Contents

Biology Bulletin


Vol. 43, No. 6, 2016

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Biology Bulletin ISSN 1062-3590.


Conference Materials

Taxonomic Position of the Family Porcellanasteridae within the Class Asteroidea

N. B. Petrov, I. P. Vladychenskaya, A. B. Dil’man and A. N. Mironov p. 483  abstract

Brittle Stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of the Cooperation Sea, Eastern Antarctica

I. S. Smirnov p. 491  abstract

Transformations of the Axial Complex of Ophiuroids as a Result of Shifting of the Madreporite to the Oral Side

O. V. Ezhova, E. A. Egorova and V. V. Malakhov p. 494  abstract

Adaptive Strategy of the Porcellanasterid Sea Stars

A. N. Mironov, A. B. Dilman, I. P. Vladychenskaya and N. B. Petrov p. 503  abstract

Anaerobic Glycolysis in Sea Urchins as Adaptation to Life in a Habitat Lacking Oxygen

K. A. Drozdov and A. L. Drozdov p. 517  abstract

Chemical Composition of Spines and Tests of Sea Urchins

A. L. Drozdov, V. V. Sharmankina, L. A. Zemnukhova and N. V. Polyakova p. 521  abstract

Taxonomic Significance and Ecological Role of Triterpene Glycosides from Holothurians

V. I. Kalinin, A. S. Silchenko and S. A. Avilov p. 532  abstract


Genetics

Morphogenetic Diversity of the Honeybee Apis mellifera L. from the Mountain-Forest Zone of Crimea

T. O. Bykova, T. A. Triseleva, A. V. Ivashov and A. F. Safonkin p. 541  abstract


Microbiology

The Impact of Synthetic Nitriles on the Morphology and Viability of Some Bacterial Species

A. V. Maksimova, M. V. Kuznetsova and V. A. Demakov p. 547  abstract


Botany

Ultrastructural Features of the Nutlet Surface in Species of the Genus Mentha

O. V. Shelepova, G. F. Bidiukova and A. S. Ryabchenko p. 554  abstract


Zoology

The Role of Acoustic Signals in Courtship Behavior of Drosophila virilis

E. G. Belkina, O. E. Lazebny and V. Yu. Vedenina p. 561  abstract

Genetic Diversity of Wild Reindeer Rangifer tarandus L. from the Eastern Part of the Kola Peninsula: Polymorphism of the mtDNA Control Region

A. I. Baranova, D. V. Panchenko, M. V. Kholodova, K. F. Tirronen and P. I. Danilov p. 567  abstract


Ecology

A Study of the Intestinal Microbiomes of the Lake Baikal Oilfishes (Cottoidei, Comephoridae)

E. V. Dzyuba, N. L. Bel’kova and N. N. Denikina p. 573  abstract

A Synergetic Approach to Analysis of Probabilistic and Deterministic Components of Seasonal and Long-Term Dynamics of European Bank Voles in the Areal Center

O. A. Zhigal’skii p. 578  abstract