The Biology Bulletin is a peer-reviewed journal on all topics in biology. The main attention is paid to fundamental research in the field of theoretical and evolutionary biology, cell biology, biochemistry, developmental biology, zoology, genetics, botany, plant physiology, animal and human physiology, and ecology. The journal accepts submissions reporting the latest original, not yet published, experimental research on topical problems of biology. Biology Bulletin publishes English translations of selected papers from several original journals and original unsolicited papers in English. The source of each article is described at the article level on the title page. The final decision on publication in Biology Bulletin is made by its editors, regardless of the source. The editorial and peer review rules are the same for all translated and original articles. In an effort to become an international publication, the journal accepts submissions in English from all countries.

Editor-in-Chief: Viatcheslav V. Rozhnov
EDITORIAL BOARD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Viatcheslav V. Rozhnov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Marina V. Kholodova
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Coordinating Editor
Tatyana L. Marshak
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Roman V. Jashenko
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Igor’ Yu. Koropachinskii
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Novosibirsk, Russia
Valery N. Kudeyarov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Pushchino Scientific Center of Biological Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
Alexander M. Kudryavtsev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Natalya V. Lukina
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Elena I. Naumova
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Nina N. Nemova
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia
Sergey V. Rozhnov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Nikolay A. Shchipanov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Sergey V. Shestakov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Igor A. Tarchevsky
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan Scientific Center of hte Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russia
Krzysztof Turlejski
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Andrew V. Vasiliev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Boris F. Vanyushinv
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), A. N. Belozersky Institute of physical and chemical biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Vasily T. Yarmischko
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
Natalia V. Zagoskina
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Zhang Zhibin
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Valentina I. Rodina