On October 14-17, 2023, the 5th International Conference on B chromosomes (5th B-chromosome Conference, https://5thbcc.com/) was held in Serbia. Senior Researcher, Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. S.V. Pavlova led the section “Dynamics of B chromosomes in populations”, at which she also made an oral presentation “Supernumerary chromosomes contribute to karyotypic diversity within cryptic species of the subgenus Stenocranius (Cricetidae, Rodentia)”. The report presented the results of a molecular cytogenetic analysis of mitosis and meiosis in populations of two cryptic species of narrow-skulled voles of the genus Lasiopodomys, obtained by an interinstitutional team of the Russian Science Foundation project 22-24-00513.
The conference materials were published in the journal BMC Proceedings.
The conference took place at the biological research station Petnica (University of Belgrade), near the famous Petnica cave, which is home to many European bat species. The conference program included a master class on taking biopsies from bats for intravital karyotyping.
Conference venue – Biological Research Station Petnica Research Station.
