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07-2020 Press Release | IZW

When calling loudly, echolocation is costly for small bats

Calling in the ultrasonic range enables small bats to orient themselves in the dark and track down tiny insects. Louder calls travel farther, improving a bat’s ability to detect their prey.

07-2020 Interview | IZW

Evolutionary wildlife research for species conservation – a mission for the Anthropocene

Interview with Professor Dr. Heribert Hofer, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW)

07-2020 Press Release | IGB

Born to be a cannibal: Genes for feeding behaviour in mandarin fish identified

Some mandarin fish species (Sinipercidae) are pure fish-eaters, which feed exclusively on living juvenile fish – also of their own species.

Call for nominations for the Marthe Vogt Award

04-2020News | FVB

FVB research and activities relating to the coronavirus pandemic

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the FVB institutes are maintaining a skeleton service until further notice – most work is being done from home; research activities that can only take place on site are currently on hold. The only exception is the coronavirus-relevant research being conducted at the FMP. Several institutes have donated materials such as protective masks and gowns to hospitals and to the Berlin and Brandenburg’s state laboratory (LLBB).

The Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.

FVB is Berlin’s largest non-university research institution. It comprises eight institutes that conduct cutting-edge research in the fields of natural, engineering, life and environmental sciences. Their successes are evident in outstanding evaluations, the numerous ERC Grants awarded, and their involvement in four clusters of excellence.

The institutes under the umbrella of the Forschungsverbund Berlin are members of the Leibniz Association, and are funded jointly by the German federation and the federal states. FVB provides its eight institutes with a Joint Administration, creating key synergies in science, administration and governance.

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BR50 (Berlin Research 50) is a joint initiative undertaken by Berlin’s non-university research institutions. She is based in Adlershof, where it all comes together under the umbrella of FVB.

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Verbundjournal 113/2019

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