Publications


2020

Tsakogiannis, A.; Manousaki, T.; Anagnostopoulou, V.; Stavroulaki, M.; Apostolaki, E.T. The Importance of Genomics for Deciphering the Invasion Success of the Seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Changing Mediterranean SeaDiversity 2020, 12, 263.
M.V. Krick, E. Desmarais, A. Samaras, E. Gueret, A. Dimitroglou, M. Pavlidis, C.S. Tsigenopoulos, B. Guinand, Genome scale epigenomic analysis of response to acute stress in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.), bioRxiv 2020.06.19.160812;
Danis, T., A. Tsakogiannis, J. B. Kristoffersen, D. Golani, D. Tsaparis, P. Kasapidis, G. Kotoulas, A. Magoulas, C. S. Tsigenopoulos & T. Manousaki 2020. Building a high-quality reference genome assembly for the the eastern Mediterranean Sea invasive sprinter Lagocephalus sceleratus (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae). bioRxiv:2020.2002.2017.952580.
Nousias O, Tsakogiannis A, Dunkan N, Villa J, Tzokas K, Estevez A, Chatziplis D & C. S. Tsigenopoulos 2020. Parentage assignment using microsatellite loci, estimates of heritability and genetic correlation for growth‐related traits in meagre Argyrosomus regius, Aquaculture, 518:734663.
Koutsouveli V., Manousaki T., Riesgo A., Lagnel J., Kollias S., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Arvanitidis C.D., Dounas K., Magoulas A. & T. Dailianis 2020 Gearing up for warmer times: Transcriptomic response of Spongia officinalis to elevated temperatures reveals recruited mechanisms and potential for resilience, Frontiers Marine Science, 6: 786 | DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00786.
AMH Blakeslee, T Manousaki, K Vasileiadou, CK Tepolt, An evolutionary perspective on marine invasions , Evolutionary Applications 13 (3), 479-485

2019

Manousaki T., Koutsouveli V., Lagnel J., Kollias S., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Arvanitidis C., Magoulas A., Dounas K. & T. Dailianis 2019 A de novo transcriptome assembly for the bath sponge Spongia officinalis, adjusting for microsymbionts, BMC Research Notes, 12: 813 | DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4843-6
Exadactylos A., Vafidis D., Tsigenopoulos C. & G. A. Gkafas 2019 High connectivity of the white seabream (Diplodus sargus, L. 1758) in the Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean basin, Animals, 9: 979 | DOI: 10.3390/ani9110979.
Gkafas G. A., Hatziioannou M., Malandrakis E. E., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Karapanagiotidis I. T., Mente E., Vafidis D. & A. Exadactylos 2019 Heterozygosity Fitness Correlations and generation interval of the Norway lobster in the Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean, Journal of Biological Research – Thessaloniki, 26: 14 | DOI: 10.1186/s40709-019-0103-0.
Natsidis P., Tsakogiannis A., P. Pavlidis, Tsigenopoulos C.S. & T. Manousaki 2019 Phylogenomic Investigation of Sparids (Teleostei: Spariformes) Using High Quality Proteomes Highlights the Importance of Taxon Sampling, Communication Biology, 2: 400 | DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0654-5.
Kyriakis D., Kanterakis A., Manousaki T., Tsakogiannis A., Tsagris M., Tsamardinos I., Papaharisis L., Chatziplis D., Potamias G. & C. S. Tsigenopoulos 2019 Scanning of genetic variants and genetic mapping of phenotypic traits in gilthead seabream through ddRAD sequencing. Frontiers in Genetics, 10: 675 | DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00675.
Tsakogiannis A., Manousaki T., Lagnel J., Papanikolaou N., Papandroulakis N., Mylonas C.C. & Tsigenopoulos C.S. 2019 The gene toolkit implicated in functional sex in Sparidae hermaphrodites: inferences from comparative transcriptomics. Frontiers in Genetics, section Livestock Genomics, 9: 749 | DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00749

2018

Viret, A., Tsaparis D., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Berrebi P., Sabatini A., Arculeo M., Fassatoui C., Magoulas A., Marengo M., Morales-Nin B., Caill-Milly N. & E. D. H. Durieux. 2018. Absence of spatial genetic structure in common dentex (Dentex dentex Linnaeus, 1758) in the Mediterranean Sea as evidenced by nuclear and mitochondrial molecular markers. PLoS ONE 13:e0203866 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203866.
Pauletto M., Manousaki T., Ferraresso S., Babbucci M., Tsakogiannis A., Louro B., Vitulo N., Ha Quoc V., Carraro R., Bertotto D., Franch R., Maroso F., Aslam L.M., Sonesson A., Simionati B., Malacrida G., Cestaro A., Caberlotto S., Sarropoulou E., Mylonas C.C., Power D., Patarnello T., Canario V.A.M., Tsigenopoulos C., Bargelloni L. 2018 Genomic analysis of Sparus aurata reveals the evolutionary dynamics of sex-biased genes in a sequential hermaphrodite fish, Communications Biology 1: 119 | DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0122-7.
Manousaki T., Tsakogiannis A., Lagnel J., Kyriakis D., Duncan N., Estevez A. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2018. Muscle and liver transcriptome characterization and genetic marker discovery in the farmed meagre, Argyrosomus regius. Marine Genomics, 39: 39-44 | DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2018.01.002.
Tsakogiannis A., Manousaki T., Lagnel J., Sterioti A., Pavlidis M., Papandroulakis N., Mylonas C.C. & Tsigenopoulos C.S. 2018 The transcriptomic signature of different sexes in two protogynous hermaphrodites: Insights into the molecular network underlying sex phenotype in fish, Scientific Reports, 8: 3564 | DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21992-9.

2017

Fanini L., Zampicinini G., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Barboza F.R., Lozoya J.P., Gómez e. Celentano J., Lercari D., Marchetti G.M. & Defeo O. 2017 Life-history, substrate choice and cytochrome Oxidase I variations in sandy beach peracaridans along the Rio de la Plata estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 187: 152-159 | DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.01.007.
Bodur T., Tsigenopoulos C. & T. İfakat Çağatay 2017 Genetic Structure of Wild European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L, 1758) Populations in Aegean and Levantine Sea Using Microsatellite Markers. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 17: 7-14 | DOI: 10.4194/1303-2712-v17_1_02.

2016

Leese, F., F. Altermatt, A. Bouchez, et al. 2016. DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2:e11321 | DOI: 10.3897/rio.2.e11321.
Guinand B., Chauvel C., Lechene M., Tournois J., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Darnaude A.M., McKenzie D.J. & P.-A. Gagnaire 2016 Analysis of candidate gene variation reveals complex spatiotemporal patterns of selection between marine and lagoon habitats in the gilthead sea bream. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 558: 115-127 | DOI: 10.3354/meps11851
Braasch, I., Gehrke, A., Smith, J., Kawasaki K, Manousaki T et al. The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons. Nat Genet 48, 427–437 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3526
Manousaki T., Tsakogiannis A., Taggart J.B., Palaiokostas C., Tsaparis D., Lagnel J. Chatziplis D., Magoulas A., Papandroulakis N., Mylonas C. C. & C. S. Tsigenopoulos 2016 Exploring a non-model teleost genome through RAD Sequencing – Linkage mapping in common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus and comparative genomic analysis. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 6: 509-519 | DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.023432.

2015

Ilias A., Lagnel J., Kapantaidaki D. E., Roditakis E., Tsigenopoulos C. S, Vontas J. & A. Tsagkarakou 2015 Transcription analysis of neonicotinoid resistance in Mediterranean (MED) populations of B. tabaci reveal novel cytochrome P450s, but no nAChR mutations associated with the phenotype escapees. BMC Genomics, 16 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/16/1/) | DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2161-5.
Brown C., Miltiadou D. & C.S. Tsigenopoulos 2015. Prevalence and survival of escaped European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax in Cyprus identified using genetic markers. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 7: 49-59 | DOI: 10.3354/aei00135.
Rigos G., Henry M. & C. Tsigenopoulos 2015. Sparicotyle chrysophrii and gilthead sea bream – potential experimental infection model. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 35(2): 50-54.
Kaitetzidou E., Xiang J., Antonopoulou E., Tsigenopoulos C.S. & E. Sarropoulou 2015. Dynamics of gene expression patterns during early development of the European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Physiological Genomics, 47: 158-169 | DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00001.2015.
Henry M.A., Nikoloudaki C., Tsigenopoulos C. & Rigos G. 2015. Strong effect of long-term Sparicotyle chrysophrii infection on the cellular and innate immune responses of gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 51: 185-193 | DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.03.010.
Loukovitis D., Ioannidi B., Chatziplis D., Kotoulas G., Magoulas A., Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2015 Loss of genetic variation in Greek hatchery populations of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis escapees. Mediterranean Marine Science, 16/1: 197-200 | DOI: 10.12681/mms.1033.
Guinand B., Quéré N., Desmarais E., Lagnel J., Tsigenopoulos C. & F. Bonhomme. 2015. From the laboratory to the wild: salinity-based genetic differentiation of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) using gene-associated and gene-independent microsatellite markers. Marine Biology, 162: 515-538 | DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2602-8.

2014

Tsigenopoulos C. S., Louro B., Chatziplis D., Lagnel J., Vogiatzi E., Loukovitis D., Franch R., Sarropoulou E., Power D. M., Patarnello T., Mylonas C. C., Magoulas A., Bargelloni L., Canario A. & G. Kotoulas 2014 Second generation genetic linkage map for the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata L. Marine Genomics, 18: 77-82 | DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.09.008.
Manousaki T., Tsakogiannis A., Lagnel J., Sarropoulou E., Xiang J. Z., Papandroulakis N., Mylonas C. C. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2014. The sex-specific transcriptome of the hermaphrodite sparid sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo). BMC Genomics, 15:655 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/655)
Zhan S. H., Glick L., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Otto S. P. & I. Mayrose 2014. Comparative analysis reveals that polyploidy does not decelerate diversification in fish. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27: 391-403.
Vogiatzi E., Kalogianni E., Zimmerman B., Giakoumi S., Barbieri R., Paschou P., Magoulas A., Tsaparis D., Poulakakis N. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2014 Reduced genetic variation and strong genetic population structure in the freshwater killifish Valencia letourneuxi (Valenciidae) based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 111: 334-349.

2013

Loukovitis D., Batargias C., Sarropoulou E., Apostolidis A.P., Kotoulas G., Magoulas A., Tsigenopoulos C.S. & Chatziplis D. 2013 QTL affecting morphology traits in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.). Animal Genetics, 44(4): 480-483.
Gkafas G, Tsigenopoulos C., Magoulas A, Panagiotaki P., Vafidis D., Mamuris Z. & A. Exadactylos 2013. Population subdivision of saddled seabream Oblada melanura in the Aegean Sea revealed by genetic and morphometric analyses. Aquatic Biology, 18 (1): 69-80.
Somarakis S., Pavlidis M, Saapoglou C., Tsigenopoulos C. S. & T. Dempster. 2013. Evidence for ‘escape through spawning’ in large gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata reared in commercial sea-cages, Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 3: 135-152.

2012

Vasileiadou K., E. Sarropoulou, C. Tsigenopoulos, S. Reizopoulou, A. Nikolaidou, S. Orfanidis, M. Simboura, G. Kotoulas, C. Arvanitidis. 2012. Genetic vs community diversity patterns of macrobenthic species: preliminary results from the lagoonal ecosystem. Transitional Waters Bulletin, 6(2): 20-33.
Quéré N., Desmarais E., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Belkhir K., Bonhomme F. & B. Guinand. 2012. Gene flow at major transitional areas in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and the possible emergence of a hybrid swarm. Ecology and Evolution, 2: 3061-3078.
Chaoui L., Gagnaire P-A., Guinand B., Quignard J-P., Tsigenopoulos C., Kara M. H. & F. Bonhomme 2012. Microsatellite length variation in candidate genes correlates with habitat in the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. Molecular Ecology, 21: 5497–5511.
Loukovitis D., Sarropoulou E., Batargias C., Apostolidis A. P., Kotoulas G., Tsigenopoulos C. S. & D. Chatziplis 2012. Quantitative Trait Loci for Body Growth and Sex Determination in the Hermaphrodite Teleost Fish Sparus aurata L., Animal Genetics, 43: 753-759.
Makridis P., Ferreira T., Kokou F., Tsigenopoulos C. & P. Divanach. 2012. Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Bacterial Communities Associated with Cultures of Chlorella minutissima. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 43: 571-578.
Limborg M T, Hanel R, Debes P V, Ring AK, André C, Tsigenopoulos CS & D Bekkevold. 2012. Disentangling evolutionary processes shaping population structure across marine transition zones: Insights from a Pan European small pelagic fish. Heredity, 109: 96-107.
Vogiatzi E., Hanel R., Dailianis T., Lagnel J., Hassan M., Magoulas A. & C.S Tsigenopoulos. 2012. Description of microsatellite markers in four mullids based on the development and cross-species amplification of 18 new markers in red mullet (Mullus barbatus). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 44: 279-285.
Coscia I, Vogiatzi E, Kotoulas G, Tsigenopoulos C S. & S Mariani. 2012. Neutral and adaptive genetic variation in expanding populations of gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata L., in the North-East Atlantic. Heredity, 108:537-546.
Lefkaditou E., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Alidromiti C. & Haralabous J. 2012. On the occurrence of Alloteuthis subulata in the Eastern Ionian Sea and its distinction from the sympatric Alloteuthis media. Journal of Biological Research, 17: 169-175.
Loukovitis D., Sarropoulou E., Vogiatzi E., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Kotoulas G., Magoulas A. & Chatziplis D. 2012 Genetic variation in farmed populations of the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata in Greece using microsatellite DNA markers. Aquaculture Research, 43: 239-246.

2011

Rabaoui L., Mejri R., Bahri L., Tlig-Zouari S., Ben Hassine Oum Kalthoum & C. S. Tsigenopoulos. 2011 Genetic differentiation among populations of the endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis (Mollusca) along the Tunisian coastline. Hydrobiologia, 678: 99-111.
Dailianis T, Tsigenopoulos C, Dounas C & Voultsiadou E. 2011. Genetic diversity of the imperilled bath sponge Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 across the Mediterranean Sea: patterns of population differentiation and implications for taxonomy and conservation. Molecular Ecology, 20(18): 3757-3772.
Boulton K, Massault C, Houston R, de Koning DJ, Haley C, Bovenhuis H, Batargias C, Canario AVM, Kotoulas G, C S Tsigenopoulos. 2011. QTL affecting morphometric traits and stress response in the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Aquaculture, 319(1-2): 58-66.
Vogiatzi E., Lagnel J., Pakaki V., Louro B., Canario A., Reinhardt R., Kotoulas G., Magoulas A. & C. S. Tsigenopoulos. 2011. In silico mining and characterization of simple sequence repeats from gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) expressed sequence tags (EST-SSRs); PCR amplification, polymorphism evaluation and multiplexing and cross-species assays. Marine Genomics, 4(2): 83-91.
Loukovitis D., E. Sarropoulou, C. S. Tsigenopoulos, C. Batargias A. Magoulas, A. P. Apostolidis, D. Chatziplis & G. Kotoulas. 2011. Quantitative Trait Loci involved in sex determination and body growth in the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) through targeted genome scan. PLoS ONE, 6(1): e16599. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016599

2010

Louro, B.E.P.., Passos, A.L.S., Souche E., Tsigenopoulos, C., Beck, A., Lagnel J., Bonhomme, F., Cancela, L., Cerdà, J., Clark, M.S., Magoulas, A., Lubzens, E., Planas, J., Volckaert, F.A.M., Reinhardt, R. & A.V.M Canario. 2010. Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) and European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) expressed sequence tags from multiple tissues: characterization, tissue specific expression and gene markers. Marine Genomics, 3(3-4): 179-191.
Katharios P. & C.S. Tsigenopoulos. 2010. Nodavirus infection in cultured juvenile shi-drum, Umbrina cirrosa, in Greece. Aquaculture Research, 42: 147-152.
Dailianis T. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2010. Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endangered Mediterranean bath sponge Spongia offcinalis L. Conservation Genetics, 11: 1155-1158.
Tsigenopoulos C. S., Kasapidis P. & Berrebi P. 2010. Phylogenetic relationships of hexaploid large-sized barbs (genus Labeobarbus, Cyprinidae) based on mtDNA data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56(2): 851-856.

2009

Vogiatzi E., Kalogianni E., Giakoumi S., Magoulas A. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2009. Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in Valencia letourneuxi (Valenciidae) and cross-amplification in two other cyprinodontiform species. Conservation Genetics Resources, 1: 27-30.
Lagnel J., Tsigenopoulos C. S. & Iliopoulos G. 2009. Noblast and Jamblast: new options and a java application manager for BLAST Bioinformatics, 25(6):824-826.

2008

Kyriazi P., N. Poulakakis, A. Parmakelis, P.A Crochet, J. Moravec, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, C. S. Tsigenopoulos, A. Magoulas, M. Mylonas & Lymberakis P. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA reveals the genealogical history of the Snake-eyed lizards (Ophisops elegans and O. occidentalis) (Sauria: Lacertidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 49: 795–805.
Chistiakov D.A., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Lagnel J., Guo Y.M., Hellemans B., Haley C.S., Volckaert F.A.M. & Kotoulas G. 2008. A combined AFLP and microsatellite linkage map and pilot comparative genomic analysis of European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax L. Animal Genetics, 39: 623-634.
Dailianis T., Limborg M., Hanel R., Bekkevold D., Lagnel, J., Magoulas A. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2008 Characterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite markers in sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.). Molecular Ecology Resources, 8: 861-863.
Apostolidis A., Loukovitis D. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2008. Genetic characterization of brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations from the Southern Balkans using mtDNA sequencing and RFLP analysis. Hydrobiologia, 600: 169-176.
Guinand B., Dujardin E., Dufour V. & Tsigenopoulos C. S. 2008. Characterisation of genetic structure of Dicentrarchus labrax larvae in two nurseries of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean). Aquatic Living Resources, 21: 81-87.

2007

Chatziplis D., Batargias C., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Magoulas A., Kollias S., Kotoulas G., Volckaert F.A.M. & Haley C.S. 2007. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): The BASSMAP pilot study, Aquaculture, 272 Suppl. 1, S172-S182.
Lymberakis P., Poulakakis N., Manthalou G., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Magoulas A. & Mylonas M. 2007. Mitochondrial phylogeography of Rana (Pelophylax) populations in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 44 (1): 115-125.
Tsagkarakou A., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Gorman K., Lagnel J. & Bedford I. D. 2007. Biotype status and genetic polymorphism of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece: mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites. Bulletin of Entomological Research,97: 29-40.

2006

Franch R., Louro B., Tsalavouta M., Chatziplis D., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Sarropoulou E., Antonello J., Magoulas A., C. C. Mylonas, Patarnello T., Power D. M., Kotoulas G. & Bargelloni L. 2006. A genetic linkage map of the hermaphrodite teleost fish Sparus aurata L. Genetics,174: 851-861.

2005

Mantziou G., A. Antoniou, N. Poulakakis, G. Goulielmos, Tsigenopoulos C. S., Pinou T.& Mylonas M. 2005. Isolation and characterization of six polymorphic microsatellite markers in the fresh water turtle Mauremys rivulata (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Molecular Ecology Notes,5 (4): 727-729.
Chistiakov D., Hellemans B., Haley C., Law A., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Kotoulas G., Bertotto D., Libertini A. & Volckaert F.A.M. 2005. A Microsatellite Linkage Map of the European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax L. Genetics,170: 1821-1826.
Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Tsigenopoulos, C. S., Magoulas, A. & Mylonas M. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of snaked-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Sauria: Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 34 (1): 245–256.

2004

Chistiakov D.A., Hellemans B., Tsigenopoulos C.S., Law A.S., Bartley N., Bertotto D., Libertini A., Kotoulas G., Haley C.S. & Volckaert F. A. M. 2004. Development and linkage relationships for new microsatellite markers of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Animal Genetics,35 (1): 53-57.

2003

Tsigenopoulos C. S., Durand J. D., ünlü E. & Berrebi P. 2003. Rapid radiation of the Mediterranean Barbus species (Cyprinidae) after the Messinian salinity crisis of the Mediterranean Sea, inferred from mitochondrial phylogenetic analysis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 80 (2): 207-222.
Tsigenopoulos C.S., Hellemans B., Chistiakov D.A., Libertini A., Kotoulas G. & Völckaert F. 2003. Eleven new microsatellites of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Molecular Ecology Notes,3: 352-354.

2002

Kotlík P., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Ráb P. & Berrebi P. 2002. Two new Barbus species from the Danube River basin, with redescription of B. petenyi (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Folia Zoologica, 51 (3): 227-240.
Tsigenopoulos C. S., Ráb P., Naran D. & Berrebi P. 2002. Multiple origins of polyploidy in the phylogeny of southern African barbs (Cyprinidae) as inferred from mtDNA markers. Heredity,88 (6): 466-473.
Tsigenopoulos C. S., Kotlík P. & Berrebi P. 2002. Biogeography and pattern of gene flow among Barbus species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) inhabiting the Italian Peninsula and neighboring Adriatic drainages as revealed by allozyme and mitochondrial sequence data. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society,75 (1): 83-99.
Durand J. D., Tsigenopoulos C. S., ünlü E. & Berrebi P. 2002. Phylogeny and biogeography of the family Cyprinidae in the Middle East inferred from cytochrome b DNA – Evolutionary significance of this region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 22 (1): 91-100.

2000

Tsigenopoulos C. S. & Berrebi P. 2000. Molecular phylogeny of North Mediterranean freshwater barbs (genus Barbus: Cyprinidae) inferred from cytochrome b sequences: Biogeographic and systematic implications. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 14 (2): 165-179.

1999

Tsigenopoulos C. S., Karakousis Y. & Berrebi P. 1999. The North Mediterranean Barbus lineage: phylogenetic hypotheses and taxonomic implications based on allozyme data. Journal of Fish Biology, 54 (2): 267-286.

1996

Tsingenopoulos C. S. & Karakousis Y. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships of Leuciscus keadicus, an endemic cyprinid species from Greece, with other species of the genus Leuciscus. Folia Zoologica, 45: 87-93.