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ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Vol. 42, No. 1, February 2025
OVERVIEW
Environmental Adaptation in Animals
Hideharu Numata, Yukako Hattori
Zoological Science 42 (1), 1-3, (17 February 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.42.1 Open Access
KEYWORDS: comparative physiology, temperature, light, desiccation, nutrition
TEMPERATURE ADAPTATION: REVIEWS
Temperature Acclimation and Cold Tolerance in Caenorhabditis Elegans are Regulated by Multiorgan Coordination
Akane Ohta, Chinatsu Morimoto, Seiya Kamino, Moe Tezuka
Zoological Science 42 (1), 4-12, (21 November 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240029
KEYWORDS: cold tolerance, temperature acclimation, neuropeptides, lipid metabolism, environmental adaptation
Evolution of Temperature Receptors and Their Roles in Sensory Diversification and Adaptation
Shigeru Saito, Claire T. Saito
Zoological Science 42 (1), 13-24, (30 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240060 Open Access
KEYWORDS: temperature and chemical receptor, thermosensitive TRP channel, behavioral response, thermal tolerance, environmental adaptation, vertebrates
TEMPERATURE ADAPTATION: ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Yawning and Its Temperature-Dependent Modulation in Leopard Geckos
Koki T. Kotake, Sho T. Yamaguchi, Yasutaka Mukai, Zhiwen Zhou, Hiroaki Norimoto
Zoological Science 42 (1), 25-30, (4 September 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230123 Video Content
KEYWORDS: yawning, thermoregulation, leopard gecko, reptile, Ectotherm
Physiology of Overwintering in a Microhabitat Fully Exposed to Adverse Weather Conditions: Lime Seed Bugs on Tree Trunks and Branches
Jan Rozsypal, Martin Moos, Petr Vodrazka, Oldrich Nedved, Vladimir Kostal
Zoological Science 42 (1), 31-40, (21 November 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240064
insects, overwintering, exposed microhabitat, overwintering physiology, Oxycarenus lavaterae
UTILIZATION OF LIGHT INFORMATION: REVIEWS
Seasonal Adaptation of Mammalian Development: Effect of Early-Life Photoperiod on Reproduction, Somatic Growth, and Neurobehavioral Systems
Shinobu Yasuo
Zoological Science 42 (1), 41-51, (22 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240059
KEYWORDS: early-life photoperiod, rodent, livestock, hippocampus, hypothalamus, circadian clock, DNA methylation, histone modification
Guiding Light: Mechanisms and Adjustments of Environmental Light Interpretation with Insights from Platynereis dumerilii and Other Selected Examples
Paul O. Wulf, N. Soeren Haefker, Kaelin Hofmann, Kristin Tessmar-Raible
Zoological Science 42 (1), 52-59, (30 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240099 Open Access
light receptors, opsin, cryptochrome, lunar timing, solar timing, Platynereis dumerilii
UTILIZATION OF LIGHT INFORMATION: ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The Nematode Pristionchus pacificus Requires the Gβ and Gγ Proteins for Light Adaptation But Not For Light Avoidance
Aya Manabe, Keimei Ko, Kenichi Nakayama, Takahiro Chihara, Misako Okumura
Zoological Science 42 (1), 60-67, (30 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240073
KEYWORDS: G beta, G gamma, light adaptation, nematode, Pristionchus pacificus, genome editing
ADAPTATION TO EXTREME OR SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS: REVIEWS
Pulmonary Structure and Function in Marine Snakes
Harvey B. Lillywhite
Zoological Science 42 (1), 68-82, (26 November 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240055
marine snakes, lung, faveoli, Sea krait, Sea snake, file snake, gas exchange, Buoyancy, diving, skin, length, Gravity
Dive Deep: Bioenergetic Adaptation of Deep-Sea Animals
Mitsuharu Yagi, Sayano Anzai, Shogo Tanaka
Zoological Science 42 (1), 83-95, (22 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240061 Open Access
KEYWORDS: body size, metabolic rate, metabolism, scaling, deep sea, specific dynamic action
Resting Cyst Formation as a Strategy for Environmental Adaptation in Colpodid Ciliates
Yoichiro Sogame, Ryota Saito, Shuntaro Hakozaki
Zoological Science 42 (1), 96-106, (30 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240058
cryptobiosis, dormancy, protist, tolerance, metabolism, Ca2+ signaling, phosphorylation, cAMP, ATP, trehalose
ADAPTATION TO EXTREME OR SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS: ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Comparative Study of Gamma Radiation Tolerance between Desiccation-Sensitive and Desiccation-Tolerant Tardigrades
Tokiko Saigo, Katsuya Satoh, Takekazu Kunieda
Zoological Science 42 (1), 107-115, (18 October 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240056
KEYWORDS: tardigrade, Adaptation, cross tolerance, radiation, Desiccation
Convergent Gene Duplication in Arctic and Antarctic Teleost Fishes
Tomoya Nishiguchi, Asano Ishikawa
Zoological Science 42 (1), 116-126, (22 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240098 Open Access
KEYWORDS: teleost fishes, polar fishes, antifreeze, zona pellucida, gene duplication, convergent evolution, PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE METHODS
ADAPTATION TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS: REVIEWS
Nutritional Adaptation and Microbes: Insights From Drosophila
Yukako Hattori
Zoological Science 42 (1), 127-136, (23 December 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240057
KEYWORDS: nutritional adaptation, Drosophila species, carbohydrate-responsive systems, yeast and bacteria, molecular mechanisms
Environmentally Dependent Alteration of Reproductive Strategies and Juvenile Hormone Signaling in Daphnia (Crustacea: Cladocera)
Hitoshi Miyakawa
Zoological Science 42 (1), 137-143, (23 December 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240054
KEYWORDS: Daphnia, Cyclical parthenogenesis, environmental sex determination, meiosis induction, resting egg formation, juvenile hormone
ADAPTATION TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS: ORIGINAL ARTICLE
It Pays to Sit Tight: Stable Night-Time Incubation Increases Hatching Success in Urban and Forest Great Tits, Parus major
Pablo Capilla-Lasheras, Robyn J. Womack, Ciara L. O. McGlade, Claire J. Branston, Davide M. Dominoni, Barbara Helm
Zoological Science 42 (1), 144-152, (31 January 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240063 Open Access
incubation restlessness, artificial light, Bird, urban ecology, Great Tit
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