| Host ecology rather than host phylogeny drives amphibian skin microbial community structure in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar MC Bletz, H Archer, RN Harris, VJ McKenzie, FCE Rabemananjara, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 285519, 2017 | 101 | 2017 |
| Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar A Rakotoarison, MD Scherz, F Glaw, J Koehler, F Andreone, M Franzen, ... Vertebrate Zoology 67 (3), 271-398, 2017 | 74 | 2017 |
| Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera MD Scherz, CR Hutter, A Rakotoarison, JC Riemann, MO Rödel, ... PLoS One 14 (3), e0213314, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
| Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad BM Marshall, NR Casewell, M Vences, F Glaw, F Andreone, ... Current Biology 28 (11), R654-R655, 2018 | 41 | 2018 |
| Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae) MD Scherz, M Vences, A Rakotoarison, F Andreone, J Köhler, F Glaw, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100, 372-381, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the Rhombophryne serratopalpebrosa species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering … MD Scherz, O Hawlitschek, F Andreone, A Rakotoarison, M Vences, ... Zootaxa 4273 (3), 301-340, 2017 | 35 | 2017 |
| Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species A Rakotoarison, A Crottini, J Mueller, MO Roedel, F Glaw, M Vences Zootaxa 3937 (1), 61-89, 2015 | 31 | 2015 |
| Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs MD Scherz, F Glaw, CR Hutter, MC Bletz, A Rakotoarison, J Köhler, ... PloS one 14 (8), e0219437, 2019 | 30 | 2019 |
| Distinct patterns of desynchronized limb regression in Malagasy scincine lizards (Squamata, Scincidae) A Miralles, CA Hipsley, J Erens, M Gehara, A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, ... PLoS One 10 (6), e0126074, 2015 | 28 | 2015 |
| Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus) L Rancilhac, T Bruy, MD Scherz, EA Pereira, M Preick, N Straube, ... Journal of Natural History 54 (1-4), 87-118, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
| ‘Barcode fishing’for archival DNA from historical type material overcomes taxonomic hurdles, enabling the description of a new frog species MD Scherz, SM Rasolonjatovo, J Köhler, L Rancilhac, A Rakotoarison, ... Scientific reports 10 (1), 19109, 2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| Taxonomy and natural history of arboreal microhylid frogs (Platypelis) from the Tsaratanana Massif in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, DR Vieites, NR Raminosoa, M Vences Zootaxa 3563 (1), 1-25, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
| Volatile compound secretion coincides with modifications of the olfactory organ in mantellid frogs C Nowack, PS Peram, S Wenzel, A Rakotoarison, F Glaw, D Poth, ... Journal of Zoology 303 (1), 72-81, 2017 | 20 | 2017 |
| Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons F Glaw, J Köhler, O Hawlitschek, FM Ratsoavina, A Rakotoarison, ... Scientific reports 11 (1), 2522, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Leaping towards a saltatorial lifestyle? An unusually long-legged new species of Rhombophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar MD Scherz, A Rakotoarison, O Hawlitschek, M Vences, F Glaw Zoosystematics and Evolution 91 (2), 105-114, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
| Taxonomy and geographic distribution of Malagasy frogs of the Gephyromantis asper clade, with description of a new subgenus and revalidation of Gephyromantis ceratophrys. M Vences, J Köhler, M Pabijan, MC Bletz, PS Gehring, O Hawlitschek, ... Salamandra 53 (1), 2017 | 15 | 2017 |
| Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar. FM Ratsoavina, AP Raselimanana, MD Scherz, A Rakotoarison, ... Zootaxa 4545 (4), 563-577, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
| Sympatric lineages in the Mantidactylus ambreensis complex of Malagasy frogs originated allopatrically rather than by in-situ speciation SM Rasolonjatovo, MD Scherz, CR Hutter, F Glaw, A Rakotoarison, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 144, 106700, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Diversity, elevational variation, and phylogeographic origin of stump-toed frogs (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Stumpffia) on the Marojejy massif, northern Madagascar. A Rakotoarison, MD Scherz, MC Bletz, JH Razafindraibe, F Glaw, ... Salamandra 55 (2), 2019 | 13 | 2019 |
| Yet another small brown frog from high altitude on the Marojejy Massif, northeastern Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae). MD Scherz, JH Razafindraibe, A Rakotoarison, NM Dixit, MC Bletz, ... Zootaxa 4347 (3), 572-582, 2017 | 13 | 2017 |
Miguel VencesProfessor for Evolutionary Biology, Technische Universität BraunschweigVerified email at tu-bs.de
