Ph.D. (Doctor of Biological Sciences in Ecology and Entomology) 1988, Moscow State University

Curriculum Vitae

Alexei A. Sharov

Tel: (410)-558-8556; FAX: (410)-558-8331; e-mail: [email protected]

Education: Ph.D. (Doctor of biological sciences in Ecology and Entomology) 1988, Moscow State University, Russia. M.S. (Candidate of biological sciences in Entomology) 1980, Moscow State University, Russia. B.S. 1976. Moscow State University, Department of Entomology, Moscow, Russia.

Professional Positions: Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH), Baltimore MD 2003-present Staff Scientist. Microarray and ChIP-seq data analysis, alternative splicing, gene regulation in early embryonic development of mouse, identification of transcription factor binding motifs, database and browser of cis-regulatory regions in the mouse genome, Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA 1992-2003 Research Scientist Modeling and statistical analysis of insect population dynamics in space and time; insect forest pest management Department of Mathematics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 1991-1992 Visiting Scientist Modeling insect population dynamics Moscow Agricultural Academy 1989-1990 Professor (part time) Teaching statistics Department of Entomology, Moscow State University (Russia) 1987-1990 Research scientist Insect population ecology, modeling, statistics. 1980-1986 Research associate

Skills Computer simulations, statistics, microarray and ChIP-seq analysis, sequence analysis, programming in Perl, C, Java, JavaScript, virtual reality modeling (VRML, CAVE).

World-Wide-Web Documents CisFinder: identification of over-represented DNA motifs in ChIP-seq data http://lgsun.grc.nia.nih.gov/CisFinder CisView: browser of cis-regulatory modules in mouse genome http://lgsun.grc.nia.nih.gov/cisview NIA Mouse Gene Index http://lgsun.grc.nia.nih.gov/geneindex NIA Array Analysis Tool http://lgsun.grc.nia.nih.gov/ANOVA Population Ecology Home Page http://home.comcast.net/~sharov/popechome/welcome.html On-line Lecture Course “Quantitative Population Ecology” http://home.comcast.net/~sharov/PopEcol/popecol.html 3D Insects http://home.comcast.net/~sharov/3d/3dinsect.html Biosemiotics Home Page http://home.comcast.net/~sharov/biosem/welcome.html 2

Publications

Sharov A.A., Ko M.S. 2009. Exhaustive search for over-represented DNA sequence motifs with CisFinder. DNA Res. 16(5):261-73. Nishiyama, A., Xin, L., Sharov, A.A., Thomas, M., Mowrer, G., Meyers, E., Piao, Y., Mehta, S., Yee, S., Nakatake, Y., Stagg, C., Sharova, L., Correa-Cerro, L.S., Bassey, U., Hoang, H., Kim, E., Tapnio, R., Qian, Y., Dudekula, D., Zalzman, M., Li, M., Falco, G., Yang, H.T., Lee, S.L., Monti, M., Stanghellini, I., Islam, M.N., Nagaraja, R., Goldberg, I., Wang, W., Longo, D.L., Schlessinger, D., Ko, M.S. 2009. Uncovering early response of gene regulatory networks in ESCs by systematic induction of transcription factors. Cell Stem Cell. 5(4): 420-33. Sharov AA. 2009. Role of utility and inference in the evolution of functional information. Biosemiotics 2: 101-115. Sharov AA. 2009. Coenzyme autocatalytic network on the surface of oil microspheres as a model for the origin of life. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 10(4): 1838-52. PMID: 19468342. Aiba K, Nedorezov T, Piao Y, Nishiyama A, Matoba R, Sharova LV, Sharov AA, Yamanaka S, Niwa H, Ko MS. 2009. Defining developmental potency and cell lineage trajectories by expression profiling of differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells. DNA Res. 16(1): 73-80. PMID: 19112179. Sharova LV, Sharov AA, Nedorezov T, Piao Y, Shaik N, Ko MS. 2009. Database for mRNA half-life of 19977 genes obtained by DNA microarray analysis of pluripotent and differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells. DNA Res. Feb;16(1):45-58. Sharov AA, Masui S, Sharova LV, Piao Y, Aiba K, Matoba R, Xin L, Niwa H, Ko MS. 2008. Identification of Pou5f1, Sox2, and Nanog downstream target genes with statistical confidence by applying a novel algorithm to time course microarray and genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation data. BMC Genomics. 9:269. PMID: 18522731. Sharov AA, Falco G, Piao Y, Poosala S, Becker KG, Zonderman AB, Longo DL, Schlessinger D, Ko MSH. 2008. Effects of aging and calorie restriction on the global gene expression profiles of mouse testis and ovary. BMC Biol. 6:24. PMID: 18522719. Aiba K, Nedorezov T, Piao Y, Nishiyama A., Matoba R., Sharova LV, Sharov AA, Yamanaka S, Niwa H, and Ko MSH. 2009. Defining developmental potency and cell lineage trajectories by expression profiling of differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells. DNA Research,16: 73-80. Sharova LV, Sharov AA, Nedorezov T, Piao Y, Shaik N, Ko MS. 2008. Database for mRNA half-life of 19,977 genes obtained by DNA microarray analysis of pluripotent and differentiating mouse embryonic stem cells. DNA Res. 2009, 16(1):45-58. PMID: 19001483. Landry J, Sharov AA, Piao Y, Sharova LV, Xiao H, Southon E, Matta J, Tessarollo L, Zhang YE, Ko MS, Kuehn MR, Yamaguchi TP, Wu C. 2008. Essential role of chromatin remodeling protein Bptf in early mouse embryos and embryonic stem cells. PLoS Genet. 4(10):e1000241. PMID: 18974875. Tsuji Y, Yoshimura N, Aoki H, Sharov AA, Ko MS, Motohashi T, Kunisada T. 2008. Maintenance of undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem cells in suspension by the serum- and feeder-free defined culture condition. Dev Dyn. 237(8):2129-38. PMID: 18624284. Yan Z, Wang Z, Sharova L, Sharov AA, Ling C, Piao Y, Aiba K, Matoba R, Wang W, Ko MS. 2008. BAF250B-associated SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex is required to maintain undifferentiated mouse embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells. 26(5):1155-65. PMID: 18323406. Sharova LV, Sharov AA, Piao Y, Shaik N, Sullivan T, Stewart CL, Hogan BL, Ko MS. 2007. Global gene expression profiling reveals similarities and differences among mouse pluripotent stem cells of different origins and strains. Dev Biol. 2007 Jul 15;307(2):446-59. Ulloa-Montoya F, Kidder BL, Pauwelyn KA, Chase LG, Luttun A, Crabbe A, Geraerts M, Sharov AA, Piao Y, Ko MS, Hu WS, Verfaillie CM.Comparative transcriptome analysis of embryonic and adult stem cells with extended and limited differentiation capacity.Genome Biol. 2007 Aug 6;8(8):R163. Masui S, Nakatake Y, Toyooka Y, Shimosato D, Yagi R, Takahashi K, Okochi H, Okuda A, Matoba R, Sharov AA, Ko MS, Niwa H.Pluripotency governed by Sox2 via regulation of Oct3/4 expression in 3

mouse embryonic stem cells.Nat Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;9(6):625-35. Liebhold, A.M., Sharov, A.A. and Tobin, P.C. 2007. Population biology of gypsy moth spread In: Tobin, P.C., and Blackburn, L.M. (Eds.), Slow the Spread: A national program to manage the gypsy moth. USDA Forest Servise, Gen. Tech. Peport NRS-6, pp. 15-32. Tobin, P.C. and Sharov, A.A. 2007. The decision dlgorithm: selection of and recommendation for potential problem areas In: Tobin, P.C., and Blackburn, L.M. (Eds.), Slow the Spread: A national program to manage the gypsy moth. USDA Forest Servise, Gen. Tech. Peport NRS-6, pp. 47-60. Tobin, P.C. and Sharov, A.A., and Thorpe, K.W. 2007. The decision algorithm: project evaluation. In: Tobin, P.C., and Blackburn, L.M. (Eds.), Slow the Spread: A national program to manage the gypsy moth. USDA Forest Servise, Gen. Tech. Peport NRS-6, pp. 61-76. Matoba R, Niwa H, Masui S, Ohtsuka S, Carter MG, Sharov AA, Ko MS. 2006. Dissecting Oct3/4-regulated gene networks in embryonic stem cells by expression profiling. PLoS ONE. 2006 Dec 20;1:e26. Sharov AA, Dudekula DB, Ko MS. 2006. CisView: a browser and database of cis-regulatory modules predicted in the mouse genome. DNA Res. 2006 Jun 30;13(3):123-34. Sharov AA. 2006. Genome increase as a clock for the origin and evolution of life. Biol Direct. 2006 Jun 12;1:17. Das B, Cai L, Carter MG, Piao YL, Sharov AA, Ko MS, Brown DD. 2006. Gene expression changes at metamorphosis induced by thyroid hormone in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Dev Biol. 2006 Mar 15;291(2):342-55. Aiba K, Sharov AA, Carter MG, Foroni C, Vescovi AL, Ko MS. 2006. Defining a developmental path to neural fate by global expression profiling of mouse embryonic stem cells and adult neural stem/progenitor cells. Stem Cells. 2006 Apr;24(4):889-95. Sharov AA, Dudekula DB, Ko MS. 2005. Genome-wide assembly and analysis of alternative transcripts in mouse. Genome Res. 15(5):748-54. Sharov AA, Dudekula DB, Ko MS. 2005. A web-based tool for principal component and significance analysis of microarray data. Bioinformatics. 21(10):2548-9. Carter MG, Sharov AA, VanBuren V, Dudekula DB, Carmack CE, Nelson C, Ko MS. 2005. Transcript copy number estimation using a mouse whole-genome oligonucleotide microarray. Genome Biol. 6(7):R61 Tcheslavskaia, K. Brewster, C. Thorpe, K. Sharov, A. Leonard, D. Roberts, A. 2005. Effects of intentional gaps in spray coverage on the efficacy of gypsy moth mating disruption. Journal of applied entomology. 2005 Dec. 129(9-10) p. 475-480. Tcheslavskaia, K.S. Thorpe, K.W. Brewster, C.C. Sharov, A.A. Leonard, D.S. Reardon, R.C. Mastro, V.C. Sellers, P. Roberts, E.A. 2005. Optimization of pheromone dosage for gypsy moth mating disruption. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata. 2005 June. 115(3) p. 355-361. Tobin, P.C. Sharov, A.A. Liebhold, A.A. Leonard, D.S. Roberts, E.A. Learn, M.R. 2004. Management of the gypsy moth through a decision algorithm under the STS project. American entomologist. 2004 Winter. 50(4) p. 200-209. Hamatani T, Carter MG, Sharov AA, Ko MS. 2004. Dynamics of Global Gene Expression Changes during Mouse Preimplantation Development. Dev Cell. 2004 Jan; 6(1): 117-31. Hamatani T, Falco G, Carter MG, Akutsu H, Stagg CA, Sharov AA, Dudekula DB, VanBuren V, Ko MS. 2004. Age-associated alteration of gene expression patterns in mouse oocytes. Hum Mol Genet. 13: 2263-2278. Bektas A, Schurman SH, Sharov AA, Carter MG, Dietz HC, Francomano CA. 2004. Klotho gene variation and expression in 20 inbred mouse strains. Mamm. Genome. 15: 759-67. Anisimov SV, Sharov AA. 2004. Incidence of "quasi-ditags" in catalogs generated by Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE). BMC Bioinformatics. 2004 5: 152. Sharov AA. 2004. Bioeconomics of managing the spread of exotic pest species with barrier zones. Risk Anal. 24: 879-892. Sharov AA, Piao Y, Matoba R, Dudekula DB, Qian Y, VanBuren V, Falco G, Martin PR, Stagg CA, Bassey UC, Wang Y, Carter MG, Hamatani T, Aiba K, Akutsu H, Sharova L, Tanaka TS, Kimber WL, 4

Yoshikawa T, Jaradat SA, Pantano S, Nagaraja R, Boheler KR, Taub D, Hodes RJ, Longo DL, Schlessinger D, Keller J, Klotz E, Kelsoe G, Umezawa A, Vescovi AL, Rossant J, Kunath T, Hogan BL, Curci A, D'Urso M, Kelso J, Hide W, Ko MS. 2004. Transcriptome Analysis of Mouse Stem Cells and Early Embryos. PLoS Biol. 2003 Dec; 1(3): E74 Sharova LV, Sharov AA, Sura P, Gogal RM, Smith BJ, Holladay SD. 2003. Maternal immune stimulation reduces both placental morphologic damage and down-regulated placental growth-factor and cell cycle gene expression caused by urethane: are these events related to reduced teratogenesis? Int Immunopharmacol. 2003 Jul; 3(7): 945-55. Kimber WL, Puri N, Borgmeyer C, Ritter D, Sharov A, Seidman M, Ko MS. 2003. Efficacy of 2- methoxyethoxy-modified antisense oligonucleotides for the study of mouse preimplantation development. Reprod Biomed Online. 2003 Apr-May; 6(3): 318-22. Suemizu H, Aiba K, Yoshikawa T, Sharov AA, Shimozawa N, Tamaoki N, Ko MS. 2003. Expression Profiling of Placentomegaly Associated with Nuclear Transplantation of Mouse ES Cells. Dev Biol. 2003 Jan 1;253(1):36-53. Carter MG, Hamatani T, Sharov AA, Carmack CE, Qian Y, Aiba K, Ko NT, Dudekula DB, Brzoska PM, Hwang SS, Ko MS. 2003. In situ-synthesized novel microarray optimized for mouse stem cell and early developmental expression profiling. Genome Res. 2003 May; 13(5): 1011-21. Tcheslavskaia Ksenia, Brewster Carlyle C., and Sharov Alexei A. 2002. Mating success of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) females in southern Wisconsin. Great Lakes Entomologist. [ print] 35: 1-7. Salom, S.M., A.A. Sharov, W.T. Mays, and D.R. Gray. 2002. Influence of temperature on development of hemlock woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae) progrediens. J. Entomol. Sci. 37: 166-176. Sharova LV, Gogal RM Jr, Sharov AA, Chrisman MV, Holladay SD. Immune stimulation in urethane- exposed pregnant mice increases expression level of spleen leukocyte genes for TGFbeta3 GM-CSF and other cytokines that may play a role in reduced chemical-induced birth defects. Int Immunopharmacol. 2002 Sep;2(10):1477-89. Holladay SD, Sharova LV, Punareewattana K, Hrubec TC, Gogal RM Jr, Prater MR, Sharov AA. Maternal immune stimulation in mice decreases fetal malformations caused by teratogens. Int Immunopharmacol. 2002 Feb;2(2-3):325-32. Sharov, A. A., D. Leonard, A. M. Liebhold, and N. S. Clemens. 2002. Evaluation of preventive treatments in low-density gypsy moth populations. J. Econ. Entomol. 95: 1205-1215. Sharov, A. A., D. Leonard, A. M. Liebhold, E. A. Roberts, and W. Dickerson. 2002. A national program to slow the spread of the gypsy moth. J. of Forestry 100(5): 30-35. Sharov, A. A., K. W. Thorpe, and K. Tcheslavskaia. 2002. Effect of synthetic pheromone on gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) trap catch and mating success beyond treated areas. Environ. Entomol. 31: 1119-1127. Sharov, A. A. 2001. Umwelt-theory and pragmatism. Semiotica 134: 211-228. Salom, S. M., A. A. Sharov, W. T. Mays, and J. W. Jr. Neal. 2001. Evaluation of aestival diapause in hemlock wooly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Homoptera: Adelgidae). Environ. Entomol. 30: 877-882. McFadden, M., A. Sharov, and Y. Baranchikov. A multi-year project to detect, monitor, and predict forest defoliator outbreaks in Central Siberia. P. 11-14. In: S.L.C. Fosbroke and K.W. Gottschalk (eds.), Proceedings USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species. Annapolis, January 16-19, 2001. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-285. Sharov, A. A. 2000. Bioeconomics of managing the expansion of exotic pest species with barrier zones. Pp. 47-53. In: S.L.C. Fosbroke and K.W. Gottschalk (eds.), Proceedings USDA Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species. Annapolis, January 18-21, 2000. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-273. Sharova L., P. Sura, B. J. Smith, R. M. Gogal, Jr., A. A. Sharov, D. L. Warg, and S. D. Holladay. 2000. Nonspecific stimulation of the maternal immune system. II. Effects on gene expression in the fetus. Teratology 62: 420-428. 5

Sharov, A. A., B. C. Pijanowski, A. M. Liebhold, and S. H. Gage. 1999. What affects the rate of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) spread: winter temperature or forest susceptibility? J. Agric. and Forest Entomol. 1: 37-45. Sharov, A. A. 1999. Semiosis in self-producing systems. Pp 244-251. In: Daniel M. Dubois (ed.), Computing anticipatory systems CASYS’99 - Third International Conference. Liege, Belgium 1999. Amer. Inst. of Phisics, Melville, New York. AIP Conference Proceedings 517. Sharov, A. A. 1999. The origin and evolution of signs. Semiotica 127: 521-535. Regniere, J., and A. Sharov. 1999. Simulating temperature-dependent ecological processes at the sub- continental scale: male gypsy moth flight phenology as an example. Int. J. Biometeorol. 42: 146-152. Sharov, A. A., and A. M. Liebhold. 1998. Model of slowing the spread of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) with a barrier zone. Ecol. Appl. 8: 1170-1179. Regniere, J., and A. Sharov. 1998. Phenology of Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), male flight and the effect of moth dispersal in heterogeneous landscapes. Int. J. Biometeorol. 41: 161-168. Sharov, A. A., and A. M. Liebhold. 1998. Bioeconomics of managing the spread of exotic pest species with barrier zones. Ecol. Appl. 8: 833-845. Sharov, A. A., and A. M. Liebhold. 1998. Quantitative analysis of gypsy moth spread in the Central Appalachians. Pp: 99-110. In: J. Braumgartner, P. Brandmayer and B.F.J. Manly [eds.], Population and Community Ecology for Insect Management and Conservation. Balkema, Rotterdam. Liebhold, A. M., and A. A. Sharov. 1998. Analysis of insect count data: testing for correlation in the presence of spatial autocorrelation. Pp.: 111-117. In: J. Braumgartner, P. Brandmayer and B.F.J. Manly [eds.], Population and Community Ecology for Insect Management and Conservation. Balkema, Rotterdam. Sharov, A. A. 1998. From cybernetics to semiotics in biology. Semiotica 120: 403-419. Sharov, A. A., A. M. Liebhold and E. A. Roberts. 1998. Optimizing the use of barrier zones to slow the spread of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in North America. J. Econ. Entomol. 91: 165- 174. Liebhold, A., R.-M. Muzika, A. Sharov, and D. Williams. 1998. Landscape-level approaches to understanding gypsy moth population ecology. Recent Res. Devel. in Entomol. 2: 87-102. Liebhold, A., E. Luzader, R. Reardon, A. Roberts, F. W. Ravlin, A. Sharov, and G. Zhou. 1998. Forecasting gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) defoliation with a geographical information system. J. Econ. Entomol. 91: 464-472. Sharov, A. A., A. M. Liebhold and E. A. Roberts. 1997. Correlation of counts of gypsy moths (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in pheromone traps with landscape characteristics. Forest Science 43: 483-490. Sharov, A. A., A. M. Liebhold and E. A. Roberts. 1997. Methods for monitoring the spread of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) populations in North America. J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 1259-1266. Sharov, A. A. 1997. Meaning and value of information in biological systems, pp. 973-976. In: I. Rauch and G. F. Carr Semiotics around the world: synthesis in diversity. Mouton de Gruyter, New York. Sharov, A. A., A. M. Liebhold, and E. A. Roberts. 1996. Spatial variation among counts of gypsy moths (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in pheromone-baited traps at expanding population fronts. Environ. Entomol. 25: 1312-1320. Sharov, A. A., A. M. Liebhold, and E. A. Roberts. 1996. Spread of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in the Central Appalachians: Comparison of population boundaries obtained from male moth capture, egg mass counts, and defoliation records. Environ. Entomol. 25: 783-792. Sharov, A. A. and J. J. Colbert. 1996. A model for testing hypotheses of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., population dynamics. Ecological Modelling 84: 31-51. Sharov, A. A. 1996. Modeling insect dynamics. Pp. 293-303. In: E. Korpilahti, H. Mukkela, and T. Salonen (eds.) Caring for the forest: research in a changing world. Congress Report, Vol. II., IUFRO XX World Congress, 6-12 August 1995, Tampere, Finland. Gummerus Printing, Jyvaskyla (Finland). Sharov A. A., E. A. Roberts, A. M. Liebhold, and F. W. Ravlin. 1995. Gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) spread in the Central Appalachians: Three methods for species boundary estimation. Environ. Entomol. 24: 1529-1538. Elkinton, J. S., G. Dwyer, and A. A. Sharov. 1995. Modeling the epizootology of gypsy moth nuclear 6

polyhedrosis virus. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 13: 91-102. Sharov, A. A., A. M. Liebhold, and F. W. Ravlin. 1995. Prediction of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) mating success from pheromone trap counts. Environ. Entomol. 24: 1239-1244. Sharov, A. A. 1995. Non-linear sensitivity analysis as a tool for explanation of population dynamics in the frame of the life-system concept. Computers and Electronics in Agric. 13: 103-113. Sharov, A. A. 1995. Analysis of Meyen's typological concept of time. In: A. P. Levich [ed.] On the way to understanding the time phenomenon: The constructions of time in natural sciences. Part 1. Interdisciplinary time studies. World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 57-67. Wilder, J. W., N. Voorhis, J. J. Colbert, and A. Sharov. 1994. A three variable differential equation model for gypsy moth population dynamics. Ecol. Model. 72: 229-250. Sharov, A. A. and J. J. Colbert. 1994. Gypsy Moth Life System Model. Integration of knowledge and a user's guide. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg (VA). 232 p. Sharov, A. A. 1993. Biology and population dynamics of the common pine sawfly Diprion pini L. in the USSR. In: M. R. Wagner and K. Raffa [eds.] Sawfly Adaptations to Woody Plants Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 409-429. Sharov, A. A. 1992. Life-system approach: a system paradigm in population ecology. Oikos 63: 485-494. Sharov, A. A. 1992. Biosemiotics: functional-evolutionary approach to the problem of the sense of information. In: T. A. Sebeok and J. Umiker-Sebeok. [eds.] Semiotic Web 1991. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 345-373. Sharov, A. A. 1991. Integrating host, natural enemy, and other processes in population models of the pine sawfly. In: Y. N. Baranchikov et al. [eds.] Forest Insect Guilds: Patterns of Interaction with Host Trees. U.S. Dep. Agric. For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-153. pp. 187-198. Sharov, A. A. 1991. Self-reproducing systems: structure, niche relations and evolution. BioSystems, 25: 237- 249. Sharov, A. A. and Kull, K. 1990. Definition and elementary features of self reproducing systems. Zhurnal Obshchej Biologii (Journal of General Biology) 51: 723-730 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1990. Winter school on biosemiotics. Zhurnal Obshchej Biologii (Journal of General Biology) 51: 283-265 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1989. The life system of the population new opportunities of the old concept. Zhurnal Obshchej Biologii (Journal of General Biology), 50: 293-303 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Tsimbulova, A. A. 1989. Biological characters of Psychophagus omnivorus Walk. (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae), a parasitoid of fall webworm Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 68: 70-75 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Ahatov A.K. 1989. How to evaluate the parasitoid effectiveness? Zashchita Rastenii (Plant Protection, USSR), N6: 26-7 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1989. Is the concept of economic injury level universal? Zashchita Rastenii (Plant Protection, USSR), N12: 15-17 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A., Tsimbulova, A. A., Smirnova, A.D., and Tkacheva, L.B. 1989. Trichogramma a parasitoid of the fall webworm. Zashchita Rastenii (Plant Protection, USSR), N1: 41 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1988. Analysis of the role of natural ecological processes in population dynamics of Diprion pini L. sawfly in Rostov region using simulation model. Zhurnal Obshchej Biologii (Journal of General Biology) 49: 653-663 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1988. Group effect among the larvae of common pine sawfly Diprion pini L. (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae). Ekologia (Ecology, USSR), N4: 89-91 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Tsimbulova, A. A. 1987. A simulation model of population dynamics of the fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea Drury). Deposited manuscript N6553 B87. Moscow. 21 p. (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Ahatov A.K. 1987. Quantitative evaluation of entomophages used for mass release in biological control of pest insects. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 66: 522-532 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1987. On the role of parasitoids and diseases in population dynamics of common pine sawfly Diprion pini L. (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae) in Rostov region. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological 7

Journal), 66: 66-74 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Izhevski, S.S. 1987. Analysis of mortality in the American white butterfly Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) during development. Ekologiya (Ecology), (2): 46-53 (in Russian). (English translation: Soviet Journal of Ecology, 1987, pp. 101-107). Sharov, A. A. and Izhevski, S.S. 1987. The parasite complex of the fall webworm Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) in the European Part of the USSR. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (Entomological review), 66: 470 478 (in Russian). (English translation: Entomological Review, 1988, pp. 48-56). Sharov, A. A. 1986. Modeling of insect population dynamics. In "Review of Science and Technics", Ser. "Entomology", 6: 3-115 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1986. Seasonal cycles of population and problems of phenological forecasting. In: "Ecological forecasting", Moscow: 13-26 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1986. A simulation model of common pine sawfly (Diprion pini L.) in Rostov region. Deposited manuscript N7104 B86, Moscow. 20 p. (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1986. Population bufferity and homeastasis and their role in population dynamics. Zhurnal Obshchej Biologii (Journal of General Biology), 47: 183-92 (in Russian). Babidorich, M.M. and Sharov, A. A. 1986. Coincidence of seasonal cycles of parasitoids of codling moth Laspeyresia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with the seasonal cycle of their host in Moldavia. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (Entomological review), 65: 470-478 (in Russian). (English translation: Entomological Review, 1987, pp. 96-105). Belskaia, E.A., Sharov, A. A., and Izhevski, S.S. 1985. Predators of the fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) in the South of European part of USSR. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 64: 1384-1391 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1985. Insect pest population management taking into account natural mechanisms of population dynamics. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 64: 1298-1308 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1985. Principles of analysis of interacting factors of population dynamics. Zhurnal Obshchej Biologii (Journal of General Biology), 46: 590-595 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1985. Contribution of G. A. Viktorov to development of ecology. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 64: 1285-1290 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A., Prokofieva, E.A., and Izhevski, S.S. 1985. Feeding rates of predators of the fall webworm. Zashchita Rastenii (Plant Protection, USSR), N12: 33-34 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1984. Statistical analysis of ecological data using a computer "Iskra-124". Moscow, Moscow Univ. Press. 92 p. (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1984. Analysis of interrelations between regulative and stabilizing roles of a factor of population change using a simulation method. Ekologia (Ecology, USSR), N2:88-90. Izhevski S.S. and Sharov, A. A. 1984. Analysis of world list of entomophages of the fall webworm. All Union Conference "New methods of revealing and suppression of adventive pests and weeds", Moscow, p.53-56 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1984. On group selection and its forms. In "System principles and ethological approaches in population studies" Pushchino, p.36-48 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A., Izhevski, S.S., Prokofieva, E.A., and Mihailov, K.G. 1984. Spiders predators of fall webworm Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) in the South of European part of USSR. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 63: 392-398 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1984. Method for description of insect seasonal cycles. Ekologia (Ecology, USSR), N1: 51 57 (in Russian). (English translation: Soviet Journal of Ecology, 1984, pp. 45-50). Izhevski S.S., Sharov, A. A., and Nabatova N.N. 1983. The annotated list of entomophages of fall webworm Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Information bulletin of East Palaearctic Section of Intern. Org. for Biological Control, 9: 6-44 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1983. Parasitoid complex of common pine sawfly (Diprion pini L.) in Rostov region. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (Entomological review), 62: 302-313 (in Russian). Shreider Y. A. and A. A. Sharov. 1982. Systems and models. Moscow, Radio i Sviaz. 153 p.(in Russian). 8

Sharov, A. A. 1982. Regulative role of seasonal cycling in population dynamics. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 61: 1339-1350 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Safonkin, A.F. 1982. Spontaneous and inductive processes in reactivation of common pine sawfly Diprion pini (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal), 61: 1171-1179 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. and Safonkin, A.F. 1980. Seasonal dynamics of egg and larvae development of common pine sawfly Diprion pini L. (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (Entomological Review), 59: 73-78 (in Russian). (English translation: Entomological Review, 1981, pp. 64-69). Sharov, A. A. 1979. Effect of space distribution of European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) and its parasitoid Exenterus abruptorius on the dynamics of their numbers. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (Zoological Journal) 58:356-365 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1979. Meaning of signs and classification theory. In: "Semiotics and informatics", Moscow, 11:37-51 (in Russian). Sharov, A. A. 1979. Analysis of parasitoid egg distribution using the method of separation of Poisson mixtures. Ekologia (Ecology, USSR) N5:95-97 (in Russian). (English translation: Soviet Journal of Ecology, 1980, pp. 450-452). Sharov, A. A. 1977. The notion of information in category theory. In: "Semiotics and informatics", Moscow, 8:167 178 (in Russian). Shaposhnikov, G.Ch. and Sharov, A.A.1977. Variability in panmictic and clonal populations of Anuraphis farfarae Koch. (Homoptera, Aphididae) aphid. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (Entomological Review), 56: 601-609 (in Russian). (English translation: Entomological Review, 1978, pp.81-87).