23 Citations
Status of the Bean Goose Anser fabalis wintering in central Asia
- Environmental Science
- 2013
The discovery of Bean Geese Anser fabalis around Lake Issyk-Kul in east Kyrgyzstan in the late 1990s suggested that a little-known Bean Goose population or subspecies wintered in central Asia. A…
A preliminary study on the distribution patterns of endemic species of Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) in Iran
- Environmental ScienceZooKeys
- 2013
In this study, three main biogeographic regions of the country were divided into 13 primary zones, mainly according to the distribution of published and unpublished locality records of endemic species, and the differences between the positions of the same zones in the similarity and geographic maps were discussed.
Molecular assessment of the distribution and taxonomy of the Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca complex in Iran, with particular emphasis on the identity of the contentious taxon, zagrossiensis Sarudny, 1911
- Environmental Science, BiologyJournal of Ornithology
- 2020
The taxonomically contentious population from the Zagros mountains is here identified as belonging to the curruca clade, and evidence to recognize zagrossiensis based on molecular data is deemed insufficient.
The White-headed yellow wagtail Motacilla flava leucocephala (Przewalski, 1887): migration, movements, and breeding and wintering ranges
- Environmental Science
- 2021
The subspecies leucocephala of the western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava is endemic to the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion (Central Asia). The occurrence of leucocephala is associated with saline water bodies…
The Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia (OSME)
- Biology
- 2019
The nominate black-billed Capercaillie Tetrao urogalloides has priority over parvirostris H&M4, and limited possibility of irruption from NW Mongolian population into Kazakhstan, particularly since in steady decline BLDZ Aug 2016.
Network‐ and distance‐based methods in bioregionalization processes at regional scale: An application to the terrestrial mammals of Iran
- Environmental ScienceJournal of Biogeography
- 2019
In recent years, novel approaches have been proposed to improve current bioregionalization methods, but these have not been thoroughly compared. We assessed the applicability of the recently…
A contribution on rodents fauna ofthe Jaz Murian depression, southeast Iran
- Environmental Science
- 2016
Received 03.12.2016; accepted 19.01.2016; printed 30.06.2016 The Jaz Murian depression in the southeast of Iran bounded by deserts and mountains is a special corridor for penetration of Arabian and…
Evolution of the breeding range of the Black-headed Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava feldegg)
- Environmental Science
- 2016
The Black-headed Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava feldegg ) has shown a clear tendency to expand its breeding range in the period 1830-2015, with an accentuation of the phenomenon during the second…
Population increase of the Long-eared Owl, Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758), in Iran (Aves: Strigidae)
- Biology, Environmental Science
- 2015
The recent increase in records indicates that there has been a real increase in the numbers of Long-eared Owls occurring in Iran.
The Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia (OSME)
- Biology
- 2015
Rare vagrant Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Feral Duck Anas Platyrhyschos forma domestica Variable genetic makeup from anatid species & domestic forms.