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Seasonal Variation of Butterfly Diversity in Subtropical Urban Forests of Nepal. [PDF]
Ecol EvolButterflies show seasonal fluctuations in diversity and population in response to bioclimatic factors. Studying butterflies in three urban forests in the subtropical region of Nepal, we found that the diversity and community composition differed significantly across seasons, with richness and diversity peaking during the monsoon and abundance peaking ...
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The Aqueducts and Water Supply of Ancient Jerusalem. [PDF]
Ground WaterAbstract Jerusalem, a city held sacred by three of the world's great religions, is located in a semi‐arid climate, and its occupation through the millennia has only been made possible by the construction of an extensive and ingenious water supply infrastructure. The settlement of Jerusalem was first made possible by water from the Gihon Spring.
Deming D.
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An Untapped and Undocumented Butterfly Diversity in a Rapidly Urbanizing and Fragmenting Forest Habitat in Pokhara, Nepal: First Checklist and Implications for Conservation and Ecotourism. [PDF]
Ecol EvolDocumenting indicator taxa such as butterflies is crucial in biodiversity hotspots such as the Himalayas, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Pokhara, Nepal. This study recorded 225 butterfly species in the Methlang Forest area of Lakeside, Pokhara, including new and long‐absent national records.
Kc S.
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Seasonal Variation of Forest Butterfly Diversity in Tropical Lowland Nepal. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe butterfly diversity significantly varied between the seasons, with two seasonal peaks of richness: pre‐monsoon and post‐monsoon. Nymphalidae was the richest, most abundant, and most diverse family. The overall species richness and abundance were positively affected by increased temperature but negatively affected by increased precipitation ...
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Caught in the crossfire of early modern controversy: Strabo on Moses and his corrupt successors [PDF]
Intellectual History Review, 2018 The Greek geographer Strabo described Moses as a charismatic leader who had instilled in his followers a simple form of worship and an unconventional form of government.
Sundar Henny
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ON THE ISSUE OF THE PARTHIAN PAHLAVS' SOCIO-POLITICAL NATURE [PDF]
Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2021 The role of the high aristocracy, the so-called pahlavs, is undeniable in the history of the Parthian state. In the second half of III century BC the assistance of the pahlavs to the Arsacid dynasty considerably contributed to the establishment of the ...
ARTHUR MELIKYAN
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Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2023 This article re-examines the circumstances, reasons and date of taking Tigranes II the Great into hostage by the Parthians from a new perspective. In the light of in-formation from late Babylonian cuneiform, Greco-Roman, ancient Armenian and ancient ...
Ruslan Kobzar
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La función de Posidonio como fuente de Estrabón
Erga-Logoi, 2021 The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of Posidonius as a source for Strabo. Both were Greek-speaking authors who lived under Roman rule, and both professed Stoic doctrine.
Rafael Sáseta Naranjo
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Language, vocal organs and barbarophonoi
Humanitas, 2021 Strabo (14.2.28), commenting on the Homeric term barbarophonoi, upholds the onomatopoeic origin of barbaros and outlines an history of its usage, which goes from the meaning of “speak roughly” to the one of “mispronunciation” of Greek.
Pedro Redondo Reyes
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Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2020 : A fragment of the seventh book of Strabo’s work Geography contains too important information about the historical geography of the lands along the valley of the Strymon River.
Metodi Yordanov Manov
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