Serge Utevsky
University of Kharkiv
39 Papers
59 Citations
Serge Utevsky is an academic researcher from University of Kharkiv. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Hirudo medicinalis. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 33 publications.
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Papers
Phylogenetic relationships of fish leeches (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphological data
Serge Utevsky,Peter Trontelj +1 more
TL;DR: Phylogenetic relationships of fish leeches (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphological data is described.
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Distribution and status of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo) in the Western Palaearctic: anthropogenic, ecological, or historical effects?
Serge Utevsky,Maja Zagmajster,Andrei Atemasov,Oleksandr Zinenko,Olga Utevska,Andrei Utevsky,Peter Trontelj +6 more
TL;DR: Based on the data gathered, and considering real and potential threats, global IUCN category Near Threatened is proposed for H. medicinalis, H. verbana, and H. orientalis, while H. troctina can only be assigned to category Data Deficient.
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Can different species of medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) interbreed
TL;DR: It was found that in the laboratory, all three species were able to mate with each other and produce hybrid offspring, which suggests that the reproductive isolation is not strong among these species of the genus Hirudo.
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Reproductive biology and ecological strategies of three species of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo)
TL;DR: The reproductive traits of the three species suggest that H. verbana is an r-strategist that inhabits unstable environments, such as temporary ponds in steppe landscapes, whereas its congeners are subject to K-selection and occur in more stable and predictable habitats.
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Comparative structural analysis of jaws of selected blood-feeding and predacious arhynchobdellid leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida)
M. V. Kovalenko,Serge Utevsky +1 more
TL;DR: The denticle sizes and numbers were found to correlate negatively: species with larger denticles have a fewer number of them, and Haemopis sanguisuga have the largest size and the most complex structure as compared with the other species.
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