Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut
Molecular Lab
Current Projects
Niphargus fontanus in Europe
Population Genetics, Phylogeny and Biogeography of a cave-dwelling amphipod in Europe (in cooperation with Dieter Weber, PhD student at Potsdam University)
Contact: Prof. Thomas Schmitt and Dr. Julia Canitz
Population genomics of Populus species in Kazakhstan
Investigations on clonal structures due to landscape use and groundwater levels (in cooperation with the University of Trier, Prof. Frank Thomas and Philipp Schäfer).
Contact: Prof. Thomas Schmitt, Dr. Julia Canitz
Projects in the developmental phase
Genetic diversity of insects
Investigations on the change of genetic diversity over time and on its underlying evolutionary processes, ecological impacts and anthropogenic contribution.
Contact: Dr. Julia Canitz