453 search results for “evolution and development” in the Staff website
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Arie Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
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Guillermo Guerrero Egido
Science
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Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski
Science
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Manon de Visser
Science
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Sebastian Fajardo Bernal
Science
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Tropical bananaquits lose song quality in the city
I think we should go this way. This way! THIS! WAY!! Making yourself heard in a city can be difficult. That is not only the case for humans, but birds seem to be hindered by urban noise as well. Researcher Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University already showed that great tits in Leiden communicate differently…
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Biologist Carel ten Cate will now really retire. Right?
Pigeons, zebra finches and parakeets. Carel ten Cate studied bird sounds. But not just that. Together with linguists from Leiden, he investigated parallels between birdsong and language. On 9 June, his farewell symposium was held to mark the end of his broad career. Well, the end? Carel ten Cate has…
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Simone Dobbelaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Selin Topel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ruben Gonzalez Vicente
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophie van Rijn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nikki Nibbering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tamar de Corte
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Eva Schmidt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rehana Dole
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dan Gao
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Chris Riddell
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Renske van der Cruijsen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tommy van Avermaete
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eline Dekeyster
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Costanza Franceschini
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Diego Barbosa Arize Santos
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simon Portegies Zwart
Science
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Supergenes make bizarre traits possible
Within the same species of butterfly many different wing patterns can occur. How is this possible? According to researchers Ben Wielstra and Emma Berdan, of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), the answer lies within supergenes. A supergene is a part of a chromosome that contains many strongly linked…
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Veni-grant for Michelle Spierings: ‘Do birds hear tick-tock too, or tock-tick?’
‘I did not expect to receive the grant, but it will make an amazing research possible,’ Michelle Spierings says. The researcher of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) got awarded a Veni-grant of the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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NWO grant of 350.000 for Wielstra lab
Ben Wielstra and his team have received a ENW-M-1 grant. This grant of 354.000 euros is awarded by NWO, and will enable the researchers of the Institute of Biology Leiden and Naturalis to continue their evolutionary newt research.
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climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. The study has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Gerrit Dusseldorp
Faculteit Archeologie
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Even a duck can parrot
That a parrot can copycat sounds is nothing new. But vocal learning is not common in animals. Researcher Carel ten Cate of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) of Leiden University has now discovered a duck species that can imitate sounds. ‘It started with an obscure reference about an Australian musk…
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Michelle Spierings aims for Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs with musicality animals
Tapping to a rhythm, recognizing sound patterns and enjoying music: For people, it is common sense. But is this also the case for animals? It is the research topic of Michelle Spierings, a researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, and it is nominated for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs.
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These eleven Leiden Science researchers are among the most highly cited
Eleven researchers of the Faculty of Science are on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list of Clarivate Analytics. Only 0.1 per cent of researchers are included in this list, literally making them one in a thousand.
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Ayokunu Adedokun
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jacqueline Vel
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carolien Rieffe
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sjoerd Lopik
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jonathan Phillips
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Stephanus Huijbregts
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joost Visser
Science
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Jochanan Veerbeek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Roeland Merks
Science
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Horst Fischer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paul van den Broek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Xiaoyang Zhong
Science
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Maximilian König
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bert Koenders
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Joey Zuijdervelt
Science
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Lina van Drunen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Alette Vonk
Faculty of Humanities
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Rizal Shidiq
Faculty of Humanities