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to the pages of the Institute of Experimental Ecology at Ulm. Enjoy browsing our web pages and do not hesitate to contact our staff anytime if you would like to know more! On the left, you can access the primary reseach groups of Prof. Manfred Ayasse (Provisonary Head) and Prof. Gerhard Maier, find details on their research portfolio, the work of our academics and students as well as publications and other useful resources like contact details.

Find out more about recently published research:

Hörmann Cv, Ruther J, Ayasse M (2012) The attraction of virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) to cadavers by a combination of decomposition odour and male sex pheromones. Frontiers in Zoology 9:18

Brodmann J, Emer D, Ayasse M (2012) Pollinator attraction of the wasp-flower Scrophularia umbrosa (Scrophulariaceae). Plant Biology 14:500–505

Gonzalez-Terrazas TP, Medellin R, Knörnschild M, Tschapka M (2012) Morphological specialization influences nectar extraction efficiency of sympatric nectar-feeding bats. J Exp Biol DOI: 10.1242/jeb.068494

Knörnschild M, Jung K, Nagy M, Metz M, Kalko EKV (2012) Bat echolocation calls facilitate social communication. Proc R Soc B 279:4827-4835

Page RA, Schnelle T, Kalko EKV, Bunge T, Bernal XE (2012) Sequential assessment of prey through the use of multiple sensory cues by an eavesdropping bat. Naturwissenschaften 10.1007/s00114-012-0920-6

Jung K, Kaiser S, Böhm SM, Nieschulze J, Kalko EKV (2012) Moving in three dimensions: effects of structural complexity on occurrence and activity of insectivorous bats in managed forest stands. J Appl Ecol 49:523-531

Kreuter K, Bunk E, Lückemeyer A, Robert T, Francke W, Ayasse M (2011) How the social parasitic bumblebee Bombus bohemicus sneaks into power of reproduction. Behav Ecol Sociobiol, DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1294-z

Fulmer AG, Knörnschild M (2011) Intracolonial social distance, signaling modality and association choice in the greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata). J Ethol DOI 10.1007/s10164-011-0304-y

Burger H, Dötterl S, Häberlein CM, Schulz S, Ayasse M (2011) An arthropod deterrent attracts specialised bees to their host plants. Oecologia online first, DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2136-4

von Hoermann C, Ruther J, Reibe S, Madea B, Ayasse M (2011) The importance of carcass volatiles as attractants for the hide beetle Dermestes maculatus (De Geer). (Forensic Science International 212:173-179)

Selected media links:

Gefährlich? - wie Fledermäuse Viren übertragen (dw-world.de, 31.07.2011)

Selected project links:

German Research Foundation Biodiversity Exploratories

Publications of the Institute of Experimental Ecology

Chemical Ecology Work on Bees

German Research Foundation Ghana Project

Tropical Community Ecology Research on BCI in Panama

Bat Research in the EU Chiroping Project