The total number of corpora lutea developed in the left and right overies of 170 white-toothed shrews (Crocidura russula monacha) differed significantly, showing a functional dominance of the left ovary. Blastocytes were equally distributed in both uterine horns.

nonea medik. is a genus of the boraginaceae tribe boragineae, with approximately 35 species worldwide. examination of their palynological characters supported the separation of taxa, which is usually based on morphological and micromorphological reproductive features. pollen grains of 10 taxa representing three groups of taxa in iran, the n. caspica group, the n. persica group and the n. lutea ...

A study on the parasitofauna of 7 species of Iraqi reptiles revealed the presence of at least 8 adult helminth species and some tentatively identified larvae. The reptiles were Hemidactylus flaviviridis, H. persicus, Asaccus elisae, Spalerosophis d. cliffordi, Testudo g. terrestris, Mauremys c. caspica and Trionyx euphraticus. The helminths found comprised 1 species of digenetic trematodes (Tel...