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Frank Glaw is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Additional areas of study include genetics, ecological modeling, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution and climate change, animal behavior and reproduction, genomics and phylogenetic studies, bat biology and ecology studies, and the biology and taxonomy of Lepidoptera. Plant and animal studies are also part of their research interests.

Frank Glaw has published extensively in venues such as Zootaxa, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Vertebrate Zoology, and Scientific Reports. The highest number of publications appear in Zootaxa (18), followed by Zenodo with 14 publications.

The following are examples of recent papers associated with Frank Glaw's research contributions:

  • Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats (2023, Nature)
  • Repositories for Taxonomic Data: Where We Are and What is Missing (2020, Systematic Biology)
  • Historical biogeography identifies a possible role of Miocene wetlands in the diversification of the Amazonian rocket frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates) (2020, Journal of Biogeography)
  • Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates (2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography)

Frequent collaborators include Miguel Vences, Mark D. Scherz, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Jörn Köhler, and Angelica Crottini. These coauthors have worked with Frank Glaw on multiple occasions, reflecting an ongoing partnership in related scientific fields.

Best Publications

  • Vast underestimation of Madagascar's biodiversity evidenced by an integrative amphibian inventory

    David R. Vieites;Katharina C. Wollenberg;Franco Andreone;Jörn Köhler

  • The use of bioacoustics in anuran taxonomy: theory, terminology, methods and recommendations for best practice

    Jörn Köhler;Martin Jansen;Ariel Rodríguez;Philippe J. R. Kok

  • Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. J. Phillips

  • Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats

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  • Multiple overseas dispersal in amphibians

    Miguel Vences;David R. Vieites;David R. Vieites;Frank Glaw;Henner Brinkmann

  • First large-scale DNA barcoding assessment of reptiles in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, based on newly designed COI primers.

    Zoltán T. Nagy;Gontran Sonet;Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • High Levels of Diversity Uncovered in a Widespread Nominal Taxon: Continental Phylogeography of the Neotropical Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus

    Marcelo Gehara;Marcelo Gehara;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Victor G. D Orrico;Ariel Rodríguez

  • New Amphibians and Global Conservation: A Boost in Species Discoveries in a Highly Endangered Vertebrate Group

    Jörn Köhler;David R. Vieites;Ronald M. Bonett;Francisco Hita García

  • Species Review of Amphibian Extinction Risks in Madagascar: Conclusions from the Global Amphibian Assessment

    Franco Andreone;John E. Cadle;Neil Cox;Frank Glaw

  • Patterns of Endemism and Species Richness in Malagasy Cophyline Frogs Support a Key Role of Mountainous Areas for Speciation

    Katharina C. Wollenberg;David R. Vieites;Arie van der Meijden;Frank Glaw

  • Widespread bone-based fluorescence in chameleons

    David Prötzel;Martin Heß;Mark D. Scherz;Martina Schwager

  • Phylogeography of Ptychadena mascareniensis suggests transoceanic dispersal in a widespread African‐Malagasy frog lineage

    Miguel Vences;Joachim Kosuch;Mark-Oliver Rödel;Stefan Lötters

  • Multiple colonization of Madagascar and Socotra by colubrid snakes: evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene phylogenies

    Zoltán Tamás Nagy;Ulrich Joger;Michael Wink;Frank Glaw

  • Phylogeny and genus-level classification of mantellid frogs (Amphibia, Anura)

    Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • Speciation in little: the role of range and body size in the diversification of Malagasy mantellid frogs

    Katharina C Wollenberg;David R Vieites;Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • Rivaling the World's Smallest Reptiles: Discovery of Miniaturized and Microendemic New Species of Leaf Chameleons (Brookesia) from Northern Madagascar

    Frank Glaw;Jörn Köhler;Ted M. Townsend;Miguel Vences

  • Phylogeny, Recombination, and Mechanisms of Stepwise Mitochondrial Genome Reorganization in Mantellid Frogs from Madagascar

    Atsushi Kurabayashi;Masayuki Sumida;Hiromichi Yonekawa;Frank Glaw

  • A fieldguide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar : including mammals and freshwater fish

    Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • Geographical patterns of deep mitochondrial differentiation in widespread Malagasy reptiles

    Louis Boumans;David R. Vieites;Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • Extinct, obscure or imaginary: The lizard species with the smallest ranges

    Shai Meiri;Shai Meiri;Aaron M. Bauer;Allen Allison;Fernando Castro-Herrera

  • The Challenge of Conserving Amphibian Megadiversity in Madagascar

    Franco Andreone;Angus I. Carpenter;Neil Cox;Louis du Preez

  • Deciphering patterns of transoceanic dispersal: the evolutionary origin and biogeography of coastal lizards (Cryptoblepharus) in the Western Indian Ocean region

    Sara Rocha;Miguel A. Carretero;Miguel Vences;Frank Glaw

  • Supporting Online Material for Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High- Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Vences
Miguel Vences Technische Universität Braunschweig
Franco Andreone
Franco Andreone Regione Piemonte
David R. Vieites
David R. Vieites Spanish National Research Council
Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme Leibniz Association
Christopher J. Raxworthy
Christopher J. Raxworthy American Museum of Natural History
Ronald A. Nussbaum
Ronald A. Nussbaum University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
D. James Harris
D. James Harris University of Porto
Aaron M. Bauer
Aaron M. Bauer Villanova University
Jason L. Brown
Jason L. Brown Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Mark-Oliver Rödel
Mark-Oliver Rödel Museum für Naturkunde

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