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Novitates Theriologicae

In 2022, three significant events took place in the history of the Ukrainian theriology: the 30th... more In 2022, three significant events took place in the history of the Ukrainian theriology: the 30th anniversary of the Ukrainian Theriological Society (UTS), the 40th anniversary of the Ukrainian Branch of the All-Union Theriological Society, and 50 years from the establishment of the All-Union (Soviet) Theriological Society. Among the initiators of the first community of theriologists were Acad. Ivan Pidoplichko and Prof. Oleksander Korneiev. In recognition of these events, the UTS planned the preparation of an encyclopaedic guide on the history of theriology in Ukraine in the format of the theriological bulletin. The first is presented in the current 14th issue and is dedicated to 100 prominent researchers of the past who worked in Ukraine in the 20–21st centuries. The second part includes similar materials about modern researchers and colleagues of the past involved in theriology (museologists, taxidermists, animalists). The third is devoted to the history of scientific centres, la...

Modern theriologists and persons related to theriology

The publication about modern mammalogists contains an overview of the biography and achievements ... more The publication about modern mammalogists contains an overview of the biography and achievements of senior colleagues (60+), thanks to whom modern scientific schools and centres, research directions and traditions in social work were formed. The features of the galaxy of senior colleagues who became role models, teachers, opponents, and consultants for many young scientists are briefly considered. An additional section of the issue is devoted to a review of contributions of colleagues who are involved in the development of theriology, in particular collectors, taxidermists, museologists, and animal artists. Information about the specifics of formation of essays, their structure and scope is also provided; the names of people whose participation was especially valuable in organizing this issue are listed and they are acknowledged.

Theriologia Ukrainica

The life of Vadym Oleksandrovych Topachevsky and his contribution to the development of science i... more The life of Vadym Oleksandrovych Topachevsky and his contribution to the development of science is considered. V. O. Topachevsky was the most famous palaeomammalogist of Eastern Europe, long-term head of the palaeontological department of the now National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, director of Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of the Ukrainian SSR, founder and editor-in-chief of a number of important Ukrainian zoological publications, and academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Vadym Oleksandrovych was at the origins of systematic palaeontological expeditions to key sites of the Quaternary period, participated in the development of serial collections of small mammals and of the research techniques of faunal complexes based on the analysis of samples characterising the micromammal fauna of a particular section. Research by V. O. Topachevsky is devoted to such fundamental branches of zoology as taxonomy, phylogenetics,...

Proceedings of the State Natural History Museum

The history of research on ground squirrels as pests is described in detail in the light of recon... more The history of research on ground squirrels as pests is described in detail in the light of reconstruction of the history and specifics of zoological institutions of Kyiv in 1941-1944, including the Institute of Plant Protection and its Zoological Museum. Data from five different groups of sources were analyzed such as publications, collections, personal files (including KGB) and interviews of participants in those events. It is shown that ground squirrels were one of the main research objects at the Institute of Plant Protection, which was established by the occupation regime in 1942-1943 on the basis of the Institute of Zoology and the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. Based on studies of the distribution and variability of ground squirrels of the group Spermophilus "suslicus", two articles were published after the war describing new forms, including the Volyn subspecies, published by E. Reshetnyk in the USSR (1946) and by E. Scharlemann ...

Visnyk of Lviv University. Biological series, 2021

The ancient Ukrainian zoonym “shchur”, which has long been used for various animals, but most oft... more The ancient Ukrainian zoonym “shchur”, which has long been used for various animals, but most often for large burrowing rodents represented in the aboriginal fauna of Ukraine by the genus Arvicola, is considered. At the same time, this name is also used as a synonym for the word “krysa” (= rat), and in this sense is often identified with the genus Rattus (“patsiuk” = rat) to denote various large rodents from distant lands following a principle “ the small = mice, the large = rats”. Therefore, the name “shchur” is often considered ambiguous and thus worth either forgetting or using only for the alien species. Etymological hypotheses are considered, of which the most relevant to zoological specifics is the one that explains the connection with burrows, ground, and night. This set of features determines the general ecomorphological type: large long-tailed underground mouse-like rodents with expressed nocturnal activity, which appearance in human economies is undesirable. The history of...

Scientific Issue Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: Biology, 2023

Monitoring and predicting the dynamics of abundance of species living in natural habitats is an i... more Monitoring and predicting the dynamics of abundance of species living in natural habitats is an important component stability analysis of ecosystem as well as dynamics and direction of change of biotic communities under global climate change and pressure of the alien species. The aim of the work was to build a matrix model and study the state of stabilisation of the dynamics of the bank vole population within the Leslie model. The object of the study was the population dynamics of Myodes glareolus Schreber, 1780 = Clethrionomys glareolus auct. The study is based on materials obtained during 2017–2019. This period covered one phase of the long-term population dynamics of the bank vole, named “population growth”. The research was carried out according to generally accepted methods. A total of 6400 trap-days were processed, and 358 forest fistulas were collected and studied. The intensity of harmful activity of rodents is due to the variability of the number of animals in the populatio...

Науковий вісник Ужгородського університету. Серія Біологія, 2019

Species concepts in biology: development of ideas in Ukraine.-Zagorodniuk I.-Research on the topi... more Species concepts in biology: development of ideas in Ukraine.-Zagorodniuk I.-Research on the topic of "species" has occupied and still occupies a prominent place in the structure of conceptual knowledge in the works of Ukrainian scientists. Scientists have always paid considerable attention to this area of research, but its clear peak was in the middle third of the twentieth century, primarily due to the research of Sergei Paramonov, a key researcher at the beginning of academic discussions on the species in Ukraine. Factors of origin, development and preservation of such attention were: participation in the general world discourse, tasks of formation of national scientific terminology, nomenclature and vocabulary, development of taxonomic researches, in particular monographic researches of various systematic groups, development of collections of natural museums and herbariums; significant development of research aimed at inventorying the biota of Ukraine. Important areas were the study of some high-category research: geobotanical research, theme of endemism, study of sibling species and other aspects of cryptic diversity. Among the key milestones in the formation of the concept of "species", which accompanied the development of eidology in Ukraine, was the gradual transition from essential research to "collecting" species as samples and descriptions, with the subsequent dominance of biodiversity cataloging and natural growth of splitting. An overview of the achievements of Ukrainian researchers of the problem of the species and a brief analysis of the contributions of each of them to the development of eidology in a whole as well as some its branches are presented. These contributions are analyzed in three periods: 1) scientists and their research of the XIX and early XX centuries, 2) scientists and their research of the middle and end of the XX century, 3) scientists and their research of the late XX and early XXI centuries. In total, information on the accomplishments of 32 Ukrainian scientists is presented, among which V.

Proceedings of the Theriological School, 2015

Geographical Variability of the Coat Coloration in the Weasel (Mustela nivalis) in Ukraine: Taxon... more Geographical Variability of the Coat Coloration in the Weasel (Mustela nivalis) in Ukraine: Taxonomy or Climate?-Zagorodniuk, I.-There is a significant level of variability of the weasel's coat coloration in Ukraine. The coloration is continuous from the southern forms of type "vulgaris" (white fur only on the belly and chest with no winter phase) to the northern and eastern forms of group "nivalis" (narrowed brown zone not extended to the legs and lips and expressive white fur coloration in winter). The analysis of distribution of different color phases in space and different seasons suggests the presence of a certain number of transitional forms between these types of coloration. It was found that the variability's direction conforms to formerly accepted ranges of color phases only in general terms. The color phases have the largest match with biographical (= climatic) zones. The expansion of the range of the southern form (the same as the subspecies nikolskii from the group "vulgaris") and a significant shift of the limits of its records are shown. The expansion of the southern form's range is considered as the change of coloration type of the same local forms but not as the distribution of the southern form to north. K e y w o r d s : coat coloration, weasel, Mustela nivalis, variability, taxonomy, Ukraine. Географічна мінливість забарвлення хутра ласиці (Mustela nivalis) в Україні: таксономія чи клімат?-Загороднюк, І.-В межах України має місце значна географічна мінливість забарвлення ласки, яка є неперервною у напрямку від південних форм типу «vulgaris» (білий колір хутра тільки на череві і грудях, без зимової білої фази) до північних і східних форм групи «nivalis» (звужена зона бурого кольору, що не поширюється на лапки і губи, та виразна зимова біла фаза забарвлення). Аналіз розподілу варіантів забарвлення у просторі й за сезонами дозволяє говорити про наявність повного ряду перехідних форм між цими типами забарвлення. З'ясовано також, що напрямок мінливості відповідає прийнятим раніше ареалам типів забарвлення лише в загальних рисах. Найбільшу відповідність варіанти забарвлення мають з біогеографічними (= кліматичними) виділами. Показано розширення ареалу південної форми (відповідник підвиду nikolskii з групи «vulgaris») та істотне зміщення на північ меж її реєстрації. Розширення ареалу південної кольорової форми розглядається як зміна типу забарвлення одних і тих самих місцевих форм, а не розселення південної форми на північ. К л ю ч ов і слова: забарвлення хутра, ласка, Mustela nivalis, мінливість, таксономія, Україна.

Studia Biologica, 2018

wintering conditions, human activity, etc., as well as by "edge effects" that usually take place ... more wintering conditions, human activity, etc., as well as by "edge effects" that usually take place in fragmented populations. The influence of such processes probably could explain the low abundance and rarity of steppe species in the region, and, in the same time, makes topical the issue of their conservation. At present, conservation issues especially concern two species, namely the European ground squirrel and the common hamster, which are keystone species in steppe and forest steppe ecosystems.

Biosystems Diversity, 2006

Досліджено просторові взаємини «малих» видів групи Sicista betulina на території Східної Європи. ... more Досліджено просторові взаємини «малих» видів групи Sicista betulina на території Східної Європи. Показано, що ці види характеризуються ареалами, які не перекриваються. Нові знахідки підтверджують думку про суцільний ареал S. strandi від Східноруської височини до Передкавказзя. Межа між видами проходить вододілом між Окським та Донським басейнами. Показано відповідність парапатрії до низького рівня екоморфологічної диференціації видів. Хатчинсонівське відношення для всього комплексу краніометричних ознак аловидів складає лише 1,03 з максимумом 1,13. За екстер’єрними ознаками в симпатричних парах HR = 1,37. Загалом у групі «малих» видів Sicista широка симпатрія має місце лише у цитогенетично найбільш диференційованих форм, які замикають коло strandi–betulina–subtilis–severtzovi. Усі дані свідчать про збіг рівнів екоморфологічної та цитогенетичної диференціації дослідженої групи ссавців.

I. Zagorodniuk, T. Postawa SPATIAL AND ECOMORPHOLOGICAL DIVERGENCE OF PLECOTUS SIBLING SPECIES (M... more I. Zagorodniuk, T. Postawa SPATIAL AND ECOMORPHOLOGICAL DIVERGENCE OF PLECOTUS SIBLING SPECIES (MAMMALIA) IN SYMPATRY ZONE IN EASTERN EUROPE Загороднюк І., Постава Т. Просторова та екоморфологічна дивергенція видів-двійників Plecotus (Mammalia) у зоні симпатрії у Східній Європі // Наук. зап. Держ. природознавч. музею.-Львів, 2007.-Вип. 23.-С. 215-224. Рід вуханів представлений у фауні регіону двома видами, P. auritus та P. austriacus, що формують широку зону симпатрії у західних областях України. За краніометричними ознаками (таких 23) види є дуже подібними і мають середню відмінність за коефіцієнтом дивергенції Майра CD=2,42, а за відношенням Хатчінсона-HR=1,076. Максимальні розходження видів за обома показниками стосуються лише трьох: довжини слухового барабану Bul (CD=4,60, HR=1,16), довжини верхнього зубного ряду CM3 (CD=4,10, HR=1,112) та нижнього зубного ряду, im3 (CD=4,04, HR=1,12). Ці дані свідчать про початкові стадії диференціації видів за ознаками, явно пов'язаними з трофікою та загалом з харчодобувною активністю. Досягнення і перевищення критичних значень має місце лише за однією (першою) ознакою, що свідчить про значну схожість видів за екологічними преференціями.

Proceedings of the Theriological School, 2016

The "Ground Hare" in Eastern Europe: Ochotona or Allactaga?-Zagorodniuk, I.-The analysis of verna... more The "Ground Hare" in Eastern Europe: Ochotona or Allactaga?-Zagorodniuk, I.-The analysis of vernacular names, chronicles and zoological data is carried out. It is shown that the use of nomen "ground hare" is associated with two independent objects. The first one is Ochotona pusilla, described as Lepus pusillus with vernacular names "chekalka" (because of its voice) and "zemlianyj zaitchik" (= ground leveret, because of its lifestyle). The second one is Allactaga major, described as Dipus jaculus with vernacular names "ground hare" and "tushkanchik" (= jerboa). In case of Ochotona, the name "hare" is associated with their similarity to lagomorphs, while in case of Allactaga it is linked with the behavior (jumper). Summarization of data confirms the wide distribution of Ochotona in the region in the past, so the name "ground hare" may be associated exactly with this species. Currently there is a similar reduction in the western segment of the range of Allactaga. It is assumed that in periods of dispersal of Ochotona, the species could acquire economic value (particularly as a possible game species or a possible carrier of plague) and because of that received its own names, among which, obviously, "chekalka" is the oldest one.

Novitates theriologicae, Mar 1, 2022

Long-term actions of the ‘Mammal of the Year’ cycle occupy a special place in the string of event... more Long-term actions of the ‘Mammal of the Year’ cycle occupy a special place in the string of events of theriological life in Ukraine. Such events have been held in Ukraine since 2009, and 2021 was dedicated to the weasel, Mustela nivalis. A brief overview of the history and current research on weasels in Ukraine and neighbouring countries is presented; the corresponding bibliography is compiled. Information about the unique features of the species Mustela nivalis, both biological and cultural, important for the formation of ideas about this species and the dissemination of knowledge about it, is generalized. Such materials are presented in the format of the already traditional collection ‘21 facts about the symbol species of the year.’ A series of photos of weasels from the archives of the Ukrainian Theriological Society is presented, which reflects the variety of colouration, poses, and behaviour of this smallest species of carnivorans in the fauna of Europe.

Geo & Bio, Jun 30, 2022

The article is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding scien tistzoologist Vladyslav Ivanovych... more The article is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding scien tistzoologist Vladyslav Ivanovych Monchenko. A brief outline of the main events of the scientist's activity is given. V. I. Monchen ko's scientific achievements include 191 works published during his lifetime (among them 8 monographs and textbooks), almost 50 newly described taxa of copepod crustaceans and their para sites, and a unique collection of Copepoda. Fundamental gener alisations carried out by V. I. Monchenko are recognised by scien tists far beyond Ukraine. Those include the life cycles of copepods and the mechanisms of their regulation, as well as the analysis of the morphological evolution of this group, including experiments on the presence of cryptic species among cyclopods. His contri bution to the biogeography of the Ponto-Caspian Basin are also important. The scientist's contribution to the development of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) NAS of Ukraine is shown. Among the valuable collection specimens transferred by V. Monchenko to the NMNH are various sponges, sea anemones, and ascidians from the Southern Ocean, sailfish and jellyfish from the Pacific Ocean, crustaceans (Brucerolis bromleyana) and cor als from the coast of New Zealand. The collection also includes 39 specimens of exotic gastropod and bivalve molluscs, collected in various parts of the Indian and Atlantic oceans and in bod ies of fresh water of oceanic islands, as well as a skeleton of a fe male Cape petrel (Daption capense). The fish exhibition includes a mounted Copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) caught by a researcher in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan, and a wet specimen of a pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) from the Pacific Ocean. Sixty specimens of 17 species of fish from the Pacific Ocean and the Black Sea are stored in the scientific collection of the NMNH. The scientist was elected a corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine (2000), an academician of the NAS of Ukraine (2003), be came a laureate of the D. K. Zabolotny Prize (1975) and the State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Science and Technology (2007), and received the honorary title 'Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.

Theriologia Ukrainica, Dec 30, 2021

An analysis of the morphology and variability of the size and shape of a key morphological struct... more An analysis of the morphology and variability of the size and shape of a key morphological structure in the rostral part of the skull—the incisive foramen—has been carried out. It is shown that incisive foramina are variable morphological structures, the features of which are group-specific (at the level of genera and families), and in some cases also species-specific. At both these levels, the shape and size of the incisive foramen have features that can serve as criteria for species identification by osteological patterns. Their location is important for diagnosis because these structures are preserved in most specimens that have suffered various kinds of damage (e.g. in fodder residues of carnivorous mammals or in owl pellets), and their placement in the anterior part of the bony palate as well as them being protected from the sides with rows of teeth makes these structures invulnerable to trauma-related variation. It is shown that there is a specific structure (size, location, and shape) of incisive foramina at the level of taxonomic groups of all ranks, from orders to species. The analysis was performed mainly on the examples of different groups of rodents as an order, represented by the largest number of pairs of close species. Examples with several different groups, in particular with different pairs of species of voles, mice, mole rats, ground squirrels, and others are considered. Examples with differences in close pairs of species in other groups (white-toothed shrews, polecats, roe deer, etc.) are also known. In all pairs of related species, a pattern was found, according to which species that are restricted to steppe ecosystems have the smallest incisive foramina, while species from wetland habitats have large ones. In many cases, groups of genera and families well differ in the shape and location of incisive foramina, and close pairs of species differ well in the size of these structures (primarily in length), although it is important to always consider the ontogenetic age of specimens: in young individuals, the incisive foramina are naturally small, similar to incisive foramina in other species, which are characterized by small incisive foramina in general. Based on the known data on the role of incisive foramina and the Jacobson organ in the life of mammals, hypotheses have been considered that may explain the differences in species and genera by the structure (size, location, and shape) of incisive foramina.

Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 1999

The family Rhinolophidae is represented in Eastern Europe by three rare species o f Rhinolophus, ... more The family Rhinolophidae is represented in Eastern Europe by three rare species o f Rhinolophus, namely R. ferrum equinum (RF), R. hipposideros (RH) and R. euryale (RE). A total o f 275 collected specimens are represented by 187 RF, 87 RH and 1 RE? (coming from Crimea). All species have clearly distinct body and skull measurements (forearm 52-57 mm in RF, 48 in RE, 35-40 in RH) and distinctive sound frequencies (80-85 kHz in RF and 110-115 in RF). Differences between geographic samples o f each species are not significant, and most expressed in a pair o f Carpathian and Crimean RH (external fea tures) and RF (skull dimensions). Detailed description o f species ranges are presented by tlieir marginal localities, and all the questionable records are discussed. During the 20th century their share in total bat samples continuously changed: a decrease in RF (32.8 to 4.7 %; category "endangered") and an increase in RH (1.9 to 11.2 %, category " lower risk").

Theriologia Ukrainica, Dec 30, 2022

New and previous data on patterns of the geographical distribution of the Eurasian lynx in the Uk... more New and previous data on patterns of the geographical distribution of the Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of Polissia is summarised with attention to the estimates of distribution limits of the species (the entire data set for 1847–2022 with attention to data after 2000). Inventory data for five groups of locations—Volyn–Rivne group, Zhytomyr Polissia, Chornobyl zone, Dniprо–Desna interfluve (Mizhrichia), and Chernihiv Polissia—are given, respectively 15, 25, 14, 12, and 13 records (80 in total). Important information, which does not contain accurate inventory data though characterises the distribution of the species, primarily in relation to the west of Polissia and the Chornobyl zone, for which there are many new publications, is also commented. The growth of the Polissian lynx population is naturally accompanied by the expansion of its distribution limits and, in fact, the restoration of the former Polissian range of the species in general. This process, however, significantly limits poaching—both because of the undesirability of living with a predator (i.e. persecution) and because of hunting (i.e. trophy hunting). A high rate of lynx deaths is shown, and in some regions a significant proportion of records (in particular, in the left-bank Polissia and throughout the southern distribution of the species in the region) are based on reports of animals caught by hunters (9 records). Taking into account the range of the species in the Polissia and the specifics of its current configuration, the article considers the importance of modern biogeographical coordinates in the distribution of the species, compares these boundaries with the previously established boundaries of the Polissia subprovince, and shows the growing significance of coordinates of anthropogenic origin, in particular large highways. In particular, the range limit of the species in the central part of the Polissia is determined by the highway M07, whereas in eastern Polissia by the M01+M02 routes, which generally outlines the Desna River. In all cases, we can talk about the process of restoration of the Polissian range of the lynx, but essentially all attempts of the species to ‘do so’ end in the death of colonist individuals. Practically being the last ‘indicative’ mammal species of the Polissia, the lynx has now actually lost this role and is unable to restore its former range; therefore, the current limits of its distribution are not natural.

Theriologia Ukrainica, Jun 30, 2022

Information on the former and current distribution of the Siberian flying squirrel on the plains ... more Information on the former and current distribution of the Siberian flying squirrel on the plains of Eastern Europe was analysed, with special attention to the south-western segment of the species range, which in ancient times entered the territory of Ukraine (in the sense of its modern borders). The study, as a starting point of analysis, is based on the reports of researchers of the 18th and 19th centuries (mainly J. Güldenstedt and D. Bagaliy), repeated in a number of later publications, about the findings of the species in Sumy Oblast and its probably wider distribution in Polissia, in the Forest Steppe, or even in Podillia. Detailed descriptions of all former and modern records of the species with a cadastre of locations are given. This cadastre covers the entire south-western segment of the area, including the Dnipro and Volga basins. Information on finds of the species in the region is summarized in two sets of data, before and after 1960; they are all marked on the respective maps. The points of finds of the species are unevenly distributed, which may indicate unequal availability of data from different regions. However, the author believes that such unevenness is related to the peculiarities of the distribution of the species, since the absence of the species was shown for some of the locations in the data-absence zones, despite its detailed searches, and the dynamics of distribution limits were shown for some places. The south-western segment of the range of the flying squirrel can be described as a continuous wedge, in which the south-western border runs through the territory of Belarus along its north-eastern borders and the corresponding parts of neighbouring countries, through Polotsk, Baran, further along the border from the Russian Federation to Trubchevsk and further to the Bryansk Forest reserve, which is the southernmost location of the species. The eastern border of this segment goes to the Volga, reaching it in the area of Nizhny Novgorod, however, data indicate a large winding of the range boundary in this part to the north, to Safonovo, Rzhev, Mozhaisk, Obninsk, Pushchino and further to Ryazan. In Pushchino, the species is listed as an introducer. This loop of geographic range may indicate the isolated status of the western segment, from Berezina in the west to Desna in the east. It is assumed that this area of the range was formed as a result of the recent (15–18 centuries) expansion of the distribution limits of the species and their new reduction over the last 100 years (19–20 centuries), with a rate of reduction of about 100–160 km per century. There is a high the probability of finding the species in the north-east of Ukraine.

Hydrobiological Journal, 2020