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Information × Registration Number 0224U033578, (0120U100452) , R & D reports Title Faunistic changes and ecological and morphological adaptations in the model groups of vertebrates and invertebrates of Ukraine and other territories of Eurasia popup.stage_title Комплексне дослідження змін у фауні, таксономічному різноманітті та виявлення еколого-морфологічних адаптацій видів в екосистемах, що перебувають під впливом антропічних чинників і глобальних кліматичних змін на прикладі модельних груп хребетних та безхребетних тварин в межах України і деяких інших регіонів Євразії. Head Pieskov Volodymyr M., Кандидат біологічних наук Registration Date 31-12-2024 Organization National Museum of Natural History National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine popup.description1 Main goal: to reveal, establish theoretically and analyze statistically the faunistic changes and ecological and morphological adaptations in the model groups of vertebrates and invertebrates in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems under the different degree of anthropogenic transformation within Ukraine and in some other regions of Eurasia popup.description2 The conducted studies revealed age, gender, and interspecies peculiarities of morphological variability in green (Pelophylax) and brown (Rana) frogs, lizards of the family Lacertidae, voles of the genus Microtus, and predators of the family Mustelidae. New habitats and species of dragonflies (Odonata) and mayflies (Ephemeroptera) were discovered, including rare and fossil forms from Ukraine, Asia, and the Caucasus. New taxa were described, expanding knowledge about their evolution, distribution, and ecological adaptations, and diagnostic keys for their identification were developed. New data were obtained on faunistic and taxonomic changes in marine and freshwater ichthyocenoses of Ukraine's water bodies, particularly the impact of invasive species on ecological balance. Changes in the structure of ichthyocenoses in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and freshwater basins, caused by anthropogenic factors, climate change, and invasive processes, were identified. The adaptations of invasive species, their impact on local ecosystems, and trophic chains were described. The ecological niche and adaptation of introduced rock lizards, Darevskia armeniaca and Darevskia dahli, in Ukraine were studied. It was found that their populations maintain high density and numbers despite unfavorable climatic conditions; however, widespread expansion of the species is unlikely due to their stenotopic nature and dependence on microclimatic factors. The study also presents data on new habitats of rare snakes (Coronella austriaca and Zamenis longissimus), indicating changes in their range and risks associated with habitat destruction and human activity. The distribution and changes in the mustelid fauna of Poltava and Kyiv regions over the past 100 years were analyzed. The analysis of morphological and physiological variability in insect populations showed that it reflects genetic diversity and environmental factors.  Product Description popup.authors Baidashnikov Oleksandr O. Dotsenko Iryna B. Lazariev Denys O. Manilo Leonid H. Martynov Oleksandr V. Pieskov Volodymyr M. Pankov Anatolii V. Parkhomenko Oleksandr V. Petrenko Nina A. Taikova Svitlana Yu. Uliura Yevheniia M. popup.nrat_date 2024-12-31 Close