LIB
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
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
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (Bonn & Hamburg)
#biodiversitychange #collections #naturalhistorymuseum #outreach #exhibitions #evolution #taxonomy #genomics
DNA-based methods like #metabarcoding can transform biodiversity monitoring — but without shared standards, their impact stays limited. Clear recommendations show why quality assurance and harmonised workflows are key for real-world conservation. #LIBresearch
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December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
DNA-based methods like #metabarcoding can transform biodiversity monitoring — but without shared standards, their impact stays limited. Clear recommendations show why quality assurance and harmonised workflows are key for real-world conservation. #LIBresearch
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A fantastic choice for #ECBB2026 plenary speaker: @mherberstein.bsky.social
If you have ideas or topics you’d love to hear in a plenary, now is the time to share them — Mariella is taking suggestions!
If you have ideas or topics you’d love to hear in a plenary, now is the time to share them — Mariella is taking suggestions!
Thank you so much for the invitation!!! I am taking requests! What would you like to hear in a plenary????
Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's....
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The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social
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The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A fantastic choice for #ECBB2026 plenary speaker: @mherberstein.bsky.social
If you have ideas or topics you’d love to hear in a plenary, now is the time to share them — Mariella is taking suggestions!
If you have ideas or topics you’d love to hear in a plenary, now is the time to share them — Mariella is taking suggestions!
Many European butterfly & moth records still lack precise location data — a surprising gap for such key biodiversity indicators. Missing coordinates limit how well we can analyse trends and plan conservation. #LIBresearch
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December 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Many European butterfly & moth records still lack precise location data — a surprising gap for such key biodiversity indicators. Missing coordinates limit how well we can analyse trends and plan conservation. #LIBresearch
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#LIBresearch: A new study provides the first comprehensive list of fly species in #Armenia. This baseline helps us better understand insect diversity and how it may change over time.
→ doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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#InsectDiversity #Biodiversity
→ doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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#InsectDiversity #Biodiversity
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#LIBresearch: A new study provides the first comprehensive list of fly species in #Armenia. This baseline helps us better understand insect diversity and how it may change over time.
→ doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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#InsectDiversity #Biodiversity
→ doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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#InsectDiversity #Biodiversity
#LIBresearch: Project Psyche will produce genomes for ~11,000 European butterflies & moths—reshaping research on insect evolution, ecology, pests & biodiversity. @lepidochrysops.bsky.social
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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#BiodiversityGenomics #Lepidoptera
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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#BiodiversityGenomics #Lepidoptera
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#LIBresearch: Project Psyche will produce genomes for ~11,000 European butterflies & moths—reshaping research on insect evolution, ecology, pests & biodiversity. @lepidochrysops.bsky.social
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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#BiodiversityGenomics #Lepidoptera
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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#BiodiversityGenomics #Lepidoptera
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@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...
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
@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...
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@debbiemleigh.bsky.social and I are inviting abstracts for our symposium S05 showcasing research at the interface of molecular evolution, population genomics, and biodiversity monitoring.
SMBE2026 Symposium 5 | Molecular evolution in the era of genetic diversity decline
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
@debbiemleigh.bsky.social and I are inviting abstracts for our symposium S05 showcasing research at the interface of molecular evolution, population genomics, and biodiversity monitoring.
#LIBresearch: A new reference genome for Hanak’s bat (Pipistrellus hanaki) reveals its evolutionary history and supports conservation genomics and biodiversity research.
→ doi.org/10.12688/ope...
© CC, P. Georgiakakis, NHMC Crete
#Genomics #Conservation #Biodiversity #bats
→ doi.org/10.12688/ope...
© CC, P. Georgiakakis, NHMC Crete
#Genomics #Conservation #Biodiversity #bats
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#LIBresearch: A new reference genome for Hanak’s bat (Pipistrellus hanaki) reveals its evolutionary history and supports conservation genomics and biodiversity research.
→ doi.org/10.12688/ope...
© CC, P. Georgiakakis, NHMC Crete
#Genomics #Conservation #Biodiversity #bats
→ doi.org/10.12688/ope...
© CC, P. Georgiakakis, NHMC Crete
#Genomics #Conservation #Biodiversity #bats
#LIBresearch: New study on larval Atlantic herring shows that growth and development don’t proceed simultaneously — instead, phases of fast growth alternate with phases of organ, muscle and skeleton formation.
→ doi.org/10.1111/ede....
#EvoDevo #FishBiology
→ doi.org/10.1111/ede....
#EvoDevo #FishBiology
Growth and Developmental Processes Alternate During Larval Development of Atlantic Herring
During their development, fish pass through a series of developmental processes advancing, for example, their physiological and locomotive abilities. Gene expression analysis combined with histologic...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#LIBresearch: New study on larval Atlantic herring shows that growth and development don’t proceed simultaneously — instead, phases of fast growth alternate with phases of organ, muscle and skeleton formation.
→ doi.org/10.1111/ede....
#EvoDevo #FishBiology
→ doi.org/10.1111/ede....
#EvoDevo #FishBiology
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#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...
The Geography of Stickiness: What Gecko Feet Reveal about Evolution
Like in Anolis lizards, the evolution of adhesive toepads in geckos is often seen as a key innovation, allowing these lizards to exploit vertical environments. Gecko toepads are among the most adva…
www.anoleannals.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#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...
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#Seminar
Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Dec 9, 3PM CET and listen to:
Mandë Holford from Harvard OEB @harvardoeb.bsky.social talk about connecting nature and humanity through venom!
Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Dec 9, 3PM CET and listen to:
Mandë Holford from Harvard OEB @harvardoeb.bsky.social talk about connecting nature and humanity through venom!
Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#Seminar
Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Dec 9, 3PM CET and listen to:
Mandë Holford from Harvard OEB @harvardoeb.bsky.social talk about connecting nature and humanity through venom!
Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Dec 9, 3PM CET and listen to:
Mandë Holford from Harvard OEB @harvardoeb.bsky.social talk about connecting nature and humanity through venom!
Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
#LIBresearch: Vespula alascensis venom causes reactions similar to European wasps — key for better immunotherapy. And it shows why precise species ID matters for both allergy treatment & insect biodiversity.
→ doi.org/10.18176/jia...
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#Allergology #Biodiversity #Taxonomy
→ doi.org/10.18176/jia...
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#Allergology #Biodiversity #Taxonomy
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#LIBresearch: Vespula alascensis venom causes reactions similar to European wasps — key for better immunotherapy. And it shows why precise species ID matters for both allergy treatment & insect biodiversity.
→ doi.org/10.18176/jia...
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#Allergology #Biodiversity #Taxonomy
→ doi.org/10.18176/jia...
© Adobe Stock, Ernie Cooper
#Allergology #Biodiversity #Taxonomy
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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
digitaltag.eu/bewerbung/pu...
#DigitalMiteinander @leibnizlib.bsky.social
Natur Entdecken Online DFA Digital für alle gGmbH Digitalisierung
digitaltag.eu
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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
digitaltag.eu/bewerbung/pu...
#DigitalMiteinander @leibnizlib.bsky.social
#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
Image: Maulucioni / CC BY-SA 3.0
#Evolution #Speciation #Biodiversity
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#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
Image: Maulucioni / CC BY-SA 3.0
#Evolution #Speciation #Biodiversity
#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...
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#Biodiversity #Phylogenomics
→ doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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#Biodiversity #Phylogenomics
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#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...
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#Biodiversity #Phylogenomics
→ doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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#Biodiversity #Phylogenomics
#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
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#Genomics #SexChromosomes
→ doi.org/10.1111/mec....
@astridboehne.bsky.social
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#Genomics #SexChromosomes
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#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
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#Genomics #SexChromosomes
→ doi.org/10.1111/mec....
@astridboehne.bsky.social
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#Genomics #SexChromosomes
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
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#ScienceInProgress #CollectionsMatter
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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
©UHH,_RRZ_MCC,_Mentz#11D7_bearb_BB
#ScienceInProgress #CollectionsMatter
#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
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#marineconservation #megafauna #biodiversity #oceans
→ doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70147
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#marineconservation #megafauna #biodiversity #oceans
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#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
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#marineconservation #megafauna #biodiversity #oceans
→ doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70147
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#marineconservation #megafauna #biodiversity #oceans
#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
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#speciation #evolution #biodiversity
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November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
#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
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#speciation #evolution #biodiversity
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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
→ 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
#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
→ doi.org/10.1093/evol...
#Evolution #Amphibians #Biodiversity
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
More: t1p.de/b5c5r
#Biodiversity #Conservation
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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
More: t1p.de/b5c5r
#Biodiversity #Conservation
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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
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
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
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@igb-berlin.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social
#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
@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
#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
@cscherber.bsky.social
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
→ leibniz-lib.de/en/news/0611...
#Biodiversity #ClimateAction #ScienceForChange
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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
→ leibniz-lib.de/en/news/0611...
#Biodiversity #ClimateAction #ScienceForChange
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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
#biodiversity
idw-online.de/de/news861130
Protecting Nature to Secure Our Future – LIB Appeals to Participants of the UN Climate Conference COP30
idw-online.de
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“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
#biodiversity
idw-online.de/de/news861130