Contents

Biology Bulletin Reviews

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Vol. 10, No. 2, 2020

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Biology Bulletin Reviews ISSN 2079-0864.

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Assortative Mating in Hybrid Zones between Chromosomal Races of the Common Shrew Sorex araneus L. (Soricidae, Soricomorpha)

V. N. Orlov, D. M. Krivonogov, E. V. Cherepanova, A. V. Shchegol’kov and O. O. Grigorieva p. 81  abstract

Brain Weight and Cognitive Abilities of Laboratory Mice

O. V. Perepelkina, A. Yu. Tarasova, N. A. Ogienko, I. G. Lil’p and I. I. Poletaeva p. 91  abstract

The Karelian Birch: a Unique Biological Object

L. V. Vetchinnikova and A. F. Titov p. 102  abstract

Structural Features and Hormonal Regulation of the Zygotic Embryogenesis in Cereals

N. N. Kruglova, O. A. Seldimirova and A. E. Zinatullina p. 115  abstract

Plant Fatty Acid Desaturases: Role in the Life of Plants and Biotechnological Potential

M. A. Berestovoy, O. S. Pavlenko and I. V. Goldenkova-Pavlova p. 127  abstract

Principles of Interpretation of Laboratory Diagnosis and Infection Treatment at the Present Stage

A. M. Zemskov, V. M. Zemskov, V. A. Zemskova and I. A. Poletaeva p. 140  abstract

Bacterial Pathogens: Migration from Environmental Reservoirs to Human Host

V. I. Pushkareva p. 150  abstract

Suppression of Bacterial Adhesion: Modern Approaches, Problems, and Prospects

G. G. Kharseeva, A. Yu. Mironov and A. A. Alieva p. 158  abstract

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