Morphological and molecular characteristics of spirometrid tapeworms, Spirometra decipiens, were studied, which were recovered from a heavily infected stray cat road-killed in Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do (Province), the Republic of Korea (=Korea). A total of 134 scolices and many broken immature and mature proglottids of Spirometra tapeworms were collected from the small intestine of the ca...

Alpine plants often occupy diverse habitats within a similar elevation range, but most research on local adaptation in these plants has focused on elevation gradients. In testing for habitat-related local adaptation, local effects on seed quality and initial plant growth should be considered in designs that encompass multiple populations and habitats. We tested for local adaptation across alpin...

Male sexually-selected traits often impose an increased risk of predation on their bearers, causing male-biased predation. We investigated whether males of the sap-feeding Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus were more susceptible to predation than females by comparing the morphology of beetles caught in bait traps with the remains of beetles found on the ground. The males of this s...

The genus Trionymus (Berg, 1899) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) was investigated based on samples collected plants from Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae in Aydın Province, Turkey, between 2019 2020. specimens of the new species were Juncus acutus L. (Poales: Juncaceae) slide-mounted. In total, 10 examined under a microscope illustrations prepared. As result study, oncueri sp. n. Kayd...