This study identified the discard species generated by crab gillnet for targeting blue swimming Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus 1758) in Banyuasin estuarine of South Sumatra, Indonesia. The fishing gear yielded discarded catch about 12% (25.68 kg) total weight (212.68 kg). For catch, 703 individuals represented 18 from 3 phyla (Arthropoda, Chordata, and Mollusca). crustaceans Charybdis helleri (Mi...

Management of the few regulated ornamental fisheries relies on inadequate information about the life history of the target species. Herein, we investigated the reproductive biology of the most heavily traded marine invertebrate in the western Atlantic; the blue-legged hermit crab Clibanarius tricolor. We report on density, individual-level, and population-level reproductive parameters in 14 pop...

fauna of ichneumonidae of isfahan province was studied in 2012. specimens were collected using sweep net and malaise trap on various plants from different places in isfahan. totally, 18 species belong to 16 genera and 7 subfamilies were collected and identified as: anomalon cruentatum (geoffroy, 1785) (anomaloninae); exetastes syriacus schmiedeknecht, 1910 (banchinae); diplazon laetatorius (fab...

Taeniid species represent relevant pathogens in human and animals, circulating between carnivorous definitive hosts and a variety of mammalian intermediate hosts. In Portugal, however, little is known about their occurrence and life cycles, especially in wild hosts. An epidemiological survey was conducted to clarify the role of the Iberian wolf as a definitive host for taeniid species, includin...

Species-level phylogeny and especially phylogeography of African chelonians is a comparatively under-studied field research. We review the current knowledge phylogeography, highlight congruence spatial phylogeographic patterns amongst other taxa suggest future research directions to address gaps in knowledge. Our shows that phylogenetic investigations have led unexpected findings. For example, ...