Markus Roesch
@markusroesch.bsky.social
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Herpetologist. Interests in reptilian biodiversity, ecology and conservation on tropical islands.
New paper! 🧪 We found substantial morphological variation in Seychelles bronze geckos among islands, likely outweighing regional biogeographic patterns observed in other herpetofauna. Great collaboration with
@lib-morpholab.bsky.social
@nhm-london.bsky.social
#islands
#geckos
🦎🏝️🇸🇨
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Inter- and intraspecific morphometric divergences in a Seychelles endemic gecko genus - BMC Ecology and Evolution
BMC Ecology and Evolution - Accurate species delimitation is essential for understanding biodiversity patterns and guiding conservation, yet cryptic species with minimal morphological variation...
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-026-02517-9
about 1 month ago
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Jennifer Appoo
about 2 months ago
"International Mollusc of the Year" 🐌 celebrates five remarkable molluscs each year. Your vote decides the top mollusc, and Senckenberg will sequence the complete genome of the winner 🧬 Vote for the Seychelles White Slug, Filicaulis seychellensis 🌟
www.unitasmalacologica.org/filicaulis-s...
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Filicaulis seychellensis
This slug has looked extinction in the eye and recovered. In 2017 it seemed to vanish after invasive yellow crazy ants ( Anoplolepis gracilipes ) overran its habitat. Intensive conservation efforts...
https://www.unitasmalacologica.org/filicaulis-seychellensis.html
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Jennifer Appoo
about 2 months ago
New paper in
@ecologicalresearch.bsky.social
🧪 “Intercolony and intra-annual variation in the isotopic niche of red-footed boobies in the tropical Indian Ocean” 🐦🏝️
doi.org/10.1111/1440...
#seabirds
#ornithology
#islands
📷©Nathan Hudson-Peacock
@iomarinescience.bsky.social
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Dr Mark D. Scherz
6 months ago
🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪 I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬 Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...
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We established the first local headstarting programme for Phelsuma day geckos, providing a critical conservation tool to secure the long-term persistence of a Critically Endangered species and a model for managing other threatened Phelsuma across the region. 🦎🌿🧪
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(PDF) A headstarting programme for the Critically Endangered Manapany day gecko Phelsuma inexpectata on Réunion Island
PDF | The Manapany day gecko Phelsuma inexpectata has experienced drastic population declines over the past decade in its native range on Réunion... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398142552_A_headstarting_programme_for_the_Critically_Endangered_Manapany_day_gecko_Phelsuma_inexpectata_on_Reunion_Island
6 months ago
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Ruth Dunn
7 months ago
New in
@natrevbiodiv.nature.com
: our review of the influence of
#seabirds
, via their nutrient transfer, on islands & adjacent marine ecosystems 🐦🏝️🪸 We highlight knowledge gaps & future directions ✨ "The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people":
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
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A unique insect 🦗 – vertebrate 🦎 interaction: Seychelles endemic geckos feeding on planthopper honeydew. Read more about it here:
dx.doi.org/10.48716/bul...
🦎🌿🧪
7 months ago
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LIB-MorphoLab
11 months ago
Markus
@markusroesch.bsky.social
, a visiting PhD student from CIBIO-BIOPOLIS, University of Porto, is using
#microCT
scans and geometric morphometrics to study cryptic diversity within
#Seychelles
endemic bronze
#geckos
. 🦎
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Indian Seabird Group
about 1 year ago
We are starting May with a fascinating talk from
@jenniferappoo.bsky.social
on the impacts of seabird-derived nutrients on mangrove ecosystems! Follow this link and set a reminder now!
www.youtube.com/live/muPejoo...
🌏🪶
#WomenInSTEM
#Seabirds
#AcademicSky
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Invasive species alert! Our molecular analysis confirms Agama picticauda is spreading in the Western Indian Ocean. 🦎🌿🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
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Molecular analysis confirms Agama picticauda invasion on Western Indian Ocean islands - Biological Invasions
The Western Indian Ocean biodiversity hotspot hosts a remarkable array of endemic species, but invasive alien species increasingly threaten its unique ecosystems. Lizards of the West African Agama aga...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03552-1
over 1 year ago
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It was a great pleasure to present Seychelles reptile diversity and my research on the endemic bronze geckos today at the "Seychelles Endemic
#Amphibian
&
#Reptile
Symposium". 🦎🐍
@jimlabisko.bsky.social
@simonmaddock.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
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Simon Maddock
over 1 year ago
There is a symposium happening on Monday 20th Jan, titled "SEYCHELLES ENDEMIC
#AMPHIBIANS
AND
#REPTILES
: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND NEXT STEPS FOR
#CONSERVATION
". We will be streaming the talks if you can't be here: Link
tinyurl.com/Seychelleshe...
or use QR code. Nb. Schedule is Seychelles time. 🧪🐍🐸🔬
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The Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes, introduced on Reunion Island since the late 17th century, has recently emerged as a new and possibly significant threat to the Critically Endangered Manapany day gecko Phelsuma inexpectata. 🦎🌿🧪
dx.doi.org/10.48716/bul...
#NatureOceanIndien
#addHerper
over 1 year ago
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Gecko🦎 - plant🌿interaction between island endemics in Seychelles 🇸🇨. Read about it in Herpetology Notes:
www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/v...
over 1 year ago
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