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Thomas von Rintelen

Thomas von Rintelen

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Ecology and Evolution

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33
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4287
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406

Overview

Thomas von Rintelen is affiliated with the Museum für Naturkunde in Germany. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable work in Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Kristina von Rintelen
  • Pierre A. Mvogo Ndongo
  • Neil Cumberlidge
  • Do Van Tu
  • Björn Stelbrink

Thomas von Rintelen has published extensively in several venues. Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • ZooKeys
  • Zootaxa
  • Arthropoda
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Notable recent papers include:

  • The conservation status of the world's freshwater molluscs, 2020, Hydrobiologia
  • A re-analysis of the data in Sharkey et al.'s (2021) minimalist revision reveals that BINs do not deserve names, but BOLD Systems needs a stronger commitment to open science, 2021, Cladistics
  • DiversityScanner: Robotic handling of small invertebrates with machine learning methods, 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • The late quaternary tectonic, biogeochemical, and environmental evolution of ferruginous Lake Towuti, Indonesia, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • A re-analysis of the data in Sharkey et al.'s (2021) minimalist revision reveals that BINs do not deserve names, but BOLD Systems needs a stronger commitment to open science, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Biogeography of the Indo-Australian Archipelago

    David J. Lohman;Mark de Bruyn;Timothy Page;Kristina von Rintelen

  • Borneo and Indochina are Major Evolutionary Hotspots for Southeast Asian Biodiversity

    Mark de Bruyn;Bjorn Stelbrink;Robert J Morley;Robert Hall

  • Escalation and trophic specialization drive adaptive radiation of freshwater gastropods in ancient lakes on Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Thomas von Rintelen;Anthony Bruce Wilson;Axel Meyer;Matthias Glaubrecht

  • The biogeography of Sulawesi revisited: is there evidence for a vicariant origin of taxa on Wallace's "anomalous island"?

    Björn Stelbrink;Christian Albrecht;Robert Hall;Thomas von Rintelen

  • The conservation status of the world’s freshwater molluscs

    Monika Böhm;Nadia I. Dewhurst-Richman;Nadia I. Dewhurst-Richman;Mary Seddon;Sophie E.H. Ledger

  • A re-analysis of the data in Sharkey et al.’s (2021) minimalist revision reveals that BINs do not deserve names, but BOLD Systems needs a stronger commitment to open science

    Rudolf Meier;Rudolf Meier;Bonnie B. Blaimer;Eliana Buenaventura;Emily Hartop

  • Paleo-Drainage Basin Connectivity Predicts Evolutionary Relationships across Three Southeast Asian Biodiversity Hotspots

    Mark de Bruyn;Lukas Rüber;Stephan Nylinder;Björn Stelbrink

  • DiversityScanner: Robotic handling of small invertebrates with machine learning methods.

    Lorenz Wührl;Christian Pylatiuk;Matthias Giersch;Florian Lapp

  • Phylogenetic analysis of freshwater sponges provide evidence for endemism and radiation in ancient lakes.

    Martin J. Meixner;Carsten Lüter;Carsten Eckert;Valeria Itskovich

  • Adaptive radiation and ecological diversification of Sulawesi's ancient lake shrimps.

    Kristina Von Rintelen;Matthias Glaubrecht;Christoph D. Schubart;Andreas Wessel;Andreas Wessel

  • MULTIPLE ORIGIN OF VIVIPARITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN GASTROPODS (CERITHIOIDEA: PACHYCHILIDAE) AND ITS EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS

    Frank Köhler;Thomas von Rintelen;Axel Meyer;Matthias Glaubrecht

  • Taxonomy notes and new occurrence data of four species of atyid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) in Vietnam, all described from China.

    Do Van Tu;Kristina von Rintelen;Werner Klotz;Le Hung Anh

  • Drawn to the dark side: a molecular phylogeny of freshwater shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) reveals frequent cave invasions and challenges current taxonomic hypotheses.

    Kristina von Rintelen;Timothy J. Page;Yixiong Cai;Kevin Roe

  • Molecular systematics and global phylogeography of angel sharks (genus Squatina)

    Björn Stelbrink;Thomas von Rintelen;Geremy Cliff;Jürgen Kriwet

  • Evolutionary relationships of atyid shrimps imply both ancient Caribbean radiations and common marine dispersals

    Timothy J. Page;Benjamin D. Cook;Thomas von Rintelen;Kristina von Rintelen

  • Anatomy of an adaptive radiation: a unique reproductive strategy in the endemic freshwater gastropod Tylomelania (Cerithioidea: Pachychilidae) on Sulawesi, Indonesia and its biogeographical implications

    Thomas Von Rintelen;Matthias Glaubrecht

  • Molecular phylogeny and diversification of freshwater shrimps (Decapoda, Atyidae, Caridina) from ancient Lake Poso (Sulawesi, Indonesia)--the importance of being colourful.

    Kristina von Rintelen;Thomas von Rintelen;Matthias Glaubrecht

  • Taxonomy and Biogeography without frontiers – WhatsApp, Facebook and smartphone digital photography let citizen scientists in more remote localities step out of the dark

    Nano Suprayitno;Raden Pramesa Narakusumo;Thomas von Rintelen;Lars Hendrich

  • Founder effects initiated rapid species radiation in Hawaiian cave planthoppers

    Andreas Wessel;Hannelore Hoch;Manfred Asche;Thomas von Rintelen

  • Disjunct distributions of freshwater snails testify to a central role of the Congo system in shaping biogeographical patterns in Africa

    Roland Schultheiß;Roland Schultheiß;Bert Van Bocxlaer;Bert Van Bocxlaer;Frank Riedel;Frank Riedel;Thomas von Rintelen

  • The species flocks of lacustrine gastropods: Tylomelania on Sulawesi as models in speciation and adaptive radiation

    Matthias Glaubrecht;Thomas von Rintelen

  • The Towuti Drilling Project: paleoenvironments, biological evolution, and geomicrobiology of a tropical Pacific lake

    James M. Russell;Satria Bijaksana;Hendrik Vogel;Martin Melles

  • Novel Genes, Ancient Genes, and Gene Co-Option Contributed to the Genetic Basis of the Radula, a Molluscan Innovation.

    Leon Hilgers;Leon Hilgers;Stefanie Hartmann;Michael Hofreiter;Thomas von Rintelen

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Glaubrecht
Matthias Glaubrecht Universität Hamburg
Christian Albrecht
Christian Albrecht University of Giessen
Robert Hall
Robert Hall Royal Holloway University of London
Michael Balke
Michael Balke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christoph D. Schubart
Christoph D. Schubart University of Regensburg
Rudolf Meier
Rudolf Meier Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Gary R. Carvalho
Gary R. Carvalho Bangor University
Hendrik Vogel
Hendrik Vogel University of Bern
Martin Melles
Martin Melles University of Cologne
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University

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