Publications by authors named "Mahmut Kabalak"

The consequences of climate change, accelerated by anthropogenic activities, have different effects on different ecosystems, and the severity of these effects is predicted to increase in the near future. The number of studies investigating how forest ecosystems respond to these changes is increasing. However, there remains a significant gap in research concerning how saproxylic organisms-one of the key contributors to the healthy functioning of these fragile ecosystems-will respond to the consequences of climate change.

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The presence of cryptic species is one of the important problems in systematics. To deal with this systematic issue, certain approaches have been utilized. DNA sequencing is one of the common techniques for estimating biodiversity, such as DNA barcoding, which might reveal cryptic species.

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Chitins were extracted from large insect species of order Coleoptera (Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lucanidae) and Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scarabaeidae) and order Orthoptera (Bradyporus (Callimenus) sureyai Ünal, 2011) (Tettigonidae) and Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gryllotalpidae)) for the first time. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FT-IR) confirms that isolation of chitin is successful. Yields of chitins on dry basis from P.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study focused on the Elateridae beetle family in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey, identifying 44 species from 5 subfamilies and 19 genera.
  • After incorporating literature data, the research region had a total of 72 species across 6 subfamilies and 23 genera, with Elaterinae and Dendrometrinae being the most prevalent.
  • The fauna in this region shows a significant overlap with other parts of Turkey and is most similar to the European Western Palaearctic region, while the Middle and Western Black Sea regions have more in common with each other than with Central Anatolia.
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A new Elateridae species, Agriotes longipronotum n. sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae: Agriotini), is described from Siirt province, Turkey.

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A new Elateridae species, Athous (Orthathous) cagatayae n. sp., is presented from Ankara, Turkey.

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A new click-beetle species, Elathous serti, from Denizli and Isparta provinces of Turkey is described. Photographs of the adults, drawings of the aedeagi, a contrasting comparison table, a key to all Turkish Elathous species, a distribution map, and a table of collecting months and collecting provinces of all Turkish species are provided.

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The focus of this study was to understand the faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian region. 72 species belonging to seven subfamilies and 25 genera were identified. The major part of the Elateridae fauna of the Central Anatolian region is formed by the subfamilies Elaterinae and Cardiophorinae.

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