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However, the history of the Institute dates back to 1865, when the Physiographic Commission founded by the Krakow Scientific Society was established. At the same time, the Natural Museum was created, under the original name of the Physiographic Museum, which is today an integral part of our Institute.
The mission of the Institute is to conduct scientific research (taxonomic, phylogenetic, genetic, paleontological, biogeographical and related) on the evolution and biodiversity of the animal world and to collect, store and share zoological scientific collections and promote science according to the best standards.
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Reindeer age structure and prey selection at Gravettian open-air sites in central Europe.
Oszczepalińska O., Wojtal P., Göhlich U. B., Roblíčková M., Wilczyński J.
Learn moreDrivers of Genetic Diversity in Keystone Forest Species: Contrasting Responses of Rare and Common Saproxylic Beetles to Habitat Location and Naturalness.
Amer N. R., Krovi R. S., Wierzbicka A., Plewa R., Kadej M., Jaworski T., Smolis A., Oleksa A., Szmatoła T., Oczkowicz M., Kajtoch Ł.
Learn moreQuo vadis Plesiolacerta? Taxonomy, nomenclature, and phylogenetic relationships of the large lacertid Plesiolacerta (Squamata) from the Palaeogene of Europe.
Georgalis, G.L., Čerňanský A.
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Doctoral School of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
The Doctoral School has functioned since 2019 as an interinstitutional unit created by four Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences: the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, the Franciszek Górski Institute of Physiology of Plants, the Institute of Nature Protection, the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals and the State Research Institute - Institute of Zootechnics.
In the School, doctoral students are trained in three disciplines: biological sciences, agriculture and horticulture, zootechnical sciences and fisheries.
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The Institute is the publisher of two scientific journals:
Folia Biologica (Kraków) and Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia.