Publications

Whole-genome sequence of the African Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus viridiflavus) from Ethiopia

Whole-genome sequence of the African Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus viridiflavus) from Ethiopia
Lucinda P Lawson, Sandra Goutte, H Christoph Liedtke
G, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 16 (1), jkaf257 (2026)

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An update on the amphibian assemblage of the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania, with the description of a new giant Arthroleptis species (Amphibia: Anura)

An update on the amphibian assemblage of the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania, with the description of a new giant Arthroleptis species (Amphibia: Anura)
John Lyakurwa, H Christoph Liedtke, Pius Mollel, Gabriela B Bittencourt-Silva, Robert Jehle, Simon P Loader, Wilirk Ngalason
Systematics and Biodiversity, 23(1), 2561124 (2025)

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Comparative biology needs de novo transcriptome assemblies: drawing attention towards amphibians

Comparative biology needs de novo transcriptome assemblies: drawing attention towards amphibians
María Torres-Sánchez, Sandra Goutte, H Christoph Liedtke, Steven JR Allain, Md Sabbir Ahammed, Natalie Calatayud, Aaron Comeault, Kathryn Elmer, Paula C Eterovick, Edward Gilbert, Juan M Guayasamin, Melissa Hernández-Poveda, Ramachandran Kotharambath, Pablo Lechuga Paredes, Cuckoo Mahapatra, Kevin P Mulder, Junior Nadaline, Elnaz Najafi-Majd, Nicolas Pollet, Andrew O Rubio, Attila Placido Sachslehner, Laura Sanz-Sobrino, Karen Siu-Ting, Anthony A Snead, Nicholas Strowbridge, Gonçalo Espregueira Themudo, Daniel Vivas Barreto, Guinevere OU Wogan, Katharina C Wollenberg Valero, Amphibian Genomics Consortium
Amphibia-Reptilia, 46(3), 283-301 (2025)

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letsRept: An R package to access the Global Reptile Database and facilitate taxonomic harmonization

letsRept: An R package to access the Global Reptile Database and facilitate taxonomic harmonization
João Paulo Dos Santos Vieira de Alencar, Hans Cristoph Liedtke, Shai Meiri, Uri Roll, Peter Uetz, Javier Nori
Biodiversity Informatics, 19 (2025)

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Museomics and integrative taxonomy reveal three new species of glandular viviparous tree toads (Nectophrynoides) in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains (Anura: Bufonidae�…

Museomics and integrative taxonomy reveal three new species of glandular viviparous tree toads (Nectophrynoides) in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains (Anura: Bufonidae�…
C Thrane, JV Lyakurwa, HC Liedtke, M Menegon, A Petzold, SP Loader, MD Scherz

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Museomics and integrative taxonomy reveal three new species of glandular viviparous tree toads (Nectophrynoides) in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains (Anura: Bufonidae)

Museomics and integrative taxonomy reveal three new species of glandular viviparous tree toads (Nectophrynoides) in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains (Anura: Bufonidae)
Christian Thrane, John V Lyakurwa, H Christoph Liedtke, Michele Menegon, Alice Petzold, Simon P Loader, Mark D Scherz
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (2025)

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The evolution of eukaryotic linear motifs governing the function of androgen receptor from fish to Homo sapiens

The evolution of eukaryotic linear motifs governing the function of androgen receptor from fish to Homo sapiens
Antonella Falconieri, Giulia Boarolo, Chiara Boschelle, Giovanni Spagnolli, Caterina Marchioretti, Emanuela Zuccaro, Isabella Palazzolo, Laura Tosatto, Adham Kamaleldeen Omara Hegazy, Jessica Rosati, Kenneth Fischbeck, Manuela Basso, Hans Christoph Liedtke, Ivan Gomez-Mestre, Luisa Dalla Valle, Emiliano Biasini, Pietro Faccioli, Alessandro Grapputo, Maria Pennuto
Nucleic acids research, 53(14), gkaf688 (2025)

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The Linnean shortfall in action: amphibian surveys reveal undocumented species in the Nguru Mountains, Tanzania

The Linnean shortfall in action: amphibian surveys reveal undocumented species in the Nguru Mountains, Tanzania
John V Lyakurwa, Ardgard Mwamgeni, H Christoph Liedtke, Michele Menegon, Wilirk Ngalason, Simon P Loader
Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, 3, 1678339 (2025)

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A new genus and species of toad from Mount Kenya illuminates East African montane biogeography

A new genus and species of toad from Mount Kenya illuminates East African montane biogeography
H Christoph Liedtke, Patrick K Malonza, Domnick V Wasonga, Hendrik Müller, Simon P Loader
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad, d160 (2024)

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Kimboza, a Small Lowland Forest With an Outstanding Herpetofauna Diversity in East Africa

Kimboza, a Small Lowland Forest With an Outstanding Herpetofauna Diversity in East Africa
John V Lyakurwa, Simon P Loader, Wilirk Ngalason, Rikki Gumbs, Caleb Ofori‐Boateng, H Christoph Liedtke
Ecology and Evolution, 14(10), e70406 (2024)

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The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation

The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation
Tiffany A Kosch, María Torres-Sánchez, H Christoph Liedtke, Kyle Summers, Maximina H Yun, Andrew J Crawford, Simon T Maddock, Md Sabbir Ahammed, Victor LN Araújo, Lorenzo V Bertola, Gary M Bucciarelli, Albert Carné, Céline M Carneiro, Kin O Chan, Ying Chen, Angelica Crottini, Jessica M da Silva, Robert D Denton, Carolin Dittrich, Gonçalo Espregueira Themudo, Katherine A Farquharson, Natalie J Forsdick, Edward Gilbert, Jing Che, Barbara A Katzenback, Ramachandran Kotharambath, Nicholas A Levis, Roberto Márquez, Glib Mazepa, Kevin P Mulder, Hendrik Müller, Mary J O’Connell, Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Gemma Palomar, Alice Petzold, David W Pfennig, Karin S Pfennig, Michael S Reichert, Jacques Robert, Mark D Scherz, Karen Siu-Ting, Anthony A Snead, Matthias Stöck, Adam MM Stuckert, Jennifer L Stynoski, Rebecca D Tarvin, Katharina C Wollenberg Valero
BMC genomics, 25(1), 1025 (2024)

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Background matching through fast and reversible melanin-based pigmentation plasticity in tadpoles comes with morphological and antioxidant changes

Background matching through fast and reversible melanin-based pigmentation plasticity in tadpoles comes with morphological and antioxidant changes
H.C. Liedtke, K. Lopez-Hervas, I Galván, N Polo-Cavia, I Gomez-Mestre
Scientific Reports, 13, 12064 (2023)

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Decadienal afforestation and risks to montane grassland amphibians in the Udzungwa Plateau, Tanzania

Decadienal afforestation and risks to montane grassland amphibians in the Udzungwa Plateau, Tanzania
L.P. Lawson, S.P. Loader, J.V. Lyakurwa, M. Menegon, H.C. Liedtke
Biotropica (2023)

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Diversification of spiny-throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) with the description of a new, range-restricted species from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania

Diversification of spiny-throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) with the description of a new, range-restricted species from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania
Lucinda P Lawson, Simon P Loader, John V Lyakurwa, H Christoph Liedtke
PLoS One, 18(2), e0277535 (2023)

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Remote sensing and citizen science to characterize the ecological niche of an endemic and endangered Costa Rican poison frog

Remote sensing and citizen science to characterize the ecological niche of an endemic and endangered Costa Rican poison frog
Marina Garrido-Priego, David Aragonés, H Christoph Liedtke, Andrew Whitworth, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Amphibia-Reptilia, 44(2), 227-242 (2023)

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Chromosome-level assembly, annotation and phylome of pelobates cultripes, the Western Spadefoot toad

Chromosome-level assembly, annotation and phylome of pelobates cultripes, the Western Spadefoot toad
H Christoph Liedtke, Fernando Cruz, Jèssica Gómez-Garrido, Diego Fuentes Palacios, Marina Marcet-Houben, Marta Gut, Tyler Alioto, Toni Gabaldón, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
DNA Research (2022)

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Ecology drives patterns of spectral transmission in the ocular lenses of frogs and salamanders

Ecology drives patterns of spectral transmission in the ocular lenses of frogs and salamanders
Kate N Thomas, David J Gower, Jeffrey W Streicher, Rayna C Bell, Matthew K Fujita, Ryan K Schott, H Christoph Liedtke, Célio FB Haddad, C Guilherme Becker, Christian L Cox, Renato A Martins, Ron H Douglas
Functional Ecology (2022)

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Predation of Hyperolius burgessi eggs by Myrmicaria ants and the land snail Lissachatina cf. zanzibarica

Predation of Hyperolius burgessi eggs by Myrmicaria ants and the land snail Lissachatina cf. zanzibarica
John Valentine Lyakurwa, Wilirk Ngalason, Hans Christoph Liedtke, Simon P Loader
Herpetology Notes, 15, 825-828 (2022)

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The evolution of reproductive modes and life cycles in amphibians

The evolution of reproductive modes and life cycles in amphibians
H Christoph Liedtke, John J Wiens, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Nature communications, 13(1), 7039 (2022)

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Thirty years of amphibian surveys in the Ukagurus Mountains of Tanzania reveal new species, yet others are in decline

Thirty years of amphibian surveys in the Ukagurus Mountains of Tanzania reveal new species, yet others are in decline
HC Liedtke, JV Lyakurwa, LP Lawson, M Menegon, M Garrido-Priego, J Mariaux, JW Ngalason, A Channing, NR Owen, GB Bittencourt-Silva, M Wilkinson, JG Larson, V Gvoždík, LP Loader
African Journal of Herpetology (2022)

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Cross‐species transcriptomics uncovers genes underlying genetic accommodation of developmental plasticity in spadefoot toads

Cross‐species transcriptomics uncovers genes underlying genetic accommodation of developmental plasticity in spadefoot toads
Hans Christoph Liedtke, Ewan Harney, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Molecular Ecology, 30, 2220–2234 (2021)

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Effects of the Argentine ant venom on terrestrial amphibians

Effects of the Argentine ant venom on terrestrial amphibians
Paloma Alvarez‐Blanco, Xim Cerdá, Abraham Hefetz, Raphaël Boulay, Alejandro Bertó‐Moran, Carmen Díaz‐Paniagua, Alain Lenoir, Johan Billen, H Christoph Liedtke, Kamlesh R Chauhan, Ganga Bhagavathy, Elena Angulo
Conservation Biology, 35(1), 216-226 (2021)

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Parallel diversification of the African tree toad genus Nectophryne (Bufonidae)

Parallel diversification of the African tree toad genus Nectophryne (Bufonidae)
H Christoph Liedtke, Diego J Soler-Navarro, Ivan Gomez-Mestre, Simon P Loader, Mark-Oliver Rödel
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 162, 107184 (2021)

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Mating strategy is determinant of adenovirus prevalence in European bats

Mating strategy is determinant of adenovirus prevalence in European bats
Federica Rossetto, Maria Iglesias-Caballero, H Christoph Liedtke, Ivan Gomez-Mestre, Jose M Berciano, Gonzalo Pérez-Suárez, Oscar de Paz, Carlos Ibáñez, Juan E Echevarría, Inmaculada Casas, Javier Juste
Plos one, 15(1), e0226203 (2020)

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On the distribution of Felis margarita and Felis iybica in SW Morocco

On the distribution of Felis margarita and Felis iybica in SW Morocco
Arlo Hinckley, Eduardo José Rodríguez-Rodríguez, H Christoph Liedtke, Mª Isabel García-Tardío, Mª Victoria Flores-Stols, Luis García-Cardenete
Galemys, 32, 80-84 (2020)

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Shifts in the developmental rate of spadefoot toad larvae cause decreased complexity of post-metamorphic pigmentation patterns

Shifts in the developmental rate of spadefoot toad larvae cause decreased complexity of post-metamorphic pigmentation patterns
Lee Hyeun-Ji, Miguel Ángel Rendón, Hans Christoph Liedtke, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Scientific Reports, 10(1), 19624 (2020)

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De novo assembly and annotation of the larval transcriptome of two spadefoot toads widely divergent in developmental rate

De novo assembly and annotation of the larval transcriptome of two spadefoot toads widely divergent in developmental rate
H Christoph Liedtke, Jessica Gomez Garrido, Anna Esteve-Codina, Marta Gut, Tyler Alioto, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 9(8), 2647–2655 (2019)

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Tadpoles of three western African frog genera: Astylosternus Werner, 1898, Nyctibates Boulenger, 1904, and Scotobleps Boulenger, 1900 (Amphibia, Anura, Arthroleptidae)

Tadpoles of three western African frog genera: Astylosternus Werner, 1898, Nyctibates Boulenger, 1904, and Scotobleps Boulenger, 1900 (Amphibia, Anura, Arthroleptidae)
Frederic Griesbaum, Mareike Hirschfeld, Michael F Barej, Andreas Schmitz, Mariam Rohrmoser, Matthias Dahmen, Fabian Mühlberger, H Christoph Liedtke, Nono L Gonwouo, Joseph Doumbia, Mark-Oliver Rödel
Zoosystematics and Evolution, 95(1), 133-160 (2019)

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AmphiNom: an amphibian systematics tool

AmphiNom: an amphibian systematics tool
H. Christoph Liedtke
Systematics and Biodiversity, 17(1), 1-6 (2018)

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Macroevolutionary shift in the size of amphibian genomes and the role of life history and climate

Macroevolutionary shift in the size of amphibian genomes and the role of life history and climate
H. Christoph Liedtke, David J. Gower, M. Wilkinson, I. Gomez-Mestre
Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2018, 2397-334X (2018)

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Reproductive characteristics of Afrixalus septentrionalis Schiøtz 1974 and Hyperolius v. ngorongoriensis Schiøtz 1975 (Anura: Hyperolidae) from a miombo seasonal wetland in …

Reproductive characteristics of Afrixalus septentrionalis Schiøtz 1974 and Hyperolius v. ngorongoriensis Schiøtz 1975 (Anura: Hyperolidae) from a miombo seasonal wetland in …
Lucinda P Lawson, H. Christoph Liedtke, Michele Menegon, Simon P. Loader
Herpetology Notes, 11, 873-879 (2018)

Vanishing refuge? Testing the forest refuge hypothesis in coastal East Africa using genome‐wide sequence data for seven amphibians

Vanishing refuge? Testing the forest refuge hypothesis in coastal East Africa using genome‐wide sequence data for seven amphibians
Christopher D Barratt, Beryl A Bwong, Robert Jehle, H Christoph Liedtke, Peter Nagel, Renske E Onstein, Daniel M Portik, Jeffrey W Streicher, Simon P Loader
Molecular Ecology, 27(21), 4289-4308 (2018)

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Digest: Room for geckos of all shapes and sizes

Digest: Room for geckos of all shapes and sizes
H Christoph Liedtke
Evolution, 72, 213-214 (2017)

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Terrestrial reproduction as an adaptation to steep terrain in African toads

Terrestrial reproduction as an adaptation to steep terrain in African toads
H Christoph Liedtke, Hendrik Müller, Julian Hafner, Johannes Penner, David J Gower, Tomáš Mazuch, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Simon P Loader
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1851), 20162598 (2017)

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Designation and description of a neotype of Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854), and reinstatement of S. pusilla (Mertens, 1937)(Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae)

Designation and description of a neotype of Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854), and reinstatement of S. pusilla (Mertens, 1937)(Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae)
John C Poynton, Simon P Loader, Werner Conradie, Mark-Oliver Rödel, H Christoph Liedtke
Zootaxa, 4098(1), 73-94 (2016)

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No ecological opportunity signal on a continental scale? Diversification and life‐history evolution of African true toads (Anura: Bufonidae)

No ecological opportunity signal on a continental scale? Diversification and life‐history evolution of African true toads (Anura: Bufonidae)
H Christoph Liedtke, Hendrik Müller, Mark‐Oliver Rödel, Michele Menegon, LeGrand Nono Gonwouo, Michael F Barej, Václav Gvoždík, Andreas Schmitz, Alan Channing, Peter Nagel, Simon P Loader
Evolution, 70(8), 1717-1733 (2016)

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Patterns or mechanisms? Bergmann’s and Rapoport’s rule in moths along an elevational gradient

Patterns or mechanisms? Bergmann’s and Rapoport’s rule in moths along an elevational gradient
J Beck, HC Liedtke, S Widler, F Altermatt, SP Loader, R Hagmann, S Lang, K Fiedler
Community Ecology, 17(2), 137-148 (2016)

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The distribution of Mertensophryne anotis with a new record in Northern Mozambique

The distribution of Mertensophryne anotis with a new record in Northern Mozambique
H Farooq, H. Christoph Liedtke, Gabriela Bittencourt-Silva, Werner Conradie, Simon Paul Loader
Herpetology Notes, 8, 305-307 (2015)

The tadpoles of eight West and Central African Leptopelis species (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae)

The tadpoles of eight West and Central African Leptopelis species (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae)
M.F. Barej, T. Pfalzgraff, M. Hirschfeld, H.C. Liedtke, J. Penner, N.L. Gonwouo, M. Dahmen, F. Grozinger, A. Schmitz, M.-O. Rödel
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 9(2), 56–84 (2015)

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Interspecific patterns for egg and clutch sizes of African Bufonidae (Amphibia: Anura)

Interspecific patterns for egg and clutch sizes of African Bufonidae (Amphibia: Anura)
H Christoph Liedtke, Hendrik Müller, Julian Hafner, Peter Nagel, Simon P Loader
Zoologischer Anzeiger-A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 253(4), 309-315 (2014)

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One or two species? On the case of Hyperolius discodactylus Ahl, 1931 and H. alticola Ahl, 1931 (Anura: Hyperoliidae)

One or two species? On the case of Hyperolius discodactylus Ahl, 1931 and H. alticola Ahl, 1931 (Anura: Hyperoliidae)
H Christoph Liedtke, Dominik Huegli, J Maximilian Dehling, Fabio Pupin, Michele Menegon, Andrew J Plumptre, Deo Kujirakwinja, Simon P Loader
Zootaxa, 3768(3), 253-290 (2014)

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The rediscovery of Perret’s toad, Amietophrynus perreti (Schiøtz, 1963) after more than 40 years, with comments on the species’ phylogenetic placement and conservation status

The rediscovery of Perret’s toad, Amietophrynus perreti (Schiøtz, 1963) after more than 40 years, with comments on the species’ phylogenetic placement and conservation status
Abiodun B. Onadeko, MO Rödel, H. Christoph Liedtke, Michael F. Barej
Zoosytematics and Evolution, 90(2), 113-119 (2014)

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The tadpoles of nine Cameroonian Leptodactylodon species (Amphibia, Anura, Arthroleptidae)

The tadpoles of nine Cameroonian Leptodactylodon species (Amphibia, Anura, Arthroleptidae)
Lissa Mapouyat, Mareike Hirschfeld, Mark-Oliver Rödel, H Christoph Liedtke, Simon P Loader, L Nono Gonwouo, Matthias Dahmen, T Doherty-Bone, Michael F Barej
Zootaxa, 3765(1), 029-053 (2014)

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Forests as promoters of terrestrial life-history strategies in East African amphibians

Forests as promoters of terrestrial life-history strategies in East African amphibians
Hendrik Müller, H Christoph Liedtke, Michele Menegon, Jan Beck, Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia, Peter Nagel, Simon P Loader
Biology Letters, 9(3) (2013)

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Chemical ecology and insect conservation: optimising pheromone-based monitoring of the threatened saproxylic click beetle Elater ferrugineus

Chemical ecology and insect conservation: optimising pheromone-based monitoring of the threatened saproxylic click beetle Elater ferrugineus
Glenn P Svensson, Christoph Liedtke, Erik Hedenström, Palle Breistein, Joakim Bång, Mattias C Larsson
Journal of Insect Conservation, 16, 549-555 (2012)

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Defensive behaviour of Kassina maculata (Anura: Hyperoliidae)

Defensive behaviour of Kassina maculata (Anura: Hyperoliidae)
H Christoph Liedtke, Hendrik Müller
Herpetology Notes, 309-310 (2012)

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Advertisement and close-range encounter call of Arthroleptis schubotzi Nieden, 1911, with notes on phonotaxis and sexual dimorphism in the third manual digit

Advertisement and close-range encounter call of Arthroleptis schubotzi Nieden, 1911, with notes on phonotaxis and sexual dimorphism in the third manual digit
Isabelle Maiditsch, H. Christoph Liedtke, Jacob M. Ng’wava, Walter Hödl
Herpetozoa, 23-31 (2011)

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Alarm pheromones and chemical communication in nymphs of the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

Alarm pheromones and chemical communication in nymphs of the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)
H Christoph Liedtke, Kajsa Åbjörnsson, Vincent Harraca, Jette T Knudsen, Erika A Wallin, Erik Hedenström, Camilla Ryne
PloS ONE, 6(3), e18156 (2011)

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