Molecular Ecology

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The Molecular Ecology group at the University of Innsbruck uses molecular biology and multiple other disciplines to study ecology as a snap-shot of evolving biodiversity.
Homepagehttps://molecular-ecology.at/
Homepage University of Innsbruckhttps://www.uibk.ac.at/en/

πŸ†•Kid Section: In this Kids Section post, Marlene Anether presents her comics and talks about her passion for ants. #comics #ants #reproduction

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/12/15/growing-up-with-ants/

πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€— We welcome Sebastian Turri as new member to the Molecular Ecology Group @uniinnsbruck !

He will support the group with their current research topics as student assistant.

https://molecular-ecology.at/sebastian-turri/

πŸ†•Interview: In this interview, Nils talks about his passion for science and explains why he started working with ants.

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/11/27/doing-an-ant-phd-nils-schumachers-challenging-canopy-ant-research/
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#phd #ants #papuanewguinea #commuties #interviews

πŸ†•Interview: In this interview, Carlos Camacho talks about his research and answers some questions.
#migration #birds #ant #bite

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/11/05/the-army-ant-and-the-nightjar-it-is-not-a-joke/

πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€— We welcome Anna Sophia Alber @Mol_Ecol @uniinnsbruck!

She does her master thesis on potential climate-change induced elevational shifts of high-Alpine arthropods

https://molecular-ecology.at/anna-sophia-alber/

#biodiversity #ecology #conservation #ClimateChange #femtech #womeninscience

πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€— We welcome Jens Bokelaar @Mol_Ecol @uniinnsbruck!

He does his master thesis on the ant fauna of Vienna (Austria)

https://molecular-ecology.at/jens-bokelaar/

#entomology #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #UrbanEcology

πŸ€—πŸ€— πŸ€— We welcome Alina Koeters @Mol_Ecol @uniinnsbruck!

She does her master thesis on the parthenogenetic production of ant workers by workers

https://molecular-ecology.at/alina-koeters/

#entomology #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #femtech #womeninscience

πŸ†•Original Article: Insights into social organization and population genetics of introduced π‘‚π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘”π‘™π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘  (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan
Chu, H.-Y., Fang, Y.-T., Lin, T.-H., Chen, J.T.-C. & Tseng, S.-P.

https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1660&Itemid=444

#Invasive #species #microsatellite #supercolony

πŸ†•Photoblog: In the accompanying blog post, Shu-Ping Tseng shares some of her favourite photos and videos from the field concerning her latest article published in Myrmecological News
#invasivespecies #microsatellite #supercolony #taiwan

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/10/14/trap-jawed-takeover-unrevealing-the-secret-lives-of-taiwans-invading-ants/

πŸ†•Original Article: Some like it hot: physiological responses of hot-rod ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their interactions with past and future climate change
Mbanyana, N., Duffy, G.A., Janion-Scheepers, C., Van Noort, S., Blaimer, B.B., Le Roux, J.J. & Wossler, T.C.

https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=342

#ants #arid #regions #hydrocarbons #resistance #conserved #tolerance