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Biology Bulletin


Vol. 52, No. 11, 2025


Genetic Diversity and Taxonomic Assessment of Parthenogenetic Darevskia (Arribas, 1999) Lizards in Türkiye: Testing DNA Barcoding Approach

Sevdenur Ablay, Çetin Ilgaz, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Elif Yıldırım Caynak, Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız, Bahadır Akman, Ahmet Gökay Korkmaz, Ecem Büşra Hastürk, and Kamil Candan p. 295  abstract

Diversity and Composition of Rhizosphere Mycobiota Associated with Medicinal Plants in the Kashmir Himalayas

Nusrat Ahmad, Mansoor Ahmad Malik, Mohd Yaqub Bhat, and Abdul Hamid Wani p. 296  abstract

Palynological Studies as a Marker for Taxonomic Identifications and Evolution of Taxa Using Advanced Microscopic Techniques

Shabir Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad, Ateef Ullah, Hussain Shah, Amir Shahzad, Rashid Iqbal, Maria Ameen, Muhammad Abdullah, Aqsa Abid, Iqra Qayyum, and Yunfa Miao p. 297  abstract

Honey Bees and Probiotics: Indigenous Honey Bees Gut Microbial Communities and Their Potential Probiotic Attributes

Rajat Bhatia, Ankush Verma, Dixit Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, and Sunil Kumar p. 298  abstract

Unveiling Genetic Relationships between Wild and Cultivated Olives

Elçin Çağatay, Vatan Taskin, and Belgin Gocmen Taskin p. 299  abstract

Anti-Quorum Sensing, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Potentials of Pistachio Gum (Pistacia vera L.)

Nurcan Erbil, Kevser Ökten, and Zehra Tuğba Murathan p. 300  abstract

Why Do Earthworms Vary in Size? A Study of Influencing Factors

E. V. Golovanova, R. R. Romanchuk, S. V. Shekhovtsov, and Ye. A. Derzhinsky p. 301  abstract

Characterization of Aeromonas jandaei Associated with Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus) Mortalities in Assam, India: Identification, Pathogenicity, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Histopathology

Gayatree Hazarika, Rajdeep Das, Radhika Rimal, Jayanta Kr Nath, and Dandadhar Sarma p. 302  abstract

Are the Effects of Jasmonic Acid on Ascorbate Biosynthesis and Ammonium-Metabolizing Enzyme Activities of Wheat Seedlings Dependent on the Phase of Salt Stress?

Faouzi Horchani, Amal Bouallegue, and Zouhaier Abbes p. 303  abstract

Formation of the Invasive Range of the Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis in St. Petersburg, Russia: Developmental Characteristic Peculiarities and Associated Nematodes

I. M. Kazi, A. Yu. Ryss, B. G. Popovichev, and A. V. Selikhovkin p. 304  abstract

Pollen Morphology in the Taxonomic Delimitation of Melliferous Flora: Insights into Plant–Pollinator Interaction

Khushdil Khan, Khafsa Malik, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shabir Ahmad, Zia-ur-Rehman Mashwani, Mursala Khan, Hussain Shah, Ateef Ullah, Faten Zubair Filimban, Rashid Iqbal, and Maria Ameen p. 305  abstract

Reproductive Biology of Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804) (Squamata: Scincidae) from Türkiye: Insights into the Relation between Body Size and Egg Volume at Different Elevations

Ahmet Gökay Korkmaz, Ecem Büşra Hastürk, Elif Yıldırım Caynak, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Çetin Ilgaz, and Kamil Candan p. 306  abstract

New Record of Two Melanopsid Species (Melanopsis costata and Melanopsis buccinoidea) in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin: Morphological Variation in the Söğütlü Stream (Hatay, Türkiye)

Filiz Kutluyer Kocabaş and Mehmet Kocabaş p. 307  abstract

Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of the Diversity of Small Nanoeukaryotic Plankton in Shallow Lakes in Relation to Different Ecosystem Conditions

Jianjun Hou, Lili Sun, Yihan Hu, Jinjing Xu, Xixia Liu, Yuntao Li, and Xiaoli Yue p. 308  abstract

Habitat Preferences, Foraging Ecology and Threats to Blackbuck in Semi-Arid Region of Jhajjar, Haryana

Pinki and Sarita Rana p. 309  abstract

Analysis of Trends in the Abundance of Laridae Obtained in the Lagoons of the Western Coast of the Caspian Sea (Republic of Dagestan) in the Epoch of Climate Changes

E. V. Vilkov p. 310  abstract

Investigation of Hematopoietic Precursor Cells in the Peripheral Blood Tissue of Van Fish (Alburnus tarichi, Güldenstädt, 1814)

Ayşe Yeşilbaş and Ahmet Regaib Oğuz p. 311  abstract

Molecular Characterization and Genotypes Structure Analysis of Anatolian Endemic Hesperis isatidea (Brassicaceae) Using of Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) Markers

Faruk Yıldız, Emre Sevindik, Zekiye Özkara, Melike Aydoğan, Bayram Atasagun, Civan Çelik, and Ali Kandemir p. 312  abstract

Mitigating Salinity-Induced Oxidative Stress Involves Enhanced Expression of the Antioxidant System in a Salt-Tolerant Variety of Brassica juncea L.

Mukesh Kumar, Rajesh Yogi, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Ravinder Kumar, Islam Abdulrahim Alredah, and Farid S. Ataya p. 313  abstract

Biochemical, Histopathological and Molecular Characterization of Myxobolus cerebralis Infection in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum, 1792) in Bulgaria

Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Cigdem Urku, Sukru Onalan, Nikolay Tsandev, Gergana Sandeva, Galin Nikolov, and F. Sertel Secer p. 314  abstract

Description of Candona fuscorara sp. n. with 18S rRNA Data and a Redescription of Candona uschunica Mazepova 1990 (Ostracoda, Podocopida, Candonidae) from Lake Baikal

T. M. Alekseeva, R. S. Krivorotkin, A. G. Koroleva, and O. A. Timoshkin p. 315  abstract

Skin of the Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica, Phocidae): Norm and Pathology

I. V. Anikienko, N. I. Ryadinskaya, E. A. Petrov, K. Yu. Kostyunin, S. E. Belova, and D. R. Ikonnikova p. 316  abstract

Morphological Features of the East Siberian Moose (Alces americanus pfizenmayeri, Cervidae) in Yakutia

A. V. Argunov p. 317  abstract

A New Species of the Hoverfly Genus Eumerus Meigen 1822 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Territory of Turkmenistan

A. V. Barkalov p. 318  abstract

Assessing the Impact of a Boxwood Moth (Cydalima perspectalis, Lepidoptera, Crambidae) Invasion on the Fauna of Millipedes (Diplopoda) in the Caucasian Biosphere Nature Reserve

A. P. Evsyukov, Y. A. Chumachenko, and I. V. Popov p. 319  abstract

McNab’s “Resource Rule” and Adaptive Changes in the Skull of the Common Shrew (Sorex araneus L., Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) from Different Ecosystems

V. N. Orlov, A. V. Bobretsov, D. M. Krivonogov, and A. V. Shchegol’kov p. 320  abstract

Biodiversity of the Brittle Star Fauna of Russian Seas (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea)

E. A. Stratanenko, V. G. Stepanov, and E. G. Panina p. 321  abstract

Redescription of Cytherissa pennata Mazepova 1990 and Cytherissa latirecta Mazepova 1985 (Ostracoda, Podocopida, Cytherideidae) from Lake Baikal

T. M. Alekseeva, R. S. Krivorotkin, and O. A. Timoshkin p. 322  abstract

Hair Coat of Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis†) Individuals of Different Ages: Comparative Morphological Analysis

O. F. Chernova and G. G. Boeskorov p. 323  abstract

The Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus L., 1758, Cricetidae, Rodentia) in Moscow City: Genetic Structure and Conservation Status

N. Yu. Feoktistova, I. G. Meschersky, S. I. Meschersky, T. N. Karmanova, P. L. Bogomolov, and A. V. Surov p. 324  abstract

A Statistical Analysis of Long-Term Changes in the Numbers of the Bank Vole, Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber, in the Northwestern Part of Its Distribution Area

E. V. Ivanter p. 325  abstract

True Lemmings (Lemmini, Arvicolinae, Rodentia) in the Eopleistocene (Calabrian) of the North of Western Siberia

E. A. Markova and A. V. Borodin p. 326  abstract

Post-Juvenile Molt of the Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla, Passeriformes, Fringillidae): A Study of Four Places

T. A. Rymkevich, V. N. Ryzhanovsky, E. V. Shutova, and E. G. Strelnikov p. 327  abstract

Epigenetic Variations in Nonmetric Skull Traits in American Mink (Neogale vison Schreber, Carnivora, Mustelidae) Strains after Selecting for Defensive Behavioral Characteristics

I. A. Vasil’eva and O. V. Trapezov p. 328  abstract

Displays of Vigilance in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa ussuricus) Groups in a Protected Area of Central Sikhote-Alin

V. A. Zaitsev p. 329  abstract

Impact of Drought Stress on Growth, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars under In Vitro Conditions

Elif İnci Adem, Asuman Kaplan Evlice, Ecem Kara, Hatıra Taşkın, and Gökhan Baktemur p. 330  abstract

Enhancing Early Life Performance of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus with Probiotic Feed Additives for Sustainable Aquaculture

Iffat Amin, Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Farzana Abbas, Deniz Çira, and Erkan Can p. 331  abstract

Sexual Size Dimorphism and Morphometric Sexing in the Spotted Fringe-Fingered Lizard (Acanthodactylus maculatus)

Oumayma Chhoumi, Josabel Belliure, and Slaheddine Selmi p. 332  abstract

Nicotine Administration Exacerbates Lipid Profile Alterations in a Wistar Rat Model of Liver Fibrosis through Fatty Acid Synthesis Modulation

Narges Dastmalchi, Khalil Hajiasgharzadeh, Hooria Amooji, Mohammad Reza Alipour, Behzad Mansoori, Homeira Hatami Nemati, and Seyed Mahdi Banan Khojasteh p. 333  abstract

The Effects of Silver Sulfate Toxicity on Mucus Parameters, Liver, and Gill Tissues of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed with Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Powder Prebiotics via Feed

Mohammad Reza Gholami, Hamed Manouchehri, Shayan Ghobadi, Reza Changizi, and Seyed Mehdi Hoseinifard p. 334  abstract

Ecological Distribution and Seasonal Variability of Butterfly Populations in the Sub-Humid Ecosystems of Eastern Haryana, India

Vidisha Gupta and Parmesh Kumar p. 335  abstract

Season and Environmental Factors Contribute to the Variation in Functional Diversity of Freshwater Fish Communities in Floodplain Wetlands of Assam, Northeast India

Violina Hazarika, Puja Bishaya, and Narayan Sharma p. 336  abstract

Edge Effect on the Orchid Community in the Malmo Reserve, Tunja, Colombia

L. J. Hernandez-Zambrano, F. Sáenz-Jiménez, and D. López-Puentes p. 337  abstract

Harnessing the Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anticoagulant, and Anticancer Activities of Padina pavonica with High Safety Profile for Drug Development

Badria Keramane, Firdousse Laincer, Immacolata Aiello, Carolina Persico, Antonio Randazzo, Samiha Souagui, Fatiha Bedjou, Mostapha Bachir-bey, Anna Di Porzio, and Nunzia Iaccarino p. 338  abstract

Diversity of Micromycete Metabolites in Halophyte Plants on the White Sea Coast

A. A. Burkin and G. P. Kononenko p. 339  abstract

Genetic Diversity Analysis of Advanced Durum Wheat Lines Using ISSR Markers

Fatemeh Mohammadi-Azar, Omid Sofalian, Ali Asghari, Asghar Ebadi, Rahmatollah Karimizadeh, Sajjad Moharramnejad, and Negin Taleschian Tabrizi p. 340  abstract

Microbial Phytohormones: Biosynthesis, Function and Regulation

V. K. Patel and V. M. Chaudhari p. 341  abstract

Unraveling a Novel Chamaemelum Cryptic Virus (Genus: Deltapartitivirus) from Chamomile through RNA-seq Analysis

Malyaj R. Prajapati, Palaash Agarwal, Susheel Kumar Sharma, and Virendra Kumar Baranwal p. 342  abstract

Natural and Experimental Hybridization Using the House Mouse as an Example

L. D. Safronova, V. M. Malygin, V. B. Sycheva, and M. I. Baskevich p. 343  abstract

Diversity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Wild Tomato and Their Antifungal Activity against Alternaria alternata Causing Leaf Blight in Cultivated Tomato

Anindita Sarma, Subham Saha, Arun Kumar Dutta, and Kumanand Tayung p. 344  abstract

Heterologous Expression of Triticum aestivum β-1,3-Glucanase Taglb2a Gene in E. coli and in silico Structural Characterization

Fatima Shahid, Hamama Islam Butt, Hira Muzzamal, Beenish Maqsood, Asima Ayyub, Riffat Tahira, and Mahjabeen Saleem p. 345  abstract

Cytological Features Assessment of Buccal Epithelial Cells for Evaluating an Individual’s Functional Status

A. S. Shokabayeva, D. S. Ibrayeva, M. N. Aumalikova, M. M. Bakhtin, Ye. T. Kashkinbayev, E. M. Mussayeva, M. A. Kairullova, R. Medetkhan, and N. M. Duzbayeva p. 346  abstract

Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress Determines Destiny of Kupffer Cells by Induces Lipophagy Activity, Polarization and Isolation by Capillarization of Sinusoids in an Animal Model of Liver Metabolic Disease: Psammomys obesus

Ouahiba Sihali-Beloui, Sonia Ould Rouis, Zineb Bellahreche, and Amel Termeche p. 347  abstract

Cloning, Expression Analysis and Subcellular Localization of PP2C14 in Salvia miltiorrhiza

Yongfeng Xie and Hao Liu p. 348  abstract

Reproductive Characteristics of the Zokors (Myospalax, Rodentia, Spalacidae) in Eastern Russia

Yu. A. Bazhenov and M. V. Pavlenko p. 349  abstract

Do River Polynyas Serve as Temperature Oases for the Brown Dipper and the Solitary Snipe in Northeastern Asia?

D. I. Berman and A. V. Alfimov p. 350  abstract

Energy Reserves and Some Related Population Characteristics of the Common Frog (Rana Temporaria) from the Opposite Parts of the Range

N. A. Bulakhova, K. I. Shishikina, and A. S. Semukhina p. 351  abstract

Interesting Records of Weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) in Nature Reserves of the Northern Azov Region

S. V. Dedyukhin p. 352  abstract

Patterns of Correlations among Phenotypic Characters in the Individual and Historical Development of Barbs of the Barbus (=Labeobarbus) intermedius Complex in Lake Tana, Ethiopia

A. N. Mironovsky, A. V. Kozhara, and E. E. Slynko p. 353  abstract

Song Structure and Organization in the Red-Flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus, Passeriformes, Muscicapidae)

A. S. Opaev p. 354  abstract

Spring Ice Haulouts and Behavior of the Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica Gmelin, 1788, Phocidae)

E. A. Petrov, A. B. Kupchinsky, and A. A. Syrovatsky p. 355  abstract

Monitoring Larger Vertebrates of Arctic Fauna Using Intelligent AutoML Technology

V. A. Sobolevskii, L. A. Kolpaschikov, S. B. Rozenfeld, and V. V. Mikhailov p. 356  abstract

Initial Escape Distances of Wild Boars (Sus scrofa ussuricus) and the Attack Distances of Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) on Prey

V. A. Zaitsev p. 357  abstract

Adaptive Strategies of Sibling Species of the Caucasian Pine Voles (Rodentia, Arvicolinae, Microtus) in Conditions of Sympatry

M. I. Baskevich, T. A. Mironova, and A. S. Bogdanov p. 358  abstract

Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Arsenic in the Tissues of Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius) (Muridae, Rodentia) Inhabits Moscow Parks

V. V. Belenkova, T. N. Karmanova, S. I. Meshcherskiy, A. V. Surov, E. A. Katsman, and N. Yu. Feoktistova p. 359  abstract

Parasite Fauna of Baikal Oilfish (Comephorus spp.) (Cottidae, Scorpaeniformes) in Lake Baikal and Changes in the Age Series of the Hosts

Z. N. Dugarov, T. G. Burdukovskaya, M. D.-D. Batueva, D. R. Baldanova, T. R. Khamnueva, and D. S. Shesterikov p. 360  abstract

Transformation of Phenological Norm of Date of the Beginning of Spawning Migrations in Bombina bombina and Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia, Anura) in the Middle Reaches of the Medveditsa River

M. V. Yermokhin, V. V. Tabachishin, and V. G. Tabachishin p. 361  abstract

The Genus of True Cobras Naja (Elapidae, Serpentes): Current Systematics, Toxinological Characteristics, and Ecological Groups

D. B. Gelashvili and E. B. Romanova p. 362  abstract

Spatial Structure of Colchicum s. l. (Colchicaceae, Liliopsida) Populations in European Russia

A. S. Kashin, V. S. Epifanov, I. V. Shilova, S. F. Efimenko, R. A. Murtazaliev, and A. O. Kondratieva p. 363  abstract

Ecological Aspects in the Development of Views on Deratization and Disinsection in Foci of Infectious Diseases

A. N. Matrosov and A. A. Kuznetsov p. 364  abstract

Current Status of the World Population of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda tarda) (Otididae, Aves) within Its Range

A. M. Oparina and O. S. Oparina p. 365  abstract

Effect of Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Field on the Sensitivity of Daphnia magna Straus (Daphniidae, Crustacea) Crustaceans to Heavy Metal Salts on the Example of Potassium Dichromate and Cadmium Sulfate

G. K. Papoyan, V. I. Yusupov, D. M. Gershkovich, and V. A. Terekhova p. 366  abstract

Chrono-Geographical Variability of Color Polymorphism Manifestation in the Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia (Columbidae, Aves) in the Ural and Pre-Ural Region

O. V. Polyavina and Yu. O. Zyablova p. 367  abstract

Thrushes (Turdidae, Aves) in Northern Eurasia: Their Abundance, Distribution, and Population Characteristics

Yu. S. Ravkin, V. M. Efimov, I. P. Kokorina, and I. N. Bogomolova p. 368  abstract

Dependence of the Mercury Content in the Muscle Tissue of Fish from Gorkii Reservoir on Age and Body Length

A. A. Revukhin, D. I. Postnov, V. A. Gremyachikh, M. I. Bazarov, G. V. Shurganova, and V. T. Komov p. 369  abstract

Vegetation of Сoastal Сliffs of the Black Sea at the Boundary of Abrausskii Natural Reserve

V. V. Solyannikov and E. A. Nyushchenko p. 370  abstract

Pigment Characteristics of Algocenoses of Small Rivers in the Northwestern Coast of Lake Ladoga

E. V. Stanislavskaya and A. L. Afanas’eva p. 371  abstract

Biofertilizers and Biological Control Agents Based on Microorganisms of the Rhizosphere

N. V. Syrchina, L. V. Pilip, and T. Ya. Ashikhmina p. 372  abstract

Reaction of Midge Larvae Chironomus riparius Meigen (Diptera, Chironomidae) to Exposure to Lanthanum, Copper and Their Mixture

M. A. Sysolyatina, R. A. Lozhkina, I. I. Tomilina, and A. S. Olkova p. 373  abstract

Comparative Characteristics of the Genetic Polymorphism of Populations of the Chinese Sleeper Perccottus glenii (Perciformes, Odontobutidae) in the Volga and Irtysh River Basins

O. N. Zhigileva, I. P. Kolesnikov, A. I. Faizulin, and M. V. Rubanova p. 374  abstract