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{"title":"Comparison of the movement speed of three ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species along trails","authors":"STANISLAV STUKALYUK, MYKOLA KOZYR, ASCAR AKHMEDOV","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3152","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to compare the speed of movement of 3 species of ants (Formica rufa, F. polyctena, and Lasius fuliginosus) along trails with different types of substrates. The study took place from June to August 2022 within the Holosiyivo Forest, located in Kyiv, Ukraine. For L. fuliginosus, the study was conducted in August and September 2022. For the experiment, 3 colonies of each species were selected in June, with only 3 trails passing on substrate (a total of 9 trails). One of the trails was left unchanged (ground surface), smooth logs were laid on the second and bark on the third. The movement speeds of the ants were measured for each substrate type (s/10 cm) by examining the individual trajectories of each worker (4678 in total). When the highway trajectory did not coincide with the trail and followed the shortest path instead, the ants did not cross the highway or crossed it only in some sections. In August 2022, all of the highways were relaid after the trail trajectories were recorded. Within a week or a week and a half, the ants switched completely to the highways. Larger-sized ant species (F. rufa, F. polyctena) moved 1.6 to 1.9 times faster than the smaller ones (L. fuliginosus) across all of the substrate types. For one of the species, the movement speeds differed between the different substrate types. F. rufa moved 62% slower on the ground surface than on logs, F. polyctena 50% slower, and L. fuliginosus 61% slower. Of the 3 substrate types, the ants preferred logs on highways the most. Ant movement on the logs was in all cases associated with the maximum speed, at 38%-50% faster than on the ground surface. While the F. rufa workers transported a similar amount of food per unit of time on both the bark and the ground surface, they transported 1.75 times more food on the logs than on the ground surface and 1.15 times more than on the bark. For F. polyctena, the highest amount of food transported on the logs was slightly less than that on the bark (1.13 times) and the lowest on the ground surface (4.15 times less than on the logs and 3.64 times less than on the bark). The usage of highways accelerates colony growth and artificially creates a nest site by improving trail infrastructure. Future studies should compare the growth rate of nest mounds over time in colonies of red wood ants with and without artificial trail networks","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135545529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estimation of individual growth of the violet oyster Chama coralloides (Bivalvia: Chamidae) using Schnute model cases.","authors":"ALMA RUBÍ CASTREJÓN RÍOS, CARMINA TORREBLANCA RAMIREZ, RAFAEL FLORES-GARZA, PEDRO FLORES RODRÍGUEZ, JUAN CARLOS CERROS CORNELIO, JESÚS GUADALUPE PADILLA SERRATO","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3141","url":null,"abstract":": Chama coralloides Reeve, 1846 is a commercially important mollusk in Acapulco, Mexico. There is currently no fisheries regulation or protection. Therefore, the objective of the present work was to estimate the growth parameters of C. coralloides using the Schnute model cases. Shell length data collected from March 2019 to December 2021 were used. A multinomial analysis was performed to determine the modal groups monthly. Using the mean lengths of each modal group, a modal progression was performed to define the time increments ∆ t , which were taken as equivalent representations of the data from direct age estimation methods (mark-recapture). These data were used to estimate the individual growth parameters using the five cases of the Schnute model and to define the case that best describes the growth. 2804 organisms were analyzed, with lengths ranging from 7.61 to 116.30 mm SL. Multinomial analysis showed one to four modal groups per month and 14 cohorts were identified. The best-fit case was case 5 ( wi = 0.72) with an L ∞ = 114.2 mm, followed by case 1 (wi = 0.28) with an L ∞ = 109.8 mm. Both cases (5 and 1) were modeled and because the best model did not reach 90%, a mean model was estimated. C. coralloides presented a type of asymptotic growth, with an estimated L ∞ that can be reached nearly 22 years.","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135785999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tolerance limit of physicochemical water parameters in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a captive condition","authors":"RASINA RASID, AMIRA LIYANA TAJUDDIN, MOHAMAD ABU UBAIDAH AMIR ABU ZARIM, SURESH THANAKODI, SYARIFAH BAHIYAH RAHAYU, NUR DIYANA KAMARUDIN, AMY AINEDA OMAR, MOHD FAZRUL HISAM ABDUL AZIZ, AHASAN HABIB","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3142","url":null,"abstract":",","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135785995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review of chromatic anomalies in Blanus (Amphisbaenia: Blanidae) through citizen science records","authors":"CAROLINA PAIVA, JAN VAN DER WINDEN, SERGE BOGAERTS, HENRIQUE COSTA","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3144","url":null,"abstract":": Hypopigmentation is characterized by the lack of melanin in part or the whole body. For nocturnal or fossorial reptiles, hypopigmentation may be less disadvantageous, as they are less exposed to visually oriented predators. But chromatic anomalies are challenging to observe in fossorial species, such as worm lizards (Amphisbaenia), because they are difficult to detect in the wild. We assessed information on hypopigmentation in the worm lizard genus Blanus based on two citizen science platforms and found the first record of piebaldism in B. aporus , new records of piebaldism in B. vandellii and B. strauchi , and the first record of amelanism in B. cinereus . This underscores the relevance of citizen science for obtaining new data on chromatic anomalies in fossorial animals. Hypopigmentation occurs more frequently in Blanus than previously known and most, if not all new records were observed in adults, supporting the hypothesis that this chromatic anomaly is less disadvantageous to fossorial reptiles.","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135785994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of various lake typologies on the distribution of Chironomus spp. (Diptera), and arguments on optional factors of Water Framework Directive in Turkiye","authors":"RECEP BAKIR, GÜRÇAY KIVANÇ AKYILDIZ, MUSTAFA DURAN","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3143","url":null,"abstract":": Countries with heterogeneous climatic and geographic characteristics may find it challenging and limiting to fulfill the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), such as defining ecoregion and water body types. To overcome this limitation, they implement optional factors in addition to the obligatory factors defined in the WFD. As a candidate country, Türkiye is required to comply with the WFD requirements and must determine its own optional and obligatory factors. In this context, we addressed the relevance of Chironomus spp. in determining these factors. We used twenty distinct national lake typologies for Türkiye and identified a total of 24 Chironomus species. The Chironomus genus was found to be effective in determining the optional factors. Statistical analyses revealed that fetch, altitude, salinity, water temperature, pH, saturated and dissolved oxygen, conductivity, orthophosphate, ferrous ion, chloride, and nitrogen compounds were significant in discriminating the regions. The canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) explained 56.62% of the variance. We also statistically analyzed the effectiveness of the class boundaries of the obligatory factors used in Türkiye for regionalization. Among the official obligatory factors, only the altitude boundaries gave a significant result and explained a total of 62% variance. We recommend revising the class boundaries of obligatory factors and using fetch data as a significant genuine parameter for lake typology as an optional factor","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135785998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Records of atypical pigmented bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at the south-western coast of the Black Sea (Zonguldak, Türkiye)","authors":"NASTASSİA ULUDUZ, KARINA VISHNYAKOVA, MUSTAFA SÖZEN","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3145","url":null,"abstract":": Abnormal coloration shaped as small patches on a body or fins/tail flukes of cetaceans is relatively rare, although such cases have been recorded in multiple species. Several reports of anomalously colored dolphins and porpoises have been documented in the coastal waters of the Black Sea, with uneven distribution across the basin. Recently, during photoidentification (photo-ID) surveys conducted between 2022 and 2023, atypically pigmented bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) individuals with white patches on their dorsal fins and bodies were spotted in Turkish territorial waters near Zonguldak Province. The analysis of photographs from these sightings offers a simple approach to detect and characterize different types of skin coloration of cetaceans inhabiting the south-western waters of the Black Sea.","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135785996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Microplastic intake of Unio mancus Lamarck 1819 collected from Ataturk Dam Lake, Türkiye","authors":"SEDAT GÜNDOĞDU","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3140","url":null,"abstract":": Plastic pollution has emerged as a prominent environmental concern over recent decades, particularly due to its critical implications for seafood safety. In light of this, an investigation was conducted to assess the abundance and characteristics of microplastics (MPs) in Unio mancus Lamarck 1819, a freshwater bivalve inhabiting Atatürk Dam Lake in Türkiye. For the MPs analysis, a total of 20 U. mancus Lamarck 1819 specimens were collected from the lake, with shell lengths ranging from 7.7 to 10.1 cm and soft tissue weights varying from 21.46 to 49.1 g. The findings of this study revealed the presence of MPs-like particles in 12 out of the 20 mussels, with a total count of 42 particles. MPs concentration ranged from 0 to 9.9 MPs per individual, with an average of 1.89 ± 0.57 MPs per individual. When considering the soft tissue weight, MPs concentration ranged from 0 to 50.51 MPs per 100 g, with a mean of 6.91 ± 2.56 MPs per 100 g. µ-Raman analysis further confirmed that 90% of the particles were composed of various polymers. Among these, polypropylene (PP) constituted 40%, polyethylene (PE) accounted for 20%, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) comprised 10%, Nylon-6 constituted 10%, and cellulose represented 10% of the identified particles. Notably, fragments were the predominant shape observed in the samples, and the majority of MPs were less than 100 µm in length. This study provides valuable foundational data for establishing frequent MP monitoring routines in freshwater environments, considering that bivalves serve as key vectors of MP contamination in the context of human exposure.","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135785997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecological factors influencing the breeding performance of great tits (Parus major) in artificial nest boxes","authors":"Dong-Ho Lee, Jae-Kang Lee, Tae-Kyung Eom, Ho-Kyoung Bae, Hyeon-Jin Ko, Shin‐Jae Rhim","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3110","url":null,"abstract":": Installing an artificial nest box has a positive effect on the cavity nesters such as great tit ( Parus major ). Beyond the process of installing an artificial nest box, a study on the effect of ecological factors on breeding performance is necessary. This study was conducted to evaluate the ecological factors influencing breeding performance of great tits ( Parus major ) in artificial nest boxes in temperate mixed forests. In this study, the first egg-laying date and percentage of shrub were closely related among ecological factors. Variable influencing clutch size was date of first egg-laying date. Percentage of shrub had a positive relation to hatching success and fledgling success. First egg-laying date may represent quality of parental individuals. In addition, shrub can provide better food resources and has an impact on hatching success and fledgling success. These results suggest that higher quality of parental individual predominates the better the foraging site for enhancing breeding success. Also, managing shrubs in the forest appear to have a positive effect on breeding performance. Moreover, long-term ecological research is needed for the conservation of the birds and their habitats.","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44469324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Distribution and population density of Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Black Sea Region of Türkiye","authors":"K. Ak, Mansur Uluca, C. Tunçer","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3122","url":null,"abstract":": Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys , is a polyphagous invasive pest whose spread and damage are increasing with global commercial activities. In this study, following the invasion of Black Sea Region in 2018, spread, population density and change of the pest were investigated in the years 2019, 2020, and 2021, possible causes of spread and measures to be taken were evaluated. Course of population was monitored with pheromone traps placed in 141, 120, and 162 locations in 8 provinces along the coastline of Black Sea Region. High population density was detected at all locations of Artvin and Rize provinces. Since the population interactions continued near the Georgian border, about 98% of the total population in the region was seen in these two provinces. Weekly average population level was 7.36 adults/traps in Artvin and 9.11 adults/traps in Rize Province; spread of the pest continued from east to west and irregular and further-apart local populations were detected at some points. It was determined that it caused population density-dependent economic damage on different hosts including hazelnut, kiwi, citrus, maize and beans. This research examined the H. halys population distribution in Türkiye, potential problems associated to that too, ways that it spreads, and possible solutions.","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44064604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"First record of the occurrence of the Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in African freshwaters: Oubeira Lake, Algeria","authors":"Lamia Bensaâd-Bendjedid, Salah Telailia, Faiza Alliouche, Hassen Touati, I. Ladjama","doi":"10.55730/1300-0179.3119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3119","url":null,"abstract":": The Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) is among the most invasive freshwater species worldwide. The last decades have seen its rapid geographical spread beyond the species’ natural range, particularly in anthropogenically modified water bodies across Asia, America, and Europe where it is now very common. In this paper, we also confirm the presence of S. woodiana in Africa (Algeria) by establishing the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site Oubeira Lake as a new locality for its occurrence. In all likelihood , S. woodiana was accidentally introduced in the 1980s with Asian fish species imported from Hungary for stocking purposes. The present survey was conducted in the summer of 2020","PeriodicalId":49407,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Zoology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41545921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}