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Journal Issue: BMC Zool Volume 9; 2024

Journal List

Volume 9; 2024

Research

High disparity in repellent gland anatomy across major lineages of stick and leaf insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea)

Marco Niekampf, Paul Meyer, Felix S. C. Quade, Alexander R. Schmidt, Tim Salditt, Sven Bradler

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 1. Published online 2024 Jan 2. doi: 10.1186/s40850-023-00189-2

PMCID:: PMC10759571

Abstract Article PDF–3.8M

Forest fragmentation causes an isolated population of the golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi Thomas, 1911) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in the Qinling Mountains (China)

Hui Feng, Fangjun Cao, Tiezhi Jin, Lu Wang

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 2. Published online 2024 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00192-1

PMCID:: PMC10826085

Abstract Article PDF–9.2M

Giant pandas in captivity undergo short-term adaptation in nerve-related pathways

Yan Li, Wei Xu, Juan Wang, Hong Liu, Jiawen Liu, Liang Zhang, Rong Hou, Fujun Shen, Yuliang Liu, Kailai Cai

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 4. Published online 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00195-y

PMCID:: PMC10880213

Abstract Article PDF–3.2M

Feeding selectivity and a functional trade-off in a benthic fish with a continuous morphological variation: an experimental test

Chiharu Endo

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 5. Published online 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00194-z

PMCID:: PMC10910733

Abstract Article PDF–2.3M

Taxonomic reassessment of Rhodnius zeledoni Jurberg, Rocha & Galvão: a morphological and morphometric analysis comparing its taxonomic relationship with Rhodnius domesticus Neiva & Pinto

João Paulo Sales Oliveira-Correia, Jader de Oliveira, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, Dayse da Silva Rocha, Cleber Galvão

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 6. Published online 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00197-w

PMCID:: PMC10956182

Abstract Article PDF–3.0M

Influence of temperature on embryonic development of Pontastacus leptodactylus freshwater crayfish, and characterization of growth and osmoregulation related genes

Maria V. Alvanou, Konstantinos Feidantsis, Athanasios Lattos, Anthi Stoforiadi, Apostolos P. Apostolidis, Basile Michaelidis, Ioannis A. Giantsis

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 8. Published online 2024 Apr 28. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00198-9

PMCID:: PMC11057103

Abstract Article PDF–3.0M

Daubenton’s bats maintain stereotypical echolocation behaviour and a lombard response during target interception in light

Astrid Saermark Uebel, Michael Bjerre Pedersen, Kristian Beedholm, Laura Stidsholt, Marie Rosenkjaer Skalshøi, Ilias Foskolos, Peter Teglberg Madsen

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 9. Published online 2024 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00200-4

PMCID:: PMC11057132

Abstract Article PDF–2.4M

Lions & sea lions & bears, oh my: utilizing museum specimens to study the ossification sequence of carnivoran taxa

Jonathan L. Sarasa, Alexander S. Okamoto, Mark A. Wright, Stephanie E. Pierce, Terence D. Capellini

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 10. Published online 2024 Apr 29. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00201-3

PMCID:: PMC11057098

Abstract Article PDF–4.3M

Biomorphometric and hematobiochemical alterations in the juvenile african catfish Clarias gariepinus exposed to propranolol

Temitope D. Melefa, Funmilayo F. Hinmikaiye, Felix A. Andong, Daniel E. Echude, Daoud Ali, Saud Alarifi, Priscilla Nkeonye Abara, Christopher. D. Nwani

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 11. Published online 2024 Jun 20. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00196-x

PMCID:: PMC11188512

Abstract Article PDF–1.5M

Integrating phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and morphometric analyses to reveal cryptic lineages within the genus Asaccus (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Iran

Kamran Kamali, Masoud Nazarizadeh, Faezeh Fatemizadeh, Saeed Salmabadi, Chih–Ming Hung, Mohammad Kaboli

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 12. Published online 2024 Jun 26. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00203-1

PMCID:: PMC11202258

Abstract Article PDF–7.6M

Null models confirm nest site fidelity by male smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu

Daniel D. Wiegmann, Kelly L. Weinersmith, Jeffrey R. Baylis, Steven P. Newman, Lisa M. Angeloni

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 13. Published online 2024 Jun 27. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00205-z

PMCID:: PMC11210175

Abstract Article PDF–1.3M

From virtually extinct to superabundant in 35 years: establishment, population growth and shifts in management focus of the Swedish wild boar (Sus scrofa) population

Göran Bergqvist, Jonas Kindberg, Bodil Elmhagen

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 14. Published online 2024 Jul 1. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00202-2

PMCID:: PMC11218266

Abstract Article PDF–2.4M

Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals the molecular responses of Pardosa pseudoannulata to hypoxic environments

Jinjin Li, Yun-e Tang, Bo Lv, Juan Wang, Zhi Wang, Qisheng Song

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 15. Published online 2024 Jul 4. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00206-y

PMCID:: PMC11225295

Abstract Article PDF–6.3M

Dynamic home range of the grey-sided vole Craseomys rufocanus: a pilot study

Karl Frafjord

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 16. Published online 2024 Jul 15. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00209-9

PMCID:: PMC11247767

Abstract Article PDF–1.7M

Scanning electron microscopy and morphometric analysis of the hair in dromedaries with SEM-EDX in relation to age

Mohamed A.M. Alsafy, Samir A.A. El-Gendy, Amira Derbalah, Ahmed M. Rashwan, Seham S. Haddad

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 17. Published online 2024 Jul 15. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00204-0

PMCID:: PMC11247770

Abstract Article PDF–3.5M

Diversity, distribution, and relative abundance of medium and large-sized mammals in Chukala Mountain Forest, East Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Nimona Alemu, Tsegaye Gadisa, Tadesse Habtamu, Tolera Kuma

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 18. Published online 2024 Jul 24. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00207-x

PMCID:: PMC11267955

Abstract Article PDF–1.8M

Multiple-biomarker approach in the assessment of bisphenol A effect on the grooved carpet clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ola Mohamed Nour, Salwa A. El-Saidy, Aml Z. Ghoneim

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 19. Published online 2024 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00211-1

PMCID:: PMC11318329

Abstract Article PDF–4.7M

Human-De Brazza’s monkey conflict in Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Kafa Zone South West, Ethiopia

Melaku Haile, Tsegaye Gadisa, Tariku Mekonnen Gutema

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 20. Published online 2024 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00210-2

PMCID:: PMC11318138

Abstract Article PDF–1.6M

Biological aspects of the lingual papillae of the Arab Zebu cattle: a new perspicuity of its chad ecological adaptations

Mohamed Abumandour, Seham Haddad, Foad Farrag, Ramadan Kandyel, Karam Roshdy, Diaa Massoud, Eman Kamal Khalil

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 21. Published online 2024 Aug 12. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00208-w

PMCID:: PMC11318158

Abstract Article PDF–6.7M

Comment

Echoes through time: amazing inferences from a fossil bat

Lucas J. S. Greville, Lily Hou, Harry A. W. Kumbhani, Beatriz Nogueira e Figueira, Karen J. Vanderwolf, Ryan A. C. Leys, Mathumy Sivatheesan, Thomas P. Pianta, Liam P. McGuire

BMC Zool. 2024; 9: 3. Published online 2024 Feb 4. doi: 10.1186/s40850-024-00193-0