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I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

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Abbreviation
  
IZAN

Purpose
  
Research in zoology

Type
  
Scientific institute

Location
  
Kiev, Ukraine

I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

Formation
  
1930; 87 years ago (1930)

Parent organization
  
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Інститут зоології ім. І. І. Шмальгаузена Національної академії наук України) is leading institution in Ukraine specialized in general zoology. It was officially founded on August 1, 1930. Zoologist Ivan Schmalhausen was the first director of the Institute. It consists of 14 scientific departaments and laboratories, more than 100 researchers with academic degree works here.

Structure

  • Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics
  • Department of General and applied entomology
  • Department of Taxonomy of Entomophagous Insects and ecological principles of biocontrol
  • Department of Acarology
  • Department of Parasitology
  • Department of Evolutional and genetical systematics
  • Department of Fauna and systematics of vertebrates
  • Department of Populational ecology
  • Department of Evolutionary morphology of vertebrates
  • Department of Cythology and histogenesis
  • Department of Scientific collections
  • Department of Animal monitoring and conservation
  • The Ukrainian bird ringing centre
  • Research Taxonomy Center of Ukraine

    • References

    I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology Wikipedia
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