Zoologist, traveller and explorer: celebrating the 60th anniversary of Alexei Vladimirovich Abramov

Zoologist, traveller and explorer: celebrating the 60th anniversary of Alexei Vladimirovich Abramov

Logunov D.V., Averianov A.O.

P. 192-216

The paper presents a brief biography and scientific achievements of a renowned Russian mammologist Alexei Vladimirovich Abramov (b. 1962) in relation to his 60th anniversary. The paper is illustrated by photos obtained from colleagues who personally know A.V. Abramov and from his family archive.DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.21.2.10

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