Institute of Ecology
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
- Professorship for Ecology, especially Animal Ecology
- Professorship for Ecology, especially Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation
- Professorship for Ecosystem Functioning and Services
- Professorship for Vegetation Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
Topics
Forschungsschwerpunkte am Institut für Ökologie sind die Auswirkungen von globalen Veränderungen wie Klimawandel und Landnutzungswandel auf Organismen und ihre Lebensgemeinschaften und auf biologisch funktionelle und chemische Prozesse. Dazu zählen auch die Auswirkungen eines vermehrten Anbaus von Energiepflanzen oder auch verschiedenste Verschmutzungen in terrestrischen und aquatischen Ökosystemen. Im Fokus stehen die Ursachen und die Auswirkungen des Rückgangs von Tier- und Pflanzenpopulationen sowie des aktuellen Biodiversitätsverlustes und der damit einhergehenden Veränderung abiotischer und biotischer Ökosystemfunktionen. In Zusammenarbeit mit humanwissenschaftlichen Arbeitsgruppen der Leuphana Universität werden auch sozio-ökonomische Faktoren der Ökosystemforschung gemeinsam betrachtet.
Die experimentelle Forschung findet sowohl in Laboren, im Gewächshaus und auf Freiflächen der Leuphana Universität statt. Weiter finden viele Untersuchungen in Kulturlandschaften und in städtischen Gebieten statt. Die Freilanduntersuchungen werden in den verschiedensten Ländern der gemäßigten und mediterranen Breiten und der Tropen und Sub-Tropen durchgeführt aber auch regional wie z.B. in Lüneburg und der Lüneburger Heide. Forschungskooperationen bestehen hierbei mit vielen verschiedenen nationalen und internationalen Universitäten und außeruniversitären Einrichtungen wie z.B. lokalen Naturschutzorganisationen und Schulen. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Kooperationen mit der Alfred Töpfer Akademie für Naturschutz und die Biosphärenreservatsverwaltung Niedersächsische Elbtalaue.
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Rosa
Arens, P., Smulders, M. J. M., Koning-Boucoiran, C. F. S., Gitonga, V. W., Krens, F. A., Atanassov, A., Atanassov, I., Rusanov, K. E., Bendahmane, M., Dubois, A., Raymond, O., Caissard, J. C., Baudino, S., Crespel, L., Gudin, S., Ricci, S. C., Kovatcheva, N., Van Huylenbroeck, J., Leus, L., Wissemann, V., Zimmermann, H., Hensen, I., Werlemark, G. & Nybom, H., 01.01.2011, Wild Crop relatives: Genomic & Breeding Resources, Plantation and Ornamental Crops. Kole, C. (ed.). Berlin: Springer, p. 243-275 33 p. (Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Highly reduced genetic diversity of Rosa rubiginosa L. populations in the invasive range
Zimmermann, H., Ritz, C., Hirsch, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K. & Hensen, I., 01.05.2010, In: International Journal of Plant Sciences. 171, 4, p. 435-446 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Do we need livestock grazing to promote Polylepis australis tree recruitment in the Central Argentinean Mountains?
Zimmermann, H., Renison, D., Leyer, I. & Hensen, I., 09.2009, In: Ecological Research. 24, 5, p. 1075-1081 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scale-dependent diversity patterns affect spider assemblages of two contrasting forest ecosystems
Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Schaefer, M., 05.2013, In: Acta Oecologica. 49, p. 17-22 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating rural development and biodiversity conservation in Central Romania
Newig, J., Milcu, A. I., Hartel, T., Mikulcak, F. & Fischer, J., 06.2013, In: Environmental Conservation. 40, 2, p. 129-137 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The ground beetle tribe Trechini in Israel and adjacent regions
Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedmann, A-L-L., Härdtle, W., Levanovy, T., Renan, I., Seyfferth, A. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2012, In: Spixiana - Zeitschrift für Zoologie. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Synergistic effects of non-Apis bees and honey bees for pollination services
Brittain, C., Williams, N., Kremen, C. & Klein, A-M., 07.03.2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 280, 1754, p. 2012-2767 7 p., 20122767.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cross-pollination benefits differ among oilseed rape varieties
Hudewenz, A., Pufal, G., Bögeholz, A-L. & Klein, A-M., 14.10.2014, In: The Journal of Agricultural Science. 152, 5, p. 770-778 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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INSA – Indicator System Sustainable Agriculture
Lutzenberger, A., Horn, A., Kahmann, B., Kilburg, M., Lichter, F., Mechsner, C., Priessner, C., Reinert, F., Röllig, M., Ruck, W., Stropahl, S. & Wilkens, V., 2012, Proceedings of the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Milan: ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, p. 600-603 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification
Tscharntke, T., Clough, Y., Wanger, T. C., Jackson, L., Motzke, I., Perfecto, I., Vandermeer, J. & Whitbread, A., 07.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 151, 1, p. 53-59 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Large, particular bovids may require localised conservation effort to prevent extinction
Traill, L. W., Wanger, T. C. & Kidd, D., 2012, In: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 25, p. 111-116 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coupled nutrient removal and biomass production with mixed algal culture: Impact of biotic and abiotic factors
Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 08.2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 118, p. 469-476 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of trace metal contamination in a historical freshwater canal (Buckingham Canal), Chennai, India
Jayaprakash, M., Nagarajan, R., Velmurugan, P. M., Sathiyamoorthy, J., Krishnamurthy, R. R. & Urban, B., 12.2012, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184, 12, p. 7407-7424 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does isolation affect phenotypic variability and fluctuating asymmetry in the endangered Red Apollo?
Habel, J. C., Reuter, M., Drees, C. & Pfaender, J., 08.2012, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 16, 4, p. 571-579 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of emission reductions between 1980 and 2020 on atmospheric benzo[a]pyrene concentrations over europe
Bieser, J., Aulinger, A., Matthias, V. & Quante, M., 03.2012, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 223, 3, p. 1393-1414 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Where you search is what you get: Literature mining - Google Scholar versus Web of Science using a data set from a literature search in vegetation science
Beckmann, M. & Von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2012, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 23, 6, p. 1197-1199 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Shrub management is the principal driver of differing population sizes between native and invasive populations of Rosa rubiginosa L
Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K., Welk, E., Damascos, M. A. & Hensen, I., 10.2012, In: Biological Invasions. 14, 10, p. 2141-2157 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Landscape effects on bird and rodent communities and seed predation to agriculture in Israel.
Schäckermann, J., Mandelik, Y., von Wehrden, H. & Klein, A-M., 2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 147 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Competition response of European beech Fagus sylvatica L. varies with tree size and abiotic stress: Minimizing anthropogenic disturbances in forests
Fichtner, A., Sturm, K., Rickert, C., Härdtle, W. & Schrautzer, J., 12.2012, In: The Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 6, p. 1306-1315 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Functional trait similarity of native and invasive herb species in subtropical China-Environment-specific differences are the key
Bachmann, D., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., Ding, B-Y., Gao, M., Härdtle, W. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 01.11.2012, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 83, p. 82-92 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fukushima disaster indirectly threatens lake ecosystems
Matsuzaki, S-IS., Von Wehrden, H., Møller, A. P. & Takamura, N., 01.11.2012, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10, 9, p. 464-464 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Pollination of Camelina sativa and Thlaspi arvense: Two new potential oil crop species in Germany
Groeneveld, J. H. & Klein, A-M., 2012, From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society: 42nd annual meeting Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ökologie. Drees, C. & von Oheimb, G. (eds.). Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 254-255 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Insights into Jatropha Projects Worldwide: Key Facts & Figures from a Global Survey
Wahl, N., Hildebrandt, T., Moser, C., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Averdunk, K., Bailis, R., Barua, K. K., Burritt, R., Groeneveld, J. H., Klein, A-M., Kügemann, M., Walmsley, D., Zelt, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 60 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Different responses of ant species to sugars and amino acids in a subtropical forest of China
Methorst, J., Klein, A-M., Blüthgen, N., Leonhardt, S. & Staab, M., 09.2012, From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society, Book of abstracts: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Lüneburg, Germany, 10-14 September 2012. Drees, C. & von Oheimb, G. (eds.). Berlin: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Vol. 42. p. 56-57 2 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Visiting communities of extrafloral nectaries in a subtropical Chinese forest
Peters, J., Klein, A-M., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 56 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Tri‐trophic interaction networks along a tree diversity gradient of BEF‐China
Staab, M., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A-M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 175 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Responses of herbivory and pollinators to grassland management and plant diversity
Hudewenz, A., Klein, A-M., Scherber, C., Stanke, L., Tscharntke, T., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W. & Ebeling, A., 2011, 41st Annual Meeting "Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes": 41st Annual Meeting "Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes". Minden, V. (ed.). Oldenburg: Gesellschaft für ÖkologieResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Resource use and competition between honey bees and wild bees in the Lüneburger Heath
Hudewenz, A. & Klein, A-M., 2012, GfÖ Conference book: Book of abstracts. Drees, C. & von Oheimb, G. (eds.). Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Vol. 42. p. 69 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Schutz, Nutzung und nachhaltige Gestaltung – Geschlechteraspekte im Umgang mit Natur
Katz, C. & Mölders, T., 2013, Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit: Die Kategorie Geschlecht in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Hofmeister, S., Katz, C. & Mölders, T. (eds.). Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 269-276 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Geschlechterverhältnisse & Nachhaltigkeit: Die Kategorie Geschlecht in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Hofmeister, S. (ed.), Katz, C. (ed.) & Mölders, T. (ed.), 2013, Opladen, Berlin, Toronto: Verlag Babara Budrich. 403 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sugars and amino acid composition in nectar of two plant species along a plant diversity gradient
Venjakob, C., Leonhardt, D. S., Scherber, D. C. & Klein, P. A-M., 10.09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 54 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Predator assemblage structure and temporal variability of species richness and abundance in forests of high tree diversity
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 11.2012, In: Biotropica. 44, 6, p. 793-800 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An academia beyond quantity: a reply to Loyola et al. and Halme et al.
Fischer, J., Hanspach, J. & Ritchie, E. G., 11.2012, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 27, 11, p. 587-588 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Biodiversity buffers pollination from changes in environmental conditions
Brittain, C., Kremen, C. & Klein, A-M., 02.2013, In: Global Change Biology. 19, 2, p. 540-547 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sight or scent: lemur sensory reliance in detecting food quality varies with feeding ecology.
Rushmore, J., Leonhardt, S. & Drea, C. M., 03.08.2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 8, 11 p., e41558.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Niche segregation in microhabitat use of three sympatric Cyrtodactylus in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Central Vietnam
Loos, J., von Wehrden, H., Dang, K. N. & Ziegler, T., 06.05.2012, In: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 7, 1, p. 101-108 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Plant Oil Production for Aviation Fuels: Assessment Challenges and Consequences for New Feedstock Concepts
Lüdeke-Freund, F., Walmsley, D., Plath, M., Wreesmann, J. & Klein, A-M., 11.2012, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 3, 2, p. 186-217 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-economic Context of Forest Biodiversity Use along a Town–Forest Gradient in Cambodia
Motzke, I., Wanger, T. C., Zanre, E., Tscharntke, T. & Barkmann, J., 2012, In: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. SUPPL.25, p. 37-53 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wild pollination services to California almond rely on semi-natural habitat
Klein, A-M., Brittain, C., Hendrix, S. D., Thorp, R., Williams, N. & Kremen, C., 06.2012, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 3, p. 723-732 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Global assessment of the non-equilibrium concept in rangelands
Wehrden, H. V., Hanspach, J., Kaczensky, P., Fischer, J. & Wesche, K., 03.2012, In: Ecological Applications. 22, 2, p. 393-399 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mechanisms promoting tree species co-existence: Experimental evidence with saplings of subtropical forest ecosystems of China
Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Baruffol, M., Böhnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Schmid, B., Von Wehrden, H. & Von Oheimb, G., 10.2012, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 23, 5, p. 837-846 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multiscale performance of landscape metrics as indicators of species richness of plants, insects and vertebrates
Schindler, S., von Wehrden, H., Poirazidis, K., Wrbka, T. & Kati, V., 08.2013, In: Ecological Indicators. 31, p. 41-48 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses
Tscharntke, T., Tylianakis, J. M., Rand, T. A., Didham, R. K., Fahrig, L., Batáry, P., Bengtsson, J., Clough, Y., Crist, T. O., Dormann, C. F., Ewers, R. M., Fründ, J., Holt, R. D., Holzschuh, A., Klein, A-M., Kleijn, D., Kremen, C., Landis, D. A., Laurance, W., Lindenmayer, D., Scherber, C., Sodhi, N. S., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Thies, C., van der Putten, W. H. & Westphal, C., 08.2012, In: Biological Reviews. 87, 3, p. 661-685 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Landscape factors affecting Parakeet damage to sunflower fields in Israel
Schäckermann, J., Mandelik, Y. & Klein, A-M., 2011, Book of abstracts: 41st annual meeting "Ecololgical Functions, Patters, Processes", University of Oldenburg, 5- 9 September 2011. Minden, V. (ed.). Oldenburg: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 111 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 41).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Endemic predators, invasive prey and native diversity
Wanger, T. C., Wielgoss, A. C., Motzke, I., Clough, Y., Brook, B. W., Sodhi, N. S. & Tscharntke, T., 07.03.2011, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 278, 1706, p. 690-694 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The amphibians and reptiles of the Lore Lindu National Park area, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Wanger, T. C., Motzke, I., Saleh, S. & Iskandar, D. T., 20.02.2011, In: Salamandra. 47, 1, p. 17-29 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foraging loads of stingless bees and utilisation of stored nectar for pollen harvesting
Leonhardt, S., Dworschak, K., Eltz, T. & Blüthgen, N., 2007, In: Apidologie. 38, 2, p. 125-135 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reformation process of the neuronal template for nestmate recognition cues in the carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus)
Leonhardt, S., Brandstaetter, A. S. & Kleineidam, C. J., 09.2007, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A – Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 193, 9, p. 993-1000 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seeing red: behavioral evidence of trichromatic color vision in strepsirrhine primates
Leonhardt, S., Tung, J., Camden, J. B., Leal, M. & Drea, C. M., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review