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Lobkov, V., Y. Oleinik. 2026. A brief history and directions of theriological research in the North-Western Black Sea Region. Novitates Theriologicae, 18: 320–333. https://doi.org/10.53452/nt1828

title

A brief history and directions of theriological research in the North-Western Black Sea Region

author(s)

Vladimir Lobkov (I. I. Mechnikov Odesa National University, Odesa, Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-9871
Yurii Oleinik (I. I. Mechnikov Odesa National University, Odesa, Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0033-0718

abstract

The history of the study of mammals in the Black Sea Region covers about 180 years, starting with the work of Professor Nordmann. Since the end of the 19th century, theriological research in the region had expanded significantly, covering almost all sections of modern theriology by the end of the last century. As a result of long-term and systematic studies of the second half of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century, theriologists (Gursky, Lobkov, and others) achieved the greatest success in the field of population ecology and morphology of some representatives of the Rodentia and Carnivora orders. Within the framework of these works, V. Lobkov developed the concept of dynamics of mammalian numbers with the participation of intrapopulation mechanisms of birth control, which is based on the connection of disintegration of the spatial and ethological structure of the population with the formation of outbred generations. On the basis of morphological studies, methods for determining the age of a number of predatory mammals and of rodents have been developed and verified. The essay briefly highlights the contribution of mammal experts of Odesa University and other institutions to the formation of scientific directions in the study of animals of the North-Western Black Sea Region. At the end, there is an annotated list of about 100 scientific papers that reflect the main stages and achievements in the study of the modern mammal fauna in the region.

language

Ukrainian, with English summary

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online: 30.01.2026; print: 30.01.2026