@misc{MorrisSaltRailaetal.2012,
  author    = {Morris, Penelope J. and Salt, Carina and Raila, Jens and Brenten, Thomas and Kohn, Barbara and Schweigert, Florian J. and Zentek, J{\"u}rgen},
  title     = {Safety evaluation of vitamin A in growing dogs},
  series = {Potsprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Potsprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {686},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-41492},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-414929},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The safe upper limit for inclusion of vitamin A in complete diets for growing dogs is uncertain, with the result that current recommendations range from 5.24 to 104.80 mu mol retinol (5000 to 100 000 IU vitamin A)/4184 kJ (1000 kcal) metabolisable energy (ME). The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of feeding four concentrations of vitamin A to puppies from weaning until 1 year of age. A total of forty-nine puppies, of two breeds, Labrador Retriever and Miniature Schnauzer, were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups. Following weaning at 8 weeks of age, puppies were fed a complete food supplemented with retinyl acetate diluted in vegetable oil and fed at 1ml oil/100 g diet to achieve an intake of 5.24, 13.10, 78.60 and 104.80 mu mol retinol (5000, 12 500, 75 000 and 100 000 IU vitamin A)/4184 kJ (1000 kcal) ME. Fasted blood and urine samples were collected at 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 26, 36 and 52 weeks of age and analysed for markers of vitamin A metabolism and markers of safety including haematological and biochemical variables, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptides of type I collagen and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Clinical examinations were conducted every 4 weeks. Data were analysed by means of a mixed model analysis with Bonferroni corrections for multiple endpoints. There was no effect of vitamin A concentration on any of the parameters, with the exception of total serum retinyl esters, and no effect of dose on the number, type and duration of adverse events. We therefore propose that 104.80 mu mol retinol (100 000 IU vitamin A)/4184 kJ (1000 kcal) is a suitable safe upper limit for use in the formulation of diets designed for puppy growth.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeingartRailaLuebkeBeckeretal.2018,
  author    = {Weingart, C. and Raila, Jens and L{\"u}bke-Becker, A. and Kershaw, O. and Brunnberg, M. and Kohn, B.},
  title     = {Calcitriol induced hypercalcemia in a hunting dog with a disseminated Paecilomyces variotii infection},
  series = {Schweizer Archiv f{\"u}r Tierheilkunde},
  journal   = {Schweizer Archiv f{\"u}r Tierheilkunde},
  number    = {5},
  edition   = {160},
  publisher = {Gesellschaft Schweizer Tier{\"a}rztinnen und Tier{\"a}rzte},
  address   = {Bern},
  issn      = {0036-7281},
  doi       = {10.17236/sat00161},
  pages     = {313 -- 319},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {A 5-year old hunting dog was presented with reduced appetite, weight loss and polyuria/polydipsia. Hematology and clinical chemistry revealed anemia, leukocytosis, increased liver enzymes, hypoalbuminemia and hypercalcemia. The cytological, pathohistological and microbiological examination identified a disseminated infection with the saprophytic mould fungus Paecilomyces variotii in the biopsies of the spleen and a lymph node. Determination of vitamin D metabolites confirmed a calcitriol induced hypercalcemia.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ArnoldRutschmann2022,
  author    = {Arnold, Patrick and Rutschmann, Sereina},
  title     = {UCE sequencing-derived mitogenomes reveal the timing of mitochondrial replacement in Malagasy shrew tenrecs (Afrosoricida, Tenrecidae, Microgale)},
  series = {Mammalian biology = Zeitschrift f{\"u}r S{\"a}ugetierkunde},
  volume    = {102},
  journal   = {Mammalian biology = Zeitschrift f{\"u}r S{\"a}ugetierkunde},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  issn      = {1616-5047},
  doi       = {10.1007/s42991-022-00246-2},
  pages     = {531 -- 536},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Malagasy shrew tenrecs (Microgale) have increasingly been used to study speciation genetics over the last years. A previous study recently uncovered gene flow between the Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec (M. soricoides) and sympatric southern population of the Pale shrew tenrec (M. fotsifotsy). This gene flow has been suggested to be accompanied by complete mitochondrial replacement in M. fotsifotsy. To explore the temporal framework of this replacement, we assembled mitogenomes from publicly available sequencing data of ultra-conserved elements. We were able to assemble complete and partial mitogenomes for 19 specimens from five species of shrew tenrecs, which represents a multifold increase in mitogenomic resources available for all tenrecs. Phylogenetic inferences and sequence simulations support the close relationship between the mitochondrial lineages of M. soricoides and the southern population of M. fotsifotsy. Based on the nuclear divergence of northern and southern populations of M. fotsifotsy and the mitochondrial divergence between the latter and M. soricoides, there was a mean time window for replacement of similar to 350,000 years. This timeframe implies that the effective size of the ancestral M. fotsifotsy southern population was less 70,000.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{DiGiacomoDiGiacomoKligeretal.2015,
  author    = {Di Giacomo, Adrian S. and Di Giacomo, Alejandro G. and Kliger, Rafi and Reboreda, Juan C. and Tiedemann, Ralph and Mahler, Bettina},
  title     = {No evidence of genetic variation in microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers among remaining populations of the Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora, an endangered grassland species},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {583},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-41442},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-414427},
  pages     = {127 -- 138},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {The Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora (Aves: Tyrannidae) is an endemic species of southern South American grasslands that suffered a 90\% reduction of its original distribution due to habitat transformation. This has led the species to be classified as globally Vulnerable. By the beginning of the last century, populations were partially migratory and moved south during the breeding season. Currently, the main breeding population inhabits the Ibera wetlands in the province of Corrientes, north-east Argentina, where it is resident all year round. There are two remaining small populations in the province of Formosa, north-east Argentina, and in southern Paraguay, which are separated from the main population by the Parana-Paraguay River and its continuous riverine forest habitat. The populations of Corrientes and Formosa are separated by 300 km and the grasslands between populations are non-continuous due to habitat transformation. We used mtDNA sequences and eight microsatellite loci to test if there were evidences of genetic isolation between Argentinean populations. We found no evidence of genetic structure between populations (Phi(ST) = 0.004, P = 0.32; Fst = 0.01, P = 0.06), which can be explained by either retained ancestral polymorphism or by dispersal between populations. We found no evidence for a recent demographic bottleneck in nuclear loci. Our results indicate that these populations could be managed as a single conservation unit on a regional scale. Conservation actions should be focused on preserving the remaining network of areas with natural grasslands to guarantee reproduction, dispersal and prevent further decline of populations.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Wutke2016,
  author    = {Wutke, Saskia},
  title     = {Tracing Changes in Space and Time},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {x, 84},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The horse is a fascinating animal symbolizing power, beauty, strength and grace. Among all the animal species domesticated the horse had the largest impact on the course of human history due to its importance for warfare and transportation. Studying the process of horse domestication contributes to the knowledge about the history of horses and even of our own species. Research based on molecular methods has increasingly focused on the genetic basis of horse domestication. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analyses of modern and ancient horses detected immense maternal diversity, probably due to many mares that contributed to the domestic population. However, mtDNA does not provide an informative phylogeographic structure. In contrast, Y chromosome analyses displayed almost complete uniformity in modern stallions but relatively high diversity in a few ancient horses. Further molecular markers that seem to be well suited to infer the domestication history of horses or genetic and phenotypic changes during this process are loci associated with phenotypic traits. This doctoral thesis consists of three different parts for which I analyzed various single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with coat color, locomotion or Y chromosomal variation of horses. These SNPs were genotyped in 350 ancient horses from the Chalcolithic (5,000 BC) to the Middle Ages (11th century). The distribution of the samples ranges from China to the Iberian Peninsula and Iceland. By applying multiplexed next-generation sequencing (NGS) I sequenced short amplicons covering the relevant positions: i) eight coat-color-associated mutations in six genes to deduce the coat color phenotype; ii) the so-called 'Gait-keeper' SNP in the DMRT3 gene to screen for the ability to amble; iii) 16 SNPs previously detected in ancient horses to infer the corresponding haplotype. Based on these data I investigated the occurrence and frequencies of alleles underlying the respective phenotypes as well as Y chromosome haplotypes at different times and regions. Also, selection coefficients for several Y chromosome lineages or phenotypes were estimated. Concerning coat color differences in ancient horses my work constitutes the most comprehensive study to date. I detected an increase of chestnut horses in the Middle Ages as well as differential selection for spotted and solid phenotypes over time which reflects changing human preferences. With regard to ambling horses, the corresponding allele was present in medieval English and Icelandic horses. Based on these results I argue that Norse settlers, who frequently invaded parts of Britain, brought ambling individuals to Iceland from the British Isles which can be regarded the origin of this trait. Moreover, these settlers appear to have selected for ambling in Icelandic horses. Relating to the third trait, the paternal diversity, these findings represent the largest ancient dataset of Y chromosome variation in non-humans. I proved the existence of several Y chromosome haplotypes in early domestic horses. The decline of Y chromosome variation coincides with the movement of nomadic peoples from the Eurasian steppes and later with different breeding practices in the Roman period. In conclusion, positive selection was estimated for several phenotypes/lineages in different regions or times which indicates that these were preferred by humans. Furthermore, I could successfully infer the distribution and dispersal of horses in association with human movements and actions. Thereby, a better understanding of the influence of people on the changing appearance and genetic diversity of domestic horses could be gained. My results also emphasize the close relationship of ancient genetics and archeology or history and that only in combination well-founded conclusions can be reached.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Grauf2009,
  author    = {Grauf, Coronula},
  title     = {Brutaktivit{\"a}t und Verhalten der Kiwis (Apteryx mantelli) im Zoo Berlin},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-43709},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Der Streifenkiwi (Apteryx mantelli) kommt im Freiland nur auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands vor. Aufgrund des gef{\"a}hrdeten Bestands ist eine sich selbst erhaltene Zoopopulation wichtig. Kenntnisse des Verhaltens helfen, die Anspr{\"u}che der Tiere zu verstehen. Zudem k{\"o}nnen sie dar{\"u}ber Auskunft geben, inwiefern das Wohlbefinden eines Tieres gegeben ist. Durch die Untersuchung der Brutaktivit{\"a}t sollte ein {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber den allgemeinen Verlauf der Brut gegeben und Aktivit{\"a}tsmuster f{\"u}r den Berliner Hahn erarbeitet werden, um den Verlauf zuk{\"u}nftiger Bruten einsch{\"a}tzen und eventuell positiv beeinflussen zu k{\"o}nnen. Dazu kamen die Untersuchung der t{\"a}glichen Aktivit{\"a}t einer Henne sowie Beobachtungen des Verhaltens der Tiere. Diese dienten der Bestandsaufnahme der gezeigten Verhaltensweisen und sollten zusammen mit der Aktivit{\"a}t die Grundlage zur Einsch{\"a}tzung bilden, ob die Anspr{\"u}che der Kiwis im Zoo Berlin erf{\"u}llt werden, und Hinweise zur Verbesserung der Haltung geben. Die Brutaktivit{\"a}t des Hahnes konnte {\"u}ber drei Brutperioden hinweg detailliert dargestellt werden und zeigte, dass nicht nur innerhalb der Art sondern bei einem einzigen Tier unter {\"a}hnlichen Bedingungen die Variabilit{\"a}t so groß sein kann, dass sie f{\"u}r Vorhersagen {\"u}ber den Erfolg einer Brut nicht geeignet ist. Im Zusammenhang mit der Aktivit{\"a}t der Henne ließen sich keine Auff{\"a}lligkeiten erkennen, die auf eine allgemeine St{\"o}rung der Tiere schließen lassen oder f{\"u}r eine Beeintr{\"a}chtigung der Brut verantwortlich gemacht werden k{\"o}nnten. Soweit aus den Beobachtungen im Freiland geschlossen werden kann, scheinen die Kiwis im Zoo ein weitgehend nat{\"u}rliches Verhalten zu zeigen. Die Haltungsbedingungen scheinen den Anspr{\"u}chen der Tiere zu entsprechen. Es ließen sich nur bedingt Strategien entwickeln, um die Bedingungen f{\"u}r die Brut und damit f{\"u}r die Nachzucht zu verbessern, da sich die Aktivit{\"a}t des Hahnes w{\"a}hrend der Brut von Jahr zu Jahr als unerwartet variabel erwies. F{\"u}r ein weiteres Verst{\"a}ndnis des Brutverhaltens und eine m{\"o}gliche Verbesserung der Bedingungen w{\"a}re eine Untersuchung zum Einfluss verschiedener Umweltfaktoren auf die Brutaktivit{\"a}t des Hahnes w{\"u}nschenswert.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{PavesiTiedemannDeMatthaeisetal.2013,
  author    = {Pavesi, Laura and Tiedemann, Ralph and De Matthaeis, Elvira and Ketmaier, Valerio},
  title     = {Genetic connectivity between land and sea},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-401110},
  pages     = {19},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {Introduction: We examined patterns of genetic divergence in 26 Mediterranean populations of the semi-terrestrial beachflea Orchestia montagui using mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase subunit I), microsatellite (eight loci) and allozymic data. The species typically forms large populations within heaps of dead seagrass leaves stranded on beaches at the waterfront. We adopted a hierarchical geographic sampling to unravel population structure in a species living at the sea-land transition and, hence, likely subjected to dramatically contrasting forces. Results: Mitochondrial DNA showed historical phylogeographic breaks among Adriatic, Ionian and the remaining basins (Tyrrhenian, Western and Eastern Mediterranean Sea) likely caused by the geological and climatic changes of the Pleistocene. Microsatellites (and to a lesser extent allozymes) detected a further subdivision between and within the Western Mediterranean and the Tyrrhenian Sea due to present-day processes. A pattern of isolation by distance was not detected in any of the analyzed data set. Conclusions: We conclude that the population structure of O. montagui is the result of the interplay of two contrasting forces that act on the species population genetic structure. On one hand, the species semi-terrestrial life style would tend to determine the onset of local differences. On the other hand, these differences are partially counter-balanced by passive movements of migrants via rafting on heaps of dead seagrass leaves across sites by sea surface currents. Approximate Bayesian Computations support dispersal at sea as prevalent over terrestrial regionalism.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{CanitzKirschbaumTiedemann2020,
  author    = {Canitz, Julia and Kirschbaum, Frank and Tiedemann, Ralph},
  title     = {Transcriptome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms related to electric organ discharge differentiation among African weakly electric fish species},
  series = {PLoS one},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {PLoS one},
  number    = {10},
  publisher = {PLoS},
  address   = {San Francisco, California, US},
  issn      = {1932-6203},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0240812},
  pages     = {21},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {African weakly electric fish of the mormyrid genus Campylomormyrus generate pulse-type electric organ discharges (EODs) for orientation and communication. Their pulse durations are species-specific and elongated EODs are a derived trait. So far, differential gene expression among tissue-specific transcriptomes across species with different pulses and point mutations in single ion channel genes indicate a relation of pulse duration and electrocyte geometry/excitability. However, a comprehensive assessment of expressed Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) throughout the entire transcriptome of African weakly electric fish, with the potential to identify further genes influencing EOD duration, is still lacking. This is of particular value, as discharge duration is likely based on multiple cellular mechanisms and various genes. Here we provide the first transcriptome-wide SNP analysis of African weakly electric fish species (genus Campylomormyrus) differing by EOD duration to identify candidate genes and cellular mechanisms potentially involved in the determination of an elongated discharge of C. tshokwe. Non-synonymous substitutions specific to C. tshokwe were found in 27 candidate genes with inferred positive selection among Campylomormyrus species. These candidate genes had mainly functions linked to transcriptional regulation, cell proliferation and cell differentiation. Further, by comparing gene annotations between C. compressirostris (ancestral short EOD) and C. tshokwe (derived elongated EOD), we identified 27 GO terms and 2 KEGG pathway categories for which C. tshokwe significantly more frequently exhibited a species-specific expressed substitution than C. compressirostris. The results indicate that transcriptional regulation as well cell proliferation and differentiation take part in the determination of elongated pulse durations in C. tshokwe. Those cellular processes are pivotal for tissue morphogenesis and might determine the shape of electric organs supporting the observed correlation between electrocyte geometry/tissue structure and discharge duration. The inferred expressed SNPs and their functional implications are a valuable resource for future investigations on EOD durations.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchefflerDammhahn2017,
  author    = {Scheffler, Christiane and Dammhahn, Melanie},
  title     = {Feminization of the fat distribution pattern of children and adolescents in a recent German population},
  series = {American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council},
  volume    = {29},
  journal   = {American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {1042-0533},
  doi       = {10.1002/ajhb.23017},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Objectives During the early 1990s, the economic and political situation in eastern Germany changed overnight. Here, we use the rare chance of an experiment-like setting in humans and aim to test whether the rapid change of environmental conditions in eastern Germany in the 1990s led to a change in the sex-specific fat distribution pattern, an endocrine-influenced phenotypic marker. METHODS Based on a cross-sectional data set of 6- to 18-year-old girls and boys measured between 1982-1991 and 1997-2012, we calculated a skinfold ratio of triceps to subscapular and percentage of body fat. Using linear regressions, we tested for differences in percentage of body fat and skinfold ratio between these two time periods. RESULTS We found that the percentage of body fat increased in boys and girls, and they accumulated relatively more fat on extremities than on the trunk in all BMI groups measured after 1997 as compared to those measured between 1982 and 1991. CONCLUSIONS Concurrent with drastic and rapid changes of environmental conditions, the body fat distribution of children and adolescents changed to a more feminized pattern during the early 1990s in an East German population. The changes in this endocrinologically mediated pattern might be associated with the increased exposure of individuals to endocrine-disrupting chemicals which are known to influence the endocrine, reproductive, and immune systems in animals and humans.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SrokaGodunkoRutschmannetal.2019,
  author    = {Sroka, Pavel and Godunko, Roman J. and Rutschmann, Sereina and Angeli, Kamila B. and Salles, Frederico F. and Gattolliat, Jean-Luc},
  title     = {A new species of Bungona in Turkey (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)},
  series = {Zoosytematics and evolution},
  volume    = {95},
  journal   = {Zoosytematics and evolution},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Pensoft Publ.},
  address   = {Sofia},
  issn      = {1860-0743},
  doi       = {10.3897/zse.95.29487},
  pages     = {1 -- 13},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {By using an integrative approach, we describe a new species of mayfly, Bungona (Chopralla) pontica sp. n., from Turkey. The discovery of a representative of the tropical mayfly genus Bungona in the Middle East is rather unexpected. The new species shows all the main morphological characters of the subgenus Chopralla, which has its closest related species occurring in southeastern Asia. Barcoding clearly indicated that the new species represents an independent lineage isolated for a very long time from other members of the complex. The claw is equipped with two rows of three or four flattened denticles. This condition is a unique feature of Bungona (Chopralla) pontica sp. n. among West Palaearctic mayfly species. Within the subgenus Chopralla, the species can be identified by the presence of a simple, not bifid right prostheca (also present only in Bungona (Chopralla) liebenauae (Soldan, Braasch \& Muu, 1987)), the shape of the labial palp, and the absence of protuberances on pronotum.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HodappRabovsky2021,
  author    = {Hodapp, Alice and Rabovsky, Milena},
  title     = {The N400 ERP component reflects an error-based implicit learning signal during language comprehension},
  series = {European journal of neuroscience},
  volume    = {54},
  journal   = {European journal of neuroscience},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0953-816X},
  doi       = {10.1111/ejn.15462},
  pages     = {7125 -- 7140},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The functional significance of the N400 evoked-response component is still actively debated. An increasing amount of theoretical and computational modelling work is built on the interpretation of the N400 as a prediction error. In neural network modelling work, it was proposed that the N400 component can be interpreted as the change in a probabilistic representation of meaning that drives the continuous adaptation of an internal model of the statistics of the environment. These results imply that increased N400 amplitudes should correspond to greater adaptation, which can be measured via implicit memory. To investigate this model derived hypothesis, the current study manipulated expectancy in a sentence reading task to influence N400 amplitudes and subsequently presented the previously expected vs. unexpected words in a perceptual identification task to measure implicit memory. As predicted, reaction times in the perceptual identification task were significantly faster for previously unexpected words that induced larger N400 amplitudes in the previous sentence reading task. Additionally, it could be demonstrated that this adaptation seems to specifically depend on the process underlying N400 amplitudes, as participants with larger N400 differences during sentence reading also exhibited a larger implicit memory benefit in the perceptual identification task. These findings support the interpretation of the N400 as an implicit learning signal driving adaptation in language processing.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchlaegelMaedlow2022,
  author    = {Schl{\"a}gel, Ulrike E. and M{\"a}dlow, Wolfgang},
  title     = {All-season space use by non-native resident Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata) in northeastern Germany},
  series = {Journal of ornithology / publ. by Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft},
  volume    = {163},
  journal   = {Journal of ornithology / publ. by Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {2193-7192},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10336-021-01932-7},
  pages     = {71 -- 82},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Patterns of space use are often subject to large temporal and individual-level variation, due to seasonality in behaviour and environmental conditions as well as age- or sex-specific needs. Especially in temperate regions, seasonality likely influences space use even in non-migratory birds. In waterfowl of the family Anatidae, however, few studies have analyzed space use of the same individuals across the full annual cycle. We used a resident population of Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata) in northeast Germany to study their year-round space use in relation to season, sex, and age. We marked 172 birds with colour rings and surveyed relevant water bodies for re-encounters for several years. As space-use patterns we derived home ranges from minimum convex polygons and the number of water bodies used by individual birds. Our analysis revealed that individuals shifted their space use between seasons, in particular extending their home ranges during the non-breeding season. Between years, in contrast, birds tended to show season-specific site fidelity. Sex differences were apparent during both breeding and non-breeding season, males consistently having larger home ranges and using slightly more water bodies. No difference was found between first-year and adult birds. Our study demonstrates that mark-resighting can provide valuable information about space use in species with suitable behaviour and readily accessible habitat. In such cases, it may be a valid alternative to more expensive GPS-tracking or short-term manual radio telemetry, particularly within citizen-science projects.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchneebergerTaborsky2020,
  author    = {Schneeberger, Karin and Taborsky, Michael},
  title     = {The role of sensory ecology and cognition in social decisions},
  series = {Functional ecology : an official journal of the British Ecological Society},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {Functional ecology : an official journal of the British Ecological Society},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0269-8463},
  doi       = {10.1111/1365-2435.13488},
  pages     = {302 -- 309},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {1. We generally assume that animals should maximize information acquisition about their environment to make prudent decisions. But this is a naive assumption, as gaining information typically involves costs. <br /> 2. This is especially so in the social context, where interests between interacting partners usually diverge. The arms race involved in mutual assessment is characterized by the attempt to obtain revealing information from a partner while providing only as much information by oneself as is conducive to one's own intentions. <br /> 3. If obtaining information occasions costs in terms of time, energy and risk, animals should be selected to base their decisions on a cost-benefit ratio that takes account of the trade-off between the risk of making wrong choices and the costs involved in information acquisition, processing and use. <br /> 4. In addition, there may be physiological and/or environmental constraints limiting the ability to obtaining, processing and utilizing reliable information. <br /> 5. Here, we discuss recent empirical evidence for the proposition that social decisions are to an important extent based on the costs that result from acquiring, processing, evaluating and storing information. Using examples from different taxa and ecological contexts, we aim at drawing attention to the often neglected costs of information recipience, with emphasis on the potential role of sensory ecology and cognition in social decisions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Voss2009,
  author    = {Voss, Insa},
  title     = {Die Bedeutung der Paarbindung f{\"u}r das Fortpflanzungspotential von Papageienv{\"o}geln (Psittaciformes) : vergleichende Untersuchung zu Hormonstatus und Verhalten},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-41596},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Zum Erhalt vom Aussterben bedrohter Papageienv{\"o}gel (Psittaciformes) ist die Nachzucht in Menschenobhut neben dem Erhalt freilebender Populationen von großer Bedeutung, die Reproduktion bestimmter Arten gelingt allerdings nur unzureichend. Als Hauptgrund daf{\"u}r gilt die Zwangsverpaarung im Rahmen von Zuchtprogrammen (Beispiel: Europ{\"a}isches Erhaltungszuchtprogramm, EEP), hier werden Brutpaare haupts{\"a}chlich nach genetischen Aspekten zusammengestellt. Der reproduktive Erfolg ist bei den meisten Papageienarten, die in dauerhaften Paarbindungen leben (perennial monogamy), eng der Paarbindung korreliert. Eine freie Partnerwahl ist demnach von großer Bedeutung f{\"u}r die Zucht in Menschenobhut, im Rahmen von Erhaltungszuchtprogrammen jedoch nur selten m{\"o}glich. Das Ziel der Untersuchung war, eine wissenschaftlich begr{\"u}ndete Methode zu entwickeln, durch die es m{\"o}glich sein soll, das Fortpflanzungspotential von Brutpaaren der Gattung Ara anhand der Paarbindung zu bestimmen. Daf{\"u}r wurde die Bedeutung der Qualit{\"a}t der Paarbindung der Brutpaare f{\"u}r den Lebens-Reproduktionserfolg (Lifetime-reproductive success, LRS) untersucht. Die Datenaufnahme erfolgte in dem Zuchtzentrum 'La Vera' der Loro Parque Fundaci{\´o}n auf Teneriffa/ Spanien. Hier wurden in den Jahren 2006 und 2007 21 Brutpaare der Gattung Ara untersucht. Die Paarbindung wurde zum Einen durch typisches Paarbindungsverhalten und zum Anderen durch die physiologische Abstimmung der einzelnen Brutpaare anhand der Aussch{\"u}ttung des Steroidhormons Testosteron dargestellt. Das Paarbindungsverhalten setzte sich aus der ‚Abstimmung der Tagesaktivit{\"a}t', dem ‚Kontaktverhalten' und den ‚sozialen Interaktionen' zusammen. Zur Abstimmung der Tagesaktivit{\"a}t z{\"a}hlten die Verhaltensweisen Ruhen, Sitzen, Nahrungsaufnahme, Gefiederpflege, Besch{\"a}ftigung und Lokomotion. Unter Kontaktverhalten wurden das {\"U}berschreiten der Individualdistanz bei bestimmten Verhaltensweisen und die Rollenverteilung der Geschlechter untersucht. Unter ‚sozialen Interaktionen' wurden die Dauer und der H{\"a}ufigkeit der sozialen Gefiederpflege und der Sozialen Index zusammengefasst. Bei der sozialen Gefiederpflege wurde die Dauer und die H{\"a}ufigkeit der Phasen erhoben, sowie der jeweilige Initiator dieser Interaktion. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurde untersucht, welches Geschlecht, wie h{\"a}ufig und mit welcher Dauer aktiv an der sozialen Gefiederpflege beteiligt war. Aus den Beobachtungen wurde der soziale Index berechnet, der angibt, wie das Verh{\"a}ltnis sozio-positiver zu agonistischen Interaktionen f{\"u}r jedes Individuum, sowie das Paar an sich ist. Zur Messung der Testosteron-Aussch{\"u}ttung der Partnertiere wurden von September bis November 2007 {\"u}ber einen Zeitraum von 9 Wochen jede Woche einmal f{\"u}r jedes Individuum Kotproben gesammelt. Mit der Analyse der Proben wurde das Veterin{\"a}r-Physiologisch-Chemische-Institut der Universit{\"a}t Leipzig unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Almuth Einspanier beauftragt. Zur Ermittlung des Hormongehalts in den gewonnenen Kotproben diente ein kompetitiver Doppelantik{\"o}rper-Enzymimmunoassay (EIA). Das Fortpflanzungspotential wurde {\"u}ber die Anzahl der Eier, Gelege und Jungtiere, sowie {\"u}ber die Gelegegr{\"o}ße dargestellt. Diese Daten geben, bezogen auf die Dauer der Paarbindung, Auskunft {\"u}ber die Produktivit{\"a}t eines Brutpaares, anhand dessen zus{\"a}tzlich ein Produktivit{\"a}ts-Koeffizient berechnet wurde. Des weiteren sollte die Anzahl der von einem Brutpaar selbst{\"a}ndig großgezogenen Jungtiere Auskunft {\"u}ber die F{\"a}higkeit zur kooperativen Jungenaufzucht geben. Zur Untersuchung der Bedeutung der Paarbindungsqualit{\"a}t wurden Diskriminanzfunktionsanalysen und Regressionsanalysen durchgef{\"u}hrt, wozu die untersuchten Brutpaare anhand ihres Fortpflanzungspotentials in verschiedene Gruppen eingeteilt wurden. Anhand der Ergebnisse der Studie konnte gezeigt werden, dass das Fortpflanzungspotential von Brutpaaren von verschiedenen Kriterien, die die Paarbindungsqualit{\"a}t charakterisieren, abh{\"a}ngt. Dabei ist zwischen der Produktivit{\"a}t und der F{\"a}higkeit zur kooperativen Jungenaufzucht zu unterscheiden. Die Produktivit{\"a}t eines Paares wurde hinsichtlich der abgestimmten Tagesaktivit{\"a}t positiv vom synchronen Ruhen mit dem Partner beeinflusst, sowie von der H{\"a}ufigkeit und Dauer der vom Weibchen ausgehenden sozialen Gefiederpflege. Brutpaare mit hoher Produktivit{\"a}t waren zudem {\"u}ber eine hohe ‚intra-Paar Fluktuation' des Steroidhormons Testosteron gekennzeichnet. Die Brutpaare, die in der Lage sind, ihre Jungtiere in Kooperation großzuziehen, zeigten ebenfalls einen hohen Anteil zeitlich mit dem Partner abgestimmter Ruhephasen, zudem h{\"a}ufiges Ruheverhalten in K{\"o}rperkontakt zum Partner und ein hohes zeitliches Investment der M{\"a}nnchen bei der Initiierung und Durchf{\"u}hrung sozialer Gefiederpflege. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus zeigten M{\"a}nnchen, die einen Beitrag zur kooperativen Jungenaufzucht leisten, eine wesentlich geringere durchschnittliche Testosteron-Konzentration - bezogen auf den Untersuchungszeitraum, als M{\"a}nnchen, die Brutpaaren angeh{\"o}ren, die nicht zur selbst{\"a}ndigen Jungenaufzucht f{\"a}hig sind. Dieses Ergebnis spiegelt die Bedeutung von Testosteron bei der elterlichen F{\"u}rsorge wider und bietet einen Anhaltspunkt f{\"u}r weitere Untersuchungen. Die Untersuchung konnte zeigen, dass es m{\"o}glich und sinnvoll ist, das individuelle Verhalten von Tieren in Menschenobhut f{\"u}r den Erhalt bedrohter Tierarten einzusetzen. Weitere, auf dieser Studie aufbauende Untersuchungen sollten zum Ziel haben, zuverl{\"a}ssig die Brutpaare erkennbar zu machen, die {\"u}ber ein gutes Fortpflanzungspotential verf{\"u}gen. Auf diese Weise kann unzureichender Reproduktionserfolg bedrohter Papageienarten in Menschenobhut infolge von Zwangsverpaarung minimiert werden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Blankenburg2013,
  author    = {Blankenburg, Stefanie},
  title     = {Charakterisierung der GABAB-Rezeptor Subtypen 1 und 2 der Amerikanischen Großschabe Periplaneta americana},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-69648},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {Die nichtproteinogene Aminos{\"a}ure GABA (γ-Aminobutters{\"a}ure) gilt als der wichtigste inhibitorische Neurotransmitter im Zentralnervensystem von Vertebraten sowie Invertebraten und vermittelt ihre Wirkung u. a. {\"u}ber die metabotropen GABAB-Rezeptoren. Bisher sind diese Rezeptoren bei Insekten nur rudiment{\"a}r untersucht. F{\"u}r die Amerikanische Großschabe als etablierter Modellorganismus konnte pharmakologisch eine modulatorische Rolle der GABAB-Rezeptoren bei der Bildung von Prim{\"a}rspeichel nachgewiesen werden. Ziel dieser Arbeit war eine umfassende Charakterisierung der GABAB-Rezeptor-Subtypen 1 und 2 von Periplaneta americana. Unter Verwendung verschiedenster Klonierungsstrategien sowie der Kooperationsm{\"o}glichkeit mit der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Dr. T. Miura (Hokkaido, Japan) in Hinsicht auf eine dort etablierte P. americana EST-Datenbank gelang die Klonierung von zwei Rezeptor-cDNAs. Die Analyse der abgeleiteten Aminos{\"a}uresequenzen auf GB-spezifische Dom{\"a}nen und konservierte Aminos{\"a}ure-Reste, sowie der Vergleich zu bekannten GB Sequenzen anderer Arten legen nahe, dass es sich bei den isolierten Sequenzen um die GABAB-Rezeptor-Subtypen 1 und 2 (PeaGB1 und PeaGB2) handelt. F{\"u}r die funktionelle und pharmakologische Charakterisierung des Heteromers aus PeaGB1 und PeaGB2 wurden Expressionskonstrukte f{\"u}r die Transfektion in HEK-flpTM-Zellen hergestellt. Das Heteromer aus PeaGB1 und PeaGB2 hemmt bei steigenden GABA-Konzentrationen die cAMP-Produktion. Die Substanzen SKF97541 und 3-APPA konnten als Agonisten identifiziert werden. CGP55845 und CGP54626 wirken als vollwertige Antagonisten. Das in vitro ermittelte pharmakologische Profil im Vergleich zur Pharmakologie an der isolierten Dr{\"u}se best{\"a}tigt, dass die GABA-Wirkung in der Speicheldr{\"u}se tats{\"a}chlich von GBs vermittelt wird. F{\"u}r die immunhistochemische Charakterisierung konnte ein spezifischer polyklonaler Antik{\"o}rper gegen die extrazellul{\"a}re Schleife 2 des PeaGB1 generiert werden. Ein weiterer Antik{\"o}rper, welcher gegen den PeaGB2 gerichtet ist, erwies sich hingegen nicht als ausreichend spezifisch. Western-Blot-Analysen best{\"a}tigen das Vorkommen beider Subtypen im Zentralnervensystem von P. americana. Zudem wird der PeaGB1 in der Speicheldr{\"u}se und in den Geschlechtsdr{\"u}sen der Schabenm{\"a}nnchen exprimiert. Immunhistochemische Analysen zeigen eine PeaGB1-{\"a}hnliche Markierung in den GABAergen Fasern der Speicheldr{\"u}se auf. Demnach fungiert der PeaGB1 hier als Autorezeptor. Weiterhin konnte eine PeaGB1-{\"a}hnliche Markierung in nahezu allen Gehirnneuropilen festgestellt werden. Auch die akzessorischen Dr{\"u}sen der M{\"a}nnchen, Pilzdr{\"u}se und Phallusdr{\"u}se, sind PeaGB1-immunreaktiv.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{PeitzSchulzeWarschburger2021,
  author    = {Peitz, Diana and Schulze, Julian and Warschburger, Petra},
  title     = {Getting a deeper understanding of mindfulness in the context of eating behavior},
  series = {Appetite : multidisciplinary research on eating and drinking},
  volume    = {159},
  journal   = {Appetite : multidisciplinary research on eating and drinking},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0195-6663},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.appet.2020.105039},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Purpose: Current research supports the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for maladaptive eating behaviors associated with obesity and eating disorders. To investigate potential underlying mechanisms at work, reliable and valid instruments that allow for an exhaustive assessment of the context-specific construct Mindful Eating (ME) are needed. Therefore, the current work aimed to develop a comprehensive inventory reflecting a wide range of ME attitudes and behaviors: The Mindful Eating Inventory (MEI). Methods \& Results: Study 1 describes the item pool development for an initial version of the MEI comprising various steps (compilation of items, expert ratings, focus groups and think aloud protocols by laypersons). Within Study 2, the factor structure of this initial version was explored in an online sample of N = 828 participants and the item pool was shortened via a sequential process based on statistical and content-related considerations. Exploratory factor analyses yielded a seven-factor structure. This structure could be confirmed within Study 3 on an independent online sample of N = 612 participants using confirmatory factor analysis. Criterion validity was supported by hypotheses-confirming correlations with eating-specific and global health-relevant outcomes. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the MEI is a valid and reliable (in terms of internal consistency and retest-reliability) tool, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of various ME attitudes and behaviors within one parsimonious inventory. It further enabled us to propose a so far missing, initial scientific operational definition of this eating-specific construct, that may help to advance future research and clinical application by clarifying mechanisms of action.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{StrongScherzCaldwell2021,
  author    = {Strong, Catherine R. C. and Scherz, Mark D. and Caldwell, Michael Wayne},
  title     = {Deconstructing the Gestalt},
  series = {The anatomical record : AR ; advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology ; an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, AAA},
  volume    = {304},
  journal   = {The anatomical record : AR ; advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology ; an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, AAA},
  number    = {10},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {1932-8486},
  doi       = {10.1002/ar.24630},
  pages     = {2303 -- 2351},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Snakes-a subset of lizards-have traditionally been divided into two major groups based on feeding mechanics: "macrostomy," involving the ingestion of proportionally large prey items; and "microstomy," the lack of this ability. "Microstomy"-considered present in scolecophidian and early-diverging alethinophidian snakes-is generally viewed as a symplesiomorphy shared with non-snake lizards. However, this perspective of "microstomy" as plesiomorphic and morphologically homogenous fails to recognize the complexity of this condition and its evolution across "microstomatan" squamates. To challenge this problematic paradigm, we formalize a new framework for conceptualizing and testing the homology of overall character complexes, or "morphotypes," which underlies our re-assessment of "microstomy." Using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scans, we analyze the morphology of the jaws and suspensorium across purported "microstomatan" squamates (scolecophidians, early-diverging alethinophidians, and non-snake lizards) and demonstrate that key components of the jaw complex are not homologous at the level of primary character state identity across these taxa. Therefore, rather than treating "microstomy" as a uniform condition, we instead propose that non-snake lizards, early-diverging alethinophidians, anomalepidids, leptotyphlopids, and typhlopoids each exhibit a unique and nonhomologous jaw morphotype: "minimal-kinesis microstomy," "snout-shifting," "axle-brace maxillary raking," "mandibular raking," and "single-axle maxillary raking," respectively. The lack of synapomorphy among scolecophidians is inconsistent with the notion of scolecophidians representing an ancestral snake condition, and instead reflects a hypothesis of the independent evolution of fossoriality, miniaturization, and "microstomy" in each scolecophidian lineage. We ultimately emphasize that a rigorous approach to comparative anatomy is necessary in constructing evolutionary hypotheses that accurately reflect biological reality.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KehlmaierBarlowHastingsetal.2017,
  author    = {Kehlmaier, Christian and Barlow, Axel and Hastings, Alexander K. and Vamberger, Melita and Paijmans, Johanna L. A. and Steadman, David W. and Albury, Nancy A. and Franz, Richard and Hofreiter, Michael and Fritz, Uwe},
  title     = {Tropical ancient DNA reveals relationships of the extinct bahamian giant tortoise Chelonoidis alburyorum},
  series = {Proceedings of the Royal Society of London : Series B, Biological sciences},
  volume    = {284},
  journal   = {Proceedings of the Royal Society of London : Series B, Biological sciences},
  publisher = {The Royal Society},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0962-8452},
  doi       = {10.1098/rspb.2016.2235},
  pages     = {8},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Ancient DNA of extinct species from the Pleistocene and Holocene has provided valuable evolutionary insights. However, these are largely restricted to mammals and high latitudes because DNA preservation in warm climates is typically poor. In the tropics and subtropics, non-avian reptiles constitute a significant part of the fauna and little is known about the genetics of the many extinct reptiles from tropical islands. We have reconstructed the near-complete mitochondrial genome of an extinct giant tortoise from the Bahamas (Chelonoidis alburyorum) using an approximately 1000-year-old humerus from a water-filled sinkhole (blue hole) on Great Abaco Island. Phylogenetic and molecular clock analyses place this extinct species as closely related to Galapagos (C. niger complex) and Chaco tortoises (C. chilensis), and provide evidence for repeated overseas dispersal in this tortoise group. The ancestors of extant Chelonoidis species arrived in South America from Africa only after the opening of the Atlantic Ocean and dispersed from there to the Caribbean and the Galapagos Islands. Our results also suggest that the anoxic, thermally buffered environment of blue holes may enhance DNA preservation, and thus are opening a window for better understanding evolution and population history of extinct tropical species, which would likely still exist without human impact.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RuthsatzScherzVences2021,
  author    = {Ruthsatz, Katharina and Scherz, Mark D. and Vences, Miguel},
  title     = {Dissecting the tree of life},
  series = {Zootaxa : an international journal of zootaxonomy ;},
  volume    = {5016},
  journal   = {Zootaxa : an international journal of zootaxonomy ;},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Magnolia Press},
  address   = {Auckland},
  issn      = {1175-5326},
  doi       = {10.11646/zootaxa.5016.3.10},
  pages     = {448 -- 450},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchneebergerEccard2021,
  author    = {Schneeberger, Karin and Eccard, Jana},
  title     = {Experience of social density during early life is associated with attraction to conspecific odour in the common vole (Microtus arvalis)},
  series = {Ethology : international journal of behavioural biology},
  volume    = {127},
  journal   = {Ethology : international journal of behavioural biology},
  number    = {10},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {0179-1613},
  doi       = {10.1111/eth.13211},
  pages     = {908 -- 913},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Social organisation in species with fluctuating population sizes can change with density. Therefore, information on (future) density obtained during early life stages may be associated with social behaviour. Olfactory cues may carry important social information. We investigated whether early life experience of different experimental densities was subsequently associated with differences in attraction to adult conspecific odours. We used common voles (Microtus arvalis), a rodent species undergoing extreme density fluctuations. We found that individuals originating from high experimental density populations kept in large outdoor enclosures invested more time in inspecting conspecific olfactory cues than individuals from low-density populations. Generally, voles from both treatments spent more time with the olfactory cues than expected by chance and did not differ in their latency to approach the odour samples. Our findings indicate either that early experience affects odour sensitivity or that animals evaluate the social information contained in conspecific odours differently, depending on their early life experience of conspecific density.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Nguyen2019,
  author    = {Nguyen, Manh Duy Linh},
  title     = {Reproduction, development and reproductive isolation barriers of the mormyrid fish (genus Campylomormyrus, Teleostei)},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43719},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-437197},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {121},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Weakly electric mormyrid fish comprise about 200 species. 15 species of the genus Campylomormyrus have been described. These are very diverse concerning the trunk-like snout and the shape and duration of the electric organ discharge (EOD) and the anatomy of the electric organ. In this dissertation data on the reproduction in captivity of four species and on the ontogeny of the EOD and the EO of three species are presented. Reproduction of the four species C. compressirostris, C. rhynchophorus, C. tshokwe and C. numenius: Cyclical reproduction was provoked by changing only water conductivity (C): decreasing C led to gonadal recrudescence, an increase induced gonad regression. Data on the reproduction and development of three species are presented (in C. numenius gonad development could only be achieved in males). Agonistic behavior in the C. tshokwe pair forced us to divide the breeding tank; therefore, only ovipositions occurred. However, injection of an artificial GnRH hormone allowed us to obtain ripe eggs and sperm and to perform successful artificial reproduction. All three species (C. compressirostris, C. rhynchophorus, C. tshokwe) are indeterminate fractional spawners. Spawnings/ovipositions occurred during the second half of the night; no parental care was observed; no special spawning substrates were necessary. C. compressirostris successfully spawned in breeding groups, C. rhynchophorus as pair. Spawning intervals ranged from 6 to 66 days in C. rhynchophorus, 10-75 days in C. tshokwe, and 18 days in C. compressirostris (calculated values). Fecundities (eggs per fractional spawning) ranged from 70 to 1570 eggs in C. rhynchophorus, 100-1192 in C. tshokwe, and 38-246 in C. compressirostris. All three species produce yolky, slightly sticky eggs. Egg diameter ranges from 2.3-3.0 mm. Hatching occurred on day 3, feeding started on day 11. Transition from larval to juvenile stage occurred at around 20 mm total length (TL). At this size C. rhynchophorus developed a higher body than the two other species and differences between the species in the melanin pigmentation of the unpaired fins occurred. Between 32 and 35 mm TL the upper and lower jaws developed. C. compressirostris and C. tamandua are similar in morphology and both produce short EODs of ca. 150-200 μs duration. Both species reproduce easily in captivity. We tried to obtain natural hybrids in two breeding groups, 1) four males of C. compressirostris and three females of C. tamandua and 2) six females of C. compressirostris and four males of C. tamandua. In both combinations several times oviposition occurred, however, we never found fertilized eggs. In subsequent experiments, not described here, we obtained hybrids between these two species by means of artificial reproduction. Ontogeny of the EOD and the EO: The Campylomormyrus species are very diverse both concerning the shape and the duration of their EODs. There are species with very short EODs, e.g. C. compressirostris duration, a species with an EOD length of about 4-8 ms duration (C. tshokwe) and species with very long EODs of about 25 ms duration (e.g. C. rhynchophorus). Due to the successful breeding of the three species in captivity, we were able to investigate in detail the ontogeny of the EOD. Larvae of the three species C. compressirostris, C. tshokwe and C. rhynchophorus first produce a biphasic larval EOD typical for these small larvae. The first activity of the adult electric organ in the caudal peduncle is a biphasic juvenile EOD. Juvenile C. compressirostris and C. tshokwe start out with a short biphasic EOD of about 160 - 200 μs duration at sizes between 25 mm (C. compressirostris) and 37 mm (C. tshokwe). Adult C. compressirostris show an EOD identical to that of the juvenile. In C. tshokwe, the juvenile EOD changes continuously during development both concerning duration, amplitude increase and shape. 18 cm long C. tshokwe still do not yet produce an EOD typical for the adult fish. Juveniles of C. rhynchophorus produce at 33 mm total length a juvenile biphasic EOD, however, of longer duration (about 640 μs) than the two species mentioned above. This juvenile EOD changes continuously both in form, amplitude increase and duration with growth until the adult EOD waveform appears at about 15 cm body length. In juveniles about seven cm long the triphasic feature of the EOD starts to develop due to the appearance of a second head positive phase. Specific EOD stages are produced in relation to size and not to age. Individual differences in the EOD both concerning shape and duration are very small. The basic anatomy of the electrocytes is very similar in all three species: the main stalk which receives the innervation, is located at the caudal face of the electrocyte. Membrane penetrations of the stalks do not occur. However, there are differences in the fine structure of the electrocytes in the three species. Papillae, proliferations of the membrane, which increase the surface area of the electrocyte and are thought to incrase the EOD-duration, are only found in C. tshokwe and C. rhynchophorus. In these two species in addition, holes develop in the electrocytes during ontogeny. This might also have an impact on EOD duration.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HodappGrimm2021,
  author    = {Hodapp, Alice and Grimm, Sabine},
  title     = {Neural signatures of temporal regularity and recurring patterns in random tonal sound sequences},
  series = {European journal of neuroscience : EJN / European Neuroscience Association},
  volume    = {53},
  journal   = {European journal of neuroscience : EJN / European Neuroscience Association},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0953-816X},
  doi       = {10.1111/ejn.15123},
  pages     = {2740 -- 2754},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The auditory system is highly sensitive to recurring patterns in the acoustic input - even in otherwise unstructured material, such as white noise or random tonal sequences. Electroencephalography (EEG) research revealed a characteristic negative potential to periodically recurring auditory patterns - a response, which has been interpreted as memory trace-related and specific, rather than as a sign of periodicity-driven entrainment. Here, we aim to disentangle these two possible contributions by investigating the influence of a periodic sound sequence's inherent temporal regularity on event-related potentials. Participants were presented continuous sequences of short tones of random pitch, with some sequences containing a recurring pattern, and asked to indicate whether they heard a repetition. Patterns were either spaced equally across the random sequence (isochronous condition) or with a temporal jitter (jittered condition), which enabled us to differentiate between event-related potentials (and thus processing operations associated with a memory trace for a repeated pattern) and the periodic nature of the repetitions. A negative recurrence-related component could be observed independently of temporal regularity, was pattern-specific, and modulated by across trial repetition of the pattern. Critically, isochronous pattern repetition induced an additional early periodicity-related positive component, which started to build up already before the pattern onset and which was elicited undampedly even when the repeated pattern was occasionally not presented. This positive component likely reflects a sensory driven entrainment process that could be the foundation of a behavioural benefit in detecting temporally regular repetitions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MazzaGuenther2021,
  author    = {Mazza, Valeria and G{\"u}nther, Anja},
  title     = {City mice and country mice},
  series = {Animal behaviour},
  volume    = {172},
  journal   = {Animal behaviour},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0003-3472},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.12.007},
  pages     = {197 -- 210},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The ability to produce innovative behaviour is a key determinant in the successful coping with environmental challenges and changes. The expansion of human-altered environments presents wildlife with multiple novel situations in which innovativeness could be beneficial. A better understanding of the drivers of within-species variation in innovation propensity and its consequences will provide insights into the traits enabling animals to thrive in the face of human-induced rapid environmental change. We compared problem-solving performance of 31 striped field mice, Apodemus agrarius, originating from rural or urban environments in a battery of eight foraging extraction tasks. We tested whether differences in problem-solving performance were mediated by the extent and duration of the animal's exploration of the experimental set-ups, the time required to solve the tasks, and their persistence. In addition, we tested the influence of the diversity of motor responses, as well as of behavioural traits boldness and activity on problem-solving performance. Urban individuals were better problem solvers despite rural individuals approaching faster and interacting longer with the test set-ups. Participation rates and time required to solve a task did not differ between rural and urban individuals. However, in case of failure to solve a task, rural mice were more persistent. The best predictors of solving success, aside from the area of origin, were the time spent exploring the set-ups and boldness, while activity and diversity of motor responses did not explain it. Problem-solving ability could thus be a contributing factor to the successful coping with the rapid and recent expansion of human-altered environments.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchedlbauerBlaueRailaetal.2020,
  author    = {Schedlbauer, Carola and Blaue, Dominique and Raila, Jens and Vervuert, Ingrid},
  title     = {Alterations of serum vitamin E and vitamin A concentrations of ponies and horses during experimentally induced obesity},
  series = {Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition},
  volume    = {104},
  journal   = {Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0931-2439},
  doi       = {10.1111/jpn.13385},
  pages     = {1501 -- 1508},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Vitamin A, vitamin E and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) are a focus of current obesity research in humans. The impact of body weight (BW) gain on fat-soluble vitamins and its associated parameters in equines has not been previously reported. Ten Shetland ponies and 9 Warmblood horses, all adult geldings, non-obese and healthy, were fed an excessive energy diet for 20 months to induce BW gain. Serum alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), retinol (vitamin A), retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and retinol/RBP4 ratio were analysed before BW gain induction and at six timepoints during the BW gaining period. The mean (+/- SD) \% BW gain achieved during two years of excess energy intake was 29.9 +/- 19.4\% for ponies and 17 +/- 6.74\% for horses. Serum alpha-tocopherol increased significantly in ponies and horses during excess energy intake and circulating alpha-tocopherol levels correlated positively with alpha-tocopherol intake (r = .6; p < .001). Serum retinol concentrations showed variations during the study but without relation to intake. Serum RBP4 decreased at the end of the study. The retinol/RBP4 ratio increased with BW gain without differences between ponies and horses. In comparison with human research, the increase in the retinol/RBP4 ratio was unexpected and needs further elucidation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{KuehnelKupfer2017,
  author    = {Kuehnel, Susanne and Kupfer, Alexander},
  title     = {Sperm storage in caecilian amphibians},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-400987},
  pages     = {5},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Background: Female sperm storage has evolved independently multiple times among vertebrates to control reproduction in response to the environment. In internally fertilising amphibians, female salamanders store sperm in cloacal spermathecae, whereas among anurans sperm storage in oviducts is known only in tailed frogs. Facilitated through extensive field sampling following historical observations we tested for sperm storing structures in the female urogenital tract of fossorial, tropical caecilian amphibians. Findings: In the oviparous Ichthyophis cf. kohtaoensis, aggregated sperm were present in a distinct region of the posterior oviduct but not in the cloaca in six out of seven vitellogenic females prior to oviposition. Spermatozoa were found most abundantly between the mucosal folds. In relation to the reproductive status decreased amounts of sperm were present in gravid females compared to pre-ovulatory females. Sperm were absent in females past oviposition. Conclusions: Our findings indicate short-term oviductal sperm storage in the oviparous Ichthyophis cf. kohtaoensis. We assume that in female caecilians exhibiting high levels of parental investment sperm storage has evolved in order to optimally coordinate reproductive events and to increase fitness.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KloseRolkeBaumann2017,
  author    = {Klose, Sascha Peter and Rolke, Daniel and Baumann, Otto},
  title     = {Morphogenesis of honeybee hypopharyngeal gland during pupal development},
  series = {Frontiers in zoology},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Frontiers in zoology},
  publisher = {BioMed Central},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1742-9994},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12983-017-0207-z},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Background The hypopharyngeal gland of worker bees contributes to the production of the royal jelly fed to queens and larvae. The gland consists of thousands of two-cell units that are composed of a secretory cell and a duct cell and that are arranged in sets of about 12 around a long collecting duct. Results By fluorescent staining, we have examined the morphogenesis of the hypopharyngeal gland during pupal life, from a saccule lined by a pseudostratified epithelium to the elaborate organ of adult worker bees. The hypopharyngeal gland develops as follows. (1) Cell proliferation occurs during the first day of pupal life in the hypopharyngeal gland primordium. (2) Subsequently, the epithelium becomes organized into rosette-like units of three cells. Two of these will become the secretory cell and the duct cell of the adult secretory units; the third cell contributes only temporarily to the development of the secretory units and is eliminated by apoptosis in the second half of pupal life. (3) The three-cell units of flask-shaped cells undergo complex changes in cell morphology. Thus, by mid-pupal stage, the gland is structurally similar to the adult hypopharyngeal gland. (4) Concomitantly, the prospective secretory cell attains its characteristic subcellular organization by the invagination of a small patch of apical membrane domain, its extension to a tube of about 100 μm in length (termed a canaliculus), and the expansion of the tube to a diameter of about 3 μm. (6) Finally, the canaliculus-associated F-actin system becomes reorganized into rings of bundled actin filaments that are positioned at regular distances along the membrane tube. Conclusions The morphogenesis of the secretory units in the hypopharyngeal gland of the worker bee seems to be based on a developmental program that is conserved, with slight modification, among insects for the production of dermal glands. Elaboration of the secretory cell as a unicellular seamless epithelial tube occurs by invagination of the apical membrane, its extension likely by targeted exocytosis and its expansion, and finally the reorganisation of the membrane-associated F-actin system. Our work is fundamental for future studies of environmental effects on hypopharyngeal gland morphology and development.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{KloseRolkeBaumann2017,
  author    = {Klose, Sascha Peter and Rolke, Daniel and Baumann, Otto},
  title     = {Morphogenesis of honeybee hypopharyngeal gland during pupal development},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-395712},
  pages     = {14},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Background The hypopharyngeal gland of worker bees contributes to the production of the royal jelly fed to queens and larvae. The gland consists of thousands of two-cell units that are composed of a secretory cell and a duct cell and that are arranged in sets of about 12 around a long collecting duct. Results By fluorescent staining, we have examined the morphogenesis of the hypopharyngeal gland during pupal life, from a saccule lined by a pseudostratified epithelium to the elaborate organ of adult worker bees. The hypopharyngeal gland develops as follows. (1) Cell proliferation occurs during the first day of pupal life in the hypopharyngeal gland primordium. (2) Subsequently, the epithelium becomes organized into rosette-like units of three cells. Two of these will become the secretory cell and the duct cell of the adult secretory units; the third cell contributes only temporarily to the development of the secretory units and is eliminated by apoptosis in the second half of pupal life. (3) The three-cell units of flask-shaped cells undergo complex changes in cell morphology. Thus, by mid-pupal stage, the gland is structurally similar to the adult hypopharyngeal gland. (4) Concomitantly, the prospective secretory cell attains its characteristic subcellular organization by the invagination of a small patch of apical membrane domain, its extension to a tube of about 100 μm in length (termed a canaliculus), and the expansion of the tube to a diameter of about 3 μm. (6) Finally, the canaliculus-associated F-actin system becomes reorganized into rings of bundled actin filaments that are positioned at regular distances along the membrane tube. Conclusions The morphogenesis of the secretory units in the hypopharyngeal gland of the worker bee seems to be based on a developmental program that is conserved, with slight modification, among insects for the production of dermal glands. Elaboration of the secretory cell as a unicellular seamless epithelial tube occurs by invagination of the apical membrane, its extension likely by targeted exocytosis and its expansion, and finally the reorganisation of the membrane-associated F-actin system. Our work is fundamental for future studies of environmental effects on hypopharyngeal gland morphology and development.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Itonaga2009,
  author    = {Itonaga, Naomi},
  title     = {White storks (Ciconia ciconia) of Eastern Germany: age-dependent breeding ability, and age- and density-dependent effects on dispersal behavior},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-39052},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Dispersal behavior plays an important role for the geographical distribution and population structure of any given species. Individual's fitness, reproductive and competitive ability, and dispersal behavior can be determined by the age of the individual. Age-dependent as well as density-dependent dispersal patterns are common in many bird species. In this thesis, I first present age-dependent breeding ability and natal site fidelity in white storks (Ciconia ciconia); migratory birds breeding in large parts of Europe. I predicted that both the proportion of breeding birds and natal site fidelity increase with the age. After the seventies of the last century, following a steep population decline, a recovery of the white stork population has been observed in many regions in Europe. Increasing population density in the white stork population in Eastern Germany especially after 1983 allowed examining density- as well as age-dependent breeding dispersal patterns. Therefore second, I present whether: young birds show more often and longer breeding dispersal than old birds, and frequency of dispersal events increase with the population density increase, especially in the young storks. Third, I present age- and density-dependent dispersal direction preferences in the give population. I asked whether and how the major spring migration direction interacts with dispersal directions of white storks: in different age, and under different population densities. The proportion of breeding individuals increased in the first 22 years of life and then decreased suggesting, the senescent decay in aging storks. Young storks were more faithful to their natal sites than old storks probably due to their innate migratory direction and distance. Young storks dispersed more frequently than old storks in general, but not for longer distance. Proportion of dispersing individuals increased significantly with increasing population densities indicating, density- dependent dispersal behavior in white storks. Moreover, the finding of a significant interaction effects between the age of dispersing birds and year (1980-2006) suggesting, older birds dispersed more from their previous nest sites over time due to increased competition. Both young and old storks dispersed along their spring migration direction; however, directional preferences were different in young storks and old storks. Young storks tended to settle down before reaching their previous nest sites (leading to the south-eastward dispersal) while old birds tended to keep migrating along the migration direction after reaching their previous nest sites (leading to the north-westward dispersal). Cues triggering dispersal events may be age-dependent. Changes in the dispersal direction over time were observed. Dispersal direction became obscured during the second half of the observation period (1993-2006). Increase in competition may affect dispersal behavior in storks. I discuss the potential role of: age for the observed age-dependent dispersal behavior, and competition for the density dependent dispersal behavior. This Ph.D. thesis contributes significantly to the understanding of population structure and geographical distribution of white storks. Moreover, presented age- and density (competition)-dependent dispersal behavior helps understanding underpinning mechanisms of dispersal behavior in bird species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{BeaumontWarringtonCavadinoetal.2017,
  author    = {Beaumont, Robin N. and Warrington, Nicole M. and Cavadino, Alana and Tyrrell, Jessica and Nodzenski, Michael and Horikoshi, Momoko and Geller, Frank and Myhre, Ronny and Richmond, Rebecca C. and Paternoster, Lavinia and Bradfield, Jonathan P. and Kreiner-M{\o}ller, Eskil and Huikari, Ville and Metrustry, Sarah and Lunetta, Kathryn L. and Painter, Jodie N. and Hottenga, Jouke-Jan and Allard, Catherine and Barton, Sheila J. and Espinosa, Ana and Marsh, Julie A. and Potter, Catherine and Zhang, Ge and Ang, Wei and Berry, Diane J. and Bouchard, Luigi and Das, Shikta and Hakonarson, Hakon and Heikkinen, Jani and Helgeland, {\O}yvind and Hocher, Berthold and Hofman, Albert and Inskip, Hazel M. and Jones, Samuel E. and Kogevinas, Manolis and Lind, Penelope A. and Marullo, Letizia and Medland, Sarah E. and Murray, Anna and Murray, Jeffrey C. and Nj{\o}lstad, Pa ̊l R. and Nohr, Ellen A. and Reichetzeder, Christoph and Ring, Susan M. and Ruth, Katherine S. and Santa-Marina, Loreto and Scholtens, Denise M. and Sebert, Sylvain and Sengpiel, Verena and Tuke, Marcus A. and Vaudel, Marc and Weedon, Michael N. and Willemsen, Gonneke and Wood, Andrew R. and Yaghootkar, Hanieh and Muglia, Louis J. and Bartels, Meike and Relton, Caroline L. and Pennell, Craig E. and Chatzi, Leda and Estivill, Xavier and Holloway, John W. and Boomsma, Dorret I. and Montgomery, Grant W. and Murabito, Joanne M. and Spector, Tim D. and Power, Christine and Ja ̈rvelin, Marjo-Ritta and Bisgaard, Hans and Grant, Struan F.A. and S{\o}rensen, Thorkild I.A. and Jaddoe, Vincent W. and Jacobsson, Bo and Melbye, Mads and McCarthy, Mark I. and Hattersley, Andrew T. and Hayes, M. Geoffrey and Frayling, Timothy M. and Hivert, Marie-France and Felix, Janine F. and Hyppo ̈nen, Elina and Lowe, William L. , Jr and Evans, David M. and Lawlor, Debbie A. and Feenstra, Bjarke and Freathy, Rachel M.},
  title     = {Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86 577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {628},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-42310},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-423100},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Genome-wide association studies of birth weight have focused on fetal genetics, whereas relatively little is known about the role of maternal genetic variation. We aimed to identify maternal genetic variants associated with birth weight that could highlight potentially relevant maternal determinants of fetal growth. We meta-analysed data on up to 8.7 million SNPs in up to 86 577 women of European descent from the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium and the UK Biobank. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) and analyses of mother-child pairs to quantify the separate maternal and fetal genetic effects. Maternal SNPs at 10 loci (MTNR1B, HMGA2, SH2B3, KCNAB1, L3MBTL3, GCK, EBF1, TCF7L2, ACTL9, CYP3A7) were associated with offspring birth weight at P < 5 {\^A} 10 {\`A}8 . In SEM analyses, at least 7 of the 10 associations were consistent with effects of the maternal genotype acting via the intrauterine environment, rather than via effects of shared alleles with the fetus. Variants, or correlated proxies, at many of the loci had been previously associated with adult traits, including fasting glucose (MTNR1B, GCK and TCF7L2) and sex hormone levels (CYP3A7), and one (EBF1) with gestational duration. The identified associations indicate that genetic effects on maternal glucose, cytochrome P450 activity and gestational duration, and potentially on maternal blood pressure and immune function, are relevant for fetal growth. Further characterization of these associations in mechanistic and causal analyses will enhance understanding of the potentially modifiable maternal determinants of fetal growth, with the goal of reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with low and high birth weights.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchneebergerSchulzeScheffleretal.2021,
  author    = {Schneeberger, Karin and Schulze, Michael and Scheffler, Ingo and Caspers, Barbara A.},
  title     = {Evidence of female preference for odor of distant over local males in a bat with female dispersal},
  series = {Behavioral ecology : the official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology},
  volume    = {32},
  journal   = {Behavioral ecology : the official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1045-2249},
  doi       = {10.1093/beheco/arab003},
  pages     = {657 -- 661},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Geographic variation of sexually selected male traits is common in animals. Female choice also varies geographically and several studies found female preference for local males, which is assumed to lead to local adaptation and, therefore, increases fitness. As females are the nondispersing sex in most mammalian taxa, this preference for local males might be explained by the learning of male characteristics. Studies on the preference of females in female-dispersing species are lacking so far. To find out whether such females would also show preferences for local males, we conducted a study on greater sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineata), a species where females disperse and males stay in their natal colony. Male greater sac-winged bats possess a wing pouch that is filled with odoriferous secretion and fanned toward females during courtship display. In a combination of chemical analysis and behavioral preference tests, we analyzed whether the composition of wing sac secretion varies between two geographically distinct populations (300 km), and whether females show a preference for local or distant male scent. Using gas chromatography, we found significant differences in the composition of the wing sac odors between the two geographically distinct populations. In addition, the behavioral preference experiments revealed that females of both populations preferred the scent of geographically distant males over local males. The wing sac odor might thus be used to guarantee optimal outbreeding when dispersing to a new colony. This is-to our knowledge-the first study on odor preference of females of a species with female-biased dispersal.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KawasakiAkamatsuFujiwaraetal.2021,
  author    = {Kawasaki, Yui and Akamatsu, Rie and Fujiwara, Yoko and Omori, Mika and Sugawara, Masumi and Yamazaki, Yoko and Matsumoto, Satoko and Iwakabe, Shigeru and Kobayashi, Tetsuyuki},
  title     = {Later chronotype is associated with unhealthful plant-based diet quality in young Japanese women},
  series = {Appetite : multidisciplinary research on eating and drinking},
  volume    = {166},
  journal   = {Appetite : multidisciplinary research on eating and drinking},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
  issn      = {0195-6663},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.appet.2021.105468},
  pages     = {9},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Background: Having a late chronotype, that is, the tendency to go to sleep and wake up at later hours, influences an individual's physical and mental health. Despite a few studies noting the association of chronotype with healthy dietary patterns, this relationship remains unclear. Purpose: This study aimed to describe the association of chronotype with healthful and unhealthful plant-based diet quality in female Japanese undergraduate students. Design: Cross-sectional. Participants and setting: A total of 218 female university students in Tokyo, Japan. Main outcome measures: Healthful and unhealthful plant-based dietary index-Japanese version (hPDI-J and uPDIJ), calculated using the validated brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire. Statistical analyses performed: A five-model stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was conducted. Independent variables were hPDI-J and uPDI-J scores, and dependent variables were various lifestyle habits related to the circadian rhythm and demographic characteristics. Results: Mean (standard deviation) sleep duration, midpoint of sleep, sleep latency time, and social jetlag were 411 (60) min, 03:56 (00:57), 21 (27) min, and 50 (39) min, respectively. Chronotype and several variables, such as residential status, energy and alcohol intake, and nutritional knowledge, were associated with healthful and unhealthful plant-based diet quality. Individuals who had higher hPDI-J scores were more likely to have an earlier chronotype (13 = -0.168, P = 0.019) and better nutritional knowledge (13 = 0.164, P = 0.022) than those with lower hPDI-J scores. Individuals were more likely to have higher uPDI-J scores if they were living alone (13 = -0.301, P < 0.001), had a later chronotype (13 = 0.181, P = 0.001), higher frequency of snacking (13 = 0.164, P = 0.019), lower total energy (13 = -0.445, P < 0.001), and worse nutritional knowledge (13 = -0.172, P = 0.001). Conclusion: This study provided new evidence as to the relationship between sleep and dietary habits, the interaction of which may affect women's health.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EiserbeckEngeRabovskyetal.2022,
  author    = {Eiserbeck, Anna and Enge, Alexander and Rabovsky, Milena and Abdel Rahman, Rasha},
  title     = {Electrophysiological chronometry of graded consciousness during the attentional blink},
  series = {Cerebral cortex},
  volume    = {32},
  journal   = {Cerebral cortex},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {New York, NY},
  issn      = {1047-3211},
  doi       = {10.1093/cercor/bhab289},
  pages     = {1244 -- 1259},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {One of the ongoing debates about visual consciousness is whether it can be considered as an all-or-none or a graded phenomenon. While there is increasing evidence for the existence of graded states of conscious awareness based on paradigms such as visual masking, only little and mixed evidence is available for the attentional blink paradigm, specifically in regard to electrophysiological measures. Thereby, the all-or-none pattern reported in some attentional blink studies might have originated from specifics of the experimental design, suggesting the need to examine the generalizability of results. In the present event-related potential (ERP) study (N = 32), visual awareness of T2 face targets was assessed via subjective visibility ratings on a perceptual awareness scale in combination with ERPs time-locked to T2 onset (components P1, N1, N2, and P3). Furthermore, a classification task preceding visibility ratings allowed to track task performance. The behavioral results indicate a graded rather than an all-or-none pattern of visual awareness. Corresponding graded differences in the N1, N2, and P3 components were observed for the comparison of visibility levels. These findings suggest that conscious perception during the attentional blink can occur in a graded fashion.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EccardFeyCaspersetal.2011,
  author    = {Eccard, Jana and Fey, Karen and Caspers, Barbara A. and Yl{\"o}nen, Hannu},
  title     = {Breeding state and season affect interspecific interaction types indirect resource competition and direct interference},
  series = {Oecologia},
  volume    = {167},
  journal   = {Oecologia},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0029-8549},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00442-011-2008-y},
  pages     = {623 -- 633},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Indirect resource competition and interference are widely occurring mechanisms of interspecific interactions. We have studied the seasonal expression of these two interaction types within a two-species, boreal small mammal system. Seasons differ by resource availability, individual breeding state and intraspecific social system. Live-trapping methods were used to monitor space use and reproduction in 14 experimental populations of bank voles Myodes glareolus in large outdoor enclosures with and without a dominant competitor, the field vole Microtus agrestis. We further compared vole behaviour using staged dyadic encounters in neutral arenas in both seasons. Survival of the non-breeding overwintering bank voles was not affected by competition. In the spring, the numbers of male bank voles, but not of females, were reduced significantly in the competition populations. Bank vole home ranges expanded with vole density in the presence of competitors, indicating food limitation. A comparison of behaviour between seasons based on an analysis of similarity revealed an avoidance of costly aggression against opponents, independent of species. Interactions were more aggressive during the summer than during the winter, and heterospecific encounters were more aggressive than conspecific encounters. Based on these results, we suggest that interaction types and their respective mechanisms are not either-or categories and may change over the seasons. During the winter, energy constraints and thermoregulatory needs decrease direct aggression, but food constraints increase indirect resource competition. Direct interference appears in the summer, probably triggered by each individual's reproductive and hormonal state and the defence of offspring against conspecific and heterospecific intruders. Both interaction forms overlap in the spring, possibly contributing to spring declines in the numbers of subordinate species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{KowalskiGrimmHerdeetal.2019,
  author    = {Kowalski, Gabriele Joanna and Grimm, Volker and Herde, Antje and Guenther, Anja and Eccard, Jana},
  title     = {Does Animal Personality Affect Movement in Habitat Corridors?},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {747},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43577},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-435770},
  pages     = {17},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Animal personality may affect an animal's mobility in a given landscape, influencing its propensity to take risks in an unknown environment. We investigated the mobility of translocated common voles in two corridor systems 60 m in length and differing in width (1 m and 3 m). Voles were behaviorally phenotyped in repeated open field and barrier tests. Observed behavioral traits were highly repeatable and described by a continuous personality score. Subsequently, animals were tracked via an automated very high frequency (VHF) telemetry radio tracking system to monitor their movement patterns in the corridor system. Although personality did not explain movement patterns, corridor width determined the amount of time spent in the habitat corridor. Voles in the narrow corridor system entered the corridor faster and spent less time in the corridor than animals in the wide corridor. Thus, landscape features seem to affect movement patterns more strongly than personality. Meanwhile, site characteristics, such as corridor width, could prove to be highly important when designing corridors for conservation, with narrow corridors facilitating faster movement through landscapes than wider corridors.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RieboldRussowSchlegeletal.2020,
  author    = {Riebold, Diana and Russow, Kati and Schlegel, Mathias and Wollny, Theres and Thiel, Joerg and Freise, Jona and Hueppop, Ommo and Eccard, Jana and Plenge-Boenig, Anita and Loebermann, Micha and Ulrich, Rainer G{\"u}nter and Klammt, Sebastian and Mettenleiter, Thomas Christoph and Reisinger, Emil Christian},
  title     = {Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in small mammals from Germany},
  series = {Vector borne and zoonotic diseases},
  volume    = {20},
  journal   = {Vector borne and zoonotic diseases},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Liebert},
  address   = {New Rochelle},
  issn      = {1530-3667},
  doi       = {10.1089/vbz.2019.2457},
  pages     = {125 -- 133},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {An increase in zoonotic infections in humans in recent years has led to a high level of public interest. However, the extent of infestation of free-living small mammals with pathogens and especially parasites is not well understood. This pilot study was carried out within the framework of the "Rodent-borne pathogens" network to identify zoonotic parasites in small mammals in Germany. From 2008 to 2009, 111 small mammals of 8 rodent and 5 insectivore species were collected. Feces and intestine samples from every mammal were examined microscopically for the presence of intestinal parasites by using Telemann concentration for worm eggs, Kinyoun staining for coccidia, and Heidenhain staining for other protozoa. Adult helminths were additionally stained with carmine acid for species determination. Eleven different helminth species, five coccidians, and three other protozoa species were detected. Simultaneous infection of one host by different helminths was common. Hymenolepis spp. (20.7\%) were the most common zoonotic helminths in the investigated hosts. Coccidia, including Eimeria spp. (30.6\%), Cryptosporidium spp. (17.1\%), and Sarcocystis spp. (17.1\%), were present in 40.5\% of the feces samples of small mammals. Protozoa, such as Giardia spp. and amoebae, were rarely detected, most likely because of the repeated freeze-thawing of the samples during preparation. The zoonotic pathogens detected in this pilot study may be potentially transmitted to humans by drinking water, smear infection, and airborne transmission.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{EccardFeyCaspersetal.2011,
  author    = {Eccard, Jana and Fey, Karen and Caspers, Barbara A. and Yl{\"o}nen, Hannu},
  title     = {Breeding state and season affect interspecific interaction types},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {729},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-42939},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-429398},
  pages     = {623 -- 633},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Indirect resource competition and interference are widely occurring mechanisms of interspecific interactions. We have studied the seasonal expression of these two interaction types within a two-species, boreal small mammal system. Seasons differ by resource availability, individual breeding state and intraspecific social system. Live-trapping methods were used to monitor space use and reproduction in 14 experimental populations of bank voles Myodes glareolus in large outdoor enclosures with and without a dominant competitor, the field vole Microtus agrestis. We further compared vole behaviour using staged dyadic encounters in neutral arenas in both seasons. Survival of the non-breeding overwintering bank voles was not affected by competition. In the spring, the numbers of male bank voles, but not of females, were reduced significantly in the competition populations. Bank vole home ranges expanded with vole density in the presence of competitors, indicating food limitation. A comparison of behaviour between seasons based on an analysis of similarity revealed an avoidance of costly aggression against opponents, independent of species. Interactions were more aggressive during the summer than during the winter, and heterospecific encounters were more aggressive than conspecific encounters. Based on these results, we suggest that interaction types and their respective mechanisms are not either-or categories and may change over the seasons. During the winter, energy constraints and thermoregulatory needs decrease direct aggression, but food constraints increase indirect resource competition. Direct interference appears in the summer, probably triggered by each individual's reproductive and hormonal state and the defence of offspring against conspecific and heterospecific intruders. Both interaction forms overlap in the spring, possibly contributing to spring declines in the numbers of subordinate species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{HeimEccardBairlein2018,
  author    = {Heim, Wieland and Eccard, Jana and Bairlein, Franz},
  title     = {Migration phenology determines niche use of East Asian buntings (Emberizidae) during stopover},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {1038},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-47060},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-470607},
  pages     = {681 -- 692},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Stopover niche utilization of birds during migration has not gained much attention so far, since the majority of the studies focuses on breeding or wintering areas. However, stopover sites are crucial for migratory birds. They are often used by a multitude of species, which could lead to increased competition. In this work, we investigated niche use of 8 migratory and closely related Emberiza bunting species at a stopover site in Far East Russia, situated on the poorly studied East Asian flyway. We used bird ringing data to evaluate morphological similarity as well as niche overlap on the trophic, spatial, and temporal dimension. Bill morphology was used as a proxy for their trophic niche. We were able to prove that a majority of the species occupies well-defined stopover niches on at least one of the dimensions. Niche breadth and niche overlap differ between spring and autumn season with higher overlap found during spring. Morphological differences are mostly related to overall size and wing pointedness. The temporal dimension is most important for segregation among the studied species. Furthermore, all species seem to exhibit a rather strict and consistent phenological pattern. Their occurrence at the study site is highly correlated with their geographic origin and the length of their migration route. We assume that buntings are able to use available resources opportunistically during stopover, while trying to follow a precise schedule in order to avoid competition and to ensure individual fitness.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{LiesenjohannLiesenjohannTrebatickaetal.2015,
  author    = {Liesenjohann, Thilo and Liesenjohann, Monique and Trebaticka, Lenka and Sundell, Janne and Haapakoski, Marko and Yl{\"o}nen, Hannu and Eccard, Jana},
  title     = {State-dependent foraging},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {857},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43287},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-432878},
  pages     = {747 -- 754},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Parental care often produces a trade-off between meeting nutritional demands of offspring and the duties of offspring protection, especially in altricial species. Parents have to leave their young unattended for foraging trips, during which nestlings are exposed to predators. We investigated how rodent mothers of altricial young respond to risk of nest predation in their foraging decisions. We studied foraging behavior of lactating bank voles (Myodes glareolus) exposed to a nest predator, the common shrew (Sorex araneus). We conducted the experiment in summer (high resource provisioning for both species) and autumn (less food available) in 12 replicates with fully crossed factors "shrew presence" and "season." We monitored use of feeding stations near and far from the nest as measurement of foraging activity and strategic foraging behavior. Vole mothers adapted their strategies to shrew presence and optimized their foraging behavior according to seasonal constraints, resulting in an interaction of treatment and season. In summer, shrew presence reduced food intake from feeding stations, while it enhanced intake in autumn. Shrew presence decreased the number of visited feeding stations in autumn and concentrated mother's foraging efforts to fewer stations. Independent of shrew presence or season, mothers foraged more in patches further away from the nest than near the nest. Results indicate that females are not investing in nest guarding but try to avoid the accumulation of olfactory cues near the nest leading a predator to the young. Additionally, our study shows how foraging strategies and nest attendance are influenced by seasonal food provision.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SanderEccardHeim2017,
  author    = {Sander, Martha Maria and Eccard, Jana and Heim, Wieland},
  title     = {Flight range estimation of migrant Yellow-browed Warblers Phylloscopus inornatus on the East Asian flyway},
  series = {Bird Study},
  journal   = {Bird Study},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-412823},
  pages     = {5},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Fat loads were quantified for 2125 Yellow-browed Warblers Phylloscopus inornatus trapped at a stop-over site in Far East Russia during autumn migration. Flight ranges of 660-820 km were estimated for the fattest individuals, suggesting that they would need to stop for refuelling at least six times to reach their wintering areas in South East Asia.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KowalskiGrimmHerdeetal.2019,
  author    = {Kowalski, Gabriele Joanna and Grimm, Volker and Herde, Antje and Guenther, Anja and Eccard, Jana},
  title     = {Does Animal Personality Affect Movement in Habitat Corridors?},
  series = {Animals},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Animals},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2076-2615},
  doi       = {10.3390/ani9060291},
  pages     = {17},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Animal personality may affect an animal's mobility in a given landscape, influencing its propensity to take risks in an unknown environment. We investigated the mobility of translocated common voles in two corridor systems 60 m in length and differing in width (1 m and 3 m). Voles were behaviorally phenotyped in repeated open field and barrier tests. Observed behavioral traits were highly repeatable and described by a continuous personality score. Subsequently, animals were tracked via an automated very high frequency (VHF) telemetry radio tracking system to monitor their movement patterns in the corridor system. Although personality did not explain movement patterns, corridor width determined the amount of time spent in the habitat corridor. Voles in the narrow corridor system entered the corridor faster and spent less time in the corridor than animals in the wide corridor. Thus, landscape features seem to affect movement patterns more strongly than personality. Meanwhile, site characteristics, such as corridor width, could prove to be highly important when designing corridors for conservation, with narrow corridors facilitating faster movement through landscapes than wider corridors.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AmenNagelHedtetal.2020,
  author    = {Amen, Rahma and Nagel, Rebecca and Hedt, Maximilian and Kirschbaum, Frank and Tiedemann, Ralph},
  title     = {Morphological differentiation in African weakly electric fish (genus Campylomormyrus) relates to substrate preferences},
  series = {Evolutionary Ecology},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {Evolutionary Ecology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer Science},
  address   = {Dordrecht},
  issn      = {0269-7653},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10682-020-10043-3},
  pages     = {427 -- 437},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Under an ecological speciation scenario, the radiation of African weakly electric fish (genus Campylomormyrus) is caused by an adaptation to different food sources, associated with diversification of the electric organ discharge (EOD). This study experimentally investigates a phenotype-environment correlation to further support this scenario. Our behavioural experiments showed that three sympatric Campylomormyrus species with significantly divergent snout morphology differentially react to variation in substrate structure. While the short snout species (C. tamandua) exhibits preference to sandy substrate, the long snout species (C. rhynchophorus) significantly prefers a stone substrate for feeding. A third species with intermediate snout size (C. compressirostris) does not exhibit any substrate preference. This preference is matched with the observation that long-snouted specimens probe deeper into the stone substrate, presumably enabling them to reach prey more distant to the substrate surface. These findings suggest that the diverse feeding apparatus in the genus Campylomormyrus may have evolved in adaptation to specific microhabitats, i.e., substrate structures where these fish forage. Whether the parallel divergence in EOD is functionally related to this adaptation or solely serves as a prezygotic isolation mechanism remains to be elucidated.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ScharnweberChaguacedaEkloev2021,
  author    = {Scharnweber, Inga Kristin and Chaguaceda, Fernando and Ekl{\"o}v, Peter},
  title     = {Fatty acid accumulation in feeding types of a natural freshwater fish population},
  series = {Oecologia / in cooperation with the International Association for Ecology, Intecol},
  volume    = {196},
  journal   = {Oecologia / in cooperation with the International Association for Ecology, Intecol},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin ; Heidelberg [u.a.]},
  issn      = {0029-8549},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00442-021-04913-y},
  pages     = {53 -- 63},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Fatty acids are widely used to study trophic interactions in food web assemblages. Generally, it is assumed that there is a very small modification of fatty acids from one trophic step to another, making them suitable as trophic biomarkers. However, recent literature provides evidence that many fishes possess genes encoding enzymes with a role in bioconversion, thus the capability for bioconversion might be more widespread than previously assumed. Nonetheless, empirical evidence for biosynthesis occurring in natural populations remains scarce. In this study, we investigated different feeding types of perch (Perca fluviatilis) that are specialized on specific resources with different levels of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs), and analyzed the change between HUFA proportions in perch muscle tissue compared to their resources. Perch showed matching levels to their resources for EPA, but ARA and especially DHA were accumulated. Compound-specific stable isotope analyses helped us to identify the origin of HUFA carbon. Our results suggest that perch obtain a substantial amount of DHA via bioconversion when feeding on DHA-poor benthic resources. Thus, our data indicate the capability of bioconversion of HUFAs in a natural freshwater fish population.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{OstermannMiyashitaKoenigPernatetal.2022,
  author    = {Ostermann-Miyashita, Emu-Felicitas and K{\"o}nig, Hannes J. and Pernat, Nadja and Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko Dorothea and Hibler, Sophia and Kiffner, Christian},
  title     = {Knowledge of returning wildlife species and willingness to participate in citizen science projects among wildlife park visitors in Germany},
  series = {People and nature},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {People and nature},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {British Ecological Society; Wiley},
  address   = {London; Hoboken, NJ},
  issn      = {2575-8314},
  doi       = {10.1002/pan3.10379},
  pages     = {1201 -- 1215},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Successful conservation efforts have led to recent increases of large mammals such as European bison Bison bonasus, moose Alces alces and grey wolf Canis lupus and their return to former habitats in central Europe. While embraced by some, the recovery of these species is a controversial topic and holds potential for human-wildlife conflicts. Involving the public has been suggested to be an effective method for monitoring wildlife and mitigating associated conflicts. To assess two interrelated prerequisites for engaging people in Citizen Science (CS)-knowledge of returning species and respondents' readiness to participate in CS activities for monitoring and managing these species-we conducted a survey (questionnaire) in two wildlife parks located in different states of Germany. Based on 472 complete questionnaires, we developed generalized linear models to understand how sociodemographic variables and exposure to the species affected visitors' knowledge of each species, and to investigate if sociodemographic variables and knowledge influenced the likelihood of visitors to participate in CS activities. Almost all visitors were aware of the returning wolf population, while knowledge and awareness about bison and moose were significantly lower. Knowledge of the two herbivores differed geographically (higher knowledge of moose in the north-eastern state), possibly indicating a positive association between exposure to the species and knowledge. However, models generally performed poorly in predicting knowledge about wildlife, suggesting that such specific knowledge is insufficiently explained by sociodemographic variables. Our model, which explained stated willingness in CS indicated that younger participants and those with higher knowledge scores in the survey were more willing to engage in CS activities. Overall, our analyses highlight how exposure to large mammals, knowledge about wildlife and human demographics are interrelated-insights that are helpful for effectively recruiting citizen scientists for wildlife conservation. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{EccardDammhahnYloenen2017,
  author    = {Eccard, Jana and Dammhahn, Melanie and Yl{\"o}nen, Hannu},
  title     = {The Bruce effect revisited},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {734},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43295},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-432956},
  pages     = {14},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Pregnancy termination after encountering a strange male, the Bruce effect, is regarded as a counterstrategy of female mammals towards anticipated infanticide. While confirmed in caged rodent pairs, no verification for the Bruce effect existed from experimental field populations of small rodents. We suggest that the effect may be adaptive for breeding rodent females only under specific conditions related to populations with cyclically fluctuating densities. We investigated the occurrence of delay in birth date after experimental turnover of the breeding male under different population composition in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in large outdoor enclosures: one-male-multiple-females (n = 6 populations/18 females), multiple-males-multiple-females (n = 15/45), and single-male-single-female (MF treatment, n = 74/74). Most delays were observed in the MF treatment after turnover. Parallel we showed in a laboratory experiment (n = 205 females) that overwintered and primiparous females, the most abundant cohort during population lows in the increase phase of cyclic rodent populations, were more likely to delay births after turnover of the male than year-born and multiparous females. Taken together, our results suggest that the Bruce effect may be an adaptive breeding strategy for rodent females in cyclic populations specifically at low densities in the increase phase, when isolated, overwintered animals associate in MF pairs. During population lows infanticide risk and inbreeding risk may then be higher than during population highs, while also the fitness value of a litter in an increasing population is higher. Therefore, the Bruce effect may be adaptive for females during annual population lows in the increase phases, even at the costs of delaying reproduction.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SchedlbauerBlaueRailaetal.2020,
  author    = {Schedlbauer, Carola and Blaue, Dominique and Raila, Jens and Vervuert, Ingrid},
  title     = {Alterations of serum vitamin E and vitamin A concentrations of ponies and horses during experimentally induced obesity},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {5},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-51951},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-519515},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Vitamin A, vitamin E and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) are a focus of current obesity research in humans. The impact of body weight (BW) gain on fat-soluble vitamins and its associated parameters in equines has not been previously reported. Ten Shetland ponies and 9 Warmblood horses, all adult geldings, non-obese and healthy, were fed an excessive energy diet for 20 months to induce BW gain. Serum alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), retinol (vitamin A), retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and retinol/RBP4 ratio were analysed before BW gain induction and at six timepoints during the BW gaining period. The mean (+/- SD) \% BW gain achieved during two years of excess energy intake was 29.9 +/- 19.4\% for ponies and 17 +/- 6.74\% for horses. Serum alpha-tocopherol increased significantly in ponies and horses during excess energy intake and circulating alpha-tocopherol levels correlated positively with alpha-tocopherol intake (r = .6; p < .001). Serum retinol concentrations showed variations during the study but without relation to intake. Serum RBP4 decreased at the end of the study. The retinol/RBP4 ratio increased with BW gain without differences between ponies and horses. In comparison with human research, the increase in the retinol/RBP4 ratio was unexpected and needs further elucidation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchefflerHermanussen2022,
  author    = {Scheffler, Christiane and Hermanussen, Michael},
  title     = {Reply to the letter titled: "Pathologizing normal height or identifying chronic malnutrition: Public health concerns of calling stunting normal" / by Nafis Faizi, Mohd Yasir Zubair and Fazeelah Tasleem'. - New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley Interscience. - 2022. - (American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council, 16 Feb 2022. - 34(2022) 5 ). - https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23735},
  series = {American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Association},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Association},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Wiley Interscience},
  address   = {New York, NY [u.a.]},
  issn      = {1520-6300},
  doi       = {10.1002/ajhb.23741},
  pages     = {2},
  year      = {2022},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RudolphSchmeerGuentheretal.2021,
  author    = {Rudolph, Max and Schmeer, Christian and G{\"u}nther, Madlen and Woitke, Florus and Kathner-Schaffert, Carolin and Karapetow, Lina and Lindner, Julia and Lehmann, Thomas and Jirikowski, Gustav and Witte, Otto W. and Redecker, Christoph and Keiner, Silke},
  title     = {Microglia-mediated phagocytosis of apoptotic nuclei is impaired in the adult murine hippocampus after stroke},
  series = {Glia},
  volume    = {69},
  journal   = {Glia},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0894-1491},
  doi       = {10.1002/glia.24009},
  pages     = {2006 -- 2022},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Following stroke, neuronal death takes place both in the infarct region and in brain areas distal to the lesion site including the hippocampus. The hippocampus is critically involved in learning and memory processes and continuously generates new neurons. Dysregulation of adult neurogenesis may be associated with cognitive decline after a stroke lesion. In particular, proliferation of precursor cells and the formation of new neurons are increased after lesion. Within the first week, many new precursor cells die during development. How dying precursors are removed from the hippocampus and to what extent phagocytosis takes place after stroke is still not clear. Here, we evaluated the effect of a prefrontal stroke lesion on the phagocytic activity of microglia in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus. Three-months-old C57BL/6J mice were injected once with the proliferation marker BrdU (250 mg/kg) 6 hr after a middle cerebral artery occlusion or sham surgery. The number of apoptotic cells and the phagocytic capacity of the microglia were evaluated by means of immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, and 3D-reconstructions. We found a transient but significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells in the DG early after stroke, associated with impaired removal by microglia. Interestingly, phagocytosis of newly generated precursor cells was not affected. Our study shows that a prefrontal stroke lesion affects phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in the DG, a region distal to the lesion core. Whether disturbed phagocytosis might contribute to inflammatory- and maladaptive processes including cognitive impairment following stroke needs to be further investigated.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{AmenNagelHedtetal.2020,
  author    = {Amen, Rahma and Nagel, Rebecca and Hedt, Maximilian and Kirschbaum, Frank and Tiedemann, Ralph},
  title     = {Morphological differentiation in African weakly electric fish (genus Campylomormyrus) relates to substrate preferences},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-51871},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-518714},
  pages     = {13},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Under an ecological speciation scenario, the radiation of African weakly electric fish (genus Campylomormyrus) is caused by an adaptation to different food sources, associated with diversification of the electric organ discharge (EOD). This study experimentally investigates a phenotype-environment correlation to further support this scenario. Our behavioural experiments showed that three sympatric Campylomormyrus species with significantly divergent snout morphology differentially react to variation in substrate structure. While the short snout species (C. tamandua) exhibits preference to sandy substrate, the long snout species (C. rhynchophorus) significantly prefers a stone substrate for feeding. A third species with intermediate snout size (C. compressirostris) does not exhibit any substrate preference. This preference is matched with the observation that long-snouted specimens probe deeper into the stone substrate, presumably enabling them to reach prey more distant to the substrate surface. These findings suggest that the diverse feeding apparatus in the genus Campylomormyrus may have evolved in adaptation to specific microhabitats, i.e., substrate structures where these fish forage. Whether the parallel divergence in EOD is functionally related to this adaptation or solely serves as a prezygotic isolation mechanism remains to be elucidated.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ObbardShiRobertsetal.2020,
  author    = {Obbard, Darren J. and Shi, Mang and Roberts, Katherine E. and Longdon, Ben and Dennis, Alice B.},
  title     = {A new lineage of segmented RNA viruses infecting animals},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-51604},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-516040},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Metagenomic sequencing has revolutionised our knowledge of virus diversity, with new virus sequences being reported faster than ever before. However, virus discovery from metagenomic sequencing usually depends on detectable homology: without a sufficiently close relative, so-called 'dark' virus sequences remain unrecognisable. An alternative approach is to use virus-identification methods that do not depend on detecting homology, such as virus recognition by host antiviral immunity. For example, virus-derived small RNAs have previously been used to propose 'dark' virus sequences associated with the Drosophilidae (Diptera). Here, we combine published Drosophila data with a comprehensive search of transcriptomic sequences and selected meta-transcriptomic datasets to identify a completely new lineage of segmented positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that we provisionally refer to as the Quenyaviruses. Each of the five segments contains a single open reading frame, with most encoding proteins showing no detectable similarity to characterised viruses, and one sharing a small number of residues with the RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of single- and double-stranded RNA viruses. Using these sequences, we identify close relatives in approximately 20 arthropods, including insects, crustaceans, spiders, and a myriapod. Using a more conserved sequence from the putative polymerase, we further identify relatives in meta-transcriptomic datasets from gut, gill, and lung tissues of vertebrates, reflecting infections of vertebrates or of their associated parasites. Our data illustrate the utility of small RNAs to detect viruses with limited sequence conservation, and provide robust evidence for a new deeply divergent and phylogenetically distinct RNA virus lineage.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ObbardShiRobertsetal.2020,
  author    = {Obbard, Darren J. and Shi, Mang and Roberts, Katherine E. and Longdon, Ben and Dennis, Alice B.},
  title     = {A new lineage of segmented RNA viruses infecting animals},
  series = {Virus Evolution},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Virus Evolution},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {2057-1577},
  doi       = {10.1093/ve/vez061},
  pages     = {1 -- 10},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Metagenomic sequencing has revolutionised our knowledge of virus diversity, with new virus sequences being reported faster than ever before. However, virus discovery from metagenomic sequencing usually depends on detectable homology: without a sufficiently close relative, so-called 'dark' virus sequences remain unrecognisable. An alternative approach is to use virus-identification methods that do not depend on detecting homology, such as virus recognition by host antiviral immunity. For example, virus-derived small RNAs have previously been used to propose 'dark' virus sequences associated with the Drosophilidae (Diptera). Here, we combine published Drosophila data with a comprehensive search of transcriptomic sequences and selected meta-transcriptomic datasets to identify a completely new lineage of segmented positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that we provisionally refer to as the Quenyaviruses. Each of the five segments contains a single open reading frame, with most encoding proteins showing no detectable similarity to characterised viruses, and one sharing a small number of residues with the RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of single- and double-stranded RNA viruses. Using these sequences, we identify close relatives in approximately 20 arthropods, including insects, crustaceans, spiders, and a myriapod. Using a more conserved sequence from the putative polymerase, we further identify relatives in meta-transcriptomic datasets from gut, gill, and lung tissues of vertebrates, reflecting infections of vertebrates or of their associated parasites. Our data illustrate the utility of small RNAs to detect viruses with limited sequence conservation, and provide robust evidence for a new deeply divergent and phylogenetically distinct RNA virus lineage.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JannaschNickelSchulze2021,
  author    = {Jannasch, Franziska and Nickel, Daniela and Schulze, Matthias Bernd},
  title     = {The reliability and relative validity of predefined dietary patterns were higher than that of exploratory dietary patterns in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam population},
  series = {British journal of nutrition : BJN : an international journal of nutritional science / published on behalf of The Nutrition Society},
  volume    = {125},
  journal   = {British journal of nutrition : BJN : an international journal of nutritional science / published on behalf of The Nutrition Society},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {1475-2662},
  doi       = {10.1017/S0007114520003517},
  pages     = {1270 -- 1280},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The aim of this study was to assess the ability of the FFQ to describe reliable and valid dietary pattern (DP) scores. In a total of 134 participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam study aged 35-67 years, the FFQ was applied twice (baseline and after 1 year) to assess its reliability. Between November 1995 and March 1997, twelve 24-h dietary recalls (24HDR) as reference instrument were applied to assess the validity of the FFQ. Exploratory DP were derived by principal component analyses. Investigated predefined DP were the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and two Mediterranean diet indices. From dietary data of each FFQ, two exploratory DP were retained, but differed in highly loading food groups, resulting in moderate correlations (r 0 center dot 45-0 center dot 58). The predefined indices showed higher correlations between the FFQ (r(AHEI) 0 center dot 62, r(Mediterranean Diet Pyramid Index (MedPyr)) 0 center dot 62 and r(traditional Mediterranean Diet Score (tMDS)) 0 center dot 51). From 24HDR dietary data, one exploratory DP retained differed in composition to the first FFQ-based DP, but showed similarities to the second DP, reflected by a good correlation (r 0 center dot 70). The predefined DP correlated moderately (r 0 center dot 40-0 center dot 60). To conclude, long-term analyses on exploratory DP should be interpreted with caution, due to only moderate reliability. The validity differed extensively for the two exploratory DP. The investigated predefined DP showed a better reliability and a moderate validity, comparable to other studies. Within the two Mediterranean diet indices, the MedPyr performed better than the tMDs in this middle-aged, semi-urban German study population.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeyrichYasarLenzetal.2020,
  author    = {Weyrich, Alexandra and Yasar, Selma and Lenz, Dorina and Fickel, J{\"o}rns},
  title     = {Tissue-specific epigenetic inheritance after paternal heat exposure in male wild guinea pigs},
  series = {Mammalian genome},
  volume    = {31},
  journal   = {Mammalian genome},
  number    = {5-6},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0938-8990},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00335-020-09832-6},
  pages     = {157 -- 169},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {External temperature change has been shown to modify epigenetic patterns, such as DNA methylation, which regulates gene expression. DNA methylation is heritable, and as such provides a mechanism to convey environmental information to subsequent generations. Studies on epigenetic response to temperature increase are still scarce in wild mammals, even more so studies that compare tissue-specific epigenetic responses. Here, we aim to address differential epigenetic responses on a gene and gene pathway level in two organs, liver and testis. We chose these organs, because the liver is the main metabolic and thermoregulation organ, and epigenetic modifications in testis are potentially transmitted to the F2 generation. We focused on the transmission of DNA methylation changes to naive male offspring after paternal exposure to an ambient temperature increase of 10 degrees C, and investigated differential methylated regions of sons sired before and after the paternal exposure using Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing. We detected both a highly tissue-specific epigenetic response, reflected in genes involved in organ-specific metabolic pathways, and a more general regulation of single genes epigenetically modified in both organs. We conclude that genomes are context-specifically differentially epigenetically regulated in response to temperature increase. These findings emphasize the epigenetic relevance in cell differentiation, which is essential for the specific function(s) of complex organs, and is represented in a diverse molecular regulation of genes and gene pathways. The results also emphasize the paternal contribution to adaptive processes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JesusSchmidtFickeletal.2022,
  author    = {Jesus, Sonia A. and Schmidt, Anke and Fickel, J{\"o}rns and Doherr, Marcus G. and Boonprasert, Khajohnpat and Thitaram, Chatchote and Sariya, Ladawan and Ratanakron, Parntep and Hildebrandt, Thomas Bernd},
  title     = {Assessing coagulation parameters in healthy Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) from European and thai populations},
  series = {Animals},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {Animals},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2076-2615},
  doi       = {10.3390/ani12030361},
  pages     = {16},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Simple Summary Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are considered endangered and their population is in continuous decline. Understanding their social interactions, health, and welfare status has been a topic of intense research in recent decades. Coagulation assessments have been underutilized in wildlife but can give valuable information on individual health. This study aims to increase the knowledge of the coagulation status in healthy Asian elephants from different backgrounds and age groups, using a fast point-of-care analyzer. This tool can be further used in either routine health check-ups performed by caretakers or in a clinical emergency, such as in cases of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease outbreaks. We have also investigated the presence of genomic mutations in one coagulation factor-factor VII-where a disorder was previously reported in an Asian elephant. Hereby, we report new reference values for coagulation parameters, such as coagulation times and fibrinogen concentration of Asian elephants assessed in Thailand and in Europe, as well as several single point mutations found in the exons of Elephas maximus coagulation F7 gene. We found the point-of-care analyzer used in this study to be very practical and user friendly for a zoo and field environment and hope that this project will incentivize further coagulation studies in Asian elephants and in other wildlife species. The Asian elephant population is continuously declining due to several extrinsic reasons in their range countries, but also due to diseases in captive populations worldwide. One of these diseases, the elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) hemorrhagic disease, is very impactful because it particularly affects Asian elephant calves. It is commonly fatal and presents as an acute and generalized hemorrhagic syndrome. Therefore, having reference values of coagulation parameters, and obtaining such values for diseased animals in a very short time, is of great importance. We analyzed prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and fibrinogen concentrations using a portable and fast point-of-care analyzer (VetScan Pro) in 127 Asian elephants from Thai camps and European captive herds. We found significantly different PT and aPTT coagulation times between elephants from the two regions, as well as clear differences in fibrinogen concentration. Nevertheless, these alterations were not expected to have biological or clinical implications. We have also sequenced the coagulation factor VII gene of 141 animals to assess the presence of a previously reported hereditary coagulation disorder in Asian elephants and to investigate the presence of other mutations. We did not find the previously reported mutation in our study population. Instead, we discovered the presence of several new single nucleotide polymorphisms, two of them being considered as deleterious by effect prediction software.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{WeyrichYasarLenzetal.2020,
  author    = {Weyrich, Alexandra and Yasar, Selma and Lenz, Dorina and Fickel, J{\"o}rns},
  title     = {Tissue-specific epigenetic inheritance after paternal heat exposure in male wild guinea pigs},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {5-6},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-51652},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-516525},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {External temperature change has been shown to modify epigenetic patterns, such as DNA methylation, which regulates gene expression. DNA methylation is heritable, and as such provides a mechanism to convey environmental information to subsequent generations. Studies on epigenetic response to temperature increase are still scarce in wild mammals, even more so studies that compare tissue-specific epigenetic responses. Here, we aim to address differential epigenetic responses on a gene and gene pathway level in two organs, liver and testis. We chose these organs, because the liver is the main metabolic and thermoregulation organ, and epigenetic modifications in testis are potentially transmitted to the F2 generation. We focused on the transmission of DNA methylation changes to naive male offspring after paternal exposure to an ambient temperature increase of 10 degrees C, and investigated differential methylated regions of sons sired before and after the paternal exposure using Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing. We detected both a highly tissue-specific epigenetic response, reflected in genes involved in organ-specific metabolic pathways, and a more general regulation of single genes epigenetically modified in both organs. We conclude that genomes are context-specifically differentially epigenetically regulated in response to temperature increase. These findings emphasize the epigenetic relevance in cell differentiation, which is essential for the specific function(s) of complex organs, and is represented in a diverse molecular regulation of genes and gene pathways. The results also emphasize the paternal contribution to adaptive processes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{StelbrinkvonRintelenRichteretal.2022,
  author    = {Stelbrink, Bj{\"o}rn and von Rintelen, Thomas and Richter, Kirsten and Finstermeier, Knut and Frahnert, Sylke and Cracraft, Joel and Hofreiter, Michael},
  title     = {Insights into the geographical origin and phylogeographical patterns of Paradisaea birds-of-paradise},
  series = {Zoological journal of the Linnean Society},
  volume    = {196},
  journal   = {Zoological journal of the Linnean Society},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0024-4082},
  doi       = {10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac010},
  pages     = {1394 -- 1407},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Birds-of-paradise represent a textbook example for geographical speciation and sexual selection. Perhaps the most iconic genus is Paradisaea, which is restricted to New Guinea and a few surrounding islands. Although several species concepts have been applied in the past to disentangle the different entities within this genus, no attempt has been made so far to uncover phylogeographical patterns based on a genetic dataset that includes multiple individuals per species. Here, we applied amplicon sequencing for the mitochondrial fragment Cytb for a total of 69 museum specimens representing all seven Paradisaea species described and inferred both phylogenetic relationships and colonization pathways across the island. Our analyses show that the most recent common ancestor of the diverging lineages within Paradisaea probably originated in the Late Miocene in the eastern part of the Central Range and suggest that tectonic processes played a key role in shaping the diversification and distribution of species. All species were recovered as monophyletic, except for those within the apoda-minor-raggiana clade, which comprises the allopatric and parapatric species P. apoda, P. minor and P. raggiana. The comparatively young divergence times, together with possible instances of mitochondrial introgression and incomplete lineage sorting, suggest recent speciation in this clade.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KraheSchusterTomaszewska2021,
  author    = {Krah{\´e}, Barbara and Schuster, Isabell and Tomaszewska, Paulina},
  title     = {Prevalence of sexual aggression victimization and perpetration in a German university student sample},
  series = {Archives of sexual behavior : the official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research},
  volume    = {50},
  journal   = {Archives of sexual behavior : the official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {0004-0002},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10508-021-01963-4},
  pages     = {2109 -- 2121},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {This study examined the prevalence of sexual aggression perpetration and victimization in a sample of 1,172 students (755 female, 417 male) from four universities in Germany. All participants were asked about both victimization by, and perpetration of, sexual aggression since the age of 14 years, using the Sexual Aggression and Victimization Scale (SAV-S). Prevalence rates were established for different coercive strategies, sexual acts, and victim-perpetrator relationships. Both same-sex and opposite-sex victim-perpetrator constellations were examined. The overall victimization rate was 62.1\% for women and 37.5\% for men. The overall perpetration rate was 17.7\% for men and 9.4\% for women. Prevalence rates of both victimization and perpetration were higher for participants who had sexual contacts with both opposite-sex and same-sex partners than for participants with exclusively opposite-sex partners. Significant overlap was found between victim and perpetrator status for men and women as well as for participants with only opposite-sex and both opposite-sex and same-sex partners. A disparity between (higher) victimization and (lower) perpetration reports was found for both men and women, suggesting a general underreporting of perpetration rather than a gendered explanation in terms of social desirability or the perception of consent cues. The findings are placed in the international research literature on the prevalence of sexual aggression before and after the \#metoo campaign, and their implications for prevention efforts are discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Canitz2019,
  author    = {Canitz, Julia},
  title     = {Genome and karyotype evolution underlying speciation and diversification of electric organ discharges in African weakly electric fish (Campylomormyrus, Mormyridae, Teleostei)},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {111},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {The African weakly electric fish genus Campylomormyrus is a well-investigated fish group of the species-rich family Mormyridae. They are able to generate species-specific electric organ discharges (EODs) which vary in their waveform characteristics including polarity, phase umber and duration. In mormyrid species EODs are used for communication, species discrimination and mate recognition, and it is thought hat they serve as pre-zygotic isolation mechanism driving sympatric speciation by promoting assortative mating. The EOD diversification, its volutionary effects and the link to species divergence have been examined histologically, behaviorally, and genetically. Molecular analyses are a major tool to identify species and their phenotypic traits by studying the underlying genes. The genetic variability between species further provides information from which evolutionary processes, such as speciation, can be deduced. Hence, the ultimate aim of this study is the investigation of genetic variability within the African weakly electric fish genus Campylomormyrus to better understand their sympatric speciation and comprehend their evolutionary drivers. In order to extend the current knowledge and gain more insights into its species history, karyological and genomic approaches are being pursued considering species differences. Previous studies have shown that species with different EOD duration have specific gene expression patterns and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). As EODs play a crucial role during the evolution of Campylomormyrus species, the identification of its underlying genes may suggest how the EOD diversity evolved and whether this trait is based on a complex network of genetic processes or is regulated by only a few genes. The results obtained in this study suggest that genes with non-synonymous SNPs, which are exclusive to C. tshokwe with an elongated EOD, have frequent functions ssociated with tissue morphogenesis and transcriptional regulation. Therefore, it is proposed that these processes likely co-determine EOD characteristics of Campylomormyrus species. Furthermore, genome-wide analyses confirm the genetic difference among most Campylomormyrus species. In contrast, the same analyses reveal genetic similarity among individuals of the alces-complex showing different EOD waveforms. It is therefore hypothesized that the low genetic variability and high EOD diversity represents incipient sympatric speciation. The karyological description of a Campylomormyrus species provides crucial information about chromosome number and shapes. Its diploid chromosome number of 2n=48 supports the conservation of this trait within Mormyridae. Differences have been detected in the number of bi-armed chromosomes which is unusually high compared to other mormyrid species. This high amount can be due to chromosome rearrangements which could cause genetic incompatibility and reproductive isolation. Hence an alternative hypothesis regarding processes which cause sympatric speciation is that chromosome differences are involved in the speciation process of Campylomormyrus by acting as postzygotic isolation mechanism. In summary, the karyological and genomic investigations conducted in this study contributed to the increase of knowledge about Campylomormyrus species, to the solution of some existing ambiguities like phylogenetic relationships and to the raising of new hypothesis explaining the sympatric speciation of those African weakly electric fish. This study provides a basis for future genomic research to obtain a complete picture for causes and results of evolutionary processes in Campylomormyrus.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NguyenMamonekeneVateretal.2020,
  author    = {Nguyen, Manh Duy Linh and Mamonekene, Victor and Vater, Marianne and Bartsch, Peter and Tiedemann, Ralph and Kirschbaum, Frank},
  title     = {Ontogeny of electric organ and electric organ discharge in Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus (Teleostei: Mormyridae)},
  series = {Journal of comparative physiology; A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology},
  volume    = {206},
  journal   = {Journal of comparative physiology; A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin ; Heidelberg},
  issn      = {0340-7594},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00359-020-01411-z},
  pages     = {453 -- 466},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The aim of this study was a longitudinal description of the ontogeny of the adult electric organ of Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus which produces as adult an electric organ discharge of very long duration (ca. 25 ms). We could indeed show (for the first time in a mormyrid fish) that the electric organ discharge which is first produced early during ontogeny in 33-mm-long juveniles is much shorter in duration and has a different shape than the electric organ discharge in 15-cm-long adults. The change from this juvenile electric organ discharges into the adult electric organ discharge takes at least a year. The increase in electric organ discharge duration could be causally linked to the development of surface evaginations, papillae, at the rostral face of the electrocyte which are recognizable for the first time in 65-mm-long juveniles and are most prominent at the periphery of the electrocyte.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HuChengXuetal.2021,
  author    = {Hu, Ting-Li and Cheng, Feng and Xu, Zhen and Chen, Zhong-Zheng and Yu, Lei and Ban, Qian and Li, Chun-Lin and Pan, Tao and Zhang, Bao-Wei},
  title     = {Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)},
  series = {Zoological research : ZR = Dongwuxue-yanjiu : jikan / published by Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguo Kexueyuan Kunming Dongwu Yanjiusuo zhuban, Dongwuxue-yanjiu Bianji Weiyuanhui bianji},
  volume    = {42},
  journal   = {Zoological research : ZR = Dongwuxue-yanjiu : jikan / published by Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguo Kexueyuan Kunming Dongwu Yanjiusuo zhuban, Dongwuxue-yanjiu Bianji Weiyuanhui bianji},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Yunnan Renmin Chubanshe},
  address   = {Kunming},
  issn      = {2095-8137},
  doi       = {10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.132},
  pages     = {100 -- 107},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {In this study, we reassessed the taxonomic position of Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Results suggested that Typhlomys is comprised of up to six species, including four currently recognized species ( Typhlomys cinereus, T. chapensis, T. daloushanensis, and T. nanus), one unconfirmed candidate species, and one new species ( Typhlomys huangshanensis sp. nov.). Morphological analyses further supported the designation of the Huangshan specimens found at mid-elevations in the southern Huangshan Mountains (600 m to 1 200 m a.s.l.) as a new species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ZiegeHermannKriestenetal.2020,
  author    = {Ziege, Madlen and Hermann, Bernd Timo and Kriesten, Stefanie and Merker, Stefan and Ullmann, Wiebke and Streit, Bruno and Wenninger, Sandra and Plath, Martin},
  title     = {Ranging behavior of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in urban and suburban landscapes},
  series = {Mammal research / Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences},
  volume    = {65},
  journal   = {Mammal research / Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  issn      = {2199-2401},
  doi       = {10.1007/s13364-020-00490-2},
  pages     = {607 -- 614},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Various mammals, particularly carnivores, reportedly establish smaller home ranges in urban compared with rural areas. This may be because urban environments provide optimal resources within a small area, negating the requirement to range further, or because habitat fragmentation constrains ranging behavior. Comparable information on urban populations of herbivorous mammalian species (such as European rabbits) is scarce. To fill this knowledge gap, we radio-tracked 13 individuals (seven females and six males) equipped with radio collars in a suburban and an urban study site in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Germany during the reproductive season (March to September) of 2012. The study sites differed in levels of habitat fragmentation. We report the smallest home ranges ever described for this species, with mean 95\% minimum convex polygons (MCPs) covering 0.50 ha, while no consistent differences between sites were uncovered. We occasionally tracked individuals crossing streets underground (in burrows), suggesting that streets may restrict the ranging behavior of rabbits-and possibly other burrowing species-to a much lesser extent than previously thought. We conclude that heterogeneous landscape structures, made up of a diverse mosaic of buildings, parks, and gardens, provide sufficient food and shelter in close proximity to burrows at both study sites. Therefore, our data support the hypothesis that optimal resources constrain ranges in this case rather than habitat fragmentation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ReinhardGeisslerBlaum2022,
  author    = {Reinhard, Johanna E. and Geißler, Katja and Blaum, Niels},
  title     = {Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia},
  series = {Journal of insect conservation : an international journal devoted to the conservation of insects and related invertebrates},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {Journal of insect conservation : an international journal devoted to the conservation of insects and related invertebrates},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Dordrecht},
  issn      = {1366-638X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10841-022-00410-6},
  pages     = {711 -- 720},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Savannahs are often branded by livestock grazing with resulting land degradation. Holistic management of livestock was proposed to contribute to biodiversity conservation by simulating native wildlife grazing behaviour. This study attempts the comparison of the impact of a holistic management regime to a wildlife grazing management regime on grass and ground-dwelling beetle species diversity on neighboring farms in Namibian rangeland. Results show that the response of biodiversity in species richness and composition to holistic management of livestock differs substantially from wildlife grazing with a positive impact. From a total of 39 identified species of ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Carabidae) from 29 genera, eight species were found to be indicators for holistic management of livestock and three were found to be indicators for wildlife grazed rangeland. Observations suggest that holistic management of livestock may contribute to biodiversity conservation, but the differential effect of grazing management on species assemblages suggests that livestock grazing cannot replace native wildlife herbivory. Implications for insect conservation An adaptive management strategy such as holistic management used in this study shows the potential to support high beetle biodiversity. Holistic management of livestock thus aspects in favour for a sustainable form of grazing management for insect conservation even though it does not functionally replace grazing by native wildlife.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MichaelisAengenheisterSchwerdtleetal.2021,
  author    = {Michaelis, Vivien and Aengenheister, Leonie and Schwerdtle, Tanja and Buerki-Thurnherr, Tina and Bornhorst, Julia},
  title     = {Manganese translocation across an in vitro model of human villous trophoblast},
  series = {Placenta},
  volume    = {112},
  booktitle = {Placenta},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
  issn      = {0143-4004},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.placenta.2021.07.205},
  pages     = {E63 -- E64},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HofmanHaywardHeimetal.2019,
  author    = {Hofman, Maarten P. G. and Hayward, M. W. and Heim, M. and Marchand, P. and Rolandsen, C. M. and Mattisson, Jenny and Urbano, F. and Heurich, M. and Mysterud, A. and Melzheimer, J. and Morellet, N. and Voigt, Ulrich and Allen, B. L. and Gehr, Benedikt and Rouco Zufiaurre, Carlos and Ullmann, Wiebke and Holand, O. and Jorgensen, n H. and Steinheim, G. and Cagnacci, F. and Kroeschel, M. and Kaczensky, P. and Buuveibaatar, B. and Payne, J. C. and Palmegiani, I and Jerina, K. and Kjellander, P. and Johansson, O. and LaPoint, S. and Bayrakcismith, R. and Linnell, J. D. C. and Zaccaroni, M. and Jorge, M. L. S. and Oshima, J. E. F. and Songhurst, A. and Fischer, C. and Mc Bride, R. T. and Thompson, J. J. and Streif, S. and Sandfort, R. and Bonenfant, Christophe and Drouilly, M. and Klapproth, M. and Zinner, Dietmar and Yarnell, Richard and Stronza, A. and Wilmott, L. and Meisingset, E. and Thaker, Maria and Vanak, A. T. and Nicoloso, S. and Graeber, R. and Said, S. and Boudreau, M. R. and Devlin, A. and Hoogesteijn, R. and May-Junior, J. A. and Nifong, J. C. and Odden, J. and Quigley, H. B. and Tortato, F. and Parker, D. M. and Caso, A. and Perrine, J. and Tellaeche, C. and Zieba, F. and Zwijacz-Kozica, T. and Appel, C. L. and Axsom, I and Bean, W. T. and Cristescu, B. and Periquet, S. and Teichman, K. J. and Karpanty, S. and Licoppe, A. and Menges, V and Black, K. and Scheppers, Thomas L. and Schai-Braun, S. C. and Azevedo, F. C. and Lemos, F. G. and Payne, A. and Swanepoel, L. H. and Weckworth, B. and Berger, A. and Bertassoni, Alessandra and McCulloch, G. and Sustr, P. and Athreya, V and Bockmuhl, D. and Casaer, J. and Ekori, A. and Melovski, D. and Richard-Hansen, C. and van de Vyver, D. and Reyna-Hurtado, R. and Robardet, E. and Selva, N. and Sergiel, A. and Farhadinia, M. S. and Sunde, P. and Portas, R. and Ambarli, H{\"u}seyin and Berzins, R. and Kappeler, P. M. and Mann, G. K. and Pyritz, L. and Bissett, C. and Grant, T. and Steinmetz, R. and Swedell, Larissa and Welch, R. J. and Armenteras, D. and Bidder, O. R. and Gonzalez, T. M. and Rosenblatt, A. and Kachel, S. and Balkenhol, N.},
  title     = {Right on track?},
  series = {PLoS one},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {PLoS one},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {PLoS},
  address   = {San Fransisco},
  issn      = {1932-6203},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0216223},
  pages     = {26},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, we need an in-depth understanding of the main technological, species-specific and environmental factors that determine the success and failure of satellite tracking devices across species and habitats. Here, we assess the relative influence of such factors on the ability of satellite telemetry units to provide the expected amount and quality of data by analyzing data from over 3,000 devices deployed on 62 terrestrial species in 167 projects worldwide. We evaluate the success rate in obtaining GPS fixes as well as in transferring these fixes to the user and we evaluate failure rates. Average fix success and data transfer rates were high and were generally better predicted by species and unit characteristics, while environmental characteristics influenced the variability of performance. However, 48\% of the unit deployments ended prematurely, half of them due to technical failure. Nonetheless, this study shows that the performance of satellite telemetry applications has shown improvements over time, and based on our findings, we provide further recommendations for both users and manufacturers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GorinScherzKorostetal.2021,
  author    = {Gorin, Vladislav A. and Scherz, Mark D. and Korost, Dmitry V. and Poyarkov, Nikolay A.},
  title     = {Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs},
  series = {Zoosystematics and evolution : Mitteilungen aus dem Museum f{\"u}r Naturkunde in Berlin},
  volume    = {97},
  journal   = {Zoosystematics and evolution : Mitteilungen aus dem Museum f{\"u}r Naturkunde in Berlin},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Pensoft Publishers},
  address   = {Sofia},
  issn      = {1860-0743},
  doi       = {10.3897/zse.97.57968},
  pages     = {21 -- 54},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 includes 52 species and is one of the most diverse genera of the family Microhylidae, being the most species-rich taxon of the Asian subfamily Microhylinae. The recent, rapid description of numerous new species of Microhyla with complex phylogenetic relationships has made the taxonomy of the group especially challenging. Several recent phylogenetic studies suggested paraphyly of Microhyla with respect to Glyphoglossus Gunther, 1869, and revealed three major phylogenetic lineages of mid-Eocene origin within this assemblage. However, comprehensive works assessing morphological variation among and within these lineages are absent. In the present study we investigate the generic taxonomy of Microhyla-Glyphoglossus assemblage based on a new phylogeny including 57 species, comparative morphological analysis of skeletons from cleared-and-stained specimens for 23 species, and detailed descriptions of generalized osteology based on volume-rendered micro-CT scans for five speciesal-together representing all major lineages within the group. The results confirm three highly divergent and well-supported clades that correspond with external and osteological morphological characteristics, as well as respective geographic distribution. Accordingly, acknowledging ancient divergence between these lineages and their significant morphological differentiation, we propose to consider these three lineages as distinct genera: Microhyla sensu stricto, Glyphoglossus, and a newly described genus, Nanohyla gen. nov.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{LitwinColangeli2019,
  author    = {Litwin, Magdalena and Colangeli, Pierluigi},
  title     = {Wie und wohin reisen Wasserfl{\"o}he?},
  series = {Vielfalt in der Uckermark : Forschungsprojekte 2015 - 2018},
  journal   = {Vielfalt in der Uckermark : Forschungsprojekte 2015 - 2018},
  publisher = {oerding print GmbH},
  address   = {Braunschweig},
  pages     = {28 -- 29},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Kowalski2019,
  author    = {Kowalski, Gabriele Joanna},
  title     = {Auf dem Sprung},
  series = {Vielfalt in der Uckermark : Forschungsprojekte 2015 - 2018},
  journal   = {Vielfalt in der Uckermark : Forschungsprojekte 2015 - 2018},
  publisher = {oerding print GmbH},
  address   = {Braunschweig},
  pages     = {41 -- 42},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{InaebnitDennis2021,
  author    = {In{\"a}bnit, Thomas and Dennis, Alice B.},
  title     = {The mitochondrial genome of Melampus bidentatus (Panpulmonata, Ellobioidea)},
  series = {Integrative and comparative biology / Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology},
  volume    = {61},
  booktitle = {Integrative and comparative biology / Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology},
  number    = {Supplement 1},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1540-7063},
  pages     = {E405 -- E405},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{DennisInaebnit2021,
  author    = {Dennis, Alice B. and In{\"a}bnit, Thomas},
  title     = {Physiological and genomic variation among cryptic species of a marsh snail (Melampus bidentatus)},
  series = {Integrative and comparative biology / Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology},
  volume    = {61},
  booktitle = {Integrative and comparative biology / Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1540-7063},
  doi       = {10.1093/icb/icab001},
  pages     = {E195 -- E196},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}