Herpetologist. Interests in reptilian biodiversity, ecology and conservation on tropical islands.
Markus Roesch
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We established the first local headstarting programme for Phelsuma day geckos, providing a critical conservation tool to secure the long-term persistence of a Critically Endangered species and a model for managing other threatened Phelsuma across the region.
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A unique insect 🦗 – vertebrate 🦎 interaction: Seychelles endemic geckos feeding on planthopper honeydew.
Read more about it here: dx.doi.org/10.48716/bul...
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New paper! 🧪
We found substantial morphological variation in Seychelles bronze geckos among islands, likely outweighing regional biogeographic patterns observed in other herpetofauna.
Great collaboration with @lib-morpholab.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social #islands #geckos 🦎🏝️🇸🇨
Invasive species alert! Our molecular analysis confirms Agama picticauda is spreading in the Western Indian Ocean. 🦎🌿🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪
I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬
Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...