@leibnizlib.bsky.social #LIBresearch Exciting news from Himalayan toads providing insights into orogenesis: two genomic lineages split by the Thakkhola/Kali Gandaki since ~3.2 Mya. Climate differs, but topography drives divergence. Read more: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mEge73N%7...

#LIBresearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social Any thoughts about key innovations? The Geography of Stickiness: What Gecko Feet Reveal about Evolution www.anoleannals.org/2025/12/01/t...

#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

Biological accommodation of climatic variability is a first order factor enabling success of species. An excellent study of temperature niche breadth and geographical ranges of terrestrial plants. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 🧪 ⚒️ #EvoBio #Paleobio #Macroecology


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

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

@leibnizlib.bsky.social #LIBresearch: Protecting Vietnam’s Birds! New study assesses the threat status and implementation of #IUCN ´s One Plan Approach #conservation. Read the open-access full text here: doi.org/10.3897/natu...

#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

#seminarioMNCN 'Machine Learning in Biology: From Image Analysis to Molecular Sequence Analysis' Por Christoph Mayer (@leibnizlib.bsky.social) 📅 12 de septiembre, 12h Presencial y online 👉 www.youtube.com/live/mKGeOL8...

If you are an early career scientist from the Global South, consider applying for our Maria Sibylla Merian Frontiers of Biogeography Award! This new award will support travel to Aarhus and registration fees for two early-career individuals. Learn more here: www.biogeography.org/recognition-...

Care to learn about the latest biogeography research? Come join us in the beautiful city of Aarhus, Denmark in January 2026 for our 12th biannual conference! Abstract submission is open until September 1st. See more details here 👇 conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...

We are happy to invite you to watch Daniel Grundmann's doctoral examination on August 20th at 9 a.m. BRL / 2 p.m MEZ! 🌡 To access the examination, please request the link via PM. @leibnizlib.bsky.social #herpetology #biodiversity #biogeography #macroecology #ecology

New study by @leibnizlib.bsky.social! Conservation of a megadiverse group of geckos in Indochina! Read more at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We just published an update on the diversity, biogeography, and one plan approach conservation of the amphibians and reptiles of Ethiopia! Thanks for the fruitful collaboration to all colleagues from @leibnizlib.bsky.social and Cologne Zoo! Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🧬 #NewStudy on #Limacodidae (slug caterpillars): Broad phylogeny using DNA + morphology reveals 4 major lineages incl. 2 new subfamilies. Tracks evolution of larval defence traits like venomous spines. Largest study on this group to date. 🤓 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/isd/... #Lepidoptera #EvoDevo #Phylogeny

Zu heiß? 😰 Auch vielen Tieren wird es zu warm, sogar im #Meer. Wie die #Klimakrise das Verhalten der bedrohten #Engelhaie verändert und ihre Fortpflanzung stört, hat ein internationales Team mit #LIB -Beteiligung gezeigt. @evameyers.bsky.social @droedder.bsky.social leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1707...

Warming seas scare away female angel sharks, with potentially dramatic consequences! Anthropogenic climate change not only has a serious impact on terrestrial systems, but also influences biotic communities, from coral mortality to demographic changes @leibnizlib.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Erwärmte Meere vergraulen weibliche Engelhaie – mit potenziell dramatischen Folgen www.idw-online.de/-DQ40BA

Just published in collaboration with colleagues from @leibnizlib.bsky.social ! How does climate change affect a range-restricted, high-altitude mountain endemic species in Ethiopia? Congratulations Abadi, for this nice contribution! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Just published ‪@leibnizlib.bsky.social‬ ! Slipped through the narrow door: Effects of climate change on the distribution and conservation of a vulnerable tiger gecko, Goniurosaurus luii, from China and Vietnam natureconservation.pensoft.net/articles.php... ‪

Wir sind mit über 20 #Exzellenzclustern beteiligt und gratulieren allen geförderten Instituten und Universitäten! 🥳 Alle Exzellenzcluster mit Beteiligung von Leibniz-Instituten findet ihr hier: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne...

🌍 Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. The ‘10 Must Knows 2024’ show: Diversity is systemically relevant. 🌿 Must-Know 10: Without biodiversity, there is no food, no health, no stable climate. It is the basis of our existence. 🐝🌱 🔗 rebrand.ly/p9r4usk #BiodiversityDay

@leibnizlib.bsky.social In close cooperation with #kölnerzoo and #Allwetterzoo Münster, our former student Runa Schwabe assessed the threat status and worldwide representation of #Agamid lizards in zoological collections and their potential for ex-situ conservation. Read more: tinyurl.com/3vyyrfch

@leibnizlib.bsky.social Vietnam is estimated to harbor more than 1000 freshwater fishes currently understudied. This study aims to evaluate its species richness and conservation concerns following IUCN's One Plan Approach. Find out more here: t1p.de/zkjoh

Just published! Scholten et al. (2025): Gaps in the Protection of the Reptiles of Myanmar—Threat Status, Endemism, Protected Area Coverage, and One Plan Approach Conservation. Integrative Conservation 2025: 1-23. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @leibnizlib.bsky.social #herpetology

Just published! Secondi, J., Altenhofen, J., Vimercati, G., Rödder, D. (2025): The relative influence of habitat density, landscape configuration and spatial sorting on population expansion: a simulation test. Landsc Ecol 40, 88: 1-14. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s109... @leibnizlib.bsky.social

Just published! Noori, S., D. Rödder, G. H. Yusefi, O. Hawlitschek, D. Wanke, M. Husemann, and H. Rajaei (2025): Biogeographic patterns of Iranian Lepidoptera: a framework for conservation. Diversity and Distributions 31:e70010. doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

We assessed the genetic diversity, population structure, and potential distribution of B. eichwaldi using molecular analyses and Species Distribution Modeling in order to inform management plans for the species. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/... #herpetology #conservation #biogeography

#libresearch Gaps in the protection of the amphibians of Myanmar— LIB-scientists assessed species regarding their diversity, distribution and other parameters to increase knowledge and to improve conservation 🐸 doi.org/10.1002/inc3...

#LIBresearch Den illegalen Handel mit Galapagos-Leguanen zeigt eine aktuelle Studie mit LIB-Beteiligung. Über ein globales Netzwerk gelangen die geschützten Tiere bis nach Europa. Wie illegaler #Wildtierhandel die #Biodiversität gefährdet, erklärt Mark Auliya im LIB-Interview: t1p.de/7bzs2