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Contaminant levels and their effects on the American continent chelonian: A systematic review 污染物水平及其对美洲大陆龟类的影响：系统综述

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12550

Fernanda Victoria Nery Dias, Lucas Maia Garcês, Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira

{"title":"Contaminant levels and their effects on the American continent chelonian: A systematic review","authors":"Fernanda Victoria Nery Dias, Lucas Maia Garcês, Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira","doi":"10.1111/azo.12550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12550","url":null,"abstract":"Excessive metal pollution from anthropogenic activities like mining and industrial waste discharge has increasingly impacted freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater chelonians (Testudines) are bioindicators of environmental pollution because of their longevity, ecological diversity, and trophic positioning. This systematic review assessed toxic metal bioaccumulation in freshwater turtles across the American continent, focusing on mercury (Hg), a global public health and ecological concern. A comprehensive search on PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science identified 620 papers, of which 32 met the inclusion criteria. The United States and Brazil (93.6%) contributed the most data, with Chelydra serpentina and Podocnemis expansa frequently studied, followed by Canada (4.26%) and Colombia (2.13%). Hg was the predominant contaminant (75% of studies), with the highest concentrations observed in hatchlings and keratinized tissues, such as carapace and claws. Bioaccumulation patterns varied by region, species and life stage, emphasizing physiological and reproductive impacts. This review highlights the need for noninvasive sampling methods and long-term monitoring to guide conservation strategies and assess ecosystem and turtle health. It also highlights the significant lack of data in South America and the lack of studies on juveniles and eggs. Freshwater chelonians remain essential for understanding contamination dynamics and mitigating environmental degradation in aquatic habitats.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 3","pages":"247-264"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220378","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}

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Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the developmental, inter- and intraspecific variation in the otoliths of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) collected from Bafa Lake in Western Anatolia, Türkiye 安圭拉（Linnaeus, 1758）耳石发育、种间及种内变异的扫描电镜分析

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12536

Salim Serkan Güçlü, Habil Uğur Koca, Mehmet Cilbiz, Laith A. Jawad

{"title":"Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the developmental, inter- and intraspecific variation in the otoliths of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) collected from Bafa Lake in Western Anatolia, Türkiye","authors":"Salim Serkan Güçlü, Habil Uğur Koca, Mehmet Cilbiz, Laith A. Jawad","doi":"10.1111/azo.12536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12536","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to identify unique traits, grounded in a thorough description of the sagitta otolith of Anguilla anguilla, to characterize its ontogenetic stages between juvenile and preadult individuals. Twenty-one characteristics were designated to investigate the ontogenetic (when comparing the otolith characteristics of fishes of different sizes, interspecific variation (comparing the otolith characteristics of the studied species with those of related species), and intraspecific variation (comparing the otolith characteristics of the studied species with those of the same species from different localities, i.e. geographical variation). This investigation concluded that the sagittal otoliths exhibited ontogenetic disparities based on the shapes recorded by different age groups. Otoliths of the young individuals belonging to fish total length groups GI and GII have shown differences in shape from those of the older individuals in the other seven length groups surveyed. An assessment of previously available otolith descriptions of A. anguilla collected from other areas revealed differences between species across larger geographic areas, making some features unsuitable for further investigation. However, other otolith traits were found to be reliable across different length groups and could be considered species-specific features for identification. These traits include otolith width, otolith thickness, the shape of the mesial and lateral surfaces, the shape of the sulcus acusticus, the presence or absence of ostio-caudal differentiation, and the shape, size, and thickness of the rostrum.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 3","pages":"329-342"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220322","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}

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Correction to “Microanatomy of the digestive tract and accessory organs of the Japanese flathead (Inegocia japonica Cuvier, 1829) (Scorpaeniformes, Platycephalidae)” 修正“日本平头鱼（ingocia japonica Cuvier, 1829）（scorpaenformes, Platycephalidae）消化道和附属器官的显微解剖”

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12537

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Application of otolith morphometrics in delineating population structure of Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Teleostei: Aphaniidae) in southern Iranian waters 耳石形态计量学在划定伊朗南部海域斯托利卡鱼种群结构中的应用（Teleostei: aphaniopstoliczkanus）

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12521

Mahdi Iranmanesh, Majid Askari Hesni

{"title":"Application of otolith morphometrics in delineating population structure of Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Teleostei: Aphaniidae) in southern Iranian waters","authors":"Mahdi Iranmanesh, Majid Askari Hesni","doi":"10.1111/azo.12521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/azo.12521","url":null,"abstract":"Widely distributed Species in different geological and ecological environments often exhibit great intraspecific diversity. Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day, 1872) is an endemic species of Middle East occurring over a vast geographic range in different basins. This species has been observed in freshwater, brackish water and hot sulphur springs; therefore, its populations are known to exhibit considerable morphological variation. In the present study, we have investigated the poorly studied populations of A. stoliczkanus of the Hormuz and Makran basins of Iran in terms of otolith morphology and morphometrics. According to the results, these populations can be divided into two distinct groups including east and west of the Strait of Hormuz. Our results also provide evidence that there is a relationship between otolith morphology and the environment, serving as environmental factors that may influence the formation of specific regions in the otolith shape. Despite the remarkable morphological similarities among otoliths in geographically close populations of Charak and Chiruyeh, our data purposed that geographically these populations have different dorsal tip shapes in their otolith. In comparison to the data from other studies, the otoliths of Qeshm Island appear to resemble the overall shape of otolith found in Oman very closely. However, it is believed that Qeshm Island population was separated from the Hormuz basin populations during the Holocene Sea level rise. Also, the outcomes of this study provide insights into the potential role of environmental factors in shaping intraspecific diversity and the migration patterns of this species within the Persian Gulf.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 3","pages":"318-328"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220442","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}

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Description of aberrant otolith morphology of Saurida lessepsianus (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) collected from the coast of Muğla province, Aegean Sea, Turkey 土耳其爱琴海Muğla省海岸采集的小鳞蜥耳石异常形态描述

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12520

İsmail Reis, Laith Jawad, Celal Ateş

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Immune system of fish with special reference to estrogenic immune regulation: A review 鱼类的免疫系统，特别是雌激素免疫调节：综述

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12519

Ragini Sinha, Dipak Kumar Mandal

{"title":"Immune system of fish with special reference to estrogenic immune regulation: A review","authors":"Ragini Sinha, Dipak Kumar Mandal","doi":"10.1111/azo.12519","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12519","url":null,"abstract":"Fish, first jawed vertebrate group appearing in evolution, have immune system similar to those of mammals. These early animals' innate and adaptive immune systems are completely developed, having head kidney and thymus as primary, spleen and mucosa associated lymphoid tissue as secondary immune organs. The adaptive immunity performs key role in defence against recurring infections and elimination of fish pathogens with the help of its memory cells, T-cell-receptors and immunoglobulins. Epidermal secretions including antibacterial peptides, lysozymes, lectins, complement and C-reactive proteins which function in disruption of antigens, phagocytosis, inflammatory response and mending of tissue injury play a significant role as elements of fish immune system. Fish, however, have greater innate immunity than humans do. Estrogens play crucial role in immunomodulation through nuclear oestrogen receptors, which are found in majority of immune cells and lymphoid organs in fish. There is mounting proof that xenoestrogens, that can attach as agonists to oestrogen receptors, pose significant ecotoxicological risk by disrupting the defence mechanism in fish. Though less potent than natural oestrogen, they can bioaccumulate to finally reach a substantial dose. This review's objective is to give an overview of the fish defence system, its estrogenic regulation and estrogenic-endocrine disruption.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 2","pages":"121-131"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142215138","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}

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Otolith-based species identification in the killifish Aphaniops (Teleostei; Cyprinodontiformes; Aphaniidae) using both morphometry and wavelet analysis 利用形态计量学和小波分析法，基于耳石鉴定鳉鱼Aphaniops（腕足动物；鲤形目；Aphaniidae）的物种

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-09-04 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12518

Eleni A. Charmpila, Azad Teimori, Bettina Reichenbacher

{"title":"Otolith-based species identification in the killifish Aphaniops (Teleostei; Cyprinodontiformes; Aphaniidae) using both morphometry and wavelet analysis","authors":"Eleni A. Charmpila, Azad Teimori, Bettina Reichenbacher","doi":"10.1111/azo.12518","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12518","url":null,"abstract":"The killifish genus Aphaniops consists of nine species distributed in Eastern Africa and the Middle East. However, distinguishing these species from each other based on morphological traits is challenging. Here we investigate the utility of otoliths (sagittae) in distinguishing between A. dispar, A. ginaonis, A. hormuzensis, A. kruppi and A. stoliczkanus. Our approach is based on otoliths from 89 specimens and involves (1) otolith morphometrics, following prior recommendations, (2) shape analysis of otolith contours based on discrete wavelet transformation—a novel method in killifish otolith research—and comparative statistical analyses. Both methods reveal significant interspecific variation in the otolith regions of the rostrum, antirostrum and excisura. While method (1) effectively discriminates most species, method (2) struggles to differentiate A. hormuzensis, A. stoliczkanus and A. kruppi. Additionally, both methods encounter challenges in correctly classifying A. hormuzensis due to the high otolith variability of this species in our sample. Possible factors accounting for their variability are environmental fluctuations at the sampled hot sulphuric spring (Khurgo) and potential introgressive hybridization. We conclude that otolith morphometry is a valuable tool for Aphaniops species identification. Furthermore, we found that the distinctiveness of species-specific otolith traits increases with the divergence age of the species.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 3","pages":"291-308"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/azo.12518","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142215139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Not all heroes wear shells: New data on the spicules' morphology in acochlidimorph mollusc 并非所有英雄都有贝壳：关于无脊椎软体动物脊柱形态的新数据

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12517

Anna L. Mikhlina, Ekaterina D. Nikitenko, Elena V. Vortsepneva

{"title":"Not all heroes wear shells: New data on the spicules' morphology in acochlidimorph mollusc","authors":"Anna L. Mikhlina, Ekaterina D. Nikitenko, Elena V. Vortsepneva","doi":"10.1111/azo.12517","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12517","url":null,"abstract":"Calcareous skeletal structures are common among different invertebrate groups, including Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, and Echinodermata. They appear externally as shells, plates, or scales, or internally as subepidermal spicules. Although typically formed outside of the cells, in one class of gastropod molluscs, the Heterobranchia, subepidermal and intracellular spicules are found—a rare case, at least for the molluscs. This type of spicules is present in several phylogenetically distant groups of heterobranch molluscs (Rhodopemorpha, Acochlidimorpha, and Nudibranchia), each different in terms of morphology and autecology. This raises questions about the origin and homology of subepidermal spicules in heterobranch molluscs. To answer these questions, understanding the process of spicule formation is crucial. This is impeded by insufficient data on the fine structure of the subepidermal spicules and adjacent epithelia. To address this problem, we carried out a comprehensive morphological study of subepidermal spicules and the body wall in one species of Acochlidimorpha. We revealed variations in the cellular composition of the epidermis, musculature organization, and spicules' arrangement, which most likely reflect the different functional roles of the spicule complex within Heterobranchia representatives. However, the obtained data are insufficient to answer the question of the origin of spicules and their homology within Heterobranchia.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 3","pages":"279-290"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142215143","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}

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Development, differentiation and toughness in lizard claws derive from two types of cysteine–glycine-rich proteins 蜥蜴爪子的发育、分化和韧性源自两种富含半胱氨酸-甘氨酸的蛋白质

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12516

Lorenzo Alibardi

{"title":"Development, differentiation and toughness in lizard claws derive from two types of cysteine–glycine-rich proteins","authors":"Lorenzo Alibardi","doi":"10.1111/azo.12516","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12516","url":null,"abstract":"The present study reports the formation of claws in lizards and their cornification. From a flat epidermis with lose mesenchyme, the skin forms undulations that become symmetric domes and later asymmetric for the elongation of their proximal part that gives rise to the outer scale surface. At the tip of digits claws develop in association with a mesenchyme that surrounds the cartilage of the last phalange. Beta-cells of claws appear 2–3 embryonic stages before those of scales formed in other body regions, including digital scales. The epidermis of the developing claw initially forms 3–4 embryonic layers under which elongated beta-cells accumulate long bundles of corneous material, immunopositive for CBPs. Claw beta-keratinocytes incorporate tritiated proline and accumulate numerous, oriented corneous bundles that rapidly occupy the entire cell. The bundles are electron-dense under transmission electron microscopy, suggesting that, in association to CBPs, other proteins are synthesized and increase the mechanical resistance of claws. Immunolabelling for cysteine-rich IFKs, HA and HB, shows that these keratins co-localize with CBPs only in claws but are low to absent in digital scales and adhesive setae. This indicates that the hardness of claws mainly depends from the association between these different proteins rich in glycine and cysteine.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 3","pages":"265-278"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141969130","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}

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Herpetofauna diversity from late Holocene wetlands of northeastern Argentina 阿根廷东北部全新世晚期湿地的爬行动物多样性

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12513

Guillermo Escobar, Víctor Zaracho, Pedro Cuaranta, Carolina Barboza, Carolina Píccoli, Carlos A. Luna, Oscar F. Gallego, Mateo D. Monferran

{"title":"Herpetofauna diversity from late Holocene wetlands of northeastern Argentina","authors":"Guillermo Escobar, Víctor Zaracho, Pedro Cuaranta, Carolina Barboza, Carolina Píccoli, Carlos A. Luna, Oscar F. Gallego, Mateo D. Monferran","doi":"10.1111/azo.12513","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12513","url":null,"abstract":"The palaeofauna of the Quaternary is mostly known from the mammals' record, while the herpetofauna is less represented. In the same way, in northeastern Argentina reptile fossils records are scarce, usually represented by preliminary communications. This paper focuses on the study of herpetofauna remains from the Isla El Disparito archaeological site. The faunal materials collected at the site revealed an increase in taxonomic diversity related to the Quaternary herpetofauna in the IED site, with over 50% of the bone remains represented by anurans and at least six recognized squamates taxa. The purpose of this study is to properly identify these new records of herpetofauna remains from northeastern Argentina during the Holocene as well as to provide a dichotomous key of postcranial remains for identifying extant squamates taxa in other Quaternary sites from Argentina. The identified squamate assemblage includes the lizard Ophiodes sp., the snake families Typhlopidae, Dipsadidae, Viperidae and undetermined colubroids, along with anuran bone remains (Anura indet. and ?Hylidae). Additionally, the findings contribute to a better understanding of the herpetological assemblage in Argentina, providing insights into the composition of South American squamates during the Quaternary.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"106 2","pages":"215-231"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141746474","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}

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