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The collection contains materials from the collections of the Library and Archives belonging to the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS.

The collection comprises materials from the field of natural sciences, mainly zoology, ecology and related sciences.

The items in include both classics of Polish natural science literature and contemporary publications of the Institute.

The collection contains, among others, prints published before 1800, mostly in old Polish, Latin, German and French, as well as later 19th and 20th century publications, mainly in zoology, botany and geography (textbooks, handbooks, atlases, dictionaries, travel literature, etc.).

Most of the collected materials are related to the scientific and research activities of the Institute. These are mainly books and scientific journals published by Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS from the beginning of the 20th century. Among the publications available are those published in Acta Ornithologica, Annales Zoologici, Fragmenta Faunistica, Fauna of Poland series, Catalog of Polish Fauna series, and Memorabilia Zoologica.

The collection of the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS consists of 6 sub-collections that include the following types of collections: Books, Journals, Dissertations, Publications of MIZ PAS, Archive of photographs, and Thematic collections (Nematodes).

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Fragmenta Faunistica vol. 67 no. 1 (2024) - contents

2024

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First record of Eresus sandaliatus (Martini et Goeze, 1778) (Araneae: Eresidae) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert Kolago, Grzegorz

2024

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Haematoloma dorsatum (Ahrens, 1812) – a new cercopid species for Polish fauna (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cercopidae)

Stroiński, Adam Fortuna, Paweł Woźniak, Sławomir Błaszczyk, Jakub Świerczewski, Dariusz

2024

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The second record of invasive beetle species Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859) (Coleoptera: Ptiniidae: Anobiinae) in Greece

Marczak, Dawid Pepłowska-Marczak, Danuta

2024

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A case report on a male common toad, Bufo bufo, with reduced size of the parotoid macroglands

Kowalski, Krzysztof

2024

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New records of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Poland

Żurawlew, Przemysław Kutera, Marcin Polakowski, Michał

2024

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Dobre praktyki w digitalizacji zbiorów zoologicznych : wybrane zagadnienia

2024

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Z dziejów łowiectwa II RP. Korespondencja Janusza Domaniewskiego i Witołda Ziembickiego w latach 1925-1948

Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J. (1966– ) Daszkiewicz, Piotr Kowalski, Hubert Iwan, Dariusz

2024

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Review of the [Cyphogastra DEYR.]-supergenus (Col.: Buprestidae) Supplementary notes

Hołyński, Roman B.

28 XII 2024

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Two new species of Metataenia (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Chrysochroina) from New Guinea

Hołyński, Roman B.

14 VII 2024

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Small mammals of the Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park (south-western Poland) in the diet of two owl species

Hebda, Grzegorz

2024

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The food of the tawny owl Strix aluco in the Oder Valley in the Opole Voivodeship (south-western Poland)

Hebda, Grzegorz

2024

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Small vertebrates in the diet of the tawny owl Strix aluco (Linnaeus 1758) in the Garwolin Forest District

Stolarz, Przemysław Tarłowski, Adam Lesiński, Grzegorz Makulec, Dorota

2024

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Community of small mammals in the urban park revealed in the diet of Strix aluco – what changes were noted in recent decades?

Lesiński, Grzegorz Hayatli, Fatima Organiściak-Kwiatkowska, Paulina

2024

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Two new localities of the lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens from central Poland as revealed in the diet of tawny owls Strix aluco

Lesiński, Grzegorz

2024

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Small mammals of the Rembertów Military Training Area based on avian predators pellets analysis

Gryz, Jakub Krauze-Gryz, Dagny

2024

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Small mammals in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and adjacent area (central Poland) revealed by analyses of the tawny owl’s Strix aluco pellets

Lesiński, Grzegorz Janus, Krzysztof

2024

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Small mammals in the diet of the barn owl Tyto alba in selected localities in north-eastern Poland

Lesiński, Grzegorz Kowalski, Marek Błachowski, Grzegorz

2024

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Small mammals of Mława Upland (middle-northern Poland) in the pellets of the barn owl Tyto alba and long-eared owl Asio otus

Bardzińska, Marta Romanowski, Jerzy

2024

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Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens (Soricidae, Mammalia) in the diet of Tyto alba from the Lower Vistula Valley (north Poland)

Kasprzyk, Krzysztof Pająkowski, Jarosław

2024

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Amphibians of Białystok

Chętnicki, Włodzimierz Siwak, Paweł Mazgajska, Joanna Mazgajski, Tomasz D.

2010

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Mały atlas gadów i płazów : 59 rysunków kolorowych na 12 tablicach

1925

książka

Najciekawsze i najważniejsze zwierzęta ssące, ich życie i obyczaje : podług Brehma, Romanesa i innych

Brzeziński, Mieczysław (1858–1911)

1892

Atlas motyli krajowych : z 218 wizerunkami kolorowemi motyli, ich gąsienic i poczwarek na 18 tablicach, i 30 rycinami w tekście

Dyakowski, Bohdan (1864–1940)

1906

Poradnik w owczarni czyli Chodowanie [!] owiec i leczenie chorób według najnowszych doświadczeń : do tego dodane weterynarsko-policyjne i desinfekcyjne przepisy i apteczka domowa

Haselbach, H

1863

Dictionnaire veterinaire, et des animaux domestiques : contenant leurs moeurs, leurs caracteres, leurs descriptions anatomiques, la maniere de les nourrir, de les elever, & de les gouverner, les alimens qui leur sont propres, les maladies auxquelles ils sont sujets, & leurs proprietes [...]. T. 3

Buc'hoz, Pierre-Joseph (1731–1807) Brunet (17..-18..). Wyd

1775

Old print

Świat roślinny : opisy i obrazy roślin z uwzględnieniem systematyki, uzupełnione wiadomościami z budowy i życia roślin : z 10 tablicami barwnymi i 252 rysunkami

Schmeil, Otto (1860–1943)

1917

First record of the expansive harvestmen Dicranopalpus ramosus (Simon, 1909) (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert Rutkowski, Tomasz

2016

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Spiders (Araneae) of the selected synanthropic environments in Lublin City

Rozwałka, Robert

2006

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Three alien spider species (Araneae: Theridiidae) newly found in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert Dawidowicz, Łukasz Wawer, Wioletta

2017

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A review of faunistic bibliography relating to spiders (Aranae) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert

2021

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First records of the alien spider Pandava laminata (Thorell, 1878) (Araneae: Titanoecidae) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert Bielak-Bielecki, Paweł

2016

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First record of the expansive harvestmen Leiobunum sp. A (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert Żurawlew, Przemysław Rutkowski, Tomasz

2017

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First record of Eresus sandaliatus (Martini et Goeze, 1778) (Araneae: Eresidae) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert Kolago, Grzegorz

2024

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Przewodnik do wypychania ptaków i ssaków

Zaćwilichowski, Jan (1890–1951)

1933

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Mały atlas ptaków krajowych. Cz. 1

1925

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Kalendarz Myśliwski : na ... rok

Garczyński, Walenty Włodzimierz (1881–1944) Polski Związek Stowarzyszeń Łowieckich Polski Związek Łowiecki

1932-1939

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Badania antropologiczne nad mięśniami Murzynów

Loth, Edward (1884–1944)

1913

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New data on distribution of Micaria nivosa L. Koch (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in Poland

Rozwałka, Robert

2021

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Historya obyczajów i zmyślności zwierząt, z podziałami metodycznemi i naturalnemi wszystkich ich gromad : kurs czytany w Ateneum królewskiem paryzkiem [...]. T. 2, Zwierzęta niekręgowe

Virey, Julien Joseph (1775–1846)

1844

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