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Complete characterization and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Indian tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and phylogenetic implications

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.006

Indumathi Kamatchi Balakrishnan , Himanshu Dubey , Rajal Debnath , Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam , P. Kallare Arunkumar , Jay Prakash Pandey , Kangayam M. Ponnuvel , Vankadara Sivaprasad , Kutala Sathyanarayana

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Exploring black kite (Milvus migrans) dynamics: Seasonal abundance and habitat preferences in an urban gradient

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.005

Ghulam Mustafa Rashid , Abida Butt , Abdul Qadir , Mirza Habib Ali

{"title":"Exploring black kite (Milvus migrans) dynamics: Seasonal abundance and habitat preferences in an urban gradient","authors":"Ghulam Mustafa Rashid , Abida Butt , Abdul Qadir , Mirza Habib Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban expansion globally has altered biodiversity by transforming urban habitats, leading to habitat loss and changes in ecological systems. Black kites (<em>Milvus migrans</em>) are adaptable raptors across diverse landscapes, from natural to highly urbanized areas. This study focuses on Gujranwala City, Pakistan, a unique habitat offering insights into black kite ecology along an urban gradient. The research assesses seasonal abundance, temperature and humidity impacts, behavioral activities, and habitat preferences of black kites. Results show higher abundance in urban areas, influenced by environmental factors and food availability from anthropogenic sources. Black kites exhibit time-dependent associations with temperature and humidity, especially before sunset. Additionally, a significant correlation is observed between black kite abundance and solid waste components, particularly food and plastic waste, in the urban area. These findings contribute to understanding urban ecology, highlighting the adaptability of black kites to human-modified environments and the potential implications for conservation and management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 101-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A record of the northernmost location of Otus elegans in the Pacific area 太平洋地区最北端的优雅獭记录

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.003

Woo-Yuel Kim , Kang Chang Wan , Bing Gi Chang , Kim Eun Mi

{"title":"A record of the northernmost location of Otus elegans in the Pacific area","authors":"Woo-Yuel Kim , Kang Chang Wan , Bing Gi Chang , Kim Eun Mi","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This individual of <em>Otus elgans</em> was rescued on Udo Island located in the east of Jeju Island, the southernmost part of the Korean Peninsula, on January 4, 2007. It was found at 3° 32″ N, 2° 58′ E, which is the northernmost record among the habitats of <em>Otus elegans</em>. After that, we took photographs of its shape, recorded its calls, and analyzed them. While analyzing we confirmed that it is an unrecorded species in Korea. We classified the chick calls based on structural similarity on spectrograms (view range: 0–7.5 kHz; window length: 1 second). We measured it and the results are; weight: 86.7 g, total length: 210 mm, wing length: 170 mm, tail length: 68.0 mm, and Tarsus length: 25.13 mm. In addition, its vocalizations are structurally diverse: duration, ∼10 ms to 1.5 s; peak frequency (adults), <900 to >3000 Hz. Currently, it was found not only on Nansei Shoto, Minami-daito-jima, and Okino Islands in Japan but also on the Batanes Islands in eastern China and the Babuyan Islands. Moreover, assumed that it inhabits Okinoshima, lying beyond the known northern limit of distribution. Therefore, this study record demonstrates the attempt of <em>O. elegans</em> to move north even to Udo Island from the previous habitats.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 796-799"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Three new records of the genus Batracomorphus Lewis (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from Korea

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.004

Munirah Hamzah , Sunghoon Jung

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Taxonomic review of the genus Hishimonus Ishihara (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Korea 韩国 Hishimonus Ishihara 属（半翅目：Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae）的分类综述

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.015

Eunji Kim , Il-Kwon Kim , Sumin Oh , Sunghoon Jung

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Mimogonellus Fagel and Thoracophorus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) new to Korea 韩国新发现的 Mimogonellus Fagel 和 Thoracophorus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae)

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.002

Joon-Yong Park, Kee-Jeong Ahn

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Comparison of the sweeping net and bait method to access the species diversity of Calliphoridae (Insecta: Diptera) in Kashmir Himalaya, India

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.001

Tanveer Ahmad Dar , Altaf Hussain Mir , Meenakshi Bharti

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Geographical variation in Isophya camptoxypha (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) male songs: Part 1—Solo performance across different microphones Isophya camptoxypha（直翅目，Tettigoniidae）雄性歌声的地域差异：第 1 部分--不同传声器中的单独表现

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.014

Andriy Kovalchuk

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Family Mobulidae of Pakistan: Taxonomic assessment for their conservation and management

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.006

Pirzada J.A. Siddiqui, Amir Javed, Seema Shafique

{"title":"Family Mobulidae of Pakistan: Taxonomic assessment for their conservation and management","authors":"Pirzada J.A. Siddiqui, Amir Javed, Seema Shafique","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Species belonging to the family Mobulidae of Pakistan are described based on external morphology. In Pakistan, six species of <em>Mobula birostris</em> (Walbaum, 1972), <em>Mobula eregoodoo</em> (Cantor, 1849), <em>Mobula mobular</em> (Bonnaterre, 1788), <em>Mobula kuhlii</em> (Müller & Henle, 1841), <em>Mobula tarapacana</em> (Philippi, 1892), and <em>Mobula thurstoni</em> (Lloyd, 1908) belonging to family Mobulidae are found. Family Mobulidae are found in tropical and sub-tropical water around the world. However, their life history and ecological traits make them highly susceptible to overfishing. Like other unmanaged and unreported high-value elasmobranchs, their trade internationally led them to rapid depletion and potential indigenous extinction unless a rapid conservation management response occurs worldwide. Accurate identification at the species level is useful for the conservation, especially when direct exploitation or bycatch in various fisheries needs to be managed for their sustainability. Taxonomic misidentification creates uncertainties that could result in the mismanagement of regional and international threats of extinction. Here, we described the family Mobulidae fisheries of Pakistan based on their external morphology, an identification key is provided, and their distribution and global conservation status is also provided which will support the overall systematic stability of the mobulid rays in Pakistan and surrounding waters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 79-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sexual dimorphism and pollination mechanism of Zanthoxylum armatum, a vulnerable medicinally important dioecious tree 雌雄异株、具有重要药用价值的脆弱树种 Zanthoxylum armatum 的性二型和授粉机制

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.007

Renu Sharma , Yash Mangla , Pratibha Magotra , Namrata Sharma

{"title":"Sexual dimorphism and pollination mechanism of Zanthoxylum armatum, a vulnerable medicinally important dioecious tree","authors":"Renu Sharma , Yash Mangla , Pratibha Magotra , Namrata Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Among dioecious species, the differential strategy of resource allocation between male and female plants is depicted in their life-history traits and reproductive features. This is classified as sexual dimorphism. The strategies of resource allocation along with the habitat of these species pose an impact on their pollination mechanism and reproductive success. <em>Zanthoxylum armatum</em> DC (Rutaceae) is a small tree with wide economic and medicinal value. The species is naturally distributed in tropical parts of India and other countries. Due to overexploitation of natural populations in India, the species is rapidly declining. To restore the population of the species in the wild and establish commercial plantations, detailed knowledge of its reproductive biology is essential. Thus, the present study was conducted in natural population of <em>Z. armatum</em> growing in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The study revealed sex-biased allocation and sexual dimorphism both in vegetative and reproductive traits. Such traits include more height and higher number of shoots, inflorescences, and flowers in male plants than in female plants. The natural populations of <em>Z. armatum</em> exhibit a male-biased sex ratio, and such biasness appears to be the outcome of resource allocation strategies and other demographic characteristics. Species possibly exhibit presence of ambophilous suite, i.e., a combination of wind and insect pollination in floral features. However, pollen dispersal by wind is up to limited distance, and thus wind may or may not be effective in fruit-set.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 739-747"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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