Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea
The coastal areas of the Caspian Sea are geographically unique and provide habitats for different flora and fauna. One of the remarkable inhabitants of this area is the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758), about which very little is known. In our study thirty seven (37) adult mal...
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| author | N Hezaveh M Arakelyan F Danielyan F Ghassemzadeh |
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| description | The coastal areas of the Caspian Sea are geographically unique and provide habitats for
different flora and fauna. One of the remarkable inhabitants of this area is the European
pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758), about which very little is known. In our
study thirty seven (37) adult males of E. orbicularis have been identified in the Golestan,
Mazandaran, Ardebil, and East Azerbaijan Provinces of Iran and it appears they are
morphologically similar and belong to the same group. However, the turtles of Golestan
Province have the smallest size shell of the studied groups. This variation, compared to
other studied populations, may be explained by the differences in habitat and
geographical location. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80e3f698814647cd98a9aea5c4417c002022-12-22T03:15:32ZengFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X2423-42222012-09-018110.22067/ijab.v8i1.2556926029Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian seaN HezavehM ArakelyanF DanielyanF GhassemzadehThe coastal areas of the Caspian Sea are geographically unique and provide habitats for different flora and fauna. One of the remarkable inhabitants of this area is the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758), about which very little is known. In our study thirty seven (37) adult males of E. orbicularis have been identified in the Golestan, Mazandaran, Ardebil, and East Azerbaijan Provinces of Iran and it appears they are morphologically similar and belong to the same group. However, the turtles of Golestan Province have the smallest size shell of the studied groups. This variation, compared to other studied populations, may be explained by the differences in habitat and geographical location.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_26029_0c4fff28d77a2c4eddd850adda069938.pdfemys orbicularismorphologycaspian seairan |
| spellingShingle | N Hezaveh M Arakelyan F Danielyan F Ghassemzadeh Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics emys orbicularis morphology caspian sea iran |
| title | Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea |
| title_full | Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea |
| title_fullStr | Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea |
| title_short | Distribution and morphological variation of Emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the Caspian sea |
| title_sort | distribution and morphological variation of emys orbicularis in the coastal areas of the caspian sea |
| topic | emys orbicularis morphology caspian sea iran |
| url | https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_26029_0c4fff28d77a2c4eddd850adda069938.pdf |
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