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, [email protected] Ph.D., Assist. Prof. Hristo Dimitrov, University of Plovdiv, [email protected] M.Sc., Assist. Prof. Vesela Mitkovska, University of Plovdiv, [email protected] Ph.D., Assist. Prof. Peter Boyadzhiev, University of Plovdiv, [email protected] Secretaries M.Sc., Assist. Prof. Gergana Stankova, University of Plovdiv, [email protected] B.Sc. Liliya Vodenicharova, University of Plovdiv, [email protected] Scientific Committee DSc Prof. Dimitar Bechev, University of Plovdiv DSc Academician Vassil Golemanski, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS DSc Prof. Paraskeva Michailova, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS DSc Prof. Georgi Markov, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS DSc Prof. Venelin Beshovski, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Tsenka Chassovnikarova, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS DSc, Prof Iva Hristova, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Ph.D., Assoc Prof. Nasko Atanasov, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, BAS MD Angel Kunchev, Ministry of Health, Republic of Bulgaria M.Sc., Viktor Ivanov, University of Plovdiv – Web design and Book design | 5 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME International Conference on Zoology “50 years Department of Zoology” October 8-10, 2012, Hissar, Bulgaria Monday, 8 October 2012 14.00 – 18.00 Arrival, registration, posters set up. SPA Hotel “Hissar” 18.00 – 19.30 Welcome party at the Lobby bar, SPA Hotel “Hissar” Tuesday, 9 October 2012 9.00 – 10.00 Opening. Maritsa hall in SPA Hotel “Hissar” 10.00 – 10.30 Plenary lecture: Extreme zoology – what is this and where we are? DSc Academician Vassil Golemanski, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 10.30 – 11.00 Plenary lecture: Molecular analyses in mammals and birds: population genetics, phylogeography and conservation. Dr. habil. Frank E. Zachos, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria POPULATION GENETICS AND MOLECULAR STUDIES (Maritsa hall) Session chair: DSc Professor Paraskeva Michailova 11.00 – 11.15 Diapause-specific gene expression pattern in the fat body of European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Ž. Popović 11.15 – 11.30 Discrimination of the Orthocladiinae species (Diptera: Chironomidae) by using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I. A. Sari 11.30 – 11.45 Hidden biodiversity: the case of the chromosomal races of the Balkan endemic vole Microtus thomasi. M. Rovatsos 11.45 – 12.00 Allozyme variability in populations of Apis mellifera mellifera, A. m. carnica and A. m. caucasica from Poland. E. Ivanova 12.00 – 12.15 Genetic variability in silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) strains with different origin. T. Staykova 12.15 – 12.30 Modern technologies in molecular genetics. Instruments and applications in Bulgaria. M. Kicheva 12.30 – 13.00 coffee-break ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (Maritsa hall) Session chair: Professor T. Zorenko 13.00 – 13.15 Fatty acid composition dynamics during diapause of European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn. (Lepidoptera: Pyrallidae). E. Vukašinović 13.15 – 13.30 The structure of spermatozoa in social voles subgenus Sumeriomys. T. Zorenko 6 | 13.30 – 13.45 Fatty acid composition of Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae). Z. U. Nurullahoğlu 13.45 – 14.00 Life on the see-saw: an insight into cell death control during larvaldiapause of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn. Ž. Popović BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION ZOOLOGY (Maritsa hall) Session chairs: DSc Professor G. Markov and Professor M. Shishiniova 14.00 – 14.15 Species diversity of epigeobiont and geobiont animal groups from Strandzha Mountain. M. Shishiniova 14.15 – 14.30 Skull non-metrical features of the European water vole Arvicola amphibius from Hungary: cranial evidence for its geographic detachment. G. Markov 14.30 – 14.45 Changes in the aquatic communities in the Rhodopi Mountain Landslide Lakes (S. Bulgaria) for the last 40 years. I. Biodiversity of the macrozoobenthos, zooplankton and the fish communities. M. Pavlova 14.45 – 15.00 Diversity of Long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in Gradina Floodplain forest, Bulgaria. M. Kechev 15.00 – 15.15 The golden jackal (Canis aureus L.) in Bulgaria: What is going on? G. Markov 15.15 – 15.30 Natural colonies of Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in European Turkey and discussion on the chances of natural re-colonization of the species in Bulgaria. E. Kmetova 15.30 – 16.00 coffee-break PARAZITOLOGY, TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES AND PEST CONTROL (Maritsa hall) Session chair: DSc Professor I. Hristova, MD 16.00 – 16.15 Genetic investigations of rodents for human pathogens. I. Christova 16.15 – 16.30 Impact of entomophages on density of Thaumetopoea pityocampa in egg stage near Ivailovgrad, Bulgaria. G. Georgiev 16.30 – 16.45 Species composition, distribution and seasonal variations in the invasion of domestic goats (Capra aegagrushircus) and sheep (Ovis aries) by ixodidae ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the region of the town of Parvomai. A. Arnaudov 16.45 – 17.00 Outbreak of trichinellosis in Elin Pelin city January – March 2011. I. Rainova 17.00 – 18.30 Poster session, Trakiya hall in SPA Hotel “Hissar” 14.00 – 17.00 Seminar-training “Transmissible diseases”, Trakiya hall in SPA Hotel “Hissar” 19.30 – Conference dinner, restaurant “Prestige” in SPA Hotel “Hissar” | 7 Wednesday, 10 October 2012 Maritsa hall 9.00 – 9.30 Plenary lecture: Polytene chromosomes and their significance for taxonomy, speciation and genotoxicology. DSc Professor Paraskeva Michailova. Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 9.30 – 10.00 Plenary lecture: Research strategies to address the challenges related to the future of the environment. DSc Professor Georgi Markov, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research, Bulgarian Academy of Science ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND ZOOMONITORING (Maritsa hall) Session chair: Professor R. Metcheva 10.00 – 10.15 Assessment of the sediment toxicity in Bulgarian and Turkish Rivers using the biomarkers in Chironomus riparius Mg. (Diptera, Chironomidae). M. Duran 10.15 – 10.30 Preliminary results on development of a chironomid based summer surface water temperature inference model for the Turkish lakes. G. Akyildiz 10.30 – 10.45 Ecological quality assessment of salmonid rivers in Bulgaria using ichthyologic parameters. L. Pehlivanov 10.45 – 11.00 Histopathological analysis of liver in fish population of reservoir “Tikves”. L. Velkova-Jordanoska 11.00 – 11.15 Effect of river fragmentations on the abundance and size structure of Barbus petenyi (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), river Iskar, Bulgaria. E. Uzunova 11.15 – 11.30 Impact of Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophtorales: Entomophtoraceae) on non-target phytophagous insects in oak forests of Bulgaria. M. Georgieva 11.30 – 11.45 Evaluation of the ecological status of two river ecosystems with different types of anthropogenic pollution in Southern Bulgaria based on the level of the fluctuating asymmetry in the populations of the marsh frog Rana ridibunda (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae). A. Arnaudov 11.45 – 12.00 Results from marking of Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis) with colour rings and radio transmitters at Pomorie Lake. D. Popov 12.00 – 12.15 Data from Egyptian Vultures (Neophron percnopterus) tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters in Bulgaria. G. Gradev 12.15 – 12.30 Free-living rodents as bioindicators of genetic risk in Natural Park “Strandzha”. V. Mitkovska 12.30 – 12.45 East European Vole (Microtus levis Miller, 1908) – biomonitor for the heavy metals impact on the environment in Strandzha Mountain. H. Dimitrov 10.00 – 12.00 “Roundtable”, Trakiya hall in SPA Hotel “Hissar” 12.45 – 13.00 Closing the conference, Maritsa hall 8 | POSTER SESSION P1 Application of variability of ITS1 sequences for studying biodiversity of some Black Sea representatives of Clupeidae family. Darinka Boyadzhieva-Doychinova, Feriha Myumyunova, Maria Gevezova, Daniela Petrova-Klisarova, Iliya Denev P2 The seasonal changes of fatty acid