Dissertations

R. Andriana (GREEN): The ecological function of intertidal shellfish reefs for benthic algae (thesis)

Promotores: Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson, Prof. J. Falcao Salles; copromotor: Dr B. Matthiessen (GEOMAR, Kiel)

Y. Ben Chehida (EGDB/GREEN): Molecular ecology and evolution of the porpoises (thesis)

Promotor Prof. B. Wertheim; copromotor: Dr M.C. Fontaine (CNRS/GREEN)

J. Bosman (Neurobiology): Discovering circadian clocks in microbes (thesis)


Promotores Prof. J.C. Billeter, Prof. M. Merrow (University of München)

K.C.A. Bröker (GREEN): Monitoring and mitigating the sound effects of hydrocarbon exploration activities on marine mammal populations (thesis)

Promotor: Prof. P.J. Palsbøll; copromotor: Dr C.J. Camphuijsen (NIOZ)

M. Busana (BPE): Drivers of cooperative breeding and population dynamics in Seychelles warblers (thesis)

Promotores Prof. J. Komdeur, Prof. H.L. Dugdale, Prof. T.A. Burke (University of Sheffield), Prof. D.S. Richardson (University of East Anglia)

Y.C. Chan (Conservation Ecology): Struggles ashore - Migration ecology of threatened shorebirds in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (thesis)

Promotores Prof. T. Piersma, Prof. C. Both

F. Chen (EGDB): Endosymbionts as a substitute for the paternal genome in asexual haplodiploid insects - A study in two parasitoid wasps (thesis)

Promotor Prof. L.W. Beukeboom; copromotor Dr L. van de Zande

T.P. Gobbin (EGDB): The role of parasites in host speciation - Testing for parasite-mediated divergent selection at different stages of speciation in cichlid fish (thesis)

Promotores Prof. M.E. Maan, Prof. O. Seehausen (University of Bern)

X. Jia (GREEN): Soil bacterial community assembly during succession (thesis)

Promotores Prof. J. Falcao Salles, Prof. J.D. van Elsas; copromotor Dr F. Dini Andreote (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

N. Jongs (Neurobiology): Passive digital phenotyping - Objective quantification of human behaviour through smartphones (thesis)

Promotores Prof. M.J.H. Kas, Prof. M.J.C. Eijkemans (UMC Utrecht); copromotor Dr J.A.S. Vorstman (UMC Utrecht)

G. Karapetsas (NeuBio/BPE): Effects of laboratory housing conditions on neurobiology of energy balance in mice (thesis)

Promotores Prof. G. van Dijk, Prof. J. Komdeur; copromotor Dr A.L. Schipper (Nutricia Research)

E.S. Kihwele (Conservation Ecology): Water and wildlife in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem (thesis)

Promotores Prof. H. Olff, Prof. E.J. Wolanski (James Cook University, Australia); copromotor Dr M.P. Veldhuis (Leiden University)

G. Laudanno (TRÊS): What fruits can we get from this tree? - A journey in phylogenetic inference through likelihood modeling (thesis)

Promotor Prof. R.S. Etienne; copromotor Dr B.S.J. Haegeman (CNRS, France)

R. Lok (Chronobiology): Grasping light - Mental and physiological responses to illumination (thesis)


Promotores Prof. R.A. Hut, Prof. D.G.M. Beersma

L. Ma (BPE): Eco-evolutionary routes towards animal sociality - Ecology, behaviour and communication in communal breeding of burying beetles (thesis)

Promotor Prof. J. Komdeur; copromotor Dr S.A. Kingma (Wageningen University)

A.D.C. Panel (EGDB): Seasonal biology of Drosophila suzukii - Genetic and phenotypic variation in the Netherlands (thesis)

Promotores Prof. B. Wertheim, Prof. M. Dicke (WUR), Prof. L.W. Beukeboom; copromotor Dr B.A. Pannebakker (WUR)

F.J. Richter Mendoza (JBI/TRÊS): Inferring the drivers of species diversification - Using statistical network science (thesis)


Promotores Prof. E.C. Wit (JBI), Prof. R.S. Etienne

T. Sarraude (EGDB/University of Turku): Causes and consequences of natural variation in maternal thyroid hormones in avian eggs (thesis)

Promotor Prof. A.G.G. Groothuis; copromotor: Dr S. Ruuskanen (University of Turku)

M.A. Schenkel (EGDB/TRÊS): Evolutionary genetics and dynamics of transitions in sex determination (thesis)


Promotores Prof. L.W. Beukeboom, Prof. I.R. Pen, Prof. J.C. Billeter

A.C.H. Schleimer (GREEN): Population biology of fin whales - Applying demographic and evolutionary approaches to studying populations (thesis)

Promotores Prof. P.J. Palsbøll, Prof. P.S. Hammond (University of St. Andrews); copromotores Dr M. Bérubé, Dr C. Ramp (University of St. Andrews)

L. Staal (NeuBio/EGDB): The role of the placenta in transmitting disturbed serotonin levels from the maternal environment - A comparative study with live-bearing fish, rats and humans (thesis)

Promotores: Prof. J.D.A. Olivier, Prof. B. Wertheim; copromotores: Dr T. Plösch (FMS/UMCG), B.J.A. Pollux (WUR)

I.B.C. van der Ouderaa (GREEN/ConsEco): Landscapes of facilitation - The effects of positive interactions on community structure (thesis)

Promotores Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson, Prof. M. Bishop (Macquarie University), Prof. J. van de Koppel (ConsEco/NIOZ)

K.J. van der Reijden (Conservation Ecology): Seafloor communities and habitat disturbances in the North Sea (thesis)

Promotores: Prof. H. Olff, Prof. A.D. Rijnsdorp (WUR); copromotor: Dr L.L. Govers

R.C. van de Vijsel (Conservation Ecology): Biophysical self-organization of coastal wetlands - Unraveling spatial complexity on tidal flats and marshes, from the Precambrian to today (thesis)

Promotores Prof. J. van de Koppel (UG/NIOZ), Prof. T.J. Bouma (UG/NIOZ), Prof. D. van der Wal (UT/NIOZ)

S.J. van Hasselt (NeuBio/EGDB): Studies on sleep patterns and sleep homeostasis in birds - An ecological approach (thesis)

Promotor: Prof. T. Piersma; copromotores: Dr P. Meerlo, Dr N.C. Rattenborg (MPIO)

L. van Rosmalen (NeuBio/EGDB): Photoperiodism in voles - A neurobiological perspective on seasonal ecology (thesis)

Promotores: Prof. R.A. Hut, Prof. D. Hazlerigg (Arctic University of Norway); copromotor: Dr L. van de Zande

H.P.J. van Veelen (BPE/GREEN): A microbial take on bird life - Illuminating environmental context of bird microbiota dynamics and immune function (thesis)

Promotores: Prof. B.I. Tieleman, Prof. J. Falcão Salles

C.L. Yanos (GREEN/EGDB): Eco-evolutionary dynamics in the Baltic Sea - Causes and consequences of threespine stickleback abundance and morphological diversity (thesis)

Promotor: Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson; copromotores: Dr M.C. Fontaine (UG/CNRS), Dr M.E. Maan

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