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Turkish policy in the South Caucasus

Проблемы постсоветского пространства, 2018
The South Caucasus region traditionally has an important role to play in global politics. This region for centuries has been an arena of confrontation for geopolitical and geostrategic interests between regional states and world powers; this affected the
M. S. Suvanova
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Notes on the name Lethrotrypes Jacobson, 1892 and taxonomic status of Parathorectes pueblai López-Colón et Bahillo De la Puebla, 2022 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) [PDF]

Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
History of usage of the name Lethrotrypes Jacobson, 1892 is discussed. New synonyms are established: Lethrotrypes Jacobson, 1892 = Parathorectes López-Colón et Bahillo De la Puebla, 2022, syn. n., Trypocopris (Lethrotrypes) inermis (Ménétriés, 1832) =
I.V. Shokhin, M.Yu. Kalashian, T.L. Ghrejyan   +2 more
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Global patterns of treeline predictability and the gap between the forest and the treeline

Ecography, EarlyView.
The alpine treeline is the highest elevation at which trees can grow, which is assumed to be controlled by temperature and globally predictable. However, many upper forest limits (UFLs) do not reach this elevation, due natural factors and human disturbance.
Erickson G. Urquiaga‐Flores, Michael Kessler, Maaike Y. Bader   +2 more
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New findings of ichnofossils in the Bagovskaya formation (Lower Jurassic) of the Western Caucasus

Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, 2015
An ichnofossil association is established in the shales of the Bagovskaya Formation (Lower-Middle Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) in the southern periphery of the town of Guzeripl’ (Republic of Adygeya).
P. P. Zayats, O. V. Nazarenko, D. A. Ruban   +2 more
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Review of the genus Caucaseuma Strasser, 1970, with the description of a new cavernicolous species from the Western Caucasus and an updated key and distribution (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae)

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
A new species of the genus Caucaseuma Strasser, 1970, Caucaseuma strasseri Antić sp. nov., is described from a cave in the Western Caucasus, representing the eighth species of the genus, and the fourth presumed troglobiontic Caucaseuma.
Dragan Antić, Slobodan Makarov
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Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article critically interrogates peace processes in the aftermath of the First Nagorno‐Karabakh War by centering the lived experiences and political voices of Armenian and Azerbaijani internally displaced and refugee women, based on ethnographic fieldwork and in‐depth interviews conducted in 2019.
Ramil Zamanov
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The structure of variability in shoot and fruit traits of subalpine populations of Fagus orientalis Lipsky in the Western and Eastern Caucasus

Юг России: экология, развитие
Aim. Comparative study and analysis of the variability of characters of the shoots and fruit of Fagus orientalis Lipsky from subalpine populations of the Western and Eastern Caucasus.   Material and Methods.
Kh. U. Aliev
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Body Size, Dental Pathology, and Maternal Genetic Diversity of Ancient Horses in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region and Western Russia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The early evolutionary history of modern domestic horses (Equus caballus/Equus ferus caballus), known as the DOM2 lineage, is well documented due to numerous archaeological and ancient DNA (aDNA) studies. Although many uncertainties remain in the domestication timeline, current evidence suggests that the domestication of modern horses began in
Johanna Honka, Daniela Salazar, Arthur O. Askeyev, Igor V. Askeyev, Oleg V. Askeyev, Jouni Aspi, Gulshat Sh. Asylgaraeva, Markku Niskanen, Kristiina Mannermaa, Suvi Olli, Noora Piipponen, Giedrė Piličiauskienė, Dilyara N. Shaymuratova, Renat R. Valiev, Laura Kvist   +14 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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A Preliminary Framework for Magmatism in Modern Continental Back‐Arc Basins and Its Application to the Triassic‐Jurassic Tectonic Evolution of the Caucasus

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2021
Extension within a continental back‐arc basin initiates within continental rather than oceanic lithosphere, and the geochemical characteristics of magmatic rocks within continental back‐arcs are poorly understood relative to their intraoceanic ...
Dylan A. Vasey, Eric Cowgill, Kari M. Cooper   +2 more
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