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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.
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Projects
1KITE
Management: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof
Publications
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2025/10
The Bug‐Network (BugNet): A Global Experimental Network Testing the Effects of Invertebrate Herbivores and Fungal Pathogens on Plant Communities and Ecosystem Function in Open Ecosystems
Ecology and Evolution, 10, 15
2025/08
Pioneer habitats drive high plant beta diversity and conservation value of mineral extraction sites
Journal of applied ecology, n/a, n/a
2025/05
Leaving synthetic pesticides behind
Science, 6748, 388
2025/05
Understanding biodiversity effects on trophic interactions with a robust approach to path analysis
Cell Reports Sustainability, 5, 2
2025/04
Baers’s Wood Mouse - Hylomyscus baeri
2025/04
Wimmer’s Shrew - Crocidura wimmeri
2025/03
Identifying conservation hotspots and assessing species commonness and rarity: Baseline arthropod diversity in German nature reserves via national Malaise trap monitoring
Insect Conservation and Diversity
2025/02
Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms
Nature communications, 1, 16
2025/02
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding
Mammal Research
2025/02
Environmental supports importance of heterogeneous pond landscapes for arthropod diversity conservation
Ecosphere, 2, 16
2025/01
Maximizing Identification Precision of Hymenoptera and Brachycera (Diptera) With a Non‐Destructive Metabarcoding Approach
Ecology and Evolution, 1, 15
2025/01
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, 3, 25
2024/09
Der Einfluss von Bewirtschaftung und organischer Düngung auf Bodenarthropoden in ackerbaulich genutzten Böden
0028-0615, 9-10, 99
2024/07
Synchronised monitoring of plant and insect diversity: a case study using automated Malaise traps and DNA-based methods
Biodiversity Data Journal, 12
2024/04
Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture
Science, 6691, 384
2024/03
The FAIR-Device-a non-lethal and generalist semi-automatic Malaise trap for insect biodiversity monitoring: Proof of concept
bioRxiv
2024/03
Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity. (2024). 10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science 2024 (Version 1). Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
2024/02
Development of an automated Malaise trap multisampler
2024/02
Non-destructive DNA extraction and metabarcoding of arthropod bulk samples: a step-by-step protocol
2024/00
Diversification mitigates pesticide but not microplastic effects on bees without compromising rapeseed yield in China
bioRxiv
2023/12
Metabarcoding of trap nests reveals differential impact of urbanization on cavity‐nesting bee and wasp communities
Molecular Ecology, 23, 32
2023/12
taxalogue: a toolkit to create comprehensive CO1 reference databases
PeerJ, 11
2023/12
Species richness promotes plant productivity by suppressing plant antagonists
2025
2024
2023
Employees
MSc Tim Dannenfeld
ztm Morphology laboratory Bonn Doctoral candidatePhone: +49 228 9122 434
E-mail: t.dannenfeld@leibniz-lib.deDr. Mariam Gabelaia
ztm Morphology laboratory Bonn Postdoctoral researcherPhone: +49 228 9122 253
E-mail: m.gabelaia@leibniz-lib.deDr. Juliane Vehof
ztm Morphology laboratory BonnPhone: +49 228 9122 346
E-mail: j.vehof@leibniz-lib.deDr. Benjamin Wipfler
ztm Morphology laboratory Bonn ScientistPhone: +49 228 9122 235
E-mail: benjamin.wipfler@leibniz-lib.de