Dissertations
T.P. Ahuis (NeuBio): Improving preclinical neuroscience research - How translatability and replicability can speed up drug development (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. M.J.H. Kas; copromotor: Dr J. Nicholson (Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany)
N. Brait (GREEN): Endogenous viral elements and their influence on the complexity of genomic and transcriptomic data analysis (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. J. Falcao Salles; copromotor: Dr S.J.J. Lequime
M.A. Bustamante Ordonez (TRES/GREEN): Eco-evolutionary interactions and the spread of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic microbial communities (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. G.S. van Doorn, Prof. O.P. Kuipers; copromotor: Dr. M.G.J. de Vos
J. Cao (NeuBio): The ENU2 phenylketonuria mouse model - Novel insights from behavioral and neurophysiological findings (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. R. Havekes, Prof. E.A. van der Zee
H.C. Charan-Dixon (MarBio): Salt marsh as a habitat for fish in the Wadden Sea (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson; copromotor: Dr I.Y.M. Tulp (WUR)
H.Y.J. Chik (BPE): The evolutionary and ecological drivers of senescence in two wild passerine systems (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. H.L Dugdale, Prof. S.C. Griffith (Macquerie University), Dr J. Schroeder (Imperial College London)
B. Dye (MarBio): The heat is on - Yet various factors influence fish performance (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson; copromotor: Dr A. van Leeuwen (NIOZ)
Y.H. Gerritsma (BPE): From adversity to personality - The effect of early-life adversity on zebra finch behaviour (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. S. Verhulst; copromotor: Dr S.F. de Boer
J.R.L. Gismann (TRÊS/EGDB/ConsEco): The eco-evo-devo of stickleback personalities (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. F.J. Weissing, Prof. A.G.G. Groothuis; copromotor: Dr M. Nicolaus
M.R. Hamberg (NeuBio): Frozen rhythms - Timing and thermoregulation of hibernation in the garden dormouse (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. R.A. Hut, Prof. R.H. Henning (UMCG), Prof. R. Havekes
I.A. Khan (GREEN): Cold stress effects on morpho-physiological traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes at early developmental stages (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. J.T.M. Elzenga; copromotor: Dr H. van Veen
D. Kong (NeuBio): Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on pregnancy and lactation in female mice (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. G. van Dijk, Prof. S.F.A. El Aidy (GBB); copromotor: dr L. Schipper (Nutricia Research)
E.M. Lansu (ConsEco): Squeezed sands - Human footprints in coastal lands (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. T. van der Heide, Prof. M.G. Rietkerk (UU); copromotor: Dr V. Reijers (UU)
X. Liu (GREEN): Key ecophysiological adaptations of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to saline environments - Paving the way for salinity-smart crop development (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. J.T.M. Elzenga; copromotor: Dr K.J. Tiedge
D. Ma (BPE): Behavioural and social plasticity as mechanisms to cope with a changing world - A study on burying beetles (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. J. Komdeur; copromotor : Dr L. Ma
H.S. Maheshwari (GREEN): Comparative analysis of Bacillus mycoides strains from contrasting habitats - Implications for plant growth promotion under abiotic stress (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. J.T.M. Elzenga; copromotor: Dr H. van Veen
K.J. Meijer (ConsEco/MarBio): Status quo or status faux - The conservation status of the subtidal Dutch Wadden Sea (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. H. Olff, Prof. L.L. Govers, Prof. T. van der Heide; copromotor: Dr O. Franken
T. Oortwijn (ConsEco): Flyway connections - Isotopic insights in the changing conditions faced by red knots (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. T. Piersma, Prof. C. Both
E. Pais Pellizzer (GREEN): Microbial bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil microcosms (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. J. Falcão Salles, Prof. L. Durães Sette (São Paulo State University); copromotor: Dr L. Cabral (São Paulo State University)
V. Pegoretti (NeuBio): Promises and challenges of selectively targeting TNF receptors in multiple sclerosis (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. U.L.M. Eisel, Prof. J.D. Laman (UMCG); copromotor: Dr W. Baron (UMCG)
S.S.H. Poiesz (ConsEco/NIOZ): Deep dive into the Wadden Sea - A diverse approach to better understand spatial and temporal variability in the Wadden Sea fish food web (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. T. van der Heide, Prof. K. Soetaert (UU); copromotor: Dr H.W. van der Veer (NIOZ)
K. Rehlmeyer (MarBio/ConsEco): Subtidal eelgrass in the Dutch Wadden Sea - A first step toward restoration (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. L.L. Govers, Prof. T. van der Heide; copromotor: Dr O. Franken
V.E. Rivera León (MarBio): Molecular ecology of baleen whales - Past to present (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. P.J. Palsbøll; copromotores: Dr M. Bérubé, Dr J. Robbins (CCS, Provincetown)
A. Sarma (NeuBio/EGDB): My one true friend, sleep - The impact of social interactions on sleep, and consequences of sleep loss for memory (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. R. Havekes, Prof. J.C. Billeter
J.P. Sosa Espinosa (GREEN/BPE): Shedding light on Morpho butterfly wings - Iridescence and directional displays (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. S. Verhulst, Prof. M.A. Giraldo Cadavid (University of Antioquia), Prof. D.G. Stavenga; copromotor: Dr C.J. van der Kooi
F.J.D. Speelman (BPE): Socially monogamous partnerships in birds - Causes, consequences, and pair-bond strength (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. H.L. Dugdale, Prof. S.C. Griffith (Macquerie University), Prof. D.S. Richardson (University of East Anglia)
M. Suarez Menendez (MarBio/TRÊS): Wild μ - Mutation rate estimates, challenges and applications (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. P.J. Palsboll, Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson, Prof. R.S. Etienne
M. Tangili (BPE/MarBio): From nest to eternal rest - Molecular mechanisms underlying life-history variation in avian species (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. S. Verhulst, Prof. P.J. Palsbøll, Prof. H.L. Dugdale
C. van de Ven (ConsEco): A dancing tidal landscape - How habitat forming species affect their establishment through plant-environment interactions (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. T. van der Heide; copromotor: Dr V. Reijers (UU)
A.Y. Vidal-Hosteng (TRÊS): Insular biodiversity - Colonization and diversification, legacy of a changing landscape (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. R.S. Etienne, Prof. C.J. Thébaud (Université de Toulouse); copromotor: Dr R. Aguilée (Université de Toulouse))
M.S. Watson (MarBio): Reef riffs - Biological soundscapes & fish communities of reefs in the Wadden Sea (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. B.D.H.K. Eriksson, Prof. L.L. Govers; copromotor: Dr I. van Opzeeland (AWI)
N. Wemer (BPE): Cheetah conservation in a changing landscape - Habitat, conflict and connectivity in Southern Africa (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. J. Komdeur, Prof. A.J. Leslie (University of Stellenbosch); copromotor: Dr V.N. Naude (University of Stellenbosch)
S. Witte (ConsEco/MarBio): Solid foundations - The interactive role of hard substrate and predation in shellfish reef restoration across tidal gradients (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. T. van der Heide, Prof. L.L. Govers; copromotor: Dr O. Franken
E.A. Young (BPE): Family matters - The role of trade-offs in shaping human life-histories and health (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. H.L. Dugdale, Prof. V. Lummaa (University of Turku), Prof. E. Postma (University of Exeter)
L.E. Zandbergen (GREEN): From ecology to evolution - The influence of microbial communities on uropathogen fitness and antibiotic resistance (thesis)
Promotor: Prof. J. Falcao Salles; copromotor: Dr M.G.J. de Vos
T. Zhao (GREEN): Harnessing plant-microbiome interactions in the context of sustainable agriculture (thesis)
Promotores: Prof. J.T.M. Elzenga, Prof. J. Falcao Salles; copromotor: Dr S.N. Vink