Bachelor’s Theses
Influence of light availability and ungulate browsing on earthworms in temperate forests
Title: Influence of light availability and ungulate browsing on earthworms in temperate forests
Student profile: Interested in soil biodiversity and forest ecology
Thesis profile: Field work, species identification, data analysis
Start / Timeframe: Fieldwork 30. Sep – 20. Oct 2024
Language: English and German
Related to the project/more general information: BETA-FOR
Contact: Christian Ristok
Research group: Experimental Interaction Ecology
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Linking stress-induced root morphology traits and nematode communities
Title: Linking stress-induced root morphology traits and nematode communities
Student profile: Bachelor or Master student
Thesis profile: Greenhouse work, lab work, microscopy work, and data analyses
Start / Timeframe: May/June 2024 or later
Language: English
Related to the project/more general information: PhytOakmeter
Contact: April Lyn Leonar
Research group: Experimental Interaction Ecology
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Soil biodiversity change: extent, consequences, and sustainability
Title: Soil biodiversity change: extent, consequences, and sustainability
Student profile: Interested in soil biodiversity change
Thesis profile: Literature synthesis
Start / Timeframe: The thesis can start at any time
Language: English and German
Related to the project/more general information: Faktencheck – Artenvielfalt
Contact: Christian Ristok
Research group: Experimental Interaction Ecology
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Master’s Theses
Host Recognition in Leptopilina heterotoma and Its Interaction with Symbiont-Infested Drosophila Larvae
Title: Host Recognition in Leptopilina heterotoma and Its Interaction with Symbiont-Infested Drosophila Larvae
Student Profile: Master student interested in symbiont evolution and host-symbiont-predation interactions
Thesis profile: Experimental work of fruit flies and wasps, lab work, and data analysis
Start: Mid-January or from April 2025
Language: English
Related to the project/more general information: Symbiont Evolution
Contact: Pratyaksh Singh
Research Group: Symbiont Evolution
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