@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

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.
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#herpetology #biodiversity #biogeography #macroecology #ecology

@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.
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@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....
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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.
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doi.org/10.1007/s109...

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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/...

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