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Maximum Swimming Speed Predictions For Mullus Barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) And Diplodus Annularis (Linnaeus, 1758), Hüseyi̇n Özbi̇lgi̇n, Murat Pehli̇van, Fati̇h Başaran Jan 2011

Maximum Swimming Speed Predictions For Mullus Barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) And Diplodus Annularis (Linnaeus, 1758), Hüseyi̇n Özbi̇lgi̇n, Murat Pehli̇van, Fati̇h Başaran

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Maximum swimming speed of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and annular sea bream (Diplodus annularis) was estimated based on muscle twitch experiments. The maximum estimated speed of red mullet (mean length: 16.9 cm) was 3.14 m/s (18.6 bl/s) at 26 °C. At 20 °C the maximum estimated speed of annular sea bream (mean length: 11.5 cm) was 1.92 m/s (16.7 bl/s). Maximum swimming speed of annular sea bream decreased as the temperature decreased.

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Growth, The Length-Weight Relationship, And Reproduction In Vimba (Vimba Vimba L. 1758) Sampled From An Oligo-Mesotrophic Lake In Northwest Anatolia (Turkey), Hacer Okgerman, Mahmut Elp, Cumhur H. Yardimci Jan 2011

Growth, The Length-Weight Relationship, And Reproduction In Vimba (Vimba Vimba L. 1758) Sampled From An Oligo-Mesotrophic Lake In Northwest Anatolia (Turkey), Hacer Okgerman, Mahmut Elp, Cumhur H. Yardimci

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The growth parameters and reproduction period in vimba (Vimba vimba L. 1758) sampled from Sapanca Lake were determined monthly between September 2003 and July 2004. The 335 vimba specimens caught ranged in age from 2^+ to 6^+ years, and the majority of the samples consisted of individuals of the 4^{+}-year-old age group. The length-weight relationship was estimated to be W = 0.0084 FL^{3.1797±0.0035} for males (r^2 = 0.94, P < 0.05) and W = 0.0089 FL^{3.1572±0.0033} for females (r^2 = 0.93, P < 0.05). Regression coefficients for sex were significant (t-test, P < 0.05). The slope (b) significantly differed (ANCOVA, P < 0.05) between months. The fact that the b values for male and female vimba specimens differed from 3.0 indicates that there was positive allometric growth. The von Bertalanffy equation was determined using Lt = 28.940 (1-exp {-0.123[t+2.193]}), \phi': 2.030, (r = 0.999) for males and Lt = 24.708 [1-exp {-0.205[t+1.464]}), \phi': 2.097, (r = 0.999) for females. The sex ratio was 1:1.86 (\chi^2; P < 0.05). The spawning period of vimba began at the end of April and continued until the beginning of July; the water temperature during this period was between 14.8 and 25.9 °C.

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Distribution And Allometry Of The Knobby Swimcrab,Macropipus Tuberculatus (Roux, 1830) (Brachyura, Portunidae) In The Strait Of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), Giandomenico Nardone, Sergio Ragonese Jan 2011

Distribution And Allometry Of The Knobby Swimcrab,Macropipus Tuberculatus (Roux, 1830) (Brachyura, Portunidae) In The Strait Of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), Giandomenico Nardone, Sergio Ragonese

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Distribution and biometric information for Macropipus tuberculatus of the Strait of Sicily were obtained via an experimental bottom trawl survey carried out in 2000. The species occurred with low frequency (20%) and abundance (365 specimens), showing a scattered spatial distribution, split in 2 preferential depth levels (90-160 m and 230-460 m). Males were larger and more abundant than females. The carapace length width relationship was allometric positive (b > 1), and the carapace length weight relationship was isometric (b = 3).

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Gender-Based Differences In Stride And Limb Dimensions Between Healthy Red-Wing Tinamou (Rhynchotus Rufescens) Temminck, 1815, Sandra Aidar De Queiroz, Ross Gordon Cooper Jan 2011

Gender-Based Differences In Stride And Limb Dimensions Between Healthy Red-Wing Tinamou (Rhynchotus Rufescens) Temminck, 1815, Sandra Aidar De Queiroz, Ross Gordon Cooper

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The red-wing tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) is economically important as food. The current study investigated the limb and trunk characteristics in age-matched [year-of-hatch (yoh) 2004 and 2005], gender segregated birds, and determined differences in stride between cocks and hens. The locomotion trial was completed in a corridor of 0.6 × 2.36 m dimension. The girth was significantly higher in cocks than in hens, while body weight was slightly higher in hens. Cocks had a greater height than hens. The time to walk 2.36 m was longer for cocks than for hens. This was related to an attenuated speed and stride length …

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Preliminary Analysis Of The Diet Of Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa L., 1758) In Islamabad, Pakistan, Shahid Hafeez, Mazher Abbas, Zahoor Husain Khan, Ehsan-Ur Rehman Jan 2011

Preliminary Analysis Of The Diet Of Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa L., 1758) In Islamabad, Pakistan, Shahid Hafeez, Mazher Abbas, Zahoor Husain Khan, Ehsan-Ur Rehman

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During the present study, 117 wild boars (Sus scrofa) were killed to examine their stomach contents in Islamabad, Pakistan. Stomach contents were found to be correlated with feeding sites, plant material, and the nature of food material and items consumed from both cultivated and noncultivated lands. The major component of the wild boar's diet in Islamabad was garbage (58%), followed by dead animals (16%), while the rest of the consumed food comprised cereals, herbs, grasses, weeds, tree bark, etc. Wheat leaves were prominent in samples collected from December 2005 until March 2006, when wheat grains (seed formation stage) became the …

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Five Aquatic Oligochaeta Species New For The Fauna Of Montenegro, Aleksandra Jablonska, Vladimir Pesic Jan 2011

Five Aquatic Oligochaeta Species New For The Fauna Of Montenegro, Aleksandra Jablonska, Vladimir Pesic

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Five species of aquatic Oligochaeta new for Montenegro were recorded from various types of fresh waters. Marionina argentea (Michaelsen, 1889) was reported from a subterranean stream. Propappus volki Michaelsen, 1916, Rhyacodrilus coccineus (Vejdovsky, 1876), and Cognettia sphagnetorum (Vejdovsky, 1877) were found in epigean streams. Haplotaxis gordioides (Hartmann, 1821) appeared in both subterranean and epigean streams. The list of aquatic oligochaetes from Montenegro now encompasses 39 species.

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Cover And Contents Jan 2011

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Zoology

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Review Of Palearctic And Australian Species Of Bootanomyia Girault 1915 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Megastigminae), With Descriptions Of New Species, Mi̇kdat Doğanlar Jan 2011

Review Of Palearctic And Australian Species Of Bootanomyia Girault 1915 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Megastigminae), With Descriptions Of New Species, Mi̇kdat Doğanlar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The world species of Bootanomyia Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Torymidae) are reviewed. Nine species are transferred from Megastigmus to Bootanomyia as new combinations: B. almusiensis (Doğanlar, 1989), B. dorsalis (Fabricius 1789), B. dumicola (Boucek 1982), B. habui (Kamijo, 1962), B. maculipennis (Yasumatsu and Kamijo, 1979), B. nipponicus (Yasumatsu and Kamijo, 1979), B. stigmatizans (Fabricious 1789), B. synophri (Mayr 1874), and B. zhaoi (Xu & He, 2003). Megastigmus bohemanii Ratzeburg, 1848 is reinstated as a species from synonymy under M. dorsalis Fabricius and transferred to Bootanomyia as B. bohemanii (Ratzeburg, 1848) (comb. and status n.). Seven species are described as new species: …

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Two New Species Of Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) From Honaz Mountain National Park (Turkey), Raşi̇t Urhan Jan 2011

Two New Species Of Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) From Honaz Mountain National Park (Turkey), Raşi̇t Urhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two new species of zerconid mites, Zercon denizliensis sp.n. and Z. alattini sp.n., collected from Honaz Mountain National Park in Turkey are described and illustrated. Additionally, a key to the species of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is given.

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Ants Of The Genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) In The Kaz Mountains, Turkey, With Descriptions Of Sexuals Of Camponotus Candiotes Emery, 1894 And Camponotus Ionius Emery, 1920, Celal Karaman, Ni̇hat Aktaç, Kadri̇ Kiran Jan 2011

Ants Of The Genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) In The Kaz Mountains, Turkey, With Descriptions Of Sexuals Of Camponotus Candiotes Emery, 1894 And Camponotus Ionius Emery, 1920, Celal Karaman, Ni̇hat Aktaç, Kadri̇ Kiran

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Camponotus fauna of the Kaz Mountains was examined horizontally and vertically, from 175 to 1600 m a.s.l. Materials were collected from 20 different localities and 11 different habitats between 2001 and 2003. In all, 14 species belonging to 3 subgenera (Colobopsis Mayr, Myrmentoma Forel, and Tanaemyrmex Ashmead) were found. The hitherto unknown sexuals of C. candiotes Emery and C. ionius Emery are described for the first time.

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Scaphopod Species (Mollusca) Of The Turkish Levantine And Aegean Seas, Bi̇lal Öztürk Jan 2011

Scaphopod Species (Mollusca) Of The Turkish Levantine And Aegean Seas, Bi̇lal Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Zoology

An examination of benthic material collected from different depths (0-875 m) and habitats along the Turkish Levantine and Aegean seas between 1996 and 2008 has resulted in the identification of 819 scaphopod specimens, belonging to 10 species: Antalis dentalis (Linneaus, 1758), Antalis inaequicostata (Dautzenberg, 1891), Antalis panorma (Chenu, 1843), Antalis rossati (Caprotti, 1966), Antalis vulgaris (da Costa, 1778), Fustiaria rubescens (Deshayes, 1825), Entalina tetragona (Brocchi, 1814), Pulsellum lofotense (M. Sars, 1865), Cadulus jeffreysi (Monterosato, 1875), and Dischides politus (S. Wood, 1842). Of these, P. lofotense and C. jeffreysi are new records for the Aegean molluscan fauna and A. panorma and …

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Histological Investigation Of The Rectal Sac In Bombyx Mori L., Gamze Turgay İzzetoğlu, Ayla Öber Jan 2011

Histological Investigation Of The Rectal Sac In Bombyx Mori L., Gamze Turgay İzzetoğlu, Ayla Öber

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The rectal sac (Rs) is formed by enlargement of the rectal portion of the hindgut in Bombyx mori. The Rs consists of epithelium, connective tissue, and many rectal pads (Rps). Rps have a cortex and medulla. In the medulla 2-5 pyramidal epithelial cells synthesize proteinic secretory material (Ps), and then this substance localizes within epithelial cells and connective tissue. It was thought that lipoid secretory material (Ls) was synthesized by epithelial cells in the midgut and was delivered to the Rs; however, Ls was localized in the epithelium of the Rs and in the periphery of Rps. Both secretions were …

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Investigation Of The Influence Of The Juvenile Hormone Analogue Fenoxycarb On Major Hemolymph Proteins Of The Silkworm Bombyx Mori During The Last Larval Instar, Ramazan Uranli, Ebru Göncü, Osman Parlak Jan 2011

Investigation Of The Influence Of The Juvenile Hormone Analogue Fenoxycarb On Major Hemolymph Proteins Of The Silkworm Bombyx Mori During The Last Larval Instar, Ramazan Uranli, Ebru Göncü, Osman Parlak

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Fenoxycarb 0-ethyl N-(2-(4-pheoxyphenoxy)-ethyl) carbamate is the most potent juvenile hormone analogue (JHA) against a variety of insect species including the silkworm Bombyx mori. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the effects of this juvenile hormone on major hemolymph proteins of Bombyx mori during the fifth larval instar, by using fenoxycarb and clarifying the interactions between these proteins and the juvenile hormone. Topical applications of fenoxycarb to the fifth instar larvae of Bombyx mori were performed immediately after the fourth ecdysis (on day 0) and at the beginning of the prepupal period (on day 6). Fenoxycarb application on day 0 …

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External Morphology Of European Seabass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) Related To Sexual Dimorphism, Deni̇z Çoban, Şükrü Yildirim, H. Okan Kamaci, Cüneyt Suzer, Şahi̇n Saka, Kürşat Firat Jan 2011

External Morphology Of European Seabass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) Related To Sexual Dimorphism, Deni̇z Çoban, Şükrü Yildirim, H. Okan Kamaci, Cüneyt Suzer, Şahi̇n Saka, Kürşat Firat

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The relationships among 15 morphometric measurements in 219 aliquots of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) were examined with respect to sexual dimorphism. The ratio of females to males was determined as 1:5.1 and gonadosomatic indices (%) were found for males (2.13 ± 0.86) and females (3.63 ± 1.18). There were 4 morphometric characteristics that differed between genders: ventral margin of cleithrum (VMC), postanal fin length (post-AFL), postdorsal fin length (post-DFL), and preanal fin length (pre-AFL). Although there were significant differences between morphometric characteristics (post-AFL, post-DFL, pre-AFL) and total length, no significant differences were found in the VMC. These average ratios were …

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Length-Weight Relationships Of Ten Fish Species From The Bulgarian Black Sea Waters, Maria Yankova, Danail Pavlov, Violin Raykov, Veselina Mihneva, Georghe Radu Jan 2011

Length-Weight Relationships Of Ten Fish Species From The Bulgarian Black Sea Waters, Maria Yankova, Danail Pavlov, Violin Raykov, Veselina Mihneva, Georghe Radu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) of 16,842 specimens of fish caught in the Bulgarian Black Sea waters, covering 9 families, 10 genera, and 10 species, were studied. Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias L.), thornback ray (Raja clavata L.), sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.), pontic shad (Alosa immaculata Eichwald), anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus L.), whiting (Merlangius merlangus euxinus Pallas), horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus Aleev), bonito (Sarda sarda Bloch), round goby (Neogobius melanostomus Pallas), and turbot (Psetta maxima L.) were collected from May 2006 to December 2008. The fishes were caught by different fishing techniques, such as gill net, trawl net, and trap nets. The slope or …

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Assessment Of Heavy Metal Concentrations In Water, Plankton, And Fish Of Lake Manzala, Egypt, Mohamed Bahnasawy, Abdel Aziz Khidr, Nadia Dheina Jan 2011

Assessment Of Heavy Metal Concentrations In Water, Plankton, And Fish Of Lake Manzala, Egypt, Mohamed Bahnasawy, Abdel Aziz Khidr, Nadia Dheina

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The levels of some heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) were determined in water, plankton, and fish (Liza aurata) collected from 5 sites in Lake Manzala. Metals in the water and fish exhibited a significant seasonal and regional variation, in which all metals attained their maximum value during summer, while the lowest levels were found during winter. The concentration of different metals in water, plankton, and fish tissues followed the same order: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd. The mean concentrations of metals in the water were as follow: Cu, 0.055; Zn, 0.311; Cd, 0.020; and Pb, 0.022 mg/L. The Cd …

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Cover And Contents Jan 2011

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Zoology

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Contributions To The Opiinae Fauna Of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Ahmet Beyarslan, Maximilian Fischer Jan 2011

Contributions To The Opiinae Fauna Of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Ahmet Beyarslan, Maximilian Fischer

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was carried out in order to determine the species of the subfamily Opiinae in Turkey. Between 1991 and 2008, malaise and light traps and sweeping nets were used to obtain adult specimens from various habitats in Turkey. A total of 116 species from 7 genera and 28 subgenera of the Opiinae were determined, and 45 of these species were new records for the Turkish fauna. The distribution of the species was evaluated taking into consideration the zoogeographic regions and phytogeographic provinces of Turkey.

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Biological Characteristics Of The Common Pandora, Pagellus Erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758), In The Central Aegean Sea, Gülnur Meti̇n, Akin Türker İlkyaz, Ozan Soykan, Hasan Tuncay Kinacigi̇l Jan 2011

Biological Characteristics Of The Common Pandora, Pagellus Erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758), In The Central Aegean Sea, Gülnur Meti̇n, Akin Türker İlkyaz, Ozan Soykan, Hasan Tuncay Kinacigi̇l

Turkish Journal of Zoology

We investigated the length distribution, sex ratio, sex inversion length, length-weight relationship, age, growth, spawning period, age and length at first maturity of the common pandora inhabiting İzmir Bay. A total of 2654 common pandora were collected by trawl hauls of İzmir Bay (Turkey) between January 2002 and June 2007. The size of the samples ranged from 4.1 cm (0.95 g, February) to 27.8 cm (207.30 g, April) in total length. The samples were composed of 64.7% females, 5.1% males, 0.3% hermaphrodites, and 29.9% immature individuals, with a female to male ratio of 1:0.08. The age composition of the samples …

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Reproductive Biology And Age Determination Of Garra Rufa Heckel, 1843 (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) In Central Iran, Masoud Abedi, Amir Houshang Shiva, Hamid Mohammadi, Rokhsareh Malekpour Jan 2011

Reproductive Biology And Age Determination Of Garra Rufa Heckel, 1843 (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) In Central Iran, Masoud Abedi, Amir Houshang Shiva, Hamid Mohammadi, Rokhsareh Malekpour

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Some aspects of the reproductive biology of Garra rufa Heckel, 1843, a native cyprinid fish species from the Armand stream in Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari province, central Iran, were investigated by regular monthly collections throughout 1 year. A significant relationship between length and weight and the isometric growth pattern were observed in this fish. There were no significant differences in the total number of male and female specimens. The population of this cyprinid fish had a narrow age range of 0-4 years, and the maximum number of samples belonged to the age group of 2.01-3 years. Based on the patterns of gonadosomatic and …

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The Influence Of Photoperiod On Size And Development Of Ovarioles In Insecticide Resistant And Susceptible Strains Of The House Fly Musca Domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), Seli̇m Süalp Çağlar, İsmai̇l Kudret Sağlam, Muhammet Mustafa Akiner Jan 2011

The Influence Of Photoperiod On Size And Development Of Ovarioles In Insecticide Resistant And Susceptible Strains Of The House Fly Musca Domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), Seli̇m Süalp Çağlar, İsmai̇l Kudret Sağlam, Muhammet Mustafa Akiner

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The ovariole development of laboratory-reared insecticide resistant and sensitive strains of the house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) under different photoperiod regimes was examined. Flies were reared under laboratory conditions of 75 ± 5% RH, 25 ± 1 °C and 0:24, 6:18, 12:12, and 18:6 h L:D photoperiods. Each day, 20 female flies were collected from a cohort of females that had emerged on the same date. Ovarioles were dissected from the collected adults and microscopically examined to determine overall length and developmental stage. For the resistant strain, development was most rapid under the photoperiod regimes with more hours …

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Ecology And Biology Of Scorpions In Palmyra, Syria, Adwan Hussien Shehab, Zuhair Sami Amr, Jeremy Arthur Lindsell Jan 2011

Ecology And Biology Of Scorpions In Palmyra, Syria, Adwan Hussien Shehab, Zuhair Sami Amr, Jeremy Arthur Lindsell

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Near Palmyra, in the Syrian Desert, 5 species of scorpions belonging to 2 families (Buthidae and Scorpionidae) were observed; Buthacus tadmorensis, Androctonus crassicauda, Leiurus quinquestriatus, Orthochirus scrobiculosus, and Scorpio maurus palmatus. B. tadmorensis accounted for 80.6% of the total number of recovered or observed scorpions, while O. scrobiculosus was the least common (1.4%). Pitfall traps proved to be more efficient at sampling (304 individuals) than checking under stones (57 individuals). Pitfall trapping results showed that scorpion abundance differed significantly between the 3 survey areas, while their abundance showed no significant difference among the 3 areas when employing the under-stone method. …

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Carapacial Scute Variation In Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) And Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta Caretta)Hatchlings In Alata, Mersin, Turkey, Serap Ergene, Cemi̇l Aymak, Aşkin Hasan Uçar Jan 2011

Carapacial Scute Variation In Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) And Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta Caretta)Hatchlings In Alata, Mersin, Turkey, Serap Ergene, Cemi̇l Aymak, Aşkin Hasan Uçar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In recent years, Alata beach has been considered to be among 20 important sea turtle nesting areas in Turkey. In the 2003 nesting season, the carapacial scute variation of 1086 Chelonia mydas hatchlings (169 dead and 917 live) and 394 Caretta caretta hatchlings (74 dead and 320 live) from Alata beach in Mersin, Turkey, were examined within carapacial scute series and in carapacial scute pattern. The most frequent scute pattern observed for Ch. mydas hatchlings was 1 nuchal, 5 vertebrals, 1 pair of supracaudals, 4 pairs of costals, and 11 pairs of marginals. The pattern of 1 nuchal, 5 vertebrals, …

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Taxonomic Status Of Myotis Myotis (Borkhausen, 1797) And Myotis Blythii (Tomes, 1857) In Turkey(Mammalia: Chiroptera)*, Nursel Aşan, İrfan Albayrak Jan 2011

Taxonomic Status Of Myotis Myotis (Borkhausen, 1797) And Myotis Blythii (Tomes, 1857) In Turkey(Mammalia: Chiroptera)*, Nursel Aşan, İrfan Albayrak

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Morphometrical, biological, ecological, and karyological data of 156 Myotis myotis and 149 M. blythii specimens collected from various provinces of Turkey between 1974 and 2007 were evaluated. Specimens from Turkish Thrace were referred to as M. m. myotis and the Mediterranean part as M. m. macrocephalicus. Specimens from the rest of Anatolia were assigned to an intermediate form. Due to a steady increase in body and cranial size detected in Myotis blythii from western to eastern Anatolia, we did not assign a subspecific name for the M. blythii populations in Turkey. In addition, body and cranial measurements of this species …

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Distribution Of Chromosomal Forms Of Nannospalax Nehringi (Satunin, 1898) (Rodentia: Spalacidae) In Çankırı And Çorum Provinces, Turkey, Mustafa Sözen, Kamuran Çatakli, Fati̇h Eroğlu, Ferhat Matur, Murat Sevi̇ndi̇k Jan 2011

Distribution Of Chromosomal Forms Of Nannospalax Nehringi (Satunin, 1898) (Rodentia: Spalacidae) In Çankırı And Çorum Provinces, Turkey, Mustafa Sözen, Kamuran Çatakli, Fati̇h Eroğlu, Ferhat Matur, Murat Sevi̇ndi̇k

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Mole rats have adapted to living underground and have a wide range chromosomal variation in Turkey, ranging between 2n = 36 and 2n = 60. This study was performed on the subterranean mole rats of the Nannospalax nehringi (Nehring, 1898), sampled around Çankırı and Çorum provinces in central Anatolia, and the karyotypes of 91 specimens across 38 localities were analyzed. Different chromosomal forms that have the same 2n values were assigned letters according to their geographic locations in Turkey: C for central forms, N for northern forms, S for southern forms, E for eastern forms, and W for western forms. …

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G- And C-Banded Karyotypes Of Hazel Dormouse, Muscardinus Avellanarius Trapezius(Mammalia: Rodentia) In Turkey, Vedat Şekeroğlu, Haluk Kefeli̇oğlu, Zülal Atli Şekeroğlu Jan 2011

G- And C-Banded Karyotypes Of Hazel Dormouse, Muscardinus Avellanarius Trapezius(Mammalia: Rodentia) In Turkey, Vedat Şekeroğlu, Haluk Kefeli̇oğlu, Zülal Atli Şekeroğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The results of a karyological study on the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius trapezius from Turkey were presented in this study. Using conventional staining and G- and C-banding techniques, 10 specimens were cytogenetically studied. The G- and C-banding patterns of Turkish specimens of this subspecies were provided for the first time in this study. The karyotype was composed of 2n = 46, NF = 90 and NFa = 86. A secondary constriction was visible in one pair of metacentrics (no. 9). All of the chromosomes possessed heterochromatic bands in the centromeric and pericentromeric regions. The X chromosome was a medium-sized metacentric …

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A Survey On Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Species Of Turkey, With A Key To European Genera, Andrey Ivanovich Khalaim, Murat Yurtcan Jan 2011

A Survey On Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Species Of Turkey, With A Key To European Genera, Andrey Ivanovich Khalaim, Murat Yurtcan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Thirty-five species from 7 genera of Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) occur in Turkey. Of these, 20 species are new records for Turkish fauna. The general distribution and data on the biology of Turkish species are provided. Keys to all European genera and subgenera are given, with a short annotation on the taxonomy, distribution and biology of each genus.

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New Records Of Rotifers From Iran With Biogeographic Considerations, Masoud Hakimzadeh Khoei, Murat Kaya, Ahmet Altindağ Jan 2011

New Records Of Rotifers From Iran With Biogeographic Considerations, Masoud Hakimzadeh Khoei, Murat Kaya, Ahmet Altindağ

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The rotifer fauna of Iran is poorly known. This comprehensive study presents the results of an investigation of rotifers sampled in 51 freshwater sites of Tehran and neighboring provinces of Iran, from May 2006 to May 2007. Of the 115 species identified, 72 from 19 genera and 5 families are new for the fauna of Iran. Including the present records, the number of known Iranian rotifers has now reached 143. So far, the species found in Iran are overwhelmingly Palearctic. The present study is a first step towards more similar studies to update the existing species list of rotifers from …

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The Studies Made On Turkish Carabinae With Checklist And Bibliography (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Saki̇ne Serap Avgin, Pierfranco Cavazzuti Jan 2011

The Studies Made On Turkish Carabinae With Checklist And Bibliography (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Saki̇ne Serap Avgin, Pierfranco Cavazzuti

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A synthesis of the studies carried out so far on Carabinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Turkey is presented. Brief information about them is included here. Additionally, a species checklist and bibliography of Turkish Carabinae are given with important data. This study is intended to be a guide for future work on this subject.

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Omaloplia Spireae Spireae (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), A New Pest Of Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae Rhamnoides L., In Turkey, Hi̇kmet Özbek Jan 2011

Omaloplia Spireae Spireae (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), A New Pest Of Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae Rhamnoides L., In Turkey, Hi̇kmet Özbek

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Omaloplia (Acarina) spireae spireae (Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) was first detected as a pest of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) in Oltu, Erzurum province, in the summer of 2007. Adult O. s. spireae appeared toward the middle of July, fed on H. rhamnoides for approximately 3 weeks, and then disappeared at the end of the first week of August. They fed on the upper surface of the leaves and consumed epidermis and parenchyma tissue, mostly by making longitudinal holes of various shapes and lengths. In some instances the whole leaf lamina was eaten, leaving only the midrib. In time, the …

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