Presencelabsence data for the small-mammal species at sites in seven deserts were analyzed for evidence of similarity in community structure. The deserts studied were located in North and South America (268 and 118 sites, respectively), Australia (245 sites), Israel (54 sites), and greater Eurasia (Thar, 15 sites; Turkestan, 36 sites; Gobi, 98 sites). Patterns observed in all deserts included: ...

In the process of globalization, socio-cultural structure, basic values and social accumulations humanity are being worn out, destroyed changed. this process, economy is dominant, technology tool. The main purpose to change values, extensive exploitation. At same time, people societies enslaved commodified in name freedom globalization where many positive developments advances have been achieve...

tera, Siphonaptera or Pulicidre. It is closely related to the common flea, from which, however, it differs in habits. Its nearest relation in Asia is Sarcopsylla gallinacea, Westwood, -which was described by Professor Westwood (Entomologists' Monthly Magazine, Volume XI, 187^-75, p. 2-46) from specimens found fastened to the eyelids and on the neck of domestic fowls at Colombo. The same species...

INTRODUCTION Tocharian is an extinct Indo-European language which stands by itself as one of the eleven major groups in the IE language family. It was not discovered until the turn of this century, as a result of archaeological expeditions to Chinese Turkestan. What are some of the characteristics of Tocharian and what impact has it made on our knowledge of IE languages in general? This paper s...

the military domination of russia on transoxiana imported, for the first time, the title of russian turkestan in political geography in 19 century. what belongs to this territory includes the khanate of khoqand and some regions of bukhara, and khiva. the main difference between turkestan and two other khanates  was their relationship with russia. while turkestan was incorporated to russia the t...