Dave Lutgen
Genomics of hybridization, speciation, and phenotypic evolution in wheatears
Elina Takola
Metaanalysis of individualized niche choice, conformance and construction
Gabe Winter
The evolutionary ecology of predictability in escape behaviour
Mahendra Varma
Uncovering the genetic basis of green-brown in grasshoppers
Maximilian Bröcher
Plant-consumer interactions as cause and consequence of long-term biodiversity ecosystem functioning relationships
Elisabeth Adam (IMPRS)
Desert ant navigation based on olfactory cues
Supervisor: Dr. Markus Knaden
Venkatesh Pal Mahadevan (IMPRS)
Deorphanization of chemosensory neurons in D. melanogaster
Supervisor: Dr. Heiko Vogel
Francesca Protti Sanchez (IMPRS)
A bird’s eye view of warning signals
Supervisor: Dr. Hannah Rowland
Devasena Thiagaraja (IMPRS)
Dissecting the neural circuitry underlying oviposition behavior in Drosophila flies
Supervisor: Dr. Silke Sache
Christin Uhe (IMPRS)
Behavioral and nutritional ecology of insects on poplar
Supervisors: Prof. Jonathan Gershenzon, Dr. Sybille Unsicker
Chakrabarty, A. (2020) Genetic constraint, non-independence of traits and consequences of adaptive evolution in acridid grasshoppers. PhD thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Shah, A. (2020). The transcriptomic and genomic architecture of acrididae grasshoppers. PhD thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Valverde Monge, J.P. (2018). Phenotypic plasticity and condition-dependent trait expression in sexual ornaments and body colour in the alpine grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus. PhD thesis, Bielefeld University.
Margarita Takou (Cologne University)
Supervisior Prof. Juliette de Meaux)
Lennart Winkler (Technical University Dresden)
Supervisiors Prof. Klaus Reinhardt, Dr. Tim Janicke
Ulrich Knief (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology)
Supervisor Dr. Wolfgang Forstmeier
Completed 2016
Lisa Deak
Historical hybrid zone structure in wheatears (Supervision Reto Burri)
Laura Viteri
Gene tree variation across wheatear genomes (Supervision Reto Burri)
Chongyi Jang
Assessing genetic diversity from UTR sequencing data (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Fabian Klimm (2020) The value of flower strips in agricultural landscapes: Effects on pollination, herbivory and decomposition. Master thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
Maximilian Bröcher (2020) The value of flower strips: Effects on predation networks. Master thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
Sharon Marongo (2019) Microhabitat choice in green-brown polymorphic grasshoppers. Master thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Katharina Franke (2019) Effects of nutrient addition on herbivore performance. Master thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
Rios Villamil, A. (2018) Genetic mechanism underlying green-brown dimorphism in Gomphocerus sibiricus. Master thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Schulze, C. (2017). Assessing a method for measuring seed dispersal along a gradient in land-use intensity. Master thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
Förster, T. (2017). Plant bottom-up effects on larval and adult beetle communities in a biodiversity experimen. Master thesis, University of Innsbruck. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
Bellinvia, S. (2016). Inaccuracy or intended chaos? Development and condition-dependence of unpredictability in escape behaviour. Master thesis, Bielefeld University. (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Linda Schmidt
Auftreten des Kuckucks Cuculus canorus in Deutschland ermittelt aus bürgerwissenschaftlich erhobenen Daten (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Alina Günzl
Temperaturpräferenzen von farbpolymorphen Heuschrecken (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Luca Baierl
Phänologie von unterschiedlichen Farbmorphen bei Heuschrecken in der Saaleaue (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
Heinze, P. (2018): Homochromie beim farbpolymorphen Gemeinen Grashüpfer (Pseudochorthippus parallelus) (Zetterstedt, 1821). Bachelor thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Petra Dieker)
Liborius, S. (2017): Aufnahme von Bioturbation- Ein methodischer Vergleich. Bachelor thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
Reichelt, E. (2017): Beeinflusst Pflanzendiversität Heuschreckzönosen? Untersuchungen im Jena Experiment. Bachelor thesis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Supervision Anne Ebeling)
van Kronenberg, P. (2016): Direct and indirect genetic effect on oviposition behaviour of Chorthippus biguttulus. Bachelor thesis, Bielefeld University. (Supervision Holger Schielzeth)
