 54: 3-114.

2010 Estimating the propagule size of a cryptogenic population of crested newts (Triturus cristatus) (with T.A. Burke & R. Jehle). Animal Conservation13 (suppl. 1): 74-81. DOI 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00331.x.

2009 Multiple nuclear and mitochondrial genes resolve the branching order of a rapid radiation of crested newts (Triturus, Salamandridae) (with G. Espregueira Themudo & B. Wielstra). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52: 321-328 and 53: 359 (erratum).

2009 A combination of techniques proves useful in the development of nuclear markers in the newt genus Triturus (with G. Espregueira Themudo & W. Babik). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1160-1162. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02574.x.

2009 Triturus cristatus (Laurenti 1768) - noordelijke kamsalamander (with G. Smit). Pp. 105-113 in R. Creemers and J. Van Delft (eds.). De amfibieen en reptielen van Nederland. Nederlandse Fauna 9. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, Leiden.

2009 Asymmetric viability of reciprocal-cross hybrids between crested and marbled newts (Triturus cristatus and T. marmoratus) (with R. Jehle, F. Bardakci, T. Burke and G. P. Wallis). Evolution 63: 1191-1202. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00611.x.

for supplementary information see: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/289893.

2009 Identifying future research needs in landscape genetics: where to from here? (with N. Balkenhol, F. Gugerli, S. A. Cushman, L. P. Waits, A. Coulon, R. Holderegger, H. H. Wagner & participants of the Landscape Genetics Research Agenda Workshop 2007). Landscape Ecology 24: 455-463; DOI:10.1007/s10980-009-9334-z.

2009 Long-term survival of a urodele amphibian despite depleted MHC variation (with Babik, W., M. Pabijan, D. Cogalniceanu, W. Durka & J. Radwan). Molecular Ecology 18: 769–781 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04057.x .

2008 Environmental parameters that determine species geographical range limits as a matter of time and space (with G. Espregueira Themudo). Journal of Biogeography 35: 1177-1186. pdf (313Kb)

2008 Distribution of Triturus (m.) marmoratus and T. (m.) pygmaeus (with G. Espregueira Themudo). Pp.102-103, in 'Atlas dos anfibios e repteis de Portugal (eds. A. Loureiro et al.). Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza e da Biodiversidade, Lisboa.

2007 Type specimens of amphibians in the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands (with E. Gassó i Miracle & L. W. van den Hoek Ostende). Zootaxa 1482: 25-68. pdf (252Kb)

2007 The phylogeny of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies): nuclear and mitochondrial genetic characters suggest a hard polytomy, in line with the paleogeography of the centre of origin (with G. Espregueira Themudo & B. Wielstra). Contributions to Zoology 76: 261-278. pdf (616Kb)

2007 Newts under siege: range expansion of Triturus pygmaeus isolates population of its sister species (with G. Espregueira Themudo). Diversity and Distributions 13: 580-586. pdf (176Kb)

2007 Morphological and genetical differentiation of lizards (Podarcis bocagei and P. hispanica) in the Ria de Arosa archipelago (Galicia, Spain) resulting from vicariance and occasional dispersal (with P. Sá-Sousa). Pp. 365-401 in: Biogeography, Time and Place. Distributions, Barriers and Islands. Editor W. Renema. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pdf-flyer (240Kb) Reprint request at arntzen@naturalis.nl

2007 Molecular identification of marbled newts and a justification of species status for Triturus marmoratus and T. pygmaeus (with G. Espregueira Themudo). Herpetological Journal 17: 24-30. pdf (192Kb)

2007 Geographical variation in the Golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica Bocage, 1864 and the description of a newly recognized subspecies (with D. S. J. Groenenberg, J. Alexandrino, N. Ferrand & F. Sequeira). Journal of Natural History 41: 925-936. pdf (284Kb)

2007 A Bayesian approach on molecules, morphology and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts (with S. Steinfartz, S. Vicario & A. Caccone (2007) Journal Experimental Zoology (Mol. Devol. Evol.). 308B: 139-162. pdf (508Kb)

2006 The historical biogeography and conservation of the Golden-striped salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica): Integrating ecological, phenotypic and genetic data (with J. Alexandrino, J. Teixeira & N. Ferrand. Pp. 189-205 in: Phylogeography in southern European refugia: evolutionary perspectives on the origin and conservation of European biodiversity. Editors S. Weiss & N. Ferrand. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pdf-preprint part 1 (2.6Mb) pdf-preprint part2 (3.0Mb)

2006 Morphological variation in two genetically distinct groups of the golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (Amphibia: Urodela) (with J. Alexandrino & N. Ferrand. Contributions to Zoology 74: 213-222. pdf (440Kb)

2006 History and new developments in the mapping and modelling of the distribution of the Golden-striped Salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (with J. Teixeira) Pp. 113-126 in Areale und Verbreitungsmuster: Genese und Analyse. Editors M. Schlupmann & H.-K. Nettmann. Laurenti-Verlag, Bielefeld. pdf (676Kb)

2006 From descriptive to predictive distribution models: a working example with Iberian amphibians and reptiles. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 3. pdf (2.3Mb)

2005 Phylogeography of two European newt species - discordance between mtDNA and morphology (with W. Babik, W. Branicki, J. Crnobrnja-Isailovic, D. Cogalniceanu, I. Sas, K. Olgun, N. A. Poyarkov & M. Garcia-Paris). Molecular Ecology 14: 2475-2491. pdf (416Kb)

2005 Genetic exchange across a hybrid zone within the Iberian endemic golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (with F. Sequeira, J. Alexandrino, S. Rocha & N. Ferrand). Molecular Ecology 14: 245-254. pdf (272Kb)

2005 Delineating fine-scale genetic units in amphibians: probing the primacy of ponds (with R. Jehle & T. Burke). Conservation Genetics 6: 227-234. pdf (284Kb)

2005 Contemporary gene flow and the spatio-temporal genetic structure of subdivided newt populations (Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus) (with R. Jehle, G. A. Wilson & T. Burke). Journal Evolutionary Biology 18: 619-628. pdf (192Kb)

2005 Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal (with C. Soares, F. Álvares, A. Loureiro, N. Sillero & J. C. Brito). Herpetozoa 18: 155-170. pdf (912Kb)

2004 The abundance of praemetamorphic newts (Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus) as a function of habitat determinants: an a priori model selection approach (with M. Sztatecsny, R. Jehle, B. R. Schmidt). Herpetological Journal. 14: 89-97. pdf (188Kb)

2004 Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of midwife toads (Discoglossidae: Alytes) (with I. Martínez-Solano, H.A. Gonçalves & M. García-París). Journal Biogeography 31: 603-618. pdf (592Kb)

2004 Ecological modelling of genetically differentiated forms of the Iberian endemic Golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (with J. Alexandrino). Herpetological Journal 14: 137-141. pdf (3.8Mb)

2004 Cost comparison of marking techniques in long-term population studies: PIT-tags versus pattern maps (with I. B. J. Goudie , J. Halley & R. Jehle). Amphibia-Reptilia 25: 305-315. pdf (828Kb)

2003 Triturus cristatus superspecies – Kammolch Artenkreiss, including T. cristatus (Laurenti, 1768) - Northern crested newt, T. carnifex (Laurenti, 1768) - Italian crested newt, T. dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903) - Danube crested newt and T. karelinii (Strauch, 1870) - Southern crested newt. Pp 421-514 in: Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Schwanzlurche IIB (Eds. K. Grossenbacher & B. Thiesmeier). Aula Verlag, Wiesbaden. pdf-preprint_part1 (4.0 Mb) pdf-preprint_part2 (3.0Mb)

2002 Testing for equal catchability of Triturus newts by dip netting. Journal of Herpetology 36: 272-276.

2002 Seasonal variation in sex ratio and asynchronous presence at ponds of male and female Triturus newts. Journal Herpetology 36: 29-35.

2002 Potential impact of climate warming on the distribution of the Golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica, on the Iberian Peninsula (with J. Teixeira). Biodiversity and Conservation 11: 2167-2176. pdf (532Kb)

2002 Nested clade analysis of phylogeographic data in the golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (Amphibia: Urodela) (with J. Alexandrino & N. Ferrand). Heredity 88: 66-74. pdf (216Kb)

2002 Microsatellite markers in amphibian conservation genetics (with R. Jehle). Herpetological Journal 12: 1-9. pdf (304Kb)

2002 Microsatellite loci in the crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and their utility in other newt taxa (with A. P. Krupa, R. Jehle, D. A. Dawson, L. K. Gentle, M. Gibbs & T. Burke). Conservation Genetics 3: 87-89. pdf (52Kb)

2002 Classification and molecular organization of satellites elucidated by phylogenetic network analysis - examples from Triturus salamanders and Palorus beetles. Chromosoma 111: 284-288. pdf (220Kb)

2001 The annual number of breeding adults and the effective population size of syntopic newts (Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus) (with R. Jehle, T. A. Burke, A. P. Krupa, & W. Hödl). Molecular Ecology 10: 839-850. pdf (352Kb)

2001 Habitat-structural and meteorological parameters influencing the activity and local distribution of the Golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (with F. Sequeira, H. Gonçalves, M. M. Faria & V. Meneses). Herpetological Journal 11: 85-90 pdf (64Kb)

2001 Genetic variation in the Italian crested newt, Triturus carnifex, and the origin of a non-native population north of the Alps. Biodiversity Conservation 10: 971-987. pdf (220Kb)

2001 Biogeography of the golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica: a field survey and spatial modelling approach (with J. Teixeira & N. Ferrand). Ecography 24: 618-624. pdf (2.1Mb)

2001 Amphibian declines and environmental change: Use of remote-sensing data to identify environmental correlates (with C. Carey, W. R. Heyer, J. Wilkinson, R. A. Alford, T. Halliday, L. Hungerford, K. R. Lips, M. E. Middleton, S. A. Orchard & A. S. Rand). Conservation Biology 15: 903-913. pdf (284Kb)

2000 Taxonomy of the Banded newt, Triturus vittatus: morphological and allozyme data (with K. Olgun). Amphibia-Reptilia 21: 155-168. pdf (204Kb)

2000 Post-breeding migrations of newts with contrasting ecological requirements (with R. Jehle). Journal Zoology 251: 297-306.

2000 High aquatic niche overlap in the newts Triturus cristatus and T. marmoratus (Amphibia, Urodela) (with R. Jehle, P. Bouma & M. Sztatecsny). Hydrobiologia 437: 149-155. pdf (116Kb)

2000 Genetic subdivision, glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization in the Golden-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (Amphibia: Urodela) (with J. Alexandrino, E. Froufe & N. Ferrand). Molecular Ecology 9: 771-781. pdf (544Kb)

2000 Environmental correlates of toad abundance and population genetic diversity (with K. T. Scribner, N. Cruddace, R.S. Oldham & T. Burke). Biological Conservation 98: 201-210. pdf (176Kb)

2000 Age structure and individual growth in two populations of Chioglossa lusitanica (Caudata, Salamandridae) (with V. Lima & N. M. Ferrand). Amphibia-Reptilia 22: 55-68. pdf (476Kb)

2000 A morphometric study of a hybrid newt population (Triturus cristatus / T. carnifex): Beam Brook nurseries, Surrey, U.K. (with E. Brede, R. S. Thorpe & T. E. S. Langton). Biological Journal Linnean Society 70: 685-695.

2000 A growth curve for the newt Triturus cristatus. Journal Herpetology 34: 227-232.

Other papers with a .pdf file available

Contributions to Zoology 68 pdf (160Kb)

Contributions to Zoology 68 pdf (100Kb)

Evolution 45 pdf (722Kb)

Holarctic Ecology (Ecography) pdf_part1(3.4Mb) pdf_part2(3.7Mb) pdf_part3(3.3Mb)

Israel Journal of Zoology 42 pdf (2.5Mb)

Journal Evolutionary Biology 3 pdf (2.5Mb)

Molecular Ecology 6 pdf (544Kb)

Full list of publications

per December 2007 pdf (75Kb)

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