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Molecular Evolution and Systematic of Animals

Research

Research

Evolutionary processes, ecology and conservation biology of organismic zoology - focus on amphibians, reptiles and arthropods.

Audwald Leipzig, research with the crane

Diversity and spatial and temporal distribution of arthropods in the canopy of the Leipzig

With the help of the mobile crane system ‘Leipziger Auwaldkran’ we investigate the spatial and temporal structuring.

Fire salamander in the Harz

Monitoring of salamander plague and use of population genetics and genomics for the

protection of the fire salamander

Amphibian monitoring, Image: Judith Adam

Amphibian monitoring

Investigations into the occurrence of amphibians in the Leipzig area.

Pair of natterjack toads

Natterjack Toads (Epidalea calamita) in the Central German Mining District

Analysis of limiting habitat and environmental factors of the natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) in the Central...

Sampling a Galapagos marine iguana

Analysis of the feeding ecology of the Galapagos marine lizard using DNA barcoding

The food supply can change due to climatic fluctuations and pollution of the oceans.

Marine iguana on the Galapagos Islands

Iguanas from Above

Marine iguanas are a threatened species, and of the 11 subspecies, 10 are either endangered or critically endangered.

Aufnahme von Meerechsen an der Küste auf Galapagos.

Footprints of speciation and hybridization in the genomes of Galápagos iguanas

Following arrival, species have to adapt to new environmental conditions often resulting into the evolution of new...

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