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DrS, Leading Researcher,
Zoological Museum, Moscow M.V.Lomonosov State University
125009 Moscow, ul. Bol'shaya Nikitskaya 6
Russia
Phone. (095) 203-2940
Fax (095) 203-2717
E-mail igor_pavlinov@zmmu.msu.ru

Resource: MAMMALS OF RUSSIA (in Russian)

Resource: MAMMALS OF THE WORLD (in Russian)

Resource: MAMMALS OF USSR (in Russian)

Resource: Type Localities of Mammals of exUSSR (in Russian)

Facts of biography

Born: 1950
In Moscow Zoological Museum: since 1967
Graduated: Moscow Pedagogical Inst., 1976
Degrees: PhD (zoology), thesis "Phylogeny and taxonomy of Gerbillids of the World", 1982; DrS (zoology), thesis "Cladistic approach in phylogenetics and taxonomy: theoretical foundations of evolutionary cladistics", 1997.

Current research interests

Variation and morphometrics (including geometric one) of small mammals; systematics and faunas of mammals; theoretical bases of taxonomy and phylogenetics.

Principal publications

SCIENTIFIC BOOKS AND CATALOGUES

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya. 1979. Catalogue of type specimens of mammals kept in the Zoological Museum of MSU // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. Т. 18: 5-75. In Russian

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya. 1981. Catalogue of mammal collections in the Zoological Museum of MSU. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 68 p. In Russian

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya. 1982. Mammal collections of the Soviet Union. Total Catalogue. M.: All-Union Theriol. Soc. Publ. 140 p. In Russian

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya., Zaitseva G.A. 1986. Mammal collections of the Soviet Union. Principles and methods of conservation. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 157 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Rossolimo O.L. 1987. Systematics of Mammals of the USSR.M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 253 p. In Russian [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1989. Methods of cladistics. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 119 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1990. Cladistic analysis (methodological problems). M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 160 p. In Russian [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya., Dubrovsky Yu.A., Rossolimo O.L., Potapova E.G. 1990. Gerbillids of the World. M: Nauka Publ. 368 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Yakhontov E.L., Agadganyan A.K. 1995. Mammals of Eurasia. I. Rodentia. A taxonomic and geographic reference // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. Т. 32. 240 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Borissenko A.V., Kruskop S.V., Yakhontov E.L. 1995. Mammals of Eurasia. I. Non-Rodentia. A taxonomic and geographic reference // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. Т. 33. 336 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Kruskop S.V. 1995. Mammals of Eurasia.III. Cetacea, Sirenia. A taxonomic and geographic reference // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. Т. 33 (suppl.). 32 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. (ed.). 1996. Modern taxonomy: methodological aspects// Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 34. 238 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Rossolimo O.L. 1998. Systematics of Mammals of the USSR. An upgrade. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 190 с. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Borissenko A.V. (eds) 2001. Vertebrate type specimens in the Zoological Museum of Moscow University // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. Т. 41. 250 p. In Russian

Borissenko A.V., Kruskop S.V., Pavlinov I.Ya., Spasskaya N.N. 2001. Class Mammalia // Vertebrate type specimens in the Zoological Museum of Moscow University // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. Т. 41: 163-228. In Russian

Rossolimo O.L., Potapova E.G., Pavlinov I.Ya., Kruskop S.V., Voltsit O.V. 2001. Dormice (Myoxidae) of the World. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 229 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2002. A short guide to terrestrial mammals of Russia. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 165 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2002. Classification of recent mammals (a preprint). M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 165 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Kruskop S.V., Varshavsky A.A. Borissenko A.V. 2002. Terrestrial mammals of Russia. An identification manual. М.:КМК Press. 298 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2003. Systematics of Recent mammals. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 297 p. In Russian [html]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2005. Introduction to Contemporary Phylogenetics. М.: KMK Sci Press. 391p. In Russian [annotation & content]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2008. A review of Phylogeny and Classification of Gerbillnae (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zool. Issled. 9. 68 p. [Pdf]

Igor Ya. Pavlinov, G. Yu. Lyubarsky. 2011. Biological systematics: Evolution of ideas. Archives of the Zoological Museum of MSU. V. 51. P. 3-676. [annotation & contentt]

Pavlinov I.Ya.. 2013.Taxonomic Nomenclature. 1. From Adam to Linnaeus. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya.. 2013.Taxonomic Nomenclature. 1. From Linnaeus to first Codes . [Pdf]

RESEARCH PAPERS

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya. 1974. Sexual dimorphism in the development, size and proportions of the skull in the pine-marten (Martes martes L.: Mammalia, Mustelidae) // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 79 (6): 23-35. In Russian, with English summary {Pdf].

Pavlinov I.J. 1975. Tooth anomalies in some Canidae // Acta theriologica. 20 (33): 507-519.

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1976. Variation in crista sagittalis externa in the pine marten skull // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 81 (1): 28-33. In Russian, with English summary. 81, 1: 28-33. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1977. Age variation of the skull in the pine-marten (Martes martes L.: Mammalia, Mustelidae) // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 82 (5): 33-50. In Russian, with English summary

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya. 1977. Correspondence between within- and between population correlation of mammal skull traits // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 82 (1): 50-58. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1978. Using elements of information statistic analysis in the investigations of within-species variation // J. General Biol. 39 (6): 840-848. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1979. Morphology and taxonomic significance of the middle ear ossicles in the jirds of the genus Meriones (Rodentia: Cricetidae) // Zool. J. (Russ.). 58 (11): 1703-1712. In Russian, with English summary

Павлинов И.Я., Rossolimo O.L. 1979. Geographic variation and subspecies taxonomy of the sable (Martes zibellina L.) on the USSR territories // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 18: 241-256. In Russian [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1980. Evolution and taxonomic significance of the middle ear in the subfamily Gerbillinae (Rodentia: Cricetidae) // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 85 (4): 20-33. In Russian, with English summary

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.J. 1980. Sexual dimorphism in the development, size and proportions of the skull in the pine-marten (Martes martes L.: Mammalia, Mustelidae) // Biology of mustelids, some Soviet researches, v. 2. DSIR Bull. 227: 180-191.

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1982. Phylogeny and classification of he subfamily Gerbillinae // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 87 (2): 19-31. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya., Shenbrot G.I. 1983. Morphology of the male genital system and classificaiton of the Dipodidae // Tr. Zool. Inst. Acad. Sci. USSR. T. 119: 67-88. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1984. Evolution of the dental crown in Gerbillidae // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 22: 93-134. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1984. Evolution of the middle ear ossicles in the vole subfamily Microtinae //Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 22: 191-212. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1986. Taxonomic significance of the male genital morphology in the subfamily Gerbillinae (Mammalia: Rodentia) // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Naturalists. (biol.). 91 (1): 8-16. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1987. Uncertainty principle in the cladistic taxonomy // J. General Biol. 48 (5): 589-601. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1988. Evolution of the mastoid part of the auditory bulla in the specialized desert rodents // Zool. J. (Russ.). 67 (5): 739-750. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1988. Approaches to the character weighting in cladistic taxonomy // Biol. Sci.. ? 11: 43-54. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1988. Two weighting concepts in taxonomy: character weighting and similarity weighting // J. General Biol. 49 (6): 752-764. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1989. Probabilistic interpretation of cladistic charatcer // J. General Biol. 50 (2): 269-276. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1990. Theses about foundations of the cladistic taxonomy // J. General Biol. 51 (2): 273-278. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1990. The outgroup concept in cladistics // J. General Biol. 51 (3): 304-315. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya.,Yakhontov E.L. 1991. Mammal collections // Two centuries in the collections of the Zoological Museum of MSU. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. P. 167-192. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1992. The evoluitonary cone metaphore and the problem of reliabilty of the phylogenetic reconstructions // J. General Biol. 53 (3): 293-306. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1992. Is there a biological species, or what is the "harm" of taxonomy // J. General Biol. 53 (5): 757-767. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1992. On the formilized models in the phylogenetics // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 29: 223-246. In Russian, with English summary

Pavlinov I.Ya., Yakhontov E.L. 1992. Cladistics ideas in the mammalian phylogenetics // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 29: 5-43. In Russian, with English summary

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.J. 1992. Species and subspecies of Alticola s.str. (Rodentia: Arvicolidae) // Prague Studies in Mammalogy (eds. I.Horacek, V.Vohralik). Prague. P. 149-176.

Pavlinov I.Ya., Potapova E.G., Yakhontov E.L. 1993. Numerical analysis of the effect of initial condiitons on the results of phylogenetic reconstrucitons // J. General Biol. 54 (2): 149-166. In Russian, with English summary

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.J. 1993. Seventy years of Soviet zoological collections and the lessons they taught us // Natural history collections. Congress book, vol. 3 (eds. C. Rose et al.). Madrid. P. 135-142.

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1995. Classification as a hypothesis: enterring the problem //J. General Biol. 56 (4): 411-424. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pavlinov I.Ja., Puzachenko Yu.G., Puzachenko A.Yu., Lyubarsky G.Yu. 1995. To zipf or not to zipf, or why are there so few scientists supposing there are no genera in the nature at all? // J. General Biol. 56 (1): 152-158. [Doc]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1996. A word on the modern taxonomy // Arch. Zool. Mus. MSU. T. 34: 7-54. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pаvlinov I.Ya. 1997. Systematics and distribution of Tatera phillipsi (Mammalia, Gerbillidae) // Zool. J. (Russ.). 76 (4): 506-508. (Pdf)

Lebedev V.S., Pavlinov I.Ya., Meyer M.N., Malikov V.G. 1998. Craniometric analysis of the mouse hamsters of the genus Calomyscus Thomas, 1905 // Zool. J. (Russ.). 77 (6): 721-731. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1998. To the problem of axiomatic foundations of the evolutionary cladistics // J. General Biol. 59 (6): 586-605. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Schileiko A.A., Pavlinov I.Ja. 1998. A cladistic analysis of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda) // Ent. Scand. Suppl., 51: 33-40

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1999. Analysis of shape variation of the third upper molar in the rock vole, Alticola (Cricetidae) by geometric morphometrics // Zool. J. (Russ.). 78 (1): 78-83. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Likhnova O.P., Pavlinov I.Ya., Kuznetsov G.V. 2000. Contribution to allozyme and craniometric differentiation of some rat genera and species (Mammalia: Murinae) from Southern Vietnam // Zool. J. (Russ.). 79 (10): 1235-1241. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2000. Contribution to craniometric variation and taxonomy of jirds from the group "shawl-grandis" of the genus Meriones (Gerbilidae) // Zool. J. (Russ.). 79 (2): 201-209. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2000. Geometric morphometrics of the skull of some muroid rodents (Mammalia, Rodentia): relation of the skull shape to trophic specialization // J. General Biol. 61 (6): 583-600. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya., Rogovin K.A.. 2000. Relation between size of pinna and of auditory bulla in specialized desert rodents // J. General Biol. 61 (1): 87-101. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pavlinov I. Ya. 2001. Geometric morphometrics, a new analytical approach to comparison of digitized images // In: "Information technologies in biodiversity research", St.Petersburg, 2001. P. 40-64. English version [Doc]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2001. Concepts of taxonomy and concepts of biodiversity: a problem of interaction // J. General Biol. 62 (4): 362-366. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pavlinov I.J. 2001. Current concepts of Gerbillid phylogeny and classification // African small mammals // Proc. 8th Internat. Symp. on African small mammals. Paris: IRD Ed., P. 141-149. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya., Mikeshina N.G. 2002. Principles and methods of geometric morphometrics // J. General Biol. 63 (6): 473-493. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2003. It is normal for the classificatory approaches to be diversed // J. General Biol. 64 (4): 275-291. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2003. In defence of "dependent taxonomy" // In: Theriological investigations, 3 (eds F. Golenisgchev & G. Baranova), SPb. P. 41-59. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Carleton M.D., Musser G.G., Pavlinov I.Ya. 2003. Myodes Pallas, 1811, is the valid name for the genus of red-backed voles // In: Systematics, phylogeny, and paleontology of small mammals (eds. N.I.Abramson, A.A. Averianov), Ст.-Петербург. С. 96-98. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Y. 2003. The New Phylogenetics: an essay // Wulfenia. B. 10: 1-14. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Y., Potapova E.G. 2003. Cladistic analysis of the dormouse genus Graphiurus Smuts, 1832 (Rodentia, Gliridae), with comments on evolution of its zygomasseteric construction and subgeneric taxonomy // Rus. J. Theriol. 2 (1): 49-58. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2004. Some notes on relation between taxon and character in taxonomy (regarding the paper of A.A. Stekolnikov) // J. General Biol. 65 (2): 187-192. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2004. Foundations of the New Phylogenetics // J. General Biol. 65 (4): 334-366. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pavlinov I. Y. 2004. Geometric morphometrics of the upper antemolar row configuration in the brown-toothed shrews of the genus Sorex (Mammalia) // PP. 223-230 in: Morphometrics. Applications in Biology and Paleontology. Elewa A. M.T. (Ed.) Heidelberg: Springer. 263 pp. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2004. Analysis of variation of the upper antemolars in the brown-toothed shrews (Mammalia: Sorex) by means of geometric morphometrics // Zool. J. (Russ.). 83 (7): 869-875. In Russian, with English summary [Doc]

Pavlinov I.Ya., Rossolimo O.L. 2004. The structure of biological diversity // Agrar. Russia. ? 4: 21-24. In Russian [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2005. On the meaning of presumptions in phylogenetics // J. General Biol. 66(5): 436-441.In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2005.. Myodes Pallas 1811 is a valid name for the genus of red-backed voles (Critecidae) // Zool. J. (Russ.). 67 (5): 739-750. Т. 85. ? 5. С. 667-669. In Russian, with English summary [Pdf]

Guillaume Cl.P., Heulin B., Pavlinov I.Y. et al. 2006. Morphological variation in the common lizard, Lacerta (Zootoca) vivipara // Russian Journal of Herpetology. V. 13. ? 1. P. 1-10.

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2006. Classical and non-classical taxonomy: where does the boundary pass? // General Biol. Т .67. ? 2. P. 83-108. [ [htm]]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2007. Phylogenetic thinking in the modern biology // J. General Biology. V. 68 (1): 19-34. In Russian, with English summary [html]

Pavlinov I. Ya. 2007. On the structure of phylogenesis and of phylogenetic hypothesis. In: Theoretical and practical problems of studying invertebrate associations: in memory of Ya.I. Starobogatov. P. 81-129. [html]

Pavlinov I. Ya. 2007. Scientific pluralism and the species problem in biology // Philosophical Age. Almanac 33. Karl Linne in Russia. SP.: SPb Center for History of Ideas. P. 127-133. [html]

Pavlinov I. Ya.. 2007. Etudes on metaphysics of contemporary taxonomy // Arch. Zool. Mus. Mosc. Univ. V. 48. P. 123-182. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya. . 2008. Morphological disparity: general conceptions and basic characteristics // Arch. Zool. Mus. Mosc. Univ. V.. 49 .P.. 343-388 [Pdf].

Spasskaya N.N., Pavlinov I. Ya. . 2008. Comparative craniometry of "Shatilov's tarpan" (Equus gmelini Antonius, 1912): a problem of species status .// Arch. Zool. Mus. Mosc. Univ. V.. 49. P. 428-448. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya., Nanova O.G., Spasskaya N.N., 2008. Toward exploration of morphological disparity of measurable traits of mammalian skull. 1. Interrelation between different forms of group variation // J. Gen. Biol.. Т. 69. ? 5. С. 453-459. [Pdf]

Lissovsky A.A., Pavlinov I. Ya. 2008.Toward exploration of morphological disparity of measurable traits of mammalian skull. 2. Scalar and vector characteristcis of forms of group variation //J. Gen. Biol. Т. 69. ? 6. С. 344-354.

Pavlinov I. Ya. , Nanova O.G. 2008. Geometric morphometry of the upper tooth row in the Eurasian polar fox (Alopexlagopus) Евразии. // Zool. J.. Т. 87. ? 3. С. 344-347. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya., Nanova O.G., Lissovsky A.A.. 2008. Correlation structure of cheek teeth in the polar fox (Alopexlagopus, Canidae). // Zool. J. Т. 87. ? 7. С. 862-875. [Pdf]

Spasskaya N.N, Pavlinov I. Ya. 2008.Variation and correlation of the cheek teeth in the Przewalskii Horse // Bull. Mosc. Soc. Nat., Biol.. Т. 113. Вып. 2. С. 3-13. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya.. 2009. The species problem in biology - another look // Species and speciation. Analysis of new looks and trends (Тр. ЗИН РАН, Приложение ? 1) / Под ред. Алимова А.Ф., Степаньянц С.Д. С. 259-271.[Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya., 2009. Mastering of the evolutionary idea by systematics in XIX century. //: Evolution and systematics: Lamarc and Darwin in moderrn researchs (Сб. тр. ЗММУ 50) Ред. Свиридов А.В., Шаталкин А.И. С. 67-116. [Pdf]

Nanova O.G., Pavlinov I. Ya., 2009. The structure of morphiological diversity in three carnivoran species (Mammalia: Carnivora) // Zool. J.. Т. 88. ? 7. С. 883-891. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya., Nanova O.G., 2009. Toward exploration of morphological disparity of measurable traits of mammalian skull. 3. Distance analysis of the morphospace volume and occupation // J. Gen, Biol. Т. 70. ? 1. С. 35-45.

Pavlinov I. Ya. 2010. Content-wise contextes of biological systematics. In: New ideas in sicentific classifications. Ekaterinburg. P. 240-261.[Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya. 2010. Comments on biomorphics (ecomorphological systematics) // J. Gen. Biol.. Т. 71, ? 2, с. 187-192 .[Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya., Lissovsky A.A., Obolenskaya E.V. 2010. Geographic variation of skull traits in the Libyan jird, Meriones libycus (Rodentia: Gerbillinae), over its entire distribution area // Russian J. Theriol., 9 (1). P. 19-26 .[Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya. 2011. Concepts of rational taxonomy // J. Gen. Biol. Т. 72, ? 1, с. 3-26 .[Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya. . 2011. Contemporary concepts of homology in biolody (a theoretical review). / J. Gen. Biol.., 72 (4): 298-320 [Pdf]

Pavlinov I. Ya. . 2011. How it is possible to construct taxonomic theory. // Zoologicheskie issledovanis, 10: 45-100. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2011. Morphological disparity: An attempt to widen and to formalize the concept. // I.Ya. Pavlinov (ed.). Research In Biodiversity: Models And Applications'. InTech - Open Access Publ. P. 341-364 [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2013. The species problem, why again. // Pavlinov I.Ya. (ed.) 'The Species Problem - Ongoing Issues'. InTech Publ. P. 3-37. http://www.intechopen.com/books/the-species-problem-ongoing-issues/the-species-problem-why-again-

Michael D. Carleton, Alfred L. Gardner, Igor Ya. Pavlinov, and Guy G. Musser. 2014/ The valid generic name for red-backed voles (Muroidea: Cricetidae: Arvicolinae): restatement of the case for Myodes Pallas, 1811. - Journal of Mammalogy, 95(5): 943-959. [Pdf]

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1990. Research collections as a phenomenon of culture // The Nature (USSR). No 4. P. 3-9. In Russian [Pdf]

Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Ya. 1997. Mammalian Diversity. M.: Moscow Univ. Publ. 310 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 1999. The Mammals. Pts 1, 2. M.: Astrel. 608 p, 624 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. (ed.) 1999. The Mammals. The Gross Encyclopedia. M.: Astrel. 524 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2000. The Wondering Animal Life. M.: Astrel. 416 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2001. The History of the Life on the Earth. M.: Astrel. 398 p. In Russian

Rossolimo O.L, Pavlinov I.Ya., Kruskop S.V., Lissovsky A.A., Spasskaya N.N., Borissenko A.V., Panyutina A.A. 2004. Mammalian Diversity, 2d ed. Pts 1-3. M.: KMK Press. 992 с. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2004. The Mammals. Encyclopedia. M.: Astrel. 398 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya., Ivanov D.L. 2005. Zoological Museum of Moscow University: collections and people.M.:KMK Sci Press. 56 p. In Russian

Pavlinov I.Ya. 2006. Toward the Phylogenesis // Priroda (Natura). ? 4. P. 30-40. In Russian