the genus cyrtopodion is the most widely distributed of the four gekkonid genera of the angular-toed geckos that inhabit pakistan and the contiguous palearctic region (szczerbak & golubev 1996), from the indus valley to the eastern borders of the caspian sea. longitudinal rows of trihedral tubercles characteristically line the dorsum of these angular-toed geckos. they primarily inhabit arid...

Seasonal variations of zooplankton communities were studied in the southern Caspian Sea for 4 successive seasons and 8 transects with 5 stations from 5 to 100 m depths which sampled during 2009. The zooplankton population constituted of 73.33% copepods, 24.21% rotifers, 2.23% cladocerans and 0.23% protozoans. Copepods were dominant at all stations with a density between 1456±531 ind. m-3 (Trans...

14,849 affected cases of beta thalassemia have been registered in 1995 in all provinces of iran. it is estimated that there are about three million carriers in iran. the provincial distributions of the affected cases show that the highest incidence in 100 thousand individuals was in mazandaran (71.29) and gilan (57.61), respectively, both near the caspian sea (north), followed by hormozgan (50....

twenty-seven species of odonata were collected in the present survey in the freshwaters of south-eastern iran, kerman province, in contrast to 11 species that were recorded previously from this region. in this study, 528 specimens were collected from more than 30 sites in kerman province during 2006-2008. it seems that in this region due to its special biogeographic conditions, species diversit...

abstract: after the collapse of the soviet :union:, and the geopolitical changes in the region, which caused emergence of four new states, the outlook to the caspian sea and it's issues have changed. dealing with numerouse oil contracts with multinational companies and the entrance of transnational states and organizations, aggrevated the political and economic competitions and increased t...

The Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) flourished in Central Asian riverine forest systems in a range disjunct from that of other tigers, but was driven to extinction in 1970 prior to a modern molecular evaluation. For over a century naturalists puzzled over the taxonomic validity, placement, and biogeographic origin of this enigmatic animal. Using ancient-DNA (aDNA) methodology, we genera...

kutum is considered as one of the anadramous species of the caspian sea. due to continuous population decline of the fish since 1975, iranian fisheries organization started to restock this species. nowadays, there is growing concern over the effects of restocking on natural populations. for this purpose, population structure and genetic variation of this species in the iranian coastline of casp...

demonstration of the geomorphological factors in setting the legal regime of the caspian seaintroduction:the caspian sea is the largest water basin which enclosed by land within eurasia continent. the caspian sea is unique in many reasons: the large deposits of oil and gas, valuable fishery resources; including 90% of the world’s stock of sturgeon, important transportation routes; connecting th...