Back to La Specola Firenze, Italy
We are back with Morgane at one of our favourite museums, La Specola in Firenze!!!! This time, we were there to loan Fire salamander specimens! We spent the day...
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The latest updates from the Meta-Morphosis Project.
CT-scanning in Dijon!
I was in Dijon to CT-scan salamander specimens at the GISMO platform of the University of Burgundy, and I was truly impressed by the CT scanner they use there! I spent two days working with Lauriane Poloni...
CT-scanning tons of salamanders in Berkeley!
I spent two weeks in Berkeley expanding the salamander database! The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology houses one of the world’s finest collections of salamanders and ontogenetic series. It also carries the remarkable legacy of Dave Wake, one of the most…
An inspiring journey through La Specola’s collections
We were incredibly excited to visit the herpetology collection at La Specola in Florence, Italy, for the very first time. This museum has long held a special reputation among herpetologists, and finally having the opportunity to explore its collections in person felt truly inspiring. From the moment we arrived...
World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo!
The entire META-MORPHOSIS team headed to Borneo for the 10th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH10)!!!! I had the pleasure of organizing a symposium together with Tiana Kohlsdorf and Daniel Paluh entitled Developmental Herpetology: Linking Ecology, Development, and Evolution...
Meta-Morphosis the project! A Documentary Video
Patricia Teixidor interviews the Meta-morphosis team for an in-depth explanation of the project and its relevance to amphibian conservation, including a behind-the-scenes look at the collections and science laboratories at the Natural History Museum of Bern.
Presenting at the World Congress of Herpetology in Kuching, Borneo
The entire Meta-Morphosis team is ready to go to Kuching, Borneo, to present their results at the 10th World Congress of Herpetology!
Anne-Claire awarded Linnean Society’s Bicentenary Medal
Anne-Claire receives the Linnean Society’s Bicentenary Medal in recognition of her outstanding research in the natural sciences.
Day trip to the Ozarks, Arkansas: Exploring the rich diversity of salamanders in the wild
Photos from our field trip in the Ozarks of Arkansas, where in a single day we encountered more than seven species of salamanders.
Lab retreat 2023
From September 20 to 22 2023, the team’s lab retreat took place in Adelboden in Switzerland. The members of the meta-morphosis team were all present (Anne-Claire Fabre, Vivien Louppe, Isabelle Toussaint and Morgane Fournier). Collaborators were also invited to the…
