Pim Arntzen
Postdoc
- Name
- Dr. J.W. Arntzen
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- j.w.arntzen@biology.leidenuniv.nl
Postdoc
- Faculty of Science
- IBL
- Animal Sciences
- Kalaentzis K., Koster S.C.A., Arntzen J.W., Bogaerts S., France J.M., Franzen M., Kazilas C., Litvinchuk S.N., Olgun K. & Visser M.C. de Wielstra B.M. (2025), Phylogenomics resolves the puzzling phylogeny of banded newts (genus Ommatotriton), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 203: 108237.
- Kazilas C., Dufresnes C., France J.M., Kalaentzis K., Martínez-Solano I., Visser M.C. de, Arntzen J.W. & Wielstra B.M. (2024), Spatial genetic structure in European marbled newts revealed with target enrichment by sequence capture, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 194: 108043.
- Riemsdijk I. van, Arntzen J.W., Bucciarelli G.M., McCartney-Melstad E., Rafajlović M., Scott P.A., Toffelmier E., Shaffer H.B. & Wielstra B.M. (2023), Two transects reveal remarkable variation in gene flow on opposite ends of a European toad hybrid zone, Heredity 131: 15-24.
- Kalaentzis K., Arntzen J.W., Aziz A., Berg V. van den, Beukema W., France J.M., Olgun K., Riemsdijk I. van, Üzüm N., Visser M.C. de & Wielstra B.M. (2023), Hybrid zone analysis confirms cryptic species of banded newt and does not support competitive displacement since secondary contact, Ecology and Evolution 13(9): e10442.
- Arntzen J.W. (2023), A two-species distribution model for parapatric newts, with inferences on their history of spatial replacement, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 138(1): 75-88.
- Cvijanović M., Ajduković M., Arntzen J.W., Ivanović A. & Vučić T. (2023), Ladies in armor: a micro‐computed tomographic study of skin calcification in European toads (genus Bufo), The Anatomical Record 306(8): 1981-1989.
- Ivanović A., Cvijanović M., Vučić T. & Arntzen J.W. (2023), Differentiation of skull morphology and cranial kinesis in common toads, Organisms Diversity & Evolution 23: 209-219.
- Gaczorek T.S., Marszałek M., Dudek K., Arntzen J.W., Wielstra B. & Babik W. (2023), Interspecific introgression of MHC genes in Triturus newts : evidence from multiple contact zones, Molecular Ecology 32(4): 867-880.
- Riemsdijk I. van, Arntzen J.W., Babik W., Bogaerts S., Franzen M., Kalaentzis K., Litvinchuk S.N., Olgun K., Wijnands J.W.P.M. & Wielstra B.M. (2022), Next-generation phylogeography of the banded newts (Ommatotriton): a phylogenetic hypothesis for three ancient species with geographically restricted interspecific gene flow and deep intraspecific genetic structure, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 167: 107361.
- Scholtes S.J., Arntzen J.W., Ajduković M. & Ivanović A. (2022), Variation in vertebrae shape across small‐bodied newts reveals functional and developmental constraints acting upon the trunk region, Journal of Anatomy 240(4): 639-646.
- Cayuela H., Lemaître J.F., Léna J.P., Ronget V., Martínez‐Solano I., Muths E., Pilliod D.S., Schmidt B.R., Sánchez-Montes G., Gutiérrez-Rodríguez J., Pyke G., Grossenbacher K., Lenzi O., Bosch J., Beard K.H., Woolbright L.L., Lambert B.A., Green D.M., Jreidini N., Garwood J.M., Fisher R.N., Matthews K., Dudgeon D., Lau A., Speybroeck J., Homan R., Jehle R., Başkale E., Mori E., Arntzen J.W., Joly P., Stiles R.M., Lannoo M.J., Maerz J.C., Lowe W.H., Valenzuela-Sánchez A., Christiansen D.G., Angelini C., Thirion J.M., Merilä J., Colli G.R., Vasconcellos M.M., Boas T.C.V., da C. Arantes I., Levionnois P., Reinke B.A., Vieira C., Marais G.A.B., Gaillard J.M. & Miller D.A.W. (2022), Sex‐related differences in aging rate are associated with sex chromosome system in amphibians, Evolution 76(2): 346-356.
- Reinke B.A., Cayuela H., Janzen F.J., Lemaître J.F., Gaillard J.M., Lawing A.M., Iverson J.B., Christiansen D.G., Martínez-Solano I., Sánchez-Montes G., Gutiérrez-Rodríguez J., Rose F.L., Nelson N., Keall S., Crivelli A.J., Nazirides T., Grimm-Seyfarth A., Henle K., Mori E., Guiller G., Homan R., Olivier A., Muths E., Hossack B.R., Bonnet X., Pilliod D.S., Lettink M., Whitaker T., Schmidt B.R., Gardner M.G., Cheylan M., Poitevin F., Golubović A., Tomović L., Arsovski D., Griffiths R.A., Arntzen J.W., Baron J.P., Le Galliard J.F., Tully T., Luiselli L., Capula M., Rugiero L., McCaffery R., Eby L.A., Briggs-Gonzalez V., Mazzotti F., Pearson D., Lambert B.A., Green D.M., Jreidini N., Angelini C., Pyke G., Thirion J.M., Joly P., Léna J.P., Tucker A.D., Limpus C., Priol P., Besnard A., Bernard P., Stanford K., King R., Garwood J., Bosch J., Souza F.L., Bertoluci J., Famelli S., Grossenbacher K., Lenzi O., Matthews K., Boitaud S., Olson D.H., Jessop T.S., Gillespie G.R., Clobert J., Richard M., Valenzuela-Sánchez A., Fellers G.M., Kleeman P.M., Halstead B.J., Campbell-Grant E.H., Phillip G.B., Frétey T., Le Garff B., Levionnois P., Maerz J.C., Pichenot J., Olgun K., Üzüm N., Avcı A., Miaud C., Elmberg J., Brown G.P., Shine R., Bendik N.F., O’Donnell L., Davis C.L., Lannoo M.J., Stiles R.M., Cox R.M., Reedy A.M., Warner D.A., Bonnaire E., Grayson K., Ramos-Targarona R., Baskale E., Muñoz D., Measey J., Villiers F.A de, Selman W., Ronget V., Bronikowski A.M. & Miller D.A.W. (2022), Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity, Science 376(6600): 1459-1466.
- Arntzen J.W. (2022), Coexistence of two newt species in a transition zone of range overlap, Contributions to Zoology 91(2): 133-151.
- Sequeira F., Arntzen J.W., Gulik D. van, Hajema S., Diaz R.L., Wagt M. & Riemsdijk I. van (2022), Genetic traces of hybrid zone movement across a fragmented habitat, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 35(3): 400-412.
- Arntzen J.W. (2022), The midwife toad challenge after (half) a century, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 819542.
- Cvijanović M., Vučić T., Ajduković M., Ivanović A. & Arntzen J.W. (2022), What is hiding in the Bufo skin?: Revealing of the structures in the skin of European toads using standard histological and micro-CT techniques. Crnobrnja-Isailović J., Vukov T., Vučić T. & Tomović L. (Eds.), Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022. 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 5 September 2022 - 9 September 2022. National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia: Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”. 32.
- Urošević A., Ajduković M., Vučić T., Scholtes S.J., Arntzen J.W. & Ivanović A. (2022), Vertebral regionalization vs. morphological integration in Lissotriton newts. Crnobrnja-Isailović J., Vukov T., Vučić T. & Tomović L. (Eds.), Program and book of abstracts: the 21st European congress of herpetology; 2022. 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 5 September 2022 - 9 September 2022. Belgrade, Serbia: Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”. 38.
- Palomar G., Dudek K., Wielstra B.M., Jockusch E.L., Vinkler M., Arntzen J.W., Ficetola G.F., Matsunami M., Waldman B., Těšický M., Zieliński P. & Babik W. (2021), Molecular evolution of antigen-processing genes in salamanders: do they coevolve with MHC class I genes?, Genome Biology and Evolution 13(2): evaa259.
- Arntzen J.W., López-Delgado J., Riemsdijk I. & Wielstra B.M. (2021), A genomic footprint of a moving hybrid zone in marbled newts, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59(2): 459-465.
- Rancilhac L., Irisarri I., Angelini C., Arntzen J.W., Babik W., Bossuyt F., Künzel S., Lüddecke T., Pasmans F., Sanchez E., Weisrock D., Veith M., Wielstra B., Steinfartz S., Hofreiter M., Philippe H. & Vences M. (2021), Phylotranscriptomic evidence for pervasive ancient hybridization among Old World salamanders, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 155: 106967.
- Wielstra B.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2021), Genetic homogeneity in a Pontocaspian crested newt species (Triturus karelinii) suggests recent isolation of its three allopatric range sections, Amphibia-Reptilia 42(2): 179–187.
- Palomar G., Dudek K., Migalska M., Arntzen J.W., Ficetola G.F., Jelić D., Jockusch E., Martínez-Solano I., Matsunami M., Shaffer H.B., Vörös J., Waldman B., Wielstra B.M. & Babik W. (2021), Coevolution between MHC class I and antigen-processing genes in salamanders, Molecular Biology and Evolution 38(11): 5092-5106.
- Arntzen J.W., Jehle R. & Wielstra B.M. (2021), Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum, Evolutionary Applications 14(12): 2784-2793.
- Chiocchio A., Arntzen J.W., Martínez-Solano I., Vries W. de, Bisconti R., Pezzarossa A., Maiorano L. & Canestrelli D. (2021), Reconstructing hotspots of genetic diversity from glacial refugia and subsequent dispersal in Italian common toads (Bufo bufo), Scientific Reports 11: 260.
- López‐Delgado J., Riemsdijk I. van & Arntzen J.W. (2021), Tracing species replacement in Iberian marbled newts, Ecology and Evolution 11(1): 402-414 .
- Wielstra B.M. Arntzen J.W. (2020), Extensive cytonuclear discordance in a crested newt from the Balkan Peninsula glacial refugium, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 130(3): 578-585.
- Riemsdijk I. van, Butlin R.K., Wielstra B. & Arntzen J.W. (2019), Testing an hypothesis of hybrid zone movement for toads in France, Molecular Ecology 28(5): 1070-1083.
- Wielstra B., McCartney-Melstad E., Arntzen J.W., Butlin R.K. & Shaffer H.B. (2019), Phylogenomics of the adaptive radiation of Triturus newts supports gradual ecological niche expansion towards an incrementally aquatic lifestyle, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 133: 120-127.
- Dufresnes C., Strachinis I., Suriadna N., Mykytynets G., Cogalniceanu D., Székely P., Vukov T., Arntzen J.W., Wielstra B., Lymberakis P., Geffen E., Gafny S., Kumlutas Y., Ilgaz C., Candan K., Mizsei E., Szabolcs M., Kolenda K., Smirnov N., Géniez P., Lukanov S., Crochet P.-A., Dubey S., Perrin N., Litvinchuk S.N. & Denoël M. (2019), Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates), Molecular Ecology 28(13): 3257-3270.
- Arntzen J.W., Uzum N., Ajdukovic M.D., Ivanovic A. & Wielstra B.M. (2018), Absence of heterosis in hybrid crested newts, PeerJ 6: e5317.
- Riemsdijk I. van, Nieuwenhuize L. van, Martinez-Solano I., Arntzen J.W. & Wielstra B.M. (2018), Molecular data reveal the hybrid nature of an introduced population of banded newts (Ommatotriton) in Spain, Conservation Genetics 19(1): 249-254.
- Wielstra B.M., Burke T., Butlin R.K. & Arntzen J.W. (2017), A signature of dynamic biogeography: enclaves indicate past species replacement, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284(1868): 20172014.
- Riemsdijk I. van, Arntzen J.W., Bogaerts S., Franzen M., Litvinchuk S.N., Olgun K. & Wielstra B.M. (2017), The Near East as a cradle of biodiversity: a phylogeography of banded newts (genus Ommatotriton) reveals extensive inter- and intraspecific genetic differentiation, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 114: 73-81.
- Wielstra B.M., Burke T., Butlin R.K., Avcı A., Üzüm N., Bozkurt E., Olgun K. & Arntzen J.W. (2017), A genomic footprint of hybrid zone movement in crested newts, Evolution Letters 1(2): 93-101.
- Wielstra B.N. & Arntzen J.W. (2016), Description of a new species of crested newt, previously subsumed in Triturus ivanbureschi (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae), Zootaxa 4109(1): 73-80.
- Wielstra B.M., Voros J. & Arntzen J.W. (2016), Is the Danube crested newt Triturus dobrogicus polytypic?: A review and new nuclear DNA data, Amphibia-Reptilia 37(2): 167-177.
- Meilink W.R.M., Arntzen J.W., Delft J.J.C.W. van & Wielstra B.M. (2015), Genetic pollution of a threatened native crested newt species through hybridization with an invasive congener in the Netherlands, Biological Conservation 184: 145-153.
- Wielstra B.M., Babik W. & Arntzen J.W. (2015), The crested newt Triturus cristatus recolonized temperate Eurasia from an extra-Mediterranean glacial refugium, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114(3): 574-587.
- Wielstra B.M., Arntzen J.W., van der Gaag K.J., Pabijan M. & Babik W. (2014), Data concatenation, Bayesian concordance and coalescent-based analyses of the species tree for the rapid radiation of Triturus newts, PLoS ONE 9(10): e111011.
- Wielstra B.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2014), Exploring the effect of asymmetric mitochondrial DNA introgression on estimating niche divergence in morphologically cryptic species, PLoS ONE 9(4): e95504.
- Wielstra B.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2014), Kicking Triturus arntzeni when it's down: large-scale nuclear genetic data confirm that newts from the type locality are genetically admixed, Zootaxa 3802(3): 381-388.
- Wielstra B.M., Duijm E., Lagler P., Lammers Y., Meilink W.R.M., Ziermann J.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2014), Parallel tagged amplicon sequencing of transcriptome-based genetic markers for Triturus newts with the Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing platform, Molecular Ecology Resources 14(5): 1080-1089.
- Arntzen J.W., Wielstra B.M. & Wallis G.P. (2014), The modality of nine Triturus newt hybrid zones assessed with nuclear, mitochondrial and morphological data, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113(2): 604-622.
- Wielstra B.M., Baird A.B. & Arntzen J.W. (2013), A multimarker phylogeography of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies) reveals cryptic species, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67(1): 167-175.
- Wielstra B.M., Litvinchuk S.N., Naumov B., Tzankov N. & Arntzen J.W. (2013), A revised taxonomy of crested newts in the Triturus karelinii group (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae), with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 3682(3): 441-453.
- Ivanovic A., Uzum N., Wielstra B.M., Olgun K., Litvinchuk S.N., Kalezic M.L. & Arntzen J.W. (2013), Is mitochondrial DNA divergence of Near Eastern crested newts (Triturus karelinii group) reflected by differentiation of skull shape?, Zoologischer Anzeiger 252(2): 269-277.
- Wielstra B., Crnobrnja-Isailovic J., Litvinchuk S.N., Reijnen B.T., Skidmore A.K., Sotiropoulos K., Toxopeus A.G., Tzankov N., Vukov T. & Arntzen J.W. (2013), Tracing glacial refugia of Triturus newts based on mitochondrial DNA phylogeography and species distribution modeling, Frontiers in Zoology 10: 13.
- Wielstra B.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2012), Postglacial species displacement in Triturus newts deduced from asymmetrically introgressed mitochondrial DNA and ecological niche models, BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 161.
- Wielstra B., Beukema W., Arntzen J.W., Skidmore A.K., Toxopeus A.G. & Raes N. (2012), Corresponding mitochondrial DNA and niche divergence for crested new candidate species, PLoS ONE 7(9): e46671.
- Wielstra B.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2011), Unraveling the rapid radiation of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies) using complete mitogenomic sequences, BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 162.
- Wielstra B., Themudo G.E., Guclu O., Olgun K., Poyarkov N.A. & Arntzen J.W. (2010), Cryptic crested newt diversity at the Eurasian transition: t, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(3): 888-896.
- Arntzen J.W. & Wielstra B.M. (2010), Where to draw the line? A nuclear genetic perspective on proposed range boundaries of the crested newts Triturus karelinii and T. arntzeni, Amphibia-Reptilia 31(3): 311-322.
- Themudo G.E., Wielstra B.M. & Arntzen J.W. (2009), Multiple nuclear and mitochondrial genes resolve the branching order of a rapid radiation of crested newts (Triturus, Salamandridae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52(2): 321-328.
- Arntzen J.W., Themudo G.E. & Wielstra B.M. (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, Contributions to Zoology 76(4): 261-278.