Since graduation from Novosibirsk State University (Russia) in 1969 A. Ruvinsky has been working in several fields of genetics for more than 40 years. He received his PhD in 1974 and Dr.Sc. in 1985. In 1986 A. Ruvinsky was elected as head of laboratory of animal genetics and 1988 as Vice Director of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1993 A. Ruvinsky joined the University of New England, Australia. Professor Ruvinsky published more than 100 refereed papers in leading genetic journals and edited 14 books so far. This includes the series of books on mammalian genetics, which currently undergoes 2nd edition. His conceptual book "Genetics and Randomness" was published in 2009.

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• 1: Canid phylogeny and origin of the domestic dog. 2: Experimental studies of early canid domestication 3: Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of dog breeds. 4: Molecular genetics of coat colour, texture and length 5: Mendelian traits in the dog 6: Immunogenetics 7: Genetic aspects of orthopaedic disorders in the dog 8: Genetics of cancer in dogs 9: Genetics of neurological disease in the dog 10: Genetics of eye disorders in the dog 11: Cytogenetics and chromosome maps 12: Canine genomics 13: Genetics of canine behavioural disorders 14: Biology of reproduction and modern reproductive technology 15: Developmental genetics 16: Genetics of morphological traits 17: Olfactory genetics 18: Pedigree analysis, genotype testing and genetic counselling 19: Genetics of quantitative traits and improvement of the dog breeds 20: Complex traits. 21: Canine model in medical genetics 22: Genetic aspects of performance in working dogs 23: Genetic nomenclature