MorphoNews
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Study group Morphology of the German Zoological Society. Infos on zoomorphological topics & latest news in the field by Thies Büscher, Wencke Krings & Andy Sombke.
#Insect legs are diverse and it is difficult to compare their workspaces across species. Benedikt Josten presented an approach to analyse their forward #kinematics and workspaces in a unified way at the #morphology sessions of #dzg2025
September 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Insect legs are diverse and it is difficult to compare their workspaces across species. Benedikt Josten presented an approach to analyse their forward #kinematics and workspaces in a unified way at the #morphology sessions of #dzg2025
Copulatory structures of #diplopoda are amazingly complex and Birk Rillich presented their functional #morphology in the species Acanthopetalum carinatum at #dzg2025
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Copulatory structures of #diplopoda are amazingly complex and Birk Rillich presented their functional #morphology in the species Acanthopetalum carinatum at #dzg2025
Scutigera #centipedes are crazy runners. @iuli-b.bsky.social presented at #dzg2025 how the walking behavior and its underlying #morphology changes throughout postembryonic development
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Scutigera #centipedes are crazy runners. @iuli-b.bsky.social presented at #dzg2025 how the walking behavior and its underlying #morphology changes throughout postembryonic development
Paul Höller contributed a talk on stem cells in #pycnogonids (sea spiders) at #dzg2025
September 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Paul Höller contributed a talk on stem cells in #pycnogonids (sea spiders) at #dzg2025
Our second invited #morphology speaker @wolffspider.bsky.social from @unigreifswald.bsky.social presented on the amazing biomechanics of #spider extended phenotypes and their ecolution
September 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our second invited #morphology speaker @wolffspider.bsky.social from @unigreifswald.bsky.social presented on the amazing biomechanics of #spider extended phenotypes and their ecolution
Our first invited speaker for the #morphology section at #dzg2025 is Nicole Grunstra from Vienna providing us with amazing morphological insights into mammalian and particularly human evolution
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our first invited speaker for the #morphology section at #dzg2025 is Nicole Grunstra from Vienna providing us with amazing morphological insights into mammalian and particularly human evolution
Francesco Nienhaus presented #biomechanics and #morphology of #Phasmatodea on eggs and antennae related to intriguing aerial egg transfer of Stick and Leaf Insects at #dzg2025
September 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Francesco Nienhaus presented #biomechanics and #morphology of #Phasmatodea on eggs and antennae related to intriguing aerial egg transfer of Stick and Leaf Insects at #dzg2025
September 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Stefan Graf has shown #form-function-relationships in the modified eyes of #apoidea at #dzg2025 in the #morohology session
September 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Stefan Graf has shown #form-function-relationships in the modified eyes of #apoidea at #dzg2025 in the #morohology session
Jörn von Döhren finished the first #morphology session at #dzg2025 with evolution of spiralian eyes
September 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Jörn von Döhren finished the first #morphology session at #dzg2025 with evolution of spiralian eyes
Our first session at #dzg2025 starts in Berlin with a talk by Margarita Yavorskaya on extreme head #morphology transformations in #Pselaphinae
September 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Our first session at #dzg2025 starts in Berlin with a talk by Margarita Yavorskaya on extreme head #morphology transformations in #Pselaphinae
#Morpho25 had soo many great talks. The one that received the award for the best oral presentation is the one from Una Steinleitner for her presentation about the #morphology of the seminal receptacle in Madagascan freshwater #crabs
February 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#Morpho25 had soo many great talks. The one that received the award for the best oral presentation is the one from Una Steinleitner for her presentation about the #morphology of the seminal receptacle in Madagascan freshwater #crabs
@iuli-b.bsky.social received the best poster award at #Morpho25 for her poster "Heads or tails? Sensory equipment on the antennae and the ultimate legs of #Scutigera coleoptrata"
February 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
@iuli-b.bsky.social received the best poster award at #Morpho25 for her poster "Heads or tails? Sensory equipment on the antennae and the ultimate legs of #Scutigera coleoptrata"
It a pleasure to have @maxille.bsky.social at #Morpho25 having his talk on analyses of Riedl's burden in the actinopterygian cranium. He is the awardee of our Keynote Contest at the #Morphology Meeting in Kiel. Well done!
February 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It a pleasure to have @maxille.bsky.social at #Morpho25 having his talk on analyses of Riedl's burden in the actinopterygian cranium. He is the awardee of our Keynote Contest at the #Morphology Meeting in Kiel. Well done!
#teamwork at #Morpho25 by @lib-morpholab.bsky.social:
Benjamin Wipfler & Mariam Gabelaia teamed up and showed insights into the avian head. Very nice presentation concept!
Benjamin Wipfler & Mariam Gabelaia teamed up and showed insights into the avian head. Very nice presentation concept!
February 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#teamwork at #Morpho25 by @lib-morpholab.bsky.social:
Benjamin Wipfler & Mariam Gabelaia teamed up and showed insights into the avian head. Very nice presentation concept!
Benjamin Wipfler & Mariam Gabelaia teamed up and showed insights into the avian head. Very nice presentation concept!
Today's second keynote by David Labonte at #Morpho25 shows how broad #Morphology is as a discipline and provides amazing insights into the insect head and the motor inside.
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today's second keynote by David Labonte at #Morpho25 shows how broad #Morphology is as a discipline and provides amazing insights into the insect head and the motor inside.
#Morpho25 starts today with the keynote talk by Vanessa Schendel on #venom modulation in #centipedes
February 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#Morpho25 starts today with the keynote talk by Vanessa Schendel on #venom modulation in #centipedes
It is amazing to see so many #Morphologists attending #Morpho25 in Kiel. The renaissance of #Morphology is continuing
February 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It is amazing to see so many #Morphologists attending #Morpho25 in Kiel. The renaissance of #Morphology is continuing
The first keynote talk at #Morpho25 by Stanislav N. Gorb introduces the wide spectrum of morphological features a #dragonfly uses and that can be informative for #biomimetics
February 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The first keynote talk at #Morpho25 by Stanislav N. Gorb introduces the wide spectrum of morphological features a #dragonfly uses and that can be informative for #biomimetics
The #Morphology Meeting 2025 in Kiel is starting and the Zoological Museum ist filling for #Morpho25
February 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The #Morphology Meeting 2025 in Kiel is starting and the Zoological Museum ist filling for #Morpho25