Vol. 43, No. 6, 2016

Biology Bulletin

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