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Centre of Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research (ZTE)

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The Centre of Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research (zte) covers the classical collection and research branches of ZFMK. The 10 sections of the departments ”Arthropoda“ and ”Vertebrata“ house a total of about 5,6 million zoological specimens, for research and voucher purposes.

Worldwide research activities lead to a constant growth of the collections. The digital collection catalogue [20] provides access to the data of >1 million specimens, including a growing number of photographies. Specific information is available in the zte research sections.

The morphology lab [5] is a central infrastructure run by the zte. It provides infrastructure and expertise enabling cutting edge research in animal morphology. Applications for research visits that take advantage of zte collection and research infrastructure can be submitted to SYNTHESYS+ [21].

Taxonomy is the traditional research focus of zte scientists and their groups, complemented by topics from the field of evolutionary biology.

Staff

Scientist, permanent position

[22]
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Head of Department Arthropoda, Head of Section, Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-286
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: d.ahrens [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[23]
Dr. Eva Bärmann [23]
Curator, Equal Opportunity Commissioner
Tel: +49 228 9122-264
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: e.baermann [at] zfmk.de
[24]
Dr. Jan Decher [24]
Acting Head of Department, Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-262
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.decher [at] zfmk.de
[25]
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Head of section, Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-220
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.espeland [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[26]
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Head of Section
Tel: +49 228 9122-342
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: p.grobe [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[27]
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Head of Centre for Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research, Head of Vertebrate Department, Curator Ichthyology
Tel: +49 228 9122-255
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: f.herder [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[28]
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Head of Arachnida Section and Curator, SEM supervision, Ombudsman for Good Scientific Practice
Tel: +49 228 9122-294
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: b.huber [at] zfmk.de
[29]
Dr. Claudia Koch [29]
Curator Herpetology , Radiation Protection Officer, Animal Welfare Officer
Tel: +49 228 9122-234
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: c.koch [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[30]
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Head of the Section Diptera, Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-292
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: x.mengual [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[31]
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
Head of Hymenoptera Section, Curator, Deputy Head of Department Arthropoda, Editor-in-chief Bonn zoological Bulletin
Tel: +49 228 9122-290
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: r.peters [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[32]
Dr. Björn Quast [32]
Tel: +49 228 9122-347
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: b.quast [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[33]
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Head of Herpetology Section, Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-252
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: d.roedder [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[34]
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
Head of Biohistoricum
Tel: +49 228 9122-269
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: K.Schmidt-Loske [at] zfmk.de
[35]
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Head of Section Ornithology, Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-246
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.toepfer [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[36]
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Head of Section Myriapoda, Curator, Responsible Editor Bonn zoological Bulletin - Supplementum
Tel: +49 228 9122-425
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.wesener [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[37]
Dr. Benjamin Wipfler [37]
Head of Morphology Laboratory
Tel: +49 228 9122-235
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: Benjamin.Wipfler [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Technical or laboratory assistant

[38]
Jörg Adrian [38]
Technical Assitant
Tel: +49 228 9122-263
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.adrian [at] zfmk.de
[39]
Christina Blume [39]
Technical Assistant
Tel: +49 228 9122-320
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: c.blume [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[40]
Ursula Bott [40]
Technical Assistant
Tel: +49 228 9122-249
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: u.bott [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[41]
Morris Flecks [41]
Technical Assistant
Tel: +49 228 9122-254
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.flecks [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[42]
Monique Hölting [42]
Collection Manager
Tel: +49 228 9122-440
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.hoelting [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[43]
Ulrike Kleikamp [43]
Technical Assistant
Tel: +49 228 9122-223
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: u.kleikamp [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[44]
Thorsten Klug [44]
Technical Assistant, Data Security Officer, Radiation Protection Officer
Tel: +49 228 9122-402
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.klug [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[45]
Adrian Kniel [45]
Tel: +49 228 9122-320
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: A.Kniel [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[46]
Dipl.-Biol. Hans-Joachim Krammer [46]
Technical Assistant
Tel: +49 228 9122-298
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: h.krammer [at] zfmk.de
[47]
Devon Putnam [47]
Collection technician
Tel: +49 228 9122-232
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: d.putnam [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[48]
Dirk Rohwedder [48]
Technical Assitant
Fax: +49 228 9122-291
E-Mail: d.rohwedder [at] zfmk.de
[49]
Björn Rulik [49]
Collection Manager, Coordinator Taxonomy GBOL
Tel: +49 228 9122-373
Fax: +49 228 9122-295
E-Mail: b.rulik [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[50]
Neha Singh [50]
Technical Assitant
Tel: +49 228 9122-293
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: N.Singh [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[51]
Jana Thormann [51]
Barcoding
Tel: +49 228 9122-372
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: J.Thormann [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[52]
Karin Ulmen [52]
Technical Assitant, REM manager
Tel: +49 228 9122-287
Fax: +49 228 9122-332
E-Mail: k.ulmen [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[53]
Juliane Vehof [53]
technical assitant
Tel: +49 228 9122-346
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.vehof [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[54]
Serkan Wesel [54]
Technician, Collection Manager, Radiation protection commissioner
Tel: +49 228 9122-258
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: S.Wesel [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[55]
Benedict Wipfler [55]
Technical Assitant
Tel: +49 228 9122-320
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: b.wipfler [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[56]
Ricarda Wistuba [56]
Taxidermist
Tel: +49 228 9122-268
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: r.wistuba [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Scientist, third-party funded

[57]
Dr. Mark Auliya [57]
Expert and network consultant, FOGS project
Tel: +49 228 9122-249
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.auliya [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[58]
Dr. Sergio Leonardo Avila Calero [58]
Tel: +49 228 9122-374
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: r.peters [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[59]
Dr. Suresh Benjamin [59]
Humboldt Fellow
Tel: +49 228 9122-345
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: suresh.benjamin [at] gmail.com
[60]
Christoph Erhardt [60]
Developer, CaBOL project
Tel: +49 228 9122-248
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: c.erhardt [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[61]
Dr. Leon Hilgers [61]
Postdoc
Tel: +49 228 9122-426
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: l.hilgers [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[62]
Dr. Sylvia Hofmann [62]
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s.hofmann [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[63]
Birgit Klasen [63]
Research Assistant - GFBio-Project, Freelancer museum education
Tel: +49 228 9122-422
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: b.klasen [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[64]
Sandra Meid [64]
Tel: +49 228 9122-424
Fax: +49 228 9122-295
E-Mail: s.meid [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[65]
Christian Montermann [65]
Research Associate
Tel: +49 228 9122-264
E-Mail: c.montermann [at] zfmk.de
[66]
Ammar Saeed [66]
Developer, FOGS project
Tel: +49 228 9122-248
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: a.saeed [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[67]
Dr. Julia Schwarzer [67]
HEAD of Junior Research Group "Ricefish", Laureate "Margarethe-Koenig-Preis" 2012
Tel: +49 228 9122-426
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.schwarzer [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[68]
Katherina Wipfler [68]
SYNTHESYS+ Coordinator
Tel: +49 228 9122-346
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: k.wipfler [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Scientist, visiting

[69]
Dr. Dirk Gassmann [69]
Guest Researcher
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: d.gassmann [at] zfmk.de
[70]
Dr. Kai Gedeon [70]
Research Associate
E-Mail: k.gedeon [at] gmail.com
[71]
Prof. Dr. Hinrich Kaiser [71]
Visiting scientist
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: h.kaiser [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Postdoc

[72]
Rafaela Cândido de França [72]
Postdoc
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: rafaela.franca.ufpb [at] gmail.com
[73]
Dr. Jonas Eberle [73]
Postdoc
Tel: +49 228 9122-412
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: eberle.jonas [at] gmail.com
[74]
Dr. Mariam Gabelaia [74]
Laureate "Margarethe-Koenig-Preis" 2020
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.gabelaia [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[75]
Dr. Christine Kaiser [75]
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: c.kaiser [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[76]
Dr. André Koch [76]
Project Coordinator AG-Mollusca
Tel: +49 228 9122-242
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: a.koch [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[77]
Dr. Markus Lambertz [77]
Post Doc
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.lambertz [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[78]
Dr. Vera Rduch [78]
Tel: +49 228 9122-372
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: v.rduch [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[79]
Dr. Jendrian Riedel [79]
PostDoc
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: jendrian.riedel [at] my.jcu.edu.au

Ph.D. student

[80]
Abadi Mehari Abrha [80]
PhD student
E-Mail: abmehari23 [at] gmail.com
[81]
Dr. Antonia Albrecht [81]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-239
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: a.albrecht [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[82]
Simone Behrens-Chapuis [82]
Tel: +49 228 9122-431
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: sichapuis [at] t-online.de
[83]
Kristýna Bubeníková [83]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: kristy.bubenikova [at] gmail.com
[84]
Kathrin Burs [84]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-239
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: k.burs [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[85]
Trevor Burt [85]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-321
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.burt [at] zfmk.de
[86]
Vic Clement [86]
PhD candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: vicclement [at] hotmail.de
[87]
Kathleen Dittrich [87]
Tel: +49 228 9122-406
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: k.dittrich [at] uni-bonn.de
[88]
Gabriele Droege [88]
PhD student
E-Mail: G.Droege [at] bgbm.org
[89]
Moritz Fahldieck [89]
PhD Student GBOL III
Tel: +49 228 9122-321
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.fahldieck [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[90]
Jana Flury [90]
PhD Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-401
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: J.Flury [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[91]
Philipp Ginal [91]
PhD student
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: philipp.ginal [at] gmx.de
[92]
Santiago Jaume Schinkel [92]
PhD Student "GBOL III: Dark Taxa"
Tel: +49 228 9122-321
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s.jaume [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[93]
Mukta Joshi [93]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: muktajoshi3 [at] gmail.com
[94]
Katharina Kurzrock [94]
TA
Tel: +49 228 9122-411
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: K.Kurzrock [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[95]
Thaynara Lara Pacheco [95]
Tel: +49 228 9122-412
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: thay.lpacheco [at] gmail.com
[96]
André Vicente Liz [96]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: andre.v.l [at] hotmail.com
[97]
Guanliang Meng [97]
PhD-Student „Evolution of Ninetinae spiders“ Project
Tel: +49 228 9122-294
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: G.Meng [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[98]
Eva Meyers [98]
PhD Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: e.k.m.meyers [at] gmail.com
[99]
Lydia Möcklinghoff [99]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-239
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: moecklinghoff.zfmk [at] uni-bonn.de
[100]
Leif Moritz [100]
Tel: +49 228 9122-423
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6lemori [at] uni-bonn.de
[101]
Ana María Prieto Ramírez [101]
PhD Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: prieto.anamaria [at] gmail.com
[102]
Sasanka Ranasinghe [102]
PhD Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-412
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s.ranasinghe [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[103]
Ruth Anastasia Regnet [103]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: regnet_ruth [at] hotmail.com
[104]
Kathrin Schidelko [104]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-230
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: k.schidelko [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[105]
Tobias Spanke [105]
PhD Student, Leibniz PhD Representative
Tel: +49 228 9122-401
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.spanke [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[106]
Darius Stiels [106]
PhD student
Tel: +49 228 9122-230
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: d.stiels [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[107]
Nicholas Wei Cheng Tan [107]
PhD candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: n.tan [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[108]
Marcos Ferreira Vila Nova [108]
PhD candidate
E-Mail: marcos.ferreira.vilanova [at] gmail.com
[109]
Jonathan Vogel [109]
Tel: +49 228 9122-321
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.vogel [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[110]
Letha Louisiana Wantania [110]
PhD Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-375
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: l.wantania [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[111]
Benjamin Wasiljew [111]
PhD candidate, Museum Education
Tel: +49 228 9122-431
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: b.wasiljew [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

MSc or Diploma Candidate

[112]
Svenja Ahlborn [112]
Tel: +49 228 9122-413
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: svenja [at] die-ahlborns.de
[113]
Pooja Anilkumar [113]
Tel: +49 228 9122-423
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: pooja.anilkumar54 [at] gmail.com
[114]
Claudia Bohacz [114]
Tel: +49 228 9122-412
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: claudia.bohacz [at] gmx.de
[115]
Christoph Braun [115]
Tel: +49 228 9122-321
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: christoph.braun [at] uni-bonn.de
[116]
Tim Dannenfeld [116]
Tel: +49 228 9122-434
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: tim.dannenfeld [at] uni-bonn.de
[117]
Tobias Demand [117]
Master Candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
E-Mail: Tobias.Demand [at] web.de
[118]
Elaine Ferreira Macêdo [118]
Master-Kandidatin
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: eferreiramacedo [at] gmail.com
[119]
Mathilde Goutier [119]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: mathildegoutier [at] hotmail.fr
[120]
Ariana Klappert [120]
Tel: +49 228 9122-260
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6arklap [at] uni-bonn.de
[121]
Thore Koppetsch [121]
MSc
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.koppetsch [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[122]
Janine Lubjuhn [122]
MSc Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-260
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6jalubl [at] uni-bonn.de
[123]
Daniel Lukic [123]
Tel: +49 228 9122-345
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: Daniel.Lukic [at] ruhr-uni-bochum.de
[124]
Jan Möhring [124]
Tel: +49 228 9122-431
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: jl.moehring [at] t-online.de
[125]
Carolina Ortiz Movliav [125]
MSc student
Tel: +49 228 9122-239
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: c.ortiz [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[126]
Inna Rech [126]
MSc Candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
E-Mail: innarech [at] uni-bonn.de
[127]
Tobias Salden [127]
Tel: +49 228 9122-321
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6tosald [at] uni-bonn.de
[128]
Janine Schmidt [128]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: jschm1 [at] uni-bonn.de
[129]
Lisa Schmitz [129]
Master candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-253
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6lmscmi [at] uni-bonn.de
[130]
Alina Schüller [130]
MSc Candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-431
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: aschueller [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Bachelor Candidate

[131]
Sabine Harrer [131]
Bachelor candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6saharr [at] uni-bonn.de
[132]
Thalia Jentke [132]
Research Assistant Mammalogy, Bat banding centre
Tel: +49 228 9122-265
E-Mail: t.jentke [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[133]
Andreas Paffenholz [133]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: andreas-paffenholz [at] outlook.de
[134]
Maren Reichert [134]
Bachelor candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: maren-reichert [at] gmx.de
[135]
Kolja Sperling [135]
Bachelor candidate
Tel: +49 228 9122-245
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: kolja.sperling [at] arcor.de
[136]
Liyang Zhao [136]
BA student, Visitor service
Tel: +49 228 9122-433
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: l.zhao [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Zookeeper

[137]
Christoph Fleu [137]
Animal Keeper
Tel: +49 228 9122-274
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: C.Fleu [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[138]
Timo Hartmann [138]
Animal Keeper, Techn. Assistant
Tel: +49 228 9122-274
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: t.hartmann [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[139]
Sören Schmidt [139]
Tel: +49 228 9122-274
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: T.Hartmann [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Freelancer

[140]
Dr. Reinhard Gaedike [140]
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[141]
Paul Kornacker [141]
Tel: +49 228 9122-249
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: p.kornacker [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[142]
Willibald Schmitz [142]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[143]
Joachim Viehmann [143]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[144]
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Wichard [144]
Tel: +49 228 9122-220
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: Wichard [at] t-online.de

Research Assistant, student or graduate

[145]
Miriam Lindenmeier [145]
Tel: +49 228 9122-405
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: M.Lindenmeier [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[146]
Johannes Schütz [146]
Tel: +49 228 9122-265
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.schuetz [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Federal volunteer service

[147]
Liliane Hanfeld [147]
Tel: +49 228 9122-320
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: L.Hanfeld [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[148]
Jos Ley [148]
Tel: +49 228 9122-274
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Trainee

[149]
Stefanie Gierszewski [149]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: S.Gierszewski [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Honorary capacity

[150]
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhme [150]
Vice-President Alexander Koenig Society (AKG), Former Acting Director, Former Head of Department Vertebrata & Curator Herpetology
Tel: +49 228 9122-250
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: w.boehme [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[151]
Ingo Buchholz [151]
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: nc-buchhoin [at] netcologne.de
[152]
Matthias Forst [152]
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: Forstbonn [at] aol.com
[153]
Johannes Graf [153]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-255
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.graf [at] web.de
[154]
Jens Hoberg [154]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: amphibienexperte [at] gmx.de
[155]
Wolfgang Hürter [155]
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[156]
Dr. Rainer Hutterer [156]
Former Custos and Head of Dept. Vertebrates, ZFMK Archive
Tel: +49 228 9122-261
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: r.hutterer [at] zfmk.de
[157]
Prof. em. Dr. Rainer Keller [157]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-350
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: keller [at] uni-bonn.de
[158]
Jonas Köhler [158]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-287
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: jonas.koehler [at] online.de
[159]
Annkatrin Mahnke [159]
former Master candidate
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: mahnkea92 [at] gmail.com
[160]
Dr. Rainer Marx [160]
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[161]
Wolfgang E. Melenk [161]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-225
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: w.melenk [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[162]
Matthias Overmann [162]
Volunteer
Tel: +49 228 9122-239
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: m.overmann [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[163]
Dr. Gustav Peters [163]
Former Curator Theriology, Animal Sounds Archive
Tel: +49 228 9122-262
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: g.peters [at] zfmk.de
[164]
Maria Anna Pfeifer [164]
E-Mail: m.pfeifer [at] zfmk.de
[165]
Horst Schrage [165]
Honorary Capacity
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[166]
Dr. Dieter Stüning [166]
Former Head of Section Lepidoptera
Tel: +49 228 9122-220
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: d.stuening [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[167]
Dr. Thomas Wagner [167]
Honorary Capacity
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: thwagner [at] uni-koblenz.de
[168]
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler [168]
Honorary capacity, former PhD Student
E-Mail: ziegler [at] koelnerzoo.de
Alumni

Former staff members

[169]
Dr. Faraham Ahmadzadeh [169]
E-Mail: f_ahmadzadeh [at] sbu.ac.ir
[170]
Dr. Klaus Busse [170]
Former Curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-251
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: k.busse [at] zfmk.de
[171]
Dr. César Capinha [171]
PostDoc
E-Mail: cesarcapinha [at] outlook.com
[172]
Dr. Renate van den Elzen [172]
Former Curator
E-Mail: renate [at] elzen.de
[173]
Dr. Jörg Freyhof [173]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: freyhof [at] igb-berlin.de
[174]
Timothy Higham, PhD [174]
former Humboldt Fellow
E-Mail: thigham [at] ucr.edu
[175]
Dr. Sigfrid Ingrisch [175]
E-Mail: s.ingrisch [at] zfmk.de
[176]
Dr. Olaf Jahn [176]
Former researcher (third-party funded)
E-Mail: olaf.jahn [at] mfn.berlin
[177]
Dr. Karl-Heinz Klameth [177]
E-Mail: K.Klameth [at] zfmk.de
[178]
Dr. Marko Lazić [178]
Post Doc
E-Mail: marko.m.lazic [at] gmail.com
[179]
Dario Nania [179]
Master candidate
E-Mail: s6danani [at] uni-bonn.de
[180]
Dr. Jobst Pfänder [180]
Tel: +49 228 9122-256
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: j.pfaender [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[181]
Maik Röder [181]
E-Mail: maikroeder [at] gmail.com
[182]
Dr. Evgeni Roitberg [182]
Scientist, third-party funded
E-Mail: eroit [at] web.de
[183]
Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann [183]
Former curator
Tel: +49 228 9122-238
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: kl.schuchmann [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[184]
Prof. Dr. Mirco K. Solé [184]
former Humboldt Fellow
E-Mail: mksole [at] uesc.br

Former students

[185]
Frederik Albrecht [185]
Former MSc student
E-Mail: info [at] zfmk.de
[186]
Nils Behr [186]
former Master candidate
E-Mail: nilsbehr [at] freenet.de
[187]
Yannick Bucklitsch [187]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: yannick.bucklitsch [at] googlemail.com
[188]
Julia Büschen [188]
former Bachelor candidate
E-Mail: julia [at] bueschen.eu
[189]
Kai Robert Caspar [189]
MSc Student
E-Mail: kai.caspar [at] uni-due.de
[190]
Soham Dixit [190]
Former MSc student
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[191]
Dr. Peter Geißler [191]
former PhD Student
E-Mail: pgeissler84 [at] yahoo.de
[192]
Michael Hilgert [192]
E-Mail: m-hilgert [at] gmx.de
[193]
David Hörnes [193]
former Master candidate
E-Mail: davidhoernes [at] gmail.com
[194]
Sebastian Hüllen [194]
Scientific assistent
Tel: +49 228 9122-257
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: sebastianhuellen [at] gmx.de
[195]
Dr. Flora Ihlow [195]
E-Mail: F.Ihlow [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[196]
Ariel Jacken [196]
former MSc candidate
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: a.jacken [at] gmx.de
[197]
Mitali Joshi [197]
Master candidate
E-Mail: s6mijosh [at] uni-bonn.de
[198]
Jessica Jung [198]
Former MSc student
E-Mail: j.jung [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[199]
Benjamin Klein [199]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: benniee [at] web.de
[200]
Julian Kokott [200]
Former MEd student
E-Mail: j.kokott [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[201]
Nikolaos Kouvelas [201]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6nikouv [at] uni-bonn.de
[202]
Janina Kraemer [202]
Tel: +49 228 9122-257
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: jankra1010 [at] aol.com
[203]
Markus Krings [203]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: markus_krings [at] t-online.de
[204]
Sandra Krueger [204]
Former MSc student
E-Mail: sa-krueger [at] gmx.de
[205]
Lasse Lemm [205]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: lasse.lemm [at] gmx.de
[206]
Weixin Liu [206]
Tel: +49 228 9122-425
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: da2000wei [at] 163.com
[207]
Lydia Messingfeld [207]
Former student
E-Mail: lydiasnexus [at] gmail.com
[208]
Christina Mödrath [208]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: cmoedrath [at] hotmail.de
[209]
Sven Nekum [209]
former diploma student
E-Mail: snekum [at] uni-bonn.de
[210]
Dr. Quang Truong Nguyen [210]
former PhD Student
E-Mail: nqt2 [at] yahoo.com
[211]
Rebecca von Oy [211]
former Bachelor candidate
E-Mail: s6revono [at] uni-bonn.de
[212]
S. Johannes Pfleiderer [212]
Tel: +49 228 9122-431
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: johannes.pfleiderer [at] gmx.de
[213]
Dr. Anna Phillips [213]
Former PhD student
E-Mail: agm.phillips [at] gmail.com
[214]
Julia Platzen [214]
Master candidate
E-Mail: j.platzen [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[215]
Manuel Püttmanns [215]
Former MSc student
E-Mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk.de
[216]
Trine Rosenmejer-Hansen [216]
Tel: +49 228 9122-423
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: khf843 [at] alumni.ku.dk
[217]
Johannes Rosleff Sörensen [217]
former Master candidate
E-Mail: johannes.soerensen [at] gmail.com
[218]
Sarah Schamel [218]
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: sschamel [at] uni-bonn.de
[219]
Rieke Schluckebier [219]
Master candidate
E-Mail: rieke.schluckebier [at] gmx.de
[220]
Kari Sönnichsen [220]
former Master candidate
E-Mail: ksoennichsen6 [at] rvc.ac.uk
[221]
Solveig Vogt [221]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: solveig.vogt [at] web.de
[222]
Dr. Philipp Wagner [222]
former PhD student
E-Mail: P-Wagner [at] lbv.de
[223]
Simon Walter [223]
Tel: +49 228 9122-255
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: simonw [at] uni-bonn.de
[224]
Marlene Weingarz [224]
former MSc Student
Tel: +49 228 9122-260
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: s6mewein [at] uni-bonn.de
[225]
Mona Weishaar [225]
former MSc candidate
E-Mail: mona.weishaar [at] t-online.de
[226]
Rachel Werneck [226]
Tel: +49 228 9122-360
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
E-Mail: rmwerneck [at] gmail.com
Projects

The Centre of Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research (zte) covers the classical collection and research branches of ZFMK. The 10 sections of the departments ”Arthropoda“ and ”Vertebrata“ house a total of about 5,6 million zoological specimens, for research and voucher purposes.

Worldwide research activities lead to a constant growth of the collections. The digital collection catalogue provides access to the data of >1 million specimens, including a growing number of photographies. Specific information is available in the zte research sections.

The morphology lab is a central infrastructure run by the zte. It provides infrastructure and expertise enabling cutting edge research in animal morphology. Applications for research visits that take advantage of zte collection and research infrastructure can be submitted to SYNTHESYS+.

Taxonomy is the traditional research focus of zte scientists and their groups, complemented by topics from the field of evolutionary biology.

2021

[227]

The impact of mutualistic and parasitic life histories on butterfly diversification in an increasingly arid world [227]

Understanding the mechanisms leading to diversification of species across time in a changing world remains a challenge. Africa was largely covered by forests until the middle Oligocene, when geological and climatic changes led to increasing aridification of the landmass. The current, iconic savanna and grassland ecosystems did not become well-established until around 8 million years ago. The effect of this increasing aridification on diversification has not been well-studied in animals, and especially not in insects.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[228]

Comparative and experimental wing pattern genomics in Lepidoptera [228]

Understanding coloration and its variation among species, especially in Lepidoptera, has fascinated scientists since the beginning of natural history. In this project we want to compare two genera that have different ecological strategies for protecting themselves from predators using their wing patterns. Hyles moths aim at camouflage while Zygaena show aposematic coloration warning predators of their toxicity.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2020

[229]

Head morphology of the noodle millipedes [229]

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Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[230]

Avian tail feathers [230]

In this project, we study the number, form and function of the tail feathers (rectrices) of all bird families from an evolutionary perspective.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[231]

CaBOL - Caucasus Barcode of Life [231]

A Georgian-Armenian-German initiative to build research infrastructures and to explore and barcode the biodiversity of the Caucasus
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof [232]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[233]

Bite forces in bisexual and parthenogenetic rock lizards [233]

Bite forces have been associated with head size and shape in most lizards. However, they also depend on underlying functional factors such as territoriality, mating, or defensive behaviors.In the project funded by the Margarethe Koenig award, rock lizards of the genus Darevskia will be studied concerning these underlying factors.
Project lead:
Dr. Mariam Gabelaia [74]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[234]

GBOL III: Dark Taxa [234]

The BMBF-funded GBOL, the German Barcode of Life initiative, has been run successfully over the last eight years. It delivered an operative DNA barcode reference library for German animals, fungi and plants. However, a significant proportion of insect taxa has so far been excluded from GBOL and merely all biodiversity research, because no or only very insufficient expertise and information are available that allow to get a grip on them. They are called “Dark Taxa”.
Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[235]

Phylogeny of bothropoid vipers [235]

Bothropoids are a highly diverse group of pitvipers whose phylogeny is not yet sufficiently clear given the uncertain, unclear or conflicting position of many species. Our goal is to assess the contribution of new data and an increased taxon sampling for the outgroup on clarifying the phylogeny of bothropoids. New data includes new morphological and molecular characters, additional data of poorly known species, data of species described recently, and data of putative new species.
Project lead:
Dr. Claudia Koch [29]
[236]

Comparative phylogeography of the Sahara-Sahel [236]

This work aims to understand the biogeographic and biodiversity dynamics driven by Plio-Pleistocene dry/humid climatic cycles in the Sahara-Sahel desert. The main objectives are to test: i) climate-induced allopatric speciation as the main diversification agent; ii) biodiversity refugia and dispersal corridors; iii) relationships between genetic diversity and environmental-dependent taxa persistence in refugia.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
[237]

Understanding current patterns of diversity and distribution: How and when did Himalayan faunal elements evolve? [237]

The uplift of the Himalaya-Tibet Orogen (HTO) has significantly influenced the global climate and due to its massive elevations and river incisions it likely acts as a ‘species pump’. However, our understanding of the historical biogeography of species in the HTO is far from being comprehensive, as are details of the spatiotemporal evolution of its uplift. The Himalaya plays a key role in elucidating these processes.
Project lead:
Dr. Sylvia Hofmann [62]
[238]

Use of the environment, activity and food ecology of Bothrops jararacussu (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) [238]

Bothrops jararacussu is the largest species within the genus Bothrops and one of which has the venom more toxic to humans. Its distribution covers Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and four Brazilian states: Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Bahia. According to Official List of Fauna Species Endangered by the State of Bahia, Brazil, this species is endangered. For this species, little information is known about activity, environment use, feeding ecology and standard displacement under natural conditions.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
[239]

Herpetofauna of the Estação Ecológica Estadual Wenceslau Guimarães, S Bahia, Brazil [239]

The objective of this work is to provide a commented list on the herpetofauna of Estação Ecológica Estadual Wenceslau Guimarães, municipality of Wenceslau Guimarães, southern Bahia, Brazil. This Conservation Unit is located in the Central Corridor of the Atlantic Forest and has an area of 2,418 hectares.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
[240]

Effect of habitat fragmentation on reptiles in South East Asia [240]

Fragmentation of the natural environment has contributed to major biodiversity loss in South East Asia. Reptiles represent a significant biomass and occupy important functions in our ecosystem. However, these organisms are highly sensitive to relatively minor changes in temperature and habitat alteration. In this study we will investigate the effects of habitat fragmentation and potentially climate change on agamids at several sites in Southeast Asia. We will identify the species richness of agamids, their habitat use, and their diet.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service
[241]

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Assess Habitat Preferences and Home Range Densities in Sand Lizards [241]

Establishing an extensive ecological profile of a population is of outmost importance in conservation efforts and landscape management. The sand lizard (Lacerta agilis LINNAEUS, 1758) is a widely spread Eurasian species that prefers open to half-open habitats. This includes areas in close proximity to humans like road and railroad edges or quarries. Therefore, the species is often victim of disturbances, destruction or fragmentation of its habitat and therefore subject to a lot of compensative measures.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
[242]

Defensive secretions and defense glands of a Siphonocryptida [242]

Millipedes (Diplopoda) were probably among the first animals evolving complex chemical defense secretions as defense mechanism. Thus fossils, showing openings (ozopores) of defense glands (ozadenes), date back to the carboniferous more than 300 million years ago. Unraveling the composition of these secretions and the morphology of the defense glands is important for the understanding of the evolution of chemical defense in millipedes, as well as for a correct reconstruction of the phylogeny of the Diplopoda.
Project lead:
Leif Moritz [100]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[243]

Systematics of blindsnakes [243]

Although blindsnakes include many superlatives, such as the world’s smallest and most widespread living snake species they have largely been neglected in vertebrate research. Nonetheless, they tell a very interesting evolutionary story and – being of Gondwana origin - their relationships track place tectonics better than those of any other vertebrate group. With the help of micro-computer-tomography (µCT) and geometric morphometric analyses we aim to understand the evolution of several morphological characters (e.g. skull, cervical vertebrae, pelvic girdle).
Project lead:
Dr. Claudia Koch [29]
[244]

Entwicklungsbiologie von Amphibien [244]

Project start: 2012 This project deals with the precise and comparative descriptions of tadpoles of different species with the help of developmental biology comparisons as well as micro-CT scans. Project lead: Dr. Dennis Rödder
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
[245]

Angel Shark Project [245]

The critically endangered Angel Shark (Squatina squatina) has suffered a vast fragmentation of its former distribution range, leaving the Canary Islands as a unique “hotspot” where this Angel Shark can be regularly encountered.
Project lead:
Eva Meyers [98]
Funding:
Fundación Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Programa Poseidon, Zoological Society of London, Save our Seas Foundation, Disney Conservation Fund, Deutsche Elasmobranchier-Gesellschaft, The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
[246]

Invasion Biology of Xenopus [246]

The INVAXEN project is an integrated approach investigating the African Clawed Frogs' ecology, physiology, invasive potential and dispersal patterns across Belgium, France and Portugal.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, ERA-NET BiodivERsA

2019

[247]

FOGS - Forensic Genetics for Species Protection [247]

The FOGS project develops DNA-based tools to combat illegal trade in protected animal species.
Project lead:
Dr. Jonas Astrin [248]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[249]

AMMOD: A "Weatherstation" counting species diversity [249]

A "Weatherstation" counting species diversity (AMMOD = Automated Multisensor Station for Monitoring of Species Diversity).
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. J. Wolfgang Wägele [250]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[251]

Afrotropical Ceraphronoidea [251]

The parasitoid wasp superfamily Ceraphronoidea - with two families Ceraphronidae and Megaspilidae - is considered one of the less species-rich superfamilies of the often megadiverse parasitoid wasps (only ca. 600 species described worldwide). However, we hypothesize that the species diversity of the group is severely underestimated. To shed some light on the true diversity of Ceraphronoidea, we study the species of selected localities of subsaharan Africa, mostly from Kenya and Tanzania.
Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
[252]

Community assembly and species coexistence in Sulawesi’s stream fishes [252]

Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[253]

Duiker skulls 3D [253]

Duikers (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) are notoriously hard to classify, and several competing species definitions have been proposed. Using 3D geometric morphometrics we aim at investigating the morhological diversity of duiker skulls, evaluating the competing species definitions from a morphometric perspective.
Project lead:
Dr. Eva Bärmann [23]
[254]

Effects of land use and climate change on Ethiopian francolins [254]

In this project we study two Ethiopian francolin species, focusing on proper conservation and land use management.
Project lead:
Abadi Mehari Abrha [80]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service
[255]

Laboulbeniales on Arthropods [255]

The fungal order Laboulbeniales contains more than 2000 species which are all obligate epibionts of arthropods. They have their entire life cycle on the host’s cuticule. We are using a combination of light microscopy, scanning-electron microscopy and micro-computer tomography to study new taxonomic characters in Laboulbeniales living on millipedes and insects. Collaboration with Ana Sofia Reboleira and Henrik Enghoff, both Natural History Museum of Denmark, and Sergi Santamaria, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.
Project lead:
Leif Moritz [100]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[256]

Defense systems of Chromodorididae [256]

Chromodorididae is a sea slug group known for the most colorful members. The aposematic coloration is usually discussed in the light of their toxicity. While feeding on sponges, they take up the toxic compounds and store them in special structures along the notum margin. They are used as defense against predators, like fish or crabs. We investigate the evolution and efficiency of these so-called mantle dermal formations within Chromodorididae
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Heike Wägele [257]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, German Academic Exchange Service
[258]

DINA – Diversity of Insects in Nature Protected Areas [258]

In collaboration with the German NABU the ZFMK has been an active partner to initiate a large joint project to understand drivers of insect decline, the DINA project (2019-2022). The goal of the project is to assess and monitor the insect fauna in 21 selected Nature-protected areas using a Malaise trap transect approach. A particular goal of this project is to demonstrate the power of metabarcoding for the rapid and efficient assessment of the insect fauna relying on the GBOL database. Additionally to the insect fauna, landscape parameters including anthropogenic influence will be recorded.
Project lead:
Dr. Livia Schäffler [259]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[260]

Construction of the Rainforest Exhibition [260]

The implementation of the permanent "Rainforest" exhibition is one of the most complex exhibition projects at the ZFMK. As the first part, the "Understorey" could be inaugurated in April 2016.
Project lead:
Corinna Seibt [261]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., Landschaftsverband Rheinland
[262]

Two new giant-pill millipede species from Thailand [262]

In this project, two unknown species of giant pill-millipedes will be described from southern Thailand. Giant pill-millipedes are large, charismatic millipedes which can roll into a perfect ball up to the size of a golfball when touched or threatened. These descriptions will be conducted as part of a taxonomic class conducted by a guest researcher from the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. We will work integratively, combining and teaching the student in many different modern taxonomic methods, not only theoretically, but practically producing publication-ready results.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[263]

Pronophilina evolution [263]

The goal of this project is to infer a phylogeographical hypothesis of a selected group of Lepidoptera, the subtribe Pronophilina, based on comprehensive phylogenetic and distributional data, and by doing so, to propose spatial and temporal patterns for the evolution of Andean faunas. The hypothesis is that the study group evolved in South America, and that its radiation is congruent with the uplift of the Andes and changing paleoclimates, hence with the availability of suitable habitats in South and continental Central America. ​
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
[264]

Millipede microendemism in the Western Ghats, India [264]

The Western Ghats in southwestern India are one of the World's biodiversity hotspots. Especially interesting are nowadays isolated Shola cloud forests in the hills at up to 2200 m elevation. In this project the millipede fauna of the different forests and Sholas will be studied and compared. The millipede fauna of India is very little known, despite the fact that the soil macroinvertebrates without the ability to fly are great indicators of the biogeographic history of the region.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[265]

Head morphology of the Polyxenida millipedes [265]

The bristle millipedes (Penicillata: Polyxenida) differ from all other millipedes (Diplopoda) by possessing a non-calcified cuticle, trichobothria and bristles arranged in tufts. In all present phylogenetic analyses the Polyxenida are retrieved as sistertaxa to all remaining millipedes. Therefore, understanding the morphology of bristle millipedesis essential for our understanding of the millipede evolution.
Project lead:
Leif Moritz [100]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[266]

Millipede leg morphology [266]

The 16 main groups of millipedes (Diplopoda) show great differences in the appearance of their legs, which can consist of 6, 7, or 8 joints. In this project the leg musculature of millipede species belonging to all 16 extant main millipede groups (orders) will be studied comparatively for the first time. This study will be conducted in the course of a Master thesis by TIm Dannenfeld as part of the international Master OEP programme of the University of Bonn.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[267]

Automated detection of behaviour in Caucasian Tur [267]

One female Caucasian Tur (Capra caucasica) was equipped with a collar that detected head movement using acceleration sensors in 3D. The animal was observed for up to two hours per day for several months and the noted behaviour was correlated with the sensor data in order to train an algorithm for automated behaviour detection. The analyses were done in R with the Random Forrest algorithm. The results show that over 20 different classes of behaviour (including head postures, rumination, different locomotion types) can be identified with very high accuracy (>95%).
Project lead:
Dr. Eva Bärmann [23]
[268]

Hermann Müller-Lippstadt [268]

natural scientist's sketch
Project lead:
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
[269]

The letters of Maria Sibylla Merian [269]

M.S. Merian is known for her expedition to Suriname and her book Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensius 1705
Project lead:
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
[270]

Sexing of Rose-ringed Parakeets [270]

In this project, we are looking for a method of identifying the sexes of juvenile Rose-ringed Parakeets based on morphological characteristics.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[271]

Parrot diversification [271]

This study aims to understand morphological variation and its potential influence on the distribution of 26 species of Neotropical parrots along an elevation gradient in the Manú National Park in southern Peru.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[272]

DNA barcoding of benthic invertebrates from Lake Sevan (Armenia) [272]

Building a reference database of DNA barcodes for the Lake Sevan drainage basin
Project lead:
Dr. Jonas Astrin [248]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service
[273]

Cranial morphology of the Gerenuk [273]

Among antelopes, the gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) is unique since it browses almost exclusively on tree-foliage at great heights by standing on its hind legs. In addition to this peculiar behavior, the gerenuk is exceptional in having a distinct adult cranial morphology including a very elongate and thick occiput. The development of the typical shape of the occipital bone is a postnatal process, but to date the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We use 3D geometric morphometric for investigating the changes in skull shape from juvenile t adult gerenuks.
Project lead:
Dr. Eva Bärmann [23]
[274]

Integrative Analysis of the influence of pesticides and land use on biodiversity in Germany (INPEDIV) [274]

The interdisciplinary joint project INPEDIV is funded for 3 years by the Leibniz Competition (March 2019 – February 2022). The aim of this study is to investigate consequences of organic and conventional farming for biodiversity in protected areas. By use of traditional methods and new technologies, we will examine agricultural land use effects on a broad range of plant and animal taxa across trophic levels at study sites in the Rhineland and in Brandenburg.
Project lead:
Dr. Livia Schäffler [259]
Funding:
Leibniz Association
[275]

Evolution of Ninetinae [275]

This project focuses on the spider subfamily Ninetinae, tiny cryptic ground-dwellers that are largely restricted to arid habitats. They seem to be ‘basal’ within Pholcidae and thus crucial for reconstructing the evolutionary history of the family.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[276]

The chalcidoid megaradiation [276]

Chalcidoidea are one of the species-rich groups of parasitoid waps. They show a remarkable diversity in outer appearance and life history and can be found often in high abundance in nearly all terrestrial ecosystems around the world. The evolution of the Chalcidoidea, however, is still unsuffficiently understood. Also, the current classification is not based on natural groups and needs to be revised.
Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
Funding:
National Science Foundation
[277]

Wingshape and morphospace [277]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
[278]

Phylogeny of the Diplopoda [278]

This project is conducted in close cooperation with Dr. Alexander Blanke (University of Cologne). Millipedes (Diplopoda) are among the oldest terrestrial multicellular organisms, and with 12.000 described species the third largest class of land arthropods. As detritivores they play an important role for decomposition and soil formation. Despite their phylogenetic age and their obvious value to understand the early colonization of the land, the diplopodean morphology is severely understudied.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2018

[279]

Establishing a standardized and universally applicable set of nuclear-encoded markers for genome-wide multi-locus species delimitation of metazoans [279]

Methods for delimiting species based on multi-gene nucleotide information are well established and provide the means to complement the classical COI barcoding approach, whose limitations are well known. Our research project aims at establishing a standardized set of single-copy nuclear-encoded markers for genome-wide multi-locus species delimitation by exploiting comparative genomic data and applying target DNA enrichment. Candidate markers are so-called Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (USCOs).
Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[280]

Biodiversity patterns of herbivore scarab chafers of Sri Lanka [280]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
[281]

The pholcid spider collection of González-Sponga [281]

Between 1998 and 2011, the Venezuelan arachnologist Manuel Ángel González-Sponga created a total of 22 new genera for Venezuelan pholcids. Previous efforts to evaluate González-Sponga’s genera were hampered by the inaccessibility of his private collection. As a result, work on Venezuelan pholcid spiders has been almost impossible. After González-Sponga’s death in 2009, his collection was transferred to the Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola in Maracay. The aim of the present project is to initiate collaboration on Venezuelan pholcid spiders and to draft a joint collaborative project on Venezuelan pholcid spider taxonomy and systematics.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[282]

Advancing the genomic revolution of species delimitation [282]

1) Species delimitation of entirely or partially sympatric and taxonomically difficult species complexes in the light of genome-wide data2) Species delimitation under allopatry with no or limited gene flow at present3) Species delimitation of parapatric populations with hybridization zone and reduced gene flow4) Species delimitation in presence of asexuality​
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Academy of Finland
[283]

Collecting expedition to Ghana [283]

In August 2018, a team of exhibition planners, scientists and taxidermists of the Museum Koenig undertook a collection expedition to the Ankasa River Rainforest Reserve in the southwest of Ghana to collect original plant material for the authentic reproduction of the rainforest canopy habitat in the new Rainforest exhibition.
Project lead:
Corinna Seibt [261]
Funding:
Landschaftsverband Rheinland
[284]

Trichoptera of Ghana [284]

The goal of this project is to assess the Trichoptera diversity in Ghana, and especially of the Ankasa Conservation area. Additionally, we want to generate a reference Barcode library for Ghanean caddisflies, since very few barcodes exists from species occurring in Ghana.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[285]

Non-destructive morphological studies of old museum samples using modern techniques [285]

The aim of this project is to use modern non-destructive techniques in order to asses important museum material. Traditionally, the preparation of the genitalia or other parts of the inner anatomy would require the preparation and thus the partial destruction of the sample which is often not possible with important type material. We avoid this by using approaches like µ-computed tomography to visualize the inner parts of these specimens in a non-invasive way.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[286]

Apollo population genomics [286]

Parnassius apollo (Papilionidae) is an iconic butterfly species with a wide distribution from Spain to China. The distribution is, however, very spotwise, and e.g. in Germany only a few populations remain. It is the only non-tropical butterfly protected under the CITES The goal of this project is to use whole genome sequencing to investigate the genetic diversity of Parnassius apollo across space and time. To do this we will use both fresh and museum specimens collected across the range of the species, and during the last 120 years.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[287]

SolBioM [287]

The main objective of the BMBF-funded project is the diversification of an international research consortium, consisting mainly of partners from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, in order to apply for funding for a multinational R&D project within the framework of Horizon 2020 or other EU programme.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. J. Wolfgang Wägele [250]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[288]

Diversity, Biology and Biodiversity and Conservation of Monitor lizards [288]

Monitor lizards are the largest living lizards. Although morphologically uniform, monitor lizards show remarkable differences in body size ranging from a mere 20 cm to more than three meters in total length. In addition, they show a wide range of ecological adaptations being terrestrial, arboreal or semi-aquatic. They inhabit Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South and Southeast Asia as well as the Indo-Australian Archipelago including Australia and several remote Pacific island groups. Today, about 80 different species of monitor lizards are recognised but their diversity is still not completely known with new species being discovered in a regular manner. These remarkable giant reptiles, though of enormous economic importance in the international trade with reptile leather products and pets, as well as for spiritual relationships between human being and nature and as source of protein for the native people in their countries of origin, are an impressive example of our limited knowledge about the global biodiversity. Therefore, it is the intention of this project to remedy this severe deficiency at least partly.
Project lead:
Dr. André Koch [76]
[289]

Diversity, Biology and Conservation of Monitor Lizards [289]

Monitor lizards are the largest living lizards. Although morphologically uniform, monitor lizards show remarkable differences in body size ranging from a mere 20 cm to more than three meters in total length. In addition, they show a wide range of ecological adaptations being terrestrial, arboreal or semi-aquatic.
Project lead:
Dr. André Koch [76]
[290]

Herpetofauna of Sulawesi, Indonesia [290]

Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes, is the 11th largest island of the world and represents the largest landmass of the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot in Central Indonesia. Due to its geographic position and spatial isolation, Sulawesi harbours a unique mixture of typical Asian and Australian species with a high degree of endemism. The herpetofauna of Sulawesi has long been neglected despite various contributions by earlier scientists. Therefore, the goal of the project is to enhance our knowledge about the diversity and biology of the amphibians and reptiles of this interesting island.
Project lead:
Dr. André Koch [76]
[291]

Evaluating the efficiency of different DNA-barcoding approaches for routine stream monitoring tasks [291]

The focus of this project is to evaluate exemplary for the freshwater fauna of the river Sieg (Germany) the efficiency of different single specimen DNA-barcoding approaches for routine stream monitoring tasks.The taxonomic resolution of morphological and DNA barcode-based species identification is directly compared, investigating additional value and congruence of both methods. In cases where standard COI barcodes failed to offer unambiguous species identifications, the discrimination capacity of the nuclear rhodopsin marker (RHO) is tested.
Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
[292]

Diversity of Iranian gazelles [292]

Der Iran mit seiner durch Gebirgszüge und Wüsten geprägten Landschaft ist Heimat für vier Gazellenarten (Gazella subgutturosa, G. bennettii, G. arabica und G. marica). Das Projekt soll dazu beitragen, mithilfe molekularer Methoden die Taxonomie der Gattung Gazella besser zu verstehen und den Schutz dieser Tiere im Iran voranzubringen.
Project lead:
Dr. Eva Bärmann [23]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service
[293]

Plant-pollinator networks in agro-ecosystems [293]

Pollination is crucial for maintaining angiosperm biodiversity and represents one of the most important ecosystem services. With the increasing threats of massive insect decline, studying pollination and associated networks has become more important than ever. In this study, we target the plant-pollinator networks of two important crops (caraway and apple) using a combination of traditional methods with DNA barcoding and metabarcoding.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. J. Wolfgang Wägele [250]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[294]

The phylogeny and evolution of Torymus [294]

Within the genus Torymus (Chalcidoidea: Torymidae), very diverse parasitoid strategies and adaptations to its hosts have evolved. Its larvae are ectoparasitoids and attack mostly larvae of various gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) and gall midges (Cecidomyiidae). We study the coevolution of the genus Torymus and its hosts and target the question what kind of host shifts occurred during the evolution of the group. For this, we reconstruct the first phylogenomic tree for the the genus Torymus.
Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
[295]

Amber reveals 100 Million years of morphological stasis [295]

Bernstein, fossilisierter Harz, kann wie in einer Zeitkapsel Biodiversität aus einer längst vergangenen Zeitperiode konservieren und erlaubt damit die Erforschung uralter Ökosysteme. Burmesischer Bernstein entstand bereits vor 100 Millionen Jahren während des Zeitalters der Dinosaurier in Waldgebieten welche sich im heutigen Myanmar befinden.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Alexander Koenig Stiftung, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[296]

Gecko feet and plant surface microstructures [296]

Animal locomotion is replete with examples of elaborate behavioral and morphological novelties that enhance performance. The adhesive apparatus of geckos is one such innovation, permitting locomotion in challenging micro-environments, such as on vertical or inverted smooth surfaces including smooth leaves, bamboo, and banana. This remarkable system generally involves a complex hierarchy of components: setae (microscopic beta-keratin hair-like structures), scansors (expanded digital scales), and modified skeletal elements, muscles and tendons of the foot and other parts of the limb.
Funding:
Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
[297]

Poison dart frog project Ranitomeya [297]

This project deals with complete and comparative tadpole descriptions of different species of the poison dart frog genus Ranitomeya with micro-CT-scans
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
[298]

Niches of invasives [298]

Project lead:
Dr. César Capinha [171]
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
[299]

Development of amphibians [299]

This project is based on breeding and data collection of the larval development of tropical amphibians. We are especially working with neotropical poison frogs (Dendrobatidae, especial Epipedobates and Ranitomeya).
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[300]

Herpetodiversity Andean valleys [300]

Andean dry forests are among the least investigated biotopes worldwide. The project involves a herpetological inventory and an exemplary phylogeographic analysis on the basis of selected groups.
Project lead:
Dr. Claudia Koch [29]
Funding:
Alexander Koenig Stiftung, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., German Academic Exchange Service

2017

[301]

GGBC: Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Caucasian Biodiversity [301]

A Georgian-German initiative to explore and barcode the biodiversity of the Caucasus area
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof [232]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[302]

Cryptic diversity in Western Australian Giant Millipedes [302]

As soil organisms, millipedes have limited dispersal abilities. Probably for this reason are many tropical species restricted to small areas of distribution, with a high-level of species turnover. In the course of this project the Pilbara area in Western Australia will be investigated for its millipede species of the genus Austrostrophus (Spirobolida).
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[303]

AG RICEFISH [303]

The focus of the proposed research group is to study the link between genotype and phenotype of evolutionary adaptive traits, a vital question of evolutionary biology in the postgenomic era. The group will study the morphological and genomic basis of a unique reproduction strategy in Sulawesi ricefishes (Actinopterygii: Adrianichthyidae) called “pelvic brooding”. In pelvic brooding species, females carry the eggs in an abdominal concavity until they hatch, which is assumed to be an adaptation to a predominantly pelagic lifestyle.
Project lead:
Dr. Julia Schwarzer [67]
Funding:
Leibniz Association
[304]

Sequencing museum material [304]

In this project we investigate how we efficiently can use old, dried, museum materil for phylogenomic studies. A hybrid enrichment kit for Lepidoptera is being designed and first test are promising, indicating that hundreds of genes can be successfully seqeunced for over 130 year old material.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[305]

Nutcracker adaptation [305]

In this project, we investigate different nutcracker subspecies by comparing diet and other ecological traits using classical morphometric measurements and digital three-dimensional methods.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[306]

Functional morphology of an adaptive radiation - sailfin silversides from Sulawesi as a model system [306]

In diesem Projekt untersuchen wir die Funktions- und Ökomorphologie der adaptiven Radiation der Sonnenstrahlfische, von der indonesischen Insel Sulawesi. Dabei wollen wir einen besonderen Fokus auf den Kieferapparat und die Ernährungsweise legen. Hierfür werden verschiedene zwei- und dreidimensionale bildgebende Methoden genutzt, um die Unterschiede zwischen den Arten und den Geschlechtern besser darstellen zu können.
Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
[307]

Oystercatcher phylogeny [307]

This study looks at using mitochondrial genes to construct a first comprehensive phylogenetic tree for the oystercatchers (Haematopodidae), a monotypic family of waders with worldwide distribution.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[308]

Structure of owl flight feathers [308]

In this project, we study the structure of serrated flight feather fringes of various owl species.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[309]

Juliformia from the Age of the Dinosaurs [309]

Although millipedes play, as one of the first groups of animals conquering land, a major role in terrestrial ecosystems since more than 400 Million years, the fossil record documenting their evolution and diversity is relatively scarce. This is especially true for the Age of the Dinosaurs, the Mesozoic, from which only slightly more than a dozen fossil forms are known. Burmesian amber from the late Cretaceous gives us insight into the diverse fauna that existed during the reign of the dinosaurs.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Alexander Koenig Stiftung, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[310]

Diversity of Neotropical Bush Anoles [310]

Recently we discovered and described a new species of the lizard genus Polychrus, commonly known as bush anoles or Neotropical false chameleons (Koch et al. 2011), augmenting the number of recognized species in this genus to seven. This project will explore the diversity and evolutionary history of Neotropical false chameleons using DNA sequence data.
Project lead:
Dr. Claudia Koch [29]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., Biopat - Patrons for Biodiversity

2016

[311]

The collections - a cosmos [311]

Maria Gräfin von Linden became the first woman to be made a titular Professor in Germany in 1910
Project lead:
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[312]

Leibniz-Sonderausstellung: 8 Objekte, 8 Museen [312]

Leibniz-Forschungsmuseen stellen erstmals gemeinsam aus: Das Museum Koenig wird vom 08.11.2016 bis zum 30.06.2017 (ebenso wie die anderen sieben Museen der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft) die Sonderausstellung „8 Objekte 8 Museen“ der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft präsentieren.
Project lead:
Björn Rulik [49]
Funding:
Leibniz Association, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[313]

Description before extinction. Two new species of giant pill-millipedes. [313]

On Madagascar, the destruction of natural habitats is one of the main drivers of the "biodiversity crisis", an unprecedented extinction wave. In the course of this student project, two new species of giant pill-millipedes from an endagered forest habitat wiIl be integratively described in the course of a 6-week class in the International Master OEP program of the University of Bonn.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[314]

Two new species of chirping giant pill-millipedes [314]

In the course of this project, a Master OEP student of the University of Bonn will learn how to do an integrative taxonomic description of an animal species. The student will do dissections and prepare samples for an integrative taxonomic description of two species of giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar, including DNA extraction, scanning electron microscopy, and micro-CT scans. The student will be required to thoroughly research the methods and suggest alternatives or modifications of the procedure to improve the results. This study will not only educate the student in doing scietific taxonomic descriptions using a variety a methods. The study is of additional relevance in the age of the international "biodiversity crisis", as rainforests in many countries are removed before their unique fauna can be scientifically named and described.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[315]

Eutrichodesmus from Laos und Indien [315]

In the course of this project, different species of the dwarf polydesmid milliepde genus Eutrichodesmus will be described. The new sepcies are from India and Laos, and contain epigean species, as well as species only found in caves, the latter with unique adaptations to a life in permanent darkness. this work will be conducted in the course of a 6-week intense lab class in our international OEP Master programme.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[316]

BIOMON [316]

The main objective of the BMBF-funded project was to establish an international research consortium, consisting mainly of partners from Eastern and South-eastern Europe, in order to apply for funding for a multinational R&D project within the framework of Horizon 2020 or other EU programme.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. J. Wolfgang Wägele [250]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[317]

Didactical preparation of the collection Otto Kleinschmidt [317]

Using the ornithological collection of Otto Kleinschmidt (1870-1954) we analyse the use of its bird specimens for the presentation of the theories of biogeography and species definition as developed by Kleinschmidt.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[318]

3D AMP [318]

This plugin works with ImageJ and Fiji. You can use most kinds of (hyper)stacks with one or more channels in the commonimage formats.
Project lead:
Jörg Adrian [38]
[319]

Egg parasitism in pholcid spiders [319]

Pholcid spider females carry their egg-sacs with their mouthparts until the spiderlings hatch and it is probably for this reason that the eggs are not densely covered by a protective layer of silk as in most other spider families. It seems that few egg parasites have managed to access these protected eggs of Pholcidae. During recent trips in SE Asia several new cases of egg-parasitism in Pholcidae were discovered that will be described in this project.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
[320]

Evolution of Chinese cave millipedes [320]

Southern Chinca is especially rich in caves. These caves are inhabited by a unique, still little-known fauna, especially diverse are different groups of millipedes. These cave millipedes, all show similar adaptation to the life inside a cave and look vastly different from their close relatives which live in the forests on the surface. Currently, a joint team of researchers from Russia, China and Germany studies general adaptations of millipedes to the life inside caves using comparative morphology.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[321]

Myrmecophile millipedes associated with army ants [321]

Millipedes were observed in travelling columns of army ants. In this project, these millipedes will be determined to genus- or species-level.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[322]

Syrphids of New Caledonia [322]

The main objective of this project will be the study of the species of the family Syrphidae from New Caledonia. Entomological collections will be surveyed to complete the revision of the fauna of this country. I will especially focus on unidentified material in order to study their morphology and to report new species for this country and, ultimately, to find new species to science.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Funding:
European Union
[323]

The millipedes of India - a first species list [323]

The millipede fauna of India, one of the largest countries of the world, is diverse but still little known. After the Indian independence in 1947, only few species were described from the country. One of the things hampering any progress in the inventory of the Indian millipede fauna is the absence of any species list from the country. If it is unknown which species were already described and recorded from India, it will be difficult to record and describe new species from the country.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[324]

Barcoding of Cryptops-Scolopendromorpha leads to new species records for Central Europe [324]

In the course of the GBOL- German Barcode of Life project, most millipede and centipede species of Germany were barcoded. This included the common blind Scolopendromorpha of the genus Cryptops. Here we expected to find three species, two common ones and one recently introduced, for Germany and Central Europe. However, our barcoding results show at least eight species to live in central Europe. Two of those could be identified to species level, represening first records for Germany and Austria.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[325]

ButterflyNet [325]

ButterflyNet is a project funded by the National Science Fundation and aims to sequence ~400 genes for one member of all many butterfly species as possible using target enrichment
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
National Science Foundation

2015

[326]

INDOBIOSYS Diptera [326]

The INDOBIOSYS project (financed by the BMBF through the Naturkundemuseum Berlin) deals with the integrative inventory of different animal groups at the Halimun-Salak Nationalpark on Java, Indonesia. A special focus lies on a fast inventory combining molecular and morphological data. The aim of the project is an inventory of the biodiversity of the park for the Indonesian state. Successively, pharmaceutical research for relevant substances in the animal taxa can then be conducted.The INDOBIOSYS Myriapoda part of the project will inventorize the millipedes.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[327]

INDOBIOSYS Myriapoda [327]

The INDOBIOSYS project (financed by the BMBF through the Naturkundemuseum Berlin) deals with the integrative inventory of different animal groups at the Halimun-Salak Nationalpark on Java, Indonesia. A special focus lies on a fast inventory combining molecular and morphological data. The aim of the project is an inventory of the biodiversity of the park for the Indonesian state. Successively, pharmaceutical research for relevant substances in the animal taxa can then be conducted.The INDOBIOSYS Myriapoda part of the project will inventorize the millipedes.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[328]

Sound library of the Western Rock Nuthatch [328]

In this project, we are creating high-quality sound libraries to facilitate the subsequent development of an automated sound recognizer for the Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[329]

BIG4 - Diptera [329]

Syrphidae, commonly called hover or flower flies, is one of the most diverse families of Diptera very attractive for citizen-scientists. Phylogenetic relationships among its main subfamilies and genera are still not totally understood; especially large genera such as Allobaccha Curran and Asarkina Macquart. This project aims to review both genera in order to describe the new species using new publishing tools, as well as to study their phylogenetic placement among other Syrphidae with the development of a workflow for Ultra-Conserved Elements or Anchored Hybrid Enrichment technique.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Funding:
European Union
[330]

Lateral apteria of the avian head [330]

This study looks at a previously unstudied adaptation of birds that uses exposed surfaces of facial skin and lateral head apteria (apteria temporalia) allowing the emission of body heat in hot, arid environments.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[331]

Maria Sibylla Merian [331]

Interdisciplinary project on Maria Sibylla Merian and the strategies of visualisation of natural scientific knowledge.
Project lead:
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
[332]

Taxonomic-phylogenetic revision of Idiocnemis and related genera [332]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Gassmann [69]
[333]

Rediscovery of a forgotten Italian pill millipede endemic to the Apuan Alps, Glomeris apuana [333]

Pill millipedes of the order Glomerida are especially species-rich in Europe. The collection of a conspicuous black pill millipede led after a long literature search to the discovery of the name Glomeris apuana Verhoeff, 1911. This name is apparently forgotten, not mentioned after 1927, and it does not appear in Fauna Europeae, recent Italien species lists, or recent European millipede atlases. Apparently, the species occurs in the Apuan Alps, and area renown for its Carrara Marble. A molecular genetic analysis, as well as a comparison with type material, will now help us to elucidate the status, distribution, and the relationships of this unusual pill millipede species.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[334]

Treepie systematics [334]

The aim of this study is to examine the relationships within and between Treepies and Oriental Magpies based on morphological, molecular, and biogeographical data.
Project lead:
Gabriele Droege [88]
[335]

The status of Glomeris malmivaga, Germany's only endemic pill millipede. [335]

Among the pill millipedes of the genus Glomeris only one species whose distribution is restricted to Germany, Glomeris malmivaga, can be found. Only a short time ago was G. malmivaga elevated to the rank of a full species. A genetic analysis of G. malmivaga and other species will now be conducted with the hope to clarify whether G. malmivaga is a true endemic or just a colour morph of a more widespread species of pill millipede.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[336]

Rock Nuthatch song variability [336]

This is an investigation of the understudied song inventory of the Western Rock Nuthatch, Sitta neumayer, to identify song types and song structures of a nuthatch population in Greece. The aim of this study is to document the vocal variability of the Western Rock Nuthatch and discuss its ecological context.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[337]

Phylogeography of the Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata [337]

The pill millipede Glomeris marginata is 'the' model organism inside the Myriapoda. Most embryonic studies, as well as important studies focussing on the development of segmentation (Evo-Devo) use Glomeris marginata as their study object. In this study,using DNA barcode fragments, the phylogeography of G. marginata is studied to get insights into the distribution of different genetic lineagues of the species accross Europe. G. marginata is the only species of Glomeris reaching the North of Europe, such as Great Britain, southern Skandinavia and northern Germany.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[338]

Giant Pill-Millipedes of Nepal [338]

The Asian giant pill-millipedes (Family Zephroniidae) reach their western-most distribution in Nepal. There is only a single historic giant pill-millipede record from Nepal itself, the occurence of the group in Nepal is therefore still unresearched. In this project we will research the collections of the famous Himalaya researcher Prof. Martens, who collected in Nepal in the 1980ties. Our research will show whether the Nepalese giant pill-millipedes are widespread species also occuring in India or Sikkim, or whether they are local endemics.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[339]

Rictal bristles in birds [339]

Rictal bristles apparently evolved convergently in many different bird families without necessarily having the same function. The aim of this comparative project is to interpret the occurrence of rictal bristles among different bird families with respect to their phylogeny and ecology.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[340]

Kingfisher diversification [340]

In this project we analyze the diversification and adaptation of kingfishers (Alcedinidae). The aim of the project is to explain the variationoccurrence of specific body structuresplans and feeding habits as well as the occurrence of certain species in different habitats.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[341]

BIG4 [341]

BIG4 is a global consortium to train a new generation of systematic entomologists with broad profiles amalgamating classical aspects of biosystematics with the cross-disciplinary methodological innovations. Evolution of insects from the four biggest orders (1. beetles; 2. bees, ants and wasps; 3. flies and mosquitoes; 4. moths and butterflies) is at the core of BIG4. These ‘big four’ insect groups constitute about half of all living species on Earth and have an enormous impact on natural or anthropogenic ecosystems, even when not visible as such by a layman.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Funding:
European Union

2014

[342]

eScience-Compliant Standards for Morphology [342]

Increasing the Sustainability and Accessibility of Morphological Data through Ontology-based Standardization of Morphological and Taxonomic Descriptions and Graphical Image Content Annotations
Project lead:
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[343]

Rediscovery of the Golden-Eared Pill-Millipede [343]

Searching for the Golden-Eared Pill-Millipede (Glomeris aurita) - alpine high-altitude endemicsAlready in 2011 came a large collection of pill millipedes (order Glomerida), collected by the spider expert Dr. Axel Schönhofer, into our possession. This collection included an unusual species from northern Italy, collected from alpine meadows, an unusual habitat for millipedes which are usually found in forests.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[344]

Ecomorphology in birds [344]

In this project we investigate the evolution of ecomorphological traits in eight avian clades and link them to their ecology. We combine macroecological and macroevolutionary perspectives to provide an improved understanding of the processes that shape the evolution of ecological niches in response to changing environmental conditions, and therefore ultimately determine whether there is a correlation between the evolution of climatic niches and trait evolution.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[345]

World Syrphidae Phylogeny [345]

The World Syrphidae Phylogeny (WSP) project is a community effort with the goal to provide the most robust molecular backbone to understand the evolution of the family Syrphidae.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
[346]

Southeast Asian pholcid spiders [346]

This project focuses on three major questions : (1) how do Southeast Asian taxa fit into the phylogeny of Pholcidae? (2) Are patterns of diversity and distribution comparable to those in New World and African regions? (3) Is there evidence for a causal relationship between evolutionary shifts among microhabitats and species diversity (adaptive speciation)?
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[347]

Assessing biodiversity in Southeast Asia [347]

Herpetological project
Project lead:
Timo Hartmann [138]
Funding:
Alexander Koenig Stiftung, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., German Academic Exchange Service
[348]

Ecology and distribution of the reptiles and amphibians of Indochina [348]

Ecology and distribution of the reptiles and amphibians of Indochina
Project lead:
Dr. Flora Ihlow [195]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service, British Chelonia Group, IDEA WILD, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., International Turtle Association, Schildkröten-Interessengemeinschaft Schweiz, DGHT/ZGAP fund for global conservation of threatened amphibians and reptiles, Turtle Conservation Fund, EAZA Shellshock Campaign, Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity
[349]

Assessment for the Mesangat wetlands [349]

Erfassung der Fischfauna des Mesangat Feuchtgebietes, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesien
Project lead:
Sebastian Hüllen [194]
Funding:
Alexander Koenig Stiftung
[350]

Sandgrouse feather evolution [350]

This is an investigation of the potential water absorption capacity of sandgrouse feathers (Pteroclididae). The aim of this research is to develop phylogenetic hypotheses on the evolution of the different water absorption capacities of the different species in an ecological context.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[351]

Island speciation within the… [351]

Landsnails of the genus Theba show an endemic radiation on the Canary Islands and the adjacent West African Continent.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof [232]
[352]

DNA-Barcoding larvae and… [352]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
[353]

Diversity of Geometridae of… [353]

As part of the activities of the "Heterocera Sumatrana Society", dealing with all kinds of moths, all Sumatran species of Geometridae are registered, studied, described and figured. Result will be published in the journal of the HSS.
Project lead:
Dr. Dieter Stüning [166]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Biopat - Patrons for Biodiversity
[354]

Taxonomy of jewel wasps … [354]

Chalcidoidea are a very species rich group of parasitoid wasps. Many representatives are very small, and the taxonomy of many groups is not well-studied. In this project we conduct taxonomic studies, especially in the family Pteromalidae.
Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[355]

The phylogeny of Holometabola [355]

The Holometabola are the insects with complete metamorphosis (larva, pupa, adult) and comprise > 60% of the described animal species. The project aims at solving the open questions in the phylogeny of the group, in order to get a better understanding of t
Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[356]

Wildlife Research Okomitundu [356]

Analysing the impact of different landuse on mammals, birds and reptiles in the arid Otjimbinge Area of Namibia.
Project lead:
Dr. Renate van den Elzen [172]
[357]

Longterm Mammal Monitoring… [357]

Longterm Mammal Monitoring since 2000 in a "Forever Wild" protected private forest in central Vermont.
Project lead:
Dr. Jan Decher [24]
Funding:
Colby Hill Ecological Project
[358]

Evolution of Scarabaeidae [358]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[359]

The Geometrid moths of the… [359]

In the frame of a long-term study of the Geometrid moths of the Centralasian mountains, the genus Sogdiana gen.n. is described. It is unusual in having a socalled "floricomus" in females, a structure with a as yet unsolved function.
Project lead:
Dr. Dieter Stüning [166]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Biopat - Patrons for Biodiversity
[360]

Ricefish taxonomy [360]

Ricefish taxonomy.
Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[361]

Phylogeography of the… [361]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[362]

Molecular phylogeny of the genus Anastrepha [362]

The main objective of this study is to infer the molecular phylogeny of one of the most economical important genus of fruit flies, Anastrepha (Tephritidae).
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Funding:
United States Department of Agriculture
[363]

New species of shrew from… [363]

Exploration of the montane forest of Panay Island.
Project lead:
Dr. Rainer Hutterer [156]
Funding:
University of Bochum
[364]

Ancient Cave Millipedes [364]

The discovery of rare ancient millipede species (Glomeridesmida) in Brazilian caves, now endangered by mining activites, prompted quick inventories to promote a conservation of their habitat.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[365]

Evolution of fitness… [365]

Adaptive radiation of sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae) in Sulawesi's ancient Malili Lakes.
Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[366]

Phylogeny of Glaphyridae [366]

In collaboration with the specialist of the group, Dr. Guido Sabatinelli (Univ. Rome), we explore the phylogeny of the group for a better understanding of the evolution of pollination in these beetles.
Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
[367]

Syrphidae of the Southern provinces of Eucador [367]

Flower flies are one of the most diverse families of true flies (Diptera). In this project, we will study the biodiversity of flower flies among different habitats in one of the species-richest areas on Earth, the South of Ecuador.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., La Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
[368]

A monograph of the Sericini of Indian Subcontinent [368]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[369]

Syrphidae fauna of the UCLA University Park, Lara State, Venezuela [369]

This project will provide better knowledge of the biodiversity of flower flies that occur in the University Park of the UCLA (Lara, Venezuela). In addition, and the biological cycle of the predacious species of Syrphidae will be studied.
Project lead:
Dr. Ximo Mengual [30]
[370]

Giant Pill-Millipedes from Madagascar [370]

The origin of the giant pill-millipedes was disputed for a long time. Surprisingly, thier closest relatives were found in India (5.000 km apaprt) and not in closeby Africa.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[371]

Molecular phylogeny of… [371]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[372]

Herpetofauna of Vietnam [372]

Within a joint project of ZFMK, Colonge Zoo and several Vietnamese partneres we are investigating the Herpetofauna of Vietnam and establish several projects for nature conservation.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., Alexander Koenig Stiftung, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
[373]

Putu Mountain Survey, Liberia [373]

Small Mammal Monitoring for an Iron Ore Mining project in the Putu Mountains of Liberia.
Project lead:
Dr. Jan Decher [24]
Funding:
Putu Iron Ore Mining
[374]

Lizard radiation in Iran [374]

Within this project the lizard fauna of Iran is investigated in terms of Systematics and Evolutionary Biology.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service, Alexander Koenig Stiftung, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[375]

Biodiversity research on… [375]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
[376]

Diversity of shrews in a… [376]

Study of species diversity of shrews in tropical rainforests.
Project lead:
Dr. Rainer Hutterer [156]
Funding:
University of Kisangani
[377]

Speciation and species… [377]

The project explores the Speciation of these archaic beetles that survived since Tertiary only on the ancient islands rifting on the Thyrrenian sea.
Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[378]

Taxonomy, systematics and… [378]

In a long-term study, including study visits at European museums lasting several months, all Siberian species of Noctuidae are secured, studied, described and figured. All results will be published as a book-series.
Project lead:
Dr. Dieter Stüning [166]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[379]

'Morphospace' in chafers … [379]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
[380]

Bumbuna Phase II Project [380]

Baseline Study and Ecological Monitoring before and after the inundation of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project Reservoir.
Project lead:
Dr. Jan Decher [24]
Funding:
Combined Ecology, BTO Services Ltd., UK
[381]

Millipedes from Laos [381]

The millipede fauna of Laos and Thailand is very little known. We discover and describe many new species together with colleagues from Frankfurt and Thailand.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service
[382]

Kleinsäugermonitoring im Ei... [382]

Which terrestrial small mammals can be found in the different habitat types of the Eifel National Park? What are their microhabitat and food requirments?
Project lead:
Dr. Jan Decher [24]
[383]

A three-dimensional assessment of bird eggs [383]

In this pilot project we examine bird eggs of the Museum Koenig’s extensive egg collection using a white light scanner, focusing on a large set of clutches of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica).
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[384]

Biodiversity of New Guinea dragonflies [384]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Gassmann [69]
[385]

Revision of Holocneminus [385]

The Southeast Asian and Pacific genus Holocneminus Berland is here revised for the first time, including analyses of phylogenetic relationships within the genus and with putative close relatives.
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[386]

Agamid Phylogeny and Taxonomy [386]

All genera of African and Middle East agamid lizards will be studied using genetics and morphological data. This will be the basis of a complete zoogeographical study of colonization events to and from Africa and the importance of geomorphological structures.
Project lead:
Dr. Philipp Wagner [222]
[387]

Asymmetry in Panjange [387]

While asymmetric genitalia are very common in insects, they are extremely rare in spiders. This project studies a species group of Panjange spiders from the southern Philippines that has only recently been discovered and in which all species have asymmetric genitalia.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[388]

Global pholcid spider diversity [388]

Ratios of known to unknown pholcid spider species collected around the world suggest that only about 20% of the species have been described. Current efforts concentrate on Southeast Asia and Brazil.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
[389]

The Brazilian fauna and flora on tapestries [389]

detail of tapestry Les deux taureaux, tapestry series Anciennes Indes, 2nd series, after carton of Albert Eckhout, 1689/90, Paris, Collection du Mobilier national
Project lead:
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., Landschaftsverband Rheinland
[390]

Herpetofauna PNCAZ [390]

This project is based on the acquisition of the herpetofaunal composition within the "Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul" in the western amazon basin. The main focus is the structure of amphibian communities.
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., German Academic Exchange Service

2013

[391]

Pill Millipede Phylogeny [391]

Glomerida,the so-called 'Pill Millipedes', are a basal millipede order of the subclass Pentazonia. Pill millipedes are currently comprised of 273 species placed into 34 genera and are used extensively as a model organism for the study of arthropod development. The order has a holarctic distribution; most genera are found in Europe but additional representatives are present in North America, North Africa, and parts of Asia. The higher relationships of this group and its biogeographic relationships are poorly understood.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[392]

Phylogenomics, systematics and biogeography of the Euptychiina (Satyrinae, Nymphalidae) [392]

This project is a collaboration together with Dr. Keith Willmott and Dr. Akito Kawahara at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Several studies have shown that the current classification of this group delimitated by Walter Forster in 1964 is problematic and at least half of the around 40 genera are non-monophyletic. To stabilize the higher-level classification we want to generate about 400 loci for 100 species to use as a backbone phylogeny for the group and then add five loci for as many as possible of the remaining ~400 species.
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
National Science Foundation
[393]

INAU project: Monitoring bio-indicators and migratory birds in the Pantanal [393]

INAU project 3.14, Lab. 3, Biodiversity and Ecological Processes (2013-2016): Monitoring bio-indicators and migratory birds in the Pantanal. Applied acoustomics – a tool for bio-sustainability assessment.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann [183]
Funding:
Brehm Fund, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
[394]

GFBio [394]

Environmental and biological research is becoming central to major societal challenges related to the Earth’s ecosystems and climate dynamics. To handle the scale and complexity of the scientificquestions being addressed, there is a strong need to integrate knowledge because biological data are currently scattered and difficult to share.
Project lead:
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[395]

Plumage carotenoids in bullfinches [395]

In this project we combine data on plumage colouration and the respective pathways of carotenoid synthesis with those of the molecular tree.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
[396]

Harvestmen genitalia [396]

Harvestmen genitalia are often complex structures that vary among species but little is known about their functioning. We investigate mating behavior, genital morphology as well as interactions of male and female genitalia using histology and X-Ray microtomography of cryo-fixed pairs.
Project lead:
Rachel Werneck [226]
Funding:
German Academic Exchange Service
[397]

Biodiversity of Pamir [397]

Macrovipera lebetina
Project lead:
Dr. Philipp Wagner [222]
[398]

AliGROOVE – visualization of heterogeneous sequence divergence [398]

AliGROOVE determines and visualizes the content of potentially randomized sequence similarities and alignment ambiguities in multiple sequence alignments.The AliGROOVE algorithm is an adaptation of the recently published ALISCORE masking algorithm (Misof & Misof, 2009, Kück et al., 2010). AliGROOVE summarizes site scores of profiles of sequence similarity normalized over the whole alignment length from each pairwise comparison and translates the obtained scoring distances between sequences into a similarity Matrix
Project lead:
Dr. Patrick Kück [399]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[400]

Herpetodiversity in Amber [400]

The herpetodiversity preserved as fossils in amber is currently under survey by a team of scientists including the mentioned collaborators. The recent focus are the relatively young Gekkota fossils of the Dominican Amber and newly discovered fossils from Burma which are among the oldest known amber lizard fossils.
Project lead:
Dr. Philipp Wagner [222]
[401]

Hotspot Atlantic Forest [401]

Recent collecting trips in the Brazilian Amazon Forest have revealed an extraordinarily rich pholcid fauna. This project aims at documenting this diversity, at exploring its relationships with the faunas of other South American regions, and at comparing diversity and distribution patterns with those in the Brazilian Amazon.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[402]

Landscape genetics [402]

Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

2012

[403]

Giant Pill-Millipede Phylogeny [403]

Taxonomy and phylogeny of Giant Pill-Millipedes
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[404]

Speciation on Madagascar [404]

Madagascar has a famous, worldwide unique fauna and flora, including the famous Baobab trees and lemurs. How such a unique fauna could evolve on the long-isolated island has been a hot topic of debate. Millipedes, as soil animals limited in their ability of dispersal, are ideal model species to study thwe speciation mechanisms that shaped the unique diversity of the island.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[405]

Pill Millipedes of Northern Italy [405]

The status of enigmatic, microendemic pill millipede species of the genus Glomeris in northern Italy (Diplopoda, Glomerida
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[406]

The phylogeny of Hymenopterans [406]

Hymenoptera are a mega-diverse order of endopterygote insects and encompass more than 120,000 described species.
Project lead:
Abadi Mehari Abrha [80]
[407]

Rediscovery of Scolopendra in Austria [407]

The thermophilous giant centipede Scolopendra cingulata is a voracious terrestrial predator, which uses its modified first leg pair and potent venom to capture prey. The highly variable species is the most common of the genus in Europe, occurring from Portugal in the west to Iran in the east. The northernmost occurrences are in Hungary and Romania, where it abides in small isolated fringe populations.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[408]

Endemic francolins of Ethiopia [408]

This is an intensive study of the distribution and biology of one of the two endemic francolin species in Ethiopia, the Black-fronted Francolin, that inhabits the mountain ranges in the south of the country.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Gesellschaft für Tropenornithologie, Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz e.V., World Pheasant Association, Section Germany
[409]

Birds of Ethiopia [409]

In this project, we study selected Ethiopian bird species that are little-known in terms of distribution, lifestyle and threats.
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Gesellschaft für Tropenornithologie, World Pheasant Association, Section Germany, Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz e.V., German Academic Exchange Service
[410]

Trichopteran morphology in… [410]

Project lead:
Dr. Ralph S. Peters [31]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[411]

Morphology and Taxonomy of… [411]

Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
[412]

Expedition for the rainforest… [412]

Expedition to the tropical lowland rainforest to collect material (insects, tree trunks, lianas, interviews) for the new rainforest exhibition.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Gerken [413]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[414]

Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) [414]

Establishing standards for the preservation of molecular samples and molecular biodiversity.
Project lead:
Dr. Jonas Astrin [248]
[415]

Comparative phylogeogeography of South African chafers [415]

Project lead:
Dr. Dirk Ahrens [22]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[416]

Assessing the Green Toad in Cologne [416]

Assessing the Green Toad in Cologne according to FFH standards
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutzamt - Stadt Köln
[417]

Assessing the Natterjack Toad in Cologne [417]

Assessing the Natterjack Toad in Cologne according to FFH standards
Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutzamt - Stadt Köln
[418]

1KITE: The evolution of the insects [418]

Insects are one of the most species-rich groups of metazoan organisms. They play a pivotal role in most non-marine ecosystems and many insect species are of enormous economical and medical importance. Unraveling the evolution of insects is essential for understanding how life in terrestrial and limnic environments evolved. The 1KITE (1K Insect Transcriptome Evolution) project aims to study the transcriptomes (that is the entirety of expressed genes) of 1,000 insect species encompassing all recognized insect orders. For each species, so-called ESTs (Expressed Sequence Tags) will be produced…
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof [232]
[419]

Revision of crab spiders [419]

This project aims at a stable phylogenetic hypothesis for the family Thomisidae by analysis of morphological and DNA sequence data for most taxa of the family. I will use this phylogenetic hypothesis to propose a revised taxonomy for the family, to study the evolution of the diverse behaviors of the family and to test biogeographic hypotheses.
Project lead:
Dr. Suresh Benjamin [59]
Funding:
Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
[420]

A Caribbean radiation [420]

The genus Modisimus has experienced a strong radiation in the Caribbean, but most species remain undescribed. This project is part of a large NSF-Project (PIs: Ingi Agnarsson and Greta Binford) on Caribbean Biogeography.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
National Science Foundation
[421]

Migration strategy of the Tree Pipit [421]

Within the framework of my PhD, I am investigatinge the migratory pathways and wintering areas of the Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis. In lightAgainst the background of declining breeding populations, the focus is on the question whether migratory pathways and wintering grounds differ between different European populations and which effects this might have on the fitness of the birds.
Project lead:
Dr. Antonia Albrecht [81]

2011

[422]

GBOL- German Barcode of Life [422]

"German Barcode of Life" ( GBOL ) is a project sponsored by the BMBF and includes the creation of inventories for the gentic characterization of the animals, fungi and plants of germany, using DNA-Barcodes.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. J. Wolfgang Wägele [250]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[423]

Molecular Weevil Identification [423]

DNA barcoding the European weevil fauna and building molecular and morphological weevil collections
Project lead:
Dr. Jonas Astrin [248]
[424]

BiNHum [424]

The BiNHum project is a joint project of the Humboldt-Ring represented by the natural history research collections and museums in Berlin, Bonn, Karlsruhe, Munich and Stuttgart. It should target the IT component for object-oriented collection digitization in the composite.
Project lead:
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[425]

Trachysphaera Dwarf Pill Millipedes in the UK [425]

Less than 30 years ago, an isolated population of thwe dwarf pill millipede genus Trachysphaera was discovered on the English Isle of Wight, which were tentatively identified as T. lobata (Ribaut, 1954), albeit male specimens were lacking (Joes & Keay 1986 ). T. lobata is a species known mainly from SE France (Kime & Enghoff 2011), and is difficult to distinguish from four other little known Trachysphaera species occurring at the Spanish-French border, which are above all the very similar T. pyrenaica (Ribaut, 1907), as well as the little known T. rousseti (Demange, 1959), T.
Project lead:
Dr. Thomas Wesener [36]
[426]

African ant blues [426]

This project studies the life history evolution of African butterflies in the genus Lepidochrysops. Unlike 99% of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), the species in this genus are phyto-predaceous: caterpillars initially feed on flowers, but eventually lose interest in the plant and are carried by ants into the brood chamber of the nest. Here they either eat the brood directly, or are fed mouth-to-mouth like cuckoos for the remainder of their development. I'm currently inferring the phylogeny of the group and looking into life history evolution and biogeographical patterns
Project lead:
Dr. Marianne Espeland [25]
Funding:
Research Council of Norway
[427]

Sandlizards in Cologne [427]

Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutzamt - Stadt Köln
[428]

FREDIE - Freshwater Diversity… [428]

Freshwater Diversity Identification for Europe: Barcoding all European freshwater fishes, freshwater molluscs and mayflies.
Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Funding:
Leibniz Association
[429]

Morph·D·Base-Expansion [429]

Project lead:
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2010

[430]

natural research 'for Darwin' [430]

“Fritz (1822-1897) and Hermann Müller (1829-1883) – natural research ‘for Darwin’“
Project lead:
Dr. Katharina Schmidt-Loske [34]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[431]

GBIf-D-Vertebrata-2010 [431]

German Vertebrata node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Project lead:
Dr. Till Töpfer [35]
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
[432]

Evolution of fitness… [432]

Project lead:
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[433]

AmiBio [433]

Automatic acoustic Monitoring and Inventorying of Biodiversity.
Project lead:
Dr. Olaf Jahn [176]
Funding:
European Union
[434]

Revision of Smeringopina [434]

With leg spans of up to 18 cm, some Smeringopina species are the largest known pholcids. Nevertheless, the genus is very poorly known and recent expeditions to Guinea, Cameroon, and Gabon have provided more than 30 new species.
Project lead:
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber [28]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2009

[435]

Mycetophilidae (Diptera) in… [435]

Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[436]

Population assessment of the Turquoise Dwarf Gecko [436]

The turquoise dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) is endemic to two small forests in eastern Tanzania, where it exclusively dwells on screwpines (Pandanus rabaiensis). To assess its population status, we surveyed its habitats at the Kimboza Forest Reserve and estimated the population size of the territorial gecko based on habitat availability, using Pandanus abundance as a proxy. Furthermore, threats to the species, especially the impact of the international pet trade on the population, were studied. Our results suggest a severe population decline.
Project lead:
Morris Flecks [41]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V., The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz e.V.
[437]

Terrestrial mammals in the Brazilian Pantanal [437]

Camera traps and direct observations help to study terrestrial mammals in the Brazilian Pantanal.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann [183]
[438]

Speciation mechanisms in islands [438]

Behavioural differences and sexual choice systems of populations of Teira dugesii (Lacertidae) on mainland Madeira and smaller islands of the entire archipelago will be studied to get new insights in the speciation and evolution of island terrestrial vertebrates. First results show differences in female choice, development of signal colourations and feeding strategies between different populations within the main island and to smaller islands.
Project lead:
Dr. Philipp Wagner [222]
Funding:
Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[439]

WissKI² [439]

Enhancement of scientific research environment "WissKI" and building of a competence center for semantic technologies.
Project lead:
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
[440]

ALISCORE - Masking of Multiple Sequence Alignments [440]

Random similarity of sequences or sequence sections can impede phylogenetic analyses or the identification of gene homologies.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof [232]
Funding:
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
[441]

Scientific Communications… [441]

Enhancement of scientific research environment "WissKI" and building of a competence center for semantic technologies
Project lead:
Dr. Peter Grobe [26]
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2008

[442]

Herpetofauna of Peruvian Dry Forests (2008-2014) [442]

The present study was organized to contribute to the knowledge of the herpetofauna of the Inter-Andean dry forest valleys and provides a first checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the interandean part of the equatorial dry forest in Northern Peru.
Project lead:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhme [150]
Funding:
Alexander Koenig Stiftung, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V., German Academic Exchange Service, Kirschner & Seufer Publisher
[443]

Climate Change [443]

Project lead:
Dr. Dennis Rödder [33]
Funding:
Graduiertenförderung Universität Bonn, Alexander-Koenig-Society e.V.
[444]

WGL-Aquanet Network of… [444]

Funding:
Leibniz Association
[445]

Zooarchaeology in Morocco [445]

Analysis of vertebrate faunas from palaeolithic sites.
Project lead:
Dr. Rainer Hutterer [156]
Funding:
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Publications
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2021

Mengual, X., Ståhls, G., Skevington, J. H. (2021): Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement of Loveridgeana and Afrotropical Sphaerophoria (Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from molecular characters. Systematics and Biodiversity 19: 22-53.
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Documents:
file type icon 2021_loveridgeana.pdf [452]
Monadjem, A., Richards, L. R., Decher, J., Hutterer, R., Mamba, M. L. , Guyton, J. , Naskrecki, P., Markotter, W., Wipfler, B., Kropff, A. S., Dalton, D. L. (2021): A phylogeny for African Pipistrellus species with the description of a new species from West Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera). - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191:548-574.
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Mengual, X., Gimnich, F., Petersen, H., Astrin, J. J. (2021): Natural history wet collections: observations on pH readings from the use of different ethanol and label types. - Collection Forum (2019) 33 (1): 7-17.
[read more] [454]
Gonçalves, A. R., Grootaert, P., Andrade, R., Paulo, O. S., Mengual, X. (2021): Revision of the morphology, phylogenetic relationships, behaviour and diversity of the Iberian and Italian ant-like Tachydromia Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Hybotidae). - European Journal of Taxonomy 732(1): 1-56.
[read more] [455]
Behrens-Chapuis, S., Herder, F., Geiger, M.F. (2021): Adding DNA barcoding to stream monitoring protocols – What’s the additional value and congruence between morphological and molecular identification approaches? - PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244598. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0244598
[read more] [456]
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Zum Artikel [457]
Freyhof, J., Geiger, M.F. (2021): Oxynoemacheilus shehabi, a new nemacheilid loach from the upper Orontes in southern Syria (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). - Zootaxa 4908 (4): 571–583. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4908.4.9
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Ginal, P., Rech, I. (2021): "Süßigkeiten" aus Mexico. - Reptilia 147: 62 - 65.
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Hüllen, S., Mandl, C., Geiger, M.F., Hadiaty, R.K., Wahyudewantoro, G., Ziegler, T., Herder, F. (2021): On the Challenge to Correctly Identify Rasboras (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) Inhabiting the MesangatWetlands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. - Diversity 2021, 13, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010008
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Novaes-e-Fagundes, G., Araujo-Vieira, K., Entiauspe-Neto, O. M., Roberto, I. J., Orrico, V. G. D., Solé, M., Haddad, C. F. B., et al. (2021): A new species of Scinax Wagler (Hylidae: Scinaxini) from the tropical forests of Northeastern Brazil. - Zootaxa 4903 (1): 001–041; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.1
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Pareja Mejía, D., Flores Padrón, D., Solé, M. (2021): A new spool-and-line attachment method to track short movements in phyllomedusid frogs (Anura: Phyllomedusidae). - Herpetology Notes 14: 125-131 (2021).
[read more] [462]
Documents:
file type icon pareja_mejia_et_al._2021_spool-and-line_attachment_for_tracking_in_phyllomedusidae_-_herpt._notes.pdf [463]

2020

Zhang, J., Lindsey, A.R., Peters, R.S., Heraty, J.M., Hopper, K.R., Werren, J.H., Martinson, E.O., Woolley, J.B., Yoder, M.J. and Krogmann, L. (2020): Conflicting signal in transcriptomic markers leads to a poorly resolved backbone phylogeny of chalcidoid wasps. Systematic Entomology doi:10.1111/syen.12427
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Mengual, X. (2020): Rectification to Mengual (2020) for misidentification of Paragus flammeus Goeldlin de Tiefenau, 1971 and new record of P. vandergooti Marcos-García, 1986 from Portugal (Diptera, Syrphidae). - Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología 44 (3-4): 555-557.
[read more] [465]
Links:
http://www.entomologica.es/publicaciones-boletin/art1832 [466]
Documents:
file type icon Rectification.pdf [467]
López-García, G. P., Reemer, M., Debandi G., Mengual, X. (2019): New information about the third stage larva and larval habitat of Microdon (Chymophila) bruchi Shannon, 1927 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from Argentina. - Journal of Natural History 53: 2833-2853.
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Documents:
file type icon 2020_chymophila.pdf [469]
Schmidt-Loske, K., Prüßmann-Zemper, H., Wirth, B. (Hg.) (in press): Maria Sybilla Merian. Briefe von 1682 bis 1712. Acta Biohistorica Bd. 20. Basilisken-Presse im Verlag Natur + Text.
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Sabatinelli G., Eberle J., Fabrizi S. & Ahrens D. (2020) A molecular phylogeny of Glaphyridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): evolution of pollination and association with ‘Poppy guild’ flowers. Systematic Entomology DOI: 10.1111/syen.12429
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Frings, J., Lago, P. & Ahrens, D. (2020) Morphology of mouthparts poorly resolves the phylogeny of Sericini chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zool. Anz. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2019.11.008
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Kerbis Peterhans, J. C., Hutterer, R., Doty, J. B., Malekanei, J. M., Moyer, D. C., Demos, T. (2020): Four new species of the Hylomyscus anselli group (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. - Bonn zoological Bulletin 69: 55-83.
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Schmickler, F., Wipfler, B., Koch, C., Montermann, C., Decher, J. (2020): Surveys and morphological studies of the Nimba Otter Shrew. - Afrotherian Conservation - Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group 16:12-13.
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Jansta, P., Delvare, G., Baur, H., Wipfler, B., Peters, R.S. (2020) Data–rich description of a new genus of praying mantid egg parasitoids, Lasallegrion gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Torymidae: Podagrionini), with a re-examination of Podagrion species of Australia and New Caledonia. Journal of Natural History 54: 755-790.
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Mengual, X. (2020): New books – Neue Bücher: Wolff, D.; Gebel, M. & Geller-Grimm, F. (2018): Die Raubfliegen Deutschlands. Entdecken – Beobachten – Bestimmen. Studia dipterologica 23 (2): 328-329.
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Collection

The Centre of Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research (ZTE) covers the classical collection and research branches of ZFMK. The 10 sections of the departments ”Arthropoda“ and ”Vertebrata“ house a total of about 5 million zoological specimens, for research and voucher purposes.

Worldwide research activities lead to a constant growth of the collections. Taxonomy is the traditional research focus of ZTE scientists and their groups, complemented by topics from the field of evolutionary biology.

Further information under Collections [478]and  File IconZFMK Collection Concept . [479]

 

 

Contents

[3]

Arthropoda Department [3]

The arthropod collections contain more than 4.5 million of specimens, amongst them over 2000 primary types and several thousands of other type specimens.
[4]

Vertebrata Department [4]

The Vertebrate Dept. holds substantial collections of scientific specimens, including skeletons, mounted specimens, and specimens preserved in alcohol.
[5]

Morphology Laboratory [5]

Morphologie is the science of the form and structure of an organisms. The morpho lab coordinates the morphological research, trains and advices researchers and supervises the related infrastructure.

Contact person

[27]
PD Dr. Fabian Herder [27]
Head of Centre for Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research
Head of Vertebrate Department
Curator Ichthyology
Ichthyology [480]
+49 228 9122-255
+49 228 9122-212
f.herder [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

SYNTHESYS+

[481]

The EU-SYNTHESYS+ project funds access of international scientist (emphasis EU) to the sientific collections and research infrastructure of ZFMK. Supported are visits of several weeks. This includes both, access to the scientific collections, and research infrastructure such as the labs for morphology and molecular research.

 

Information [482]

Source URL:https://www.zfmk.de/en/research/research-centers-and-groups/centre-of-taxonomy-and-evolutionary-research

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https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/benjamin-wipfler [38] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/joerg-adrian [39] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/christina-blume [40] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/ursula-bott [41] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/morris-flecks [42] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/monique-holting [43] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/ulrike-kleikamp [44] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/thorsten-klug [45] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/adrian-kniel [46] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/hans-joachim-krammer [47] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/devon-putnam [48] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/dirk-rohwedder [49] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/bjorn-rulik [50] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/neha-singh [51] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/jana-thormann [52] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/karin-ulmen [53] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/juliane-vehof [54] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/serkan-wesel [55] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/benedict-wipfler [56] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/ricarda-wistuba [57] https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/mark-auliya [58] 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