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23 November 2016

Hopping to the Frontier: Following a frog’s evolutionary movements

According to new genetic data collected by an international group of scientists a common species of Asian tree frog may actually be two separate species

15 November 2016

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Insects provide relaxation

IGB PhD student Martin Tschirner investigates the influence of insect-based feed on fish.

1 November 2016

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Science Year 2016*17: Seas and Oceans

Madeleine Ammar is the freshly appointed coordinator of the dissemination project focusing on "Migratory Fish".

25 October 2016

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Disruptive light: when night becomes day for fish

Annika Brüning wrote her doctoral thesis on "Spotlight on fish: the biological impacts of artificial light at night" at the Leibniz Institute of Fresh Water Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB).

14 October 2016

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Chance find following heavy rainfall: blind species of fish discovered in Kurdistan

No scales or eyes: researchers from IGB and ZFMK have described a strange new species of fish, Eidinemacheilus proudlovei.

22 September 2016

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Full house at the 4th 'IGB Project Speed Talks'

Our scientists had only five minutes each to present their new projects to the public. The price for the best presentation has been awarded to Gabriel Singer, who presented his new ERC project.

18 September 2016

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Preliminary investigation in the project „Baggersee“ (dredging lake)

Das Gemeinschaftsprojekt von IGB und Anglerverband Niedersachsen hat begonnen.

8 September 2016

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Why moths are attracted to light

Light at night changes animals’ behaviour. A new study shows that moths are attracted to street lamps within a radius of approximately 23 metres.

31 August 2016

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At night all researchers are grey

Throughout the LakeLab experiment 2016 samples are regularly taken during day and night. For example, the team of IGB scientist Gabriel Singer gets out once a week shortly before dawn. They focus on aquatic bacteria which are responsible for the decomposition of organic material.

30 June 2016

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From aquariums to lakes: How immigrant animal species manage to escape into the wild

Stefan Linzmaier is researching the mechanisms and consequences of invasive species in domestic ecosystems. His thesis is titled "Mechanisms of exploitation and interference competition in a novel invader – the marbled crayfish".