ANALYSIS OF THE SYMBOLIC ROLE OF THE LIME STUCCOWORK ARRAYS OF PRIVATE BATHHOUSES IN SANANDAJ CITY DURING THE QAJAR PERIOD.

Analysis of the Symbolic Role of the Lime Stuccowork Arrays of Private Bathhouses in Sanandaj City During the Qajar Period.

To convey the content of Lime stuccowork carvings, artists have used encryption and symbolism and designed the carvings in a symbolic and stylized way, transmitting their message to the audience with the simplest design.The research method is descriptive, historical-comparative, which has been done through field investigation and library studies.Re

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When Does Sexual Signal Exploitation Lead to Signal Loss?

Evolutionary loss of traits is common over evolutionary time and occurs in diverse taxa.Sexual signals and other non-signal traits should differ in their likelihood of becoming lost because they experience different selection pressures contributing to their diminution or persistence.In particular, conspicuous sexual signals are often exploited by n

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New records and geographical distribution of Alburnus hohenackeri Kessler, 1870 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Iran

The distribution of the Persian bleak, Alburnus hohenackeri Kessler, 1870 in Iran is described.During a Mat survey from 2009 to 2012, we captured 30 specimens of A.hohenackeri from Choghakhor Wetland in Tigris River basin and Kardeh Dam in Harirud River basin of UTILITY VEST Iran.This is the first report of the occurrence of this species in these l

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