Morphology of the mandibular gnathobases of the copepods Calanus australis and Calanoides carinatus: Evidence of omnivory
Publication date: Available online 2 April 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Valeria C. D’Agostino, Mónica S. Hoffmeyer, Mariana Degrati (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - April 4, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Phylogenetic signal in the skull of cowbirds (Icteridae) assessed by multivariate and cladistic approaches
Publication date: Available online 31 March 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Raúl O. Gómez, Jimena Lois-Milevicich (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - April 1, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Labracetabulum gephyroberici (Digenea, Opecoelidae) intestinal parasite of Gephyroberyx darwinii (Teleostei, Trachichtyidae) in Senegal
Publication date: Available online 31 March 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Aïssatou Bâ, Bernard Marchand, Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ, Abdoulaye J.S. Bakhoum, Rodney Alan Bray, Yann Quilichini (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - April 1, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Inconspicuous genetic and morphological patterns challenge the taxonomic status of endemic species Bodianus insularis (Labridae)
Publication date: Available online 31 March 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Clóvis Coutinho da Motta-Neto, Oscar Akio Shibatta, Allyson Santos de Souza, Ricardo de Souza Rosa, Wagner Franco Molina (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - April 1, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Acrostichus ziaelasi n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) isolated from the beetle Ziaelas formosanus, a tenebrionid symbiont of the termite Odontotermes formosanus with remarks on the genus Acrostichus Rahm, 1928
Publication date: May 2020Source: Zoologischer Anzeiger, Volume 286Author(s): Natsumi Kanzaki, Wei-Ren Liang, Chun-I Chiu, Hou-Feng Li (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - April 1, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Integrative description of a new species of Acanthodasys Remane, 1927 (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida, Thaumastodermatidae) based on four distinct morphological techniques and molecular data
Publication date: Available online 25 March 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Isadora Bosco, Anete P. Lourenço, Loretta Guidi, Maria Balsamo, Rick Hochberg, André R.S. Garraffoni (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - March 25, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Acrostichusziaelasin. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) isolated from the beetle Ziaelas formosanus, a tenebrionid symbiont of the termite Odontotermes formosanus with remarks on the genus Acrostichus Rahm, 1928
Publication date: Available online 19 March 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Natsumi Kanzaki, Wei-Ren Liang, Chun-I. Chiu, Hou-Feng Li (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - March 20, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Functional morphology and sexual dimorphism of antennae of the pear lace bug Stephanitis nashi (Hemiptera: Tingidae)
Publication date: Available online 11 March 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Yan Wang, Jolanta Brożek, Wu Dai (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - March 11, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Molecular systematics of the genus Necromys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) reveals two cryptic and syntopic species in western Cerrado of Brazil
Publication date: Available online 29 February 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Alexandra Maria Ramos Bezerra, Riccardo Castiglia, Luciana Guedes Pereira, Jânio Cordeiro Moreira, Cibele Rodrigues Bonvicino (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - March 1, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Antennomere numbers in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): unique patterns and tentative explanations
Publication date: Available online 25 February 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): V.C.S. Nunes, P.M. Souto, A. Minelli, K. Stanger-Hall, L.F.L. Silveira (Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology)
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 26, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Estimating phenotypic heritability of sexual and unisexually reproducing rock lizards (genus Darevskia)
Publication date: Available online 21 February 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): D. Tarkhnishvili, N. Barateli, M. Murtskhvaladze, G. IankoshviliAbstractThe difference between phenotypic and genotypic differentiation of conspecific populations is commonly used for detecting natural selection. However, phenotypic variation integrates both genetic and non-genetic components, and this may lead researchers to false conclusions. To avoid bias, the analysis of the heritability of individual phenotypic characters is important, but the means are labor–intensive and require controlled crosses. In this paper, we tried to...
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 22, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Cocoons of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae): first overview of morphology reveals unexpected traces of taxonomy
Publication date: Available online 19 February 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Kateryna V. MartynovaAbstractCocoons of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) are complex and diverse formations. They usually bear various specific structures: patches, coverings, arches, coasters, pores, nipples, internal discs and transverse opercula. These are named and thoroughly described for the first time in this contribution. Presence of specific structures distinguishes cuckoo wasps of different genera and species-groups, while species can be differentiated by location, shape and appearance of these characteristic formati...
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 20, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Larval morphology of the hangingfly Bicaubittacus longiprocessus (Huang and Hua, 2005) (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) and its taxonomic significance
Publication date: Available online 20 February 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Lu Liu, Bao-Zhen HuaAbstractBittacidae is the the only cosmopolitan family in Mecoptera and little information is available on the larval morphology in most genera. Here, we investigate the morphology of the first-instar larva of the two-tailed hanging-fly Bicaubittacus longiprocessus (Huang and Hua, 2005) using light and scanning electron microscopy. The larva is eruciform and possesses three pairs of thoracic legs and eight pairs of abdominal prolegs. The head bears a median ocellus on the frons and a pair of compound eyes with sev...
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 20, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Population history of a social spider reveals connection between South American tropical forests
In this study we investigated the population history of A. eximius using a spatiotemporal framework. Focusing on biogeographic history, we used sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI), to investigate population structure, diversity and time to the most recent common ancestor of the sampled individuals. We aimed to generate ecological niche models to estimate the distribution of the species from the last interglacial to the present. Our results revealed three major clusters in A. eximius (Trans-Andean, Cis-Andean, and French Guiana-Brazil) sharing common ancestors in the Late Pleistocene, c.a....
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 19, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Histology and ultramorphology of the mesenteric sacs in the Neotropical termite Neocapritermes opacus (Blattaria, Termitidae, Termitinae)
Publication date: Available online 17 February 2020Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Iago Bueno da Silva, Sandra Daruiche Buganeme, Ana Maria Costa-LeonardoAbstractNeocapritermes opacus is a Neotropical termite, which feeds on a variety of food sources, including highly decayed wood and humus. Similar to many Termitidae, this species contains a mixed segment in the intestine, an anatomic distinct region composed of both mesenteric and proctodeal tissues. In Neocapritermes spp., a pair of intestinal protrusions referred to as mesenteric sacs are associated with the mixed segment. In the present study, with the aid of ...
Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 17, 2020 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
