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The Department of Evolutionary Biology seeks to understand the evolution of animal form, function, and diversity by combining comparative, developmental, and theoretical approaches. The department consists of two units, Integrative Zoology and Theoretical Biology. 

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21.11.2025
 

65th Phylogenetic Symposium in Vienna

100 years of Rupert Riedl: Systems Conditions for Evolution

November 21st -23, 2025
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20.06.2025
 

Mildred Johnson

The life cycle and systematics of the boring ctenostome bryozoan families Immergentiidae and Spathiporidae
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03.06.2025
 

New paper in communications biology

The ectoparasitic seal louse, Echinophthirius horridus, relies on a sealed tracheal system and spiracle closing apparatus for underwater respiration.

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30.04.2025
 

New paper in Arthropod Structure & Development

Evolution and homology of leg segments in Chelicerata: Evo-devo solutions to century-old challenges.

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26.04.2025
 

Günter Wagner
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09.04.2025
 

Molluscan Shells, Spicules, and Gladii Are Evolutionarily Deeply Conserved.
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01.04.2025
 

Cost Anton Pircher

Morphological analysis of Triturus carnifex and Triturus dobrogicus larval populations near Vienna

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27.03.2025
 

New paper in Archiv für Molluskenkunde

Quantitative and qualitative statistical analyses of the shell and the genital traits of the doorsnail genus Montenegrina O. Boettger, 1877...
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27.03.2025
 

Michaela Haas

Morphologie und Sensillenausstattung des Rüssels der Bläulinge (Lycaenidae)

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 Upcoming talks:

10.06.2025
 

Comparative analysis of Vermetid transcriptomes
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10.06.2025
 

Soft-tissue morphology of a vermetid gastropod using histological sectioning and 3D reconstruction
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10.06.2025
 

Migrating birds and rising temperatures - Influence of climate change on wing length of assorted migratory song birds in Europe
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17.06.2025
 

Matthias Macourek

Fox gene expression in a polyplacophoran mollusk (Acanthochitona fascicularis)
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17.06.2025
 

Katharina Weiss

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17.06.2025
 

Lisa Kindler

Expression of so-called“segmentation genes” in a vermiform gastropod mollusk - the story continues
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