Dr. Margarita Yavorskaya
Assistant Professor
+49 7071 29 74832
+49 7071 29 5150
room E2P07
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Postal address
University of Tübingen
Institute of Evolution and Ecology
Auf der Morgenstelle 28
72076 Tübingen
Germany
Research Interests
- Evolution of size and shape of different arthropods and effects of miniaturization on their anatomy
- Evolution of head structures and feeding preferences of beetle adults and larvae (Coleoptera)
Current projects
Anatomy of the smallest free-living crustaceans (Chydoridae, Cladocera)
Methodological expertise
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Preparing of serial histological sections
3D reconstructions based on histological sections, as well as MicroCT- and CLSM-datasets
Teaching
Micro- & Macroevolution
Zoology (Bio122)
Short CV
since 2020
Assistant Professor, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Department of Evolutionary Biology of Invertebrates
2018-2020
PostDoc, Ludwig Maximillian University Munich
2014-2018
Ph.D., Friedrich Schiller University Jena
“Evolution of head structures in Coleoptera with special emphasis on the feeding apparatus and miniaturized forms”
2009-2014
Diploma in Zoology, Biological faculty of Lomonosov State University
“Mouthparts of hooded beetles (Coleoptera: Corylophidae) with regards to miniaturization”