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
R.J.C. (Richèl) Bilderbeek
Supervisors: Rampal Etienne (TRÊS), Alex Pigot (TRÊS)
On the origin of species assemblages - Theory
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
Inger K. de Jonge
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Matty Berg (ConsEco/VU Amsterdam)
The role of wildlife in improving the resilience of village lands
David M. Ekkers
Supervisors: Franjo Weissing (TRÊS), Sander van Doorn (TRÊS), Oscar Kuipers (GBB)
Experimental evolution of bacterial populations
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
Danielle J. Houwing
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Jocelien Olivier (NeuBio), Sietse de Boer (NeuBio)
Antenatal depression and antidepressant use during pregnancy
Elena F. Kappers
Supervisors: Christiaan Both (ConsEco), Bart Kempenaers (MPIO, Seewiesen)
The evolutionary ecology of polymorphisms - Do buzzard colour polymorphisms vary in space and time?
Lise M. Klunder
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Henk van der Veer (NIOZ)
Anthropogenic effects on (macro)benthic diversity from shore to deep-sea assessed by metabarcoding and traditional taxonomy
Eva M.A. Kok
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Jan van Gils (NIOZ)
The development of (nonbreeding) habitat selection in the Red Knot
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
Giovanni Laudanno
Supervisors: Rampal Etienne (TRÊS), Bart Haegeman (CNRS, France)
On the origin of species assemblages - Theory development
Kelley Leung
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Louis van de Zande (EGDB)
Genomic basis of life history traits and reproductive potential in selected and polyploid strains of Nasonia vitripennis
Renske Lok
Supervisors: Domien Beersma (NeuBio), Roelof Hut (NeuBio)
ENERGY4ALL - Optimizing light characteristics to boost alertness at all ages
A.H. Jelle Loonstra
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Christiaan Both (ConsEco)
Individual migratory strategies - How early-life experiences shape migratory strategies
Long Ma
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Sjouke Kingma (BPE/TRÊS)
The chemical communication and behavior of communal breeding in the burying beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides)
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
Stefany Moreno Gamez
Supervisors: Franjo Weissing (TRÊS), Sander van Doorn (TRÊS), Martin Ackermann (ETH,Zurich)
Mechanism and function of phenotypic heterogeneity in populations of bacteria
Deepika B. Patel
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Bauke Buwalda (NeuBio), Sumantra Chattarji (NCBS Bangalore, India)
Structure and neuroplasticity of the social brain
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
Anouschka S. Ramsteijn
Supervisors: Gertjan van Dijk (NeuBio), Jocelien Olivier (NeuBio), Sietse de Boer (NeuBio)
More good than harm? - Antenatal depression and antidepressant use during pregnancy
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
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
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
Jurjan P. van der Zee
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Rampal Etienne (TRÊS)
Ecology, evolution and conservation of green and hawksbill sea turtles in the Dutch Caribbean
Roeland C. van de Vijsel
Supervisors: Johan van de Koppel (ConsEco/NIOZ), Tjeerd Bouma (ConsEco/NIOZ)
Developing an indicator system for estuarine ecosystem transition based on spatial patterns
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
M.A. (Mo) Verhoeven
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Christiaan Both (ConsEco)
Variation in migration - What is the role of ecological context during ontogeny?
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
Yuan Zou
Supervisors: Leo Beukeboom (EGDB), Louis van de Zande (EGDB)
Genomics of sex determination and reproduction in the parasitoids Nasonia and Asobara
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