Junior research group (minnows)
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.
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Hybrid swarm evolution in minnows
Management: Dr. Madlen Stange
Publications
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2026/02
Different sex determination systems in two closely related Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus) species
Heredity
2025/10
Cryptic Species Can Be Phylogenetically Old Despite Strong Sex-Biased Dispersal
Systematic Biology
2025/07
An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes
Scientific data, 12
2025/05
Human impacts on the distribution and genetic diversity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus: Leuciscidae) in the Rhenish Massif
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 426
2025/05
Type genomics: a framework for integrating genomic data into biodiversity and taxonomic research
Systematic Biology, 6, 74
2025/01
Comparison of whole genome sequencing performance from fish swabs and fin clips
BMC Research Notes, 1, 18
2025/01
A chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome assembly and annotation for the Eurasian minnow (Leuciscidae: Phoxinus phoxinus) provide evidence of haplotype diversity
Gigascience, 14
2023/01
Swiss public health measures associated with reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission using genome data
Science Translational Medicine, 680, 15
2022/05
Alpha Variant Coronavirus Outbreak in a Nursing Home Despite High Vaccination Coverage: Molecular, Epidemiological, and Immunological Studies
4, 77
2022/03
Benthic–limnetic morphological variation in fishes: Dissolved organic carbon concentration produces unexpected patterns
3, 13
2022/03
Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to guide vaccination strategy in an urban area
Virus evolution, 1, 8
2022/01
External Quality Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing: an ESGMD-SSM Pilot Trial across 15 European Laboratories
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1, 60
2021/12
Quantification of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Switzerland
Epidemics, 37
2021/05
Global Genomic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Dependent RNA Polymerase Evolution and Antiviral Drug Resistance
Microorganisms, 5, 9
2021/03
SARS-CoV-2 N501Y Introductions and Transmissions in Switzerland from Beginning of October 2020 to February 2021—Implementation of Swiss-Wide Diagnostic Screening and Whole Genome Sequencing
Microorganisms, 4, 9
2021/03
SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a tri-national urban area is dominated by a B.1 lineage variant linked to a mass gathering event
PLOS pathogens, 3, 17
2021/02
The importance of genomic variation for biodiversity, ecosystems and people
Nature Reviews Genetics, 2, 22
2021/01
Natural history study of an understudied sea catfish species from Panama (Siluriformes: Ariidae)
Neotropical Ichthyology, 4, 19
2019/09
Why the long face? Comparative shape analysis of miniature, pony, and other horse skulls reveals changes in ontogenetic growth
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2018/08
Morphological variation under domestication: how variable are chickens?
8, 5
2018/04
Shape variation and modularity of skull and teeth in domesticated horses and wild equids
1, 15
2018/03
Study of morphological variation of northern Neotropical Ariidae reveals conservatism despite macrohabitat transitions
1, 18
2018/01
Bayesian Divergence-Time Estimation with Genome-Wide Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Data of Sea Catfishes (Ariidae) Supports Miocene Closure of the Panamanian Isthmus
4, 67
2016/07
Evolution of opercle bone shape along a macrohabitat gradient: species identification using mtDNA and geometric morphometric analyses in neotropical sea catfishes (Ariidae)
Ecology and Evolution, 16, 6
2015/11
Growth trajectories in the cave bear and its extant relatives: an examination of ontogenetic patterns in phylogeny
1, 15
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Employees
Temitope Oriowo
ztm Leibniz-Junior Research Group - Minnows Doctoral candidatePhone: +49 228 9122 368
E-mail: t.oriowo@leibniz-lib.deDr. Madlen Stange
ztm zmb Leibniz-Junior Research Group - Minnows ScientistPhone: +49 228 9122 367
E-mail: m.stange@leibniz-lib.deMSc Nils Sternberg
ztm Leibniz-Junior Research Group - Minnows Doctoral candidatePhone: +49 228 9122 368
E-mail: n.sternberg@leibniz-lib.de
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