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Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute PAS<\/p>\n
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General information<\/strong><\/p>\n Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute PAS in Bia\u0142owie\u017ca comprise about 190\u00a0000 of mammal specimens. The collections are effect of the long-term studies on mammal fauna in Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Primeval Forest, Bia\u0142owie\u017ca National Park, and generally in Poland. Some part of collection (specimens from various groups of mammal world fauna) makes the reference material in many studies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The series of skulls and skeletons of the European bison (Bison bonasus<\/em>) from free living herd in Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Primeval Forest is extremely precious component of the collection. \u00a0<\/p>\n The collection data base includes 1094 records for European bison and crossbreed (Bison bonasus x Bos taurus<\/em>) (the actual state from 31.12.2008).<\/p>\n Big series of small mammals from Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Primeval Forest constitute important part of the collection. Also materials from Poland have large share in the collection. However in the last years, the collection was enlarged about numerous specimens big mammals, particularly about carnivore mammals (in case of protected mammals appropriate permissions are obtained).<\/p>\n Other precious elements in the collection include some groups: (1) small mammal fauna from Bia\u0142owie\u017ca National Park and Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Proimeval Forest (near 116\u00a0000 specimens); (2) mammals from Biebrza National Park; (3) series of hare skulls from former Pozna\u0144 and Bia\u0142ystok province; (4) series of red fox skulls from whole Poland (about 1500 specimens);\u00a0 (5) pellets from owls and other raptors from Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Primeval Forest (about 2000 items); (6) material from composition of diet analyzes in carnivore mammal guild in Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Primeval Forest (about 4000 items).<\/p>\n Curator of the collection is Prof. dr habil. Rafa\u0142 Kowalczyk<\/p>\n Collection and education<\/strong><\/p>\n Collection specimens’ are used in education objectives. Periodically some part of collection store is presented for groups of students, PhD students visiting Institute. In order to that the showroom on Polish mammal fauna and review of biodiversity of world mammals is organized.<\/p>\n During every year Summer School the specimens are used in laboratory and field training. Students learn identification of mammals on skull and dental characters. In order of that the osteologic material from collection are demonstrated and used.<\/p>\n Collection and research<\/strong><\/p>\n Based on collection materials are realised different studies, among other things in evolutionary morphology, functional morphology, ecology, phylogeography, phylogeny, evolutionary genetic. Some project are realised in cooperation MRI Staff and some foreign researcher. In last five years the following works exploited collection materials were published:<\/p>\n W. J\u0119drzejewski, W. Branicki, C. Veit, I. Medugorac, M. Pilot, A. N. Bunevich, B. J\u0119drzejewska, K. Schmidt, J. Theuerkauf, H. Okarma, R. Gula, L. Szymura, M. F\u00d6rster. 2005: “Genetic diversity and relatedness within packs in an intensely hunted population of wolves\u00a0Canis lupus<\/em>.”\u00a0Acta Theriologica<\/em>\u00a050: 3-22.<\/p>\n L. Rychlik, M. G. Ramalhinho, P. D. Polly. 2006: “Response to environmental factors and competition: skull, mandible, and tooth shape in Polish Water shrews (Neomys<\/em>, Soricidae, Mammalia)”.\u00a0Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research<\/em>\u00a044: 339-351.<\/p>\n A. M. W\u00f3jcik, P. D. Polly, M. D. Sikorski, J. M. W\u00f3jcik. 2006: “Selection in a cyclic population: differential response among skeletal traits”\u00a0Evolution<\/em>\u00a060: 1925-1935.<\/p>\n J. M. W\u00f3jcik, P. D. Polly, A. M. W\u00f3jcik, M. D. Sikorski. 2007: “Epigenetic variation of the common shrew,\u00a0Sorex araneus<\/em>, in different habitats.”\u00a0R<\/em>ussian Journal of Theriology<\/em>\u00a06: 43-49.<\/p>\n E. Szuma. 2008: “Geography of sexual dimorphism in the tooth size of the red fox Vulpes vulpes (Mammalia, Carnivora).”\u00a0Journal of Zoological Systematic and Evolutionary Research<\/em>\u00a046: 73-81.<\/p>\n E. Szuma. 2008: “Evolutionary and climatic factors affecting tooth size in the red fox\u00a0Vulpes vulpes<\/em>\u00a0in the Holarctic”.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Acta Theriologica<\/em>\u00a053: 289-332.<\/p>\n D. G. Drucker, A. Bridault, K. A. Hobson, E. Szuma, H. Bocherens. 2008: “Can carbon-13 in large herbivores reflect canopy effect in temperate and boreal ecosystems? Evidence from modern and ancient ungulates.”\u00a0Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology\u00a0<\/em>266: 69-82.<\/p>\n J. M. W\u00f3jcik, A. Kawa\u0142ko, M. Tokarska, M. Jaarola, P. Vallenback, C. Pertoldi. 2009: “Post-bottleneck mtDNA diversity in a free-living population of European bison: implications for conservation.” Journal of Zoology\u00a0<\/em>277: 81-87.<\/p>\n M. Tokarska, A. Kawa\u0142ko, J.M. W\u00f3jcik, C. Pertoldi. 2009:\u00a0“Genetic variability in the European bison (Bison bonasus<\/em>) population from Bia\u0142owie\u017ca forest over 50 years”.\u00a0Biological Journal of the Linnean Society<\/em>\u00a097: 801-809.<\/span><\/p>\n J.M. W\u00f3jcik, A. Kawa\u0142ko, S. Markov\u00e1, J.B. Searle, P.\u00a0\u00a0Kotl\u00edk. 2010:\u00a0“Phylogeographic signatures of northward post-glacial colonization from high-latitude refugia: a case study of bank voles using museum specimens”.\u00a0<\/span>Journal of Zoology<\/em>\u00a0281: 249\u2013262. DOI: 10.1111\/j.1469-7998.2010.00699.x<\/p>\n GBIF<\/strong><\/p>\n Information about the mammal collection store’s from MRI PAS are visible in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). GBIF is an international organisation to provide free and universal access to data regarding the world’s biodiversity. To learn more about GBIF itself, visit the GBIF Communications Portal:<\/p>\n