Welcome
Our research focusses at the interface of Evolutionary Ecology, Genetics and Functional Biodiversity research. We aim to understand the fundamental ecological, behavioral, chemical and genetic/genomic processes that drive and limit adaptive evolution to maintain ecosystem functions and wildlife health. Details on current projects, target species, methods and technologies used to achieve our goals, as well as on our team can be found here:
| Prof. Dr. Simone Sommer | Conservation Genomics and EcoHealth |
| Prof. Dr. Manfred Ayasse | Chemical Ecology |
| Prof. Dr. Lena Wilfert | Functional Biodiversity |
| apl. Prof. Dr. Marco Tschapka | Tropical Ecology |
Recently published research (2021):
Fackelmann F, Gillingham MAF, Schmid J, Heni AC, Wilhelm K, Sommer S. Human encroachment into wildlife gut microbiomes. Communications Biology.
Jiménez RR, Alvarado G, Mena F, Ruepert C, Ballestero E, Sommer S. The fungicide chlorothalonil changes the amphibian skin microbiome: a potential factor disrupting a host disease-protective trait. Applied Microbiology, 1, 26–37.
doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol1010004
Risely A, Gillingham MAF, Béchet A, Brändel S, Heni A, Heurich M, Menke S, Manser M, Schmid J, Tschapka M, Wasimuddin, Sommer S. Phylogeny- and abundance-based metrics allows for consistent comparison of core gut microbiome diversity indices across host species. Frontiers in Microbiology.
Kuppler J & Kotowska MM (2021). A meta‐analysis of responses in floral traits and flower‐visitor interactions to water deficit. Global Change Biology. doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15621
Kuppler J, Wieland J, Junker RR, Ayasse M (2021) Drought-induced reduction in flower size and abundance correlates with reduced flower visits by bumble bees. AoBPlants doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab001
Höfer RJ, Ayasse M, Kuppler J (2021) Bumblebee Behavior on Flowers, but Not Initial Attraction, Is Altered by Short-Term Drought Stress. Front. Plant Sci. 11:564802. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.564802
Martel C, Scopece G, Cozzolino S, Ayasse M, Pinheiro F, Cafasso D (2021) Genetic diversity in natural populations of the endangered Neotropical orchid;Telipogon
Weithmann S, von Hoermann C, Degasperi G, Brandt K, Steiger S, Ayasse M (2021) Temporal variability of the rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) community on small vertebrate carrion and its potential use for forensic entomology. Forensic Science International, 110792, doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110792
Contact
Prof. Dr. Simone Sommer (Director)
University of Ulm
Institute of Evolutionary Ecology
and Conservation Genomics
Albert-Einstein Allee 11
D-89069 Ulm
Tel.: 0049-731-5022660
Simone.Sommer () uni-ulm.de
Kerstin Karrasch (Secretary)
Tel.: 0049-731-5022661
Fax: 0049-731-5022683
Sekretariat_Bio3 () uni-ulm.de