Department Aquatic Ecology
Zooplankton Ecology and Evolution
We are part of the Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ) and the Department of Environmental System Sciences (D-USYS) at ETH Zürich. Our group is hosted by Eawag in Dübendorf, where our offices and labs are based.
Our main research interests are questions, related to the maintenance and functioning of zooplankton populations, and the understanding of processes that influence genetic variation. We are especially interested in evolutionary ecological questions related to hybridization. We investigate how predation (interaction through kairomones), life history strategies, parasites and local adaptation influence the fitness of hybrid and parental taxa. Recently we started to combine evolutionary concepts with eco-toxicology.,For our studies we use a multidisciplinary approach, combining experimental work with field studies and population genetics. We mainly use Daphnia as a model organism.
M.Sc. students and undergraduates are welcome.
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Team
Former Group Members
PhD students
Name | Year | Current position |
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Dr. Marie-Eve Monchamp | 2013 - 2017 | |
Dr. Patrick Turko | 2012 - 2016 | |
Dr. Markus Möst | 2009 - 2013 | Group Leader, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
Dr. Aurea Chiaia-Hernandez | 2009 - 2013 | Deputy Group Leader, University Bern, Switzerland |
Dr. Silke van den Wyngaert | 2008 - 2012 | Post Doc, IGB Berlin, Germany |
Dr. Claudia Buser | 2008 - 2011 | Research associate, Eawag, Switzerland |
Dr. Andreas Kretschmann | 2006 - 2010 | Associate professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
Dr. Corine Schoebel | 2007 - 2010 | Post Doc, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland |
Dr. Christian Rellstab | 2003 - 2007 | Post Doc, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland |
Prof. Dr. Justyna Wolinska | 2002 - 2006 | Professor, IGB Berlin, Germany |
Dr. Barbara Keller | 2001 - 2006 | Post Doc, University of Zürich, Switzerland |
Dr. Sandra Lass | 1998 - 2002 | |
Prof. Dr. Monika Winder | 1998 - 2002 | Professor, Stockholm University, Sweden |
Prof. Dr. Michael Monaghan | 1998 - 2002 | Professor, IGB Berlin, Germany |
Guests
Name | Year | University |
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Prof. Dr. Nelson Hairston | 2013/2018 | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, USA |
Dr. Jennifer Fox | 2009 |
Students
Name | Year | University |
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Nelson Stevens | 2018 - 2019 | University of Zürich (Master) |
Linda Haltiner | 2017 - 2018 | University of Zürich (Master) |
Corinne Hänggi | 2016 - 2017 | ETH Zürich (Master) |
Nadine Targent | 2013 - 2014 | University of Zürich (Master) |
Gessica Gambaro | 2013 | ETH Zürich (Bachelor) |
Sarah Wolf | 2011 - 2012 | ETH Zürich (term paper) |
Nadine Targent | 2012 | University of Zürich (term paper) |
Livia Baumgartner | 2012 | Zürich University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil (Bachelor) |
Oliver Vanholsbeeck | 2010 - 2011 | University of Zürich |
Patrick Turko | 2010 - 2011 | University of Queens Canada (Joint master Project) |
Marloes Caduff-Kinkel | 2006 | |
Christoph Tellenbach | 2004 - 2005 | |
Lukas Engeler | 2003 | University of Basel |
Michael Rudis | 2000 - 2001 | |
Tamara Barthelmes | 2000 - 2001 | |
Lisa Eggenschwiler | 1998 | Diploma Thesis, ETH Zürich (in german). |
Aangelika Denk | 1998 | Diploma Thesis, University of Regensburg (in german). |