History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back THERIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN TEMBOTOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY OF MOUNTAIN TERRITORIES, RAS: RESULTS AND PROSPECTS F.A. Tembotova, E.P. Kononenko, A.H. Amshokova, M.M. Emkuzheva The article describes development of theriological studies in Tembotov Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories, RAS at tissue, organ, organismic and population-specific levels by application of morphological, morphophysiological, molecular-genetic, population and statistical methods. The results of the studies on taxonomic diversity of mammals in the Caucasus, and on their eco-physiological and population adaptations to heterogeneous environment of mountain landscapes, are given. It is evident that the scientists who work at the Institute and its material resources represent an actual base to develop one of the strategic tasks of the Institute, i.e. the studies on the flora and fauna (of vertebrates and invertebrates) of the Caucasus and other mountain territories. Keywords: mammals, Caucasus, mountain territories, taxonomic diversity, eco-physiological and population adaptations, Tembotov Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories RAS, fauna resources. DOI: 10.25791/intstg.08.2019.793 Contacts: E-mail: iemt@mail.ru Pp. 24-35.