Research Group Animal Evolutionary Ecology (Prof. Kurtz)
Status: Organisation is active
Phone number: +49 251 83-24661
Fax number: +49 251 83 24668
| Address: | Hüfferstr. 1 48149 Münster Germany |
Publications
Meuthen, Denis; Hoffman, Joseph I; Kurtz, Joachim; Berthelsen, Ane Liv; Chakarov, Nayden; Chen, Rebecca Shuhua; Coculla, Angelica; Gadau, Jürgen; Gossmann, Toni I; Mühlenhaupt, Max; Chavarria-Pizarro, Tania; Rapp, Tim M.; Sepers, Bernice; Vellnow, Nikolas; Xu, Shuqing; Vendrami, David L. J. (2026) In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 42. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2025.12.010 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Individualised niches: an integrative conceptual framework across behaviour, ecology, and evolution. Krüger O; Anaya-Rojas J; Back M; Caspers B; Chakarov N; Dammhahn M; Elliott-Graves A; Fricke C; Gadau J; Hoffman JI; Kaiser MI; Kaiser S; Korsten P; Krohs U; Kurtz J; Langrock R; Müller C; Peuß R; Reinhold K; Richter H; Sachser N; Schielzeth H; Schmoll T; Stanewsky R; Szekely T; Weissing FJ; Wittmann M; Xu S (2026) In: Biological reviews. doi:10.1002/brv.70147 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Bauhus, Marc B.; Wander, Luise; Boy, David; Santacruz, Ana; Maldonado, Ernesto; Kurtz, Joachim; Kaiser, Sylvia; Peuß, Robert (2025) In: bioRxiv Research article in digital collection | Preprint | Published | |
Drakula, Maja; Gerigk, Lena; Rothe, Ella S.; Brüning, Jacob J.; Reckert, Mats; Brinker, Alexander; Elias Ranelli, Beatriz; Kurtz, Joachim; Anaya-Rojas, Jaime M. (2025) In: Aurothea Research article in digital collection | Preprint | submitted / under review | |
Korša, Ana; Baur, Moritz; Schulz, Nora KE; Anaya-Rojas, Jaime M; Mellmann, Alexander; Kurtz, Joachim (2025) In: PLoS Pathogens, 21(6). doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1012839 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/12/2029 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/12/2029 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2029 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/03/2029 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 26/05/2025 - 25/05/2027 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project |
Preisverleihungen
| "Der Goldene Hans" 2009 - Award of the student council Awarded by: Students council of the biology department, University of Münster Award given to: Kurtz, Joachim Announced at: 15/05/2009 | Date of awarding: 15/05/2009 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fellowship of the Institute of Advanced Study 2006/2007 Awarded by: Institute of Advanced Study Award given to: Kurtz, Joachim Announced at: 01/01/2006 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Humboldt-Forschungsstipendium für Postdoktoranden Awarded by: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Award given to: Ng, Tze Hann Announced at: 15/04/2019 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Promotionen
| Evolution of epigenetic regulation in Coleoptera Candidate: Länger, Zoë | Supervisors: Kurtz, Joachim; Prohanska, Sonja; Feldmeyer, Barbara | Reviewers: Kurtz, Joachim; Prohanska, Sonja; Feldmeyer, Barbara Period of time: 01/02/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Genetic and phenotypic characterization of immunological niche conformance in cavefish Candidate: Bauhus, Marc | Supervisors: Kurtz, Joachim; Rohner, Nicolas; Liebau, Eva Period of time: 01/06/2022 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| The role of evolutionary capacitance for adaptability in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Candidate: R, Reshma | Supervisors: Kurtz, Joachim; Müller, Caroline; Gadau, Jürgen | Reviewers: Kurtz, Joachim; Müller, Caroline; Gadau, Jürgen Period of time: 19/07/2018 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| A Bulk Segregation Analysis for an HSP90-released reduced eye phenotype in Tribolium castaneum Candidate: Şahin, Özge | Supervisors: Kurtz, Joachim; Gadau, Jürgen; Flatt, Thomas | Reviewers: Kurtz, Joachim; Gadau, Jürgen; Flatt, Thomas Period of time: 01/04/2018 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Identification of bacterial traits involved in interference with horizontal gene transfer in Escherichia coli 2025 Candidate: Yilmaz Terzioglu, Yeliz | Supervisors: Dobrindt, Ulrilch; Kurtz, Joachim, Schmitz, Jürgen | Reviewers: Dobrindt, Ulrilch; Kurtz, Joachim, Schmitz, Jürgen Period of time: 01/10/2020 - 09/05/2025 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |
Habilitationen
Echoes from the Past: What Ancient Genomic Insertions say about the Phylogeny of Species Candidate: Schmitz, Jürgen | Reviewers: Kurtz, JoachimPeriod of time: 17/04/2012 - 25/04/2013 Habilitation procedure finished at: Habilitation procedure at University of Münster |
Vorträge
| Male - female coevolution, where does variation come from? Fricke, Claudia (11/01/2016) Zoologisches Kolloquium, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Sexuelle Selektion und Sexuelle Konflikte – wie tragen diese Prozesse zur Biodiversität bei? Fricke, Claudia (28/11/2013) Vortragsreihe, Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Sexuelle Selektion - ein Überblick Fricke Claudia (19/11/2013) Seminarserie, LWL, Museum für Naturkunde, Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Male interference with female posttranscriptional regulatory processes Fricke, Claudia; Green, Darrell; Smith, Damian; Chapman, Tracey. (06/09/2013) International Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society: ‘Thirty Years of Thornhill & Alcock: The Evolution of…, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Female age dependent responses to a male signal can alter opportunities for sexual antagonistic co-evolution Fricke, Claudia; Green, Darrell; Mills, Walter; Chapman, Tracey. (21/08/2013) 14th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Lisbon, Portugal Type of talk: scientific Talk |