The taxonomy of clupeiforms has been extensively studied, yet phylogenetic relationships among component taxa remain controversial or unresolved. Here we test current and new hypotheses of relationships among clupeiforms using mitochondrial rRNA genes (12S and 16S) and nuclear RAG1 and RAG2 sequences (total of 4749bp) for 37 clupeiform taxa representing all five extant families and all subfamil...

six species of the genus elasmus westwood (hymenoptera: chalcidoidea: eulophidae) were reported from southeastern iran. five species viz., elasmus indicus rohwer, 1921, elasmus johnstoni ferrière, 1929, elasmus nephantidis rohwer, 1921, elasmus phthorimaeae ferrière 1947, elasmus viridiceps thomson, 1878, are recorded for the first time from iran. elasmus nudus (nees, 1834) is already recorded ...

The role of microorganisms in maintaining coral reef health is increasingly recognized. Riverine floodwater containing herbicides and excess nutrients from fertilizers compromises water quality in the inshore Great Barrier Reef (GBR), with unknown consequences for planktonic marine microbial communities and thus coral reefs. In this baseline study, inshore GBR microbial communities were monitor...