Morphometric characters are important to estimate the population of crustacean species. In the present study, relationships between various morphometric characters of the freshwater crab Sodhiana iranica was studied at Eelood freshwater spring of southern Iran. Crabs were collected randomly from April 2012 to April 2013 bimonthly. A total of 69 (43.67%) females and 89 (56.32%) males were col...

conclusion based on the results, the vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis include of p. papatasi, p. salehi, p. sergenti and moreover the vectors of visceral leishmaniasis include of p. keshishiani and p. alexandri have been found. materials and methods sand flies were collected by using sticky traps from selected villages (outdoors as well as indoors). traps were fixed at sundown and sand flies ...

The pteridophyte account of Flora Iranica (ed. K.H. Rechinger) is still not published. The Caspian forests provide suitable habitats for the growth of many ferns and fern allies in Iran. In semi-arid and mountainous areas of Iran, mesophilous plants are restricted to rock crevices, waterfall proximity, stream banks and lake shores. Based on field collections and study of herbarium specimens in ...

At Krymsk Experiment Breeding Station of VIR, as a result collecting, studying, and selective use myrobalan plum genetic diversity, the intraspecific taxonomy species Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. was clarified. Donors traits significant for breeding were identified and, with their use, adaptable cultivars plum, Russian clonal rootstocks stone fruit plants developed. Intraspecific classification P. i...