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43巻3号の掲載予定の10論文、43巻4号の1論文が早期公開されています。
■2026年出版論文はすべてオープンアクセスで公開されています。
Vol. 43, No. 3
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION
Evolution of Vanadium-Binding Protein (Vanabin) Gene Structure in Phlebobranchia and Aplousobranchia Ascidian Lineages
Tri Kustono Adi, Manabu Fujie, Noriyuki Satoh, Tatsuya Ueki
Zoological Science 43 (3), (11 March 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250091 Open Access
KEYWORDS: ascidians, evolution, gene structure, metal accumulation, metal-binding protein
Light and Dark Types of Cladonema pacificum (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): Reproductive Isolation between the Two Types Leading to Speciation
Noriyo Takeda, Takahito Hoshi, Fumiya Satoh, Keita Nishizumi, Nahomi Hongo-Yamakawa, Saki Ishimori, Haruka Satoh-Sugawara, Hiroshi Namikawa, Kazunori Tachibana, Ryusaku Deguchi
Zoological Science 43 (3), (11 March 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250033 Open Access
KEYWORDS: hydrozoan jellyfish, light-dark cycle, life cycle, Cross-fertilization, hybridization, species boundary, speciation
Y-Chromosomal and Mitochondrial DNA Analyses Suggest Male-Biased Dispersal in a Mountain Ungulate, Capra sibirica
Yi-Xin Yu, Rui-Rui Wang, Shamshidin Abduriyim
Zoological Science 43 (3), (17 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250034 Open Access
KEYWORDS: sex-biased dispersal, Sry, cytochrome b, mountain dweller, Xinjiang of China
Geographical Variation and Migration History for Japanese Populations of the Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata), Revealed by Ddrad-Seq Analysis
Nana Komatsu, Yu Endo, Yoshinori Nishita, Kazuo Suzuki, Toshiaki Shiraishi, Keiji Ochiai, Hitomi Onuma, Koji Yamazaki, Tomoko Anezaki, Shuuji Yachimori, Liang-Kong Lin, Shih-Wei Chang, Yen-Jean Chen, Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei, Yayoi Kaneko, Atsushi J Nagano, Ryuichi Masuda
Zoological Science 43 (3), (31 March 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250094 Open Access
KEYWORDS: ddRAD-seq, expansion, invasive alien species, mitochondrial DNA, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY, single nucleotide polymorphism
History of Population Formation for the Red Fox Around the Japanese Archipelago, Revealed by Ddrad-Seq Analysis
Ryutaro Tomita, Yu Endo, Yosuke Amaike, Kohji Uraguchi, Yayoi Kaneko, Alexei V. Abramov, Alexander P. Saveljev, Pavel A. Kosintsev, Alexey P. Kryukov, Stanislava Peeva, Evgeniy Raichev, Atsushi J. Nagano, Ryuichi Masuda
Zoological Science 43 (3), (31 March 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250063 Open Access
KEYWORDS: continental Eurasia, geographical isolation, Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, single nucleotide polymorphism
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ECOLOGY
Infestation of Rhinogobius flumineus (Family Gobiidae) by the Myxozoan Myxobolus nagaraensis in the Nagara River System, Central Japan
Yasunori Koya, Shungo Matsuo, Kaede Ohno, Takashi Miyake
Zoological Science 43 (3), (13 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250110 Open Access
KEYWORDS: parasites, Gobiidae, Oligochaeta, seasonal changes, freshwater fish
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: MORPHOLOGY
Diversity of Exumbrellar Surface in Jellyfish with Remarks on the Optical Property of a Microvillar Array
Jun Nishikawa, Daisuke Sakai, Hiroshi Kakiuchida, Euichi Hirose
Zoological Science 43 (3), (13 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250090 Open Access
KEYWORDS: cnidarian medusa, ultrastructure, light reflection, refractive index, microvillar array, rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: PHYLOGENY
Improving the Resolution of Inter-Familial Relationships Within Palaeacanthocephala by Mitophylogenomics Including Isthmosacanthidae (Polymorphida) and Transvenidae (Echinorhynchida)
Yuki Kita, Shimpei F. Hiruta, Hiroshi Kajihara
Zoological Science 43 (3), (13 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250099 Open Access
KEYWORDS: Acanthocephala, branch support, parasites, Syndermata, systematics
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: PHYSIOLOGY
A Versatile Technique for Measuring the Stiffness of Small Organisms Based on Microscopic Observation of Cantilever Strain
Shotaro Tanaka, Tokiko Saigo, Takekazu Kunieda, Yasuhiro Shiga, Fumio Nakamura
Zoological Science 43 (3), (13 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250084 Open Access Video Content
KEYWORDS: stiffness, Young’s modulus, cantilever, tardigrade, nematode, Daphnia
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Morphology of a Novel Reproductive Strategy in the Pelvic-Brooding Ricefish Oryzias eversi Herder et al. 2012 (Adrianichthyidae, Teleostei)
Takashi Iwamatsu, Toshiyuki Nishimaki, Shoji Oda, Hirokuni Kobayashi, Richard A. Fluck, Alina Schueller, Julia Schwarzer, Lynne R. Parenti, Atsunori Oga, Takafumi Katsumura, Motoyuki Ogawa, Kawilarang W. A. Masengi, Kazunori Yamahira
Zoological Science 43 (3), (13 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250092 Open Access
KEYWORDS: Oryzias eversi, attachment filaments, pelvic brooder, ovulation, oviposition cycle
Vol. 43, No. 4
ORIGINAL ARTICLES: BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY
Identification of Pre-Settling Behavior Leading the Planula Larva to Settlement in the Coral Acropora
Mayu Ishikawa, Masayuki Hatta
Zoological Science 43 (4), (13 April 2026) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250096 Open Access Video Content
KEYWORDS: Acropora, behavior, Coral, metamorphosis, planula, settlement
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