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Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) From Mersin Bay (Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean), Cengi̇z Koçak, Naci̇ye Alan
Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) From Mersin Bay (Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean), Cengi̇z Koçak, Naci̇ye Alan
Turkish Journal of Zoology
A study of the sea spiders found in Mersin Bay, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, revealed 5 species belonging to 2 families (Ammotheidae and Phoxichilidiidae), which are new records for the region: Ammothella longipes (Hodge, 1864), A. appendiculata (Dohrn, 1881), Tanystylum orbiculare Wilson, 1878, T. conirostre (Dohrn, 1881), and A. pygmaeus (Hodge, 1864). Of these, 4 species (A. longipes, A. appendiculata, T. conirostre, A. pygmaeus) are new records for the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. In addition, T. conirostre and A. appendiculata are recorded for the first time from the Levantine Sea. Distribution of the species in Turkish waters is …
A New Species Of The Genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae) For The Turkish Fauna: Arrenurus (Truncaturus) Corsicus (E. Angelier, 1951), Yunus Esen, Orhan Erman
A New Species Of The Genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834 (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae) For The Turkish Fauna: Arrenurus (Truncaturus) Corsicus (E. Angelier, 1951), Yunus Esen, Orhan Erman
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Arrenurus (Truncaturus) corsicus (E. Angelier, 1951) is newly recorded for the Turkish fauna. It can be easily distinguished from other Truncaturus species by the pedipalpal femur with numerous hair-like setae medially, elongated idiosoma, and anterior coxae extending beyond anterior idiosoma margin.
Faunistic Review And Description Of A New Species Of Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) From The Strandzha Mountains (Bulgaria And Turkey), Rostislav Bekchiev
Faunistic Review And Description Of A New Species Of Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) From The Strandzha Mountains (Bulgaria And Turkey), Rostislav Bekchiev
Turkish Journal of Zoology
During a 3-year faunistic survey in the Strandzha Mountains and along the Black Sea coast, a total of 44 species of Pselaphinae were recorded, 40 in the Bulgarian part and 30 in the Turkish part of this mountain range. Bibloporus variicolor Reitter, 1882 is reported to occur in the Balkan Peninsula for the first time; the genus Centrotoma Hayden, 1849 and 3 species (Euplectus brunneus Grimmer, 1841, Batrisus formicarius Aubé, 1833, and Centrotoma lucifuga Hayden, 1849) are new for the Turkish fauna; and 4 species (Bibloplectus pusillus (Denny, 1825), Bibloplectus hungaricus Besuchet, 1955, Bythinus balkanicus Reitter, 1885, and Brachygluta tibialis …
Monogeneans Of Fish Near Gökçeada, Turkey, Ahmet Akmirza
Monogeneans Of Fish Near Gökçeada, Turkey, Ahmet Akmirza
Turkish Journal of Zoology
In this study, performed in April, July, September, and October 2011 and January 2012 in the northeastern Aegean Sea near Gökçeada in Turkey, 14 species of monogenean trematodes (Anthocotyle merlucci, Kuhnia scombri, Mazocraes alosae, Plectanocotyle gurnardi, Choricotyle chrysophrii, Pseudaxine trachuri, Amphibdella torpedinis, Bivagina alcedinis, Aspinatrium trachini, Microcotyle erythrini, Atrispinum acarne, Atrispinum salpae, Atrispinum seminalis, and Zeuxapta seriolae) were found in a total of 64 fish samples from 17 fish species (Merluccius merluccius, Trigla lucerna, Lichia amia, Alosa fallax, Trachurus mediterraneus, Boops boops, Diplodus annularis, Diplodus vulgaris, Pagellus acerna, Pagellus erythrinus, Salpa salpa, Spondyliosoma cantharus, Spicara flexuosa, Sphyraena sphyraena, Trachinus araneus, …
Brackish Water Snails From Qi'ao-Dan'gan Island In The Pearl River Estuary, China, Yafang Li, Runlin Xu
Brackish Water Snails From Qi'ao-Dan'gan Island In The Pearl River Estuary, China, Yafang Li, Runlin Xu
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Eight brackish water snails belonging to 5 families are described. All the samples were taken from 3 different types of water body. They were taken from 1 littoral of an artificial brackish lake, 1 intertidal zone of a brackish tidal river, and 3 mangrove swamps on Qi'ao Island in the Pearl River estuary, Guangdong Province, southern China. Assiminea estuarina Habe, 1946 and Iravadia (Fairbankia) cochinchinensis Bavey & Dautzenberg, 1910 are new records for China. Cerithidea sinensis Philippi, 1848 was found in a tropical zone for the first time. The finding of Sphaerassiminea brevicula (Pfeiffer, 1855) provided evidence that this species …
Morphological Variation Among Populations Of Mesalina Watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) (Sauria: Lacertidae) In Iran, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani
Morphological Variation Among Populations Of Mesalina Watsonana (Stoliczka, 1872) (Sauria: Lacertidae) In Iran, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani
Turkish Journal of Zoology
During extensive fieldwork surveys from August 2009 to September 2011, 60 specimens of Mesalina watsonana were collected from 10 localities representing 3 population groups in Iran. Owing to clear sexual dimorphism, a total of 39 males were selected and examined for various meristic and morphological characters. Statistical analyses (multivariate analyses such as principal component analysis, canonical variate analysis, and cluster analysis) were used to compare morphological variations among specimens from these 3 population groups in Iran. These groups were separated geographically, apparently due to barriers such as Dasht-e-Kavir and Dasht-e-Lut. According to the multivariate analyses, Mesalina watsonana can be divided …
Reproductive Biology Of The Greater Lizardfish, Saurida Tumbil (Bloch, 1795), In Bushehr Coastal Waters Of Iran, Akbar Abaszadeh, Yazdan Keivany, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Ali Falahatimarvast
Reproductive Biology Of The Greater Lizardfish, Saurida Tumbil (Bloch, 1795), In Bushehr Coastal Waters Of Iran, Akbar Abaszadeh, Yazdan Keivany, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Ali Falahatimarvast
Turkish Journal of Zoology
A total of 691 specimens (114 males, 538 females, and 39 immature specimens) were collected from Bushehr coastal waters of the Persian Gulf from February 2007 to February 2008 to study the reproduction of this species along with its histological gonadal development. Mean absolute and relative fecundity was 263,162 ± 31,046 and 273 ± 27, respectively. The oogonia and oocyte diameter ranged between 6 µm and 875 µm with a mean of 318 µm. The relationship between fecundity and total weight was F = 192.85W + 69,291. Monthly changes in the gonadosomatic index exhibited a higher value in May and …
Zerconella (Zerconella) Balkanica Sp. Nov., A New Species Of Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) From Central Albania, Zsolt Ujvári
Zerconella (Zerconella) Balkanica Sp. Nov., A New Species Of Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) From Central Albania, Zsolt Ujvári
Turkish Journal of Zoology
One new species, Zerconella (Zerconella) balkanica sp. nov., is described as the second species of the subgenus Zerconella (Zerconella) Willmann, 1953 on the basis of 5 specimens collected in the Dejë Mountains in central Albania. The new species shows a close morphological relationship to Zerconella (Zerconella) leitnerae Willmann, 1953, but can be distinguished from the latter by the absence of setae J4, the position of setae J5, and the size of the dorsal cavities. Geographic distribution of the subgenus Zerconella (Zerconella) is presented.
Seasonal Composition And Population Density Of Zooplankton In Lake Karaboğaz From The Kızılırmak Delta (Samsun, Turkey), Ertunç Gündüz, Yasemi̇n Saygi, Fatma Yildiz Demi̇rkalp, Seli̇m Süalp Çağlar, Si̇bel Atasağun, Sabri̇ Kilinç
Seasonal Composition And Population Density Of Zooplankton In Lake Karaboğaz From The Kızılırmak Delta (Samsun, Turkey), Ertunç Gündüz, Yasemi̇n Saygi, Fatma Yildiz Demi̇rkalp, Seli̇m Süalp Çağlar, Si̇bel Atasağun, Sabri̇ Kilinç
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Zooplankton composition and abundance were investigated seasonally at 6 sites in Lake Karaboğaz in relation to some physicochemical conditions. A total of 63 taxa were identified, among them 51 species of rotifers, 8 cladocerans, and 4 copepods. Rotifera represented the predominant component (79% of the total community), followed by nauplii, cladocerans, and copepods (15%, 5%, and 1%, respectively). The average total zooplankton abundance ranged from 9603 to 22,968 ind/m^3. The maximum and the minimum densities were measured in June and August of 2009, respectively. Of the identified zooplankton, 39 taxa were species with a low frequency in the lake. Among …
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
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
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
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
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 …
Presence Of Sphedanolestes Sanguineus (Fabricius, 1794) In Turkey, Followed By An Annotated Checklist Of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), Ahmet Dursun, Ali̇ Salur
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ShannonWeaver 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 …
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
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 (05 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 …
Three New Trachyuropoda (Acari: Uropodina: Trachyuropodidae) Species From The Neotropical Region, Jenö Kontschán, Josef Stary
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Microstonyx (Suidae, Artiodactyla) From The Upper Miocene Of Hayranlı-Haliminhanı, Turkey, Jan Van Der Made, Erksi̇n Güleç, Ahmet Cem Erkman
Microstonyx (Suidae, Artiodactyla) From The Upper Miocene Of Hayranlı-Haliminhanı, Turkey, Jan Van Der Made, Erksi̇n Güleç, Ahmet Cem Erkman
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The suid remains from localities 58-HAY-2 and 58-HAY-19 in the Late Miocene Derindere Member of the İncesu Formation in the Hayranlı-Haliminhanı area (Sivas, Turkey) are described and referred to as Microstonyx major (Gervais, 1848-1852). Microstonyx shows changes in incisor morphology, which are interpreted as a further adaptation to rooting. This occurred probably in a short period between 8.7 and 8.121 Ma ago and possibly is a reaction to environmental change. The incisor morphology in locality 58-HAY-2 suggests that it is temporally close to this change, which would imply that this locality and the lithostratigraphically lower 58-HAY-19 belong to the lower …
New Locality Record For Podarcis Siculus Hieroglyphicus (Berthold, 1842) (Squamata: Lacertidae) In The Western Black Sea Region Of Anatolia, Çeti̇n Ilgaz, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Mustafa Sözen
New Locality Record For Podarcis Siculus Hieroglyphicus (Berthold, 1842) (Squamata: Lacertidae) In The Western Black Sea Region Of Anatolia, Çeti̇n Ilgaz, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Mustafa Sözen
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Six specimens of Podarcis siculus hieroglyphicus from Filyos, Zonguldak Province, in the western Black Sea region were collected. This new record extended eastward seriously (ca. 250 km) the known distribution area of the subspecies in Turkey. The meristic (pholidolial) and metric (morphometric) characters and color-pattern features of specimens collected from Filyos, Zonguldak, are given in detail and compared with the specimens from other known Turkish localities with regard to the literature. The specimens examined were similar to P. siculus hieroglyphicus specimens mentioned in the literature.