Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre

The geometry of gametic dispersal in a flying mammal, Rhinolophus hipposideros

Abstract Dispersal influences population and evolutionary dynamics, in a manner that depends on by which dispersal strategies gene flow occurs. In some species, mating partners move exclusively for mating, dispersing genes but not individuals. This is the case in many bat species...

The territorial power of appearing and disappearing groundwater conflicts

• Hydrogeological and power relations keep groundwater conflicts latent. • Conflicts turning manifest require powerful shifts within hydrosocial territories. • This paper reveals how humans and other-than-humans influence conflicts’ trajectories. • Groundwater and long-distance w...

Early Eocene Compressional Deformation in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Recorded by Magnetic Fabrics of the Longzhong Basin

Abstract Intracontinental deformation records how early Eocene India–Asia collisional stress propagated into continental interiors. How rapidly compression reached the far field, and whether coeval Paleo‐Pacific slab dynamics contributed, remain debated. The Longzhong Basin, ∼1,9...

Using personas as means to bridge user needs and climate service design: insights from the Austrian climate scenario evaluation

As climate services transition from pure data provision to tailored decision support systems, they require a mechanism to translate heterogeneous user needs into functional design. Despite the consensus on user-centeredness, systematic frameworks focusing on usability and uptake...

Enhancing detection of polygenic adaptation: a comparative study of machine learning and statistical approaches using simulated evolve-and-resequence data

Abstract Background Detecting signals of polygenic adaptation remains a significant challenge in population genomics, as traditional methods often struggle to identify the associated subtle, multi-locus allele-frequency shifts. Here, we introduced and tested several novel approac...

Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan

Abstract Armed conflicts can severely disrupt wildlife conservation and management, yet their long-term genomic consequences remain poorly understood. South Sudan has experienced decades of conflict that have limited conservation efforts and prevented genomic assessment of its fa...

The Past, Present, and Future of Online Biodiversity Knowledge Systems

In recent decades, the availability and accessibility of biodiversity data and the profusion of portals, tools, and platforms through which to utilize them have increased rapidly. This reflects the extensive variety of challenges biodiversity data are being used to address and th...