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
#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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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
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
#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
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.as...
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#InsectEvolution #InsectHead #Morphology
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 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
→ doi.org/10.1016/j.as...
© Boudinot 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
#InsectEvolution #InsectHead #Morphology
#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....
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#Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Entomology
🪰 A new study of Cheilosia from the Caucasus describes 14 new species and offers an updated identification key.
→ doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
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#Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Entomology
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#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
🪰 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
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
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
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
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
#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...
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#Entomology #Diptera
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
#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
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
#LIBresearch: New study by Dennis Rödder & colleagues models #ClimateChange impacts on the tiger gecko (Goniurosaurus luii). Results show a “narrow door” effect, where only species with certain traits can persist. 🦎
→ doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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#Geckos #ExtinctionRisk
→ doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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#Geckos #ExtinctionRisk
October 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#LIBresearch: New study by Dennis Rödder & colleagues models #ClimateChange impacts on the tiger gecko (Goniurosaurus luii). Results show a “narrow door” effect, where only species with certain traits can persist. 🦎
→ doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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#Geckos #ExtinctionRisk
→ doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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#Geckos #ExtinctionRisk
#LIBresearch: New study by Danilo Harms (LIB) & colleagues finds a new genus of #pseudoscorpions in SW Australia. 🕷️
The team describes 12 new species in rainforest refuges -showing hidden diversity & the value of DNA + morphology for conservation.
→ dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS25...
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The team describes 12 new species in rainforest refuges -showing hidden diversity & the value of DNA + morphology for conservation.
→ dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS25...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#LIBresearch: New study by Danilo Harms (LIB) & colleagues finds a new genus of #pseudoscorpions in SW Australia. 🕷️
The team describes 12 new species in rainforest refuges -showing hidden diversity & the value of DNA + morphology for conservation.
→ dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS25...
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The team describes 12 new species in rainforest refuges -showing hidden diversity & the value of DNA + morphology for conservation.
→ dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS25...
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We are looking for a #Scientist in Molecular Biodiversity Research: 8101202752.karriereportal.cloud/job/2025-14-...
Deadline: Oct 7, 2025.
If you have difficulties accessing our job portal, please contact A. Pfeifer (+49 228 9122 203) or bewerbung@leibniz-lib.de
#ScienceJobs #TeamLIB
Deadline: Oct 7, 2025.
If you have difficulties accessing our job portal, please contact A. Pfeifer (+49 228 9122 203) or bewerbung@leibniz-lib.de
#ScienceJobs #TeamLIB
September 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are looking for a #Scientist in Molecular Biodiversity Research: 8101202752.karriereportal.cloud/job/2025-14-...
Deadline: Oct 7, 2025.
If you have difficulties accessing our job portal, please contact A. Pfeifer (+49 228 9122 203) or bewerbung@leibniz-lib.de
#ScienceJobs #TeamLIB
Deadline: Oct 7, 2025.
If you have difficulties accessing our job portal, please contact A. Pfeifer (+49 228 9122 203) or bewerbung@leibniz-lib.de
#ScienceJobs #TeamLIB
#LIBresearch: Study by @yanischrysost.bsky.social & colleagues delivers the 1st reference genome of the endangered Ural Owl. It sheds light on genome evolution & highlights the value of cell cultures in #ConservationGenomics. 🦉🦉🦉
→ doi.org/10.1093/giga...
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#UralOwl
→ doi.org/10.1093/giga...
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#UralOwl
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#LIBresearch: Study by @yanischrysost.bsky.social & colleagues delivers the 1st reference genome of the endangered Ural Owl. It sheds light on genome evolution & highlights the value of cell cultures in #ConservationGenomics. 🦉🦉🦉
→ doi.org/10.1093/giga...
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#UralOwl
→ doi.org/10.1093/giga...
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#UralOwl
Tonight is #EarthNight – lights off for insects!
Artificial light threatens moths, fireflies & other nocturnal species.
🌌 Tonight, Museum Koenig (LIB) will dim its facade lighting as a sign for insect protection.
Switch off your lights – and help biodiversity. 🦋
leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1909...
Artificial light threatens moths, fireflies & other nocturnal species.
🌌 Tonight, Museum Koenig (LIB) will dim its facade lighting as a sign for insect protection.
Switch off your lights – and help biodiversity. 🦋
leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1909...
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Tonight is #EarthNight – lights off for insects!
Artificial light threatens moths, fireflies & other nocturnal species.
🌌 Tonight, Museum Koenig (LIB) will dim its facade lighting as a sign for insect protection.
Switch off your lights – and help biodiversity. 🦋
leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1909...
Artificial light threatens moths, fireflies & other nocturnal species.
🌌 Tonight, Museum Koenig (LIB) will dim its facade lighting as a sign for insect protection.
Switch off your lights – and help biodiversity. 🦋
leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1909...
🇬🇧 We are nominated 🤗 !
🦒Vote for our project #NEO "Natur Entdecken Online" (EU-funded) in the @digamusaward.bsky.social public vote! 🦜
Open until Sept. 22 👉 digamus-award.de/voting
🤞 Spread, share, vote - Many Thanks! 🤞
#digamus2025 #museum #digital #voting #biodiversity #nature #fluxguide
🦒Vote for our project #NEO "Natur Entdecken Online" (EU-funded) in the @digamusaward.bsky.social public vote! 🦜
Open until Sept. 22 👉 digamus-award.de/voting
🤞 Spread, share, vote - Many Thanks! 🤞
#digamus2025 #museum #digital #voting #biodiversity #nature #fluxguide
September 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🇬🇧 We are nominated 🤗 !
🦒Vote for our project #NEO "Natur Entdecken Online" (EU-funded) in the @digamusaward.bsky.social public vote! 🦜
Open until Sept. 22 👉 digamus-award.de/voting
🤞 Spread, share, vote - Many Thanks! 🤞
#digamus2025 #museum #digital #voting #biodiversity #nature #fluxguide
🦒Vote for our project #NEO "Natur Entdecken Online" (EU-funded) in the @digamusaward.bsky.social public vote! 🦜
Open until Sept. 22 👉 digamus-award.de/voting
🤞 Spread, share, vote - Many Thanks! 🤞
#digamus2025 #museum #digital #voting #biodiversity #nature #fluxguide
New findings from #LIBresearch: six brand-new species of Ecuadorian Microstigmatidae spiders have just been described! This taxonomic revision unmasks hidden diversity among Mygalomorphae and shows how much biodiversity is still waiting to be discovered.
-> doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
🌿🕷️ #Taxonomy
-> doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
🌿🕷️ #Taxonomy
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
New findings from #LIBresearch: six brand-new species of Ecuadorian Microstigmatidae spiders have just been described! This taxonomic revision unmasks hidden diversity among Mygalomorphae and shows how much biodiversity is still waiting to be discovered.
-> doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
🌿🕷️ #Taxonomy
-> doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
🌿🕷️ #Taxonomy
#LIBresearch New research from the TrenDiv project tracks changes in tiny groundwater creatures over 60 years—comparing today’s samples with historic ones. It shows how land use & climate change have silently reshaped biodiversity beneath our feet.
-> leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1009...
-> leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1009...
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#LIBresearch New research from the TrenDiv project tracks changes in tiny groundwater creatures over 60 years—comparing today’s samples with historic ones. It shows how land use & climate change have silently reshaped biodiversity beneath our feet.
-> leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1009...
-> leibniz-lib.de/de/news/1009...
#LIBresearch German mineral extraction sites host unique plant communities.🌱 Open, nutrient-poor pioneer habitats support endangered species and hold high #ConservationValue – more than #afforestation.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70151
#Biodiversity #Restoration
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70151
#Biodiversity #Restoration
September 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#LIBresearch German mineral extraction sites host unique plant communities.🌱 Open, nutrient-poor pioneer habitats support endangered species and hold high #ConservationValue – more than #afforestation.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70151
#Biodiversity #Restoration
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70151
#Biodiversity #Restoration
#LIBresearch Two new sea slug species discovered in North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Phyllidia ovata & Phyllidia fontjei 🐚✨. Known for toxic defenses & striking colors, they highlight the Indo-Pacific’s rich biodiversity.
🔗https://t1p.de/eetlq
#Biodiversity #SeaSlugs
🔗https://t1p.de/eetlq
#Biodiversity #SeaSlugs
September 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#LIBresearch Two new sea slug species discovered in North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Phyllidia ovata & Phyllidia fontjei 🐚✨. Known for toxic defenses & striking colors, they highlight the Indo-Pacific’s rich biodiversity.
🔗https://t1p.de/eetlq
#Biodiversity #SeaSlugs
🔗https://t1p.de/eetlq
#Biodiversity #SeaSlugs
#LIBresearch finds high mercury & arsenic in the critically endangered sawback angel shark (*Squatina aculeata*) near the Canary Islands. Contamination in liver & muscle exceeds safety limits, stressing urgent need for conservation monitoring.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
#MarineScience
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
#MarineScience
August 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#LIBresearch finds high mercury & arsenic in the critically endangered sawback angel shark (*Squatina aculeata*) near the Canary Islands. Contamination in liver & muscle exceeds safety limits, stressing urgent need for conservation monitoring.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
#MarineScience
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
#MarineScience
#LIBresearch analysed top behavioural & ecology studies (1981–2020) to see how trait-based approaches capture intra- & interspecific variation 🌍🦉📊. The authors demand: Broader comparative studies needed!
👉 doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf073
#BehaviouralEcology #EcoResearch #TraitBased #Biodiversity
👉 doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf073
#BehaviouralEcology #EcoResearch #TraitBased #Biodiversity
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#LIBresearch analysed top behavioural & ecology studies (1981–2020) to see how trait-based approaches capture intra- & interspecific variation 🌍🦉📊. The authors demand: Broader comparative studies needed!
👉 doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf073
#BehaviouralEcology #EcoResearch #TraitBased #Biodiversity
👉 doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf073
#BehaviouralEcology #EcoResearch #TraitBased #Biodiversity
#LIBresearch finds African cichlids often lack fixed sex chromosomes—many use homomorphic, sometimes polygenic systems. Linkage group 3 (LG3), a chromosome, often carries sex-linked genes, but new sex-linked regions also arise across lineages.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
#evolution #genetics
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
#evolution #genetics
August 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#LIBresearch finds African cichlids often lack fixed sex chromosomes—many use homomorphic, sometimes polygenic systems. Linkage group 3 (LG3), a chromosome, often carries sex-linked genes, but new sex-linked regions also arise across lineages.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
#evolution #genetics
👉 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
#evolution #genetics
Skipper butterfly 🦋 diversification is linked to global climate cooling since the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary, finds #LIBresearch: origin in Beringia, later shift to monocot feeding in grasslands.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
#evolution #lepidoptera #paleoclimate #biodiversity
👉 doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
#evolution #lepidoptera #paleoclimate #biodiversity
August 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Skipper butterfly 🦋 diversification is linked to global climate cooling since the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary, finds #LIBresearch: origin in Beringia, later shift to monocot feeding in grasslands.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
#evolution #lepidoptera #paleoclimate #biodiversity
👉 doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
#evolution #lepidoptera #paleoclimate #biodiversity
#LIBresearch by LIB alumni-curator team: Congratulations for the discovery and description of nine new species of psychodids aka moth flies from Central & South America! Santiago Jaume Schinkel, @isakiliansalas.bsky.social, Alex Pazmiño-Palomino, Ximo Mengual 👉 doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
August 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#LIBresearch by LIB alumni-curator team: Congratulations for the discovery and description of nine new species of psychodids aka moth flies from Central & South America! Santiago Jaume Schinkel, @isakiliansalas.bsky.social, Alex Pazmiño-Palomino, Ximo Mengual 👉 doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
New studies from @Leibniz_LIB reveal how genetic diversity and microbiomes can boost reef resilience and support targeted restoration. Science is paving the way – now action must follow. Our contribution to today's #InternationalConservationDay.
➡️ Read more: leibniz-lib.de/en/news/2807...
➡️ Read more: leibniz-lib.de/en/news/2807...
July 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New studies from @Leibniz_LIB reveal how genetic diversity and microbiomes can boost reef resilience and support targeted restoration. Science is paving the way – now action must follow. Our contribution to today's #InternationalConservationDay.
➡️ Read more: leibniz-lib.de/en/news/2807...
➡️ Read more: leibniz-lib.de/en/news/2807...
📎 New species alert: Ceriana ecuadorensis, a wasp-mimicking flower fly from #Ecuador, just described! Collected at 1400 meters in Zamora-Chinchipe. Only the 3rd #Ceriana from #SouthAmerica — distinguished by unique antennal morphology.
📄 doi.org/10.4289/0013...
#Diptera #NewSpecies #Taxonomy
📄 doi.org/10.4289/0013...
#Diptera #NewSpecies #Taxonomy
July 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📎 New species alert: Ceriana ecuadorensis, a wasp-mimicking flower fly from #Ecuador, just described! Collected at 1400 meters in Zamora-Chinchipe. Only the 3rd #Ceriana from #SouthAmerica — distinguished by unique antennal morphology.
📄 doi.org/10.4289/0013...
#Diptera #NewSpecies #Taxonomy
📄 doi.org/10.4289/0013...
#Diptera #NewSpecies #Taxonomy