berlinbatlab.bsky.social
Professor of Evolutionary Ethology at HU Berlin. Department Head at Museum for Natural History. Interested in animals and their voices. Bats rock.
👤 Joined on 29 January 2025
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@berlinbatlab.bsky.socialOur new study suggests that bats originated in Europe around 65 million years ago and revises our understanding of how several major bat groups are related. Proud to be part of the international Bat1K team behind this work. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Show PostWhere did bats come from?🦇🌍 After decades of debate, the biggest bat genome + fossil study ever done has an answer - and it’s not where anyone expected! 🤩OUR PHASE 1 FLAGSHIP is out today in nature! doi.org/10.1038/s415... A thread 🧵
Show PostFeeling very honored and grateful today. Some of the journalists whose work I admire most have received this prize in the past and at a time when journalism is under threat in so many ways it’s just really heartening to be recognized by people who care deeply about journalism.
Show PostWhat would it take for AI to decode animal communication? In our new opinion piece, we argue that animal signals should not be understood only by how similar they sound, but by how the receiver perceives them. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Show PostNew bat species for Europe! doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... Many thanks to @piotr-naskrecki.bsky.social for the stunning photos of Nycteris thebaica, taken in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique.
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