animal biosystematic
rose salatin
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 December 2013
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lepidoptera class consists of butterflies and moths.this class has about 165000 species all over the world which 20000of these species are butterflies.Rhopalocera subclass which belongs to lepidoptera class, is the most familiar and specified of insects.these insects have considerable economical importance ...
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lepidoptera class consists of butterflies and moths.this class has about 165000 species all over the world which 20000of these species are butterflies.Rhopalocera subclass which belongs to lepidoptera class, is the most familiar and specified of insects.these insects have considerable economical importance ,most of these species larvae are vegeterian and a large number of them are crop pests. on the other hand,in the mature stage ,they play an essential role in flowers pollination and growth.a lot of these mature species are gathered for their beauty by collectors and they are used as models in art and drawing. this study has done to complete Elborz butterflies fauna. in researches during spring and summer of 2010 on butterflies fauna in some parts of central Elborz(Dizin, Galandrud, Kamarbon, Nesen, Kodir and Baladeh), 170 butterfly samples of nymphalidae family were gathered by insect net and specified which among them 6 species belong to 3 genus and 2 tribes belong to nymphalinae subfamily.
animal biosystematic
seyedُ pourrabie; Shahrogh Pashaie Rad; Mahbobeh Hajirostamlo; Hasan Baroghie
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 October 2014
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Different species of Syrphid flies are beneficial insects in nature and are important in agriculture. During a faunistic study on syrphid flies (Dip.:Syrphidae) on 2011 to 2012 of Jolfa region (East Azarbaijan province), one Merodon Meigen, 1803 species was collected. They were identified ...
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Different species of Syrphid flies are beneficial insects in nature and are important in agriculture. During a faunistic study on syrphid flies (Dip.:Syrphidae) on 2011 to 2012 of Jolfa region (East Azarbaijan province), one Merodon Meigen, 1803 species was collected. They were identified as Merodon latifemoris Radenkovic, based on morphological characters as a new species from Iran region.
In this study, species was collected, and transferred to the Laboratory of Entomology, in Islamic Azad University of Marand and was studied at the morphological character.
The syrphidae important organs such as legs, wings, thorax, abdomen and genitalia were examined. In this research isolated end of the tergit, and transferred in to KOH 10% for 24-12h and then transferred in to alchole 10%, so added one drope glycrin at study time, and was recognized by prestigious keys. Their figures and a simple diagnostic key were provided for their determination in this region.
Arash Jouladeh Roudbar; Negar Hossein rahimi; Dorsa Cheraghi
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Isfahan basin, with 18 species of fish, has a relatively good variety of fish among the Endorheic basins of Iran. In previous studies, the presence of one species of the pupfishes family Aphaniidae was recorded in this basin. However, a recent report of the presence of Esmaeilius vladykovi based on morphological ...
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Isfahan basin, with 18 species of fish, has a relatively good variety of fish among the Endorheic basins of Iran. In previous studies, the presence of one species of the pupfishes family Aphaniidae was recorded in this basin. However, a recent report of the presence of Esmaeilius vladykovi based on morphological evidence from this basin has been recorded, which needs further investigation. For this purpose, samples of E. isfahanensis, E. vladykovi were obtained from their type localities and Hoz mahi village (where the presence of a new species has been reported) by electro fisher and Hand net. After DNA extraction from the samples, their COI gene was amplified in a thermocycler and then sequenced. Subsequent sequences of other species in this family were obtained from the NCBI Gene Bank. The best evolutionary model and the phylogenetic tree were selected and drawn by IQTREE. The results of the phylogenetic tree showed that at least nine valid species of this family are present in Iran. In addition, due to the location of specimens in the village of Hoz Mahi in the cluster of specimens caught from the type locality of E. vladykovi, the presence of this species in the Isfahan and Sirjan basin was confirmed. Also, due to the few genetic distance observed between the population of Isfahan and Sirjan basin and Karun, it was possible that this species was transferred to mentioned basin by local people.
Arash Jouladeh Roudbar; Hamid Farahmand; Amirreza Abed Elmdoust; Bagher Mojazi amiri; Soheil Eagderi
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Luciobarbus is one of the most important and economical genus of the Cyprinidae family, most of them are similar in appearance, making it difficult to identify species. In the present study, 519 stations in seven basins, including: Caspian, Namak, Urmia, Hari, Tigris, Persis and Hormuz basins were sampled ...
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Luciobarbus is one of the most important and economical genus of the Cyprinidae family, most of them are similar in appearance, making it difficult to identify species. In the present study, 519 stations in seven basins, including: Caspian, Namak, Urmia, Hari, Tigris, Persis and Hormuz basins were sampled using nets, electro fisher and jigging, during the years 2011-2011. In total, the presence of nine species including L. barbulus, L. brachycephalus, L. capito, L. conocephalus, L. esocinus, L. kersin, L. mursa, L. subquincunciatus and L. xanthopterus was confirmed in Iran's inland waters. For the approved members of this genus in Iran, the identification key were presented and their distribution map were prepared. Also, after examining the conservation status of the members of this genus, it was suggested that a well-codified, principled and scientific program be considered to identify populations, suitable places for reproduction and release of larvae from reproduction in captivity.
Amir Ebrahimi; Azita Farashi; Alireza Rashki
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Persian Leopard is the most prominent mammals in Iran, where most of its distribution is known to be in this country. Dispersion of this species depends on anthropological and climatical factors. Studying its habitat as a keystone species is really important because it has effects on the functions of ...
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Persian Leopard is the most prominent mammals in Iran, where most of its distribution is known to be in this country. Dispersion of this species depends on anthropological and climatical factors. Studying its habitat as a keystone species is really important because it has effects on the functions of the ecosystem. With this all said, conservation measures are crucial for this species. Based on the previous studies, despite the wide range of Iranian leopard diet, factors such as land use change has reduced its prey in many areas. Nowadays new habitat modelling methods play an important role in wildlife management and conservation. One of these methods is the MaxEnt approach. In this study, using this method and using variables of land cover, topographic, climatic and human-made, modeling to predict suitable habitats of Persian Leopard, Wild Goat, Urial Wild Sheep and Armenian Wild Sheep were performed as their favorite preys. Based on the model evaluation results by using Jackknife index and response curves showed that Persian Leopard, Wild Goat, Urial Wild Sheep and Armenian Wild Sheep have shown significant responses to the distance of protected areas. It also showed that taking distance from protected areas to reduce habitat suitabilities for the studied species. Also, Persian leopard habitats have significant overlaps with its 3 favourite prey. This shows the importance of wild goats, Urial and Armenian wild sheep in Persian leopard habitats.
Jalal Vali-ollahi
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Abstract Precise identifying of a Barbus fish species and the hybrids is very important because these fishes are large freshwaters fishes of Iran and the stock of them are going to vanished. In 2000 the Barbus species of Iran was revised at CMN and from that time all document of these species were reviewed, ...
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Abstract Precise identifying of a Barbus fish species and the hybrids is very important because these fishes are large freshwaters fishes of Iran and the stock of them are going to vanished. In 2000 the Barbus species of Iran was revised at CMN and from that time all document of these species were reviewed, this is a part of this studies. In 1842 Heckel described Lebeobarbus kotschyi and named it in respect to Theodor Kotschyi. During the time this name has changed to Barbus kotschyi. Barbus kotschyi (Heckle, 1843) was synonymized with Barbus grypus Heckle, 1843 by several authors. The samples was examined In my projects the morphological differences between these two related species is enough to separate them, but for conceding them as two identical species more recherché has to be done and more samples must be collected. In this paper the more outstanding features and differences between these two species are outlined. The difference between this species and Barbus grypus, to which it is deceptively similar, lies mainly in the relative head length, the mouth, and the fleshy lobe below the symphysis of the lower jaw. In querying among 2000 professional angler, they states that have caught this fish and named it as a night touring fish.
Amir Dehghani Samani; Yaser Pirali; Mehdi Salimi; Nader Ahmadi Saleh Baberi; Habib Allah Rashidzadeh
Volume 7, Issue 1 , September 2018, , Pages 73-80
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Abstract Ticks, as usual groups of ecto-parasites, have abundant importance in medicine due to their ability in conservation and transmission of important pathogens like zoonotic pathogens. They choose different species as host including; mammals, reptiles and birds. Hedgehog, a mammal species which ...
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Abstract Ticks, as usual groups of ecto-parasites, have abundant importance in medicine due to their ability in conservation and transmission of important pathogens like zoonotic pathogens. They choose different species as host including; mammals, reptiles and birds. Hedgehog, a mammal species which is related to humans and animals, can be infested by ticks. Aim of current study is identification and description of ticks fauna in native hedgehogs located in central parts of Iran. Six hedgehogs were collected from rural areas in Najafabad (Isfahan province) and 10 ticks were collected from different part of their bodies in examination. Ticks were temporary preserved in solution contained 95% Etanol 70° plus 5% glycerin and then were cleared via KOH, mounted and observed by light microscope and their identifications were confirmed via wallker tick systematic keys. Ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalusturanicus and Haemaphysalis concinna. This study reports the hedgehog's infestation by Haemaphysalis concinna for the first time in Iran. Recognition of new hosts for ticks and dimension of their dispersion are first steps in order to solve their problems. Presence of ticks on new hosts and their resistance against pesticides are also important subjects that must be considered more than past.
Masoud Yousefi; Farhad Ataei; Anooshe Kafash; Hamid Reza Rezaei
Volume 6, Issue 3 , March 2018, , Pages 117-126
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Abstract Alborz province with area about 5833 km2 located in west of Tehran province. In a long term study of the lizards in this province which lasted 2 years (2015-2016), 13 species of lizards, Paralaudakia caucasia, Trapelus agilis, Phrynocephalus persicus, Darevskia defilippi, Lacerta strigata, Eremias ...
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Abstract Alborz province with area about 5833 km2 located in west of Tehran province. In a long term study of the lizards in this province which lasted 2 years (2015-2016), 13 species of lizards, Paralaudakia caucasia, Trapelus agilis, Phrynocephalus persicus, Darevskia defilippi, Lacerta strigata, Eremias persica, Eremias fasciata, Eremias papenfussi, Ophisops elegans, Mesalina watsonana, Bunopus crassicaudus, Ablepharus bivittatus and Eumeces schneideri, belonging to four families, were collected, recognized and reported from the area. We also built 13 distribution maps for lizards of the Alborz province. We recorded two new distribution records for lizards of Iran in the area, we found an isolated population of Lacerta strigata in the north of the province which extends altitudinal distribution of the species more than 900 m in Iran. We also found an isolated population of Eremias faciata in south of the province, this record is the westernmost record for this species in Iran and extends the known distributional range of the species about 200 km westward.
Masoud Yousefi; Ali Khani; Sayad Sheykhi Inanlou; Elham Nourani; Anousheh Kaffash
Volume 6, Issue 2 , December 2017, , Pages 107-118
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Status and distribution of breeding birds in Iran is poorly known, especially in the north-east of Iran. In this study we present the result of our long-term field observations of breeding birds in northeastern Iran, Khorasan-e-Razavi province (Mashhad County, Sabzevar County, Sarakhs County, ...
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Status and distribution of breeding birds in Iran is poorly known, especially in the north-east of Iran. In this study we present the result of our long-term field observations of breeding birds in northeastern Iran, Khorasan-e-Razavi province (Mashhad County, Sabzevar County, Sarakhs County, Dargaz County, Quchan County, Torbat-e Heydarieh County) since 2008. We confirmed the breeding status of 54 bird species, some of which, namely Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus, Saker Falcon Falco cherrug, Asian Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii and European roller Coracias garrulus are threatened. We believe that the number of breeding birds in Khorasan-e-Razavi province is much higher than reported here, but further observations and evidence is required to confirm the exact number. Due to the importance of uniform data collection and monitoring of breeding birds, we provide a framework for recording these data within Iran.
Seyyed Reza Pourrabbi
Volume 5, Issue 4 , May 2017, , Pages 21-30
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The aim of this research was to study the Agamidae family species in East Azerbaijan, Iran. From among the many different habitat regions, several areas were randomly selected for trapping. To meet the goal, 100 samples of the Agamidae family lizards including five species (Trapelus agilis, Trapelus ...
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The aim of this research was to study the Agamidae family species in East Azerbaijan, Iran. From among the many different habitat regions, several areas were randomly selected for trapping. To meet the goal, 100 samples of the Agamidae family lizards including five species (Trapelus agilis, Trapelus persicus, Phrynocephalus scutellatus Phrynocephalus persicus, Laudakia nupta) out of three different genera were collected. After take the specimens, Specification subject to change Such as:, sampling location, date, eyes color and etc, was recorded. Samples, based on the size and type and conventional methods were killed, and were transported to the laboratory for identification. After transporting these specimens to the laboratory, they were fixed in 10% formalin and, then they were identified by the valid identification keys.
Amir Dehghani; Rasoul Karamiani; Nasrollha Rastegar-Pouyani; Seyed Mahdi Banan-Khojasteh
Volume 5, Issue 4 , May 2017, , Pages 89-98
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The Arasbaran Protected Area is a forested and mountainous area, which is located in northern part of East Azerbaijan province and bordered to the north by Armenia and Azerbaijan and southern Aras River of the Iranian Plateau confined to 38°40' to 39°08'N and 46°39' to 47°02'E. A study ...
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The Arasbaran Protected Area is a forested and mountainous area, which is located in northern part of East Azerbaijan province and bordered to the north by Armenia and Azerbaijan and southern Aras River of the Iranian Plateau confined to 38°40' to 39°08'N and 46°39' to 47°02'E. A study on the status of Sauria in this area was carried out from June to September 2011 and 2013. A total of 141 specimens were collected and identified, which represented four families, 11genera, and 12 species and subspecies, including collected Agamidae: Paralaudakia caucasia, Phrynocephalus persicus, Trapelus lessonae, Anguidae: Pseudopus apodus, Lacertidae: Darevskia raddeii, Iranolacerta brandtii, Eremias strauchi, Lacerta media, Lacerta strigata, Ophisops elegans and Scincidae: Eumeces schneideri Ablepharus bivittatus. The Lacertidae with six species, showed the highest diversity among the families represented here. In this study a new locality was found for Lacerta strigata 30 km north of kalibar, in the Arasbaran.
sayyad shaykhi; M Yousefi; E Rastegar Pouyani; V Zamani
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2015, , Pages 39-48
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Motacilla alba has three subspecies in Iran including M.a. personata, M.a. persica and M. a. dukhunensis. There is some evidence to support hybridization The among these subspecies. In this study, morphological differences between two subspecies of White Wagtail in Iran including M.a.personata and M.a.persica. ...
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Motacilla alba has three subspecies in Iran including M.a. personata, M.a. persica and M. a. dukhunensis. There is some evidence to support hybridization The among these subspecies. In this study, morphological differences between two subspecies of White Wagtail in Iran including M.a.personata and M.a.persica. were investigate For this purpose, 17 specimens were collected from South and North East of Iran during the spring and summer of 2011. Then seven primary variables were and six calculated ratios for comparison in multivariate analyses using Past program measured . Also coloration of head, forehead, crown and throat between to subspecies Were Compared. T test revealed that five characteristics were significantly different between two subspecies (P
