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Open AccessFire protection priorities in the oak forests of Iran with an emphasis on vertebrate habitat preservation
This study examines the impact of fire incidents on wildlife and habitats in the western oak forests of Iran (Zagros region). These forests are globally recognized for their exceptional biodiversity but are fr...
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Open AccessAssessing climate niche similarity between persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) areas in Iran
The Persian fallow deer or Mesopotamian fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica, Brook 1875), a species of significant ecological importance, had faced the threat of extinction in Iran. One conservation strategy involved ...
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Open AccessReptile species richness associated to ecological and historical variables in Iran
Spatial gradients of species richness can be shaped by the interplay between historical and ecological factors. They might interact in particularly complex ways in heterogeneous mountainous landscapes with str...
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Open AccessEnvironmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards
Climatic conditions changing over time and space shape the evolution of organisms at multiple levels, including temperate lizards in the family Lacertidae. Here we reconstruct a dated phylogenetic tree of 262 ...
