A key feature of tailless amphibians (Amphibia: Anura) is their complex life cycle, in which the terrestrial adult form is separated from the aquatic larval stage by metamorphosis.
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February
2025
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Blood-sucking flies of the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) inhabit mainly the middle latitudes of the Old World. They are parasites of birds, especially birds of prey.
Hepatitis E diseases cause the death of more than 40,000 people annually. Both ungulates and rats can be reservoirs of this pathogen, which indicates the zoonotic potential of rodent hepeviruses.
Cladocera occupy an intermediate link in the trophic web between primary producers (algae) and consumers (planktivorous fish).
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February
2025
The Floating University Winter School was held at the IEE RAS
Over the course of three days, lectures and practical classes were held in the IEE RAS laboratories as part of the educational track "Marine Biodiversity: Methods and Directions of Study".
19
February
2025
Ornithologist Day!
We congratulate all researchers who study birds, as well as scientific volunteers and hobbyists!
19
February
2025
Scientists conducted an inspection of fish in Tajikistan
An international team of scientists has revised the modern ichthyofauna of Tajikistan and analyzed the changes that have occurred over the past century.
On February 6, research fellow, DBS L. A. Limantseva and postgraduate students of the Laboratory of Phytoparasitology of the IEE RAS conducted an excursion for participants of the Competition of specialized classes.
17
February
2025
The first information on the occurrence in Russian waters, external morphology and phylogenetic position of the fish Alaskan sculpin has been obtained
Scientists have obtained for the first time data on a rare fish species - the Alaskan sculpin Triglops metopias (Cottidae) from the Russian waters of the Kuril Islands.
Deputy Director for Science, Corresponding Member of the RAS A.V. Surov and Scientific Secretary of the IEE RAS, DBS N.Yu. Feoktistova took part in the discussion "Gone Viral!" about how to distinguish real animals from those generated by neural networks.
The annual Readings in Memory of Academician Vladimir Evgenievich Sokolov were held at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
14
February
2025
Hydrogen isotopes reveal where dragonflies come from
Among migratory insects, butterflies and dragonflies are the most well-known, but their migration routes have been poorly studied so far.
13
February
2025
The characteristics of a unique deep-sea predatory fish, Sloane’s viperfish, have been studied
Scientists have obtained for the first time data on the size composition, age, sex structure, growth and maturation of one of the most common deep-sea pelagic fish species - Sloane’s viperfish Chauliodus sloani.
The forest canopy is inhabited by a variety of invertebrates, some of which are traditionally considered to be soil dwellers.
12
February
2025
Hybridization in butterfly agamas leads to an increase in ploidy and a transition to reproduction without males
Among the many animal species, only a few have abandoned males and switched to unisexual reproduction.
11
February
2025
A rare specimen of the three-toothed lamprey found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean
Cases of catching two individuals of the three-toothed lamprey in the northwestern Pacific Ocean have expanded our knowledge of the morphological characteristics and biology of this species during its marine life.
11
February
2025
Habitat suitability in Chechnya for the Persian leopard assessed
Information on the current state of habitats and the degree of their suitability for the species in different parts of its range, which in the Russian Caucasus is its northwestern edge, is in great demand.
A new study on the phylogeography of the eastern subspecies of the grass snake has shed light on how this snake species spread across northern Eurasia after the Last Glacial Maximum.