Asia is home to five of the 13 species of otters found around the world. While studies on the
otter have been increased considerably over the years, the focus and pattern of research in …

We investigated the phylogeography of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) to
determine its spatial genetic structure for aiding an adaptive conservation management of …

Historical and modern natural museum collections are storehouses of extraordinary value
for scientific research in a wide range of fields. Recent advances in molecular biotechnology …

Two otter species occur in Iraq, the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and the smooth-coated otter
(Lutrogale perspicillata), which are listed respectively as “Near Threatened” and …

Sažetak Wild goat (Capra aegagrus Erxleben, 1777) is a prominent mountain mammal
found in many habitats in Türkiye, but few studies have investigated its relationship with the …

Since Fraser and Bernatchez's seminal paper, the concept of adaptive conservation has
inspired in situ and ex situ management aimed at preserving the genetic distinctiveness of …

The Long-tailed Bandicoot Rat (Nesokia bunnii), alternatively known as Bunni's Shorttailed
Bandicoot Rat or Long-tailed Nesokia Rat, is an endemic rodent of Mesopotamian Marshes …

The wild mammal fauna of Tigris and Euphrates River basin is enigmatic and little known.
The geographical landscape of Tigris and Euphrates River basin awards Iraq wide range of …

Abstract The Blanford's Fox Vulpes cana (Blanford, 1877) is an enigmatic carnivore of Asia
and East Africa with sporadic and disjunct distribution in the Middle East. It was suspected to …

Results Mitochondrial DNA. Two alignments were created, the first comprising 1,131 bp-long
Cyt-b sequences, the second 305 bp-long fragments of the same gene with all sequences …