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A Comparative Study Of The Diurnal Behaviour Of The Northern Shoveller (Anas Clypeata) During The Wintering Season At Garaet Hadj-Tahar (North-East Algeria) And Garaet Timerganine (Algerian Highlands), Sophia Metallaoui, Mohamed Cherif Maazi, Menouar Saheb, Moussa Houhamdi, Christophe Barbraud Jan 2014

A Comparative Study Of The Diurnal Behaviour Of The Northern Shoveller (Anas Clypeata) During The Wintering Season At Garaet Hadj-Tahar (North-East Algeria) And Garaet Timerganine (Algerian Highlands), Sophia Metallaoui, Mohamed Cherif Maazi, Menouar Saheb, Moussa Houhamdi, Christophe Barbraud

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The rhythms of the Northern Shoveller's (Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758) activities during its wintering period in 2 wetlands, Garaet Hadj-Tahar (North-East Algeria) and Garaet Timerganine (Oum El-Bouaghi, Algerian highlands), were studied during 2 wintering seasons in Garaet Hadj-Tahar from November 2007 to March 2008 and November 2008 to March 2009, and in the Timerganine wetland from November 2007 to March 2008. They were linked to certain spatiotemporal variables, i.e. daytime activities and 2 different wetlands. During the wintering season, the main activity at Garaet Hadj-Tahar was sleeping (70%), followed by swimming (12%). By contrast, feeding was the dominant activity at …

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Effect Of Land Cover On Biodiversity And Composition Of A Soil Macrofauna Community In A Reclaimed Coastal Area At Yancheng, China, Baoming Ge, Daizhen Zhang, Boping Tang, Chunlin Zhou Jan 2014

Effect Of Land Cover On Biodiversity And Composition Of A Soil Macrofauna Community In A Reclaimed Coastal Area At Yancheng, China, Baoming Ge, Daizhen Zhang, Boping Tang, Chunlin Zhou

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Reclamation was considered the primary factor that caused coastal wetland loss in China. Along with land conversion, there were different types of land cover on the reclaimed coast. In early March 2012, we selected 5 habitats with different land cover from a reclaimed coastal area at Yancheng City that was diked about 30 years before, and the biodiversity and composition variations in soil macrofauna communities were studied. We found that higher biodiversity values appeared in the uncultivated land, the poplar forest, and the metasequoia forest, while lower values occurred in the wheat farm and bulrush land. By multivariate statistical analysis, …

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Nucleolar Organizer Region Distribution In Nannospalax Ehrenbergi (Nehring, 1898) (Rodentia: Spalacidae) From Iraq, Yüksel Coşkun, Nursel Baydemi̇r, Alaetti̇n Kaya, Ayşe Merve Karöz Jan 2014

Nucleolar Organizer Region Distribution In Nannospalax Ehrenbergi (Nehring, 1898) (Rodentia: Spalacidae) From Iraq, Yüksel Coşkun, Nursel Baydemi̇r, Alaetti̇n Kaya, Ayşe Merve Karöz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The distribution of nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in Nannospalax ehrenbergi from Iraq was determined for the first time. In the karyotype of N. ehrenbergi the diploid number, fundamental number, and fundamental autosomal number were 52, 76, and 72, respectively. NORs occur in the telomeric regions of submetacentric and acrocentric autosome pairs.

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Competition For Food Between The Markhor And Domestic Goat In Chitral, Pakistan, Nasra Ashraf, Maqsood Anwar, Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Ali Nawaz Jan 2014

Competition For Food Between The Markhor And Domestic Goat In Chitral, Pakistan, Nasra Ashraf, Maqsood Anwar, Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Ali Nawaz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The markhor (Capra falconeri) is endangered globally as well as in Pakistan. The Chitral district in Pakistan supports one of the largest populations of this species. The rural communities of the district have large holdings of livestock, which make up a significant part of their livelihood system. The domestic goat is the dominant livestock species, and a potential competitor with the markhor due to habitat overlap. The present study was conducted to examine the extent of food competition between the markhor and domestic goat in Chitral. A total of 120 pellets of the 2 species were collected during the spring …

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Ciliates Versus Other Components Of The Microbial Loop In The Psammolittoral Zone: Horizontal Distribution, Dorota Nawrot, Tomasz Mieczan Jan 2014

Ciliates Versus Other Components Of The Microbial Loop In The Psammolittoral Zone: Horizontal Distribution, Dorota Nawrot, Tomasz Mieczan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The objective of this study was to determine the abundance and biomass of microbial loop components in 2 lakes of different trophic status. The lakes (mesotrophic and eutrophic ones) were located in the Leczna-Wlodawa Lakeland. The effect of selected physical and chemical water parameters on this group of organisms was also analyzed. Psammon samples were collected during 3 seasons: spring, summer, and autumn 2011. In each of the lakes, samples were collected in the euarenal, higroarenal, and hydroarenal zones. The highest abundance and biomass of the microbial loop components were recorded in spring in the eutrophic lake. The mesotrophic lake …

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Digenean And Cestode Parasites Of Teleost Fish From The Eastern Black Sea Region, Yahya Tepe, Mehmet Cemal Oğuz, Richard Anderson Heckmann Jan 2014

Digenean And Cestode Parasites Of Teleost Fish From The Eastern Black Sea Region, Yahya Tepe, Mehmet Cemal Oğuz, Richard Anderson Heckmann

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A total of 625 fish belonging to 25 fish species were collected from the coastal areas of the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey and were examined for fish parasites. The number of specimens of fish parasites collected included 242 digeneans (23 Anisocoelium capitellatum, 12 Anisocladium gracile, 50 Anisocladium fallax, 1 Stephanostomum minutum, 131 Helicometra fasciata, and 25 Lecithochirium musculus) and 517 cestodes (437 Grillotia erinaceus, 79 Progrillotia dasyatidis, and 1 Scolex pleuronectis). New published records for parasite fauna of Turkey included G. erinaceus, A. gracile, S. minutum, and L. musculus, while A. capitellatum, A. fallax, H. fasciata, P. dasyatidis, …

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Cover And Contents Jan 2014

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Zoology

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A Study Of The Genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) In Northern Iran, With Description Of A New Species, Saeedeh Hakimian, Ali Asghar Talebi, Babak Gharali, Neal Evenhuis Jan 2014

A Study Of The Genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) In Northern Iran, With Description Of A New Species, Saeedeh Hakimian, Ali Asghar Talebi, Babak Gharali, Neal Evenhuis

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) was studied in 2 provinces of northern Iran (Tehran and Ghazvin provinces). Six species were collected and identified. A new species, Empidideicus formosus Hakimian, Talebi, & Gharali sp. nov., is described and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. This species is closely related to E. unicus Gharali & Evenhuis, 2011, but it is easily distinguished by the almost all-yellow prescutellar area and striated female spermathecal reservoirs.

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Temporal Variation In The Reproductive Pattern Of Blood Cockle Anadara Antiquata From Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea), Shahnaz Jahangir, Ghazala Siddiqui, Zarrien Ayub Jan 2014

Temporal Variation In The Reproductive Pattern Of Blood Cockle Anadara Antiquata From Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea), Shahnaz Jahangir, Ghazala Siddiqui, Zarrien Ayub

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Sex ratios, size frequency, and reproductive patterns of blood cockle Anadara antiquata were studied from Sonmiani and Phitti Creek, Pakistan, from May 2004 to April 2005. At both sites, the overall sex ratio was significantly in favor of females. The population of A. antiquata at Sonmiani consisted of cockles of 31-80 mm in size and that at Phitti Creek of 21-100 mm in size; however, the majority of specimens were of 51-70 mm in size at both sites. Four stages of gametogenesis were identified in male and female cockles: 1) developing, 2) ripe, 3) spawned out, and 4) resorbing. No …

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Is The Subfamily Eriosomatinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Monophyletic?, Xingyi Li, Liyun Jiang, Gexia Qiao Jan 2014

Is The Subfamily Eriosomatinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Monophyletic?, Xingyi Li, Liyun Jiang, Gexia Qiao

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Eriosomatinae, the gall-forming aphid subfamily, traditionally consists of 3 tribes, Eriosomatini, Pemphigini, and Fordini. However, the phylogenetic relationships among these tribes remain controversial, which has made it difficult to conduct further investigation regarding the evolution of galls and host alternations in this group. We analyzed the molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Eriosomatinae, combining sequences from 2 mitochondrial genes (COI and COII) and 2 nuclear genes (EF-1\alpha and LWO). The reconstructions were implemented based on single-gene and multigene datasets through 3 different reconstructing algorithms, respectively; analyses with 5 different out-groups were also conducted. Results revealed a large paraphyletic clade, in which …

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Birds And Small Urban Parks: A Study In A High Plateau City, Salvador Peris, Tinguaro Montelongo Jan 2014

Birds And Small Urban Parks: A Study In A High Plateau City, Salvador Peris, Tinguaro Montelongo

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The goal of the present study was to assess which variables influence the distribution of birds in urban parks. Twenty parks were studied in a city on the Spanish high plateau during the breeding season, and relationships among park characteristics, bird richness, and individual bird presences were established. The park area and tree cover accounted for 73.1% of the variation in bird richness. Although area size was the best predictor of species richness (65% of the variation), some species did not seem to be related to this variable but rather to others, such as vegetation and the degree of park …

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Length-Weight Relationships Of 14 Fish Species From The Gulf Of Antalya (Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey), Yaşar Özvarol Jan 2014

Length-Weight Relationships Of 14 Fish Species From The Gulf Of Antalya (Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey), Yaşar Özvarol

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for 14 fish species from the Gulf Antalya along the northeastern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey. Samples were collected using bottom trawl at depths varying from 25 to 150 m. The parameters a and b from the LWR formula W = aL^b were estimated. The values of the exponent b of the length-weight relationships ranged from 2.513 to 3.465. Seven species (Pagrus pagrus, Pagellus erythrinus, Nemipterus randalli, Merluccius merluccius, Citharus linguatula, Chelidonichthys lastoviza, Spicara flexuosa) indicated negative allometries, 5 species (Serranus cabrilla, Mullus surmuletus, Mullus barbatus barbatus, Upeneus moluccensis, Saurida undosquamis) indicated positive allometries, and …

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Morphological Differentiation Among Species Of The Genus Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (Mugilidae) From Côte D'Ivoire, Kouakou Theodore Konan, Abouo Beatrice Adepo-Gourene, Koffi Mexmin Konan, Germain Gourene Jan 2014

Morphological Differentiation Among Species Of The Genus Mugil Linnaeus, 1758 (Mugilidae) From Côte D'Ivoire, Kouakou Theodore Konan, Abouo Beatrice Adepo-Gourene, Koffi Mexmin Konan, Germain Gourene

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A study on the morphological diversity of the genus Mugil of the lagoons Ebrié and Grand-Lahou was carried out in order to differentiate species of Mugilidae in Côte d'Ivoire. Univariate and multivariate analyses of 40 metric and 11 meristic characters identified 3 homogeneous groups. This phenotypic plasticity within the genus Mugil allowed differentiating the species Mugil curema, M. bananensis, and M. cephalus. Contrary to the overlap presented by the metric parameters, meristic characters, in this case the number of branchiospines on the superior and inferior parts and the number of microbranchiospines on the first branchial arch, were very clearly discriminating …

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The Response Of Eurasian Kestrel Falco Tinnunculus To Falconry At Deblin Military Airfield, East Poland, Ignacy Kitowski Jan 2014

The Response Of Eurasian Kestrel Falco Tinnunculus To Falconry At Deblin Military Airfield, East Poland, Ignacy Kitowski

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Birds, including kestrels, constitute a serious impediment to air traffic and are considered pests when they disrupt aviation operations. This study investigated the behaviour of kestrels at Deblin Military Airfield (eastern Poland) in response to bird strike risk management by means of falconry. Trained raptors changed the behaviour of kestrels. During the period when trained raptors worked at the airfield, kestrels were less often found there compared to the control period. During falconry sessions, kestrels perched less often compared to the control period. Kestrels also hovered less during falconry sessions compared to the control period. Falconry reduced the risk of …

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Seasonal Distribution Of Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) In The Golden Horn Estuary, İstanbul, Nazli Demi̇rel, Ahsen Yüksek Jan 2014

Seasonal Distribution Of Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) In The Golden Horn Estuary, İstanbul, Nazli Demi̇rel, Ahsen Yüksek

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Seasonal changes in the distribution of an important commercial and recreational fish species, Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), from the family Carangidae were investigated in the Golden Horn Estuary of İstanbul. Environmental conditions were also considered to evaluate distributional patterns in the region. Sampled fish size ranged between 7.5 and 20.1 cm in total length and 3.4 and 86.2 g in total weight during the sampling period. Adult individuals (>12.5 cm) preferred not to be in the estuary during the summer period, while only immature adults were found with a 7.5-12.5 cm total length size range from May to August …

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Rutilus Panosi Bogutskaya & Iliadou, 2006 Specimens Lacking Pelvic Fins, Olga Petriki, Dimitra Bobori Jan 2014

Rutilus Panosi Bogutskaya & Iliadou, 2006 Specimens Lacking Pelvic Fins, Olga Petriki, Dimitra Bobori

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Here we report the absence of pelvic fins in specimens of the threatened species Rutilus panosi, caught in the shallow eutrophic lakes Pamvotis and Lysimachia (western Greece). No other deformations were observed.

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First Record Of Amblyseius Bryophilus Karg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) For The Turkish Fauna, İsmai̇l Döker, Theodoros I. Stathakis, Cengi̇z Kazak Jan 2014

First Record Of Amblyseius Bryophilus Karg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) For The Turkish Fauna, İsmai̇l Döker, Theodoros I. Stathakis, Cengi̇z Kazak

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Amblyseius bryophilus Karg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is recorded for the first time for the Turkish fauna. The specimens were collected on bean plants infested with Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Ayder plateau, Rize Province, Turkey. In this paper, the redescription of A. bryophilus based on the collected adult females and a key to the Turkish Amblyseius species are given.

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Cover And Contents Jan 2014

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Zoology

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Gammarus Komareki Aznavensis Subsp. Nov., A New Amphipod Subspecies From Iran (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), Murat Özbek, Hamidreza Rasouli Jan 2014

Gammarus Komareki Aznavensis Subsp. Nov., A New Amphipod Subspecies From Iran (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), Murat Özbek, Hamidreza Rasouli

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new subspecies of freshwater amphipod, Gammarus komareki aznavensis subsp. nov., collected from Aznav County (Khalkhal-Ardabil), northwestern Iran, is described and illustrated. The new subspecies belongs to the Gammarus pulex-group and has characteristic features similar to Gammarus komareki. Shorter flagellum of antenna 1, kidney-shaped and bigger eyes, more setose outer margin of the exopodite of uropod 3, and shorter endopodite of uropod 3 are the most obvious features that differ from G. komareki. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new subspecies are given and differences from related species are discussed.

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Effects Of Salinity Tolerances On Survival And Life History Of 2 Cladocerans, Di̇dem Gökçe, Duygu Özhan Turhan Jan 2014

Effects Of Salinity Tolerances On Survival And Life History Of 2 Cladocerans, Di̇dem Gökçe, Duygu Özhan Turhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Salinity alterations in freshwater ecosystems greatly affect the survival and life history of zooplankton and, therefore, have an effect on higher trophic levels. Salinity is an essential and critical factor in determining the presence, dominance, and succession of organisms. After being collected in the field, Scapholeberis mucronata and Simocephalus vetulus were brought to the laboratory in water. Under laboratory conditions (24 ± 1 °C; 16:8 h photoperiod), we evaluated the effect of different salt concentrations on the neonates. The LC_{50} values were determined at different halotolerance levels for S. mucronata (0.375 g L^{-1}) and S. vetulus (0.250 g L^{-1}). Results …

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Reproductive Cycle Of The Traditionally Exploited Sea Cucumber Holothuria Tubulosa (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida) In Pagasitikos Gulf, Western Aegean Sea, Greece, Georgios Kazanidis, Alexios Lolas, Dimitris Vafidis Jan 2014

Reproductive Cycle Of The Traditionally Exploited Sea Cucumber Holothuria Tubulosa (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida) In Pagasitikos Gulf, Western Aegean Sea, Greece, Georgios Kazanidis, Alexios Lolas, Dimitris Vafidis

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The reproductive cycle of the traditionally exploited sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa was investigated in the Pagasitikos Gulf (39°18'457\"N, 23°05'869\"E) from June 2007 to July 2008. The study examined the microscopic characteristics of the gonads and was based on maturity index (MI) and oocytes' size-frequency distribution. The reproductive cycle was found to be synchronous between sexes, following an annual pattern. The minimum MI values were recorded in December and January, marking the onset of the reproductive cycle. During the spring, MI increased due to gamete development and proliferation. Mature specimens were prominent in summer while spawning occurred between July and September. …

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First Record Of Diplodinium Rangiferi Dogiel, 1925 (Ophryoscolecidae, Entodiniomorphida) From Domestic Cattle, Gözde Gürelli̇ Jan 2014

First Record Of Diplodinium Rangiferi Dogiel, 1925 (Ophryoscolecidae, Entodiniomorphida) From Domestic Cattle, Gözde Gürelli̇

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Diplodinium rangiferi was observed in rumen contents from a single animal out of 25 cattle surveyed in the area of Kastamonu, Turkey. It constituted 2.7% of the total ciliate population and had a 4% frequency of appearance. The size and percentage occurrence of this species in the present study are compared to those previously reported for other animal hosts living in different geographical locations. This study reports for the first time in Turkey and the world the naturally occurring presence of D. rangiferi in cattle.

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Anoplodactylus Digitatus (Böhm, 1879) (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida): A New Addition To The Turkish Fauna, Cengi̇z Koçak Jan 2014

Anoplodactylus Digitatus (Böhm, 1879) (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida): A New Addition To The Turkish Fauna, Cengi̇z Koçak

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Anoplodactylus digitatus (Böhm, 1879) from Turkish waters was recorded for the first time. Specimens were collected at 3 sampling stations along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Some morphological features of the species are illustrated and its distribution in the Mediterranean Sea is shown.

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The Tubificids (Annelida, Oligochaeta) Of Lake Trasimeno And Lake Piediluco In Central Italy, With A Study Of Sem Morphology Of Some Species, Enzo Goretti, Caterina Marcucci, Alessandra Di Veroli, Angelisa Fabrizi, Elda Gaino Jan 2014

The Tubificids (Annelida, Oligochaeta) Of Lake Trasimeno And Lake Piediluco In Central Italy, With A Study Of Sem Morphology Of Some Species, Enzo Goretti, Caterina Marcucci, Alessandra Di Veroli, Angelisa Fabrizi, Elda Gaino

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Freshwater oligochaetes are studied worldwide because of their relevance as bioindicators in aquatic ecosystems. Nevertheless, species identification is still difficult because it is mainly based on the male reproductive system. The morphology of the chaetae offers an additional set of characters and the fine organization of these elements can help in solving crucial aspects allowing specific attribution. In spite of this, somatic chaetae are poorly investigated under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A SEM analysis of the chaetae has been carried out on the tubificids Branchiura sowerbyi, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, Tubifex tubifex, and Psammoryctides barbatus from Trasimeno and Piediluco lakes (Central Italy). …

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Fight Or Flight: Agonistic Interactions Between Females Of Acanthogonatus Centralis Goloboff 1995 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), Nelson Ferretti, Sofía Copperi, Gabriel Pompozzi Jan 2014

Fight Or Flight: Agonistic Interactions Between Females Of Acanthogonatus Centralis Goloboff 1995 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), Nelson Ferretti, Sofía Copperi, Gabriel Pompozzi

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Using a resident (R)-intruder (I) paradigm, 132 encounters between female Acanthogonatus centralis were investigated in order to study its intrasexual interactions and aggressiveness. We also examined the effect of presumed increased hunger levels on the incidence of killing and cannibalism. We selected 3 groups with different satiation levels: medium group (M), low group (L), and high group (H). Interactions took place in 79.54% of the trials. Aggression by lunges or bites was observed in 21.96% of encounters. Spiders made foreleg vibrations and touched the silk, which functioned as an aggression-attenuating mechanism. Other general behaviors observed include threat behavior and hug …

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Molecular Systematics And Phylogeography Of Bufotes Variabilis (Syn. Pseudepidalea Variabilis) (Pallas, 1769) In Turkey, Nurhayat Özdemi̇r, Serkan Gül, Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr., Bi̇lal Kutrup, Murat Tosunoğlu, Stefano Doglio Jan 2014

Molecular Systematics And Phylogeography Of Bufotes Variabilis (Syn. Pseudepidalea Variabilis) (Pallas, 1769) In Turkey, Nurhayat Özdemi̇r, Serkan Gül, Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr., Bi̇lal Kutrup, Murat Tosunoğlu, Stefano Doglio

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Although there have been several studies based on the molecular data of green toads, some ambiguities related to the systematics of these toads in Turkey still remain. Thus, we used combined mitochondrial genes (D-loop and 12S ribosomal RNA) to resolve these taxonomic problems. We also applied demographic analysis to elucidate the evolutionary history using these genes. We found 3 haplotype groups: 1 for Bufo viridis and 2 lineages for Bufotes variabilis, with only the latter represented in Turkey. This study showed a genetic diversity within Anatolian B. variabilis. Population genetic analysis of mismatch distributions, Tajima's D-statistic, and Fu's Fs test …

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Genetic Divergences Of South And Southeast Asian Frogs: A Case Study Of Several Taxa Based On 16s Ribosomal Rna Gene Data With Notes On The Generic Name Fejervarya, Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammed Mafizul Islam, Md. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan, Takeshi Igawa, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Hon Tjong Djong, Nia Kurniawan, Hareesh Joshy, Yong Hoi Sen, Daicus M. Belabut, Atsushi Kurabayashi, Mitsuru Kuramoto, Masayuki̇ Sumi̇da Jan 2014

Genetic Divergences Of South And Southeast Asian Frogs: A Case Study Of Several Taxa Based On 16s Ribosomal Rna Gene Data With Notes On The Generic Name Fejervarya, Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammed Mafizul Islam, Md. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan, Takeshi Igawa, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Hon Tjong Djong, Nia Kurniawan, Hareesh Joshy, Yong Hoi Sen, Daicus M. Belabut, Atsushi Kurabayashi, Mitsuru Kuramoto, Masayuki̇ Sumi̇da

Turkish Journal of Zoology

To elucidate the genetic divergences of several Asian frog taxa, the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene (16S) sequences of 81 populations across 6 Asian countries were analyzed. In total, 109 haplotypes were found, and the concept of a 3% difference in 16S sequence corresponding to species threshold was applied to define candidate amphibian species, for which corroborating evidence, such as morphology, ecological characteristics, and/or nuclear gene data, is required. Polypedates leucomystax, Hylarana chalconota, and Hylarana sp. from Chantaburi, Maelippet Siberut, and Langkawi Island, respectively, correspond to 3 candidate species and H. erythraea from Malaysia/Thailand represents a possible candidate species. Hylarana cf. …

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Preliminary Study On Distribution, Diversity, And Ecological Characteristics Of Nonmarine Ostracoda (Crustacea) From The Erzincan Region (Turkey), Derya Akdemi̇r, Okan Külköylüoğlu Jan 2014

Preliminary Study On Distribution, Diversity, And Ecological Characteristics Of Nonmarine Ostracoda (Crustacea) From The Erzincan Region (Turkey), Derya Akdemi̇r, Okan Külköylüoğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Ecological characteristics of 32 nonmarine ostracod taxa collected from 89 aquatic habitats of Erzincan (Turkey) during the summer of 2006 were evaluated. All of the species are new reports for the area, while Cypria sywulae Meisch, 2000 is a new record for the Turkish ostracod fauna. The first 2 axes of canonical correspondence analysis explain 74.1% of the variance between 15 species and 5 environmental variables. The influence of water temperature on species distribution was significantly higher (P = 0.02) than that of the other ecological factors. The most frequently occurring species were clustered into 3 main groups based on …

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A Contribution To The Knowledge Of Spiders In Wheat Fields Of Khorasan-E-Razavi Province, Iran, Mojtaba Hosseini, Omid Mirshamsi, Roya Kashefi, Lida Fekrat Jan 2014

A Contribution To The Knowledge Of Spiders In Wheat Fields Of Khorasan-E-Razavi Province, Iran, Mojtaba Hosseini, Omid Mirshamsi, Roya Kashefi, Lida Fekrat

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The spider fauna of Iran is poorly known, particularly in the eastern parts of Iran, where there are still several areas that are not well known. As a result of the study of spider fauna in organic and conventional wheat fields of Khorasan-e-Razavi Province during 2011-2012, a total of 10 families, 18 genera, and 19 species were recorded. Among the specimens, Gnaphosa lucifuga (Walckenaer, 1802) and Uroctea limbata (C.L. Koch, 1843) were new for the Iranian spider fauna.

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Distribution Data On The Family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) Of Turkey With Considerations About Their Importance As Pollinators, Hi̇kmet Özbek Jan 2014

Distribution Data On The Family Melittidae (Hymenoptera) Of Turkey With Considerations About Their Importance As Pollinators, Hi̇kmet Özbek

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The examination of specimens collected from various parts of Turkey, mainly from East Anatolia, and an overview of the literature allows us to reach the conclusion that the Melittidae of Turkey are represented by 3 genera, Dasypoda (14 species), Macropis (2 species), and Melitta (9 species), with a total of 25 species including Dasypoda toroki Michez, 2004, a new record for the Turkish fauna. Dasypoda hirtipes (Fabricius, 1793), Melitta (Melitta) leporina (Panzer, 1799), and M. dimidiata Morawitz, 1876 are the most widespread and abundant species. Dasypoda friesana Schletterer, 1890; D. longigena Schletterer, 1890; D. patinyi Michez, 2002; D. visnaga (Rossi, …

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