Supervised with Prof. Thomas Ziegler, Sydney Nelson just defended her MSc! She asked what defines the border between two crested newts using occurrence data, SDMs, PCA‑env, and habitat analysis: Habitat is the gatekeeper – key for Danube basin climate‑change planning. Congrats, Sydney!
#LIBresearch

The Hungarian Meadow Viper, one of Europe’s rarest snakes. Thanks to the EU Life+ project and Bálint Halpern, 25 years of work has seen thousands of vipers bred and released into restored habitats!

Learn more about this conservation masterclass: rakosivipera.hu
#LIBresearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social

Congratulations! Jointly supervised by me @leibnizlib.bsky.social and Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler, Nils Ostrowski successfully defended his BSc thesis #LIBResearch! Analyzing the impact of thousands of parameter combinations, he was able to improve model parametrization in SDMs significantly.

Third day of the CBD expert meeting on the draft global guidance for sustainable wildlife management! Discussing revisions and streamlining the guideline, supported by #LIBResearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social

A strong start to the CBD expert meeting on the draft global guidance for sustainable wildlife management! Day 1 featured rich, constructive discussions and valuable inputs from diverse perspectives, supported by #LIBResearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social Looking forward to continuing the review tomorrow.

Spannend zu sehen, wie LIB-Forschung auch außerhalb der Fachcommunity aufgegriffen wird — danke an RiffReporter für das Feature!
Ein gutes Beispiel dafür, wie Infrastruktur unbeabsichtigt Tierbewegungen beeinflussen kann. #LIBResearch

From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What Cyrtodactylus Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards Like anoles, geckos are famous for their adhesive toepads, enabling astonishing climbing abilities. Since adhesive toepads evolved independently in geckos and anoles, these two rather distantly rel…

@leibnizlib.bsky.social #LIBresearch From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What Cyrtodactylus Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards

Read more:

www.anoleannals.org/2026/02/03/f...

Cold‐blooded commerce: Characterizing and predicting trade in Australian squamates Despite a national ban on native wildlife exports, Australian reptile species continue to appear in international trade. Using boosted regression trees, we found that large body sizes and taxonomic f...

Cold-blooded commerce: Characterizing and predicting trade in Australian squamates. Sad to read that John Measey has passed away - John was a leading invasion biologist 🌐🌎🧪 #bioinvasions conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country

Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Snakes on Trains: Railways May Sway Goa's King Cobra Distribution Distribution of King Cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) across Goa, India, shows occurrence in climatically suitable forests and, notably, also along low-suitability railway corridors, suggesting that sna...

📄 New paper @leibnizlib.bsky.social: Snakes on Trains!
Using 22 years of rescue data + SDMs, we show that railway infrastructure may facilitate accidental dispersal of Ophiophagus kaalinga into unsuitable habitats.
doi.org/10.1111/btp....

#Biogeography #ConservationBiology #Herpetology #LIBresearch

@leibnizlib.bsky.social #LIBresearch: Iranian marsh crocodiles show unique head & neck scale patterns compared to the rest of Crocodylus palustris range. Could this mean Iran hosts a separate conservation unit?
Find out more:
wildlife-biodiversity.com/index.php/jw...

Diversification and historical biogeography of the Himalayan toad (Duttaphrynus himalayanus) The Himalaya harbors a unique faunal diversity shaped by major geological events and the resulting paleoenvironmental changes. Retracing the evolution…

Read the full story here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Toad resting on dry, sandy ground with blurred natural background.

How do mountains shape biodiversity?
A new study on the Himalayan toad shows that rising mountains and deep valleys split populations long ago, sending them down separate evolutionary paths. Geography, more than ecology, shaped this hidden diversity. #LIBresearch

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The news is finally out — #TIBS2028 will be held in #China 🇨🇳
The conference will take place in #Beijing, bringing the global #biogeography community together again after two years.
High expectations for an exciting meeting and stimulating discussions.

Cool poster #TIBS2026 highlighting the importance of digitalization of natural history collections to improve our knowledge on global biodiversity!

Poster at TIBS 2026 in Aarhus 🇩🇰🥶

Promoting the Master's thesis of Laura Steib, assessing the best modelling strategies for herps in Romania!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by for the discussions and feedback, and to the organizers for a great meeting.

#TIBS2026 #InternationalBiogeographySociety

⏩️"It is not that there is life on the surface of earth.

Life is THE surface of earth!"⏪️

#tibs2026 @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social @biogeography.bsky.social with a.very interesting symposium on co-evolution of landscape & life

It was great to meet so many other Early Career Researchers at our #TIBS2026 mixer last night - both catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.

To celebrate all the ECR Biogeographers, we have created a starter pack so you can follow all the exciting work being done:
go.bsky.app/KvnmdnK

Gecko Evolution Unveiled: How Adhesion Really Started!
Have you ever wondered how geckos developed their incredible ability to walk on walls or even upside down? Our brand-new study sheds new light on this mystery of natur. @leibnizlib.bsky.social

Read more: doi.org/10.3762/bjna...

Tomorrow #TIBS2026 is starting! 🌐 We can't wait for the first workshops to begin!

📌To register, please join us at our Welcome Reception: you will be able to follow guided tours to better navigate #TIBS2026 venue 🗺️ get the program booklet 📖 personalize your name badges and meet colleagues !

@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...

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…

#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 Ocean

#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

Global map of species (A) geographic range size, and (B) niche breadth.

Biological accommodation of climatic variability is a first order factor enabling success of species. An excellent study of temperature niche breadth and geographical ranges of terrestrial plants.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🧪 ⚒️ #EvoBio #Paleobio #Macroecology

Our appeal to COP30: Integrate biodiversity into national climate plans. Strengthen research and monitoring. Base decisions on scientific evidence.


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

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

@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

#seminarioMNCN 'Machine Learning in Biology: From Image Analysis to Molecular Sequence Analysis'
Por Christoph Mayer (@leibnizlib.bsky.social)
📅 12 de septiembre, 12h
Presencial y online 👉 www.youtube.com/live/mKGeOL8...

If you are an early career scientist from the Global South, consider applying for our Maria Sibylla Merian Frontiers of Biogeography Award! This new award will support travel to Aarhus and registration fees for two early-career individuals. Learn more here: www.biogeography.org/recognition-...