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 animals taxa 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 at 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

Distinct Size and Distribution Patterns of the Sand-sifting Sea Star, Archaster typicus, in an Urbanised Marine Environment Yong Kit Samuel Chan, Tai Chong Toh, and Danwei Huang (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-28) Abstract丨PDF (1.60MB)

Direct Growth Measurements of Two Deep-Sea Scalpellid Barnacles, Scalpellum stearnsii and Graviscalpellum pedunculatum Yoichi Yusa, Natsumi Yasuda, Tomoko Yamamoto, Hiromi Kayama Watanabe, Takuo Higashiji, Atsushi Kaneko, Kazuki Nishida, and Jens T. Høeg (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-29) Abstract丨PDF (5.66MB)

Phylogeographical and Morphological Analyses of Triplophysa stenura (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Three Parallel Rivers region, China Qiu Ren, Jun-Xing Yang, and Xiao-Yong Chen (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-26) Abstract丨PDF (6.48B)

Agarna malayi Tiwari 1952 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) Parasitising the Marine  Fish, Tenualosa toli (Clupeidae) from India: Re-description/ Description Life Cycle and Pattern of Parasitic Occurrence Panakkool Thamban Aneesh, Kappalli Sudha, Ameri Kottarathil Helna, and Gopinathan Anilkumar (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-25) Abstract丨PDF (14.9MB)

The Development of Mother-Calf Interactions During the First Year in Yangtze Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) Ran Chen, Wenbo Li, Wenhua Jiang, Bangyou Zheng, Jinhua Li (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-23) Abstract丨PDF (4.47MB)

Tracking Anguilla japonica silver Eels Using Pop-up Archival Transmitting Tags Along the West Marina Ridge Takatoshi Higuchi, Shun Watanabe, Ryotaro Manabe, Tsuyoshi Kaku, Akihiro Okamura, Yoshiaki Yamada, Michael J. Miller, and Katsumi Tsukamoto (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-24) Abstract丨PDF (6.35MB)

The True Identity of the New World Iguanid Lizard Liolaemus chillanensis Müller and Hellmich 1932 (Iguania: Liolaemidae) and Description of a New Species in the Liolaemus elongatus Group Jaime Troncoso-Palacios, Damien Esquerré, Félix A. Urra, Hugo A. Díaz, Carlos CastroPastene, and María Soledad Ruiz (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-22) Abstract丨PDF (21.7MB)

Seaward Migration Routes of Indigenous Eels, Anguilla japonica, A. marmorata, and A. bicolor pacifica, via Satellite Tags Shih-Chong Chen, Ching-Rong Chang, and Yu-San Han (doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-21) Abstract丨PDF (3.41MB)

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)