White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a pathogen that causes high mortality in shrimp culture in the whole world. Sequence analysis of WSSV has shown similarity of WSSV isolates in different countries with exception of a few variable genomic loci. This study investigated the sequence variation of some Iranian WSSV isolates and previously identified isolates. Samples were collected during target ...

genus acomys comprising 14 species from mouse like rodents and substituted in murinae subfamily. the aim of this research was surveying external, cranial and dental character differences among diverse populations of acomys dimidiatus in minab, boushehr and geno biosphere reserve. sampling was performed during summer 2003 and 2005. total of 52 species were collected from mentioned sites. the res...

the subfamily metopiinae was taxonomically studied in fars and hormozgan provinces during 2011–2013. the specimens were collected by using malaise traps and sweep net. five species were collected and identified, of which three species are recorded for the first time from iran: colpotrochia cincta (scopoli, 1763), exochus suborbitalis schmiedeknecht, 1924, and metopius (peltocarus) turcestanicus...

a rain gauge network should serve general as well as specific purposes such as water supply, hydropowergeneration, flood forecasting, irrigation, and flood control. the level of accuracy a network can achieve depends onthe number and locations of gauges in the network. in this study, a rain gauge network was designed for hormozganprovince in the south of iran. monthly rainfall totals from 124 r...

objective: the present study is based on an ethnobotanical research project conducted in hormozgan province that is located in south of iran, bordering waters of the persian gulf and oman sea. this survey was carried out in order to recover the ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal knowledge of the residents of this province. they are using medicinal and functional plants for treating or preventing...