T. von Rintelen

DiversityScanner: Robotic discovery of small invertebrates with machine learning methods

DiversityScanner automates invertebrate sorting and classification using a robot and CNN, achieving 91.4% precision in identifying 14 insect classes and estimating biomass.

Ecological changes have driven biotic exchanges across the Indian Ocean

The paper analyzes ecological changes in the Indian Ocean to understand species exchanges across time, finding that ecological transformations, not physical routes, drove biotic exchanges.

A re-analysis of the data in Sharkey et al.'s (2021) minimalist revision reveals that BINs do not deserve names, but BOLD Systems needs a stronger commitment to open science

This paper re-analyzes BINs from Sharkey et al. (2021) and finds they are unstable and insufficiently described, highlighting issues with BOLD Systems' use of proprietary data and algorithms.

Radula diversification promotes ecomorph divergence in an adaptive radiation of freshwater snails

The paper investigates the molecular basis of radula diversification in Tylomelania snails and finds stronger divergence in gene expression and coding sequences in radula transcriptomes compared to other tissues.

Lack of signal for the impact of venom gene diversity on speciation rates in cone snails

The paper tests if venom gene diversity drives speciation rates in cone snails but finds no significant signal, suggesting other factors may be more important for diversification.

Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi’s iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events

The paper tests the hypothesis that recent geological events on Sulawesi drove the synchronous diversification of its endemic artiodactyls, finding that species expanded from a central area that emerged above sea level ~1-2 Myr ago.