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New Records Of Agromyzidae (Diptera) From Western Turkey, Hasan Sungur Civelek Mar 2002

New Records Of Agromyzidae (Diptera) From Western Turkey, Hasan Sungur Civelek

Insecta Mundi

Specimens were collected once a week from Mugla province, western Turkey, in 2000 and 2001 from cultured and non-cultured plants. During this study Ophiomyia pulicaria ( Meigen, 1830); Aulagrornyza buhri (de Meijere, 1938); Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851); Liriornyza flaveola (Fallen 1823); Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938; Phytomyza angelicae Kaltenbach, 1872; Phytomyza conyzae Hering, 1920; Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830; Phytomyza thysselinivora Hering, 1924 are newly recorded for the Turkish leafminer fauna. Morphological descriptions, hosts and their general distributions are given.


Two Macrochelid Species (Acari: Gamasida: Macrochelidae) New To Turkish Fauna, Ali̇ Nafi̇z Eki̇z, Raşi̇t Urhan Jan 2002

Two Macrochelid Species (Acari: Gamasida: Macrochelidae) New To Turkish Fauna, Ali̇ Nafi̇z Eki̇z, Raşi̇t Urhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two macrochelid species, Macrocheles (Glyptholaspis) americana and M. (G.) fimicola, which are new to Turkish fauna, are examined. The morphological characters of these species are reviewed and figures are drawn. Moreover, their zoogeographical distributions and habitats are given.


Use Of Nonsettable Eggs To Evaluate Turkey Hen Fertility, M. R. Bakst, S. Mcgary, I. Estevez, T. Knapp Jan 2002

Use Of Nonsettable Eggs To Evaluate Turkey Hen Fertility, M. R. Bakst, S. Mcgary, I. Estevez, T. Knapp

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The use of nonsettable eggs (checked, cracked) to perform fresh egg breakouts to estimate true fertility and to assess the rate of sperm penetration of the perivitelline layer overlying the germinal disc was evaluated. Germinal discs and the perivitelline layer overlying the germinal disc were accessible for assessments. The stage of blastodermal development positively correlated (r = 0.65, P < 0.0001) with eggshell thickness. It was also determined that the perivitelline layer of nonsettable eggs could be isolated and stained to determine the presence or absence of sperm holes. True fertility of nonsettable eggs (checked and cracked only) and settable eggs was 90 and 95%, respectively. It was concluded that checked and cracked eggs could be used to estimate the true fertility of a flock.


How Can I Safely Prepare My Turkey?, Georgia Lauritzen Jan 2002

How Can I Safely Prepare My Turkey?, Georgia Lauritzen

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Contamination Of Children's Playground Sandpits With Toxocara Eggs In İstanbul, Turkey, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Ayşen Gargili, Erkut Tüzer, Vedat Keleş, Meltem Ulutaş Esatgi̇l, Handan Çeti̇nkaya Jan 2002

Contamination Of Children's Playground Sandpits With Toxocara Eggs In İstanbul, Turkey, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Ayşen Gargili, Erkut Tüzer, Vedat Keleş, Meltem Ulutaş Esatgi̇l, Handan Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

In this study conducted in İstanbul, the contamination of sandpits in children's playgrounds with Toxocara eggs was investigated. For this purpose, a total of 132 sand samples were taken from the sandpits of 63 playgrounds between November 1998 and September 1999. Toxocara eggs were found in 10 (15.9%) of 63 playgrounds. A total of 22 eggs were recovered. The average egg number per 100 g of sand was found to be 0.067 for the overall examined playgrounds and 0.44 (ranging from 0.2 to 1.2) for the contaminated ones.


First Case Report Of Dioctophyme Renale (Goeze, 1782) In A Dog In İstanbul, Turkey, Ayşen Gargili, İbrahi̇m Firat, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Handan Çeti̇nkaya Jan 2002

First Case Report Of Dioctophyme Renale (Goeze, 1782) In A Dog In İstanbul, Turkey, Ayşen Gargili, İbrahi̇m Firat, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Handan Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A female specimen of Dioctophyma renale was recovered from the abdominal cavity of a stray dog necropsied in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 June, 1999. The nematode was 55.5 cm in lenght, with a diameter of 0.7 (0.6-0.8) cm. This is the first case report of D. renale from Turkey.


Plant Parasitic Nematode Species Of Tylenchida (Nematoda) Associated With Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.) Growing In The Mediterranean Region Of Turkey, İlker Kepenekci̇ Jan 2002

Plant Parasitic Nematode Species Of Tylenchida (Nematoda) Associated With Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.) Growing In The Mediterranean Region Of Turkey, İlker Kepenekci̇

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Plant parasitic nematodes (Tylenchida: Nematoda) found on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) growing in the Mediterranean region of Turkey were examined faunistically and taxonomically. This study was carried out in two provinces (Antalya and İçel) important for the cultivation of sesame during the summer of 1998. Samples were taken from 20 different sesame fields and examined in the laboratory. By the end of our research 23 species were identified. Two of these (Helicotylenchus abunaamai Siddiqi and Paratylenchus rotundicephalus Bajaj) are species which have never been recorded in Turkey. Their identification, distribution in the Mediterranean region, and morphological and morphometric characteristics are …


How Can I Safely Prepare A Turkey For Dinner?, Charlotte Brennand Jan 2002

How Can I Safely Prepare A Turkey For Dinner?, Charlotte Brennand

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Studies On Early Diagnosis Of Rhodococcus Equi Infection By Elisa In Foals From Racehorse Breeding Studfarms In The Marmara Region, N. Yakut Özgür, Serkan İki̇z, Arzu Funda Bağcigi̇l, Babür Cari̇oğlu, Ömer Akay, Ati̇lla Ilgaz, Shinji Takai Jan 2002

Studies On Early Diagnosis Of Rhodococcus Equi Infection By Elisa In Foals From Racehorse Breeding Studfarms In The Marmara Region, N. Yakut Özgür, Serkan İki̇z, Arzu Funda Bağcigi̇l, Babür Cari̇oğlu, Ömer Akay, Ati̇lla Ilgaz, Shinji Takai

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Due to the recent increasing mortality rates in 1- to 4-month-old Thoroughbred foals with Rhodococcus equi infection in Turkey, serum samples from 454 foals between 30 and 60 days on studfarms of the Marmara Region, where the Thoroughbred foal population is concentrated, were investigated by ELISA for early diagnosis of the infection. The Tween 20-extracted antigen of the R. equi ATCC 6939 strain was used in the ELISA. Two hundred and nine (46%) of the 454 foals were found to be ELISA-positive. Optical density (OD) values of 0.3 (positive limit) or higher were detected in 43% of foals aged 30-40 …


Seronegative Findings On The Investigations Of Equine Infectious Anemia In The Marmara Region Of Turkey, Nuri̇ Turan, Hüseyi̇n Yilmaz, Abdülkadi̇r Uysal, Murat Arslan Jan 2002

Seronegative Findings On The Investigations Of Equine Infectious Anemia In The Marmara Region Of Turkey, Nuri̇ Turan, Hüseyi̇n Yilmaz, Abdülkadi̇r Uysal, Murat Arslan

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A total of 404 horses was examined from the selected cities (Istanbul, Bursa, Balıkesir) of the Marmara region of Turkey. Blood was collected from all horses and the sera were analyzed for the presence of antibodies to equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) using an agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test. The results revealed that none of the horses were positive for antibodies to EIAV.


A Case Of Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus Infection In A Cat In İstanbul, Turkey And Its Treatment With Moxidectin And Levamisole, Erkut Tüzer, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Ayşen Gargili, Vedat Keleş, Meltem Ulutaş Esatgi̇l Jan 2002

A Case Of Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus Infection In A Cat In İstanbul, Turkey And Its Treatment With Moxidectin And Levamisole, Erkut Tüzer, Müfi̇t Toparlak, Ayşen Gargili, Vedat Keleş, Meltem Ulutaş Esatgi̇l

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Larvae of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus were identified in the feces of a 2-year-old female cat suffering from dyspnea and incoordination for 18 months. The larvae had a terminal S-shaped projection and a subterminal dorsal spine. The larvae measured 363-378x15 µm (aver. 370x15 µm). Firstly, moxidectin (0.4 mg/kg) was given subcutaneously to 3 healthy stray cats over 1 year old to check adverse effects on cats. No adverse reaction was observed. Then a subcutaneous injection of moxidectin (0.4 mg/kg) was given to the infected cat for treatment on day 0 and this was repeated on day 51. Seventy-nine days after the 2nd …


Isolation Of Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale From Chickens And Turkeys, Osman Ergani̇ş, Mehmet Ateş, H. H. Hadi̇mli̇, Mehmet Çorlu Jan 2002

Isolation Of Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale From Chickens And Turkeys, Osman Ergani̇ş, Mehmet Ateş, H. H. Hadi̇mli̇, Mehmet Çorlu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A total of 251 tracheal swabs and a total of 102 tracheae, lungs, airsacs, livers and spleens were collected from commercial layer, broiler and broiler parent stock flocks with respiratory infection. From turkey flocks, 96 tracheal swabs and 5 tissue samples from the trachea, lung, airsac, liver and spleen were also taken. Cultivations on Blood Agar supplemented with 5-10%sheep blood, on Chocolate Agar and on MacConkey Agar were incubated at 37ºC for 24-72 hours in the presence of 10%CO_2. Gram staining was carried out for the smooth and non-hemolytic colonies 1-3 mm in diameter and for those showing grayish pigmentation …


Morphological Defects In Turkey Semen, Serhat Alkan, Alper Baran, Ö. Banu Özdaş, Mi̇that Evecen Jan 2002

Morphological Defects In Turkey Semen, Serhat Alkan, Alper Baran, Ö. Banu Özdaş, Mi̇that Evecen

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The goal of this study was to evaluate the abnormal spermatozoa rates and types of American Bronze turkeys under Turkish conditions. Semen was collected from toms by abdominal massage and pooled once a week for 10 weeks. After pooling, the semen samples were examined morphologically and mean abnormal rates and types were evaluated. A total abnormal spermatozoa rate of 17 ± 0.06% was determined. Acrosome and mid-piece defects were the leading defects at 66 ± 0.36%. Tail defects of 22 ± 0.18% and head defects of 11 ± 0.11% were the next most prevalent. In conclusion, we observed that the …


A Contribution To The Bryophyte Flora Of Western Turkey: The Bryophyte Flora Of Madran Mountain And The Çine Valley (Aydın, Turkey), Adnan Erdağ Jan 2002

A Contribution To The Bryophyte Flora Of Western Turkey: The Bryophyte Flora Of Madran Mountain And The Çine Valley (Aydın, Turkey), Adnan Erdağ

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study presents a survey on the bryophyte flora of Madran mountain and Çine valley (Aydın, Turkey). One hundred and thirty-three bryophyte species belonging to 35 families and 69 genera were recorded from the area. Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. is the only member of the hornworts while liverworts are represented by 15 species. The remaining 117 taxa belong to the Bryopsida. Thirty-five species are new records for square C11 according to Henderson's (1961) grid system.


Perilla: A New Genus For Turkey, Ali̇ Arslan Dönmez Jan 2002

Perilla: A New Genus For Turkey, Ali̇ Arslan Dönmez

Turkish Journal of Botany

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton (Labiatae), recently collected in Artvin, is a new record for the flora of Turkey. An illustration and description are given.


A New Record Of A Water Mite (Acari, Hydrachnellae) For The Turkish Fauna: Gnaphiscus Setosus Koenike, 1898, Ahmet Bursali, Muhli̇s Özkan Jan 2002

A New Record Of A Water Mite (Acari, Hydrachnellae) For The Turkish Fauna: Gnaphiscus Setosus Koenike, 1898, Ahmet Bursali, Muhli̇s Özkan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The morphological characters and geographical distribution of Gnaphiscus setosus Koenike, 1898, a new record for the Turkish fauna, are given.


A New Record For The Turkish Spider Fauna: Cyclosa Conica Pallas (Araneae, Araneidae), Abdullah Bayram, Murat Ünal Jan 2002

A New Record For The Turkish Spider Fauna: Cyclosa Conica Pallas (Araneae, Araneidae), Abdullah Bayram, Murat Ünal

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The characteristic features and drawings of Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772, which is recorded for the first time in Turkey, are given in this study.


Sds-Page Patterns Of Blood Serum Proteins In Some Species Of The Genus Meriones (Mammalia: Rodentia), Reyhan Çolak, Nuri̇ Yi̇ği̇t, Ercüment Çolak, Rolf Gattermann, Karsten Neumann Jan 2002

Sds-Page Patterns Of Blood Serum Proteins In Some Species Of The Genus Meriones (Mammalia: Rodentia), Reyhan Çolak, Nuri̇ Yi̇ği̇t, Ercüment Çolak, Rolf Gattermann, Karsten Neumann

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The blood serum proteins of Meriones meridianus, Meriones crassus, Meriones persicus and Meriones tristrami, all found in Turkey, along with domestic Meriones unguiculatus, which originated in Mongolia, were examined for the first time by SDS-PAGE. In the globulin zone, seven to ten bands were identified, one band in the post-albumin and albumin zones and one or two bands in the pre-albumin zone of five species of the genus Meriones. There was no diagnostic difference in the pattern of serum protein bands between species.


Five New Chironomidae (Diptera) Species For The Turkish Fauna, Nurcan Özkan Jan 2002

Five New Chironomidae (Diptera) Species For The Turkish Fauna, Nurcan Özkan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Five species were identified as new for the Turkish potamofauna of Edirne and Tekirdağ provinces from Thrace region between August 1995 and August 1996 in this study. They are Corynoneura scutellata Thienemann, 1944 (in Ergene River), Beckidia zabolotzkii (Goetghebuer, 1938) (in Meriç River), Robackia demeijerei (Kruseman, 1933) (in Meriç River and Sazlıdere Stream), Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer 1919 (in Meriç River and Ergene River) and Parachironomus longiforceps Kruseman, 1933 (in Meriç River).


The Effects Of High Salinity On The Production Of Capoeta Tinca In A Naturally Contaminated River, Fi̇tnat Güler Ekmekçi̇ Jan 2002

The Effects Of High Salinity On The Production Of Capoeta Tinca In A Naturally Contaminated River, Fi̇tnat Güler Ekmekçi̇

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The production properties of Capoeta tinca, the dominant fish population in a naturally contaminated stream in the Kızılırmak Basin, were studied together with the physical and chemical characteristics of the waters and evaluated in order to assess the impact of the high natural salinity on the fish population. The evaluation was based on comparisons of fish specimens caught from Acı stream, which is highly contaminated by a lithology of high salt content, and those from Terme stream, the uncontaminated freshwater branch, between May 1995 and May 1996. The salinity and electrical conductivity of Acı stream varied between 2‰ and 8.5‰, …


Three Unrecorded Helophorus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) Species For The Turkish Fauna, Ümi̇t İncekara, Abdullah Mart, Orhan Erman Jan 2002

Three Unrecorded Helophorus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) Species For The Turkish Fauna, Ümi̇t İncekara, Abdullah Mart, Orhan Erman

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Three newly recorded Helophorus Fabricius, 1775 species for Turkish fauna, Helophorus (Rhopalhelophorus) fulgidicollis Motschulsky, 1860, H. (R.) similis Kuwert, 1887 and H. (R.) subarcuatus Rey, 1885, are compared against our specimens. Furthermore, their distribution in Turkey and around the world is presented.


Longitarsus Stragulatus (Foudras, 1860), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) A New Record Of Flea Beetles For The Fauna Of Turkey, Ali̇ Gök, Mehmet Faruk Gürbüz Jan 2002

Longitarsus Stragulatus (Foudras, 1860), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) A New Record Of Flea Beetles For The Fauna Of Turkey, Ali̇ Gök, Mehmet Faruk Gürbüz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Longitarsus stragulatus (Foudras, 1860) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) is recorded for the first time in Turkey. The taxonomical features of the species are briefly described, and its general distribution and aedeagal figures given.


Micrommata Virescens (Clerck, 1757), A New Species For The Spider Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae), Abdullah Bayram, Sevda Özdağ Jan 2002

Micrommata Virescens (Clerck, 1757), A New Species For The Spider Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae), Abdullah Bayram, Sevda Özdağ

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The morphological characteristics of Micrommata virescens (Clerck, 1757), which is recorded for the first time in Turkey, are given.


Three New Rhizopulvinaria Species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) For Scale Insect Fauna Of Turkey, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Ferenc Kozar, Bülent Yaşar Jan 2002

Three New Rhizopulvinaria Species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) For Scale Insect Fauna Of Turkey, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Ferenc Kozar, Bülent Yaşar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Three Rhizopulvinaria species, Rhizopulvinaria pyrethri Borchsenius, Rhizopulvinaria turkestanica (Archangelskaya), and Rhizopulvinaria viridis Borchsenius, were identified on wild flora in eastern Anatolia in 1997. All of them are new records for the Turkish scale insect fauna.


Seasonal Fluctuation In The Rotifer Fauna Of Kesikköprü Dam Lake (Ankara, Turkey), Si̇bel Yi̇ği̇t Jan 2002

Seasonal Fluctuation In The Rotifer Fauna Of Kesikköprü Dam Lake (Ankara, Turkey), Si̇bel Yi̇ği̇t

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The individual and seasonal variations of 11 rotifer species identified in Kesikköprü Dam Lake were investigated from April 1995 to May 1996. Species-wise percentages were Polyarthra vulgaris 24.5%, Keratella quadrata 20.8%, Asplanchna priodonta 16.0%, Brachionus angularis 11.2%, Keratella cochlearis 8.8%, Synchaeta litoralis 7.0%, Lecane luna 4.0%, Notholca squamula 3.8%, Lepadella patella 1.6%, Notholca acuminata 1.4% and Colurella adriatica 0.7%. Apart from two seasonal peaks in spring and autumn, some species such as S. litoralis, L. luna, N. squamula, and C. adriatica showed smaller fluctuations other than during seasonal peaks. When the annual abundance of species was taken into consideration, P. …


A Faunistic Study On Asiobates Thomson, 1859 (Hydraenidae, Polyphaga, Coleoptera) Species, Ahmet Kasapoğlu, Orhan Erman Jan 2002

A Faunistic Study On Asiobates Thomson, 1859 (Hydraenidae, Polyphaga, Coleoptera) Species, Ahmet Kasapoğlu, Orhan Erman

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A list of Asiobates species known from Turkey and their distribution worldwide are presented. A brief review and discussion of the new records, Ochthebius (Asiobates) cantabricus Balfour-Browne, 1978 and Ochthebius (Asiobates) remotus Reitter, 1887, has also been added.


Two New Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae) Records For The Flora Of Turkey, Sema Hayirlioğlu Ayaz, Osman Beyazoğlu Jan 2002

Two New Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae) Records For The Flora Of Turkey, Sema Hayirlioğlu Ayaz, Osman Beyazoğlu

Turkish Journal of Botany

Two Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae) species from north-east Anatolia are described as new records for Turkey.


A New Record For The Myxomycetes Flora Of Turkey: Comatricha Pulchella (C.Bab.) Rost. Var. Pulchella, C. Cem Ergül, Başaran Dülger Jan 2002

A New Record For The Myxomycetes Flora Of Turkey: Comatricha Pulchella (C.Bab.) Rost. Var. Pulchella, C. Cem Ergül, Başaran Dülger

Turkish Journal of Botany

Comatricha pulchella (C.Bab.) Rost. var. pulchella is recorded for the first time from Turkey.


New Records For The Lichen Flora Of Turkey, Kenan Yazici, Ali̇ Aslan Jan 2002

New Records For The Lichen Flora Of Turkey, Kenan Yazici, Ali̇ Aslan

Turkish Journal of Botany

In this study, 6 new lichen species belonging to 4 families of Ascomycotina have been defined for Turkey. Their distribution and substrata are given.


Additional Lichen Records From Rize Province, Kenan Yazici, Ali̇ Aslan Jan 2002

Additional Lichen Records From Rize Province, Kenan Yazici, Ali̇ Aslan

Turkish Journal of Botany

One hundred and fourteen species and 2 varieties, which belong to the 29 families in Ascomycotina, are reported from Çamlıhemşin county, Rize province. Seventy-eight species and 1 variety are new records for Rize.