Study site, Adams and Fiedler 2016
Timing, diversification, and host‐plant associations of Ceutorhynchinae. Letsch et al. 2018
Biogeographical regions in different colours, as definded in Todisco et al. 2018 and four images showing representatives of the genus Pseudophilotes.
Phylogenetic tree reconstruction of weevil species. Winter et al. 2017
Geometridae and Caterpillars, Bodner et al. 2011
Ordination of 28 moth species in enviromental gradient.
Phylogeny Eois, vgl Strutzenberger et al. 2011
Caterpillars and moths of ten Eois species associated with Peperomia plants. Seifert et al. 2015
Our central research questions are:
(1) What are the ecological, anthropogenic and evolutionary factors controlling the composition of communities of animals in different ecosystems?
(2) What are the consequences of biodiversity for the functionality of ecosystems?
Specific topics are:
- Biodiversity of local animal communities under the influence of natural and anthropogenic drivers
- Macroecology of various animal groups at different spatial scales
- Evolutionary ecology of herbivorous insects
- Comparison between tropical and temperate-zone communities
The models used comprise as diverse animal groups as butterflies, moths, beetles, ants, dragonflies, birds, bats, amphibians and reptiles.