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  • 2018 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Overview

Miguel Vences is affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and molecular biology, focusing significantly on amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution, and genetic diversity.

Their work covers a range of main fields of study including Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields prominently featured in their publications include Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology.

Frequent topics in Miguel Vences's research include:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Miguel Vences has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Species list of the European herpetofauna - 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2020, published in Amphibia-Reptilia
  • iTaxoTools 0.1: Kickstarting a specimen-based software toolkit for taxonomists, 2021, published in Megataxa
  • Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate, 2020, published in Genome Biology
  • Are glacial refugia hotspots of speciation and cytonuclear discordances? Answers from the genomic phylogeography of Spanish common frogs, 2020, published in Molecular Ecology
  • Mass of genes rather than master genes underlie the genomic architecture of amphibian speciation, 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Common publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Zootaxa
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Collaborations form an important part of Vences's research output. Frequent co-authors include Frank Glaw, Mark D. Scherz, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Jörn Köhler, and Aurélien Miralles.

In recognition of their contributions, Miguel Vences was awarded membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2018 in the category of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.

Best Publications

  • The integrative future of taxonomy.

    José M Padial;Aurélien Miralles;Ignacio De la Riva;Miguel Vences

  • A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar

    Frank Glaw;Miguel Vences

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

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

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

  • Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians

    Miguel Vences;Meike Thomas;Arie van der Meijden;Ylenia Chiari

  • 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

  • Deciphering amphibian diversity through DNA barcoding: chances and challenges

    Miguel Vences;Meike Thomas;Ronald M Bonett;David R Vieites

  • Underestimation of Species Richness in Neotropical Frogs Revealed by mtDNA Analyses

    Antoine Fouquet;Antoine Fouquet;André Gilles;Miguel Vences;Christian Marty

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

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

  • Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe

    Neftali Sillero;João Campos;Anna Bonardi;Claudia Corti

  • Madagascar as a model region of species diversification.

    Miguel Vences;Katharina C. Wollenberg;David R. Vieites;David C. Lees;David C. Lees

  • Multiple overseas dispersal in amphibians

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

  • Asynchronous colonization of Madagascar by the four endemic clades of primates, tenrecs, carnivores, and rodents as inferred from nuclear genes.

    Céline Poux;Ole Madsen;Elisabeth Marquard;Elisabeth Marquard;David R. Vieites

  • 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

  • Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of pangaea

    Diego San Mauro;Miguel Vences;Marina Alcobendas;Rafael Zardoya

  • Phylotranscriptomic consolidation of the jawed vertebrate timetree.

    Iker Irisarri;Denis Baurain;Henner Brinkmann;Frédéric Delsuc

  • 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

  • Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

    Jeroen Speybroeck;Wouter Beukema;Christophe Dufresnes;Uwe Fritz

  • 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

  • Revealing cryptic diversity using molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography in frogs of the Scinax ruber and Rhinella margaritifera species groups

    Antoine Fouquet;Miguel Vences;Marie-Dominique Salducci;Axel Meyer

  • New metrics for comparison of taxonomies reveal striking discrepancies among species delimitation methods in Madascincus lizards.

    Aurélien Miralles;Aurélien Miralles;Miguel Vences

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Glaw
Frank Glaw University of Bonn
David R. Vieites
David R. Vieites Spanish National Research Council
Franco Andreone
Franco Andreone Regione Piemonte
Sebastian Steinfartz
Sebastian Steinfartz Leipzig University
Stefan Schulz
Stefan Schulz Technische Universität Braunschweig
Michael Veith
Michael Veith University of Trier
Célio F. B. Haddad
Célio F. B. Haddad Sao Paulo State University
Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme Leibniz Association
Mark-Oliver Rödel
Mark-Oliver Rödel Museum für Naturkunde
Christopher J. Raxworthy
Christopher J. Raxworthy American Museum of Natural History

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