A new species of the genus Paracaprella is described based on the specimens associated with the algae Sargassum cymosum and Laurencia obtusa that were collected from infralittoral depths (0.5 to 3.0 m) at Sepultura Beach, Bombinhas and Paciência Beach, Penha, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. This new species differs from the others of the genus by the unique morphology of the males' gnathopod 2: i...

In the last decade, molecular tools have revealed a significant number of previously unrecognized taxa in Bermuda's marine flora, especially among Rhodophyta. A species been persistently misidentified based on morphological similarities to described from other localities. Some assigned existing not reported for islands, and many determined be novel species. Of late, researchers substantially mo...

The dysderid spider genus Dysderella Dunin, 1992 is surveyed. currently comprises two species: D. caspica (Dunin, 1990) from Azerbaijan and North Caucasus transcaspica (Dunin & Fet, 1985) Turkmenistan north-eastern Iran. Herein, elburzica sp. nov. described based on male specimens collected in Tehran Province, northern All three species are illustrated their distributions mapped.

В статье приводятся сведения о вирусологическом и серологическом скрининге герпесвирусов в популяции каспийских тюленей. Показана устойчивая циркуляция тюленей первого типа (PhHV-1) среди Отмечено, что PhHV-1 является эндемичным для и, возможно, вызывает постоянную вирусную нагрузку на здоровье тюленей, которая усугубляется провоцирующими факторами. The article provides information on virologic...

We investigated dispersal patterns in the monogamous Crocidura russula, based both on direct field observations (mark-recapture data) and on genetic analyses (microsatellite loci). Natal dispersal was found to be low. Most juveniles settled within their natal territory or one immediately adjacent. Migration rate was estimated to two individuals per year and per population. The correlation betwe...