Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Biozentrum
Lehrstuhl für Evolutionsbiologie
Address
Großhaderner Straße 2
82152 Planegg
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
82152 Planegg
Projects
Research Grants
Current projects
Evolutionary Epigenetics - Epigenetic Variation in Natural Populations and its Relevance to Ecology and Evolution
(Applicant
Wolf, Jochen B. W.
)
Genetic basis of genome exclusion and clonal inheritance in hybridogenetic water frogs
(Applicants
Plötner, Jörg
;
Torres-Oliva, Montserrat
;
Wolf, Jochen B. W.
)
Identification of loci underlying local adaptation in European Drosophila populations
(Applicants
Fricke, Claudia
;
Grath, Sonja
;
Posnien, Nico
)
The evolution of sperm storage organs in Diptera: mating responsiveness, molecular diversity and gene regulation
(Applicants
Fricke, Claudia
;
Grath, Sonja
)
Understanding the role of Pleistocene climatic oscillations for evolution. A palaeogenomic case study of the European crow hybrid zone
(Applicant
Wolf, Jochen B. W.
)
Completed projects
Computational and mathematical approaches for statistical sequence alignment and phylogenetic inference on emerging parallel architectures
(Applicants
Metzler, Dirk
;
Stamatakis, Alexandros
)
Detecting selective sweeps along the Drosophila melanogaster X chromosome
(Applicant
Stephan, Wolfgang
)
Elucidating the relationship between heterozygosity and fitness in a natural vertebrate population
(Applicant
Hoffman, Joseph
)
Evolutionary and functional genomics of Drosophila gene expression
(Applicant
Parsch, John
)
Genomics of incipient speciation in a highly vagile marine mammal: genome-wide analysis of demographic history, population structure and local adaptation in the endangered Galápagos sea lion
(Applicant
Hoffman, Joseph
)
Host-parasite Genomics. Genetic Basis and Evolutionary Implication of Cuckoo Egg Mimicry
(Applicant
Wolf, Jochen B. W.
)
Micro- and macrogeographic genetic differentiation in a highly mobile species, the Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaek)
(Applicant
Wolf, Jochen B. W.
)
Molekulare Evolution von Reproduktionsgenen bei Drosophila
(Applicant
Parsch, John
)
Population genomics and environmental adaptation in Drosophila ananassae
(Applicant
Grath, Sonja
)
The evolution of recombination rates
(Applicant
Nieuwenhuis, Bart
)
Research Units
Current projects
The effects of interspecific biodiversity on intraspecific genetic diversity: a community genomics approach
(Applicants
Schielzeth, Holger
;
Wolf, Jochen B. W.
)
Completed projects
Populationsgenetische Methoden zum Nachweis evolutionärer Anpassung in Populationen mit komplexer demographischer Struktur
(Applicants
Metzler, Dirk
;
Rose, Laura
)
The evolution of resistance and virulence in structured populations
(Applicants
Foitzik, Susanne
;
Metzler, Dirk
)
Transcriptional basis of cold adaptation in Drosophila melanogaster
(Applicant
Hutter, Stephan
)
WBP Position
Current projects
Determinants of 5mC chromatin modifications in natural populations of the barn swallow
(Applicant
Mueller, Sarah
)
Priority Programmes
Current projects
Gene and genome duplication and phenotypic novelties – Insights from spiders and insects
(Applicants
Pechmann, Matthias
;
Posnien, Nico
;
Prpic-Schäper, Nikola-Michael
;
Turetzek, Natascha
)
The genomic basis of extreme sexual dimorphism in fireflies.
(Applicants
Catalan, Ph.D., Ana
;
Höhna, Sebastian
)
Completed projects
Evidence for Balancing Selection at Immunity Genes in Drosophila
(Applicant
Hutter, Stephan
)
Evolution of altruistic defense traits in structured populations
(Applicants
Hutzenthaler, Martin
;
Metzler, Dirk
)
New approaches for species delimitation from genome data with examples to two widespread fireflies (Lamprohiza splendidula and Photinus pyralis)
(Applicants
Catalan, Ph.D., Ana
;
Höhna, Sebastian
)
Research Fellowships
Completed projects
Genome-wide signatures of selection and convergent evolution in corvids
(Applicant
Kutschera, Verena Esther
)
Collaborative Research Centres
Completed projects
Population genetics of hematopoietic neoplasms
(Project Head
Metzler, Dirk
)
Major Research Instrumentation
Completed projects
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