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Vol. 40, No. 4

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: TAXONOMY

Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Coral Genus Cyphastrea (Cnidaria, Scleractinia, Merulinidae) in Japan, With the First Records of Two Species
Thanapat Chukaew, Naoko Isomura, Takuma Mezaki, Hisashi Matsumoto, Yuko F. Kitano, Yoko Nozawa, Hiroyuki Tachikawa, Hironobu Fukami
Zoological Science 40 (4), (23 June 2023) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230009
KEYWORDS: Scleractinia, histone, mitochondria, 28S, species diversity

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ECOLOGY

Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Fecal Pellets of a Marphysa Species (Annelida: Eunicidae) in the Yoro Tidal Flat, Japan
Yuichiro Osaka, Satoshi Abe, Hirokazu Abe, Masaatsu Tanaka, Mayu Onozato, Kenji Okoshi, Atsuko Nishigaki
Zoological Science 40 (4), (23 June 2023) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230020
KEYWORDS: Annelida, Marphysa, fecal pellet, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Tidal flat, stable isotope ratio, bioremediation

Vol. 40, No. 5

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY

To Mob or Not to Mob: Habitat and Time of Day Influence in Mobbing Behavior in the Azure-Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cookii)
M. Carmen Hernandez, Rafael Ayala Lara, Alberto J. Redondo
Zoological Science 40 (5), (23 June 2023) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230004
KEYWORDS: antipredator responses, behavioral adaptations, Tawny Owl, birds

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