The history of the early Middle Pleistocene small mammal faunas Eastern Europe is very complicated. which spanned from Brunhes-Matuyama transition (772.9 ka BP, within MIS 19) till beginning Likhvin Interglacial (424 11) includes a number interglacials and glaciations. Rodent species Tiraspolian faunal assemblage were found in Chaudian fluvial deposits Cape Pekla section (northern coast Taman P...

Result obtained during ten years research work (1990-2000) on distribution of monogenean fauna Iranian fishes indicates that its composition of monogenean fauna of Iranian fishes depends on their habit and since Iran includes three different zoogeographical zones with highly endemic fish hosts, its monogenean parasites have specific composition. The Caspian fauna is characterized by relatively ...

background: rodents have important role as reservoirs of different parasites. the aim of this study was to determine helminth parasites of abundant rodents in meshkin-shahr, ardabil province northwest iran. methods: from april 2014 to march 2015; 205 rodents including 118 meriones persicus , 63 mus musculus and 24 cricetulus migratorius were collected, using live traps. all rodents were dissect...

Like many oceanic islands, World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island (LHI), 760 km north-east of Sydney (Australia), has populations of invasive rodents. The house mouse (Mus musculus) probably arrived around 1860, and the ship rat (Rattus rattus) in 1918. Both species have significantly reduced the island’s biodiversity. Rats are implicated in the extinction of at least 20 species (or subspecies)...

Dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) are an invasive alien species that can negatively impact natural ecosystems due to the potential of predation, competition, or disease transmission. Nonetheless, few studies assess ecological impacts these on protected areas. Our objective was determine diet free-ranging dogs, through scat analysis within Nevado de Toluca Flora and Fauna Protection Area, Estado M...

conclusions rodents play an important role in the transfer of zoonotic parasite diseases, especially those that live near human habitats. control of rodent population in the city should be considered to decrease risk of transmission. results all studied rodents were infected at least by one parasite. the collected parasites included: three species of cestodes, eight species of nematodes, one sp...

  To examine the seroprevalence of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) among rodents in Azarshahr County, and to assess the possible association of infection among rodents in respect with transmission/prevalence of the disease among children, a survey was conducted during 2003-2004. Azarshahr County is an endemic region for leishmaniasis and this research is the first study in determining the...

The spatangoid genus Schizaster Agassiz is recorded, for the first time, from the Lutetian (Middle Eocene) deposits of Sargaz area, south of Kerman, Iran. The Lutetian sediments of Sargaz region contain a rich and divers echinoid fauna represented by Cidaridae, Conoclypeidae, Echinolampadidae, Toxopneustidae, Phymosomatidae and Schizasteridae. Schizasteroid echinoids are an important component ...