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New data on breeding bio-ecology of the Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata Gmelin) in North Africa 北非红节骨顶(Fulica cristata Gmelin)繁殖生物生态学新资料

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.1.7

Karima Es Salai, M. Dakki, I. Mansouri, Asmaâ Ouassou, Wafae Squalli, N. Zine

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Herpetofaunal community composition in an agro-ecosystem in the Gangetic plain of eastern India 印度东部恒河平原农业生态系统中爬虫动物群落组成

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.2.4

R. Majumder

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Scorpion diversity patterns in the Misurata region, North Libya (Arachnida: Scorpiones) 利比亚北部Misurata地区蝎子的多样性格局(蛛形纲:蝎子类)

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.2.7

Faraj Aboshaala, A. Badry, Salah Eddine Sadine

{"title":"Scorpion diversity patterns in the Misurata region, North Libya (Arachnida: Scorpiones)","authors":"Faraj Aboshaala, A. Badry, Salah Eddine Sadine","doi":"10.35513/21658005.2022.2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2022.2.7","url":null,"abstract":"The scorpion fauna of Libya is varied and endemic, but little explored. Our work is a contribution to the study into the ecology and distribution patterns of scorpions from the Misurata region (North Libya). Investigations were carried out at 12 sites between June 2019 and December 2020 using ultraviolet light. We sampled 96 adult specimens belonging to nine species: Androctonus amoreuxi (relative abundance “RA” = 2.08%), Androctonus australis (RA = 31.25%), Androctonus bicolor (RA = 9.33%), Buthacus arenicola, Buthacus sp. 1 and Buthacus sp. 2 (RA = 3.13%), Buthiscus bicalcaratus (RA = 10.42%) Buthus adrianae (RA = 18.75%) and Buthus orientalis (RA = 19.79%). This region is characterized by great scorpion diversity and high community evenness. Among the specimens belonging to the above-mentioned nine species, we noted two species of Egyptian Buthus: B. adrianae and B. orientalis, representing a new record for Libya, and classified as a very accidental species (Occ = 50%). By frequency of occurrence, the other species were assigned to different categories ranging from very accidental to the common ones. The Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) performed to detect gradients in species composition and species-environment relations confirmed the existence of a close relationship between some species and their biotopes, i.e., scorpions of the genus Buthacus were associated with sandy habitats, while A. amoreuxi and A. australis were associated with desert conditions (scarce vegetation, low precipitation and elevation). However, the ecological preferences of B. bicalcaratus remain uncertain.","PeriodicalId":38366,"journal":{"name":"Zoology and Ecology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69857384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Life table estimates for two common Aedes mosquito species: observations from larval habitats of Kolkata, India 两种常见伊蚊的生命表估计:来自印度加尔各答幼虫栖息地的观察

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.2.1

Sampa Banerjee, D. Das, Shreya Brahma, S. Pramanik, G. Saha, G. Aditya

{"title":"Life table estimates for two common Aedes mosquito species: observations from larval habitats of Kolkata, India","authors":"Sampa Banerjee, D. Das, Shreya Brahma, S. Pramanik, G. Saha, G. Aditya","doi":"10.35513/21658005.2022.2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2022.2.1","url":null,"abstract":"Life table features of dengue vectors are significant for the evaluation of the disease transmission potential. Using information on the larval stages thriving in different larval habitats in Kolkata, India, we evaluated life table features of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) and A. albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera: Culicidae). Daily monitoring of the larval habitats inhabited exclusively by either A. aegypti or A. albopictus was accomplished in order to estimate the instar-wise abundance and, based on it, the larval life table was constructed. Out of 90 positive larval habitats, ~34.4% was exclusively for A. aegypti and ~35.6% for A. albopictus. The life expectancy (ex) of the instar I larva of A. aegypti and A. albopictus was 5 and 4 days, respectively. There was no significant difference found in survival of immature (t(2),14 = 1.144; p = 0.272) and adult (t(2),6 = 0.536; p = 0.611) individuals of the two species. Mortality of the immature stages of A. aegypti and A. albopictus was 82.14% and 96.15%, respectively. Lower values of the life expectancy of both Aedes species suggest faster larval development, as observed in other tropical and subtropical urban areas of the world.","PeriodicalId":38366,"journal":{"name":"Zoology and Ecology","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69856612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Water quality and zooplankton structure of first order rivers along agricultural land use sites in Ebonyi State, south-eastern Nigeria 尼日利亚东南部埃邦伊州农业用地沿线一级河流的水质和浮游动物结构

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.1.2

Nwonumara Godwin Nkwuda, O. Idumah

{"title":"Water quality and zooplankton structure of first order rivers along agricultural land use sites in Ebonyi State, south-eastern Nigeria","authors":"Nwonumara Godwin Nkwuda, O. Idumah","doi":"10.35513/21658005.2022.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2022.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Small rivers provide important ecosystem services and harbour a rich biodiversity. Nevertheless, their ecology is still poorly understood in many parts of the world due to the paucity of studies. To this end, the water quality and zooplankton structure of several first order rivers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria were studied for the first time to assess the factors that influence the species diversity, abundance and biomass. Samples for water quality parameters and zooplankton analyses were collected for eighteen months using a standard procedure. The results showed a significant (p < 0.05) seasonal variation in mean air and water temperatures, conductivity, total dissolved solids, flow rate, and dissolved oxygen. Rotifera dominated zooplankton abundance and biomass and were the most diverse group. Cladocera contributed most to zooplankton species richness at the Ebyia and Idumayo rivers in the dry and rainy season, respectively. The dominance of Brachionus spp., Filinia longiseta, Cyclops spp. and nauplii indicated organic pollution at some of the rivers in the dry season. The Canonical Correspondence Analysis showed that temperature, water flow rate, transparency, conductivity, TDS, dissolved oxygen, and available phosphate were the major factors that affected zooplankton abundance, diversity, species richness and biomass in the rivers during the study.","PeriodicalId":38366,"journal":{"name":"Zoology and Ecology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69856405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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First successful nesting of the Little Egret Egretta garzetta in Ghardaïa (Algerian Sahara) 小白鹭garzetta在Ghardaïa(阿尔及利亚撒哈拉沙漠)首次成功筑巢

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.1.8

Abdelwahab Chedad, A. Bouzid, B. Samraoui

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The Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) ascends the Adriatic Sea 地中海鹦嘴鱼(Sparisoma cretense)上升到亚得里亚海

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.2.5

A. Desiderato, F. Mastrototaro

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Effect of a road on avian diversity in the Kalahari woodland 道路对喀拉哈里林地鸟类多样性的影响

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.1.1

G. Kopij

{"title":"Effect of a road on avian diversity in the Kalahari woodland","authors":"G. Kopij","doi":"10.35513/21658005.2022.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2022.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Roads may have negative or positive effects on wildlife. I surveyed birds along a c. 21 km transect alongside a road from Katima Mulilo to Ngoma bridge in the Zambezi Region, north-eastern Namibia, and on a second transect (control) parallel to the first one and 200–400 m away from the road. The habitat is Kalahari Woodland, partly transformed to cultivated fields. The number of bird species was similar on both transects (56 vs. 48 species; x2 = 0.62, p > 0.05), but the number of breeding pairs (overall population density) was much higher away from the road than close to it (409 vs. 283 pairs; x2 = 22.9, p < 0.01). The Shannon’s Diversity Index was very similar, while Pielou’s Evenness Index was identical in both transects compared. Five species (Blue Waxbill, Burchell’s Starling, Cape Turtle Dove, Fork-tailed Drongo and Grey-headed Sparrow) were dominant on both transects, while the African Grey Hornbill was dominant only on the transect away from the road, whereas the Red-billed Hornbill and Grey Go-away-bird were dominant only close to the road. Four species (African Grey Hornbill, Cape Turtle Dove, Meyer’s Parrot and White-browed Scrub Robin) had population densities significantly higher on the transect away from the road than close to it. However, population densities of nine other species did not differ significantly between the two transects. In general, the avian communities along and away from the road were similar, probably because traffic volume was rather low and the land cover on both transects was similar in terms of natural vegetation and degree of transformation.","PeriodicalId":38366,"journal":{"name":"Zoology and Ecology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69855984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities and microhabitat diversity in a mountain village house yard – a case study from the Western Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria 一个山村屋后院里地甲虫(鞘翅目:甲虫科)群落和微生境多样性——以保加利亚西罗多比山脉为例

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2022.2.8

T. Teofilova

{"title":"Ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities and microhabitat diversity in a mountain village house yard – a case study from the Western Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria","authors":"T. Teofilova","doi":"10.35513/21658005.2022.2.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2022.2.8","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) diversity from an uncultivated house yard in a mountain hamlet in the Western Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. The sampling site was located at an altitude of 1340 m. A total of 2512 carabid specimens of 76 species were collected with only six pitfall traps between May 2016 and April 2021. They belong to 31 genera, 13 tribes, 21 zoogeographical categories and 15 life forms. Two species (Olisthopus rotundatus and Ophonus brevicollis) are new for the Rhodope Mountains. The findings reveal new highest altitude records for two species (Ophonus brevicollis and Philorhizus notatus). Along with the typical montane forest fauna, many ecotone and open habitat species were found. Nevertheless, carabid life forms and wing morphology structure indicate a stable environment in comparison with other regions in Bulgaria. Furthermore, this research demonstrates that even small natural habitat patches can keep a remarkable carabid diversity. Over the five-year study period, the carabid fauna in the studied house yard experienced some, both qualitative and quantitative, impoverishment, indicating some ecological “exhaustion”.","PeriodicalId":38366,"journal":{"name":"Zoology and Ecology","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69857443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The effect of climate change on habitat suitability and a distribution model of the Iranian fat-tailed gecko, Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson and Leviton, 1966 (Sauria: Eublepharidae) since the Last Interglacial to 2050 气候变化对伊朗肥尾壁虎栖息地适宜性的影响和分布模式，Euleppis angramainyu Anderson和Leviton，1966（Sauria：Euleppidae），自上次冰间期至2050年

Zoology and Ecology Pub Date : 2021-09-10 DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2021.1.5

R. Karamiani, N. Rastegar-Pouyani

{"title":"The effect of climate change on habitat suitability and a distribution model of the Iranian fat-tailed gecko, Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson and Leviton, 1966 (Sauria: Eublepharidae) since the Last Interglacial to 2050","authors":"R. Karamiani, N. Rastegar-Pouyani","doi":"10.35513/21658005.2021.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2021.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Surveying the role of climate changes on the species distributions in the past, present and future, and correlating these with changes in distribution ranges have attracted considerable research interest. The leopard geckos of the genus Eublepharis Gray, 1827 (family Eublepharidae), as a vicariate group, comprises six valid species distributed from Turkey through the Iranian Plateau to India, of which E. angramainyu, E. macularius and E. turcmenicus occur in Iran. In this study, we modelled the potential distribution areas for E. angramainyu and determined the suitable habitats in the past (the last interglacial [LIG] and mid-Holocene [MH]), present (1950–2000), and also predicted four scenarios in the future (2050) by using the maximum entropy approach (MaxEnt). The obtained models indicated very good values of the area under curve (AUC): LIG = 0.996 ± 0.003, MH = 0.996 ± 0.004, contemporary period = 0.995 ± 0.004, and the future = 0.997 ± 0.002. Precipitation of the coldest quarter and precipitation of the warmest quarter were the most important factors shaping the distribution of E. angramainyu. As it seems, climatic changes have been responsible for a southward shift in distribution and suitable habitats of E. angramainyu from the LIG (~150,000–120,000 years ago) to the future. The representative concentration pathway (RCP) 2.6 scenario model of the future predicted a much more restricted distribution and less suitable habitats due to radiation of the forcing level which reaches a value of around 3.1 W/m² by mid-century and returns to 2.6 W/m² by 2100.","PeriodicalId":38366,"journal":{"name":"Zoology and Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47256482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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