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EcoLectures#01_What Is Ecology?
Few sciences face the problem that their name and definition become the subject of fierce disputes. Unfortunately, in the post-Soviet space this fully applies to ecology. The word “ecology” has …
III. Pisces-01. Fishes: Their Characteristic Features and Archaic Groups
The evolutionary success of the phylum Chordata is associated with the emergence of two extremely successful groups—fishes and tetrapods (which are descendants of fishes).
III. Pisces-02. Class Chondrichthyes — Cartilaginous Fishes
Cartilaginous fishes are often called the most ancient of the modern groups of fishes.
IV. Amphibia sensu lato-05. Systematics of modern amphibians
List of families of modern amphibians according to international databases
III. Pisces-04. Class “Osteichthyes” — Bony fishes
It is time to consider the origin and characteristics of bony fishes.
III. Pisces-09. Subclass "Sarcopterygii" — Lopateri
Lopataperi. General characteristics, fossil and modern representatives according to a substantially simplified taxonomy.
III. Pisces-06. Actinopterygii (I): from Polypteriformes to Gymnotiformes
A brief overview of ray-finned fishes from mullets to herring-like species. Systematics according to Nelson et al., 2016.
III. Pisces-07. Actinopterygii (II): Euteleostei to Istiophoriformes
A large group of orders of higher teleost fishes, including — salmoniforms, esociforms, gadiforms, gobiiforms, blenniiforms, beloniforms, cyprinodontiforms and others.
III. Pisces-08. Actinopterygii (III): Percomorpha from Anabantiformes to Tetraodontiformes
Anabantiformes, pleuronectiforms, syngnathiforms, scombriforms, perciforms, scorpaeniforms, lophiiforms, and other orders.
IV. Amphibia sensu lato-01. Origin of the tetrapods, their history and the main fossil groups of amphibians
“The most grandiose of all the risky ventures that vertebrates have undertaken throughout their long history was, perhaps, the development of tetrapods and the transition to land; this step was …
IV. Amphibia sensu lato-08. Order Anura — Tailless Amphibians. Part I — Basal Families
The first part of the systematic survey of tailless amphibians.
V. Reptilia sensu lato-10. Ophidia-I (from Leptotyphlopidae to Uropeltidae)
The first group (not a taxon, simply 10 families) of snakes, mostly worm-like.
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