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A Catalogue Of The Eudrilidae And Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina)From South America, With Two New Records Of Exotic Species From Brazil, José Eriberto De Assis, José Roberto Botelho Souza, Maria Laís Martins Vieira, João Vitor Nunes De Souza, Gilberto Golçalves Rodrigues, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen Jan 2017

A Catalogue Of The Eudrilidae And Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina)From South America, With Two New Records Of Exotic Species From Brazil, José Eriberto De Assis, José Roberto Botelho Souza, Maria Laís Martins Vieira, João Vitor Nunes De Souza, Gilberto Golçalves Rodrigues, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A catalogue of the terrestrial Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae is provided, with 10 genera and 18 species reported to date from South America. In addition, we provide the valid names, their synonyms, and the original citation. Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae contain members that have a global distribution, probably as a result of human dispersion. The species of eudrilid Eudrilus eugeniae is very common in other regions with a tropical climate, while the megascolecid species Amynthas gracilis is by far the most common earthworm in large cities such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Two samples taken in Brazil revealed …

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Description Of Two New Cave-Dwelling Bisetocreagris Species(Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae) From China, Zhizhong Gao, Huiming Chen, Feng Zhang Jan 2017

Description Of Two New Cave-Dwelling Bisetocreagris Species(Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae) From China, Zhizhong Gao, Huiming Chen, Feng Zhang

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two new pseudoscorpion species of Bisetocreagris Curcic, 1983, B. guangshanensis sp. nov. and B. gracilenta sp. nov., belonging to the family Neobisiidae, are described based on specimens collected in karst caves in Guizhou Province, China. Detailed diagnosis, descriptions, and illustrations are presented.

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First Record Of Carebara Oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)From The European Part Of Turkey With Worker Description, Celal Karaman, Kadri̇ Kiran Jan 2017

First Record Of Carebara Oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)From The European Part Of Turkey With Worker Description, Celal Karaman, Kadri̇ Kiran

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Carebara oertzeni Forel is recorded from the European part of Turkey for the first time based on queens, a male, and workers. The hitherto unknown worker caste of C. oertzeni is recorded and described for the first time. Our queen and male specimens have some differences from the typical C. oertzeni specimens. The differences are the sculpture on the anterior half of head, on the pronotum, and the area between the metanotal teeth, larger head measurements and some body ratios in queen; head measurements, 4-toothed mandibles, scape measurements, ratio of scape and 2nd funicular segment, and hair density on head …

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Mtdna Diversity In A Rabbit Population From Sicily (Italy), Mario Lo Valvo, Roberta Russo, Francesco Paolo Mancuso, Franco Palla Jan 2017

Mtdna Diversity In A Rabbit Population From Sicily (Italy), Mario Lo Valvo, Roberta Russo, Francesco Paolo Mancuso, Franco Palla

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (O. c.) is a small game species found in several parts of the world and represents an important resource for many predators. It has been classified as a Near-Threatened species on the Red List of Italian Vertebrates even though it is also considered to be an agricultural pest species in many areas. It is a polytypic species present as two known subspecies:

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Biometric Variation In Martes Foina From Mainland Greece And The Aegean Islands, Malamati Papakosta Jan 2017

Biometric Variation In Martes Foina From Mainland Greece And The Aegean Islands, Malamati Papakosta

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The geographical morphometric variations in the stone marten (Martes foina) from mainland Greece, the Aegean Islands, and Crete were analyzed. Samples taken from the three areas were compared regarding 18 craniometrical and 5 body size variables. According to univariate statistics, 13 skull measurements from males and 15 from females (72% and 83% of total skull variables for males and females, respectively) did not differ significantly among mainland Greece, the Aegean Islands, and Crete. The morphological differences among mainland and insular populations showed a tendency for separation (63% overall correct classification from skull measurements of males, 72.5% and 73.6% for body …

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Seasonal Hormones, Female Reproductive Tract Changes, And Some Field Observations Onbreeding Activities Of The Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes Javanicus) From Its Nativerange Of Potohar Plateau, Pakistan, Faraz Akrim, Hira Fatima, Saidia Nazir, Tariq Mahmood, Riaz Hussain, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem Jan 2017

Seasonal Hormones, Female Reproductive Tract Changes, And Some Field Observations Onbreeding Activities Of The Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes Javanicus) From Its Nativerange Of Potohar Plateau, Pakistan, Faraz Akrim, Hira Fatima, Saidia Nazir, Tariq Mahmood, Riaz Hussain, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The small Indian mongoose acts as a biological control agent for rodents, snakes, and many insects in agroecosystems. Its reproductive physiology has been studied mostly from its introduced range. We investigated the reproductive pattern of the female small Indian mongoose on the Potohar Plateau, i.e. its native range. We found a male:female ratio of 0.67 (n = 52); only 16% of the live-trapped females were found to be pregnant. Elevated estradiol and progesterone levels were found during March to May. LH levels showed 2 peaks: the first during March (25.5 mIU/mL) and the second in September (29.8 mIU/mL); however, FSH …

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Ostracoda (Crustacea) Species Composition And Environmental Correlatesin Different Aquatic Habitats Of The Zonguldak And Bartın Regions (Turkey), Okan Külköylüoğlu, Mehmet Yavuzatmaca, Meri̇ç Tanyeri̇, Ozan Yilmaz Jan 2017

Ostracoda (Crustacea) Species Composition And Environmental Correlatesin Different Aquatic Habitats Of The Zonguldak And Bartın Regions (Turkey), Okan Külköylüoğlu, Mehmet Yavuzatmaca, Meri̇ç Tanyeri̇, Ozan Yilmaz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In order to compare the ostracod species composition of the Zonguldak and Bartın regions of Turkey, samples were collected from 105 aquatic sites with 7 different habitats during June 2013. Thirteen and 18 species were identified from Bartın and Zonguldak, respectively. While all of the species are new reports for Bartın, 11 species are new for Zonguldak. Twenty-two species were common in both regions, with 40.9% similarities. Species abundance (49.2 individuals/site) was found to be greater in Zonguldak than in Bartın (33 individuals/site), but the number of species per sampling site was higher in Bartın (0.48 spp./site) than in Zonguldak …

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The Community Components Associated With Two Common Rose Gall Wasps(Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Diplolepidini) In Turkey, Özlem Mete, Yusuf Orhan Mergen Jan 2017

The Community Components Associated With Two Common Rose Gall Wasps(Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Diplolepidini) In Turkey, Özlem Mete, Yusuf Orhan Mergen

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Rose gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Diplolepidini) are well-known gall-inducing insects on Rosa species, and their galls support species-rich communities. During this investigation, gall samples of Diplolepis fructuum and D. rosae, which are the two most common rose gall wasps in Turkey, were collected in Gümüşhane, Tokat, Sivas, and Erzincan provinces. Fifteen species associated with D. fructuum and 12 species associated with D. rosae were reared. These community members are mostly primary and secondary parasitoids, along with seed- and gall-tissue?feeders. The association between Aximopsis collina and D. rosae was determined here for the first time. In D. fructuum galls, Pteromalus bedeguaris, …

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Catch Composition And Discard Of The Boat Seine In The İstanbul Strait (Turkey), Uğur Uzer, Taner Yildiz, Fi̇rdes Saadet Karakulak Jan 2017

Catch Composition And Discard Of The Boat Seine In The İstanbul Strait (Turkey), Uğur Uzer, Taner Yildiz, Fi̇rdes Saadet Karakulak

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study attempted to determine certain characteristics of the species caught in the boat seine fishery in the İstanbul Strait during the 2009-2010 fishing season, including catch composition, commercial and nontarget catch ratios, catch per unit effort (CPUE), and the length distributions of commercial species. A survey of 20 boat seine operations detected species belonging to the following 3 different taxonomic groups: 26 Osteichthyes, 2 Crustacea, and 1 Mollusca. Of all of the nontarget species, 13 were commercial, 14 were noncommercial, and only 1 was under threat. Of the total catch, the proportion of the commercial species in the nontarget …

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Murchieona Minuscula (Rosa, 1906): First Finding From Bulgaria With Earthwormdiversity And Zoogeography Of Yıldız (Strandja) Mountain In Turkey And Bulgaria, Hristo Valchovski, İbrahi̇m Mete Misirlioğlu Jan 2017

Murchieona Minuscula (Rosa, 1906): First Finding From Bulgaria With Earthwormdiversity And Zoogeography Of Yıldız (Strandja) Mountain In Turkey And Bulgaria, Hristo Valchovski, İbrahi̇m Mete Misirlioğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this paper, we present the current knowledge on earthworm diversity and zoogeography of Yıldız (Strandja) Mountain in Bulgaria and Turkey. During the investigation in 2015 and 2016, 8 earthworm species altogether were registered. Murchieona minuscula proved to be new to the earthworm fauna of Bulgaria. In addition, there were 4 taxa recorded for the first time from Yıldız (Strandja) Mountain: Aporrectodea jassyensis, Aporrectodea rosea, Octolasion lacteum, and Proctodrilus tuberculatus. Using all existing information on the earthworms from Yıldız (Strandja) Mountain, we summarized our and previously published data and established a list for the whole territory of the mountain from …

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First Records Of The Genus Paratrombium Bruyant, 1910(Acari: Trombidiidae) From Turkey, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Evren Buğa, Sezai̇ Adi̇l, İbrahi̇m Karakurt Jan 2017

First Records Of The Genus Paratrombium Bruyant, 1910(Acari: Trombidiidae) From Turkey, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Evren Buğa, Sezai̇ Adi̇l, İbrahi̇m Karakurt

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The genus Paratrombium Bruyant (Acari: Trombidiidae) is recorded from Turkey for the first time based on collections of P. insulare (Berlese, 1910) and P. megalochirum (Berlese, 1910). Each species is illustrated, and briefly redescribed with accompanying drawings. Larvae of both species were obtained by experimental rearing. The updated distribution of species is provided.

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A New Record Of A Genus (Hoplomachus Fieber, 1858) And Species (Hoplomachusthunbergii (Fallen, 1807) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) From Turkey, Gülten Yazici, Erol Yildirim Jan 2017

A New Record Of A Genus (Hoplomachus Fieber, 1858) And Species (Hoplomachusthunbergii (Fallen, 1807) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) From Turkey, Gülten Yazici, Erol Yildirim

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was conducted in Erzurum Province during the seasons of spring, summer, and autumn of 2007-2014. The genus Hoplomachus and species Hoplomachus thunbergii (Fallen, 1807) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. The important taxonomic characters are described and illustrations are provided. In addition, distributional data of the species in Turkey and the rest of the world, the host plants, the number of species, and collection locality information for each of the species investigated are given.

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Study Of Histoarchitectural Changes In Anopheles Stephensi Larvae Following Exposure To Eucalyptus Globulus And Aloe Vera Oils, Amaninder Kaur Riat, Devinder Kocher Jan 2017

Study Of Histoarchitectural Changes In Anopheles Stephensi Larvae Following Exposure To Eucalyptus Globulus And Aloe Vera Oils, Amaninder Kaur Riat, Devinder Kocher

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Chemical-based insecticides/larvicides pose a great threat to humans. The present study describes the histopathological changes in Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae after exposure to two essential oils, i.e. Eucalyptus globulus and Aloe vera. The exposure of 4th instar larvae of An. stephensi to 90 ppm of E. globulus and 550 ppm of A. vera oils resulted in various histological alterations in organs of the head regions like disintegration of the brain and other structures, disorganization in the imaginal buds of the antennae, complete disappearance of the optic lobes, and total disruption of the inner and outer retractor muscles of …

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Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity And Structuring Of Northernwhite-Breasted Hedgehogs From The Central Balkans, Mihajla Djan, Milomir Stefanovic, Nevena Velickovic, Nada Cosic, Dusko Cirovic Jan 2017

Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity And Structuring Of Northernwhite-Breasted Hedgehogs From The Central Balkans, Mihajla Djan, Milomir Stefanovic, Nevena Velickovic, Nada Cosic, Dusko Cirovic

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Even though the phylogeography of hedgehogs has been well studied, information on the genetic variability of the northern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus from the Balkans is lacking, since the previous studies were based on very limited sampling across the Balkans. The aim of this study is to estimate the genetic diversity and population structuring of E. roumanicus from the Central Balkans and to complement an already proposed phylogeographic scenario of this species. Tissue samples of 108 road-killed northern white-breasted hedgehogs were collected across the Central Balkan countries of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia. A partial fragment of the …

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High Genetic Distinctiveness Of Wild And Farm Fox (Vulpes Vulpes L.)Populations In Poland: Evidence From Mitochondrial Dna Analysis, Beata Horecka, Kornel Kasperek, Grazyna Jezewska-Witkowska, Brygida Slaska, Iwona Rozempolska-Rucinska, Magdalena Gryzinska, Andrzej Jakubczak Jan 2017

High Genetic Distinctiveness Of Wild And Farm Fox (Vulpes Vulpes L.)Populations In Poland: Evidence From Mitochondrial Dna Analysis, Beata Horecka, Kornel Kasperek, Grazyna Jezewska-Witkowska, Brygida Slaska, Iwona Rozempolska-Rucinska, Magdalena Gryzinska, Andrzej Jakubczak

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In Poland, the number of wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) and the size of the fur-farming industry are growing. There is concern that the gene pool of the wild foxes is being infiltrated by that of the farm animals. We analyzed three groups-Polish farm foxes and wild-living animals from Poland and North America-to investigate the gene flow or introgression between farm and wild red foxes. We took into account the breeding history of the species and the evolutionary relationships between fox populations on different continents. We compared the haplotypes based on the concatenated nucleotide sequences of MT-CO1 (mitochondrially encoded …

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Morphological And Molecular Characterization Of, Aditya Gupta, Harpreet Kaur Jan 2017

Morphological And Molecular Characterization Of, Aditya Gupta, Harpreet Kaur

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The pool barb, Puntius sophore Hamilton, 1822, is a tropical freshwater cyprinid fish native to inland waters in Asia. Herein, a novel myxozoan from plasmodia on the caudal fin of P. sophore from Ranjit Sagar Wetland in Punjab, India is described. Myxospores were consistent with the genus Myxobolus, ellipsoidal in frontal view, lemon-shaped in lateral view; length 7.76 ± 0.28 µm, width 5.36 ± 0.15 µm. There were two polar capsules of unequal size: a larger polar capsule, length 3.01 ± 0.08 µm, width 1.83 ± 0.11 µm, with 6-7 turns of the polar filament, and a smaller polar capsule, …

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A Survey Of The Genera Bracon Fabricius, 1804 And Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) In Iran, Zahra Rahmani, Ehsan Rakhshani, Konstantin Samartsev, Azizollah Mokhtari Jan 2017

A Survey Of The Genera Bracon Fabricius, 1804 And Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) In Iran, Zahra Rahmani, Ehsan Rakhshani, Konstantin Samartsev, Azizollah Mokhtari

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A faunistic survey of the genera Bracon Fabricius, 1804 and Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895 was carried out in some parts of northern (Guilan Province), northeastern (North Khorasan Province), eastern (Khorasan-e Razavi and Sistan-o Baluchestan provinces), south-central (Kerman Province), central (Isfahan Province), and western (Kermanshah Province) Iran during 2011-2014. Sampling was done in various agroecosystems and rangelands. In total, 28 species were collected and identified, of which 8 species are recorded for the fauna of Iran for the first time: Bracon alutaceus Szépligeti, 1901; B. (Osculobracon) bilgini Beyarslan, 2002; B. byurakanicus Tobias, 1976; B. marshalli Szépligeti, 1901; B. murgabensis Tobias, 1957; B. …

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To What Extent Do Pine And Oak Clear-Cut Stumps Support Mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) Communities In Temperate Forests?, Jacek Kamczyc, Emilia Pers-Kamczyc, Przemyslaw Watral, Jakub Sokolowski, Bartosz Bulaj Jan 2017

To What Extent Do Pine And Oak Clear-Cut Stumps Support Mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) Communities In Temperate Forests?, Jacek Kamczyc, Emilia Pers-Kamczyc, Przemyslaw Watral, Jakub Sokolowski, Bartosz Bulaj

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Mesostigmatid mites are one of the natural elements of soil fauna, but they are also found in decomposing wood. Many studies have focused on mites in decayed logs; however, information about the mite communities in decayed stumps and additionally in the adjacent litter is scarce. The primary objective of this study was to analyze how the mite fauna differs between Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and sessile oak [Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.] stumps, as well as to discover how much the stumps affect the soil mite community in temperate forests. This study was conducted in two managed forests (pine versus …

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Microhabitat Partitioning Of Closely Related Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo)Frog Species Previously Assigned To The Genus Hylarana (Amphibia: Anura), Ramlah Zainudin, Badrul Munir Md Zain, Norhayati Ahmad, Shukor Mohd Nor Jan 2017

Microhabitat Partitioning Of Closely Related Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo)Frog Species Previously Assigned To The Genus Hylarana (Amphibia: Anura), Ramlah Zainudin, Badrul Munir Md Zain, Norhayati Ahmad, Shukor Mohd Nor

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Microhabitats play an important role as resources that are partitioned between phylogenetically related or ecologically similar species (i.e., a guild). This hypothesis was tested by first elucidating phylogenetically closed Sarawak frog species via DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA mitochondrial DNA gene, and later determining their microhabitat guild and partitioning via nonmetric dimensional scale. Mitochondrial 16S gene revealed 5 monophyletic groups consisting of Hylarana erythraea + Amnirana nicobariensis, Chalcorana raniceps, Abavorana luctuosa, Pulchrana signata + P. picturata, and P. baramica + P. glandulosa + P. laterimaculata. On the other hand, microhabitat utilization grouped the frogs into 5 ecological guilds consisting …

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Factors Affecting Trace Element Accumulation In Livers Of Avian Species From East Poland, Ignacy Kitowski, Dariusz Wiacek, Agnieszka Sujak, Andrzej Komosa, Michal Swietlicki Jan 2017

Factors Affecting Trace Element Accumulation In Livers Of Avian Species From East Poland, Ignacy Kitowski, Dariusz Wiacek, Agnieszka Sujak, Andrzej Komosa, Michal Swietlicki

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of 12 elements in the livers of 14 different species of birds from East Poland, as well as factors affecting their accumulation. The greatest amount of Cd was found in the livers of woodcocks. Analyses showed that Cd accumulation in the liver was associated with the consumption of soil invertebrates. Our data show that some corvids were the most vulnerable to the effects of lead bullets. In the livers of some of them, lead levels exceeded 6 mg/kg. Expansion of food niches in the direction of omnivorous species limited the …

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Food Patch Particularity And Forging Strategy Of Reintroduced Przewalski's Horse In North Xinjiang, China, Zang Sen, Cao Qing, Alimujiang Keremu, Liu Shanhui, Zhang Yongjun, Hu Defu Jan 2017

Food Patch Particularity And Forging Strategy Of Reintroduced Przewalski's Horse In North Xinjiang, China, Zang Sen, Cao Qing, Alimujiang Keremu, Liu Shanhui, Zhang Yongjun, Hu Defu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In 2001, Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) was reintroduced into a Eurasian desert-steppe transitional area in China. Recent studies of Przewalski's horse have not examined the relationship between food patches and the horse's feeding choice behavior. This study aimed to study the vegetation communities of the reintroduction area and combine this information with feeding time data to explore the foraging strategy of Przewalski's horse. A total of 588 vegetation patches were surveyed, which were divided into 27 vegetation clusters. All vegetation clusters could be divided into feeding clusters, which constituted 59.23% of the study area, and nonforaging clusters, which constituted 11.14%. …

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Zerconid Mites (Acari, Zerconidae) In İstanbul,With Four New Records For The Turkish Fauna, Eli̇f Hi̇lal Duran, Raşi̇t Urhan Jan 2017

Zerconid Mites (Acari, Zerconidae) In İstanbul,With Four New Records For The Turkish Fauna, Eli̇f Hi̇lal Duran, Raşi̇t Urhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The zerconid mites collected from İstanbul Province between January 2012 and September 2013 are evaluated and the following species are recorded: Prozercon balıkesirensis, P. buraki, P. carpathofimbriatus, P. demirsoyi, P. fimbriatus, P. satapliae, P. sultani, P. traegardhi, P. yavuzi, Zercon colligans, Z. cretensis, Z. inonuensis, Z. istanbulensis, Z. laczii, Z. lepurus, Z. marinae, and Z. nemoralis. Of these, P. carpathofimbriatus, Z. cretensis, Z. laczii, and Z. marinae are recorded for the first time from Turkey. On the basis of collected specimens, short descriptions of newly recorded species are noted, the measurements of 17 species are given, and their geographic distributions …

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The First Record Of Greek Endemic Weevil Hypera (Boreohypera) Moczarskii (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Curculionidae) In Central Serbia, With Elements For Species Redescription, Snezana Pesic Jan 2017

The First Record Of Greek Endemic Weevil Hypera (Boreohypera) Moczarskii (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Curculionidae) In Central Serbia, With Elements For Species Redescription, Snezana Pesic

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The rare weevil species Hypera (Boreohypera) moczarskii Penecke, 1936, previously recorded only in Greece, has been registered for the first time in Central Serbia. Two adult males were collected in 1993 and 1994, in two places in the area of Kragujevac (Central Serbia). These findings extend H. moczarskii's distribution area to the north, and this rare species should no longer be considered as Greek, but rather as endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. Both specimens are males, and drawings of the aedeagus are shown for the first time. Hypera moczarskii is one of two European members of the subgenus Boreohypera Korotyaev, …

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First Report Of Gray Whale (Eschrichtius Robustus, Lilljeborg, 1861) Conjoined Twin Calves In The Eastern Pacific Ocean, Elena Tamburin, Erica Carone, Irma Gonzalez Lopez, Felipe Galvan Magaña Jan 2017

First Report Of Gray Whale (Eschrichtius Robustus, Lilljeborg, 1861) Conjoined Twin Calves In The Eastern Pacific Ocean, Elena Tamburin, Erica Carone, Irma Gonzalez Lopez, Felipe Galvan Magaña

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In January 2014, gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) conjoined twin calves were found dead in Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon), Baja California Sur, Mexico. The thoracopagus (united ventrally at the chest) individuals were conjoined in the thorax region, sharing the navel and genital area, but with two distinct heads and flukes. Although observed in humans and domestic animals, this case is rare among cetaceans. Some conjoined twin cetacean fetuses have previously been reported; however, this is the first report of the congenital anomaly in Eschrichtius robustus.

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Sightings Of Cetaceans In The Western Antarctic Peninsula During The First Joint Turkish-Ukrainian Antarctic Research Expedition, 2016, Bayram Öztürk, Mehmet Arda Tonay, Meli̇ke İdi̇l Öz, İzzet Noyan Yilmaz, Hali̇m Ayteki̇n Ergül, Ayaka Amaha Öztürk Jan 2017

Sightings Of Cetaceans In The Western Antarctic Peninsula During The First Joint Turkish-Ukrainian Antarctic Research Expedition, 2016, Bayram Öztürk, Mehmet Arda Tonay, Meli̇ke İdi̇l Öz, İzzet Noyan Yilmaz, Hali̇m Ayteki̇n Ergül, Ayaka Amaha Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During the cetacean surveys of the first Turkish-Ukrainian Antarctic Research Expedition conducted on 5-8 April 2016 in Lemaire Channel, Penola Strait, Flanders Bay, southern Gerlache Strait, and southern Neumayer Channel in the Western Antarctic Peninsula, 74 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in 24 sightings and 11 Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in 6 sightings were recorded. The overall encounter rate (number of sightings/survey effort in nautical miles) was 0.333 (0.266 for humpback whale, 0.066 for Antarctic minke whale). According to the sighting distribution, the Lemaire Channel and Penola Strait are important migration and feeding habitats for whales. Five humpback whales were …

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Cytogenetic Characteristic Of The Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex Volnuchini) And Levant Mole (Talpa Levantis) (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) In Northern Anatolia, Turkey, Ahmet Yesari̇ Selçuk, Haluk Kefeli̇oğlu Jan 2017

Cytogenetic Characteristic Of The Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex Volnuchini) And Levant Mole (Talpa Levantis) (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) In Northern Anatolia, Turkey, Ahmet Yesari̇ Selçuk, Haluk Kefeli̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The karyotype of the Caucasian pygmy shrew (Sorex volnuchini) consists of 2n = 40 NFa = 54. The X chromosome is metacentric and the Y chromosome is large acrocentric. In the chromosome set, there are six metacentric/submetacentric, one large subtelocentric, one small metacentric, and 11 acrocentric autosomal chromosome pairs. C-negative and C-positive heterochromatin band regions are determined in the karyotype. NORs were localized in the secondary constriction in autosomal pair no. 17 of Sorex volnuchini. The diploid number of the Levant mole (Talpa levantis) is 2n = 34, NFa = 64. The X chromosome is medium size and metacentric. The …

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Mitochondrial Evidence Indicates A Shallow Phylogeographic Structurefor Jaculus Blanfordi (Murray, 1884) Populations (Rodentia: Dipodidae), Ekaterina Melnikova, Morteza Naderi Jan 2017

Mitochondrial Evidence Indicates A Shallow Phylogeographic Structurefor Jaculus Blanfordi (Murray, 1884) Populations (Rodentia: Dipodidae), Ekaterina Melnikova, Morteza Naderi

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Our study was performed on the phylogeographic structure of Blanford's jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884)) collected from nine localities in Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and was based on mitochondrial evidence indicating a slight phylogeographic divergence among the populations. We aimed to amplify two frequently used mitochondrial markers, cytochrome b (cyt b) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) fragments, from 33 specimens obtained from the abovementioned countries. Our phylogeographic analyses uncovered two distinct groups, thus supporting the presence of two subspecies: J. b. blanfordi in Iran and J. b. turcmenicus in northern Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Finally, we discuss the intraspecies …

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Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Molluscan Fauna Of Kuşadası Bay (Aegean Sea), Banu Bi̇tli̇s, Bi̇lal Öztürk, Alper Doğan Jan 2017

Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Molluscan Fauna Of Kuşadası Bay (Aegean Sea), Banu Bi̇tli̇s, Bi̇lal Öztürk, Alper Doğan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The present study was carried out in order to determine the molluscan species distributed in Kuşadası Bay. The investigated material was collected from different biotopes at 11 stations at varying depths between 0 and 180 m; it was sampled in the years 2000 and 2005 by using a van Veen grab and a dredge, and randomly by snorkeling. The study resulted in 134 molluscan species determined in Kuşadası Bay. Among them, Septifer cumingii Recluz, 1849 and Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1883 are new records for the Aegean coast of Turkey. Of the identified species, Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826) (1401 ind.), Musculus …

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A New Species Of The Genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) From Turkey, Celal Karaman, Kadri̇ Kiran, Volkan Aksoy, Yilmaz Çamlitepe Jan 2017

A New Species Of The Genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) From Turkey, Celal Karaman, Kadri̇ Kiran, Volkan Aksoy, Yilmaz Çamlitepe

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new species, Camponotus praegracilis Karaman et Kiran sp. nov. is described; it is a member of the subgenus Tanaemyrmex, from the most species-rich ant genus in Turkey. Some biological notes for the new species are also given. Diagnostic characters of the new species, distinguishing the new species from the most similar species, are also described.

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Antioxidant Defenses In Three Vesper Bats(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) During Hibernation, Ekaterina Antonova, Viktor Ilyukha, Svetlana Sergina, Evgeniy Khizhkin, Vladimir Belkin, Alina Yakimova, Artem Morozov Jan 2017

Antioxidant Defenses In Three Vesper Bats(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) During Hibernation, Ekaterina Antonova, Viktor Ilyukha, Svetlana Sergina, Evgeniy Khizhkin, Vladimir Belkin, Alina Yakimova, Artem Morozov

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Hibernation of bats is characterized by considerable changes in the oxygen supply during the torpor-arousal cycles. The purpose of this study was to examine the antioxidant defenses in tissues of the hibernating bats ( Eptesicus nilssonii , Myotis brandtii , and Plecotus auritus ), attempting to relate the tissue antioxidant protection with the ecophysiological characteristics of the studied species. We found that the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the heart and the catalase activity in the skeletal muscle were higher in E. nilssonii than in P. auritus and in M. brandtii. In comparison with studied hibernating bats, P. auritus had …

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