... Department of Vertebrate Zoology . HEAD OF THE LABORATORY . leading researcher Elena P. Kruchenkova . The main research of the Lab deals with behavioural interactions in higher Vertebrates. Though the Laboratory of Vertebrate Behaviour is rather new, it is very popular among students of the Department. ... leading researcher E.P.Kruchenkova . ... Acoustic communication of mammals and birds: factors that determine variability. senior researcher I.A.Volodin , researcher A.V.Klenova . ...