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Vol. 42, No. 4

Diversity and evolution

Copy Number Variation in the Amylase Gene (AMY) in the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), Based on Whole Genome Resequencing Data
Naoko Kotani, Yu Endo, Naoki Osada, Tsutomu Mano, Alexei V. Abramov, Ryuichi Masuda
Zoological Science 42 (4), (14 July 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240087
KEYWORDS: Amylase, brown bear, copy number variation, population demography, whole genome sequencing

Intracellular Localization of the Bacterial Endosymbiont Cardinium in the Ostracod Heterocypris spadix
Kohei Oguchi, Mizuho Munakata, Chizue Hiruta, Keiichi Kakui
Zoological Science 42 (4), (14 July 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250018
KEYWORDS: Fish, ovariole, Parthenogenesis, reproductive manipulation, symbiosis