M.Sc. Omid Paknia
Date and place of Birth:23 July 1977, Tehran - Iran
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Full Address:Institute Experimental Ecology
Ulm University
Albert-Einstein Allee 11
D-89069 Ulm
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Research Interests:Biogeography, Community ecology, Biodiversity and distribution patterns of ants, Social insects, Arachnidae
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List of Publications:
Paknia O. (2006): Distribution of introduced ponerine ant Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Iran. Myrmekologische Nachrichten 8: 235-238.
Tirgari S. and Paknia O. (2005): First record of Ponerine ant (Pachycondyla sennaarensis) in Iran and some notes on its ecology. Zoology in the Middle East. 34: 67-70.
Tirgari S. and Paknia O. (2004): Additional records for the Iranian fauna of Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Zoology in the Middle East. 32: 115-116.
List of Conference Contributions:
Tirgari, S. Paknia O. Akbarzadeh K. and Nateghpour M. First report on the presence and medical importance of stinging
ant in Southern Iran (Hym: Formicidae: Ponerinae). XXII International Congress of Entomology. 15-21 August 2004. Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia.
Paknia O. and Kashani E. Distribution of invasive ants Pachycondyla sennaarensis in Iran. 5th ANeT meeting. 28 November -
4 December 2005. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Paknia O. Ant collection in Zoological Museum of Gorgan University (ZMGU), Iran. 5th ANeT meeting. 28 November -
4 December 2005. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Paknia O. and Kashani E. The study of ants (Formicidae:Hymenoptera) fauna in Lar city. XI Iranian Biology Conference.
23-25 August 2003. Urima University, Urima, Iran.
Paknia O. and Tirgari S. Study of fauna and geographical distribution of stinging ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their
medical importance in Lar, Iran. 16th Congress of plant protection. 29 August-2 September 2004. Tabriz University, Tabriz,
Iran.
Paknia O. Brief review of phylogeny of Formicidae subfamilies. The First Biological Evolution Conference. 23- 24 January 2005.
Ferdowsi Mashhad University , Mashhad, Iran.
Paknia O. Kami H. and Nikmahzar E. New records of Centipedes fauna of Iran. 13th Iranian Biology Conference. 23-25 August 2005.
Gilan University, Rasht, Iran.
Paknia O. and Rahmani Z. Preliminary fauna and abundance of ant subfamilies in Bojnurd County. First International Iranian
Congress on Biological sciences. 14-15 December 2005. Karadj Azad University, Karadj, Iran.
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