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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 13 December 201811 December 2018Bioenergy cropland expansion could be as bad for biodiversity as climate change... 22 November 2018Mind the gap: Managing forests for multiple benefits... 30 October 2018Giraffes: Equals Stick Together ... 22 October 2018Gebirge bereiten Boden für Artenreichtum... 26 September 201829 August 2018A bucket full of genes: pond water reveals tropical frogs... 09 August 2018Animals and plants jointly conduct their coexistence... 08 August 2018Zehn Jahre Senckenberg Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrum ... 06 July 2018Big eyes but diminished brain power: Night-time activity makes its mark on fish brains... 18 June 2018Brood care gene steers the division of labour among ants... 18 May 2018Asian tiger mosquito on the move... 03 May 2018Mückenjagd auf dem Friedhof... 05 April 2018The blue whale genome reveals the animals' extraordinary evolutionary history ... 21 March 2018Abrupt Rise in Sea Level Delayed the Transition to Agriculture in Southeastern Europe ... 14 March 201807 March 2018Ant raids: It’s all in the genes... 01 March 201806 February 201805 February 2018Up to 16 % of Animal and Plant Species are Potential Emigrants... 25 January 2018 |
Press ReleasesThe blue whale genome reveals the animals' extraordinary evolutionary historyFrankfurt / Germay, April 5, 2018. For the first time, scientists have deciphered the complete genome of the blue whale and three other rorquals. These insights now allow tracking the evolutionary history of the worlds’ largest animal and its relatives in unprecedented detail. Surprisingly, the genomes show that rorquals have been hybridizing during their evolutionary history. In addition, rorquals seem to have separated into different species in the absence of geographical barriers. This phenomenon, called sympatric speciation, is very rare in animals.
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