• Neogene hyperaridity in Arabia drove the directions of mammalian dispersal between Africa and Eurasia 

      Böhme, MadelaineORCIDiD; Spassov, Nikolai; Majidifard, Mahmoud Reza; Gärtner, AndreasORCIDiD; Kirscher, UweORCIDiD; Marks, Michael; Dietzel, Christian; Uhlig, Gregor; El Atfy, HaythamORCIDiD; Begun, David R.; Winklhofer, MichaelORCIDiD (Communications Earth & Environment, 2021-05-18)
      The evolution of the present-day African savannah fauna has been substantially influenced by the dispersal of Eurasian ancestors into Africa. The ancestors evolved endemically, together with the autochthonous taxa, into ...
    • Revisiting climate change effects on winter chill in mountain oases of northern Oman 

      Buerkert, AndreasORCIDiD; Fernandez, EduardoORCIDiD; Tietjen, Beke; Luedeling, EikeORCIDiD (Climatic Change, 2020-10-07)
      For centuries, traditional high-altitude oases in Oman have depended on the cultivation of deciduous fruit trees. This study explores the effects of climate change on winter chill (estimated as Chilling Hours—CH and Chill ...