Contents

Doklady Biological Sciences

Vol. 491, No. 1, 2020

General Biology

First Discovery of the European Buffalo Bubalus murrensis (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Pleistocene of the Russian Plain

I. A. Vislobokova, K. K. Tarasenko and Academician A. V. Lopatin p. 31  abstract

First Finding of Etruscan Bear (Ursus etruscus, Ursidae, Carnivora) in the Crimea (Taurida Cave, Early Pleistocene)

D. O. Gimranov, A. V. Lavrov, D. B. Startsev, K. K. Tarasenko and Academician A. V. Lopatin p. 35  abstract

Decrease in Human Aging Rate Since the Middle of the 20th Century

V. I. Dontsov, V. N. Krut’ko and O. V. Mitrohin p. 39  abstract

Gelatin and Starch: What Better Stabilizes the Enzyme Activity?

E. N. Esimbekova, A. E. Govorun, V. I. Lonshakova-Mukina and V. A. Kratasyuk p. 43  abstract

The First Find of Merck’s Rhinoceros (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae, Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis Jäger, 1839) Remains in the Russian Far East

P. A. Kosintsev, S. V. Zykov, M. P. Tiunov, A. V. Shpansky, V. V. Gasilin, D. O. Gimranov and M. M. Devjashin p. 47  abstract

The Mechanism of the Stimforte Effect on the Activation of Target Cell Defense against Viral Infection

D. G. Mal’dov, P. G. Deryabin, S. S. Grigoryan, D. V. Mishin, V. L. Andronova, E. I. Isaeva, G. A. Galegov and A. V. Ilichev p. 50  abstract

Growth Features of Castanea sativa Mill. in Forest Stands Infected by Cryphoneciria parasitica (Murrill) М. Е. Barr. in Abkhazia

V. P. Koba, Corresponding Member of the RAS Yu. V. Plugatar, O. M. Shevchuk, V. D. Leyba and T. M. Sakhno p. 54  abstract

Changes in the Activity of Genes Involved in the Regulation of Hematopoiesis during Tumorigenesis in Irradiated Mice

D. V. Saleeva, V. F. Mikhailov, L. M. Rozhdestvenskii, L. V. Shulenina, N. F. Raeva and G. D. Zasukhina p. 57  abstract

A New Approach to Evaluating the Pumping Function of the Heart by the Myocardial Work

V. E. Oleynikov, Yu. G. Smirnov, V. A. Galimskaya and S. N. Kupriyanova p. 60  abstract

The First Finding of the Late Miocene Baleen Whales of the Genus Zygiocetus (Cetotheriidae, Mysticeti) in Crimea (Melek-Chesme Locality, Kerch Peninsula)

K. K. Tarasenko, Academician A. V. Lopatin and D. B. Startsev p. 63  abstract

A New Genus of the Brachyericinae (Erinaceidae, Erinaceomorpha) from the Lower Miocene of Mongolia

Academician A. V. Lopatin p. 67  abstract

Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria in the Digestive System of Fish as an Indicator of Coastal Pollution

Yu. M. Polyak, A. S. Demchuk, A. N. Sharov, Yu. I. Gubelit and N. A. Berezina p. 71  abstract