Bowhead whales of the Sea of Okhotsk are a small group of endangered whales that spend their entire life cycle in Russian waters.
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January
Ancient DNA has helped scientists understand the evolutionary history of root vole populations
Climate change during the late Pleistocene and Holocene profoundly impacted the demographic characteristics of many species.
Congratulations to Evgeny Vladislavovich on his well-deserved title!
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December
2025
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!
Best wishes for the New Year!
30
December
2025
An expedition of IEE RAS staff to Mindanao Island, Philippines
The expedition included a group of specialists in small mammals (primarily bats, rodents, and insectivores), as well as related endo- and ectoparasites.
30
December
2025
Available for download: monographs "Birds of Taimyr and Adjacent Territories" (Volume I and Volume II)
The monograph is a reference and information publication that presents a summary of currentl available data on the distribution and biology of birds on the Taimyr Peninsula and adjacent territories.
30
December
2025
IEE RAS staff took part in the GENETICS 2025 conference
The largest scientific and practical conference, "GENETICS 2025," was held in Moscow from November 5–7, 2025, with the participation of leading Russian and international specialists.
29
December
2025
Available for download: "History of Crane Taxonomy” monograph
This monograph by E.I. Ilyashenko and V.Yu. Ilyashenko traces the history of crane taxonomy, from order to subspecies, and the use of nomenclature from Aristotle to the early 2000s.
29
December
2025
The Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center congratulates the IEE RAS on the New Year!
On New Year's Eve, the Center extends its best wishes to all IEE RAS staff and their families for good health, happiness, and success in their responsible work.
On November 25, 2025, celebrations were held to mark the 55th anniversary of the Yenisei Mirnoye Station of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS).
The Brandt's vole is one of the few vole species in the subfamily Arvicolinae that emits loud alarm calls within the human hearing range when confronted with terrestrial and avian predators.
29
December
2025
Scientists have conducted a large-scale genomic study of the roach genus (order Cypriniformes)
Genetic markers of maternally transmitted mitochondrial DNA used in previous studies yielded results that contradicted the generally accepted taxonomy of this group.
26
December
2025
A new species of skink lizard has been described in Vietnam
This discovery brings the number of recognized species of the genus Scincella to 47 in the global fauna.
26
December
2025
The monograph "House Mice: Origin, Lifestyle, Synanthropy, Phylogeography, Taxonomy, and Behavior" has been published
The systematics, evolution, phylogeography, ecology, physiology, behavior, and communication of these rodents as synanthropes are analyzed.
26
December
2025
Male Harting's voles sing ultrasonic songs when courting females
The structure of ultrasonic courtship songs in male voles is used as indicators for assessing the effectiveness of drugs tested in biomedical research.
The RSF has published a list of scientists who won the open public competition for grants under the Foundation's "Fundamental and Exploratory Research by International Research Teams" initiative.
The new issue of the journal "Problems of Ichthyology" is now available for reading and download: Volume 65, Issue 6, 2025.
24
December
2025
Mating sounds, hormones, immunoglobulins and weight of domestic cats in the spring season, when the meow becomes a cry
Mating calls of male and female cats can continue throughout the spring and cause considerable anxiety for their owners.