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Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels (Bonn & Hamburg)
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (Bonn & Hamburg)

#biodiversitychange #collections #naturalhistorymuseum #outreach #exhibitions #evolution #taxonomy #genomics
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Zum Ende der Woche was sinnvolles tun 🤩 - Stimmt jetzt ab für die Digitale Lernplattform "Natur Entdecken Online" (NEO) nominiert für den Publikumspreis für digitales Miteinander 2025 - noch bis Sonntag! Gerne teilen! 👇
digitaltag.eu/bewerbung/pu...

#DigitalMiteinander @leibnizlib.bsky.social
Natur Entdecken Online DFA Digital für alle gGmbH Digitalisierung
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November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#LIBresearch: Changing views on speciation: this new paper argues that speciation often involves whole traits — not just single genes — reshaping how we understand how species diverge. → doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Image: Maulucioni / CC BY-SA 3.0

#Evolution #Speciation #Biodiversity
English: Universal phylogenetic tree in rooted form, showing the three domains. According to C. Woese et al. 1990
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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#LIBresearch: A new study reveals surprising diversity in a widespread African snake: what once seemed one species is actually a complex of several — with implications for how we assess biodiversity and conservation.
→ doi.org/10.1093/zool...

©Adobe Stock, mgkuijpers
#Biodiversity #Phylogenomics
Snake: Telescopus dhara obtusus
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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#LIBresearch: New work on cichlid fishes shows how different sex-chromosome systems drive males & females to evolve distinct gene-activity patterns - shaping how their traits diverge.
→ doi.org/10.1111/mec....

@astridboehne.bsky.social

©Adobe Stock, David

#Genomics #SexChromosomes
Cyprichromis microlepidotus, Lake Tanganyika cichlid in the aquarium.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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New study @ecol-evol.bsky.social: Our historic two-tusked #narwhal (ZMH-S-10192) isn’t a female after all - it’s male. DNA & isotope analyses corrected a 340-year assumption. Science is always evolving. → t1p.de/4psy6

©UHH,_RRZ_MCC,_Mentz#11D7_bearb_BB

#ScienceInProgress #CollectionsMatter
The Hamburg narwhale with 2 tusks.
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#LIBresearch: A new global assessment shows that marine megafauna face very different levels of risk from at-sea human pressures: from drifting longlines to extreme temperature events.
→ doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70147

© Adobe Stock, Shutter2U

#marineconservation #megafauna #biodiversity #oceans
The Ocean
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#LIBresearch: A new review explains that speciation doesn’t follow one universal pathway — instead, multiple interacting processes shape how new species emerge across environments and evolutionary contexts. → doi.org/10.1111/mec....

#speciation #evolution #biodiversity
©Adobe Stock, studio
A collection of various garden snails with detailed brown and striped shells, depicted from multiple angles and perspectives.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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#LIBresearch: A new study challenges long-standing ideas about how and when lungs can be lost or regained in amphibians.
→ doi.org/10.1093/evol...
#Evolution #Amphibians #Biodiversity
Lungless tadpoles breathe fresh air into hypotheses for tetrapod lung loss and trait regain
We use lung loss in frog tadpoles to test debated hypotheses of tetrapod lung loss and challenge common explanations for the irreversibility of evolutionar
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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During #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to the Slender-billed Curlew — declared extinct by IUCN. A specimen from the Museum Koenig Bonn (@leibnizlib.bsky.social) stood as a symbol of what we’ve lost, and what international cooperation can still save.

More: t1p.de/b5c5r

#Biodiversity #Conservation
Slender-billed Curlew from the Museum Koenig Bonn at the AEWAMOP9
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Lehmitz et al (2025) Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program 🧪🔓

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

@igb-berlin.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social
Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#LIBresearch: A new study introduces the Global Repository of Insect Traits (GRIT) — a worldwide initiative integrating insect trait data to make insects more understandable and comparable across ecosystems. → doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035

@cscherber.bsky.social
Toward a global repository of insect traits (GRIT)
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, yet insect conservation is hindered by the absence of a centralised, comprehensive trait database. We propose the GRIT, a FAIR, open-access platform uniting datase...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The LIB urges #COP30 to put biodiversity at the core of climate policy.
Without healthy ecosystems, there are no nature-based solutions.
„Climate and species protection are two sides of the same coin.”


→ leibniz-lib.de/en/news/0611...

#Biodiversity #ClimateAction #ScienceForChange
Our appeal to COP30: Integrate biodiversity into national climate plans. Strengthen research and monitoring. Base decisions on scientific evidence.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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“Biological diversity must play a stronger role in global climate negotiations” scientists from @leibnizlib.bsky.social appeal to the international community of the upcoming UN Climate Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

#biodiversity
idw-online.de/de/news861130
Protecting Nature to Secure Our Future – LIB Appeals to Participants of the UN Climate Conference COP30
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November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#LIBresearch: A new study using anatomical, developmental & phylogenetic evidence challenges classic views of insect head segments and neural organization.
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.as...

© Boudinot 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

#InsectEvolution #InsectHead #Morphology
There is no external or internal demarcation of the supposed “intercalate” sclerite in Psocodea. Comparison of external and internal head skeleton of “Psocoptera” (Psocodea), in anterior overview (left), the details of anterior pits and anterior mandibular articulation in anterolateral view (center), and sagittally cut with internal view of anterior arm and epistomal ridge (right).
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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mstange.bsky.social
#Seminar
Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Nov 11, 3PM CET. Listen to
Kevin Kocot @kmkocot.bsky.social from Alabama Museum of Natural History, talking about #Biodiversity & Systematics of Marine Invertebrates
Email [email protected] for login details.
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Vietnam is known for its extraordinary biodiversity, especially its rich bird life. An international team has studied the diversity of birds and the threats they face. Take a look at the study! @droedder.bsky.social was part of the team. #LIBresearch
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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🦎 #LIBresearch: Sticking to surfaces—or not—can decide where geckos live.
A new study uncovers how the rise and loss of adhesive toepads shaped their global diversity.
→ doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
droedder.bsky.social PD Dr. Dennis Rödder @droedder.bsky.social · Oct 28
#LIBresearch: Have you ever wondered how geckos stick and why some species lack adhesive toepads? 🤔 Our new paper in the Journal of Biogeography (doi.org/10.1111/jbi....) provides groundbreaking insights into the evolution and ecological significance of adhesive toepads. @leibnizlib.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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#LIBresearch: Hoverflies are key pollinators — yet many species remain unknown.
🪰 A new study of Cheilosia from the Caucasus describes 14 new species and offers an updated identification key.
→ doi.org/10.5852/ejt....

© Adobe Stock, Marcin
#Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Entomology
hoverfly
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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foertax.bsky.social
❗️last call ❗️
Nur noch heute könnt ihr euch mit eurem Beitrag als Referent:in zur FörTaxCon3 registrieren! Anschließend ist nur noch eine Anmeldung als Teilnehmer:in möglich. Be quick 🎉
foertax.bsky.social FörTax @foertax.bsky.social · Sep 22
🌿✨ Die Anmeldung zur FörTaxCon 2025 ist gestartet! 🎉
Am 28. & 29. November erwarten dich spannende Online-Vorträge & Workshops zu Biodiversität, Taxonomie & Artenschutz.

🔎 Ob Artenkenner*in oder auf dem Weg dorthin – sei dabei!

Zur Anmeldung: live.letsgetdigital.com/4116-foertax...
October 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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mstange.bsky.social
#Seminar
Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social
on zoom tomorrow, Oct 28, 3pm CET and listen to
Dirk Ahrens from @leibnizlib.bsky.social talking about chafer #beetles with extreme #philopatry and DNA-based #taxonomy.
Email [email protected] for login details.
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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#LIBresearch: Sometimes, species look identical on the outside—but have been evolving separately for millions of years.
🪲 A new LIB-led study shows that even when males and females disperse very differently, such cryptic species can be surprisingly old.
→ doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
October 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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#LIBresearch A remarkable contribution to our understanding of sex chromosome turnover and its impact on gene expression dynamics.
astridboehne.bsky.social Astrid Böhne @astridboehne.bsky.social · Oct 21
We find that gene expression is rapidly feminized after a XY to ZW heterogamety change in #cichlids; congrats @kevinhsi.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1111/mec....
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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#LIBresearch: How does flexibility shape evolution? 🕷️
A new LIB-led study on daddy long-legs spiders shows that lineages with more adaptable traits diversify faster and become more species-rich.
→ doi.org/10.1093/sysb...

#Evolution #Biodiversity #Spiders #Phylogenetics
The Complex Interplay between Evolutionary Flexibility and Diversification in a Family of Spiders
Abstract. Understanding the mechanisms of how morphological traits drive speciation and contribute to species richness is pivotal in evolutionary biology.
doi.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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#Museum
Was für tolle Nachrichten!
Hier mehr dazu:
www.ndr.de/kultur/natur...
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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#LIBresearch: Exciting to see this new paper out in Science — revealing how genetic architecture shapes the evolution of plumage coloration in wheatears! 🐦
Proud to see LIB researcher Alexander Suh among the contributors.
October 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM