Venomous snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that annually leads to hundreds of
thousands of deaths or long-term physical and mental ailments across the developing world …

Identifying historical drivers of biodiversity distribution patterns is a central issue in ecology
and biogeography. Iran is a biodiversity-rich country in southwestern Asia. It is known that …

Iran is a country characterized by high biodiversity and complex biogeographic patterns. Its
diverse landscape and steep climatic gradients have resulted in significant faunal diversity …

Green lizards of the genus Lacerta have served as excellent models for studying the impact
of Pleistocene climatic oscillations on genetic structures. The Caspian green lizard, Lacerta …

Snakebite is a relatively common health condition in Iran with a diverse snake fauna,
especially in tropical southern and mountainous western areas of the country with a plethora …

Freshwater habitats of the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot represent a center of endemism for
the gobiid genus Ponticola Iljin, 1927. Hitherto, large‐scale molecular studies, owing to …

Phylogeography is often used to investigate the effects of glacial cycles on current genetic
structure of various plant and animal species. This approach can also identify the number …

Snakes are known as highly fear-evoking animals, eliciting preferential attention and fast
detection in humans. We examined the human fear response to snakes in the context of both …

This study investigates the potential impacts of climate change on the distribution of Iranian
amphibian species and identifies refugia and biodiversity hotspots to inform effective …

Mountains play a key role in forming biodiversity by acting both as barriers to gene flow
among populations and as corridors for the migration of populations adapted to the …