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Toshkova, N., Todorov, V., Deleva, S., Acosta-Pankov, I., Bekchiev, R., Langourov, M., Simov, N., Spasova, V., Nedyalkov, N., 2026. Beyond bats: hidden mammalian biodiversity in Bulgarian caves. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 48 (7): 165—177. https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.071

Ranc, N., Wilmers, C. C., Maiorano, L., Warton, D. I., Álvares, F., Cagnacci, F., Hatlauf, J., Acosta-Pankov, I., Banea, O., Berce, T., Červinka, J., Ćirović, D., Ćosić, N., Gál, L., Giannatos, G., Guimarães, N. F., Heltai, M., Ivanov, G., Lanszki, J., Lapini, L., Männil, P., Melovski, D., Migli, D., Pavanello, M., Penezić, A., Petrova, A., Šálek, M., Sallay-Mosoi, A., Selanec, I., Selimovic, A., Sforna, T., Stojanov, A., Szabó, L., Tarman, J., Trbojević, I., Trbojević, T., Urban, P., Krofel, M., 2026. Human shielding from wolves facilitates jackal expansion across Europe. — Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1—12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03060-y

Popov, R., Petrova, S., Nikolov, B., Yordanov, E., Kazandzieva, S., Klimentova-Nikolova, Y., 2026. Stationary versus solar tracked PV systems — which one has lower impact on biodiversity? — Energy, 348: 140478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2026.140478

Hubenov, Z., 2026. The system of plates in the basal part of the wing veins in Diptera (Insecta). — ZooNotes, 298: 1—4. https://doi.org/10.69085/zn20260298 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2026. The Dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 78 (2): 149—164. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb78.2.002996 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2026. Species Composition and Areographical Characteristic of the European Bee Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Bombyliidae). — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 78 (1): 17—32. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb78.1.002880 [PDF]

Hubenov, Z., 2026. Contribution to the Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Vietnam. — ZooNotes, 293: 1—4. https://doi.org/10.69085/zn20250293 [PDF]

Hieu, N. V., Mahn, V. Q., Hubenov, Z., 2026. Zoogeography of Vietnam based on the analysis of Oribatida and Tachinidae. — Indian Journal of Entomology, 89 (2): 531—538 (2027) e26775. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2026.3775 [PDF]

Dundarova, H., Acosta-Pankov, I., Nedyalkova, E., Lubenova, A., Kolev, M., Kirov, K., Lakovski, K., Genova, O., Parvanov, V., Iskrenova, P., Trifonov, V., Chassovnikarova, T., 2026. Thermal Niche Differentiation Shapes the Hibernating Bat Assemblages in Bulgarian Caves Across an Elevational Gradient. — Biology, 15 (6), 484. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15060484

Doykin, N., Todorov, V. R., Dutsov, A., Nikolov, S. D., Acosta-Pankov, I., Ganchev, N., 2026. First described cases of cannibalism in the brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) in Bulgaria. — Hystrix the Italian Journal of Mammalogy. https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00846-2025

Boev, Z., 2026. Past Distribution of Bustards (Otidiformes Wagler, 1830) in Bulgaria. — Birds 2026, 7 (2), 24: 1—14. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds7020024 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. Nikolay Boev and Nature Conservation in Bulgaria. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv. 11: 1—15. Online First https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.6 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. Knud Andersen’s Contribution to the Study of the World’s Chiropterofauna. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 78 (1):81—83. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb78.1.002967 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. History of the Red Data Book of Bulgaria. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: [1—13]. Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.4 [PDF]

Boev, Z., 2026. Biobibliography of the prominent Bulgarian ornithologist, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bozhidar Ivanov on the occasion of his 80th anniversary. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: 1—19 Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.3 [PDF]

Bekchiev, R., Nedyalkov, N., Kostova, R., Simov, N., Langourov, M., Acosta-Pankov, I., 2026. Sometimes they come back — Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, 1869 (Leiodidae, Coleoptera) new genus and species for the fauna of the Balkan Peninsula. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 48 (4): 93—95. https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.48.043

Baumgart, W., Boev, Z., 2026. The importance of political, economic, and cultural factors in explaining fundamental ornithological problems. (A case study for Bulgaria). Part III. Sparrows (Passer spp.). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: 1—12, Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.1 [PDF]

Хубенов, З., 2026. [Глави от] „9. Биогеография. Фауна и животински свят. География на България. Т. 1”. — Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов”, София. [PDF]

Боев, З., Спасов, Н., 2026. Формиране на съвременната сухоземна фауна. — В: Железов, Г., Илиева, Н., Недков, Ст., Милошев, Н., Гаджев, Г. (отг. ред.). География на България. Т. 1. Физическа география. Геоинформационни технологии. Ч. 2. Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов“, София. ISBN 978-619-245-570-5, 101—109. [PDF]

Боев, З., Попов, А., Стоев, П., 2026. Националният природонаучен музей при Българската академия на науките в периода 2005-2011 г. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: 1—27. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.2 [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Тънкоклюният свирец — поредният жител на планетата, който я напусна. — Лов и риболов, 3: 62—64. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Таралежът — бодлив, но беззащитен. — Лов и риболов, 6: 56—58. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Последните промени в климата и влиянието им върху птиците в България. — Лов и риболов, 2: 40—43. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Немият лебед, днес украса в миналото — храна. — Лов и риболов, 1: 54—57. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Националният природонаучен музей при БАН в първите години на 20 в. Д-р Херман Гретцер — продължителят на делото на Леверкюн (1905—1914 г.). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 11: [1—12]. Online First. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.11.4.5 [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Лисицата повсеместна и винаги ценена. — Лов и риболов, 2: 62—65. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Кратка история на природозащитата в България. — Гора, 4: 12—16. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Какво ни подсказва предвестникът на пролетта. — Лов и риболов, 3: 46—49. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Белият рибояд — дивеч за крайморските ловци. — Лов и риболов, 5: 66—69. [PDF]

Боев, З., 2026. Алпийският козирог — труден дивеч за смели планинари. — Лов и риболов, 4: 68—70. [PDF]

Zhelyazkova, V., Tičar, J., Deleva, S., Ivanov, A., Toshkova, N., Puechmaille, S., 2025. Cavers’ knowledge of biosecurity and its influence on the prevention of white-nose disease. — Subterranean Biology, 52: 45—68.

Toshkova, N., Zhelayzkova, V., Koseva, K., Dimitrova, K., Elshaer, F., Lacombe, R. V., …, Dimitrov, J. D., 2025. An integrative approach for profiling antibody responses in bats to human pathogens. — EMI: Animal & Environment: 1—25.

Toshkova, N., Brosens, D., Stoeva, E., Deleva, S., Zhelyazkova, V., Acosta-Pankov, I., Goranov, S., Dundarova, H., Lakovski, K., Genova, O., Stoicheva, S., Krushkova, V., Ivanov, A., Mechev, A., Hubancheva, A., Pavlova, A., Metcheva, R., Popov, V., Beltcheva, M., Pandurski, I., Kisimov, T., Kolev, M., Kirov, K., Karaganchev, A., Karadakov, V., Trendafilova, S., Pavlova, B., Yankov, L., Stoyanov, S., Yankov, Y., Atanasov, T., Georgieva, T., Borisov, I., Dilovski, G., Dicheva, A., Titorenkova, S., Aleksandrova, I., Delchev, S., Sirakov, K., Bradley, I., Pazderkov, D., Atanasov, V., Zhelev, P., Dechev, A., Dimitrova, K., Koseva, K., Petrov, B., Petrov, B., 2025. Bat occurrences from Bulgaria. Version 1.5. — National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/dnu63p

Szanyi, Sz., Barta, M., Velchev, D., Beshkov, S., Mumford, S., Todorov, I., Nagy, A., Varga, Z., Tót, M., Toshova, T., 2025. First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria. — Insects, 2025, 16: 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16020134 [PDF]

Simov, N., Borissov, S., Antonova, V., 2025. A silent predator ad portas — Dolichoplana striata Moseley, 1877 (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) recorded for the first time in Bulgaria. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 47: 125—130. [PDF] https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.47.054

Sendra, A., Fiera, C., Selfa, J., Stoev, P., 2025. Soil campodeids (Diplura, Campodeidae) of Eastern Europe, in Romanian and Bulgarian reliefs. — ZooKeys, 1224: 261—282. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1224.137935

Petrova, S., Nikolov, B., Popov, R., Lyubomirov, S., Asenov, S., Kanevski, H., Dakova, M., Yordanov, E., Kazandzhieva, S., Klimentova-Nikolova, Klimentova-Nikolova, Y., 2025. Some aspects of the impact of photovoltaic plants on the environment. — Ecologia balkanica, 17 (1): 94—103. https://doi.org/10.69085/eb20251094 [PDF]

Nikolov, V., Hristova, L., Markov, G., Bogdanova, R., Spassov, N., 2025. From the dinosaurs to the earliest human ancestors: The vertebrate palaeontology at the National Museum of Natural History-BAS. Part 3. — Geology and Mineral Resources, 32 (4—5): 37—43.

Nikolov, V., Hristova, L., Markov, G., Bogdanova, R., Spassov, N., 2025. From the dinosaurs to the earliest human ancestors: The vertebrate palaeontology at the National Museum of Natural History-BAS. Part 2. — Geology and Mineral Resources, 32 (2—3): 39—44.

Nikolov, V., Hristova, L., Markov, G., Bogdanova, R., Spassov, N., 2025. From the dinosaurs to the earliest human ancestors: The vertebrate palaeontology at the National Museum of Natural History-BAS. Part 1. — Geology and Mineral Resources, 32 (1): 29—34.