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Tobias van Elst

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationORCID 0000-0002-2601-6938Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Doménico Roger RandimbiharinirinaiD· 2 shared Dominik SchüßleriD· 2 shared Naina Ratsimba RabemananjaraiD· 2 shared Stephan Michel Rafamantanantsoa· 2 shared Tahiriniaina Radriarimanga· 2 shared Ute RadespieliD· 2 shared David W. Rasolofoson· 1 shared Emmanuel RasolondraibeiD· 1 shared

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Ecological plasticity explains the distribution of sympatric and allopatric mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in northeastern Madagascar

Dominik Schüßler, Tobias van Elst, Naina Ratsimba Rabemananjara, Tahiriniaina Radriarimanga, Stephan Michel Rafamantanantsoa, Doménico Roger Randimbiharinirina, Emmanuel Rasolondraibe, Jasmin Mantilla‐Contreras, Ute Radespiel

The paper examines ecological drivers of distribution in four mouse lemur species, finding niche size, habitat adaptability, and heterothermy influence sympatric and allopatric ranges.

Biotropica · Jun 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Understanding cryptic diversity within the honeypot ant species complex of Myrmecocystus mendax

Magnus Wolf, Nils Rensing, Hannah Neuhaus, Tobias van Elst, Ti H. Eriksson, Marek L. Borowiec, Philip S. Ward, Robert A. Johnson, Jürgen R. Gadau

This study identifies cryptic species within the honeypot ant M. mendax complex using phylogenomic and population genomic analyses of UCE data.

bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Species-specific responses to paleoclimatic changes and landscape barriers drive contrasting phylogeography of co-distributed lemur species in northeastern Madagascar

Tobias van Elst, Dominik Schüßler, Stephan Michel Rafamantanantsoa, Tahiriniaina Radriarimanga, Naina Ratsimba Rabemananjara, David W. Rasolofoson, Doménico Roger Randimbiharinirina, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Ute Radespiel

Molecular Ecology · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology