Professor of Evolutionary Ethology at HU Berlin. Department Head at Museum for Natural History. Interested in animals and their voices. Bats rock.
Mirjam Knörnschild
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New tool to estimate diversity error in bat acoustic surveys
Sonotypes are often used in bat acoustic surveys — but how much diversity error do they introduce? We provide a free tool to estimate α- and β-diversity error.
r-fornaro.github.io//SonotypeDiv...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
2nd Coller Dolittle Challenge Awards
This year’s Award Ceremony takes place on 25 June 2026.
I’m pleased to be serving on the judging committee and look forward to hearing directly from the finalists as they present their exciting research.
👉 Register here to join us: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Really enjoyed being a guest on the Acoustic World Podcast and talking with Marco Maiolini about bat communication.
Acoustic World brings together scholars across disciplines to explore how animals produce, use, and experience sound.
open.spotify.com/episode/2A93...
New study alert! Female Daubenton’s bats foraging at the cold edge of their range take turns using the same feeding spots at different times of night, thus reducing competition and helping them cope with the cold.
Read the full story here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New study alert! Sexually selected vocalizations of Greater Mouse-Eared Bats
We recorded male Myotis myotis in mating roosts and found complex vocalizations with an individual signature and pronounced seasonal variation. Check it out!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very happy to see this officially out in the world. Congratulations again, Danilo — this is a fantastic and well-deserved recognition of your work. We at the Museum für Naturkunde are delighted that this award will further strengthen our collaboration.
www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/se...
New paper alert:
>80k nacelle-height recordings and stereo-thermal 3D tracks show that bats sing in the rotor-swept zone and circle turbine nacelles. We need smarter, species-sensitive curtailment that aligns both climate and biodiversity goals.
#Bats #Conservation
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Male bats have a lot to say – and every voice is unique! 🦇
A new study reveals 14 distinct call types in male greater mouse-eared bats, allowing us to distinguish individuals acoustically and helping to better protect their mating roosts. 🌍
🔗 bit.ly/fighting-and...
@berlinbatlab.bsky.social
Had fun with this one!
In which I discuss: dolphins, elephants, marmosets, teknonymy, necronymy, reciprocal names in New Guinea, nominative determinism, the Bob-Kirk effect, the face-name-matching effect, name signs, toponyms, dog names, name uniqueness, alexinomia, toponyms, name taboos, etc.
Coming soon! The Social Lives of Bats edited by Christina R. Stanley 🦇
This ground-breaking book offers unique insights into bat society and relationships, from familial bonds, to friendship, group dynamics and even altruism.
Learn more and preorder your copy ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/c97wpk7e
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Mirjam Knörnschild
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Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
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Kensy Cooperrider
Pelagic
New episode!! 🎉🎙️
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
