OceanExpert ID : 26985
I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
IZAN
(I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15 Kyiv 01054 Ukraine
Kyiv
01054
Ukraine
Type
Academic
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Telephone
(38 044) 235-10-70
Fax
(38 044) 234-15-69
https://izan.kiev.ua/eng/contact.htm
Activities
Field and laboratory experience with planktonic organisms especially calanoid copepods, handling of various sampling devices as well as live and preserved samples, determining the taxonomic composition, morphological and physiological parameters.
Determination of respiration rate and biomechanical characteristics of planktonic organisms with highly sensitive sensors and high-speed video.
The I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is the oldest institution in Ukraine specialised in general zoology. Zoological investigations within the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences has been commenced from the very beginning of its existence, in the year 1919, with organisation of "The Committee for studies of the fauna of Ukraine" led by Academician M.F. Kaschenko. The Committee initiated creation of the Zoological Museum in May 1919. This first zoological institution in Ukraine employed 22 researchers, including such outstanding scientists as M.F. Kaschenko, M.M. Voskoboynikov and V.O. Karavayev.
