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Ecological Succession Of Freshwater Ostracoda (Crustacea) In A Newly Developed Rheocrene Spring (Bolu, Turkey), Okan Külköylüoğlu Jan 2009

Ecological Succession Of Freshwater Ostracoda (Crustacea) In A Newly Developed Rheocrene Spring (Bolu, Turkey), Okan Külköylüoğlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Six species of ostracod (Candona neglecta, Heterocypris incongruens, Ilyocypris bradyi, Darwinula stevensoni, Pseudocandona compressa, and Psychrodromus olivaceus) were collected from a newly developed spring between October 2001 and October 2004. The first 5 species have cosmopolitan distribution in the Holarctic region. The ratio of non-cosmopolitan to cosmopolitan species (called 'pseudorichness') was 0.2, suggesting dominance of cosmopolitan species. Among the species, C. neglecta displayed the highest tolerance to 6 different environmental variables, although its estimated optimum values varied. Except foor redox potential and salinity, optimum values for H. incongruens were the highest. High tolerance and optimum values seemed to provide more …


Morphology And Infraciliature Of Some Haptorid Ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora, Haptoria) In Alkaline Soil Samples Of Van (Turkey), With Notes On The Ontogenesis Of Enchelyodon Nodosus Berger, Foissner & Adam, 1984, Naci̇ye Gülkiz Şenler, İsmai̇l Yildiz Jan 2009

Morphology And Infraciliature Of Some Haptorid Ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora, Haptoria) In Alkaline Soil Samples Of Van (Turkey), With Notes On The Ontogenesis Of Enchelyodon Nodosus Berger, Foissner & Adam, 1984, Naci̇ye Gülkiz Şenler, İsmai̇l Yildiz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The morphology and infraciliature of 4 haptorid ciliates obtained from alkaline soil habitats in Van, Turkey, were investigated: Pseudoholophrya terricola Berger, Foissner & Adam, 1984, Paraenchelys wenzeli Foissner, 1984, Armatoenchelys geleii (Foissner, 1981), and Enchelyodon nodosus Berger, Foissner & Adam, 1984. The descriptions were based on live observations and silver impregnated specimens and morphometry. The main morphological characteristics of these species are similar to those described in the literature. However, the dorsal brush row 3 is longer than dorsal brush rows 1 and 2 in A. geleii, and E. nodosus has a long monokinetidal tail not reported previously. This is …


Occurrence Of The Pathogens And Parasites Of Phyllotreta Undulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) In Turkey, Mustafa Yaman, Onur Tosun, Çi̇çek Aydin Jan 2009

Occurrence Of The Pathogens And Parasites Of Phyllotreta Undulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) In Turkey, Mustafa Yaman, Onur Tosun, Çi̇çek Aydin

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The pathogens and parasites of Pyllotreta undulata Kutschera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) collected from 5 localities in the Black Sea region of Turkey were investigated. Four different types of pathogens and parasites were recorded in adults of P. undulata: gregarine, microsporidium, and 2 nematodes, namely 1 Howardula species and 1 Hexamermis species. Gregarine and Howardula were the most common pathogen and parasite in P. undulata populations. There is the first record of a Hexamermis (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasite from P. undulata in Turkey.


The Distribution And Conservation Status Of Amphibians In Dobrudja (Romania), Paul Szekely, Rodica Plaiasu, Marian Tudor, Dan Cogalniceanu Jan 2009

The Distribution And Conservation Status Of Amphibians In Dobrudja (Romania), Paul Szekely, Rodica Plaiasu, Marian Tudor, Dan Cogalniceanu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The distribution of amphibian species in Dobrudja has been studied for more than a century; however, the available information was scattered among tens of publications and museum collections. In the present paper we synthesized the available distribution records from published papers, museum collections, and our own field data. These distribution data were treated separately as historical data (before 1990), continuous data (records from both before and after 1990), and recent ones (after 1990). Based on distribution records we performed a cartographic analysis consisting of 3 indexes that attempt to indicate shifts in geographic range over time. Using these indexes as …


Age, Growth, And Gonadosomatic Index (Gsi) Of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus Steindachner, 1868) In The Eastern Black Sea, Cemaletti̇n Şahi̇n, Nazli Kasapoğlu, A. Mutlu Gözler, Ferhat Kalayci, Necati̇ Hacimurtazaoğlu, Cengi̇z Mutlu Jan 2009

Age, Growth, And Gonadosomatic Index (Gsi) Of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus Steindachner, 1868) In The Eastern Black Sea, Cemaletti̇n Şahi̇n, Nazli Kasapoğlu, A. Mutlu Gözler, Ferhat Kalayci, Necati̇ Hacimurtazaoğlu, Cengi̇z Mutlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The aim of this study was to calculate the basic population parameters of Trachurus mediterraneus off the coast of the Eastern Black Sea. Average total length was estimated as 13.52 ± 1.884 cm for the entire population, 13.08 ± 1.594 cm for males, and 13.62 ± 1.804 for females. Average weight was 20.27 ± 8.819 g for the entire population, 18.65 ± 7.626 g for males, and 21.31 ± 9.184 g for females. Age of the fish ranged between 0 and 5 years. Length-weight, age-length, and age-weight relationships were estimated for the population, where W = 0.0089 × L^{2.9552}; L_t …


Rumen Entodiniid Ciliated Protozoan Fauna (Entodiniomorphida: Entodiniidae) Of Domestic Sheep (Ovis Ammon Aries L.) From Northern Cyprus, With A Description Of A New Species, Entodinium Cypriensis Sp. Nov., Bayram Göçmen, Gözde Gürelli̇ Jan 2009

Rumen Entodiniid Ciliated Protozoan Fauna (Entodiniomorphida: Entodiniidae) Of Domestic Sheep (Ovis Ammon Aries L.) From Northern Cyprus, With A Description Of A New Species, Entodinium Cypriensis Sp. Nov., Bayram Göçmen, Gözde Gürelli̇

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Rumen contents obtained from 10 adult domestic sheep (Ovis ammon aries L.) at a slaughterhouse in Lapethos-Kyrenia (Girne), Northern Cyprus were surveyed for entodiniid ciliate protozoa. As a result of our survey 27 species, including 33 forms, were identified. An unusual form of Entodinium was observed in 2 sheep and is described as a new species, E. cypriensis sp. nov. Its relationship to similar Entodinium species is discussed. This study also reports new host records for E. imai, E. oektemae, E. ogimotoi, E. quadricuspis, E. rectangulatum f. dubardi, and E. rostratum. Furthermore, we report for the second time the presence …


Podagrionella Girault, 1913 (Hymenoptera:Torymidae: Podagrionini) Species From Turkey, With Descriptions Of New Species, Oğuzhan Doğanlar, Mi̇kdat Doğanlar Jan 2009

Podagrionella Girault, 1913 (Hymenoptera:Torymidae: Podagrionini) Species From Turkey, With Descriptions Of New Species, Oğuzhan Doğanlar, Mi̇kdat Doğanlar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two new Podagrionella Girault, 1913 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Podagrionini) species, Podagrionella eremiaphilae sp. nov. and P. konyaensis sp. nov., were collected from Konya and Şanlıurfa (Bozova) provinces and are described. The key to the Palearctic Podagrionella species was reorganized with the addition of the 2 new species. The diagnostic characters of the new species are given.


Introduction To The Asilidae Fauna (Insecta: Diptera) Of Fars Province, Iran, Nazila Saghaei, Hadi Ostovan, Mahmoud Shojaei, Rüstem Hayat Jan 2009

Introduction To The Asilidae Fauna (Insecta: Diptera) Of Fars Province, Iran, Nazila Saghaei, Hadi Ostovan, Mahmoud Shojaei, Rüstem Hayat

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Fars province in the south of Iran was surveyed for Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) during 2006-2007. Twenty six species, belonging to 19 genera and 7 subfamilies: Apocleinae (5 species), Asilinae (7 species), Dasypogoninae (2 species), Laphriinae (2 species), Laphystiinae (1 species), Leptogastrinae (1 species) and Stenopogoninae (8 species), were recorded. Of these, 5 species are new to the fauna of Iran. Additionally 2 subfamilies, 10 genera, and 22 species were recorded for the first time from Fars province. Distributional data for each species are included.


Sterility Effect Of The Commercial Neem Extract Neemazal-T/S^® (Azadirachta Indica A. Jus.) On Male Rats (Rattus Norvegicus), Mohsen Morovati, Masoumeh Mahmoudi, Mahmoud Ghazi-Khansari, Lida Jabbari, Alireza Khalilaria Jan 2009

Sterility Effect Of The Commercial Neem Extract Neemazal-T/S^® (Azadirachta Indica A. Jus.) On Male Rats (Rattus Norvegicus), Mohsen Morovati, Masoumeh Mahmoudi, Mahmoud Ghazi-Khansari, Lida Jabbari, Alireza Khalilaria

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Numerous studies with experimental animals have shown that neem seed extracts have transient and reversible effects on sterility. NeemAzal-T/S^® (1%) was fed to 3 experimental animal groups via stomach intubation (5, 15, and 25 mg/kg) for 6 days and the control group was given only tap water. Hematological parameters were determined on the 4^th and 9^th days of the experiment. Hemoglobin and MCH levels showed an increase in group 3 on the 4^th day, as compared with the control group, and there were no significant differences in the other parameters between these groups, whereas on the 9th day hemoglobin, MCH …


Effects Of Carbaryl And Γ-Bhc On The Histology Of Midgut And Digestive Enzyme Profiles In The Third Instar Larvae Of Fruit-Sucking Moth, Othreis Materna (Linn.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Chitralekha Deshmukh, Aneel Mohite, Jagdish Shinde Jan 2009

Effects Of Carbaryl And Γ-Bhc On The Histology Of Midgut And Digestive Enzyme Profiles In The Third Instar Larvae Of Fruit-Sucking Moth, Othreis Materna (Linn.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Chitralekha Deshmukh, Aneel Mohite, Jagdish Shinde

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The effects of LC50 dose of carbaryl and gamma benzene hexachloride (γ-BHC) on midgut histopathology and midgut enzyme activities in the third instar larvae of fruit-sucking moth, Othreis materna (L.) were studied. The sub-lethal doses of carbaryl and \gamma-BHC caused initially hypersecretory activity in the midgut epithelial cells leading to deposition of numerous secretory vesicles in the extraperitrophic space, clumping of chromatin matter, and regression and vacuolization of the columnar cells, but later on they were recovered within 24 h. Activities of the midgut digestive enzymes (amylase, invertase, lipase, and protease) were significantly affected. Carbaryl enhanced (P < 0.05) the amylase, invertase, lipase, and protease activities initially up to 4 h and 6 h of treatment, but after 24 h of treatment, amylase and invertase activities resumed while an inhibitory effect was observed on lipase and protease activities. \gamma-BHC did not affect the amylase and protease activities up to 4 h but later on it significantly (P < 0.05) enhanced their activities up to 6 h and 12 h, respectively. Thereafter it fell without showing any sign of recovery. \gamma-BHC enhanced (P < 0.05) invertase and lipase activities but they fell after 4 h treatment.


Distribution And Current Status Of Hesperiidae And Pieridae Species (Lepidoptera) Occurring In Bursa Province, Northwestern Turkey, Ni̇met Sema Gençer, Orkun Bariş Kovanci, Bahatti̇n Kovanci Jan 2009

Distribution And Current Status Of Hesperiidae And Pieridae Species (Lepidoptera) Occurring In Bursa Province, Northwestern Turkey, Ni̇met Sema Gençer, Orkun Bariş Kovanci, Bahatti̇n Kovanci

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was carried out in Bursa Province, Turkey, between 1995 and 2006 in order to collect data on hesperiid and pierid species, their distribution, and current status. The butterflies were caught with sweep nets from 78 localities in 16 towns in Bursa Province, northwestern Turkey. Materials were pinned with their wings spread and put into a collection after drying. In all, 822 hesperiid and 956 pierid specimens were caught, including 17 and 16 species, respectively. The hesperiid Pyrgus serratulae (Rambur, 1839) and pierid Pieris manii (Mayer, 1851) are first records for the butterfly fauna of Bursa. The horizontal and …


Two Rare Deep-Sea Bivalve Species From The Levantine Coast Of Turkey: Bathyarca Philippiana (Nyst, 1848) And Verticordia Granulata Seguenza G., 1860, Alper Doğan, Mesut Önen, Bi̇lal Öztürk, Banu Bi̇tli̇s Jan 2009

Two Rare Deep-Sea Bivalve Species From The Levantine Coast Of Turkey: Bathyarca Philippiana (Nyst, 1848) And Verticordia Granulata Seguenza G., 1860, Alper Doğan, Mesut Önen, Bi̇lal Öztürk, Banu Bi̇tli̇s

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During 2 detailed surveys conducted along the Turkish coasts of the Aegean and Levantine seas in 2000 and 2005, respectively, 2 rare deep-water bivalve species, namely Bathyarca philippiana (Nyst, 1848) and Verticordia granulata Seguenza G., 1860, were recorded. Of these, V. granulata is new for the molluscan fauna of Turkish seas while B. philippiana is first record for the Levantine coast of Turkey. According to the literature at hand, V. granulata is also a new record for the Levantine Basin. In the present work, morphological, ecological, and distributional features of these 2 species are provided.


The First Occurrence Of The Uncommon Family Barbutiidae (Acari: Actinedida) In Turkey: Barbutia Anguineus (Berlese), Sali̇h Doğan, Güldem Dönel Jan 2009

The First Occurrence Of The Uncommon Family Barbutiidae (Acari: Actinedida) In Turkey: Barbutia Anguineus (Berlese), Sali̇h Doğan, Güldem Dönel

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A newly recorded mite species, Barbutia anguineus (Berlese), collected from Turkey is herein re-described and figured. This is the first record of the family Barbutiidae in Turkey.


New Genera And Species Of The Family Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) From Turkey, Abdullah Mart, Ümi̇t İncekara, Ahmet Polat, Hani̇fi̇ Karaca Jan 2009

New Genera And Species Of The Family Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) From Turkey, Abdullah Mart, Ümi̇t İncekara, Ahmet Polat, Hani̇fi̇ Karaca

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two hydrophilid genera, Cymbiodyta Bedel 1881 and Chasmogenus (Watanabe, 1987), and 3 species, Cymbiodyta marginella (Fabricius, 1792), Enochrus (Methydrus) coarctatus (Gredler, 1863), and Chasmogenus (Crephelochares) orbus (Watanabe, 1987), are reported for the first time from Turkey. The ecological findings and morphological characters of these species are described, and their aedeagi are illustrated. Biological observations and distribution records for all the newly recorded species are also presented. Diagnostic characters are supported with microscope micrographs.


Two Tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) Parasitoids Of Diprion Pini (L.) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae), Along With A New Record For The Turkish Tachinidae Fauna, Hi̇lal Tunca, Kenan Kara, Cem Özkan Jan 2009

Two Tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) Parasitoids Of Diprion Pini (L.) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae), Along With A New Record For The Turkish Tachinidae Fauna, Hi̇lal Tunca, Kenan Kara, Cem Özkan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Drino gilva (Hartig) and Diplostichus janitrix (Hartig) (Diptera: Tachinidae) were reared from the larvae of Diprion pini (Linnaeus) (Hym.: Diprionidae) in Birlik (Ankara) Forest. D. janitrix was recorded for the first time in Turkey.


Insects Associated With The Endemic Species Heracleum Platytaenium Boiss. (Apiaceae) With New Records For The Turkish Fauna, Erhan Koçak, Mustafa Özdemi̇r, Vladimir V. Zlobin Jan 2009

Insects Associated With The Endemic Species Heracleum Platytaenium Boiss. (Apiaceae) With New Records For The Turkish Fauna, Erhan Koçak, Mustafa Özdemi̇r, Vladimir V. Zlobin

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The perennial monocarpic endemic species Heracleum platytaenium Boiss. [Apiaceae (=Umbelliferae)] was collected with associated insects in Kızılcahamam (Ankara) between June and August in 2006-2007. Nine insects, namely Hemipterous Graphosoma lineatum (L.), G. semipunctatum (Fabricius) and Anoraphis subterranea (Walker), Coleopterous Lixus nordmanni Hochhuht, Lepidopterous Aethes kasyi Razowski, Epinotia thapsiana (Zeller) and Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze), Dipterous Melanagromyza heracleana Zlobin, and Lasiambia albidipennis (Strobl.) (Diptera) were determined on H. platytaenium. Among them, M. heracleana (Agromyzidae) is recorded from Turkey for the first time, and Lasiambia albidipennis (Chloropidae) is new as genus and species for the Turkish fauna. Additionally, H. platytaenium is recognized as …


Hydrochus Ibericus And Hydrochus Nodulifer, Two New Records For The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Abdullah Mart, Ümi̇t İncekara, Ahmet Polat, Hani̇fi̇ Karaca Jan 2009

Hydrochus Ibericus And Hydrochus Nodulifer, Two New Records For The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Abdullah Mart, Ümi̇t İncekara, Ahmet Polat, Hani̇fi̇ Karaca

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study reports the first occurrence of Hydrochus ibericus Valladares, Diaz, and Delgado, 1999, and Hydrochus nodulifer Reitter, 1897 from Turkey.


Diversity Of Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) In Kasnak Oak Forest Nature Reserve, Isparta, Turkey, Ebru Gül Aslan, Yusuf Ayvaz Jan 2009

Diversity Of Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) In Kasnak Oak Forest Nature Reserve, Isparta, Turkey, Ebru Gül Aslan, Yusuf Ayvaz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Different habitat types chosen from Kasnak Oak Forest Nature Reserve (Isparta, Turkey) and 3 plots with vegetation structure, were studied comparatively with Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) species composition, its richness and abundance. The study was conducted between the months of April and October at 15-day intervals during 2005 and 2006. Sixty-six sets of data were obtained during the survey, including 22 samplings for each plot. A total of 2650 individuals belonging to 57 species were recorded from the chosen plots. Species richness estimators were used to measure the completeness of the inventories. Values predicted by different non-parametric estimators showed that further …


A New Species Of Terellia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tephritidae) From Turkey, Murat Kütük Jan 2009

A New Species Of Terellia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tephritidae) From Turkey, Murat Kütük

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Terellia yukseli n. sp. was collected in Turkey from Centaurea urvillei DC. and is described, illustrated, and placed in the subgenus Cerajocera. Type locality is Niğde Sazlıca, and specimens were collected from Centaurea urvillei DC. This species is most similar to T. setifera Hendel and T. clarissima Korneyev in having entirely hyaline wing. It can be distinguished from other species of Terellia by the lack of wing spot pattern, the presence of a spinose antennal horn, and characteristic glans and aculeus. Photographs of the specimens and detailed illustrations of the genitalia structures are provided.


Eunicidae (Polychaeta) Species In And Around İskenderun Bay (Levantine Sea, Eastern Mediterranean) With A New Alien Species For The Mediterranean Sea And A Re-Description Of Lysidice Collaris, Güley Kurt Şahi̇n, Meli̇h Ertan Çinar Jan 2009

Eunicidae (Polychaeta) Species In And Around İskenderun Bay (Levantine Sea, Eastern Mediterranean) With A New Alien Species For The Mediterranean Sea And A Re-Description Of Lysidice Collaris, Güley Kurt Şahi̇n, Meli̇h Ertan Çinar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study comprises the Eunicidae (Polychaeta) species from İskenderun Bay and surrounding waters (Levantine Sea, Eastern Mediterranean). Benthic material was obtained from 25 stations from 0 to 100 m depths in September 2005. Ten species and 639 individuals belonging to 5 genera were found. Most of the individuals (65%) were determined among rocks and algae. Palola valida for the Mediterranean Sea, Eunice antennata and Lysidice margaritacea for the Levantine Sea, and E. vittata, Marphysa bellii, and M. sanguinea for the Levantine coast of Turkey are new records. Eunice antennata and P. valida were introduced from the Red Sea and appear …


Revised Checklist Of Turkish Agromyzidae (Diptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Hasan Sungur Ci̇velek, Emi̇ne Çikman, Oktay Dursun Jan 2009

Revised Checklist Of Turkish Agromyzidae (Diptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Hasan Sungur Ci̇velek, Emi̇ne Çikman, Oktay Dursun

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was carried out in the years of 2007 and 2008 in some provinces of Turkey. Specimens of leafminers were collected on cultured and non-cultured plants during 1 year. In this study, 29 new records belonging to 7 genera were found for the Turkish fauna. With this study, the number of leafminer species, which was 136 previously, has been updated to 165 species.


Changes In The Lake Ladik Fish Community (1972-2004) And Ichthyofauna Of Its Inlet And Outlet Streams (Samsun, Turkey), Selma Uğurlu, Nazmi̇ Polat, Şevket Kandemi̇r Jan 2009

Changes In The Lake Ladik Fish Community (1972-2004) And Ichthyofauna Of Its Inlet And Outlet Streams (Samsun, Turkey), Selma Uğurlu, Nazmi̇ Polat, Şevket Kandemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This research was conducted to record the fish species inhabiting Lake Ladik and its inlet and outlet streams between July 2003 and August 2004. Electrofishing equipment, fishing cast net, fisherman's dip net, and fishing nets with different scales were used to catch fish samples. As a result of evaluated samples caught from the research area, 12 species belonging to 4 families (Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Esocidae, and Percidae) were identified.


The Effect Of Queen Removal On Sexual Production In The Bumble Bee, Bombus Terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Ayhan Gösteri̇t, Aşkin Gali̇ç, Fehmi̇ Gürel Jan 2009

The Effect Of Queen Removal On Sexual Production In The Bumble Bee, Bombus Terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Ayhan Gösteri̇t, Aşkin Gali̇ç, Fehmi̇ Gürel

Turkish Journal of Zoology

We analyzed the effects of queen removal on male and queen production in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. In total, 43 Bombus terrestris colonies were reared under standard laboratory rearing conditions. Before the competition point, when the colonies comprised 35-40 workers and many diploid larvae, we removed the queens from 20 randomly selected colonies to test the effects of queenlessness. The timing of gyne production in queenless colonies (25.6 ± 1.5 days) was significantly earlier than in queenright colonies (32.8 ± 3.2 days). Although queen removal had a significant effect on the timing of gyne production, there was no significant …


Notes On Amphipods Caprella Andreae Mayer, 1890 And Podocerus Chelonophilus (Chevreux & Guerne, 1888) Collected From The Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta, Off The Mediterranean And The Aegean Coasts Of Turkey, Murat Sezgi̇n, A. Suat Ateş, Tuncer Katağan, Kerem Bakir, Şükran Yalçin Özdi̇lek Jan 2009

Notes On Amphipods Caprella Andreae Mayer, 1890 And Podocerus Chelonophilus (Chevreux & Guerne, 1888) Collected From The Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta, Off The Mediterranean And The Aegean Coasts Of Turkey, Murat Sezgi̇n, A. Suat Ateş, Tuncer Katağan, Kerem Bakir, Şükran Yalçin Özdi̇lek

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The present study reports the occurrence of 2 amphipod species, Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890 and Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & Guerne, 1888, that appeared on the carapace of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Levantine Sea). The amphipod specimens were found on a male Caretta caretta captured during experimental bottom studies conducted off Samandağ, Hatay (the Turkish Mediterranean coast) on 7 April 2007. In addition, Caprella andreae Mayer 1890 was collected from the nets of fish cages off the Seferihisar (Aegean Sea) coast (38^{°}11^{'}32^{"}N, 26^{°}38^{'}07^{"}E). C. andreae is a first report for the amphipod fauna …


Pardosa Roscai (Roewer, 1951), A Spider New To The Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae), Ahmet Bayram, Levent Efi̇l, Christo Deltshev Jan 2009

Pardosa Roscai (Roewer, 1951), A Spider New To The Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae), Ahmet Bayram, Levent Efi̇l, Christo Deltshev

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951), a spider new to the Turkish fauna, is redescribed and illustrated (male/female). The taxon was re-elevated to species rank: Pardosa cribrata roscai (Roewer, 1951) = Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951).


New Records Of Psilophrys Parvulus And Its Host Kermes Bacciformis From Turkey, George Japoshvili, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, İsmai̇l Karaca Jan 2009

New Records Of Psilophrys Parvulus And Its Host Kermes Bacciformis From Turkey, George Japoshvili, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, İsmai̇l Karaca

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During 2007-2008 survey conducted on the Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) in Isparta province Psilophrys parvulus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) and its host Kermes bacciformis (Hemiptera: Coccoidea, Kermesidae) represent new species records for Turkey. Previously, P. parvulus was known only from Italy where it was first recorded. The emergence behavior of this parasitoid differs from that of most scale insect parasitoids emerging from the anal opening of its host rather than chewing a hole in the scale insect's test to emerge.


Growth And Survival In A Northern Population Of Hispid Cotton Rats, Heather A. Green, Robert K. Rose Jan 2009

Growth And Survival In A Northern Population Of Hispid Cotton Rats, Heather A. Green, Robert K. Rose

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Using data from a 28-month capture–mark–recapture study that included 3 winters, we compared rates of body growth and survival for a population of hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) in eastern Virginia with another marginal population in eastern Kansas, and where possible, with southern populations in coastal Texas and central Florida. Patterns of seasonal growth were similar in Virginia and Kansas, being low, often near 0, in winter but moderate in other seasons, unlike the uniform seasonal growth rates in Texas. Survival rates were similar between the sexes in both Virginia and Kansas but the overall monthly survival rate …


Integrated Responses Of Crustaceans Inhabiting Estuaries To The Challenges Of Feeding And Digestion In Low Salinity, Daniel Luke Curtis Jan 2009

Integrated Responses Of Crustaceans Inhabiting Estuaries To The Challenges Of Feeding And Digestion In Low Salinity, Daniel Luke Curtis

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Estuaries are highly productive and serve as vital habitats for numerous decapod crustacean species. However, the environmental conditions within estuaries are often highly dynamic and subject to large changes in salinity and temperature that occur on seasonal and tidal scales. Not all of the species occupying these habitats are adept in coping with changes in these environmental conditions. This dissertation describes the influence of low salinity conditions on the 1) habitat preference, 2) feeding behaviour and 3) digestive physiology of crustaceans inhabiting estuaries. I have primarily focussed on a weak osmoregulator, the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister , but have also …


Molecular Systematics And Phylogeography Of The Genus Richardsonius, Derek Dee Houston Jan 2009

Molecular Systematics And Phylogeography Of The Genus Richardsonius, Derek Dee Houston

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The complex geological and climatic events that significantly altered the landscape throughout the Cenozoic Era impacted the diversification of many North American taxa, including freshwater fishes. Here, I employ an array of phylogenetic analyses using a multiple gene tree approach to address several questions regarding the phylogenetic relationships of the North American cyprinid genus Richardsonius and two other closely related genera, Clinostomus and Iotichthys. I also use divergence time estimates generated using fossil calibrations to qualitatively assess the phylogeographic implications of evolution within and among these three genera. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences show a sister relationship between Iotichthys and …


Unionoida (Mollusca: Margaritiferidae, Unionidae) In Arkansas, Third Status Review, John L. Harris, William R. Posey Ii, C. L. Davidson, Jerry L. Farris, S. R. Oetker, J. N. Stoeckel, B. G. Crump, M. S. Barnett, H. C. Martin, J. H. Seagraves, M. W. Matthews, R. Winterringer, C. Osborne, Alan D. Christian, N. J. Wentz Jan 2009

Unionoida (Mollusca: Margaritiferidae, Unionidae) In Arkansas, Third Status Review, John L. Harris, William R. Posey Ii, C. L. Davidson, Jerry L. Farris, S. R. Oetker, J. N. Stoeckel, B. G. Crump, M. S. Barnett, H. C. Martin, J. H. Seagraves, M. W. Matthews, R. Winterringer, C. Osborne, Alan D. Christian, N. J. Wentz

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We analyzed stream inventories, phylogeographic studies, community and population estimates, life history and reproductive biology research, and suitable habitat investigations conducted from 1997-2008, as well as the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission mussel database, to update the conservation status for all native freshwater unionoid bivalves thought to occur in Arkansas. Prior to this study, Harris et al. (1997) reviewed the distribution and status of 75 freshwater mussels considered native to Arkansas and ranked 22 species as endangered, threatened or special concern. We now recognize 85 mussel taxa in Arkansas; however, some of those have yet to be described or their nomenclature …