Philipp Kirschner
@pippoka.bsky.social
Interested in diversity and evolution of plants 🪻& insects 🐝— particularly in mountain areas🏞️
Postdoc @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social 🇦🇹
Current favourites:
plant - Physoplexis comosa 🧗🏼♂️⛰️
insect - Anonconotus sp.🦗🇨🇵🇨🇭🇮🇹🇦🇹
age - Pleistocene 🦣❄️
sport - ⛷️
food - 🍝
Postdoc @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social 🇦🇹
Current favourites:
plant - Physoplexis comosa 🧗🏼♂️⛰️
insect - Anonconotus sp.🦗🇨🇵🇨🇭🇮🇹🇦🇹
age - Pleistocene 🦣❄️
sport - ⛷️
food - 🍝
Reposted by Philipp Kirschner
Temperate deciduous forests are found in three global regions. We compared taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of forest plant communities among these regions in a new Ecography article led by Javier Loidi and Josep Padullés Cubino:
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Temperate deciduous forests are found in three global regions. We compared taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of forest plant communities among these regions in a new Ecography article led by Javier Loidi and Josep Padullés Cubino:
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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Reposted by Philipp Kirschner
Does #SexualSelection fuel #Speciation?
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Sexual selection and speciation: a meta-analysis of comparative studies
Abstract. Understanding the drivers of biodiversity is a central goal in evolutionary biology. In particular, sexual selection has long been proposed as a
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Does #SexualSelection fuel #Speciation?
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Reposted by Philipp Kirschner
Our study ‘The global human impact on biodiversity’ is out in Nature!
Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our study ‘The global human impact on biodiversity’ is out in Nature!
Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Philipp Kirschner
Parasitoids FTW!!! Illustration in homage to Eric Carle by Sloan Tomlinson
October 20, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Parasitoids FTW!!! Illustration in homage to Eric Carle by Sloan Tomlinson
New paper in MPE on the evolution 🧬 of the iconic milkvetches 🌿 of the Astragalus Caprini group. We find eastern Mediterranean origin and diversification since the mid-Pleistocene 🦣. Plus: Lineages in Mediterranean mountains ⛰️ are old and those in today's Steppes 🌾 are young. Congrats Clemens 🙌
Evolution, range formation and a revised taxonomy of the disjunctly distributed European members of Astragalus sect. Caprini, an intricate group including highly endangered species of dry grasslands
The Eurasian steppes are among the largest and most threatened biomes on Earth. During cold periods of the Pleistocene, the zonal Eurasian steppes had…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:46 PM
New paper in MPE on the evolution 🧬 of the iconic milkvetches 🌿 of the Astragalus Caprini group. We find eastern Mediterranean origin and diversification since the mid-Pleistocene 🦣. Plus: Lineages in Mediterranean mountains ⛰️ are old and those in today's Steppes 🌾 are young. Congrats Clemens 🙌
Can anybody recommend a good review paper on polyandry in butterflies? 🐛
December 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Can anybody recommend a good review paper on polyandry in butterflies? 🐛
This is so much nicer than X 😍
December 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM
This is so much nicer than X 😍