The genus Ctenomys consists of about 70 species and in addition to the Geomyidae Nearctic, Neotropical tuco-tucos represent a well-documented case diversification subterranean biotype. Here we will: i) Provide an updated summary natural history 12 extant from Bolivia; ii) Update information on distributions each species; iii) Using ecological niche modeling, evaluate recent projected habitat tr...

Phlebotomus papatasi is an important vector of L. major in Iran. P. papatasi was collected from peridomestic animal shelters, inside and around the houses and also the nearby burrows of the gerbil reservoir hosts, Rhombomys opimus, in several provinces in Iran. Mitochondrial Cytochrome b (Cyt b) of sandflies, which is a maternally-inherited gene marker, was used to see if there is any "isolatio...

Sergentomyia sintoni is the natural vector of Sauroleishmania species of lizards. This sandfly isabundance in and around the burrows of great gerbils. S. sintoni was collected from peridomestic animalshelters, inside and around houses and also from the nearby burrows of the gerbil reservoir hosts,Rhombomys opimus, in several provinces of Iran. Mitochondrial Cytochrome b (Cyt b) of sandflies, wh...

The rodents’ fauna of boundary zones of Iran are still poorly known. In this research rodents fauna of Khaf township in northeast of Iran have been reported mainly based on pellets of birds of prey. Alive samples and also rodent’s remains from pellet materials of birds of prey in the present study was collected from 46 localities in Khaf, northeast of KhorasanRazavi province and different speci...

background: this study was conducted to collect informative data on the parasitic infection of wild rodents, emphasizing on finding parasites, which have medical importance to human. methods:   during 2012-2014, a total number of 91 wild rodents were captured from rural areas of turkmen sahra, golestan province, using handmade traps. animals were anesthetized, surveyed for any ectoparasite and ...

background : appropriate methodology for storage biological materials, extraction of dna, and proper dna preservation is vital for studies involving genetic analysis of insects, bacteria, and reservoir hosts as well as for molecular diagnostics of pathogens carried by vectors and reservoirs. here we tried to evaluate the utility of a simple filter paper-based for storage of insects, bacteria, r...

the rodents’ fauna of boundary zones of iran are still poorly known. in this research rodents fauna of khaf township in northeast of iran have been reported mainly based on pellets of birds of prey. alive samples and also rodent’s remains from pellet materials of birds of prey in the present study was collected from 46 localities in khaf, northeast of khorasanrazavi province and different speci...