Exploring latitudinal gradients and environmental drivers of amphipod biodiversity patterns regarding depth and habitat variations

F Momtazi, H Saeedi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Amphipods are known as umbrella species in conservation biology that their protection
indirectly protects other species. Recent hypotheses suggest a bimodal latitudinal global …

Water and sediment characteristics influence the distribution of ghost shrimps (axiidea) in the Persian and Oman Gulfs

V Sepahvand, F Momtazi, A Maghsoudlou… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ghost shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) demonstrate remarkable levels of niche
selection and habitat diversity. Due to their cryptic life style, interactions between ghost …

The amphipod fauna assemblage along the Mediterranean Israeli coast, a spatiotemporal overview

D Iaciofano, E Mancini, H Lubinevsky… - Ecologica …, 2024 - biotaxa.org
In recent decades, intense human activities and increased maritime transportation triggered
heavy pressure on the Israeli coastal ecosystem and, meanwhile, the eastern Mediterranean …

Amphipod Distribution: Revisiting Latitudinal Patterns and Environmental Drivers

F Momtazi, H Saeedi - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Amphipods are known as umbrella species in conservation biology. Recent hypotheses
suggested a bimodal latitudinal global distribution pattern for amphipods, irrespective of …

An integrated taxonomic approach, using geometric morphometric methods, reveals the cryptic diversity of Parhyale darvishi Momtazi & Maghsoudlou, 2016 …

Y Layeghi, F Momtazi, AB Yazdi, R Zarei, M Salahi - Zoologischer Anzeiger, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, morphological analyses and molecular methods have been increasingly
used to describe new species of amphipods. Geometric morphometric methods are …