Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research

Recent papers from Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research

1. Opportunities and challenges in training volunteer wildlife detection dog-handler teams for invasive plant monitoringPLoS ONE · 2026
2. Drivers of zoonotic spillover at human–domestic animal–wildlife interfaces: a multi-species model incorporating wildlife chronic stressRoyal Society Open Science · 2026
3. Looking into the Scientist’s Mind: The Effects of Disclosing Scientists’ Rationale on Students’ Scientific Reasoning and Epistemic BeliefsJournal of Science Education and Technology · 2026
4. Camera Trapping and Sampling Design: A Synthesis of Current EvidenceMammal Review · 2026
5. The camtrapR R package: From data management to interactive ecological analysis of camera trap dataMethods in Ecology and Evolution · 2026
6. Airflows redefine the cost of aerial transport in the wildScience · 2026
7. Northern movements of European Nathusius’ pipistrelle bats ( Pipistrellus nathusii ) before autumn migrationIsotopes in Environmental and Health Studies · 2026
8. ERGA-BGE reference genome of the bladderpod Alyssoides utriculata (L.) Medik. (Brassicaceae), a yellow-flowering shrub native to SwitzerlandOpen Research Europe · 2026
9. ERGA-BGE genome of Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1826): a critically endangered Iberian toothcarpOpen Research Europe · 2026
10. Integrating Indigenous knowledge and modern statistical approaches to model wildlife density based on animal track countsConservation Biology · 2026
11. New distribution records and temporal activity of endangered forest musk deer ( Moschus berezovskii ) in karst forests of northern VietnamMammalia · 2026
12. Thermal priming enhances yield after recurrent heat stress and involves SlHSFA2 ‐ SlERFs in the regulation of transcriptional thermal memory in tomatoThe Plant Journal · 2026
13. Whole‐Genome Resequencing Reveals Exceptions to Panmixia in the Exploited Top Fish Predator Antarctic Toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni )Ecology and Evolution · 2026
14. Combining multiple data sources to estimate autumn migration timing and hunting exposure of woodcocks in Central EuropeEcological Solutions and Evidence · 2026
15. ERGA-BGE Reference Genome: Corema album ((L.) D. Don, 1830) - the Portuguese crowberry, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.Open Research Europe · 2026
16. Pathology and distribution of viral antigen in birds naturally infected by West Nile virus lineage 2Avian Pathology · 2026
17. Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus (BGE+) Project – Abridged Grant ProposalResearch Ideas and Outcomes · 2026
18. Integrating Biobanking Into Conservation Practice: The Development and Impact of the EAZA BiobankZoo Biology · 2026
19. One Size Does Not Fit All—Ignoring Spatial Variation in Occupancy and Detectability Underestimates the Required Number of Camera Trap SitesRemote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation · 2026
20. A non‐Euclidean movement model to quantify landscape connectivity with open spatial capture–recapture modelsEcology · 2026