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Effects Of Artificial Migration Of Susceptible Individuals On Resistance And Fitness Of A Fenitrothion-Resistant Strain Of Musca Domestica (L.) Diptera, Arda Cem Kuyucu, Seli̇m Süalp Çağlar Jan 2013

Effects Of Artificial Migration Of Susceptible Individuals On Resistance And Fitness Of A Fenitrothion-Resistant Strain Of Musca Domestica (L.) Diptera, Arda Cem Kuyucu, Seli̇m Süalp Çağlar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Migration of susceptible individuals from untreated areas to populations that have developed insecticide resistance is one of the most important processes that can significantly delay or even prevent the development of resistance against insecticides. Fitness parameters of susceptible and resistant insect populations and changes in fitness following susceptible population migration have a crucial place in this process, as they determine the permanence and spread of susceptible alleles in the absence of insecticides. In this study, we investigated changes in resistance levels and fitness characteristics after introducing individuals from the ancestral susceptible strain in an equal ratio to a housefly (Musca …


Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Yeşi̇m Bulak, Erol Yildirim, Marci̇n Kadej, Ji̇ri̇ Hava Jan 2013

Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Yeşi̇m Bulak, Erol Yildirim, Marci̇n Kadej, Ji̇ri̇ Hava

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study is based upon material of the family Dermestidae collected from different localities in Turkey between 1965 and 2012. The study resulted in the recording for the Turkish fauna of 28 species of 6 genera belonging to 3 subfamilies (Attageninae, Dermestinae, Megatominae) within the family Dermestidae. Among them, Attagenus unicolor unicolor (Brahm, 1791), Anthrenus scrophulariae scrophulariae (Linnaeus, 1758), and Anthrenus goliath Saulcy in Mulsant & Rey, 1868 have been found to be the most abundant and widespread species. Separately, Anthrenus eichleri Kadej & Háva, 2006 is a new record for the Turkish fauna. In addition, new localities are added …


Diet And Habitat Use Of The Endangered Persian Leopard (Panthera Pardus Saxicolor) In Northeastern Iran, Mohammad Taghdisi, Alireza Mohammadi, Elham Nourani, Shirko Shokri, Ali Rezaei, Mohammad Kaboli Jan 2013

Diet And Habitat Use Of The Endangered Persian Leopard (Panthera Pardus Saxicolor) In Northeastern Iran, Mohammad Taghdisi, Alireza Mohammadi, Elham Nourani, Shirko Shokri, Ali Rezaei, Mohammad Kaboli

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A 2-year study of the food habits of the Persian leopard was conducted in Sarigol National Park in northeastern Iran, North Khorasan Province. Based on an analysis of 52 leopard scats, the principal prey was wild sheep (Ovis orientalis: prey frequency of occurrence = 61.5%; prey relative frequency of occurrence = 47.05%; relative biomass = 53.96%), followed by wild pig (Sus scrofa: frequency = 23.07%; relative frequency = 17.64%; relative biomass = 25.38%) and wild goat (Capra aegagrus: frequency = 13.46%; relative frequency = 10.29%; relative biomass = 6.64%). The high proportion of medium- and large-size prey in leopard diet …


Diversity And A Biogeographical Review Of The Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) Of The Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina Mountains) In Serbia And Bulgaria, Mirjana Stojanovic, Ralitsa Tsekova, Snezana Pesic, Jovana Milanovic, Tanja Milutinovic Jan 2013

Diversity And A Biogeographical Review Of The Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) Of The Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina Mountains) In Serbia And Bulgaria, Mirjana Stojanovic, Ralitsa Tsekova, Snezana Pesic, Jovana Milanovic, Tanja Milutinovic

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this paper we summarize the knowledge on earthworm diversity in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina Mountains) based on new findings and published data in order to establish the first list of known earthworm taxa from the entire area of the Balkan Mountains. During investigations in the western part of the Balkan Mountains (western Stara Planina Mountains), 24 earthworm species were recorded altogether. Among them, 10 taxa represented the first findings for the whole territory of the Balkan Mountains (Allolobophora robusta spasenijakaramani, Aporrectodea smaragdina, Dendrobaena byblica, Dendrobaena hortensis, Dendrobaena illyrica, Dendrobaena jastrebensis, Dendrobaena vejdovskyi, Dendrobaena veneta, Helodrilus balcanicus balcanicus, and …


Cover And Contents Jan 2013

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Zoology

No abstract provided.


Presence Of Sphedanolestes Sanguineus (Fabricius, 1794) In Turkey, Followed By An Annotated Checklist Of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), Ahmet Dursun, Ali̇ Salur Jan 2013

Presence Of Sphedanolestes Sanguineus (Fabricius, 1794) In Turkey, Followed By An Annotated Checklist Of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), Ahmet Dursun, Ali̇ Salur

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this paper, the authors report the discovery of Sphedanolestes sanguineus (Fabricius, 1794) in Turkey, a new finding for Asian fauna, and give an annotated checklist of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) for this country. Stenolemus novaki Horváth, 1888, Holotrichius apterus Jakovlev, 1879, Holotrichius denudatus A. Costa, 1842, Holotrichius rotundatus Stål, 1874, Rhynocoris annulatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Rhynocoris transitus Hoberlandt, 1952, and Pygolampis bidentata (Goeze, 1778) are little known species from Turkey. Furthermore, Stenolemus novaki is recorded for the first time from Marmara and central Anatolia, and Pygolampis bidentata is recorded for the first time in the eastern Black Sea region. A revised …


Comparison Of Geographic Variations In Typhlops Vermicularis (Merrem, 1820) (Ophidia: Typhlopidae) From The Iranian Plateau With Turkey And Turkmenistan, Mohadeseh Afroosheh, Nasrullah Rastegar_Pouyani, Seyed Kamran Ghoreishi, Haji Gholi Kami Jan 2013

Comparison Of Geographic Variations In Typhlops Vermicularis (Merrem, 1820) (Ophidia: Typhlopidae) From The Iranian Plateau With Turkey And Turkmenistan, Mohadeseh Afroosheh, Nasrullah Rastegar_Pouyani, Seyed Kamran Ghoreishi, Haji Gholi Kami

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Typhlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820) is one of the cosmopolitan species of the genus Typhlops that occupies a vast range of different localities from North Africa to western Afghanistan. In this study, different populations of T. vermicularis were investigated to clarify if there was any degree of geographic variation in this taxon throughout the studied range. For this purpose, 103 specimens of this taxon belonging to 12 populations from all over Iran, Turkey, and Turkmenistan were studied. Morphometric characters were examined by ANOVA and principal component analysis. Results showed that despite the vast distribution range of this species, there is no …


The Ecology Of Freshwater Bivalves In The Lake Sapanca Basin, Turkey, Ertan Ercan, Özcan Gaygusuz, Ali̇ Serhan Tarkan, Martin Reichard, Carl Smith Jan 2013

The Ecology Of Freshwater Bivalves In The Lake Sapanca Basin, Turkey, Ertan Ercan, Özcan Gaygusuz, Ali̇ Serhan Tarkan, Martin Reichard, Carl Smith

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Despite the ecological importance and globally threatened status of freshwater bivalves, the freshwater mussel fauna of Turkey has hitherto received little attention. The aim of this study was to describe the ecology of freshwater mussels of the Lake Sapanca basin (northwest Turkey) to provide baseline data against which to measure future trends. Five native mussel species belonging to 3 genera were encountered in surveys: Anodonta cygnea, A. anatina, Unio pictorum, U. crassus, and Dreissena polymorpha. In addition, an invasive species from Asia, A. woodiana, was recorded in the region for the first time. A. cygnea and U. pictorum were the …


Nematode And Acanthocephalan Parasites Of Marine Fish Of The Eastern Black Sea Coasts Of Turkey, Yahya Tepe, Mehmet Cemal Oğuz Jan 2013

Nematode And Acanthocephalan Parasites Of Marine Fish Of The Eastern Black Sea Coasts Of Turkey, Yahya Tepe, Mehmet Cemal Oğuz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A total of 625 fish belonging to 25 species were sampled from the coasts of Trabzon, Rize, and Artvin provinces and examined parasitologically. Two acanthocephalan species (Neoechinorhynchus agilis in Liza aurata; Acanthocephaloides irregularis in Scorpaena porcus) and 4 nematode species (Hysterothylacium aduncum in Merlangius merlangus euxinus, Trachurus mediterraneus, Engraulis encrasicholus, Belone belone, Caspialosa sp., Sciaena umbra, Scorpaena porcus, Liza aurata, Spicara smaris, Gobius niger, Sarda sarda, Uranoscopus scaber, and Mullus barbatus; Anisakis pegreffii in Trachurus mediterraneus; Philometra globiceps in Uranoscopus scaber and Trachurus mediterraneus; and Ascarophis sp. in Scorpaena porcus) were found in the intestines of their hosts. The infection …


The Morphology Of Craspedorrhynchus Platystomus (Burmeister, 1838), A Louse Commonly Found On The Long-Legged Buzzard Buteo Rufinus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae), Bi̇lal Di̇k, Ali̇ Halaji̇an, Martin Turner Jan 2013

The Morphology Of Craspedorrhynchus Platystomus (Burmeister, 1838), A Louse Commonly Found On The Long-Legged Buzzard Buteo Rufinus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae), Bi̇lal Di̇k, Ali̇ Halaji̇an, Martin Turner

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The aim of this investigation was the morphological study of Craspedorrhynchus platystomus (Burmeister, 1838) by light microscope as well as by scanning electron microscope. The lice specimens were collected from long-legged buzzards, Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar) (Accipitridae), in Turkey.


Cytogenetic Characterization Of Devario Aequipinnatus (Mcclelland, 1839) And Devario Yuensis (Arunkumar And Tombi, 1998) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) From Manipur, Northeast India, Sanjabihari Sukham, Brajakishor Chingakham, Labee Thoidingjam, Gusheinzed Waikhom Jan 2013

Cytogenetic Characterization Of Devario Aequipinnatus (Mcclelland, 1839) And Devario Yuensis (Arunkumar And Tombi, 1998) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) From Manipur, Northeast India, Sanjabihari Sukham, Brajakishor Chingakham, Labee Thoidingjam, Gusheinzed Waikhom

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Cytogenetic characteristics of Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland, 1839) and Devario yuensis (Arunkumar and Tombi, 1998) from northeast India were studied by examining metaphase chromosome spreads from gill, epithelial, and kidney cells. The diploid chromosome numbers of both species were 2n = 50. The karyotypes consisted of 3 pairs of metacentric, 17 pairs of submetacentric, 3 pairs of subtelocentric, and 2 pairs of acrocentric chromosomes having the arm numbers NF = 96 in D. aequipinnatus; and 5 pairs of metacentric, 13 pairs of submetacentric, 6 pairs of subtelocentric, and 1 pair of acrocentric chromosomes having the fundamental arm numbers NF = 98 …


Diversity Indices Of Pelagic Rotifers In Camp Balloki Water Park, Lahore, Pakistan, Abdul Qayyum Khan Sulehria, Muhammad Anwar Malik Jan 2013

Diversity Indices Of Pelagic Rotifers In Camp Balloki Water Park, Lahore, Pakistan, Abdul Qayyum Khan Sulehria, Muhammad Anwar Malik

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This work attempted to evaluate the rotifer species diversity indices of Camp Balloki Water Park and infer the state of the water according to rotifers and physicochemical parameters. The diversity indices, species richness, and evenness were assessed every month. The Shannon–Weaver index indicated that this habitat had great diversity of rotifers throughout the year. These results were supported by the Simpson dominance, diversity, and reciprocal indices. Water and plankton samples were taken monthly from January 2006 to December 2006. In total, 38 rotifer species of 20 genera and 13 families were identified. Brachionus, Lecane, and Trichocerca dominated the locality. Rotifer …


Cover And Contents Jan 2013

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Zoology

No abstract provided.


Abundance And Distribution Of Eggs And Larvae Of Anchovy (Engraulis Encrasicolus, Linnaeus, 1758) And Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus, Steindachner, 1868) On The Coasts Of The Eastern Black Sea, Cemaletti̇n Şahi̇n, Necati̇ Hacimurtazaoğlu Jan 2013

Abundance And Distribution Of Eggs And Larvae Of Anchovy (Engraulis Encrasicolus, Linnaeus, 1758) And Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus, Steindachner, 1868) On The Coasts Of The Eastern Black Sea, Cemaletti̇n Şahi̇n, Necati̇ Hacimurtazaoğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Sampling for this survey was performed in 5 stations located in the bays of Sürmene and Rize in the eastern Black Sea between April and October 2006. During the sampling, the quantities and distributions of eggs and larvae of anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) were determined. For horizontal towing carried out from the surface (0–5 m), a plankton net of 50 cm in diameter and 500 µm mesh. The eggs of anchovy and horse mackerel sampled in plankton tows were found to be 438.33 ind./100 m^3 and 5.71 ind./100 m^3 for horizontal tows. During horizontal tows, the …


Calixarene-Based Receptors For Molecular Recognition, Mustafa Yilmaz, Serkan Erdemi̇r Jan 2013

Calixarene-Based Receptors For Molecular Recognition, Mustafa Yilmaz, Serkan Erdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Calixarene-based molecular receptors have been a widely developing area in material science and technology for the last few decades. Due to their bowl-shaped geometry, calixarene macrocycles are used as hosts allowing organic and inorganic guests to coordinate/sorb onto their cavity. This work briefly reviews the recent development of calixarenes.


Determination Of Zineb In Tap Water And Tomato Samples By Adsorptive Catalytic Stripping Voltammetry, Özlem Karakoç, Nuri̇ Naki̇boğlu Jan 2013

Determination Of Zineb In Tap Water And Tomato Samples By Adsorptive Catalytic Stripping Voltammetry, Özlem Karakoç, Nuri̇ Naki̇boğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This paper describes a sensitive and accurate adsorptive catalytic stripping voltammetric method for the determination of zineb (zinc ethylene-bis- dithiocarbamate) in tap water and tomato samples. The method is based on the reduction of adsorbed zineb at a hanging mercury drop electrode following its catalytic oxidation using peroxydisulfate as an oxidizing reagent. Chemical and instrumental parameters of the process were optimized. The catalytic mechanism of the reduction of zineb is discussed as well. The limits of detection (3 s) and quantification (10 s) and linear range of the method for accumulation time of 60 s were calculated as 8.1 nM, …


Electrochemical Properties Of 1,3-Disubstituted Methyl Methoxy Phenyl-5-Phenylformazans And Comparison With Spectral Properties, Habi̇be Tezcan, Güler Ekmekci̇, Mehmet Levent Aksu Jan 2013

Electrochemical Properties Of 1,3-Disubstituted Methyl Methoxy Phenyl-5-Phenylformazans And Comparison With Spectral Properties, Habi̇be Tezcan, Güler Ekmekci̇, Mehmet Levent Aksu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, electrochemical behaviors of formazans were investigated. The compounds contained CH_3 and OCH_3 groups at the o-, m-, and p-positions of the 1-phenyl ring and an OCH_3 group at the p-position of the 3-phenyl ring. Their electrochemical behaviors, such as the number of electrons transferred, diffusion coefficients, and heterogeneous rate constants, were studied by cyclic voltammetry, ultramicrodisk electrode, and chronoamperometry. Possible mechanisms were proposed based upon the data obtained. There was a correlation between the absorption and electrochemical properties. A linear correlation was obtained between \lambda_{\max} and E_{red2} and Hammett substituent coefficients with E_{red2} and k_s values.


Disposable Carbon Electrodes As An Alternative For The Direct Voltammetric Determination Of Alkyl Phenols From Water Samples, Iulia Gabriela David, Irinel Adriana Badea, Gabriel Lucian Radu Jan 2013

Disposable Carbon Electrodes As An Alternative For The Direct Voltammetric Determination Of Alkyl Phenols From Water Samples, Iulia Gabriela David, Irinel Adriana Badea, Gabriel Lucian Radu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Disposable sensors based on a pencil graphite electrode were described for detection of alkyl phenols. The performances of the disposable bare pencil graphite electrode (PGE) and PGE modified with carbon nanotubes, regarding the cyclic and differential pulse voltammetric determination of 4-nonylphenol, 4-octylphenol, and 4-tert-octylphenol, were compared. Some experimental variables of the electrode surface pretreatment and measurement parameters were optimized. Using a phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.40) as the supporting electrolyte, alkyl phenols gave a well-defined oxidation peak at about 700 mV vs. Ag/AgCl. The detection limits established for each alkyl phenol were: 0.25 \muM for 4-octylphenol, 0.42 \muM for 4-nonylphenol, …


Synthesis And Characterization Of New Chromogenic Substrates For Exoglycosidases: \Alpha-Glucosidase, \Alpha-Mannosidase, And \Beta-Galactosidase, Dumitru Petru Iga, Richard Schmidt, Silvia Iga, Corina Loredana Hotoleanu, Florentina Duica, Alina Nicolescu, Silvia Stefania Gitman Jan 2013

Synthesis And Characterization Of New Chromogenic Substrates For Exoglycosidases: \Alpha-Glucosidase, \Alpha-Mannosidase, And \Beta-Galactosidase, Dumitru Petru Iga, Richard Schmidt, Silvia Iga, Corina Loredana Hotoleanu, Florentina Duica, Alina Nicolescu, Silvia Stefania Gitman

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Glycosides of 4-nitrocatechol (1,2-dihydroxy 4-nitrobenzene) with \alpha-D-glucopyranose and \alpha-D-mannopyranose were synthesized by the glycosylation of phenol with peracetylated sugars in the presence of BF_3\cdot OBu_2. The glycoside of 4-nitrocatechol with \beta-D-galactopyranose was prepared by the glycosylation of this phenol as sodium phenoxide with tetra-O-benzoyl-\alpha-D- galactopyranosyl bromide. The structure of the reaction products was confirmed by ^1 H and ^{13}C NMR spectra and by chemical analysis. The latter consisted of acidic hydrolysis, followed by ethyl ether extraction and colorimetric determination of 4-nitrocatechol in the ether phase and application of the anthrone method for the sugar in the water phase. The synthetic …


Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, And Genotoxicity Of A New Group Of Azo-Oxime Metal Chelates, Beyza Cabi̇r, Bariş Avar, Mehmet Gülcan, Ahmet Kayraldiz, Mükerrem Kurtoğlu Jan 2013

Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, And Genotoxicity Of A New Group Of Azo-Oxime Metal Chelates, Beyza Cabi̇r, Bariş Avar, Mehmet Gülcan, Ahmet Kayraldiz, Mükerrem Kurtoğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A new azo-oxime ligand, 2-[(E)-(hydroxyimino)methyl]-4-[(E)- (4-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]phenol, (pxoxH_2) (2), was prepared by condensation of hydroxylamminehydrochloride and 2-hydroxy5- [(4-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]benzaldehyde (1) with treatment of a solution of diazonium salt of p-nitroaniline and 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde in ethanol. The 6 coordination compounds, [Mn(pxoxH)_2(H_2O)_2].H_2O (3), [Co(pxoxH)_2(H_2O)_2].4H_2O (4), [Ni(pxoxH)_2(H_2O)_2].2H_2O (5), [Cu(pxoxH)_2].H_2O (6), [Zn(pxoxH)_2].6H_2O (7), and [Cd(pxoxH)_2(H_2O)_2].H_2O (8), were prepared by reacting Mn(II), Ni(II) Cu(II), Co(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) ions with the ligand. The structures of the compounds were elucidated from the elemental analysis data and spectroscopic studies. The azo-oxime metal complexes were also characterized by XRD, magnetic moment, molar conductivity, and thermal analyses. Elemental analyses of the chelates …


Anticholinesterase Furocoumarins From Heracleum Platytaenium, A Species Endemic To The Ida Mountains, Demet Di̇ncel, Seda Damla Hatipoğlu, Ahmet Ceyhan Gören, Gülaçti Topçu Jan 2013

Anticholinesterase Furocoumarins From Heracleum Platytaenium, A Species Endemic To The Ida Mountains, Demet Di̇ncel, Seda Damla Hatipoğlu, Ahmet Ceyhan Gören, Gülaçti Topçu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The petroleum ether extract of Heracleum platytaenium afforded 8 furocoumarins (psoralen, bergapten, xanthotoxin, pimpinellin, isopimpinellin, sphondin, byakangelicin, and heraclenol) and the methanol extract of H. platytaenium gave only 1 glycosylated dihydrofurocoumarin, apterin. In addition, stigmasterol was also obtained from petroleum ether extract. Structure identification of the isolated compounds has been achieved by using spectroscopic methods, namely 1D and 2D NMR experiments and mass spectral analyses. The antioxidant activity of the extracts and pure compounds was investigated by 2 methods, including DPPH free radical scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity by \beta-carotene-linoleic acid assays. The anticholinesterase activity of petroleum ether …


Biotinylated N,N'-Diarylureas As Probes For The Activation Of Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Kinase (Ampk), Vitaliy Sviripa, Michael D. Conroy, Wen Zhang, Alice Liu, David S. Watt Jan 2013

Biotinylated N,N'-Diarylureas As Probes For The Activation Of Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Kinase (Ampk), Vitaliy Sviripa, Michael D. Conroy, Wen Zhang, Alice Liu, David S. Watt

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Biotinylated analogs of drug candidates provide useful tools for studying the drug--target protein interactions. Polyhalogenated N,N'diarylureas are potent activators of adenosine monophosphate-activated kinase (AMPK) and potentially promising agents for the treatment of cancer. Various biotinylated versions of these N,N'-diarylureas were synthesized and evaluated in AMPK-activation studies.


Droplet Condensation On Polymer Surfaces: A Review, İkri̇me Orkan Uçar, Hüsnü Yildirim Erbi̇l Jan 2013

Droplet Condensation On Polymer Surfaces: A Review, İkri̇me Orkan Uçar, Hüsnü Yildirim Erbi̇l

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Dropwise condensation on substrates is an important topic of interest because it plays a crucial role in many scientific applications such as heat transfer, water harvesting from the humid atmosphere, and polymer templating. We focused on droplet condensation on polymer surfaces and briefly summarized the drop condensation studies reported in the last 2 decades and their potential applications. The main topics discussed in this review are water harvesting from dew using radiative cooling; using surfaces synthesized by bio-inspiration; experimental, theoretical, and simulation studies on the growth of breath figures; drop condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces and on self-assembled monolayers; and hexagonal …


Three New Trachyuropoda (Acari: Uropodina: Trachyuropodidae) Species From The Neotropical Region, Jenö Kontschán, Josef Stary Jan 2013

Three New Trachyuropoda (Acari: Uropodina: Trachyuropodidae) Species From The Neotropical Region, Jenö Kontschán, Josef Stary

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Three new neotropical Trachyuropoda species are described and illustrated. A new species (T. darwini sp. nov.) from the neotropical Trachyuropoda arculata-group was collected in the Galápagos Islands. Two new species (T. bali sp. nov. and T. extremica sp. nov.) were collected in Colombia. T. bali sp. nov. belongs to the mostly tropical Trachyuropoda graeca-group; the other Colombian species (T. extremica sp. nov.) is a member of the widely distributed Trachyuropoda bostocki-group.


Frontonia Anatolica N. Sp., A New Peniculid Ciliate (Protista, Ciliophora) From Lake Van, Turkey, İsmai̇l Yildiz, Naci̇ye Gülkiz Şenler Jan 2013

Frontonia Anatolica N. Sp., A New Peniculid Ciliate (Protista, Ciliophora) From Lake Van, Turkey, İsmai̇l Yildiz, Naci̇ye Gülkiz Şenler

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The morphology, ciliature, and silverline system of a new ciliate, Frontonia anatolica n. sp., isolated from the bottom sediment of the eastern shore of Lake Van, a large alkaline lake in Eastern Anatolia Turkey, were investigated using live and silver impregnation methods. Frontonia anatolica n. sp. is characterised by an elliptical body shape; by an in-vivo body size of 101-134 x 47-67 \mum; by dorsoventral flattening of about 2:3 to 1:2; by 2 contractile vacuoles located in the anterior and posterior body parts, each with 6-7 collecting canals and 1 excretory pore; by about 93 somatic kineties; by 3 vestibular …


Diptera Pupipara From Bats Of Two Large Eastern Mediterranean Islands, Crete And Cyprus, Martin Sevcík, Petr Benda, Radek Kris Lucan Jan 2013

Diptera Pupipara From Bats Of Two Large Eastern Mediterranean Islands, Crete And Cyprus, Martin Sevcík, Petr Benda, Radek Kris Lucan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This paper presents a review of records of bat flies (families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) from Crete and Cyprus, based on new findings and published data. Seven species representing 4 genera belonging to the family Nycteribiidae and 1 species from the family Streblidae from 5 bat species in Crete are reported, and 7 Nycteribiidae species (4 genera) and 1 Streblidae species from 9 bat species in Cyprus are reported. The bat flies Nycteribia latreillii (Leach, 1817), Basilia mongolensis nudior Hürka 1972, Penicillidia conspicua Speiser, 1900, P. dufourii Westwood, 1835, and Brachytarsina flavipennis Macquart, 1851 are reported from Crete for the first …


Description Of The Larval Instars Of Amidorus Immaturus (Mulsant, 1842)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae), Angela Roggero, Claudia Tocco, Claudia Palestrini Jan 2013

Description Of The Larval Instars Of Amidorus Immaturus (Mulsant, 1842)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae), Angela Roggero, Claudia Tocco, Claudia Palestrini

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The morphology of the 1st and 2nd larval instars of A. immaturus (Mulsant, 1842) is described and illustrated here for the first time, with an emphasis on the cephalic capsule, head appendages, legs, and last abdominal segments. The cephalic capsule size was employed to determine the larval instar, while the genital disc was employed to assess the sex of the larvae. The growth and sex ratio of A. immaturus were analyzed.


Age And Growth Of Swordfish (Xiphias Gladius L.) In The Aegean Sea, Okan Akyol, Tevfi̇k Ceyhan Jan 2013

Age And Growth Of Swordfish (Xiphias Gladius L.) In The Aegean Sea, Okan Akyol, Tevfi̇k Ceyhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Age and growth of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, were determined from 205 specimens (total n = 1408), collected from onboard a swordfish fishery fleet and from a wholesale fish market between June 2008 and July 2011. The length and weight distribution of all fish samples ranged from 51 to 242 cm and from 0.85 to 171.0 kg, respectively. The 70-80 cm lower jaw fork length range of swordfish had the highest ratio (approximately 57%). The length-weight relationship showed a positive allometric growth (b = 3.32; r^2 = 0.969). Age groups of swordfish in the Aegean Sea ranged between 0 and 4 …


Some Biological Characteristics Of Atlantic Bonito (Sarda Sarda Bloch, 1793) From Gallipoli Peninsula And Dardanelles (Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey), Özgür Cengi̇z Jan 2013

Some Biological Characteristics Of Atlantic Bonito (Sarda Sarda Bloch, 1793) From Gallipoli Peninsula And Dardanelles (Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey), Özgür Cengi̇z

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was carried out to determine some biological characteristics of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) from the Gallipoli Peninsula and Dardanelles (northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey) between September 2006 and October 2009. The length-weight relationship was estimated as W = 0.0020TL^{3.41} (r^2 = 0.96) for females, W = 0.0029TL^{3.32} (r^2 = 0.97) for males, and W = 0.0028TL^{3.32} (r^2 = 0.97) for all samples. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters were computed as L_{\infinity} = 68.5 cm, k = 0.78 year^{-1}, t_0 = -0.34 years for females; L_{\infinity} = 72.2 cm, k = 0.69 year^{-1}, t_0 = -0.52 years for males; …


Assessing The Potential Impact Of Nonnative Fish On Native Fish By Relative Condition, Özcan Gaygusuz, Özgür Emi̇roğlu, Ali̇ Serhan Tarkan, Hamdi̇ Aydin, Ni̇ldeni̇z Top, Zeynep Dorak, Uğur Karakuş, Sercan Başkurt Jan 2013

Assessing The Potential Impact Of Nonnative Fish On Native Fish By Relative Condition, Özcan Gaygusuz, Özgür Emi̇roğlu, Ali̇ Serhan Tarkan, Hamdi̇ Aydin, Ni̇ldeni̇z Top, Zeynep Dorak, Uğur Karakuş, Sercan Başkurt

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Nonnative species (NNS) pose one of the most common threats to the conservation of biodiversity. Given the difficulty in measuring and documenting the specific impacts of introduced species on native species, indices of condition may provide an easy and inexpensive alternative. The aim of this study was to understand the impact of NNS on some common and endemic freshwater fishes, examining their relative conditions in the absence (allopatry) and presence (sympatry) of nonnative fish species from 3 different regions in the western part of Turkey. Data from 19 sites, a total of 1672 fish of 11 cyprinid species, were used …