The Finnish-Russian Friendship Nature Reserve is a relatively undisturbed area, where
human influence on ecosystems is small. Research here is particularly important as this …

In the early 1980s, the European mink (Mustela lutreola) was introduced on Kunashir
[Kunashiri] Island in the Kuril [Chishima] Islands in order to preserve it in a region where its …

Abstract Norwegian Lemming Lemmus lemmus is a remarkable population cycling species
having a number of aposematic traits in coloration and behavior. This species was thought …

Historical DNA of museum specimens is of paramount importance in elucidation of complex
nomenclature issues and a priceless source of material gathered during preceding centuries …

Hibernating mammals have annual cycles with strict timing of all processes including
reproduction, yet female reproductive physiology is only poorly studied in such species. We …

Small mammal communities in different sections of the Middle Ob valley (floodplain and
terrace) are considered based on an analysis of our own and published data. Small …

The management of biological resources, which have important utilitarian value, should be
based on current knowledge about their distribution, abundance, and taxonomic status. The …

The materials of our studies on the taiga shrew (Sorex isodon Turov, 1924) in the
northeastern part of European Russia are summarized. Its distribution is shown to coincide …

Aim: Maintenance of genetic diversity and connectivity is important for the potential of a
species to adapt to environmental changes. Studying these can also assist in understanding …

The north-eastern European lowland population of the lynx is commonly attributed to the
“Baltic population” and believed to belong to the nominative subspecies Lynx lynx lynx …