Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey
The aim of the present study was to analyze the parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807), the most significant scorpion species in Turkey. For this purpose, 11 male and 11 female A. crassicauda specimens were collected from Sanliurfa region. The body parts most important for speci...
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| description | The aim of the present study was to analyze the parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807), the most significant scorpion species in Turkey. For this purpose, 11 male and 11 female A. crassicauda specimens were collected from Sanliurfa region. The body parts most important for species identification were measured by using sensitive calipers. Differences between sexes were statistically significant for pectinal organ length (female: 7.50±1.26mm;male: 8.63±1.05mm; p=0.033), pectinal tooth count (female: 25.36±0.86;male: 33.36±0.80; p=0.000), and carapace width (female: 10.27±1.19mm;male: 9.09±0.73mm; p=0.000). However, body length (female: 90.09±14.74mm;male: 82.95±5.40mm), abdomen width (female: 12.09±1.90mm;male: 11.09±0.88mm), and metasoma length (female: 43.09±3.08mm;male: 44.63±6.50mm) were not significantly different between sexes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36ffc2d66cc04d678a940913cb916cef2022-12-22T03:51:55ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992006-01-0112454955910.1590/S1678-91992006000400003Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from TurkeyO. OzkanS. AdiguzelS. KarThe aim of the present study was to analyze the parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807), the most significant scorpion species in Turkey. For this purpose, 11 male and 11 female A. crassicauda specimens were collected from Sanliurfa region. The body parts most important for species identification were measured by using sensitive calipers. Differences between sexes were statistically significant for pectinal organ length (female: 7.50±1.26mm;male: 8.63±1.05mm; p=0.033), pectinal tooth count (female: 25.36±0.86;male: 33.36±0.80; p=0.000), and carapace width (female: 10.27±1.19mm;male: 9.09±0.73mm; p=0.000). However, body length (female: 90.09±14.74mm;male: 82.95±5.40mm), abdomen width (female: 12.09±1.90mm;male: 11.09±0.88mm), and metasoma length (female: 43.09±3.08mm;male: 44.63±6.50mm) were not significantly different between sexes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000400003scorpionAndroctonus crassicaudamorphometryTurkey |
| spellingShingle | O. Ozkan S. Adiguzel S. Kar Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases scorpion Androctonus crassicauda morphometry Turkey |
| title | Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey |
| title_full | Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey |
| title_short | Parametric values of Androctonus crassicauda (Oliver, 1807) (scorpiones: buthidae) from Turkey |
| title_sort | parametric values of androctonus crassicauda oliver 1807 scorpiones buthidae from turkey |
| topic | scorpion Androctonus crassicauda morphometry Turkey |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000400003 |
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