We describe here a new species of the bovid Criotherium, from the late Miocene of Bulgaria. The genus was previously known to definitely occur only in Samos (Greece) and Kemiklitepe (Western Turkey), with the single species C. argalioides. The new species, C. nikolovi, is more primitive than the latter, although both are probably contemporaneous, suggesting the occurrence of two lineages in the...

The Western Balkans are clearly part of Europe geographically (central area the Balkan Peninsula) but not considered entirely European. In fact, it is seen as a frontier within borders Europe, generally periphery in international order. Given European Union's ongoing central role wider economic and political relations, bloc often lacking necessary connections. However, old new powers, regroupin...

The importance of the process of Neolithization for the genetic make-up of European populations has been hotly debated, with shifting hypotheses from a demic diffusion (DD) to a cultural diffusion (CD) model. In this regard, ancient DNA data from the Balkan Peninsula, which is an important source of information to assess the process of Neolithization in Europe, is however missing. In the presen...

We present a taxonomic revision of the crested newt Triturus karelinii sensu lato. Based on the presence of discrete nuclear DNA gene pools, deep genetic divergence of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, and no indication of gene flow, we interpret this taxon as comprising two species: one covering the southern Caspian Sea shore, the Caucasus and the Crimea, i.e. the eastern part of the total range ...

This study analyzes the relationship between macroeconomic variables that influence inflation. Through our research, we will analyze of GDP growth, remittances, level exports, imports, and foreign direct investments on inflation rate for Western Balkan. The research has applied panel data using dynamic approaches such as fixed effects, Arellano–Bover/Blundell–Bond estimation to determine relati...