Contents

Biology Bulletin Reviews

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Vol. 13, No. 3, 2023

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Ecosystem Engineers: “Old Songs about the First Things” or the Concept We Have Never Noticed (Overview of the Problem)

G. S. Rozenberg p. 175  abstract

Ecological and Geographical Organization and Structure of the Summer Bird Assemblages of Northern Eurasia

Yu. S. Ravkin, S. M. Tsybulin, A. A. Ananin, V. G. Ivliev, T. K. Zheleznova, L. G. Vartapetov, V. A. Yudkin, V. S. Zhukov, E. S. Preobrazhenskaya, M. S. Stishov, K. V. Toropov, E. S. Ravkin, I. N. Bogomolova, S. V. Chesnokova and M. I. Lyalina p. 189  abstract

Behavioral and Genetic Isolation of the Urban Mallard Population (Anas platyrhynchos) in Central Russia: Myth or Reality?

K. V. Avilova, V. A. Scobeyeva, I. V. Artyushin, T. B. Golubeva and S. Yu. Fokin p. 205  abstract

Are Data on Predators Necessary When Modeling Prey Population Dynamics?

V. G. Soukhovolsky, Y. D. Ivanova and A. V. Kovalev p. 216  abstract

Leaf Functional Traits Are Important for the Formation of Alpine Plant Community Composition

V. G. Onipchenko, K. V. Dudova, D. M. Gulov, A. A. Akhmetzhanova, D. K. Tekeev and T. G. Elumeeva p. 228  abstract

Effect of Dominants on the Species Richness of Plant Communities in the Context of the Species–Energy Hypothesis

V. V. Akatov, T. V. Akatova, D. F. Afanasyev, T. G. Eskina, N. M. Sazonets, E. G. Sushkova and S. G. Chefranov p. 238  abstract

Chromosome Study of the Hymenoptera: History, Current State, Perspectives

V. E. Gokhman p. 247  abstract

Both Genes and Microbiome Modulate the Effect of Selection for Longevity in Drosophila melanogaster

E. U. Yakovleva, D. S. Merzlikin, A. E. Zavialov, A. A. Maslov, E. A. Mironova and A. V. Markov p. 258  abstract

Features of Soil Nematode Communities in Different Zones of the Phytogeneous Area of a Tree

D. S. Kalinkina, A. A. Sushchuk and N. V. Genikova p. 275  abstract

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