Over 2.5 million specimens

One of the largest scientific collections in Europe

Institute

Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences

Institute

Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences

News
16 Jul 2026

The ISEZ PAN Natural History Museum will reopen to visitors on Tuesday, July 21. We warmly invite you to visit!

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16 Jul 2026

Announcement of the competition for the position of conservator

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16 Jul 2026

Information on the results of the competition for the position of conservator-driver

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22 Jun 2026

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About the Institute
The Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences was established in 1989 from the Department of Systematic and Experimental Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

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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27 Jun 2026

“Great Expeditions – In the Footsteps of Kraków’s Naturalists” - CANCELED

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17 Jun 2026

The seminar of the ISEA PAS, 17 June 2026

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10 Jun 2026

The seminar of the ISEA PAS, 10 June 2026

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Recent publications
2026

Thermal carry-over: lasting impacts of early life heat stress on morphology and flight performance in solitary bee Osmia bicornis.

Gudowska A., Tofilski A., Moroń D.

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2026

Odorous and monophyletic – systematic revision of the endemic Madagascan genus Tritonaclia with the first record of wing scent scales in Syntomini Polka Dot Moths (Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Arctiinae).

Wiorek M., Lees D.C., Wahlberg N., Przybyłowicz Ł.

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2026

Fragmentation of long reads enables reliable mitogenome assembly from whole-genome amplification data with pervasive palindromic reads.

Vecchi M., Surmacz B., Jönsson I.K., Stec D.

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