Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics

Bachelor Theses (Prof. Dr. S. Sommer’s lab)

2023

  • Sara Merico (2023) Molekulargenetische Untersuchungen der Regenwurm-gemeinschaften von Graslandflächen der Schwäbischen Alb/Süddeutschland.  
  • Max Schorge (2023) Influence of different agricultural fertilization regimes on Microtus arvalis and Arvicola amphibius populations and individual body mass in grasslands of the Swabian Alb. 
  • Tamara Sippert (2023) Impact of fertilizer regiment on rodent species communities in grassland ecosystems.  
  • Alexandra Schillinger (2023) Investigation of fungal infections (Fusarium spp.) in the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis). 
  • Rebecca Klaus (2023) The microbiome of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) as an indicator of health. 
  • Corbinian Kümmerle (2023) Mikrobielle Tagesrhythmen bei der neotropischen Fledermaus Leptonycteris yerbabuenae.  
  • Luiz Pinheiro (2023) Detektion von Batrachochytrium salamandrivoras (Bsal) in wilden Schwanzlurchpopulationen im Allgäuer Raum mittels pathogen-spezifischer PCR.  
  • Hannah Konrad (2023) Influence of intensive fertilization on the gut microbiomes of earthworms L. terrestris. 

2022

  • Juliana Jenke (2022) Effects of different land-use practices on earthworm communities in grasslands on the Swabian Alb.
  • Annika Eberl (2022) Einfluss unterschiedlicher Düngung auf Abundanz und Körpermasse von Wühlmäusen (Arvicolinae) in Grünlandökosystemen der Schwäbischen Alb.

2021

  • Vorobieva Anna (2021) Untersuchung zum Einfluss von Wintergatterhaltung auf das Darmmikrobiom von Rothirschen (Cervus elaphus) im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald in den Jahren 2017 – 2019.
  • Bader Marvin (2021) Annual Variation of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Gut Microbiomes Living in Enclosures in the Bavarian Forest National Park.
  • Floh Charlotte (2021) Quantifying prevalence of Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli and Suttonella spp. in wild bird communities using molecular methods.
  • Miller Katharina (2021) Determining the prevalence of Chlamydia, Listeria and Salmonella infections in wild passerine birds with pathogen-specific PCR screening and 16S rRNA analysis.
  • Riegel Vanessa (2021) The Effect of Management Conditions on the Gastrointestinal Microbiomes of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) living in the Bavarian National Park.

2020

  • Yvonne Mayer (2020) Identifying ecological drivers of gut microbiome dynamics and senescence in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) applying high throughput sequencing techniques.
  • Benedikt Jonathan Wiese (2020) Investigating the diversity of a novel odorant receptor family (trace amine-associated receptors, TAARs) with possible implications for mate choice in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta), utilizing Sanger and high-throughput sequencing approaches.
  • Martin Geiger (2020) Investigating the effects of Mycobacterium suricattae infection on the gut microbiome of wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) applying High Throughput Sequencing technology.
  • Fabian Häckh (2020) Helicobacter prevalence in two bat species inhabiting two landscapes differing in anthropogenic disturbance.
  • Jan Martin Sarapak (2020) Influence of landscape modifications on Helicobacter infections in chestnut short-tailed bats (Carollia castanea) and Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis).
     

2019

  • Kreinert Swetlana (2019) Einfluss von Landschaftsfragmentierung auf die alpha- und beta-Diversität des Darmmikrobioms des Philander opossum in unterschiedlichen Landschaften Panamas.
  • Langianese Luca (2019) Influence of MHC-diversity on Astrovirus infections in a neotropical bat.
  • Nusser Moritz (2019) Effects of anthropogenic habitat disturbance on MHC class II diversity in the Jamaican fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) in Panama.
  • Wiegand Jonas (2019) Einfluss von Umweltveränderungen auf das Darm-Mikrobiom von Didelphis marsupialis aus Panama.

2018

  • Czechofsky Kathrin (2018) Influence of Landscape on Helicobacter Infections in the Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis).
  • Hentrich Alexandra (2018) Characterization of the trace amine-associated receptor gene family in the meerkat (Suricata suricatta).
  • Metzger Lukas (2018) Effects of habitat disturbance on the mtDNA (D-loop) variability of three small mammals.
  • Mönkemöller Valentin (2018) Characterization of major histocompatibility complex class II loci in the invasive Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca).
  • Rothärmel Julia (2018) Investigating the gut microbiota of moose (Alces alces) from Isle Royal National Park using a 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing approach.

2017

  • Fackelmann Gloria (2017) Investigation of the gut microbial detoxificaton capacity of moose using a metagenomic approach.
  • Mezger Maja (2017) High Throughput Genotyping of Olfactory and Trace Amine-Associated Receptor Genes in Invasive Raccoons.

2016

  • Christau Johanna (2016) Genetische Charakterisierung von MHC-gekoppelten Geruchsrezeptoren bei Waschbären.
  • Czastka Sara (2016) Phylogeography of the Namibian Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas).
  • Eckel Katharina (2016) Effects of anthropogenic disturbances on the mtDNA (D-loop) variability of Didelphis marsupialis.
  • Zeifang Lisa (2016) Characterization of an olfactory receptor gene family in raccoons.

2015 and earlier

  • Kalbantner Johanna (2015) Effects of human disturbance on the landscape level on the mitochondrial d-loop variability of an endemic rodent in Panama.
  • Voigt Barbara (2015) Investigation of Haemoparasites and sexing of Greater Flamingos.
  • Sorges GM (2014) Charakterisierung der gastrointestinalen Helminthen-gemeinschaft von Kleinsäugern (Proechimys semispinosus, Marmosa robinsoni/isthmica) im Regenwald Panamas.