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Light and scanning electron imaging confirm sexual dimorphism in scales and anal-fin rays of the genera Anatolichthys and Paraphanius (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Aphaniidae) 光成像和扫描电子显微镜确认鲤形目和鹦嘴鱼属的鳞片和臀鳍条存在性二态性（远洋鱼类：鲤形目：鹦嘴鱼科）

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12493

Sevil Sungur, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Sorour Echreshavi, Erdoğan Çiçek

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Ontogeny of a threatened freshwater minnow: Implications for conservation 一种濒危淡水小鱼的个体发育：对保护的影响

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12492

Evangelia Karageorgou, Yiannis Kapakos, Roberta Barbieri, Leonidas Vardakas, Nafsika Karakatsouli, Eleni Kalogianni

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Ventral adhesive area in the limbs of walking cuttlefish (paintpot cuttlefish, Ascarosepion tullbergi): An adaptation for stable aquatic locomotion 步行墨鱼（漆锅墨鱼，Ascarosepion tullbergi）四肢的腹侧粘着区：适应稳定的水生运动

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12491

Ayano Omura, Haruka Takano, Taketeru Tomita, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Shin-ichiro Oka

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Peering into the unknown world of amphisbaenians (Squamata, Amphisbaenia): A summary of the life history of Amphisbaena alba 窥探两栖类（有鳞类，Amphisbaenia）的未知世界：白双栖动物生活史概述

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12490

Carlos Jared, José Duarte de Barros Filho, Simone G. S. Jared, César Alexandre, Pedro Luiz Mailho-Fontana, Selma M. Almeida-Santos, Marta Maria Antoniazzi

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Variation in larval traits between closely related species of freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium amazonicum and M. pantanalense) 近缘淡水对虾(亚马逊沼虾和潘氏沼虾)幼虫性状的差异

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-12-03 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12489

Caio Santos Nogueira, Rogerio Caetano Costa, João Alberto Farinelli Pantaleão

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When pink is a question: Comparative gross and microscopic skin structure analyses reveal the histological basis of skin colour in Galápagos pink land iguanas (Conolophus marthae) 当粉红色是一个问题:比较肉眼和显微镜下的皮肤结构分析揭示了Galápagos粉红地鬣蜥(Conolophus marthae)皮肤颜色的组织学基础

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12488

Gregory A. Lewbart, Giuliano Colosimo, Christopher Gaudette, Tatiane T. Negrão Watanabe, Joshua Parker, Christian Sevilla, Glenn P. Gerber, Gabriele Gentile

{"title":"When pink is a question: Comparative gross and microscopic skin structure analyses reveal the histological basis of skin colour in Galápagos pink land iguanas (Conolophus marthae)","authors":"Gregory A. Lewbart, Giuliano Colosimo, Christopher Gaudette, Tatiane T. Negrão Watanabe, Joshua Parker, Christian Sevilla, Glenn P. Gerber, Gabriele Gentile","doi":"10.1111/azo.12488","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12488","url":null,"abstract":"One of the rarest and most unusual iguanas on the planet is the Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae). There have been a number of hypotheses on the source of their pink coloration, including that the colour is from blood and a relative lack of dermal pigmentation. We obtained full thickness skin biopsies of three species and compared tissue from darkly pigmented areas and lightly pigmented surfaces. “Pink” areas of pink iguanas are devoid of pigment cells (e.g. melanophores) and the dermal tissue is rich with aggregates of confluent capillaries. This was in sharp contrast to the minimally vascular (only capillaries were observed) dermal areas of the marine and yellow iguanas. The dermal stratum laxum of every biopsy site contained melanophores except for the pink skin of pink iguanas. Interestingly, marine iguanas have a much thicker epidermal stratum germinativum/granulosum, between 2 and 10 cells thick depending on location, compared to the thinner epidermal stratum germinativum/granulosum of land iguanas (one to three cells thick with most areas possessing just one or two cell layers). These microscopic differences might reflect differences in habitat and ecology of the three species.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"105 4","pages":"514-523"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/azo.12488","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138537017","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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Morpho-ecospaces, or how to measure biodiversity in a different way 形态-生态空间，或如何以不同方式衡量生物多样性

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-11-05 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12486

Joachim T. Haug, Viktor Baranov, Florian Braig, Carolin Haug

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Regeneration and regengrow in multicellular animals derive from the presence of processes of organ metamorphosis and continuous growth in their life cycles 多细胞动物的再生和再生长源于其生命周期中存在的器官变态和持续生长过程

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-10-29 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12487

Lorenzo Alibardi

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The macroscopical anatomy of the lungs and thorax of the African lion (Panthera leo) 非洲狮（Panthera leo）肺部和胸部的宏观解剖学

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12485

Carmen Alicia Marais, Martina Rachel Crole

{"title":"The macroscopical anatomy of the lungs and thorax of the African lion (Panthera leo)","authors":"Carmen Alicia Marais, Martina Rachel Crole","doi":"10.1111/azo.12485","DOIUrl":"10.1111/azo.12485","url":null,"abstract":"The left and right lungs extend from the second rib to the 13th, while only a small portion is present cranial to the 4th rib. The basal border of the left lung extends horizontally from the second costochondral junction (CCJ) to just ventral to the seventh CCJ, and then dorso-caudally to the angle of the 13th rib. The right lung has a similar configuration except for the basal border, which is located above the fifth to the sixth CCJ. The cardiac incisure is more prominent in the right lung and is formed by the notched space between the ventral margins of the cranial and middle lobes. The lungs are well-lobated, with complete fissures laterally but none medially. The trachea and primary bronchi are large and have a wide, thin membranous part. The muscular front limbs could limit cranial thoracic expansion, with the result that the bulk of the functional lung capacity is present caudal to the tricipital line. Recommended sites for intracardiac injections are on either side of the fifth CCJ, and for thoracocentesis, just dorsal to the seventh or eighth CCJ. Care is needed while intubating a lion's trachea because of the delicate membranous part.","PeriodicalId":50945,"journal":{"name":"Acta Zoologica","volume":"105 4","pages":"482-495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/azo.12485","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135267661","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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Formation of Intra-Epidermal bodies (IEBs) is associated with giant macrophage-like cells that patrol fish epidermis 表皮内体（IEB）的形成与巡视鱼类表皮的巨型巨噬细胞有关

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Acta Zoologica Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.1111/azo.12484

Joseph A. DePasquale

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