December 12, 2024 · English / Polish

Fragmenta Faunistica special issue

A special issue honoring Dr. Ruprecht’s influence on the study of mammal communities through owl-pellet analysis.

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Fragmenta Faunistica publishes special issue honoring Dr. Andrzej L. Ruprecht

Special issue explores owl diets as indicators of mammal community structure.

Warsaw, Poland — The Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences announces Volume 67, Issue 1 of Fragmenta Faunistica. Edited by Prof. Grzegorz Lesiński, the special issue is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Andrzej Lech Ruprecht (1935–2010), a distinguished zoologist whose work profoundly influenced research into mammal communities through the analysis of owl pellets.

Titled “Composition of the Diet of Owls as a Source of Information on the Structure of Local Mammal Communities in Poland,” the issue highlights methods in faunology and presents original studies that use owl diets to investigate mammalian biodiversity and ecological dynamics.

The issue celebrates Dr. Ruprecht’s contribution to zoology, his mentorship of generations of researchers, and his expertise in cranial morphology. His work continues to shape studies of faunal dynamics and biodiversity in Poland and beyond.

About Fragmenta Faunistica

Established in 1930, Fragmenta Faunistica is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published twice a year by the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS. It focuses on faunology — including the differentiation, distribution, and transformation of fauna — with attention to related fields such as zoogeography, zoocoenology, and taxonomy.

The issue is also available through the Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes.