Small Island Effects on the Thermal Biology of the Endemic Mediterranean Lizard Podarcis gaigeae
Animals, 2023 Ectotherms are vastly affected by climatic conditions as they rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature, and changes in their habitat thermal quality could seriously affect their overall biology.
Aikaterini Reppa +6 more
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A new record of Eremias strauchi strauchi Kessler, 1878 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Kurdistan Province, Western Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2014 During field work in western regions of the Iranian Plateau in the Zagros Mountains in September 2010, a single specimen belonging to the genus and subgenus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 was collected from the protected area of Bijar (at about 1619 m elevation)
Z Bahmani +3 more
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“To be or not to be”, Lacerta mostoufii Baloutch, l976 (Squamata: Lacertidae) in Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 the manuscript prepared based on the "short notes" format, so abstract is lost.
A Khosravani +4 more
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A new form of Eremias(Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Alvand Mountains, Hamedan Province, Western Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2005 A new and distinctive form belonging to the genus and subgenus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 is reported from the highlands of Alvand Mountains, Hamedan Province, western Iran at about 2700 m elevation.
N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouanyi
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Asymmetry in the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis under different levels of urbanization: The effect of trait and FA index selection [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2019 The use of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) as a measure of developmental instability and its relationship to stress and fitness is highly controversial. We examined whether the selection of different FA indices and traits influences the results of FA analysis.
Mirč Marko +3 more
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Comparative skull osteology of the lacertid lizards Eremias persica and Mesalina watsonana (Sauria: Lacertidae) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2011 The skull of two lacertid lizards of Iran including Eremias persica from Isfahan Province, Central Iranian Plateau and Mesalina watsonana from Birjand in Southern Khorasan Province, Eastern Iran, was described and compared based on seven dry skull ...
A Khosravani +2 more
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A checklist of lizards from southeastern part of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2017 During herpetological fieldwork from April 2013 to March 2014 on the herpetofauna of the counties of Saravan, Sib and Suran, Zaboli, Sarbaz, and Chabahar in south east of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, SoutheasternIran a total of 97 specimens of ...
Ehsan Damadi +3 more
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The Lizard Fauna of Kurdistan Province, Western Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2012 Kurdistan Province in the western Iran possesses varied climatic and geographical conditions that led to rich biodiversity. An investigation on the status of lizards in this Province was carried out from June 2010 to September 2011.
Z Bahmani, R Karamiani, A Gharzi
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Endemism in the reptile fauna of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2011 Iran contains 36 named endemic reptile species in 17 genera and seven families. The most endemic and speciose family is the Gekkonidae, followed by the Lacertidae.
A Gholamifard
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Diet of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) (Strigiformes: Tytonidae) in the Saharan Touggourt Area (Algeria)
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2020 The Barn Owl, Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769), is a nocturnal raptor species. Their diet includes small vertebrates, mainly rodents, and birds. To study their feeding in the desert area of Touggourt, we collected 153 pellets at the Ranou palm grove.
Moussa Hadjoudj +3 more
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