ilam province in southwest iran possesses varied climatic and geographical conditions leading to rich biodiversity. an investigating of the status of snakes in the province was carried out from june 2005 to march 2010. a total of 103 specimens were collected and identified. six families, 20 genera, and 26 species are represented, including boidae: eryx (eryx) jaculus turcicus; colubridae: colub...

survey on developmental stages of myxobolus karuni and m. persicus in the gills of barboid fishes from mezopotamian part of iran was done. a total 296 fish specimences were examined. random sampling was carried out during 2002- 2004 from karoun, karkheh rivers and shadgan lagoon. the fishes transported alive to the laboratory, their gills were fixed and stained. myxobolus karuni developed histo...

Tylencholaimellus persicus sp. n. is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular characters. The new species is characterized by its 613-885 μm long body, expanded lip region separated from body contour by a sharp constriction, forming a large disk-like structure, odontostyle and odontophore respectively 12-14 and 6.5-8.0 μm long, female genital system mono-opisthodelphic wit...

years later Perroncito sketched the microbe. Detailed observations were not made 011 t1, disease until 1879-80, when Toussaint demonstrated that a microbe was the cause of the infectivity of the blood, and Pasteur observed that birds, when fed upon the smallest drop of a recent culture of the micro-organism, became infected via the nlimentary canal, and that the infected excreta were a cause of...

the northwest iran comprises parts of two major biodiversity hotspots; irano-anatoli and caucasus. it is a mountainous transition realm between caucasus forest in the north, pontic forest of turkey in the west and central deserts of iranian plateau. this study was designed to determine rodent diversity in northwest iran. moreover, corridor and barrier features of the region were investigated, a...