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Morphometric And Allozymic Differences Between Bearded Tit Panurus Biarmicus (Aves: Passeriformes) Subpopulations In A Large Wetland And A Small Pond In Central Anatolia, Turkey, Fulya Saygili, Nuri̇ Yi̇ği̇t, Pinar Çam, Duygu Yüce Jan 2013

Morphometric And Allozymic Differences Between Bearded Tit Panurus Biarmicus (Aves: Passeriformes) Subpopulations In A Large Wetland And A Small Pond In Central Anatolia, Turkey, Fulya Saygili, Nuri̇ Yi̇ği̇t, Pinar Çam, Duygu Yüce

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) is a small passerine bird occurring only in wetland habitats. Three subspecies of the Bearded Tit are known from Turkey. The endemic subspecies Panurus biarmicus kosswigi has only been recorded from Amik Lake in Turkey. This subspecies is now considered extinct; the apparent cause of this extinction was the drought affecting the lake. Other subpopulations might be similarly threatened by habitat loss. Therefore, it is important to investigate the morphometric characteristics and genetic variation of these local subpopulations. In this study, body weights and 12 morphometric characters were measured for Bearded Tit individuals in the …


Two New Species Of Zerconid Mites (Acari: Zerconidae) From Giresun Province (Turkey), Raşi̇t Urhan Jan 2013

Two New Species Of Zerconid Mites (Acari: Zerconidae) From Giresun Province (Turkey), Raşi̇t Urhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study, 2 new species of zerconid mites, Prozercon giresunensis sp. nov. and Prozercon murati sp. nov., were collected from Giresun Province in Turkey and are described and illustrated on the basis of adult females.


Two New Mite Species Of The Genus Raphignathus Dugés (Acari: Raphignathidae) From Turkey, Güldem Dönel, Sali̇h Doğan Jan 2013

Two New Mite Species Of The Genus Raphignathus Dugés (Acari: Raphignathidae) From Turkey, Güldem Dönel, Sali̇h Doğan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two new Raphignathus species from Turkey, R. quadrigeminus sp. nov. and R. koseiensis sp. nov., are described and illustrated.


First Record Of Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955 (Acari: Mesostigmata) In Saudi Arabia, With Description Of Nabiseius Arabicus Sp. Nov., Mohamed Waleed Negm, Fahad Jabr Alatawi Jan 2013

First Record Of Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955 (Acari: Mesostigmata) In Saudi Arabia, With Description Of Nabiseius Arabicus Sp. Nov., Mohamed Waleed Negm, Fahad Jabr Alatawi

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The family Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955 is recorded for the first time from Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula on the basis of a new species, Nabiseius arabicus sp. nov. Adult females, collected from Cynodon dactylon L. (Poaceae) in association with thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera), are described and illustrated. A key to world species of Nabiseius is provided.


Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Of Azarbaijan, Iran, Ahmad Atamehr Jan 2013

Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Of Azarbaijan, Iran, Ahmad Atamehr

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Carabidae family (Coleoptera) is among the dominant groups of terrestrial predators and includes more than 40,000 species worldwide, making it one of the largest families of beetles. The fauna of Carabidae in Azarbaijan, Iran, is very diverse and has not been studied thoroughly. In the following paper, this group of beneficial predators is studied, using samples taken through 2007-2010 across Azarbaijan. Species belonging to 12 subfamilies were collected from 24 different localities. Among this diverse fauna, 3 species, Broscus cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758), Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) calceatus (Duftschmid, 1812), and Amara (Xenocelia) ingenua Duftschmid, 1812 are new records for Iranian fauna.


Contributions To The Knowledge Of Agathidinae Fauna Of The Eastern Anatolia Region Of Turkey, Özlem Çeti̇n Erdoğan Jan 2013

Contributions To The Knowledge Of Agathidinae Fauna Of The Eastern Anatolia Region Of Turkey, Özlem Çeti̇n Erdoğan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study, Agathidinae (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) fauna of the Elazığ, Erzincan, Malatya, and Tunceli provinces of the Eastern Anatolia Region was investigated during the years 2007 and 2008. During the study period, 17 species were identified belonging to the genera Agathis Latreille, 1804; Bassus Fabricius, 1804; and Disophrys Förster, 1862. Two species were recorded from Turkey for the first time: Agathis tatarica Telenga, 1933 and Bassus tegularis (Thomson, 1895). All of these species are new to the fauna of the 4 provinces of the Eastern Anatolia Region.


Karyological Data And Meiosis Of Drassyllus Praeficus (L. Koch, 1866) (Gnaphosidae) And Thanatus Imbecillus (L. Koch, 1878) (Philodromidae) From Turkey, Zübeyde Kumbiçak, Ayla Karataş, Ümi̇t Kumbiçak, Osman Seyyar Jan 2013

Karyological Data And Meiosis Of Drassyllus Praeficus (L. Koch, 1866) (Gnaphosidae) And Thanatus Imbecillus (L. Koch, 1878) (Philodromidae) From Turkey, Zübeyde Kumbiçak, Ayla Karataş, Ümi̇t Kumbiçak, Osman Seyyar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study, karyotypic and cytogenetic characteristics of Drassyllus praeficus (L. Koch, 1866) and Thanatus imbecillus (L. Koch, 1878) were investigated for the first time by examining mitotic and meiotic chromosomes obtained from gonad cells. The number and the sex chromosome system of D. praeficus and T. imbecillus males was 2n = 22 (X_{1}X_{2}0) and 2n = 28 (X_{1}X_{2}0), respectively. D. praeficus had 10 autosomal bivalents and 2 univalent sex chromosomes, and T. imbecillus had 13 autosomal bivalents and 2 univalent sex chromosomes during the first meiotic prophase and metaphase. Both species possessed acrocentric chromosomes in their karyotypes.


Comparison Of Two Morphometric Methods For Discriminating Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Populations In Turkey, Ayça Özkan Koca, İrfan Kandemi̇r Jan 2013

Comparison Of Two Morphometric Methods For Discriminating Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Populations In Turkey, Ayça Özkan Koca, İrfan Kandemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In this study, we compared 2 different methodologies (traditional morphometrics, TM, and geometric morphometrics, GM) in order to determine their ability to discriminate the honey bee populations distributed throughout Turkey. In TM, 16 morphometric characters were measured from the forewings of different honey bee populations from Turkey. A total of 20 landmarks were utilized for the GM analysis. Multivariate statistical analysis of data obtained from the 2 methodologies showed that GM was more successful (81.5%) than TM (70.4%). While the GM method is much simpler and easier compared to the standard morphometric measurement of size characters and angles of wing …


Diurnal Vertical Distribution Of Zooplankton In A Newly Formed Reservoir (Tahtalı Reservoir, Kocaeli): The Role Of Abiotic Factors And Chlorophyll A, Zeynep Dorak, Özcan Gaygusuz, Ali̇ Serhan Tarkan, Hamdi̇ Aydin Jan 2013

Diurnal Vertical Distribution Of Zooplankton In A Newly Formed Reservoir (Tahtalı Reservoir, Kocaeli): The Role Of Abiotic Factors And Chlorophyll A, Zeynep Dorak, Özcan Gaygusuz, Ali̇ Serhan Tarkan, Hamdi̇ Aydin

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Although water level fluctuations and related environmental variations occurring within reservoirs have a considerable effect on the zooplankton community, studies on zooplankton dynamics of reservoirs are very limited. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the diurnal vertical migration of zooplankton in relation to the concentration of physicochemical factors and chlorophyll a content in a recently formed water reservoir (Tahtalı Reservoir, Kocaeli, northwestern Turkey). During the sampling period 20 zooplankton taxa were identified, which were mostly indicative of eutrophic waters, as confirmed by the physicochemical factors of the water in the reservoir. Rotifera was the most abundant group, followed …


Harpactea Ballarini Sp. Nov., A New Dysderid (Araneae, Dysderidae) Spider From Turkey, Kadi̇r Buğaç Kunt, Recep Sulhi̇ Özkütük, Mert Elveri̇ci̇ Jan 2013

Harpactea Ballarini Sp. Nov., A New Dysderid (Araneae, Dysderidae) Spider From Turkey, Kadi̇r Buğaç Kunt, Recep Sulhi̇ Özkütük, Mert Elveri̇ci̇

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new species of the spider genus Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 is described from pine forests in Antalya Province, in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The new species resembles H. abantia (Simon, 1884) known from Greece, but differs in a number of characters. Detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided on the basis of both sexes.


Two New Records Of The Coniopteryx (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae) Species For The Turkish Fauna, Savaş Canbulat Jan 2013

Two New Records Of The Coniopteryx (Neuroptera: Coniopterygidae) Species For The Turkish Fauna, Savaş Canbulat

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two species of the family Coniopterygidae, Coniopteryx (Xeroconiopteryx) loipetsederi H. Aspöck, 1963 and C. (Coniopteryx) borealis Tjeder, 1931, are here recorded for the first time in the Turkish fauna. Morphological and ecological notes as well as the distribution map with new recording sites are also provided. For C. loipetsederi, this is the most eastern record, and the eastern limits of the range of C. borealis have also been extended.


The Genus Streblocera Westwood (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) From India, With Descriptions Of 9 New Species, Mohammad Shamim Jan 2013

The Genus Streblocera Westwood (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) From India, With Descriptions Of 9 New Species, Mohammad Shamim

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Nine new species of the subgenus Eutanycerus of the genus Streblocera Westwood are described. These are: Streblocera (Eutanycerus) achterbergi sp. nov., S. (E.) aurrayyus sp. nov., S. (E.) etawahiana sp. nov., S. (E.) hayati sp. nov., S. (E.) kanpurensis sp. nov., S. (E.) levipleuron sp. nov., S. (E.) sharifi sp. nov., S. (E.) shawi sp. nov., and S. (E.) shujauddini sp. nov. This genus was previously recorded from India based on a species identified as S. macroscapa (Ruthe). However, the available specimens in the Department of Zoology at Aligarh Muslim University do not permit a definite confirmation of the species. …


Soil Rotifers New To Hungary From The Gemenc Floodplain (Duna-Dráva National Park, Hungary), Károly Schöll, Miloslav Devetter Jan 2013

Soil Rotifers New To Hungary From The Gemenc Floodplain (Duna-Dráva National Park, Hungary), Károly Schöll, Miloslav Devetter

Turkish Journal of Zoology

In summer and autumn 2010, we collected soil samples from the Gemenc floodplain of the Danube (Duna-Dráva National Park) from places with different flood regimes and vegetation cover and examined them for rotifers. We found a total of 31 species; 14 of them are new to the Hungarian fauna. The Hungarian occurrence of 8 further species is confirmed based on their first detailed data from the country. The genus Wierzejskiella Wiszniewski, 1934 is also new for Hungary. This study provides additional support to the conclusion that floodplains of large rivers have a diverse and sensitive biota.


Terrestrial Bdelloid Rotifers From Erzurum (Eastern Part Of Turkey), Murat Kaya Jan 2013

Terrestrial Bdelloid Rotifers From Erzurum (Eastern Part Of Turkey), Murat Kaya

Turkish Journal of Zoology

There has been a growing interest in studies of the macroecology and biogeography of microorganisms (smaller than 2 mm) in recent years; however, knowledge of the diversity patterns of these organisms is inadequate. The reason for this lack of knowledge is that faunistic studies of these microorganisms have not been extensive enough to cover all areas of the world. Bdelloid rotifers of 200-600 µm in size are among these microorganisms. In many countries, few studies have been conducted on bdelloid fauna thus far. With only one detailed study, Turkey can be counted as one of those countries. In this present …


Length-Weight Relationships Of 22 Fish Species From The Gallipoli Peninsula And Dardanelles (Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey), Özgür Cengi̇z Jan 2013

Length-Weight Relationships Of 22 Fish Species From The Gallipoli Peninsula And Dardanelles (Northeastern Mediterranean, Turkey), Özgür Cengi̇z

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Length-weight relationships are presented for 22 fish species from the Gallipoli Peninsula and Dardanelles between September 2006 and October 2009. The b values ranged between 2.78 and 3.28. All species' length-weight relationships were highly significant (P < 0.001).


Estimation Of Heavy Metal Residues From The Feathers Of Falconidae, Accipitridae, And Strigidae In Punjab, Pakistan, Shagufta Nighat, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem, Tariq Mahmood, Syed Israr Shah Jan 2013

Estimation Of Heavy Metal Residues From The Feathers Of Falconidae, Accipitridae, And Strigidae In Punjab, Pakistan, Shagufta Nighat, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem, Tariq Mahmood, Syed Israr Shah

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cu, As) in feather samples of raptors of 3 families were determined from southern, central, and northern parts of Punjab Province. Deposition of metals significantly varied among the families for Cd, Zn, Ni, and Pb; further, these 4 metals also significantly differed between Accipitridae and Falconidae, and between Falconidae and Strigidae. Similarly, Cd, Ni, and As were significantly different among southern, central, and northern Punjab. Falconidae deposited higher concentrations of metals than Accipitridae and Strigidae, with the Common Kestrel being more susceptible. Likewise, central Punjab appeared to be more polluted than …


A Contribution On The Subfamilies Helconinae, Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae, Meteorinae, And Orgilinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Of Southeastern Anatolia With New Records From Other Parts Of Turkey, Ahmet Beyarslan, Celaletti̇n Gözüaçik, İnanç Özgen Jan 2013

A Contribution On The Subfamilies Helconinae, Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae, Meteorinae, And Orgilinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Of Southeastern Anatolia With New Records From Other Parts Of Turkey, Ahmet Beyarslan, Celaletti̇n Gözüaçik, İnanç Özgen

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was carried out in order to determine the species of the subfamilies Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae, Meteorinae, and Orgilinae in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Malaise and light traps and sweeping nets were used to obtain adult specimens from various habitats in the study area during 2010 and 2011. The collected materials from southeastern Anatolia and from new localities of other regions were identified and a total of 11 species from 5 genera determined, of which the species Diospilus morosus Reinhard is a new record for southeastern Anatolia. All species are new records on the basis of provinces of Turkey. The distributions …


Cloning And Characterization Of Ubiquitin Ribosome Fusion Gene Rps27a, A Deltamethrin-Resistance-Associated Gene From Diamondback Moth (Plutella Xylostella L.), Hong Zhang, Chen Cheng, Fengliang Li, Shuyu Gu, Zhou Zhou, Luogen Cheng Jan 2013

Cloning And Characterization Of Ubiquitin Ribosome Fusion Gene Rps27a, A Deltamethrin-Resistance-Associated Gene From Diamondback Moth (Plutella Xylostella L.), Hong Zhang, Chen Cheng, Fengliang Li, Shuyu Gu, Zhou Zhou, Luogen Cheng

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The ubiquitin ribosome fusion gene RpS27a's coding sequence was cloned from diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.). An open reading frame of 468 bp was found to encode a putative 155 amino acid precursor protein, which shares over 90% similarity with other insects' RpS27a protein. Real-time quantitative PCR was carried out to determine the relative expression level in the fourth instar larvae of deltamethrin-resistant and deltamethrin-susceptible strains. The results showed that the expression of RpS27a was significantly higher in the deltamethrin-resistant strain than in the deltamethrin-susceptible strain. There are reports indicating that upregulation expression of some ribosomal proteins confers some insecticide …


New Records Of Miltogramminae And Paramacronychiinae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) From Turkey, Gamze Pekbey, Rüstem Hayat Jan 2013

New Records Of Miltogramminae And Paramacronychiinae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) From Turkey, Gamze Pekbey, Rüstem Hayat

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was conducted in the Bayburt, Erzincan, and Erzurum provinces of Turkey during 2009 and 2010. A total of 10 species in 6 genera from the subfamilies Miltogramminae (4 species in 2 genera) and Paramacronychiinae (6 species in 4 genera) were determined. The genera Angiometopa Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1889 and Brachicoma Rondani, 1856 and the species Angiometopa falleni Pape, 1986, Brachicoma devia (Fallén, 1820), Macronychia polyodon (Meigen, 1824), and M. striginervis (Zetterstedt, 1838) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Photographs or illustrations of the new records are provided.


First Record Of Brown Comber Serranus Hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) For The Black Sea, Göktuğ Dalgiç, Aysun Gümüş, Mustafa Zengi̇n Jan 2013

First Record Of Brown Comber Serranus Hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) For The Black Sea, Göktuğ Dalgiç, Aysun Gümüş, Mustafa Zengi̇n

Turkish Journal of Zoology

One female specimen of Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perciformes, Serranidae) was captured off the Black Sea coast of Turkey by bottom trawl at a depth of 80-90 m on 23 March 2012. This is the first record of this species for the Black Sea.


Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) From Mersin Bay (Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean), Cengi̇z Koçak, Naci̇ye Alan Jan 2013

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 Jan 2013

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.


Taxonomic Notes On Erythmelus Enock (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) From Xinjiang, China, With Description Of A New Species, Hongying Hu, Serguei Vladimirovich Triapitsyn Jan 2013

Taxonomic Notes On Erythmelus Enock (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) From Xinjiang, China, With Description Of A New Species, Hongying Hu, Serguei Vladimirovich Triapitsyn

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Six species of Erythmelus Enock in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, are reviewed, and an illustrated key to females is provided. One new species, E. (Erythmelus) quasipicinus Hu & Triapitsyn sp. nov., is described. Erythmelus wenquanensis Li, Lin & Hu, syn. nov., and E. brevifuniculatus Li, Lin & Hu, syn. nov., are synonymized under E. (Erythmelus) flavovarius (Walker) and E. (Erythmelus) israeliensis Viggiani & Jesu, respectively. New extralimital records are given for some of the species.


Faunistic Review And Description Of A New Species Of Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) From The Strandzha Mountains (Bulgaria And Turkey), Rostislav Bekchiev Jan 2013

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 Jan 2013

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 Jan 2013

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 …


A Newly Recorded Species In China, Ctenothrips Niger Kudô (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), And The First Description Of Its Male, Qing Ling Hu, Ji Nian Feng Jan 2013

A Newly Recorded Species In China, Ctenothrips Niger Kudô (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), And The First Description Of Its Male, Qing Ling Hu, Ji Nian Feng

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Ctenothrips niger Kudô, collected from Ailao Mountain, is a newly recorded species in China. Both males and females were collected. The male of the species is herein described and illustrated in detail for the first time.


Cooccurrence And Food Niche Overlap Of Two Common Predators (Red Fox Vulpes Vulpes And Common Buzzard Buteo Buteo) In An Agricultural Landscape, Lukasz Jankowiak, Piotr Tryjanowski Jan 2013

Cooccurrence And Food Niche Overlap Of Two Common Predators (Red Fox Vulpes Vulpes And Common Buzzard Buteo Buteo) In An Agricultural Landscape, Lukasz Jankowiak, Piotr Tryjanowski

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The mechanism of coexistence and interspecific relationships between 2 predatory species has been an important topic in ecology for many years. To date, researchers have focused mostly on very similar species, such as 2 mammals or 2 birds of prey, occupying the same habitat. However, the situation where a predatory mammal may live sympatrically with a common bird of prey is probably more common. A good example is the coexistence of the red fox and the common buzzard. The relationship between these species with respect to spatial distribution, the abundance of a potentially important prey species (common vole), diet, trophic …


Gammarus Baysali Sp. Nov., A New Freshwater Amphipod Species From Turkey (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), Murat Özbek, Levent Yurga, Okan Külköylüoğlu Jan 2013

Gammarus Baysali Sp. Nov., A New Freshwater Amphipod Species From Turkey (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), Murat Özbek, Levent Yurga, Okan Külköylüoğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new species of freshwater amphipod, Gammarus baysali sp. nov., collected from Cumayanı Cave (Zonguldak Province, Turkey) is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Gammarus pulex-group. The most discriminant characters of this species are the minute eyes, densely setose fifth peduncle and flagellar segments of antenna 2, elongated pereopods, and setose anterior margins of pereopod 5 to 7. Additionally, the palp of right maxilla 1 has 4 setae along its outer margin. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided, and differences from related species are discussed.


Growth And Reproduction Of Brown Comber (Serranus Hepatus Linnaeus, 1758) In The Central Aegean Sea, Turkey, Ozan Soykan, Akin Türker İlkyaz, Gülnur Meti̇n, Hasan Tuncay Kinacigi̇l Jan 2013

Growth And Reproduction Of Brown Comber (Serranus Hepatus Linnaeus, 1758) In The Central Aegean Sea, Turkey, Ozan Soykan, Akin Türker İlkyaz, Gülnur Meti̇n, Hasan Tuncay Kinacigi̇l

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The growth and reproduction of brown comber (Serranus hepatus Linnaeus, 1758) were studied using specimens collected from the central Aegean Sea between July 2004 and June 2007. A total of 2410 specimens were analyzed, and of those, 2290 individuals were mature and 120 individuals were juvenile. Analyses covered all individuals because the species is a simultaneous hermaphrodite. The length-weight relationship was determined as W = 0.013L^{3.11}, indicating a positive allometric growth for all samples. The estimated von Bertalanffy growth parameters were L_{\infinity} = 13.19 cm, k = 0.252 y^{-1}, and t_o = -0.630 y, and the infinite weight (W_{\infinity}) was …