Institute of Experimental Ecology
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Workgroup Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Kalko.- 1.1:
Research. - 1.2: Academic staff.
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Dr. Heiko Bellmann. - 1.2.2: PD Dr. Joanna Fietz.
- 1.2.3: Prof. em. Dr. Werner Funke.
- 1.2.4: Dr. Kirsten Jung.
- 1.2.5: Dr. Stefan Klose.
- 1.2.6: Dr. Mirjam Knörnschild.
- 1.2.7: Dr. Marco Mello.
- 1.2.8: PD Dr. Martin Pfeiffer.
- 1.2.9: Dr. Swen Renner.
- 1.2.10: Dr. Thomas Sattler.
- 1.2.11: PD Dr. Jutta Schmid.
- 1.2.12: Dr. Ralph Simon.
- 1.2.13: PD Dr. Marco Tschapka.
- 1.2.13.1:
Publications.
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- 1.2.14: Dipl. Biol. Natalie Weber.
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- 1.3: Research associates.
- 1.4: PhD candidates.
- 1.5: Diploma / Master students.
- 1.6: Technical staff.
- 1.1:
- 2: Workgroup Prof. Dr. Manfred Ayasse.
- 3: Apl. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Maier.
- 4: Teaching & seminars.
- 5: Publications.
- 6: Contact us.
- 7: Find us.
Publications
Villalobos-Chaves, D., Rodriguez-Herrera, B., Tschapka, M. (accepted) First records of day roosts of the nectar-feeding bat Lichonycteris obscura (Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae). Caribbean Journal of Science 47(1)
Sperr, E.B., Caballero Martinez, L.A., Medellin, R.A. & Tschapka, M. (2011) Seasonal changes in species composition, resource use and reproductive patterns within a guild of nectar-feeding bats in a West Mexican dry forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 27: 133-145.
Dressler, S., Tschapka, M. (2011) Marcgravia stonei Marcgraviaceae. Curtis´ Botanical Magazine 28:55-66.
Rothenwöhrer, C. Becker, N.I.; Tschapka, M. (2011) Resource landscape and spatio-temporal activity patterns of a plant-visiting bat in a Costa Rican lowland rainforest. Journal of Zoology 283: 108-116.
Becker NI, Rothenwöhrer C, Tschapka M (2010) Dynamic feeding habits: efficiency of frugivory in a nectarivorous bat. Can. J. Zoology 88:764-773
Ortega J, Tschapka M, González-Terrazas T-P, Suzán G, Medellín RA (2009) Phylogeography of the endemic trumpet-nosed bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) in the Pacific coast of Mexico. Acta Chiropterologica 11:259-270.
Sperr EB, Fronhofer EA, Tschapka M (2009) The Mexican mouse opossum (Marmosa mexicana) as a flower visitor at a neotropical palm. Mammalian Biology 74:76-80
Tschapka M, Sperr EB, Caballero Martinez LA, Medellin RA (2008) Diet and cranial morphology of Musonycteris harrisoni, a highly specialized nectar-feeding bat in Western Mexico. J Mamm 89:924-932
Tschapka M (2008) Rudimentary 2nd digit claws in a flower-visiting phyllostomid bat. Acta Chiropterologica 10:177-178
Tschapka M, v Helversen O (2007) Phenology, nectar production and visitation behaviour of bats on the flowers of the bromeliad Werauhia gladioliflora in a Costa Rican lowland rain forest. J Trop Ecol 23:385-395
Emmons LH, Swarner MJ, Vargas- Espinoza A, Tschapka M, Azurduy H, Kalko EKV (2006) The forest and savanna bat communities of Noel Kempff National Park (Bolivia). Rev Bol Ecol 19:47- 57
Tschapka M, Dressler S, v Helversen O (2006) Bat visits to Marcgravia pittieri Gilg and notes on inflorescence diversity within the genus Marcgravia. Flora 201:383-388
Rodriguez-Herrera B, Tschapka M (2005). Tent use by Vampyressa nymphaea (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Cecropia insignis (Moraceae) in Costa Rica. Acta Chiropterologica. 7:171-174
Tschapka M (2005) Reproduction of the nectarivore bat Glossophaga commissarisi in the Costa Rican rainforest. Biotropica 37:408–414
Tschapka M, Cunningham SA (2004) Flower mites of Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana (Arecaceae): evidence for dispersal using pollinating bats. Biotropica 36:377-381
Tschapka M (2004) Energy density patterns of nectar resources permit coexistence within a guild of Neotropical flower visiting bats. J Zool 263:7-21
Tschapka M (2003) Pollination of the understorey palm Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana by hovering and perching bats. Biol J Linn Soc 80:281-288
Dressler S, Tschapka M (2002) Bird versus bat pollination in the genus Marcgravia and the description of a new species. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (ser. 6) 19:104-114
Tschapka M, Dressler S (2002) Chiropterophily: On bat-flowers and flower-bats. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (ser. 6) 19:114-125
Brooke AP, Tschapka M (2002) Threats from overhunting to the flying fox, Pteropus tonganus¸ (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) on Niue Island, South Pacific Ocean. Biol Conserv 103:343-348
Tschapka M, Brooke AP, Wasserthal LT (2000) Thyroptera discifera (Chiroptera: Thyropteridae) in Costa Rica: New record and observations on echolocation. Z Säugetierkunde 65:193-198
Tschapka M, v Helversen O, Barthlott W (1999) Bat-pollination in the epiphytic rainforest cactus Weberocereus tunilla. Plant Biol 1:554-559
Tschapka M, Wilkinson GS (1999) Free-ranging vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus, Phyllostomidae) survive 15 years in the wild. Z Säugetierkunde 64:239-240
Tschapka M, v Helversen O (1999) Pollinators of Syntopic Marcgravia Species in a Lowland Rainforest: Bats and Opossums. Plant Biol 1:382-388
Tschapka M (1998) A compact and flexible method for mistnetting bats in subcanopy and canopy . Bat Research News 39:140-141