27

March

2024

Scientific and educational film “Caspian seal”

The Caspian Sea is the largest closed lake on earth, stretching across two parts of the world - Asia and Europe. It is distinguished by a unique ecosystem that is home to more than 400 endemic species unique to this region.

26

March

2024

China and Russia create a research laboratory for the conservation and restoration of the Amur tiger population

In China, a joint Chinese-Russian scientific laboratory was opened in Heilongjiang province to preserve and restore the Amur tiger population.

26

March

2024

Two Polinas studying water fleas from the Nizhny Novgorod region

Within the framework of cooperation between the IEE RAS and NSPU, student Tyutyaeva P.N. completed a scientific internship at the Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic Communities and Invasions.

25

March

2024

Scientists of IEE RAS spoke about who and why assigns unusual nicknames to marine inhabitants

About 400 bowhead and 400 gray whales live in the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk. And almost each of them has their own name or funny nickname.

21

March

2024

Kittens crying doesn't allow mother cats to assess their chances of survival

Study tested the hypotheses that the discomfort calls of domestic cat kittens vary between individuals, contain sex cues, and may provide information to the mother about the physical health.

21

March

2024

Application of the principles of biological evolution to building effective mathematical methods for global optimization

Сomputational algorithms for global stochastic optimization and optimal control are widely used in the literature to solve various scientific and applied problems, including ecology and epidemiology.

18

March

2024

Data on the occurence of sharks in the russian far eastern waters over the last four and over decades was analyzed

Employees of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS and the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS analyzed long-term data for the last 40-plus years.

15

March

2024

Hybridisation between chromosomal races of shrews does not lead to emergence of sterile males

One of the model species for studying microevolutionary issues is a small insectivorous mammal - the common shrew, which lives in Northern Eurasia from the British Isles to Yakutia.

15

March

2024

The role of behavioral structure of populations in survival in a hostile environment

Increasing population densities of ecologically and commercially important animal species is one of the main objectives of ecosystem management.

14

March

2024

Study of genetic diversity of the saiga population of the northwestern Caspian region

The saiga antelope is a representative of the complex of large herbivorous mammals of the Pleistocene tundra-steppe ecosystem, and at the moment it is the only antelope that has survived in Europe.

13

March

2024

Rethinking the role of long-term transitions in modeling population dynamics and predicting species extinction

Predicting extinctions of populations of individual species and sudden changes in the functioning of an ecosystem has long been the focus of attention of ecologists and ecosystem management specialists.

13

March

2024

Monitoring of the parasitefauna of introduced pink salmon

The introduction of animals or plants into new geographic regions has unpredictable parasitological consequences, and can lead to an increase or decrease in parasitic load on local species, or have a relatively neutral status.

12

March

2024

Flexible killers: neck and back mobility in carnivorous mammals studied

Regardless of weight categories, which range from hundreds of grams to hundreds of kilograms, carnivorous mammals remain among the most successful carnivores on our planet.

11

March

2024

Scientists appeal for stronger rules on fishing and international trade in deep-sea sharks and rays

The ocean depths are the last natural refuge of biodiversity virtually untouched by human activity. Deep-sea sharks and rays are among the marine vertebrates most sensitive to overfishing.

11

March

2024

Why are corals dying?

Coral reef ecosystems are famous for their richness and diversity; from time immemorial, they have provided food and other resources to millions of people living in tropical countries.

07

March

2024

V.V. Rozhnov took part in the conference “World Wildlife Day 2024: digital innovations”

On March 4, TASS hosted a press conference dedicated to “World Wildlife Day 2024: Digital Innovation” and dedicated to the official opening of the International Year of Camelids in Russia.

06

March

2024

A new non-invasive method for automatic detection of fish motor activity has been developed

Currently, a wide range of software of varying degrees of complexity and economic availability is offered for recording the behavior of experimental animals.

06

March

2024

The scientific basis for monitoring the natural resource and environmental potential of moscow forests has been developed

Urban forests provide ecosystem services: temperature regulation, air purification, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, etc.