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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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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
#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

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
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
idw-online.de
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#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
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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#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 meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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
🦎 #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....
#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
#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
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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❗️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 🎉
🌿✨ 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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#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 meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#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
#LIBresearch A remarkable contribution to our understanding of sex chromosome turnover and its impact on gene expression dynamics.
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
#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
#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
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🚨 Neue Studie
Brutvögel-Artenvielfalt: Langfristige Veränderungen übertreffen Auswirkungen des extremen Hochwassers

Pressemitteilung
www.uni-osnabrueck.de/campusleben/...

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#Naturschutz #Artenschutz #Vogelschutz #Naturschutzbiologie
Langfristige Veränderungen übertreffen Auswirkungen des Hochwassers
Im Naturschutzgebiet Ahrmündung bei Sinzig ist es seit 1984 zu einer deutlichen Verschiebung im Artenspektrum der Brutvögel gekommen. Während eher weit verbreitete Gebüsch- und Waldarten zunahmen, gin...
www.uni-osnabrueck.de
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#LIBresearch: Great to see the first paper from the global BugNet network out — setting the stage for large-scale insights into how invertebrates and pathogens shape ecosystems worldwide! 🪲
Proud to see LIB researchers among the contributors.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#LIBresearch: Great to see this study revealing extreme female philopatry and deep cryptic diversity in Pachypus beetles — a fascinating case of ancient speciation! 🪲
Proud to see LIB researchers leading this work.
Extreme female philopatry in Pachypus beetles reveals 14 cryptic species!
🧬 Our study shows ancient speciation (5.3mya) despite limited dispersal, linked to the Messinian salinity crisis. Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity. #Taxonomy #Genetics url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
Cryptic species can be phylogenetically old despite strong sex-biased dispersal
Abstract. The impact of strongly differentiated populations on species delimitation due to limited or sex-biased dispersal remains challenging and under-ex
academic.oup.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Hamburg’s Senator for Science, Maryam Blumenthal, visited the Museum of Nature Hamburg yesterday. 🌿
Today it’s official: the new Museum of Nature will be part of the #Elbtower – a major step for science and public engagement in Hamburg.

@leibniz-gemeinschaft.de

t1p.de/iqr9a

#Biodiversität
October 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#LIBresearch: Great to see this call to rethink the value of short-read sequencing for biodiversity research — still so much potential to explore!

Proud to see LIB researchers among the co-authors. 🌿🧬
@lpodsiadlowski.bsky.social
"The untapped potential of short-read sequencing in biodiversity research"
by Christoph Bleidorn (@cblei.bsky.social) et al

"Genomic resources have the potential to transform our understanding of the vast, still largely unknown diversity of species..."

More at:
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#LIBresearch: New study updates the checklist of hover flies from the Azores. 🪰
Researchers report 13 species — incl. several not recorded there before — helping to better understand insect diversity on these remote islands.
www.biotaxa.org/AEMNP/articl...

© Adobe Stock, Petr
#Entomology #Diptera
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Unsympathisch oder raffiniert? So tickt der #Kuckuck!
Till Töpfer vom Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels @leibnizlib.bsky.social bei #TonspurWissen, dem Podcast von Rheinischer Post & Leibniz-Gemeinschaft.
👉 pod.fo/e/33a5b8 🪺🐦
#Artenvielfalt #Vögel #Ornithologie #Biodiversität
October 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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#Seminar
Join our #MEEGene seminar at
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
on zoom next Tuesday, Oct 14, 3pm CEST and listen to
Laura Tensen @lauratensen.bsky.social from @unigreifswald.bsky.social talking about comparative #genomics in red #leopards.
Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
October 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Willkommen am LIB, Prof. Simone Rödder!
Gemeinsam mit der Universität Hamburg stärken wir den Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft.

Welcome to LIB, Prof. Rödder – great to collaborate on connecting science, museums, and society! 🌿
Willkommen an Bord! ⚓ Simone Rödder hat eine Professur für Soziologie, insbesondere Wissenschaftskommunikation und Museumsentwicklung, angenommen – eine Berufung zusammen mit dem @leibnizlib.bsky.social. Sie forscht im Exzellenzcluster „Climate, Climatic Change, and Society“ (@cenunihh.bsky.social).
„Ich erforsche die Rolle von Wissenschaftskommunikation in der Gesellschaft“
Prof. Dr. Simone Rödder übernimmt eine gemeinsame Professur der UHH und des Leibniz-Instituts zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels.
www.uni-hamburg.de
October 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM