The Kurteke rock-shelter images in the Eastern Pamirs were discovered 1958. Later, 1960, V.A. Ranov studied paintings as well archaeological layers. After a signifi cant break, fieldwork at site was resumed 2018 and 2019. Integrated interdisciplinary research led by S.V. Shnaider clarifi es chronology of stratifi ed site, paleoenvironmental features region provides new data on time human occupa...

The eastern part of the Pamir Mountains, located in Central Asia, is characterized by great climatic continentality and aridity. Wetlands developed in this hostile region are restricted to spring areas, terraces of shallow lakes or floodplains along rivers, and provide diversified ecosystem services e.g. as water reservoirs, refugia for rare species and pastures for domestic cattle. These ecosy...

S U M M A R Y The varying character of regional seismic phase propagation in central Asia is well illustrated by the character of the seismograms at the Urumqi station (WMQ) in Xinjiang, China. Three different classes of behaviour are seen for propagation across the relatively stable platforms to the north, along the Tien Shan chain and across the Tarim basin from Tibet. These paths demonstrate...

Estimating population size in a mark–recapture framework using DNA obtained from remotely collected genetic samples (e.g., feces) has become common in recent years but rarely has been used for ungulates. Using DNA extracted from fecal pellets, we estimated the size of an argali (Ovis ammon) population that was believed to be isolated from others within the Big Pamir Mountains, Afghanistan, an a...

BACKGROUND Yersinia pestis, the pathogen of plague, has greatly influenced human history on a global scale. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR), an element participating in immunity against phages' invasion, is composed of short repeated sequences separated by unique spacers and provides the basis of the spoligotyping technology. In the present research, three CRIS...

Epeolus rasnitsyni Astafurova et Proshchalykin, sp. n. is described and illustrated from the Pamir Mountains (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajiki¬stan). An updated checklist ten species so far known Central Asia provided.

Research Highlights: Despite a long tradition of using poplars as wood source across Central Asia, recent international breeding developments have not penetrated that region yet. This study therefore explored growth performance 30 local and poplar cultivars. Background Objectives: The Asian countries are forest poor countries, which need to cover the domestic demand through costly imports. Ther...