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Hybrid swarm evolution in minnows

  • Title of the project

    Hybrid swarm evolution of native and invasive minnows in the Sieg River, Germany

  • Management

    Dr Madlen Stange

  • Org. categorisation

    Junior Research Group (Minnows), Centre for Taxonomy and Morphology (ztm), Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb), Comparative Genomics (Vertebrates), Ichthyology, Directorate, Chair of Special Zoology, Metabarcoding, Fish, Minnows, Evolution, Morphology, Ecology, Fisheries, Genome Evolution

Description of the

In biodiversity research, little is known about the extent to which hybridisation of a native and non-native species can lead to a new invasive species. A research group led by Dr Madlen Stange is now addressing this research gap with a project at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity. The group is investigating the distribution of the ecologically valuable schooling minnow in the Sieg, a tributary of the Rhine that is around 155 kilometres long. The native and invasive hybridised populations are studied on an ecological, morphological and genetic level in order to better understand the mechanisms and effects of hybridisation invasions.

Dr. Madlen Stange

  • Head of Junior Research Group "Minnow"

Phone: +49 228 9122 367
E-Mail: m.stange@leibniz-lib.de

Financing

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Team

  • Dr. Sarah Bourlat

    zbm Metabarcoding Scientist

    Phone: +49 228 9122 353
    E-mail: s.bourlat@leibniz-lib.de

  • Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne

    zmb Comparative Genomics - Vertebrates Scientist

    Phone: +49 228 9122 365
    E-mail: a.boehne@leibniz-lib.de

  • PD Dr. Fabian Herder

    ztm Ichthyology Bonn Scientist

    Phone: +49 228 9122 255
    E-mail: f.herder@leibniz-lib.de

  • Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof

    Management Director

    Phone: +49 228 9122 200
    E-mail: b.misof@leibniz-lib.de

  • Temitope Oriowo

    zmb Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) Doctoral candidate

    Phone: +49 228 9122 368
    E-mail: t.oriowo@leibniz-lib.de

  • Dr. Madlen Stange

    zmb Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) Scientist

    Phone: +49 228 9122 367
    E-mail: m.stange@leibniz-lib.de

  • MSc Nils Sternberg

    zmb Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) Doctoral candidate

    Phone: +49 228 9122 368
    E-mail: n.sternberg@leibniz-lib.de

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