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Faunistic Composition and Spatial Distribution of Scorpions in North Khorasan Province Northeast of Iran

open access: yesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2019
Background: Scorpions pose one of the most important public health and medical problems in tropical and subtropi­cal regions of the world, especially in developing countries.
Faranak Firoozfar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular analysis of the mitochondrial markers COI, 12S rDNA and 16S rDNA for six species of Iranian scorpions

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2021
Objectives Annually, 1.2 million humans are stung by scorpions and severely affected by their venom. Some of the scorpion species of medical importance have a similar morphology to species with low toxicity.
Parisa Soltan-Alinejad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voracity, reaction to stings, and survival of domestic hens when feeding on the yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus)

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background: Scorpionism is a worldwide problem that has already made thousands of victims, and multi-disciplinary approaches for controlling their populations are to be more successful.
Gabriel Pimenta Murayama   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study on Distribution of Scorpions to Provide Prevention and Interventions in Combating Scorpionism in Poldokhtar County, Lorestan Province, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Scorpions are arthropods of medical importance classified in the class Arachnida, inhabiting hot and dry environments. All scorpions have a venomous sting and several thousand people die each year from scorpion stings, but this ...
MANSOUR NAZARI, HASSAN RASTGAR
doaj   +1 more source

The scorpion collections (Arachnida, Scorpiones) held in the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Turin (Italy) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Data and considerations about the history and contents of the scorpion collection housed in the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Turin (MRSN) are reported.
Chiarle, Alberto   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Emotions triggered by live arthropods shed light on spider phobia

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Spiders are mostly harmless, yet they often trigger high levels of both fear and disgust, and arachnophobia (the phobia of spiders) ranks among the most common specific animal phobias.
Daniel Frynta   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overcoming the Limitations of an Urban Setting Through Field-based Earth Systems Inquiry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Disconnection between students and nature in an urban setting thwarts student engagement and impedes geoscience teaching and learning. Conducting field trips is one way to engage students, but the urban environment does not provide an ideal setting with ...
Stuart Birnbaum
core   +1 more source

Weltweite Kataloge und Artenzahlen der Spinnentierordnungen (Arachnida) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Volume: 41Start Page: 41End Page ...
Blick, Theo, Harvey, Mark S.
core   +2 more sources

Island Ancestors and New World Biogeography: A Case Study from the Scorpions (Buthidae: Centruroidinae)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
Scorpions are an excellent system for understanding biogeographical patterns. Most major scorpion lineages predate modern landforms, making them suitable for testing hypotheses of vicariance and dispersal.
Lauren A. Esposito, L. Prendini
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of photoperiod on the biomass and survivorship of juvenile scorpions Jaguajir rochae (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2022
Photoperiod is an important environmental characteristic involved in the regulation of circadian physiological processes in living organisms. This experiment verified the effect of photoperiod on biomass gain and mortality in juvenile scorpions of the ...
José Rivaldo de Lima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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