University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Lizard's fauna of the Sabzevar with particular emphasis on the syntopic lizard and presentation of a framework for reptile distribution of Iran فون سوسماران شهرستان سبزوار با تأکید بر گونه‌های هم‌زیستگاه به همراه ارائه چارچوبی برای تهیه نقشه‌های پراکنش خزندگان ایران 1 16 17488 EN Masoud Yousefi Department of Natural Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Ali Khani Khorasan-e Razavi Provincial Office of the Department of the Environment (DOE), Mashhad, Iran Sayyad Shaykhi Ilanloo Department of Environment, Faculty of Fishery and Environmental Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resouces, Gorgan, Iran Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Sabzevar is one of the most biologically diverse regions in northeast Iran, with the area of 19500 km2 and an elevational of 950-2977 m. During a long term study of lizards in this area which lasted 3 years, 21 species and subspecies of lizards belonging to 13 genera and 5 families were collected, recognized and reported. The families Anguidae, Eublepharidae and Uromastycidae were not represented in the area. The genus Eremias with 6 species was the most diverse genus in Sabzevar district. More emphasis was given to the syntopic reptiles. This showed that Trapelus agailis with having 18 syntopic species and Cyrtopodion caspium with no syntopic species were in the extreme sides. Due to our little knowledge on the distribution of reptiles in Iran, we designed a framework for providing a reptile's distribution map in Iran.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Sexual dimorphism in skull morphology of the brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) in Iran using geometric morphometric technique بررسی دو شکلی جنسی در ویژگی‌های ریخت‌شناختی جمجمه خرس قهوه‌ای (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) در ایران با روش ریخت‌سنجی هندسی 17 26 17483 EN Farzaneh Ghanbari Department of Natural Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Mohammad Kaboli Department of Natural Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Soheil Eagderi Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Bagher Nezami Balouchi Department of Environment, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Sexual dimorphism is a common phenomenon in many animal species. This study was conducted to investigate the patterns of sexual dimorphism in skull of Iranian brown bears (Ursus arctos) using geometric morphometric technique. The ventral, dorsal and lateral faces of 79 collected skulls were photographed using digital camera and seventeen, thirteen and sixteen landmarkd points were defined and digitized on images, respectively. Landmark data after generalised procrustes analysis (GPA) were analyzed using CVA (Canonical Variate Analysis) and MANOVA (Multivariate Analysis of Variance). Results showed significant difference between skull shape of male and female (P<0.05) and adults and youngs as well. Observed differences in the shape of skull could confirm sexual shape dimorphism in the cranium of brown bears. According to the results, sexual dimorphism of bear’ skull was more pronounced in occipital crest, zygomatic arc, parietal bones and teeth row. These differences could display the allometric growth pattern in both genders’ skull as a result of different functional morphology.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Introduction of Seed Accumulation Index as new approach in soil seed bank classification معرفی شاخص اجتماع‌پذیری بذر در ارزیابی پایداری بانک بذر خاک 27 40 17481 EN Azam Noraiy Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran Omid Esmaeilzadeh Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran Seyed Gholamali Jalali Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran Hamed Asadi Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 The purpose of this study was the introduction of seed accumulation index as a new approach in the evaluation of soil seed bank consistency in the Populus caspica in Noor reserved forest park. Sampling were made above ground vegetation at peak vegetation cover during June 2010 by systematic- selective method. Soil samples were collected during late June, late November and early February by hammering a hollow metal frame 400 cm2 into two depths with 4 replicate in each sample plot and the species composition of seed bank was determined using seedling emergence method. Results showed that 42.2% of the plants species were classified in transient soil seed bank and only 57.8% species, which were mainly composed of early successional species, were able to produce persistent seed bank. In this case, only 3 tree species including; Ficus carica, Morus alba and Alnus glutinosa were able to produce persistent soil seed bank. Chi- square goodness of fit test (χ2= 60.2) in reviewing the independence of SAI index and seed depth distribution model as the two methods of seed bank classification showed that the results of these two methods were not independent and they were applicable together with 99% probability. In this case, conformity and correlation between the two mentioned methods were assessed 85.2% based upon Kappa index and Spearman correlation coefficient. Therefore, it was concluded that seed accumulation index, which namely SAI, could be used as a new approach in soil seed bank classification of forest habitats.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Use of intron-exonic marker in assessment of genetic diversity of two subspecies of Thymus daenensis استفاده از نشانگرهای اینترون-اگزون برای ارزیابی تنوع ژنتیکی در دو زیرگونه آویشن دنایی (Thymus daenensis) 41 54 17485 EN Ahmad Ismaili Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, KhoramAbad, Iran Farzaneh Mojiri Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, KhoramAbad, Iran Seyedeh Zahra Hosseini Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Study of genetic diversity in medicinal plant is very important for improvement and evolutionary variations. In this study, assessment of genetic diversity in two subspecies of Thymus daenensis was evaluated, using intron-exonic markers. Thirty primers produced 633 polymorphic bands (98% polymorphism). The highest polymorphic information content (PIC) included ISJ5 and ISJ9 primers and the lowest PIC also included IT15-32 primer. The highest marker index (MI) produced by IT10-6 primer. Results of Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) showed that intra-sub specific variation was more than inter-sub specific variation. Dendrogram obtained from Cluster analysis, using NTSYS-pc software and UPGMA method based on Dice's similarity matrix, divided accessions into 4 groups. The maximum range of genetic similarity was observed between two accessions of sub-species daenensis. Two accessions of Fars and Semnan formed a separate group. Results showed that clustering based on molecular data and principal coordinate analysis had a medium alignment. Grouping based on cluster analysis also could separate two subspecies of Thymus daenensis. Results obtained from this study showed that intron-exonic markers had an effective potential in assessment of genetic relationships between the two sub-species of daenensis.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 A study of biodiversity using DSS method and seed storage protein comparison of populations in two species of Achillea L. in the west of Iran بررسی تنوع زیستی با روش تعیین زیستگاه ویژه و مقایسه الکتروفورزی پروتئین‌های بذر جمعیت‌های دو گونه بومادران (Achillea L.) در غرب ایران 55 68 17484 EN Hajar Salehi Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran Abdolkarim Chehregani Rad Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran Morteza Atri Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran Fariba Mohsenzadeh Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Intarspecific and interspecific variations are the main reserves of biodiversity and both are important sources of speciation. On this basis, identifing and recognizing the intra and interspecific variations is important in order to recognition of biodiversity. This research was done to study biodiversity and electrophoresis comparison of seed storage proteins in the populations of the two species of the genus Achillea in Hamadan and Kurdistan provinces using of the method of determination of special station (DSS). For this purpose, 12 and 9 special stations were selected for the species A. tenuifolia and A. biebresteinii using the data published in the related flora. Seed storage proteins were extracted and then studied using electrophoresis techniques (SDS-PAGE). In survey of all special stations, 120 plant species were distinguished as associated species. The results of the floristic data for the both species determined six distinctive groups that indicated the existence of intraspecific diversity in this species. The result of analysis of ecological data and seed storage proteins for the two species was in accordance with the floristic data and showed six distinctive groups. The existence of the bands of no. 4, 5, 8, 12 and 13 in the special stations of A. tenuifolia and the bands of 14, 15 and 16 in the special stations of A. biebresteinii o separated the populations of the species in two quite different and distinctive groups.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Taxonomic study of Festuca L. subgenus Schedonorus (P. Beauv.) Peterm. in Iran مطالعه تاکسونومی زیرجنس Schedonorus (P. Beauv.) Peterm. از جنس Festuca L. در ایران 69 74 17486 EN Sayed Zabihollah Hosseini Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Mohammad Reza Rahiminejad Ranjbar Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Hojatollah Saeidi Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Mostafa Assadi Botanery Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 This study was based upon a taxonomic review of the subgenus Schedonorus in Iran. A collection of 30 specimens belonging to the herbaria: W, B and HUI (herbarium of the University of Isfahan) were studied. Based on the results of this study, this subgenus included three species: Festuca arundinacea, F. gigantea and F. pratensis in Iran. Furthermore, this study showed that F. arundinacea, occured in this country with two subspecies: orientalis (Hack.) Tzvelev and fenas (Lag.) Arcang. with the greatest area of distribution compared to the other two species. Our examination of the type specimen of F. elatior subsp. pratensis var. elbursiana confirmed its synonymy with F. arundinacea.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 The use of protein patterns in genetic diversity analysis in some Brassica napus cultivars استفاده از الگوهای پروتئینی در بررسی تنوع ژنتیکی برخی ارقام منتخب کلزا 75 84 17487 EN Roya Razavizadeh Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Payame Noor University, PO BOX 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Rostami Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Payame Noor University, PO BOX 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 In this study, protein variations of seeds and five-day old cotyledonal leaves of four selected Brassica napus cultivars including Elite, Ocapy, Tasilo and Zarfam were analyzed by SDS-PAGE to identify protein markers. The amount of total soluble protein of seed storage proteins did not show significant differences in all cultivars whereas it was different in cotyledonal leaves. Protein patterns of seeds and cotyledonal leaves showed significant differences using SDS-PAGE and consequence analysis of bands by ImageJ program. Relative expression of six protein bands in seeds and five-day old cotyledonal leaves were significantly different. Three protein markers were identified by protein patterns of seed and cotyledonal leaves. The results of relationship analysis based on presence and absence of the specific protein bands in protein pattern of seed storage proteins showed that Tasilo and Elite cultivars had the highest similarities.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Flora, life form and chorology of plants of the Helali protected area in Khorasan-e Razavi province فلور، شکل زیستی و پراکنش جغرافیایی گیاهان منطقه‌ حفاظت شده‌ هلالی در استان خراسان رضوی 85 100 17482 EN Fatemeh Sokhanvar Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Hamid Ejtehadi Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran 0000-0002-6128-2481 Jamil Vaezi Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Farshid Memariani Research Center for Plant Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Mohammad Reza Joharchi Research Center for Plant Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Zahra Ranjbar Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 “Helali protected area” has been officially announced as a no-hunting zone since 1997 and then, became a protected area in 2006. This area with ca. 63495 hectares, is located in the west of Gonabad and southeast of Bajestan, Khorasan-e Razavi province. The area includes mountains, plains and foothills and has a dry and desert climate with warm summers and cold winters based on De Martonne’s aridity index. In investigation of the flora, 318 vascular plant species belonging to 205 genera and 53 families were identified. The most dominant families were Asteraceae, Poaceae, and Brassicaceae with 53, 30, and 26 plant species, respectively. Chorological classification of the flora showed that the majority of the species (56.3%) belonged to the Irano-Turanian region. Pluri-regional, cosmopolitan and sub-cosmopolitan elements made up 14.1% of the flora which reflected a disturbance history in the area. Therophytes (47.5%) and hemicryptophytes (26.1%) were the most important life forms according to Raunkiaer classification.

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University of Isfahan Taxonomy and Biosystematics 3115-9001 5 16 2013 10 23 Isolation and identification of culturable extremely halophilic archaea of Inche-Boroun wetland جداسازی و شناسایی آرکی‌های نمک‌دوست اجباری قابل کشت تالاب پُر شور اینچه‌برون، استان گلستان 101 116 17480 EN Mehrnoosh Rasooli Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology Sciences, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Microorganisms Bank, Irananian Biological Resource Centre, Karaj, Iran Mohammad Ali Amoozegar Department of Microbiology, Center of excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Abbas Akhavan Sepahy Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology Sciences, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 Haloarchaeal diversity of Inche-Boroun wetland in north of Iran in Golestan province was investigated by using culture-dependent methods. Sampling was carried out in May and September 2010. In each sampling, 4 distinct region of wetland were analyzed by using complex media like MGM, JCM168, MH1 and an alkaliphilic medium containing 23% salts. After incubation at 40ºC, a total of 406 isolates were prepared and 2.1×106 CFU/ml were obtained in culture media. Among all isolates, 361 isolates were obtained from MGM and 39 isolates from JCM 168, 3 isolates from MH1 and 3 isolate from alkaliphilic media. Initial morphological, biochemical and physiological tests were performed. According to the results, 45 isolates were selected and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA was performed for them. Among selected strains, 40 isolates belonged to Halobacteriacaea and were related to Haloarcula,Halorubrum, Haloferax, Halobellus, Halogeometricum, Halobacterium, Halolamina, Halorhabdus and Halostagnicola (respectively 30, 27.5, 17.5, 10, 5.2, 2.6, 2.6, 2.6 and 2.6 percent of Haloarchaeal strains). A total of 5 strains belonged to the kingdom of Bacteria and were related to Rhodovibrio, Pseudomonas and Salicola (respectively 40, 40 and 20 percent of bacterial strains). According to our results and the limited numbers of haloarchaeal genera that having been discovered until now, it seemed that the culturable prokaryotic populations in this hypersaline environment was diverse.

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