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Our task
Morphology is the science of the form and structure of an organism and encompasses both its external appearance and its anatomy. It plays a central role in biological and evolutionary research.
The morphology laboratory at the Museum Koenig Bonn has existed since 2018 and, in addition to conducting its own research, it also manages the associated infrastructure, advises scientists at the museum and coordinates morphological research. The following pages present examples of morphological research at the Museum Koenig Bonn, the available equipment and the courses offered.
Contact person
Projects
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Management: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof
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Mega-evolutionary dynamics in anurans
Management: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof
Publications
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2025/2
Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms
Nature communications, 1, 16
2025/2
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding
Mammal Research
2025/2
Environmental supports importance of heterogeneous pond landscapes for arthropod diversity conservation
Ecosphere, 2, 16
2025/1
The clockwork of insect activity: Advancing ecological understanding through automation
Journal of Animal Ecology
2024/12
The Field Automatic Insect Recognition‐Device—A Non‐Lethal Semi‐Automatic Malaise Trap for Insect Biodiversity Monitoring: Proof of Concept
Ecology and Evolution, 12, 14
2024/12
Comparing and Transect Methods for Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment in Lakes and Ponds
Molecular Ecology resources
2024/10
German Barcode of Life, Entdeckung und Beschreibung neuer Arten
2024/10
The ASV Registry: a place for ASVs to be
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 8
2024/8
Integrative characterisation of the Northwestern European species of Anacharis Dalman, 1823 (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae) with the description of three new species
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 97
2024/8
Exkursion in den Kaukasus: Der CaBOL BioBlitz 2022 in Armenien und Georgien
2024/7
Synchronised monitoring of plant and insect diversity: a case study using automated Malaise traps and DNA-based methods
Biodiversity Data Journal, 12
2024/6
Preserving morphology while extracting DNA: a non-destructive field-to-museum protocol for slide-mounted specimens
Biodiversity Data Journal, 12
2024/4
Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture
Science, 6691, 384
2024/3
The FAIR-Device-a non-lethal and generalist semi-automatic Malaise trap for insect biodiversity monitoring: Proof of concept
bioRxiv
2024/3
Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity. (2024). 10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science 2024 (Version 1). Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
2024/0
Diversification mitigates pesticide but not microplastic effects on bees without compromising rapeseed yield in China
bioRxiv
2023/12
taxalogue: a toolkit to create comprehensive CO1 reference databases
11
2023/12
Species richness promotes plant productivity by suppressing plant antagonists
2023/11
Recommendations for effective insect conservation in nature protected areas based on a transdisciplinary project in Germany
1, 35
2023/11
Metabarcoding dietary analysis in the insectivorous bat Nyctalus leisleri and implications for conservation
Biodiversity Data Journal, 11
2023/7
Multispecies crop mixtures increase insect biodiversity in an intercropping experiment
3, 4
2023/6
Convergent patterns in multitrophic biodiversity effects on yield across ecosystems
11, 66
2023/5
Another crack in the Dark Taxa wall: a custom DNA barcoding protocol for the species-rich and common Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)
Biodiversity Data Journal, 11
2023/4
Microhabitat conditions remedy heat stress effects on insect activity
13, 29
2023/3
The impact of pesticides on non-target organisms
2023/1
Metabarcoding of trap nests reveals differential impact of urbanization on cavity‐nesting bee and wasp communities
23, 32
2023/0
Trophic interactions affecting biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships
2023/0
DNA-basierte Biodiversitätsanalysen im Natur-und Umweltschutz: Welche Optionen haben wir für eine Standardisierung?: eine Handlungsempfehlung aus Forschung und Praxis
2022/12
Improving insect conservation management through insect monitoring and stakeholder involvement
2, 32
2022/12
Agroecology – Reconciling biodiversity and production in farming systems
65
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2024
2023
2022
Employees
MSc Tim Dannenfeld
ztm Morphology laboratory Bonn Doctoral candidatePhone: +49 228 9122 434
E-mail: t.dannenfeld@leibniz-lib.de
Dr. Mariam Gabelaia
ztm Morphology laboratory Bonn Postdoctoral researcherPhone: +49 228 9122 253
E-mail: m.gabelaia@leibniz-lib.de
Dr. Juliane Vehof
ztm Morphology laboratory BonnPhone: +49 228 9122 346
E-mail: j.vehof@leibniz-lib.de
Dr. Benjamin Wipfler
ztm Morphology laboratory Bonn ScientistPhone: +49 228 9122 235
E-mail: benjamin.wipfler@leibniz-lib.de