Previous studies on the phylogenetic relationships between lamprey species relied either a low number of morphological characters related to feeding apparatus, or molecular mitochondrial DNA markers. Here, we apply multilocus approach assess northern hemisphere lampreys, with special emphasis 17 European species. The study comprises two (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene—DNA barcodes, and cyt...

in aquatic ecosystems, pollutants including heavy metals cause pathological alternations in fishes. as, the impacts of pollutants are affected by chemical properties of water, this study was conducted to compare the histopathological effects of two heavy metals as and cd on gill structure of aphanius sophiae. a total of 350 specimens were collected from the shoor river of eshtehard during the s...

of dams and network of irrigation canals have received considerable attention in the past and health impact assessments of such projects have also been conducted1, 2. Large-scale construction activities often bring about considerable ecological changes and create new mosquito breeding habitats. Moreover, increased supply of water may bring about an overall behavioural change in the community le...

Genetic structure of an endemic tooth-carp fish, Aphanius farsicus from four different water bodies in the Maharlu Lake basin was investigated by applying five microsatellite markers. All of the five examined microsatellite loci showed polymor-phism pattern. A total of four alleles were detected at five microsatellite loci, with an average of 2.8 to 3.5 alleles per locus. Average values of obse...