Contact

Head of Division
Prof. Dr. Ole Seehausen

Administration
Susanne Maurer
Institute of Ecology & Evolution
Baltzerstrasse 6
CH-3012 Bern

Tel. +41 (0)31 631 30 09
Fax +41 (0)31 631 30 08
susanne.maurer@esh.unibe.ch

Universität Bern
Eawag

Publications 2011

peer reviewed journals

  • Angelone, S, Kienast, F, Holderegger R. (2011) Where movement happens: scale-dependent landscape effects on genetic differentiation in the European tree frog. Ecography. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06494.x [pdf, 196 KB]

  • Barshis DJ, Sokta EE, Kelly RP, Sivasundar A, Menge BA, Barth J, Palumbi SR (2011) A link between coastal upwelling and temporal genetic variability in the acorn barnacle Balanus glandula. Marine Ecology Progress Series 439:139-150.

  • Bezault E, Mwaiko S, Seehausen O. (2011) Population genomic tests of models of adaptive radiation in Lake Victoria region cichlid fish. Evolution doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01417.x [pdf, 0.7 MB]

  • Brodersen, J., J.L. Rodríguez-Gil, M. Jönsson, L.-A. Hansson, C. Brönmark, P.A. Nilsson & O. Berglund (2011). Temperature and resource availability may interactively affect over-wintering success of juvenile fish in a changing climate. PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Issue 10, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024022 [pdf, 453 KB]

  • Brodersen, J., Landkildehus, F, Lauridsen, T.L, Malmquist, H.J, Amsinck, S.L, Bjerring, R, Søndergaard, M, Johansson, L.S, Jeppesen, E (2011) Short- and long term niche segregation and individual specialization of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in species poor Faroese lakes. Environ Biol Fishes DOI:10.1007/s10641-011-9914-z [pdf, 5.7 MB]

  • Brodersen, J, Nilsson, PA, Chapman, BB, Skov, C, Hansson, LA, Brönmark, C (2011) Variable individual consistency in timing and destination of winter migration fish.  Biol Lett, doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0634 [pdf, 190 KB]

  • Davies, J. T., Allen, D. P., Borda de Água, L., Regetz, J., Melián, C. J. (2011) Neutral Biodiversity Theory can explain the imbalance of phylogenetic trees but not the tempo of their diversification. Evolution, doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01265.x [pdf, 0.8 MB]

  • Haesler MP, Lindeyer CM, Otti O, Bonfils D, Heg D, Taborsky M (2011) Female mouthbrooders in control of pre- and postmating sexual selection, BehavEcol,Vol 22, 1033-1041, doi:10.1093/beheco/arr087 [pdf, 318 MB]

  • Joyce DA, Lunt DH, Genner MJ, Turner GF, Bills R, Seehausen O (2011) Repeated colonization and hybridization characterize the Lake Malawi cichlids. Curr Biol, Vol 21, Issue 3, 108-109, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2010.11.029  [pdf, 0.5 MB + SI]

  • Liu, Y., Keller, I., Heckel, G (2011) Phylogeography of common pochard (Aythya ferina), a potentially important vector of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Ecology and Evolution 1(4): 529-545. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.46 [pdf, 0.8 MB]

  • Keller, I, Seehausen, O, (2011) Thermal adaptation and ecological speciation. Mol Ecol, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05397.x [pdf, 180 KB]

  • Keller, I, Taverna, A, Seehausen, O. (2011) Evidence of neutral and adaptive genetic divergence between European trout populations sampled along altitudinal gradients. Molecular Ecology, Vol 20, 1888-1904, doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05067.x [pdf, 386KB]

  • Kraaijeveld K., Kraaijeveld-Smit F.J.L. and Maan M.E. (2011) Sexual selection and speciation: the comparative evidence revisited. BiolRev, Vol 86, Issue 2, 367-377,  doi: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00150.x [pdf, 0.7 MB]

  • Konijnendijk, N, Joyce, DA, Mrosso, HDJ, Egas, M, Seehausen, O. (2011) Community Genetics Reveal Elevated Levels of Sympatric Gene Flow amongMorphologically Similar but Not among Morphologically Dissimilar Species of Lake Victoria Cichlid Fish. Inter J of Evol Biol, Volume 2011, Article ID 616320  doi:10.4061/2011/616320 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

  • Maan, ME, Seehausen, O. (2011) Ecology, sexual selection and speciation. Ecology Letter, Vol 14, Issue 6, 591-602, doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01606.x [pdf, 1.2 MB + SI]

  • Melián, C. J., Vilas, C., Baldó, F., Enrique González-Ortegón, E., Drake, P., Williams, R. J. (2011). Eco-evolutionary dynamics of individual-based food webs. Advances in Ecological Research, Vol 45:225-268 [pdf, 3.2 MB]

  • Nicolle, A., Hansson LA, J. Brodersen, J, Nilsson PA, Brönmark C (2011). Interactions bet ween predation and resources shape zooplankton population dynamics. PLoS ONE 6: e16534, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016534 [pdf, 464 KB]

  • Satake, A, Araki, H (2011) Stocking of captive-bred fish can cause long-term population decline and gene pool replacement: predictions from a population dynamics model incorporating density-dependent mortality. Theor Ecol, doi: 10.1007/s12080-011-0128-y [pdf, 3.4 MB]

  • Schweizer, M, Seehausen, O, Hertwig, ST. (2011) Macroevolutionary patterns in the diversification of parrots - effects of climate change, geological events and key innovations. J of Biogeogr, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02555.x [pdf, 1.2 MB]

  • Skov, C., Baktoft H, Brodersen J, Brönmark C, Chapman BB, Hansson LA,  Nilsson PA. (2011) Sizing up your enemy: individual predation vulnerability predicts migratory probability. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci278:1414-1418 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2035  [pdf,  268 KB]

  • Svensson, O, Egger, B, Gricar, B, Woodhouse, K, van Oosterhout, C, Salzburger, W, Seehausen, O, Turner, GF. (2011) Segregation of species-specific male attractiveness in F2 hybrid Lake Malawi cichlid fish. Intern J of Evol Biol., Vol 2011 doi:10.4061/2011/426179 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

  • Weber, C, Peter, A (2011) Success or Failure? Do Indicator Selection and Reference Setting Influence River Rehabilitation Outcome? N Am J Fish Manage, 31:3, 535-547,  DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2011.595277 [pdf, 178 KB]

  • Westram, A.M., Jokela, J., Baumgartner, C., Keller, I (2011) Spatial distribution of cryptic species diversity in European freshwater amphipods as revealed by pyrosequencing. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23879. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023879 [pdf, 0.5 MB]

  • Westram, A.M., Baumgartner, C., Keller, I., Jokela, J. (2011) Are cryptic host species also cryptic to parasites? Host specificity and geographical distribution of acanthocephalan parasites infecting freshwater Gammarus. Infections, Genetics and Evolution, 11: 1083-1090  [pdf, 290 KB]

  • Van der Sluijs, I., Gray, S.M., Amorim, M.C.P., Barber, I., Candolin, U., Hendry, A., Krahe, R., Maan, M.E., Utne-Palm, A.C., Wagner, H.-J., Wong, B.B.M (2011) Communication in troubled waters: The evolutionary implications of changing environments on fish communication systems. EvolEcol, Vol 25, Issue 3, 623-640,  doi: 10.1007/s10682-010-9450-x [pdf, 352 KB]

  • Van Poorten, BT, Arlinghaus, R, Daedlow, K, Haertel-Borer, S (2011) Social-ecological interactions, management panaceas, and the future of wild fish populations, PNAS, Vol 108, 30 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1013919108 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

Non-peer reviewed publications and reports for governments

  • Alp, M, Karpati, T, Werth S, Gostner, W, Scheidegger, CH, Peter A. Erhaltung und Förderung der Biodiversität von Fliessgewässern, «Wasser Energie Luft» – 103. Jahrgang, 2011, Heft 3, [pdf, 1.7 MB]

  • Butlin R, Nosil P, Servedio M, Hendry A, Macias Garcia C, Ritchie MG, Svensson E, Seehausen O (2011) What do we need to know about speciation? Discussion in Trends in Ecology and Evolution


  • Fäh, R, Peter A, Scheidegger, Ch, Schleiss, A (2011)  Fliessgewässerrevitalisierungen – Integrales Flussgebietsmanagement / Gestion intégrale de l’espace fluvial - Teil 1 «Wasser Energie Luft» – 103. Jahrgang, 2011, Heft 3, [pdf, 492 MB]

  • Fierz, JM (2011) Klimaerwärmung treibt Fische in höhere Lagen, «Wasser Energie Luft» – 103. Jahrgang, 2011, Heft 1, [pdf, 228 KB]

  • Rau, Ch, Peter, A (2011) Fliessgewässerrevitalisierungen – Das grosse Potenzial kleiner Bäche «Wasser Energie Luft» – 103. Jahrgang, 2011, Heft 1, [pdf, 0,6 MB]

  • Meuli, K, Bryner, A, Peter, A (2011) Impuls für den Gewässerschutz, Géomatique Suisse 2/2011, 62-64 [pdf, 2.1 MB]

  • Meuli, K, Bryner, A, Peter, A (2011) Un nouvel élan pour la protection des eaux Géomatique Suisse 2/2011, 66-68 [pdf, 2.2 MB]

  • Werth, S., Weibel, D., Alp, M., Junker, J., Karpati, T., Peter, A., Scheidegger, C. (2011) Lebensraumverbund Fliessgewässer: Die Bedeutung der Vernetzung,  «Wasser Energie Luft» – 103. Jahrgang, 2011, Heft 3, [pdf, 1.0 MB]