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August

2023

Dynamics of the areal of the field mouse (apodemus agrarius) in northern eurasia under global climate change in the XXI century

Scientists from the IEE RAS with colleagues from the University of Tennessee for the first time predicted the consequences of the impact of global climate change in the next 80 years on the dynamics of the range of invasive species.

August

2023

Count badgers and preserve the endemic: the summer field season continues in reserves and national parks

Scientific research continues in specially protected natural areas of federal significance.

August

2023

New evidence of the existence of an ancient glacial refugium in the Northern Black Sea region has been obtained

The discovery of several new species of stygobiotic crustaceans allowed scientists from the IEE RAS to suggest that a glacial refugium existed at the mouth of the Don River, along with the South Caucasus and the southern Caspian Sea.

August

2023

Scientists of IEE RAS evaluated diversity, distribution, and ecological functions of terrestrial crustaceans

In the published review, scientists from the IEE RAS assessed the diversity, distribution, and ecological functions of terrestrial crustaceans.

August

2023

“Early bird gets the worm!”: The presence of ancient relic planktonic сrustaceans in the Far East radically influenced the population of this region from the north and south in the late pleistocene

Researchers of continental bodies of water still have much to do to adequately understand the modern distribution of organisms and the history of their settlement on the planet.

July

2023

The forests of North Ossetia received another leopard released into the wild

The fourth release of a representative of the most striking indicator species of the well-being of the Caucasian mountain ecosystems successfully took place in the reserve on the territory of the Turmon forest.

July

2023

Russia and Ethiopia signed an agreement on the creation of a joint biological research center

The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the RF Valery Falkov and the Minister of Innovation and Technology of the FDRE Belete Molla signed an agreement on the creation of the Russian-Ethiopian Center for Biological Research.

July

2023

ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS AS A SOURCE OF GENETIC RESOURCES OF THE WORLD FAUNA - CLASSICAL AND MODERN APPROACHES TO THEIR STUDY, STORAGE AND USE

On June 27, 2023, the Second Scientific Forum on Genetic Resources of Russia was held in St. Petersburg.

July

2023

ON WHAT DOES THE FATE OF THE BABY OF THE WINTER-SLEEPING RODENT DEPEND? THE FIRST STUDY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE EURASIAN SPECIES OF GROUND SQUIRRELS

Employees of the Laboratory of Population Ecology of the IEE RAS for the first time studied the patterns and causes of mortality in young yellow ground squirrels.

July

2023

THREE EMPLOYEES OF THE IEE RAS BECAME WINNERS OF YOUTH COMPETITIONS OF THE RSF PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

The results of the competitions of the Presidential Program of Research Projects 2023, as well as the competition for the extension of projects of scientific groups led by young scientists, supported in 2020, have been summed up.

July

2023

EMPLOYEES OF IEE RAS RECEIVED STATE AWARDS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

On July 4, the solemn ceremony of presenting state awards of the Russian Federation was held at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

July

2023

RESEARCHERS ASSESSED THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON SOIL INVERTEBRATES

Employees of the Laboratory of Soil Zoology and General Entomology IEE RAS conducted a meta-analysis of data from 86 field experiments that assessed the impact of climate change on the abundance and structure of soil invertebrate communities.

June

2023

NEPAL. NOTES OF IEE RAS TRAVELERS

In May, four employees of IEE RAS (A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution) took part in an expedition to Nepal.

May

2023

Molecular genetic studies have confirmed the emergence of a new fish species for the ichthyofauna of Russia (Chinese ricefish)

Scientists from the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences detected a new fish species in the Rostov region in southern Russia.

May

2023

HOW ARE MICROCRUSTACEAN COMMUNITIES FORMED IN THE LAKES OF THE FAR EAST?

The Russian Far East is a region of mixing of boreal and tropical faunas and a zone of endemism of microscopic crustaceans (Cladocera and Copepoda). The question is of interest: how does the formation of zooplankton communities occur in this border region?

May

2023

EMPLOYEES OF IEE RAS CONTINUE TO STUDY THE MIGRATION OF LAMPARLES IN THE RIVERS OF THE NATIONAL PARK "SMOLENSKOE POOZERIE"

The next (spring) stage of field studies of seasonal and daily dynamics of migrations of lampreys of the genus Eudontomyzon took place.

May

2023

TWO NEW SPECIES OF DIATOMAL ALGAE FROM THE ALEUTAN ISLANDS DESCRIBED

In the study of diatoms of the genus Meridion in samples from modern reservoirs on Unalashka Island, an employee of the IEE RAS Neplyukhina A.A. and an employee of MSU, DBS Chudaev D.A. discovered and described two species of this genus new to science - Meridion tenuipes and Meridion humerosum.

April

2023

THE SECRET LIFE OF FARM DEER: VOCALIZATIONS OF MALE RED DEER OUTSIDE THE BREEDING PERIOD

This article shows for the first time that the vocal repertoire of European red deer males is not limited to rutting roars emitted during the reproductive period.

Announcements

26 May

Defense of D.D. Vinogradov's dissertation: "The intensity and routes of detrital subsidies in terrestrial food webs"

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 4:00 PM, Council Meeting 24.1.109.01 will be held in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33). Dmitry Dmitrievich Vinogradov, a candidate of biological sciences, will defend his dissertation, "Intensity and Pathways of Detrital Subsidies in Terrestrial Food Webs."

26 May

Defense of N.A. Sokolova's dissertation: "Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the river otter (Lutra lutra) in Russia and the Transcaucasus"

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM, Council Meeting 24.1.109.01 will be held in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33). Nadezhda Alekseyevna Sokolova, a candidate of biological sciences, will defend her dissertation, "Phylogeography and Genetic Diversity of the River Otter (Lutra lutra) in Russia and the Transcaucasia."

Results of the conference sections "Mammals in a Changing World: Current Issues in Theriology"

Dear colleagues, you can find information on the results of the sections of the conference "Mammals in a Changing World: Current Issues in Theriology" (12th Congress of the V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences) at the link.

Data Analysis in Python: From Basics to ML

We invite Institute staff and graduate students to join our course on data analysis using Python. The course is designed to guide students through the entire data science process, from initial tool setup to visualizing results.

The Russian Science Foundation announces the start of accepting applications for three competitions

The Russian Science Foundation is accepting applications for a competition for fundamental and exploratory genetic research projects, at the request of the President of Russia and world-class scientific laboratories. Competitions have also been announced to extend the deadlines for projects supported by RSF grants in 2023, for research conducted by research groups led by young scientists, and for support of Russian-Belarusian research teams jointly with the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR).

12 — 16 October

IV Scientific Conference with International Participation "Genetic Processes in Populations"

We invite you to participate in a scientific conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Academician Yuri Petrovich Altukhov (October 11, 1936 – October 27, 2006) and continuing the series of traditional population genetics forums held in 2011, 2017, and 2022.