Institute of Evolution and Ecology (EvE)

Oliver Betz
Professor
  +49 7071 29 72995
room E2A14
email

Margarita Yavorskaya
Assistant Professor
  +49 7071 29 74832
room E2P07
email

Manfred Drack
Research Associate
  +49 7071 29 74854
room E4P25
email

Bernadette Fauser
Secretary
+49 7071 29-72613
room E4P22
email

Further group members

Technical staff

Monika Meinert

E2H11

email

+49 (0) 7071 / 29 76961

Julia Straube

E2A03

email

+49 (0) 7071 / 29 77587

Glencora Wolffhugel-Parra E2A03 email +49 (0) 7071 / 29 77587

Postdoc

Dr. Qing Cao E2P10 email +49 (0) 7071 / 29 74830
Dr. Manfred Drack E4P25 email +49 (0) 7071 / 29 74854

PhD candidates

Benjamin Eggs

E2P13 email

+49 (0) 7071 / 29 76796

Erich Lara Spiessberger E2P18 email +49 (0) 7071 / 29 76949
Lea von Berg E2P10 email +49 (0) 7071 / 29 74830

Master

Michael Axt E4P28 email  
Benedict Stocker E2P18 email +49 (0) 7071 / 29 76949
Fabien Theunissen E4P28 email

Bachelor

Vera Krinke      
Annika Liesche      
Richard Müller      
Olcay Özvardar      
Svenja Walch      
Daniela Wiese      
Veith Wolf      

Associate Professor

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Gerecke   email  

Associate Scientist

Dr. Christoph Allgaier      

Scientific research - current

  • Richard Müller: "Mittelfristige Effekte des Mähens auf Laufkäfer (Carabidae) in Wirtschaftsgrünland / Medium-term effects of mowing carabid beetles (Carabidae) in agricultural grassland."
  • Annika Liesche: "Mittelfristige Effekte des Mähens auf die bodenlebenden Insekten und Spinnen in Wirtschaftsgrünland."
  • Svenja Walch: "Vergleich der Abundanz und Diversität herbivorer, räuberischer und parasitoider Insekten an insektenfreundlicher versus konventioneller Stadtbepflanzung."
  • Michael Axt: "Nahrungsökologie und Verhalten von Dianous coerulescens (Staphylinidae, Steninae)."
  • Vera Krinke: "Mittelfristige Effekte des Mähens auf Spinnen (Araneae) in Wirtschaftsgrünland / Medium-term effects of mowing on spiders (Araneae) in agricultural grassland."
  • Fabien Theunissen: "Mittelfristige Effekte des Mähens auf Wanzen (Heteroptera) in Wirtschaftsgrünland / Medium-term effects of mowing on true bugs (Heteroptera) in agricultural grasslands."
  • Daniela Wiese: "Morphometrische Analysen des Kopfes bei thailändischen Steninae."
  • Olcay Özvardar: "Kopfanatomie vom Eichelbohrer (Curculio glandium, Curculionidae, Coleoptera) mit Schwerpunkt auf Mundwerkzeuge und Muskulatur."
  • Veith Wolf: "Untersuchung von Verzahnungsstrukturen an den Trochantern der Hinterbeine verschiedener Zikadenarten." "Investigation on gear systems on the hindleg trochantera of different cicada sepcies."
  • Benedict Stocker: "Thermal ecology of Stenus spp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): Characterization of thermal niche, temperature dependent prey-capture performance and potential thermoregulatory capacities of two species that live in distinct environments.“
  • Qing Cao: "Functional morphology and ultrastructure of the adhesive exocrine glands and the abdominal musculature in Stenus rove beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)"
  • Lea von Berg: "InsectMow - Development and evaluation of insect and spider friendly mowing techniques as a contribution to a sustainable form of agricultural grassland use, Subproject: Evaluation of insect-friendly mowing techniques."
  • Manfred Drack - "Organism concepts in biology and architecture as the basis for an interdisciplinary synopsis of constructional biomimetics".
  • Benjamin Eggs - "Joint-free movements in insects: mechanisms observed in ovipositors and piercing-sucking mouthparts, and their potential eco-evolutionary significance"
  • Erich Lara Spiessberger - "Comparative functional head morphology in modern rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)"