Abstract Euthynnus (family Scombridae) is a genus of marine pelagic fish species with worldwide distribution that comprises three allopatric species: E. alletteratus , affinis and lineatus . All them targeted by artisanal commercial fisheries. We analyzed 263 individuals from Atlantic Pacific Oceans using two genetic markers, the mtDNA Control Region (350 bp) nuclear calmodulin (341 bp). The re...

Red foxes and golden jackals are the two most abundant wild carnivores of Iran which have the ability to adopt a variety of habitats and human proximity. Despite this, very few investigations on their helminth and none on their external parasites infections have been carried out in Iran. Between 2003 and 2004, a total of 79 jackals and 37 foxes were collected from 3 different climatic zones of ...