On coral reefs, where a huge number of animal species live and competition for resources is high, many organisms develop complex adaptations to protect themselves from predators.
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December
2024
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20
December
2024
Rhinoceros beetles are able to process difficult to decompose plant residues from crop production
In agriculture, especially rice growing, huge volumes of straw are formed, which in moderate climates does not decompose for years.
20
December
2024
A book on the history and life of the oldest Russian biological station has been published
The book presents comprehensive information about the history, work and everyday life of the oldest Hydrobiological Station in Russia and the world, founded on Lake Glubokoe in Moscow Province.
Currently, human activity plays a key role in the movement of species to new habitats.
19
December
2024
Effect of mulch addition on the community structure of soil invertebrates in a winter wheat agrosystem
The use of plant residues as mulch is widely used as a method to improve soil quality and maintain crop productivity.
18
December
2024
Harting's voles synchronize alarm calls and scream in chorus
Scientists from Lomonosov Moscow University, IEE RAS and ZI of the RAS studied the acoustic structure of alarm calls in a highly social rodent species, the Harting's vole (Microtus hartingi).
17
December
2024
New bloodsucker fly species from southern Vietnam described
Tropical forests are home to some of the richest biodiversity on the planet. Among tropical organisms, parasitic insects remain an understudied group.
16
December
2024
Shayakhmetova Saniya Gabdurakhmanovna has passed away
On December 10, 2024, Saniya Gabdurakhmanovna Shayakhmetova, an employee of the IEE RAS vivarium, passed away after a serious illness.
16
December
2024
Analysis of horse teeth has revealed the seasonality of Scythian burials in the foothills of the Caucasus
The Scythian archaeological culture was widespread in the Northern Black Sea region and the Ciscaucasia and was a component of the Scythian-Siberian community of horse nomadic cattle breeders.
13
December
2024
The Directorate announces the competition "Future Director"
Attention young employees of the institute!
The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis (HPTA) in the individual development and life of vertebrates is difficult to overestimate.
12
December
2024
How much "genome junk" Is there in rodents?
Additional or B-chromosomes are "mysterious" hereditary elements found in the genomes of many species of fungi, plants and animals.
11
December
2024
Scientists have managed to expand their knowledge of the diversity of the fauna of oribatid mites in Ethiopia
In 2024, a series of papers was published that expanded our knowledge of the diversity of the fauna of oribatid mites in Ethiopia.
Mole voles live in large groups underground and rarely come to the surface.
05
December
2024
10 IEE RAS projects received a grant from the Russian Science Foundation within the framework of small individual research groups
The Russian Science Foundation has summed up the results of the priority area of activity "Conducting fundamental scientific research and exploratory scientific research by small individual scientific groups".
05
December
2024
An article has been published examining the success of the Amur tiger's restoration in the northwest of its historical range in Russia
The results of the Russian project to restore the Amur tiger population by raising orphaned tiger cubs forcibly removed from the wild open up opportunities for the restoration of tigers throughout Asia.
04
December
2024
Scientific work of the international Russian-Chinese laboratory for the study of the Amur tiger and Far Eastern leopard has started
The scientific work of the international Russian-Chinese laboratory for the study of the Amur tiger and the Far Eastern leopard was launched.
04
December
2024
Corals in extreme habitats
The expedition of the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Center to the Vietnam, the main objective of which was to study the composition, distribution and condition of corals and related organisms, has been successfully completed.