Zoological Studies supported by the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
We publish high quality peer-reviewed articles on animal behavior, comparative physiology, evolution, ecology, and systematics and biogeography on all animals taxon from all parts of the world.

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Edited by: Benny K.K. Chan (Editor-in-Chief) Sen-Lin Tang (Co-Editor-in-Chief) Daryi Wang (Co-Editor-in-Chief) Impact Factor: 1.008 ISI Journal Citation Reports© Ranking: 2016: 85/162 (Zoology) ISSN (E): 1810-522X Follow us on Twitter @ZooStudies

Zoological Studies Editorial Team The Editor in Chief, Dr. Benny K.K. Chan and the Co-editors in Chief, Dr. Sen-Lin Tang and Dr. Daryi Wang are professors/ research fellows in Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. The editors and co-editors in chief are supported by 25 associate editors including Drs I-Ming Tso, Shen-Feng Shen, David Miller, Pung-Pung Hwang, Yeong-Choy Kam, Shou-Hsien Li, Chung-Ping Li, John Wang, Chiun-Cheng Ko, Gray A. Williams, Ryuji Machida, Teng-Chiu Lin, Yasuyuki Hashiguchi, Yoko Nozawa, Chih-Ming Hung, Jian-Nan Liu, Chi-Chien Kuo, Hiroomi Miyamoto, Claudia Castellani, Allen Chen, Hin-Kiu Mok, James Reimer, Jens T. Hoeg, Ka-Hou Chu and Shen-Horn Yen. (See Editorial Board for details)

Published articles in 2018

First Record of Lachnus chosoni (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) in the Republic of Korea with Description of Sexual Morphs Mariusz Kanturski, Yerim Lee, Jinyeong Ccoi, and Seunghwan Lee (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-20) Abstract丨PDF (8.13MB)

Isolation and Characterization of Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci for Caridina cantonensis, and Transferability Across Eight Confamilial Species (Atyidae, Decapoda) Lai Him Chow, Ka Yan Ma, Jerome H. L. Hui, and Ka Hou Chu (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-19) Abstract丨PDF (4.18MB)

A Revision of Taiwanese Species of the Genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) Takahiro Yoshida, Michael Karner, and Toshiya Hirowatari (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-18) Abstract丨PDF (7.52MB)

The Mesocallis Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of the Korean Peninsula with Descriptions of Two New Species Yerim Lee, Mariusz Kanturski, and Seunghwan Lee (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-17) Abstract丨ACCEPTED PDF (13.8MB)

Validation of the male of Pontella spinipes Giesbrecht, 1889 (Copepoda: Calanoida: Pontellidae) Based on Morphological and Mitochondrial COI Gene Sequence Analysis Sanu Vengasseril Francis, Shuhei Nishida, and Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-16) Abstract丨PDF (8.46MB)

Helice epicure, A New Species of Varunid Mud Crab (Brachyura, Decapoda, Grapsoidea) from the Ryukyus, Japan N. K. Ng, Tohru Naruse, and Hsi-Te Shih (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-15) Abstract丨PDF (7.12MB)

Hematologic, Plasma Biochemical, Protein Electrophoretic, and Total Solid Values of Captive Oriental Turtle Doves (Streptopelia orientalis) I-Ting Tsai, Chau-Hwa Chi, and Pin-Huan Yu (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-11) Abstract丨PDF (2.29MB)

The Swimming Behavior of the Calanoid Copepod Calanus sinicus Under Different Food Concentrations Ming-Ren Chen and Jiang-Shiou Hwang (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-13) Abstract丨PDF (5.09MB)

On Three Species of Reef-dwelling Pilumnid Crabs from Taiwan, with Notes on Heteropilumnus De Man, 1895 (Crustacea: Brachyura) Peter K.L. Ng, Chia-Wei Lin, and Ping-Ho Ho (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-12) Abstract丨PDF (48.7MB)

On Argentodromas bellanella gen. nov., sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from A Stream in Northeastern Argentina (South America) Analia Díaz and Koen Martens (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-10) Abstract丨PDF (20.1MB)

Cranial Variation in the Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica (Carnivora, Mustelidae) and its Possible Taxonomic Implications Alexei V. Abramov, Andrey Yu. Puzachenko, and Ryuichi Masuda (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-14) Abstract丨PDF (8.32B)