192 search results for “evolution biodiversity” in the Staff website
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Frederic Lens: building bridges in biodiversity research
Four green research institutes in Leiden are joining forces to integrate evolution and biodiversity research, at local and at the national level. Pivot in this collaboration is Frederic Lens.
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IBL Spotlights - Evolution& Biodiversity
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NWO grant of 350.000 for Wielstra lab
Ben Wielstra and his team have received a ENW-M-1 grant. This grant of 354.000 euros is awarded by NWO, and will enable the researchers of the Institute of Biology Leiden and Naturalis to continue their evolutionary newt research.
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Tropical bananaquits lose song quality in the city
I think we should go this way. This way! THIS! WAY!! Making yourself heard in a city can be difficult. That is not only the case for humans, but birds seem to be hindered by urban noise as well. Researcher Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University already showed that great tits in Leiden communicate differently…
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Supergenes make bizarre traits possible
Within the same species of butterfly many different wing patterns can occur. How is this possible? According to researchers Ben Wielstra and Emma Berdan, of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), the answer lies within supergenes. A supergene is a part of a chromosome that contains many strongly linked…
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Veni-grant for Michelle Spierings: ‘Do birds hear tick-tock too, or tock-tick?’
‘I did not expect to receive the grant, but it will make an amazing research possible,’ Michelle Spierings says. The researcher of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) got awarded a Veni-grant of the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Biologist Carel ten Cate will now really retire. Right?
Pigeons, zebra finches and parakeets. Carel ten Cate studied bird sounds. But not just that. Together with linguists from Leiden, he investigated parallels between birdsong and language. On 9 June, his farewell symposium was held to mark the end of his broad career. Well, the end? Carel ten Cate has…
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Even a duck can parrot
That a parrot can copycat sounds is nothing new. But vocal learning is not common in animals. Researcher Carel ten Cate of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) of Leiden University has now discovered a duck species that can imitate sounds. ‘It started with an obscure reference about an Australian musk…
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Michelle Spierings aims for Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs with musicality animals
Tapping to a rhythm, recognizing sound patterns and enjoying music: For people, it is common sense. But is this also the case for animals? It is the research topic of Michelle Spierings, a researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, and it is nominated for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs.
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IBL Spotlight - Evolution and Biodiversity
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Jos Raaijmakers nominated for Huibregtsenprijs 2022
The research project of Jos Raaijmakers is nominated for the Huibregtsenprijs 2022. The researcher of NIOO, with a guest appointment at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), is one of six nominees. On the Evening of Science & Society (Dutch: Avond van Wetenschap & Maatschappij), 10 October 2022, the…
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These eleven Leiden Science researchers are among the most highly cited
Eleven researchers of the Faculty of Science are on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list of Clarivate Analytics. Only 0.1 per cent of researchers are included in this list, literally making them one in a thousand.
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Konstantinos GeorgopoulosScience
k.georgopoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5114
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Labs and ‘pavement plants’: Leiden University’s contributions to biodiversity
Through various initiatives, Leiden University is trying to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity: the cultivation of a wide variety of micro-organisms, animals and plant species. This is important because in the Netherlands biodiversity has declined from about 40 percent in 1900 to about…
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Cathleen BroersmaScience
c.m.e.broersma@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ellen CieraadScience
e.cieraad@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Beilun ZhaoScience
b.zhao@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5615
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Laura SchererScience
l.a.scherer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6832
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Record number of registrations for PhD course microscopy
‘Microscopy is by far the least understood, most inefficiently operated, and the most abused of all laboratory instruments,’ reads the quote on the office wall of microscopy unit supporters Joost Willemse en Gerda Lamers. It describes exactly why the two developed the microscopy course for starting…
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Michiel HooykaasScience
m.j.d.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cora LederFaculteit Archeologie
c.t.leder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 NNB
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Junior Technician
Science, Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL)
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Kevin GroenScience
k.groen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6822
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Fleur van DuinScience
f.c.m.van.duin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jennifer AndersonScience
j.a.anderson@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Geert de SnooScience
g.r.de.snoo@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kaixuan PanScience
k.pan@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Niels RaesScience
niels.raes@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Valerio BarbarossaScience
v.barbarossa@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5656
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Tessa VerhoefScience
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7903
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Many animals, but little biodiversity in children’s picture books
Dutch children’s picture books are full of animals, but mainly mammals are portrayed. Especially pets and exotic animals are popular. A large part of the Dutch fauna is less visible, but biologist Michiel Hooykaas of Leiden University sees plenty of opportunities for a more biodiverse book world.
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Barbara GravendeelScience
b.gravendeel@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anagnostis TheodoropoulosScience
a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Katerina JohnsonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ben WielstraScience
b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5135
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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space
How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…
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Kees MustersScience
musters@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7461
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Andreea NanuScience
a.nanu@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Emily StrangeScience
e.f.strange@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ruben HueleScience
huele@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 FLEX
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Eefje de GoedeScience
e.m.de.goede@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Suzanne MarselisScience
s.m.marselis@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5615
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Niels van der WindtScience
n.van.der.windt@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Merlijn van WeerdScience
m.van.weerd@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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imported products, we are co-responsible for the global decline in biodiversity’
What we buy and consume in Europe often has an impact on biodiversity somewhere else in the world. With a Horizon Europe Funding of 600.000 euros, assistant professor Laura Scherer and her team will develop models to look at the impact of global trade in non-food biomass. ‘After developing the models,…
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Jac AartsFaculteit Archeologie
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tom KouwenhovenScience
t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Willem MeilinkScience
w.r.m.meilink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4882
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Vincent NiochetFaculteit Archeologie
v.n.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727