University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski” Faculty of Biology, Department of Zoology INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ZOOLOGY “50 YEARS DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY” PROGRAMME & ABSTRACTS October 8 – 10, 2012 Hissar, Bulgaria Plovdiv University Press ISBN 978-954-423-794-3 | 3 FOREWORD Dear colleagues and friends, On behalf of the Department of Zoology and the Organizing Committee it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the International Conference on Zoology, organized on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Zoology of University of Plovdiv. We are happy that the Conference, with its location at the wonderful ancient town of Hissar, has attracted such an interest. We have a delightful variety of presentations comprising the working program – in classical fields of research, such as taxonomy, systematics and ecological studies, as well as population genetics, molecular studies, zoomonitoring, physiology, transmissible diseases, pest control, conservation zoology. We hope the Conference will be a great forum for dynamic exchange of information, ideas and recent scientific results into all fields of zoology and it will yield positive contacts and future collaboration for all participants. We wish you fruitful work, success and a pleasant stay in beautiful Hissar and in Bulgaria! Welcome! Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anelia Stojanova Head of the Department of Zoology 4 | COMMITTEES Organizing Committee Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Anelia Stojanova, University of Plovdiv,
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