Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals

Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals

Established	1944
Director	Prof Victor V. Glupov, ScD
Staff	166 (as of 2013)
Owner	Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Formerly called	Biomedical Institute, Biological Institute
Address	Frunze street, 11, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia
Location	Novosibisk , Russia
Website	http://www.eco.nsc.ru

The Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals is one of the oldest research foundation in the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISEA, SB RAS) located in Novosibirsk. It was founded in 1944 as Biomedical Institute; the first Siberian academic establishment working in biology. The Institute Museum has the third-largest coleopteran collection in Russia. Some Siberian research organizations (the Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS, the Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry SB RAS) were derived from the former Institute laboratories.

General background

The Institute research mission is the study of animal populations and communities structural and functional organization (as the base of living systems sustainable being and evolution) along with community ecology and biodiversity (animal systematics, inventory, monitoring and animal resource assessment).

ISEA international activities include collaboration with researchers from the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Japan and China.

History

The Institute was formed as Biomedical Institute in 1944 due to the special Order of the USSR Sovnarkom (1943). It was renamed a few times:

• 1944 — the Biomedical Institute, the USSR Academy of Sciences West Siberian affiliate;
• 1953 — the Biological Institute, the USSR Academy of Sciences West Siberian affiliate;
• 1959 — the Biological Institute, the USSR Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch;
• 1991 — the Biological Institute, the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch;
• 1993 — the Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch.

The Institute Directors

• 1944—1951 — Victor V. Reverdatto, Prof, ScD
• 1951—1953 — Sergey U. Stroganov, Prof, ScD
• 1953—1954 — S. I. Gluzdakov, PhD
• 1954—1955 — Kira A. Sobolevskaya, Prof, ScD
• 1955—1978 — Alexey I. Cherepanov, Prof, ScD
• 1978—2006 — Vadim I. Evsikov, Corresponding Member of RAS, Prof, ScD
• since 2006 — Victor V. Glupov, Prof, ScD.

Research Units

There are seven laboratories, one special researh team, three research stations and one affiliated research and production unit in the Institute.

Laboratories

• The Insect Pathology Laboratory (Lab Head: Victor V. Glupov, Prof, ScD);
• The Invertebrate Systematics Laboratory (Lab Head: Anatoly V. Barkalov, ScD);
• The Laboratory of Behavioral Ecology of Animal Communities (Lab Head: Zhanna I. Reznikova, Prof, ScD);
• The Laboratory of Vertebrate Community Ecology (Lab Head: Yury N. Litvinov, ScD);
• The Philogeny and Faunogenesis Laboratory (Lab Head: Andrei A. Legalov, ScD);
• The Population Structure and Dynamics Laboratory (Lab Head: Galina G. Nazarova, ScD);
• The Zoomonitoring Laboratory (Lab Head: Yury S. Ravkin, Prof, ScD).

Special researh team

• The Research Group in Avian Ecology (Team Head: Alexander K. Yurlov, PhD).

The Siberian Zoological Museum

The Museum appeared in 1960 as a separate laboratory of the Institute. Now it is curated by the researchers of the Invertebrate Systematics and the Philogeny and Faunogenesis Laboratories. The Siberian Zoological Museum has a vast scientific collection including the third-largest coleopteran collection in Russia as well as some permanent exhibitions.

Research stations

• The Karasuk research station (Head: Vladimir A. Shilo, PhD);
• The Chany research station (Head: Alexander K. Yurlov, PhD);
• The Teletsky research station (Head: Igor I. Chupin, PhD).

References

Sources

• Prokhorov, Alexander, ed. (1970). "Биологический институт Сибирского отделения АН СССР (Biological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch)". Bolshaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya (Great Soviet Encyclopedia), Volume 3: Бари—Браслет (in Russian) (3rd ed.). Moscow: Sovetskaya entsiklopediya.
• Cherepanov, A.I. (1958). "Состояние и задачи исследований в Биологическом институте Западно-Сибирского филиала АН СССР" [Biological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences West Siberian affiliate: current research and goals]. Izvestiya AN SSSR. Seriya biologicheskaya (in Russian) (No 2). Moscow. ISSN 0002-3329. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
• Evsikov, V. (10 September 2004). "Мы — в дороге, мы — в пути" [We are on the journey, we are on the way]. Science in Siberia (weekly), No 35-36 (2471-2472) (in Russian). Novosibirsk. Retrieved 25 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Krasilnikov, S.A. (2013). "Организация Западно-Сибирского филиала АН СССР: от разработки решения к его реализации (март 1943 — январь 1944 г.)" [The organization of the USSR Academy of Sciences West Siberian affiliate: from the elaboration of the concept to its implementation (March 1943 — January 1944)]. Siberian Historical Research (in Russian) (No 2). Tomsk: 42–54. ISSN 2312-461X. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
• Kuharchuk, L.P. (1974). "Alexey Ignatievich Cherepanov". Фауна и экология насекомых Сибири. Новосибирск [Insect Fauna and Ecology in Siberia]. Novosibirsk: Nauka Publishing House. pp. 5–13.
• Litvinov, Yu. (21 February 2008). "Изучение и познание природы — процесс постоянный" [The nature studying and cognizing is a permanent process]. Science in Siberia (weekly), No 7-8 (2642-2643) (in Russian). Novosibirsk. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
• Makarova, V. (2 April 2004). "У истоков сибирской академической науки" [At the beginning of the Siberian academic science]. Science in Siberia (weekly), No 13 (2449) (in Russian). Novosibirsk. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
• Popova, O. (30 May 2013). "Учёный, философ и неисправимый романтик" [The scientist, philosopher and hopeless romantic. In Memoriam: A. Yu. Kharitonov, Prof, ScD (Biology)]. Science in Siberia (weekly), No 21 (2906) (in Russian). Novosibirsk. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

External links

• "The Institute Information on the official site" (in Russian). eco.nsc.ru. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
• "Coleoptera and Coleopterologists: The Siberian Zoological Museum at the ISEA SB RAS, Novosibirsk" (in Russian). Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ZIN RAS), Saint Petersburg (zin.ru). Retrieved 2015-01-24.
• "Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS". The Siberian Branch of RAS since 1957: photo chronicle (in Russian). soran1957.ru. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
• "Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of RAS" (in Russian). Official information of Russian Academy of Sciences. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
• "Laboratory of Behavioral Ecology of Communities". eco.nsc.ru. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
• "Siberian Zoological Museum". szmn.sbras.ru. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
• "The Nature Index 2013—2014 (More than a colour change: insect melanism, disease resistance and fecundity)". natureindex.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
• "Vadim Ivanovch Evsikov, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences". ras.ru. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
• Aseev A.L., Vlasov V.V., Buhtiyarov V.I. (2014). "Seventieth Anniversary of the Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals" (in Russian). ousbio.sbras.ru. Retrieved 20 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Matveeev A. (25 January 2015). "The best places of Novosibirdk in photos: the Siberian Zoological Museum" (in Russian). sibka.ru. Retrieved 25 January 2015.