Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
1735-434X
2423-4222
7
1
2011
09
01
Morphometric and meristic comparisons of populations of Qanat tailor fish, Alburnoides qanati Coad & Bogutskaya, 2009 (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in Kor River basin Iran
1
11
EN
Hamid Reza
Esmaeili
Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
esmaeili@susc.ac.ir
N
Nazari
Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
M
Saifali
Department of Biology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
A.
Gholamhosseini
Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25503
Inter- and intra-population variations of a recently described endemic cyprinid fish Alburnoides qanati Coad and Bogutskaya, 2009 collected from three localities in the Kor River basin, Iran, were studied by applying morphometric and meristic characters using canonical discriminate function analysis (DFA), principal component analysis (PCA) and<br />cluster analysis (CA). In DFA, the overall random assignment of individuals into their populations was 96.6% based on all the adjusted morphometric characters, 94.6% for meristic characters, and 100% based on both morphometric and meristic characters, indicating that the original grouped cases were correctly classified and they belonged to three morphologically distinct populations. The first principal component (PC) accounted for 16% and the second PC accounted for 15.8% of the shape variations among the samples. The Cluster analysis revealed a similar pattern of separation of one population from the others. The morphological heterogeneity observed in this species should be considered in conservation management and stock enhancement programs, especially during drought conditions in the region.
Alburnoides qanati,inter- and intra- population variations,morphological differences
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25556.html
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25556_06b48b06f68761b4c8e9438a6c84dcc9.pdf
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
1735-434X
2423-4222
7
1
2011
09
01
Endemism in the reptile fauna of Iran
EN
Ali
Gholamifard
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah 67149, Iran
ali.gholamifard.bio@gmail.com
10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25218
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. These
two families collectively dominate with 22 species (or 60.1%) of the total endemic
herpetofauna. Twenty one endemics are known only from a single location or restricted
area within a single physiographic region. An analysis of endemicity is given in terms of
systematics and distribution.
Iran,herpetofauna,endemics,systematics,distribution,type locality
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25519.html
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25519_55b3b8e6b754f7a1df38f5b1e9d48baf.pdf
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
1735-434X
2423-4222
7
1
2011
09
01
Eight new records of bird species from North-Eastern Iran
31
47
EN
Mansour
Aliabadian
0000-0002-3200-4853
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
aliabadi@um.ac.ir
S
Riyahi
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
F
Ghorbani
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
S
Are Saether
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary synthesis, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Norway
Mahmood
Ghasempouri
Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University
ghasempouri@yahoo.com
GP
Saetre
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary synthesis, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Norway
10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25505
During ornithological expedition to four provinces in the northeast and north of Iran in June 2009, a total of 117 bird species belonging to 14 orders and 40 families were recorded. Based on these records, eight bird species were found outside their presumed breeding range according to the available distribution maps covering Iran, suggesting that updating of the distribution maps should be provided.
birds,Iran,record,avifauna,distribution
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25594.html
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25594_cef73467039478662f6efe809b3efda4.pdf
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
1735-434X
2423-4222
7
1
2011
09
01
Morphological comparison of fourteen species of the genus Meriones Illiger, 1811 (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) from Asia and North Africa
49
74
EN
Jamshid
Darvish
Rodentology Research Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
darvish@um.ac.ir
10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25506
Genus Meriones is the dominant member of gerbils in the Palaearctic region, particularly in aride region of Asia. This is also one of the most typical genus of subfamily Gerbillinae with about 17 morphospecies namely: M. persicus, M. hurrianae, M. zarudnyi M. vinogradovi, M. meridianus, M. libycus, M. crassus, M. tristrami, M. rex, M. tamariscinus, M. unguiculatus, M. shawi, M. grandis, M. sacramenti, M.dahli, M.chengi, M.arimalius . Of which first eight species have been recorded from the Iranian Plateau. There are minor differences between some species and hence, interspecific discrimination of specimens from each species is not always possible, even by polytechnic methods using different taxonomic characters such as tympanic bullae, suprameatal triangle and external characters on material from<br />museums and dental characters on archeozoological materials. Here, 26 morphological characters of 384 museum specimens belonging to 14 morphospecies of Meriones from North Africa, Iran and Central Asia were studied. This study review, 14 species of Meriones and based on the results, it seems that M.libycus, M. crassus and M. meridianus are complex species and need taxonomic revision. The cladistics analysis shows that M. vinogradovi could be forming ancestral species of genus Meriones, and west of Caspian Sea could be the center of origin for Meriones. Due to the presence of convergence regarding adaptation of different species of Meriones to similar environment, subgeneric morphological characters may cause homoplasies and paraphyletic subgenera the analysis of morphological character states matrix, using Mix program of Phylip shows different four clades that did not conform to the nominative subgenera and unveil probable homoplasy.
Meriones species,morphology,phylogeny
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25621.html
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25621_89aa8a340a6167c612bc00101f512f26.pdf
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
1735-434X
2423-4222
7
1
2011
09
01
Biosystematic analysis of genus Rattus (Rodentia: Murinae) in Iran using total proteins of plasma and esterase-1
75
82
EN
R
Attar-Yazdi
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
attaryazdi_14@yahoo.com
Maryam
Moghaddam Matin
0000-0002-7949-7712
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
matin@um.ac.ir
Razieh
Jalal
Deparrment of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25507
Genus Rattus from the subfamily Murinae has a wide geographical distribution throughout the world. Three species of this genus have been reported in Iran so far. They are Norway or brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), black rat (Rattus rattus), and Himalayan rat (Rattus pyctoris). In order to verify the possibility of using electrophoretic patterns of special proteins, in biosystematic analysis of these species, total proteins of plasma (globulins and albumin) and esterse-1 of nine specimens belonging to three species of Rattus, from five populations were analyzed by native-PAGE (native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). Electrophoretic patterns of globulins, albumin, and esterase-1 alleles were different in these species and an unknown species was distinguished by this technique. Also, brown rats from Tehran and Mashhad were discriminated by these methods.
Iran,genus Rattus,native-PAGE,globulins,albumin,esterase-1
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25660.html
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25660_543bb3474994c13c26470a5ad662f779.pdf
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
1735-434X
2423-4222
7
1
2011
09
01
Distribution of the subgenus Acridophaga Reuss, 1927 (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Iran
83
87
EN
Mahdi
Rajabizadeh
0000-0002-6661-799X
Department of Biodiversity, International Center for Science, High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran
khosro.rajabizadeh@gmail.com
G
Nilson
Göteborg Natural History Museum, PO Box 7283, S-40235 Göteborg, Sweden
Haji Gholi
Kami
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran
hgk200@yahoo.com
AR
Naderi
Section of Entomology, Department of the Environment, Tehran, Iran
10.22067/ijab.v7i1.25508
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25536.html
https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_25536_e09d73a99fd3ccbfe074a7eac4b56277.pdf