Homology, Recapitulation, and Experimental Embryology: Paths and Meaning of Current Evo-Devo [0.03%]
胚系、重演率以及实验胚胎学：当前进化发育生物学的研究路径及其意义
Shigeru Kuratani
Shigeru Kuratani
Evolutionary morphology, including comparative embryology, flourished in the 19th century, epitomized in Haeckel's recapitulation theory. However, it subsequently declined, largely due to accumulating evidence of caenogenesis, while embryol...
Mikiko Tanaka
Mikiko Tanaka
This Special Issue, Recent Advances in Evolutionary Developmental Biology, presents a collection of papers that explore the mechanisms and concepts underlying the evolution of animal form and development. The topics span from theoretical an...
Editorial
Zoological science. 2026 Feb;43(1):1-2. DOI:10.2108/zsj.43.1 2026
Black-And-White Disruptive Coloration May be Convergent: A New Species of Melita (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from Japan [0.03%]
黑白扰乱色体可能是趋同的：来自日本的一种新绵鳚物种
Ko Tomikawa,Shigeyuki Yamato,Hiroyuki Ariyama
Ko Tomikawa
A new species of melitid amphipod, Melita pandina sp. nov., is described from the uppermost subtidal and intertidal waters of Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan. Melita pandina belongs to Group B2, one of the four species groups defined ...
Morphological and Molecular Analyses of Cladonema cf. Californicum (Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) from China [0.03%]
中国Cladonema cf(californicum)(水母动物亚门：群叶纲)的形态和分子分析
Xin-Yu Fang,Shen Lin,Xiao-Peng Zhong et al.
Xin-Yu Fang et al.
In this study, hydrozoan medusae collected from a home aquarium in Sanming, China, were tentatively identified as Cladonema cf. californicum Hyman, 1947, based on DNA barcoding. Morphologically, these specimens differed from known Cladonema...
Intraspecific Variation in Responsiveness to Juvenile Hormone May Underlie Differences in Diapause Strategy Among Daphnia cf. pulex Clones [0.03%]
拟序哭水蚤(Daphnia.cf.pulex)不同株系滞育策略的差异与其对保幼激素反应可塑性有关
Natsumi Maruoka,Hitoshi Miyakawa
Natsumi Maruoka
Daphnids survive unsuitable conditions by producing resting eggs. Resting eggs contribute to population persistence and coexistence by enabling temporal dispersal strategies. Two genotypes of asexual Daphnia cf. pulex (JPN1 and JPN2) differ...
Locomotor Activity Rhythm under Natural Conditions and the Effect of Temperature on the Rhythm in the Band-Legged Ground Cricket, Dianemobius nigrofasciatus [0.03%]
带腿蟋蟀（Dianemobius nigrofasciatus）自然环境下的运动活动节律及其节律的温度变化响应
Satoshi Fujita,Jun Endo,Hideharu Numata
Satoshi Fujita
Dianemobius nigrofasciatus (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae) shows a circadian rhythm in locomotor activity. In the present study, we recorded the locomotor activity of male adults under naturally fluctuating temperature and light conditions over...
Lineage-Specific Gene Expansion and Atypical Expression Pattern of Feminizing Gene Transformer in Stag Beetles [0.03%]
stag beetles中特异性基因扩张及雌性化基因transformer的非典型表达模式
Itsuki Ohtsu,Hayato Kondo,Yasuhiko Chikami et al.
Itsuki Ohtsu et al.
The molecular cascade of sex determination in insects exhibits remarkable diversity in its upstream factors while conserving the downstream doublesex (dsx) gene across various taxa. dsx encodes a transcription factor that undergoes sex-spec...
Condition-Dependent Feather Color Change and Condition-Independent Pheomelanin Loss in the Barn Swallow [0.03%]
基于条件的羽毛颜色变化和非条件下的phaeomelanin丢失在家燕中的作用
Masaru Hasegawa,Emi Arai,Shosuke Ito et al.
Masaru Hasegawa et al.
Feather coloration changes over time, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, using the reddish throat feathers of the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, a well-known sexually selected trait, we examined whether w...
Morphological Alterations in Rana japonica Tadpoles Induced by Predation Risk From Hynobius setouchi Salamander Larvae [0.03%]
Hynobius setouchi虎鱼螈幼体对日本棕蛙蝌蚪捕食压力引起的形态变化研究
Kazunori Matsumoto,Maika Ueda
Kazunori Matsumoto
Anuran tadpoles demonstrate morphological alterations in response to predation risk, thereby developing predator-specific defensive morphologies that enhance survivorship, compared to tadpoles without such defenses. In aquarium experiments,...
Akira Hikosaka,Ayane Nishimoto,Noriyo Takeda et al.
Akira Hikosaka et al.
The Acoela is a notable taxon in terms of the early evolution of bilaterians and the photosynthetic symbiosis between animals and microalgae. There are approximately 416 described species of Acoela worldwide, which are classified into 16 fa...