Science comics
Our another science cartoon shows the results of research conducted by international team of scientists on the daily activity of lynx. The study showed that the lynx activity level was not influenced by the daylight duration and the activity pattern was bimodal, even...
05.02.2015
Events
Sixty years ago, on 20th of January 1955, appeared the first issue of Acta Theriologica. At the beginning it was published by the Institute of Zoology PAS in Warsaw, but from 1958 by the Mammal Research Institute PAS in Białowieża. During 60 years, Acta Theriologica...
23.01.2015
Events
In warm appreciation of our association during the past year, we extend our very best wishes for a peaceful Christmas full of warmth and joy. We would also like to wish you a New Year of hope, happiness and success. The Director and the Staffof the Mammal Research...
23.12.2014
Science comics
Our new science cartoon is based on the paper “The influence of habitat structure on genetic differentiation in red fox populations in north-eastern Poland”, devoted to analyses of genetic differentiation in red fox populations in north-eastern Poland. You can find...
16.12.2014
Science comics
Our new science comic presents an interesting discovery from the research Dries Kuijper et al: red deer react to the smell of their main predator – wolf – by showing fear; they reduce the amount of foraging and become highly alert. Wild boar, a secondary...
10.12.2014
Science comics
This week science cartoon presents the results of the analyses of cytochrome b gene of mtDNA of weasels. The paper “Climate and refugial origin influence mitochondrial lineage distribution of weasels (Mustela nivalis) in a phylogeographic suture zone” is available at...
05.12.2014
Science comics
Our next science cartoon presents in a short form the results of the analyses of genetic diversity of mtDNA of the European moose. All results you can find in the paper: “Spatial structure in European moose (Alces alces): genetic data reveal a complex population...
28.11.2014
MRI in media
A recently published in Mammal Research journal (formerly Acta theriologica) study by the Mammal Research Institute staff, covering a period of 20 years, investigated the influence of economic growth and the ‘edge’ effect on Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) mortality...
12.11.2014
Science comics
New science comic shows the unpleasant effect of sociality and use of common den sites among carnivore communities in Bialowieza Primeval Forest – mange infection (based on the paper “Sarcoptic mange vulnerability in carnivores of the Białowieża Primeval...
08.09.2014
Science comics
Another comic for scientific publications of the Mammal Research Institute PAS presents the paper “3D dental microwear texture analysis of feeding habits of sympatric ruminants in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland”. The full text of the paper is...
04.08.2014
