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Ein deutsch-chinesisches Forscherteam unter IGB Beteiligung hat mittels molekular-genetischer Methoden eine alternative Theorie zu Einwanderung und Evolution vieler Arten im Himalaya getestet.

A socio-ecological experiment with anglers shows that the ecological competencies are thus improved and ecological actions are encouraged among users and managers of natural resources.

Recent findings concerning the behavior of Amazon mollies shed a new light on the question of which factors are responsible for the individuality of vertebrate animals.

In the run-up to the Bundestag election in 2017, the IGB has identified five urgent water related issues and published them in a policy letter. In the next legislature, there is an urgent need for discussion and action for the new federal government.

As part of the BMBF ideas competition "New products for the bio-economy" a new breeding concept for protein-rich insect larvae, developed at the IGB, is promoted as sustainable future feed source.

In two studies, IGB scientists present new insights about the effects of summer storms on the ecosystem processes of pristine lakes.

A team of researchers and cave divers discovered the first cave fish species in Europe. The cave loach lives in Lake Constance.

IGB coordinates and leads the project AQUACOSM, where the first systematic large-scale experiments in both freshwater and marine ecosystems will be performed.