Current PhD Projects
R. (Rosy) Andriana
Supervisors: Klemens Eriksson (GREEN), Joana Falcao Salles (GREEN), Birte Matthiessen (GEOMAR, Kiel)
Biological control of sediment stability on tidal flats
H. Yacine Ben Chehida
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Michael Fontaine (GREEN)
Ecology and evolution of harbour porpoises and related species
Jasper Bosman
Supervisor: Martha Merrow (NeuBio)
Systems biology of the yeast circadian clock
Obe H. Brandsma
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco)
Koen C.A. Bröker
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Kees Camphuysen (NIOZ)
Monitoring and mitigation impacts of hydrocarbon exploration activities on marine mammal populations
J.J. (Jojanneke) Bruintjes
Supervisors: Rob Henning (UMCG), Eddy van der Zee (NeuBio)
The protective role of CBS in the brain
Michela Busana
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Terry Burke (University of Sheffield), David Richardson (University of East Anglia)
Causes and consequences of variation in dispersal behaviour
Y.C. (Ginny) Chan
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Christiaan Both (ConsEco)
Migration ecology of shorebird species in the East-Asian Australasian flyway
Fangying Chen
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Louis van de Zande (EGDB)
How a reproductive parasite turns its host asexual
Qian Chen
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Dick van Elsas (GREEN)
Beneficial effects of the rhizosphere microbiota on stress tolerance and nutrient efficiency of fodder grasses
David M. Ekkers
Supervisors: Franjo Weissing (TRÊS), Sander van Doorn (TRÊS), Oscar Kuipers (GBB)
Experimental evolution of bacterial populations
D. Edisa Garcia-Hernandez
Supervisors: Joana Falcao Salles (GREEN), Matty Berg (ConsEco/VU Amsterdam), Chris Smit (ConsEco)
The adaptive capacity of salt marsh biomes to summer inundation stress
Tiziana P. Gobbin
Supervisors: Ton Groothuis (EGDB), Martine Maan (EGDB), Ole Seehausen (University of Bern)
The role of parasites in host speciation - Testing for parasite-mediated divergent selection at different stages of speciation in cichlid fish
Betty E. Hornix
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Robbert Havekes (NeuBio)
The functional relationship between sensory cortex functioning and social behaviour
Kevin G.O. Ike
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Sietse de Boer (NeuBio), Bauke Buwalda (NeuBio)
Identification and validation of translational measures for social withdrawal in mice
R.R. (Raj) Jagesar
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Marco Spruit (Utrecht University), Jacob Vorstman (UMCU)
Innovations in passive mobile health systems
Emilian S. Kihwele
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Eric Wolanski (James Cook University, Australia), Grant Hopcraft (University of Glasgow)
The role of water resources on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and socio-economic development of the people in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, Tanzania
E.C. (Elske) Koppenaal
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Stijn Temmerman (University of Antwerp), Han van Dobben (WUR)
Effects of soil subsidence following gas extraction on Ameland related to autonomous dynamics in the Wadden Sea
Astrid J. Kruitwagen
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Bregje Wertheim (EGDB), Bart Pannebakker (WUR)
Biological control of the new invasive pest species spotted wing Drosophila
Sidi Yahya Lemrabott
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Theunis Piersma (ConsEco)
The interaction between top-predators (rays and sharks) and their prey - Consequences for the food web structure and ecosystem functioning of Banc d’Arguin
Xuan Li
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Louis van de Zande (EGDB), Daniel Bopp (University of Zurich)
Genomic localization and characterization of male-determining factors in the housefly
Renske Lok
Supervisors: Domien Beersma (NeuBio), Roelof Hut (NeuBio)
ENERGY4ALL - Optimizing light characteristics to boost alertness at all ages
Xiaoyan Long
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Franjo Weissing (TRÊS), Tamás Szekély (University of Bath)
The evolution of sex roles in birds in relation to sex-specific mortalities
Reinaldo S. Marfull Castro
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Franjo Weissing (TRÊS)
Begging responses in a social and environmental context in blue tits
Robin Mills
Supervisors: Charlotte Hemelrijk (TRÊS), Graham Taylor (University of Oxford)
Optimisation of navigation for intercepting prey during aerial hunting by birds
Xenia Moreira Lopes
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Martine Bérubé (GREEN), Jooke Robbins (CCS, Provincetown)
Timing and genomic fingerprints of marine mammal adaptations to polar climates
Aurore D.C. Panel
Supervisors: Bregje Wertheim (EGDB), Marcel Dicke (WUR), Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Bart Pannebakker (WUR)
Fundamentals of D. suzukii biology in the Netherlands
Valentina Pegoretti
Supervisors: Uli Eisel (NeuBio), Jon Laman (UMCG), Wia Baron (UMCG)
TNFR2 as a target for MS treatment
Hebo Peng
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (Conseco), Jan van Gils (NIOZ), Zhijun Ma (Fudan University, Shanghai)
The food distribution and habitat use of migratory shorebirds in a threatened staging area
Dharmendrakumar H. Prajapati
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Luit de Kok (GREEN)
Whole plant regulation of sulfate uptake by Brassica - An integrated physiologyical and molecular approach
Jelena Prodic
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Louis van de Zande (EGDB)
Genetic basis of cyclical life-history and behavioural traits in Nasonia
Nur Qomariyah
Supervisors: Gertjan van Dijk (NeuBio), Anton Scheurink (NeuBio)
Anti-diabetic effects of Sansevieria leaves based on endocrine, behavioural and immunohistochemical techniques in the rat
J. (Sjaak) Riede
Supervisors: Gertjan van Dijk (NeuBio), Roelof Hut (NeuBio)
Neuronal mechanisms of adaptive circadian regulation of sleep and energy homeostasis
Vania E. Rivera León
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Martine Bérubé (GREEN), Jooke Robbins (CCS, Provincetown)
Evolution of seasonal philopatry in the marine realm
Peter Roemers
Supervisors: Eddy van der Zee (NeuBio), Peter De Deyn (UMCG), Marieke van Heuvelen (UMCG)
Inactivity and specific activity in ApoE4 mice
Maria Rusche
Supervisors: Simon Verhulst (BPE), Peter Meerlo (NeuBio), Niels Rattenborg (MPIO, Seewiesen)
Plasticity of avian sleep
Tom Sarraude
Supervisors: Ton Groothuis (EGDB), Suvi Ruuskanen (University of Turku)
Maternal thyroid hormones in birds - Investigating the mechanisms, function and environmental correlates
Martijn A. Schenkel
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Ido Pen (TRÊS), Jean-Christophe Billeter (EGDB)
Is sex chromosome evolution driven by sexual antagonism? - A test with houseflies
Mohammed A. Sidi Cheikh
Supervisor: Han Olff (ConsEco)
Historical, annual and seasonal dynamics of seagrass meadows at Banc d'Arguin
Kata Tóth
Supervisors: Eddy van der Zee (NeuBio), Regien Schoemaker (NeuBio/UMCG), Csaba Nyakas (University of Physical Education, Hungary)
Neuroimmune bases of depression and cognitive decline after myocardial infarction
Karin J. van der Reijden
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Laura Govers (ConsEco), Adriaan Rijnsdorp (WUR)
North Sea bottom community
Jildou van der Woude
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Joost Tinbergen (ConsEco), David Richardson (University of East Anglia)
Demographic parameters, life-histories and physiological correlates in the Seychelles warbler
Laura van Rosmalen
Supervisors: Roelof Hut (NeuBio), Louis van de Zande (EGDB)
Functional neurogenetics of mammalian photoperiodism as a tool to study latitudinal adaptation in voles
H. Pieter J. van Veelen
Supervisors: Irene Tieleman (BPE), Joana Falcao Salles (GREEN)
Effects of environmental microbial diversity and pathogenic pressure on immune investment in birds
J.F. (Fransje) van Weerden
Supervisors: Rineke Verbrugge (ALICE-AI), Charlotte Hemelrijk (TRÊS)
Modelling reactions to disturbances in group-living animals
Liping Wang
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Luit de Kok (GREEN)
Selection of grasses with natural high nutritional value under mild stress conditions to improve fodder quality for dairy cattle
Yingying Wu
Supervisors: Uli Eisel (NeuBio), Regien Schoemaker (NeuBio/UMCG)
Analyzing the biological function of microglia hyper-ramification in neurodegeneration and depression
H. (Nicky) Yang
Supervisor: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco)
Red Knots (Calidris cannutus) in Northern Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea during northward migration
Qingtian Zhao
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Xin Lu (Wuhan University)
A test of the adaptive benefits of cooperatively breeding ground tits
B. (Drew) Zhu
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Z. Zhang (China)
Migration ecology of the Black-tailed Godwit in Asia
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