Search Results - "VESOVIC, Nikola"
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The morphology of the pygidial glands and the chemical composition of their secretions of four sphodrine ground beetle species (Carabidae: Platyninae)
Published in Journal of insect physiology (01-10-2024)“…[Display omitted] •Pygidial gland morphology and their products in the four Sphodrini species were investigated.•The glands were examined using both…”
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Bat guano-dwelling microbes and antimicrobial properties of the pygidial gland secretion of a troglophilic ground beetle against them
Published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology (01-05-2020)“…Bat guano is an important source of microbial diversity in caves and can be a source of potential pathogens. Laemostenus ( Pristonychus ) punctatus is a…”
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Sexual size and shape dimorphism in two ground beetle taxa, Carabus (Procrustes) coriaceus cerisyi and C. (Morphocarabus) kollari praecellens (Coleoptera: Carabidae) - A geometric morphometric approach
Published in Arthropod structure & development (01-03-2019)“…We investigated morphometric variation in size and shape of the head, pronotum, and abdomen between the taxa and sexes of two ground beetles, Carabus coriaceus…”
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A review of the genus Vitrea Fitzinger, 1833 (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Pristilomatidae) in Serbia: diversity, distribution and the description of a new species
Published in ZooKeys (09-05-2024)“…In this paper, the genus Fitzinger, 1833 in Serbia is reviewed. All previous literature data on this genus from Serbia are summarised and used to discuss its…”
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Pygidial gland secretions of Carabus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Carabidae): chemicals released by three species
Published in Chemoecology (01-04-2020)“…It is a commonly known fact that all ground beetles possess abdominal pygidial glands with relatively similar gross structure and function among species…”
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The Diversity of Subterranean Terrestrial Arthropods in Resava Cave (Eastern Serbia)
Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-04-2024)“…The Balkan region is rich in limestone deposits, which have created one of the largest hotspots of subterranean biodiversity. This paper gives an overview of…”
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Diet patterns of water green frogs (Pelophylax esculentus complex) in mixed population systems in Serbia
Published in Acta herpetologica (01-06-2024)“…Population systems in which all three taxa of the Pelophylax esculentus complex coexist are rare and in Serbia can only be found along the Danube. Although…”
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Morphology of the pygidial glands and chemical composition of their secretions in two species of tiger beetles (Carabidae: Cicindelinae)
Published in Zoology (Jena) (01-01-2024)“…Pygidial glands are a common feature of all adephagans and their products play an important role in defense against predators. The morphology of the pygidial…”
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On the Diversity of Semiochemicals of the Pygidial Gland Secretions of Subterranean Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-01-2023)“…Pygidial glands are of great importance to ground beetles for defense against predators, especially for the species that live in subterranean habitats. The…”
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Pygidial glands of three ground beetle taxa (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae): a study on their morphology and chemical composition of their secretions
Published in Zoology (Jena) (01-10-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Pygidial glands of three carabids were analysed morphologically and chemically.•Two-photon excitation fluorescence modality of nonlinear…”
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A new troglobitic species of the genus Leptomeson Jeannel, 1924 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Leptodirini) from the Island of Šolta (middle Dalmatia, Croatia)
Published in Zootaxa (13-12-2019)“…Leptomeson Jeannel, 1924, originally treated as a subgenus of Anthroherpon Reitter, 1889 (Jeannel, 1924), was erected to a distinct genus by Guéorguiev (1990)…”
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A new subspecies of the genus Duvalius Delarouzée, 1859 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) from western Serbia, with a key and an annotated catalogue of Serbian Biharotrechus and Duvalius s. str. taxa
Published in Subterranean biology (31-05-2022)“…Duvalius semecensis tarensis ssp. nov. from two subterranean sites situated on Mt. Tara (western Serbia) is described, illustrated and compared with its most…”
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A new hypogean species of the genus Chaetomargoreicheia Magrini Bulirsch, 2005 (Carabidae: Scaritinae: Clivinini) from Croatia
Published in Zootaxa (20-06-2018)“…Chaetomargoreicheia Magrini Bulirsch, 2005 is a recently established genus of scaritine ground beetles (Bulirsch Guéorguiev, 2008) (treated by certain authors…”
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Current and predicted distribution of the rare and threatened beetle Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) unicornis (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) in Serbia
Published in European journal of entomology (01-01-2019)“…Bolbelasmus (Bolbelasmus) unicornis (Schrank, 1789) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) is a rare and threatened beetle distributed mostly in Central, Eastern and…”
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The surprising discovery of two new subterranean Leptodirini of the genus Spelaeobates Müller, 1901 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Croatia after more than a century
Published in Subterranean biology (24-08-2023)“…Two new subterranean leiodid taxa of the genus Spelaeobates Müller, 1901 from three pits in northern Dalmatia (Croatia), S. coriniensis sp. nov. and S…”
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Chemistry and morphology of the pygidial glands in four Pterostichini ground beetle taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae)
Published in Zoology (Jena) (01-10-2020)“…[Display omitted] •The pygidial glands of four Pterostichini ground beetles were analysed chemically, while three of those morphologically.•A total of 23…”
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On the diversity of subterranean beetles of the Dinarides: new leiodid taxa (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) from Serbia
Published in European journal of taxonomy (01-12-2021)“…Three subterranean leptodirine leiodid taxa, viz., Bozidaria Ćurčić & Pavićević gen. nov., Bozidaria serbooccidentalis Ćurčić & Pavićević gen. et sp. nov. and…”
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A new species of Leonhardia Reitter, 1901 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Leptodirini) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a key to species of the genus
Published in Subterranean biology (10-12-2021)“…A new leptodirine leiodid beetle species belonging to the genus Leonhardia Reitter, 1901, L. solaki sp. nov. , from a pit in Bosnia and Herzegovina (western…”
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The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens
Published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology (01-02-2017)“…Recently, various insect secretions have been tested as possible antimicrobial agents. In beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various…”
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The chemical composition of the secretions, their antibacterial activity, and the pygidial gland morphology of selected European Carabini ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (14-03-2023)“…The pygidial glands of carabids produce strong-smelling vapours. In this study, we examined the chemical composition of the gland secretions and the structure…”
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