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Zlatkov, B., Stefanov, S., Gashtarov, V., Vergilov, V., 2020. New records of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Mantodea) from Bulgaria. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 99—101. [PDF] doi:10.48027/hnb.41.12003

Ziv, G., Beckmann, M., Bullock, J., Cord, A., Delzeit, R., Domingo, C., Dreßler, G., Hagemann, N., Masó, J., Müller, B., Neteler, M., Sapundzhieva, A., Stoev, P., Stenning, J., Trajković, M., Václavík, T., 2020. BESTMAP: behavioural, Ecological and Socio-economic Tools for Modelling Agricultural Policy. — Research Ideas and Outcomes, 6: e52052. doi:10.3897/rio.6.e52052

Vahtera, V., Stoev, P., Akkari, N., 2020. Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. — ZooKeys, 1004: 1—26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537

Vacheva, E. D., Naumov, B. Y., Tzankov, N. D., 2020. Diversity and Habitat Preferences in Lizard Assemblages (Reptilia: Sauria) from Model Territories in Western Bulgaria. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 72 [accepted paper].

Tyufekchieva, V., Vidinova, Y., Evtimova, V., 2020. Chapter: Stoneflies (Plecoptera) from Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts. — In: Georgiev, D., Bechev, D., Yancheva, V. (eds) Fauna of Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts., Part 1, ZooNotes: 60—65.

Troya, P., Gómez, F., 2020. Rastreadores colaboran en una reserva india de Nuevo México. — Quercus, 412: 46—47.

Tomaskinova, J., Dicks, L., Collier, M., Geneletti, D., Grace, M., Longato, D., Sadula, R., Stoev, P., Sapundzhieva, A., Balzan, M. V., 2020. Capacity-building and networking events for nature-based solutions and re-naturing in Malta. — Research Ideas and Outcomes, 6: e60893. doi:10.3897/rio.6.e60893

Todorov, M., Trichkova, T., Hubenov, Z., Jurajda, P., 2020. Faxonius limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Decapoda: Cambaridae), a New Invasive Alien Species of European Union Concern in Bulgaria. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 72 (1): 113—121. [PDF]

Todorov, M., Kenderov, M., Botev, I., Hubenov, Z., Trichkova, T., 2020. First Records of Pectinatella magnifica (Leidy, 1851) (Bryozoa: Plumatellida: Pectinatellidae) in the Bulgarian Shoreline Zone of the Danube River. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 72 (4): 611—617. [PDF]

Stoianova, D., Simov, N., Vu, M. Q., Nguyen, D. M., Grozeva, S., 2020. New data on karyotype, spermatogenesis and ovarian trophocyte ploidy in three aquatic bug species of the families Naucoridae, Notonectidae, and Belostomatidae (Nepomorpha, Heteroptera). — Comparative Cytogenetics, 14 (1): 139—156. doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.V14i1.48709

Šmiga, L., Fedorčák, J., Faltýnková, A., Stefanov, T., Bystrianska, J., Halačka, K., Koščová, L., Koščo, J., 2020. Endohelminth Parasites in Loaches Cobitis spp. (Actinopterygii: Cobitidae), with the First Record of Allocreadium transversale (Rudolphi, 1802) (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) in Bulgaria. — Acta zoologica bulgarica.

Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., Popov, K, Dalakchieva, S.,Tsonev, R., Dimchev, I., Ralev, A., 2020. Recent changes in the presence status and numbers of ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) in the Eastern Balkans. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 41—49. doi:10.48027/hnb.41.06001

Prieß-Buchheit, J., Aro, A. R., Demirova, I., Lanzerath, D., Stoev, P., Wilder, N., 2020. Rotatory role-playing and role-models to enhance the research integrity culture. — Research Ideas and Outcomes, 6: e53921. doi:10.3897/rio.6.e53921

Plant, C. W., Beshkov, S., Nahirnić, A., 2020. A new species of Elegia (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) from the Balkan Peninsula. — Nota Lepidopterologica, 43: 311—318. doi:10.3897/nl.43.54508 [PDF]

Pilotto, F., Kühn, I., Adrian, R., Alber, R., Alignier, A., Andrews, C., Bäck, J., Barbaro, L., Beaumont, D., Beenaerts, N., Benham, S., Boukal, D. S., Bretagnolle, V., Camatti, E., Canullo, R., Cardoso, P. G., Ens, B. J., Everaert, G., Evtimova, V. et al., 2020. Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe. — Nature Communications, 11: 3486.

Oláh, J., Vinçon, G., Andersen, T., Beshkov, S., Ciubuc, C., Coppa, G., Hendrich, L., Johanson, K. A., Salokannel, J., Szczesny, B., 2020. Revision of the European Rhyacophila fasciata species complex by fine phenomics of the paramere (Trichoptera, Rhyacophilidae). — Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 51 (1): 21—54. [PDF]

Nemitz-Kliemchen, M., Andres, C., Hofmann, S., Ramírez, A. M. P., Stoev, P., Tzankov, N., Schaffer, S., Bernhard, D., Henle, K., Schlegel, M., 2020. Spatial and genetic structure of a Lacerta viridis metapopulation in a fragmented landscape in Bulgaria. — Global Ecology and Conservation, 23: e01104. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01104

Naumov, B., Lukanov, S., Vacheva, E., 2020. Social media in service of biodiversity conservation: providing new locality for Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768), a glacial relict in Bulgaria. — Herpetology notes, 13: 181—183.

Nagler, M., Praeg, N., …, Kenderov, L., …, Evtimova, V., …, Bodmer, P., 2020. Abundance and biogeography of methanogenic and methanotrophic microorganisms across European streams. — Journal of Biogeography. doi:10.1111/jbi.14052

Langourov, M., 2020. A new species of Triphleba Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Kyrgyzstan with some other scuttle flies from the region. — Ecologica Montenegrina, 29: 34—39. [PDF]

Kryštufek, B., Hoffmann, I., Nedyalkov, N., Pozdnyakov, A., Vohralík, V., 2020. Cricetus cricetus (Rodentia: Cricetidae). — Mammalian Species, 52 (988): 10—26. doi:10.1093/mspecies/seaa001

Kostov-Kytin, V., Karov, Ch., Dimitrov, I., Nikolova, R., 2020. New investigations on the columbite from Vishteritsa locality, Western Rhodopes. — Comptes rendus de l’Acade ́mie bulgare des Sciences, 73 (5): 657—665. [PDF]

Karastoyanova, N., Gorczyk, J., Spassov, N., 2020. The natural history of the fallow deer, Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) in Bulgaria in prehistory and new evidence for the existence of an autochthonous Holocene population in the Balkans. — Intеrnational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 30 (5): 616—628. doi:10.1002/oa.2886

Karam-Gemael, M., Decker, P., Stoev, P., Marques, M. I., Chagas Jr, A., 2020. Conservation of terrestrial invertebrates: a review of IUCN and regional Red Lists for Myriapoda. — In: Korsós, Z., Dányi, L. (eds) Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology, Budapest, Hungary. — ZooKeys, 930: 221—229. doi:10.3897/zookeys.930.48943

Käfer, H., Kovac, H., Simov, N., Battisti, A., Erregger, B., Schmidt, A. K. D., Stabentheiner, A., 2020. Temperature Tolerance and Thermal Environment of European Seed Bugs. — Insects, 11 (3) 197: 1—17. doi:10.3390/insects11030197

Jakšić, P., Nahirnić-Beshkova, A., 2020. New records of Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Montenegro. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 91—94. [PDF] doi:10.48027/hnb.41.12001

Jactel, H., Desprez-Loustau, M. L., Battisti, A., Brockerhoff, E., Santini, A., Stenlid, J., Bjorkman, C., Branco, M., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Douma, J. C., Drakulic, J., Drizou, F., Eschen, R., Franco, J. C., Gossner, M. M., Green, S., Kenis, M., Klapwijk, M. J., Liebhold, A. M., Orazio, C., Prospero, S., Robinet, C., Schroeder, M., Slippers, B., Stoev, P., Sun, J., van den Dool, R., Wingfield, M. J., Zalucki, M. P., 2020. Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions. — NeoBiota, 58: 107—127. doi:10.3897/neobiota.58.54389

Franziska Günter, F., Beaulieu, M., Freiberg, K. F., Welzel, I., Toshkova, N., Žagar, A., Simčič, T., Fischer, K., 2020. Genotype-environment interactions rule the response of a widespread butterfly to temperature variation. — Journal of Evolutionary Biology. doi:10.1111/JEB.13623

Darlenski, R. B., Bogdanov, I. A., Langourov, M. S., Manuelyan, K. L., 2020. An outbreak of cellulitis-like insect dermatitis from black flies(Simuliidae) and treatment algorithm. — Dermatology and Venereology, 59 (2): 19—25. [PDF]

Bogutskaya, N. G., Jelić, D., Vucić, M., Jelić, M., Diripasko, O., Stefanov, T., Klobučar, G., 2020. Description of a new species of Phoxinus from the upper Krka River (Adriatic Basin) in Croatia (Actinopterygii: Leuciscidae), first discovered as a molecular clade. — Journal of Fish Biology, 96: 378—393.

Boev, Z., Stallibrass, S., 2020. Avian remains from the Thracian trade settlement Pistiros (5—2 c. BC) near Vetren, Pazardzhik Province, SC Bulgaria). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 5: 43—47. [PDF]

Boev, Z., Milošević, S., 2020. Late Pleistocene avifauna of the Pešturina Cave (Nišava District, SE Serbia) and its implications for Late Pleistocene refugia on the Central Balkans. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 4: 1—14. [PDF]

Boev, Z., Gradev, G., Klisurova, H., Klisurov, I., Petrov, R., 2020. First record of the northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758) in Bulgaria. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 23—26. [PDF] doi:10.48027/hnb.41.03001

Boev, Z., 2020. A new Middle Miocene Starling (Sturnidae Rafinesque, 1815) from Kardam (NE Bulgaria). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 5: 33—41. [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2020. A Little Dabbling Duck (Anatini Vigors, 1825 — Anseriformes Wagler, 1831) from the Late Miocene of Kremikovtsi (Bulgaria). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 5: 25—31. [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2020. Fossil and subfossil records and recent status of shrikes (Passeriformes: Laniidae) in Bulgaria. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 77—81. [PDF] doi:10.48027/hnb.41.10001

Boev, Z., 2020. Studen Kladenets Reservoir (CS Bulgaria), a stopover of the migratory Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758) through the Balkan Peninsula. — ZooNotes, 164: 1—4. [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2020. Chauvireria bulgarica sp. n. — an extinct Early Pleistocene small phasianid of Phasianinae Horsfield, 1821 from Bulgaria. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 55—70. [PDF] doi:10.48027/hnb.41.08001

Boev, Z., 2020. New Data on the Fauna of the Late Antiquity Northern Fortification Walls of Serdica (3rd—6th century A.D.) from Building Excavations on Exarch Joseph Street (Sofia, Bulgaria). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 5: 15—23. [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2020. First European Neogene record of true pheasants from Gorna Sushitsa (SW Bulgaria). — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 33—39. [PDF] doi:10.48027/hnb.41.05001