Most recent publications
Schradin, C., Eder, S., Müller, K. (2012) Differential investment into testes and sperm production in alternative male reproductive tactics of the African striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio), Hormones and Behavior, 61(5): 686-695. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.03.002.
de la Chaux, N., Tsuchimatsu, T., Shimizu, K.K., Wagner, A. (2012) The predominantly selfing plant Arabidopsis thaliana experienced a recent reduction in transposable element abundance compared to its outcrossing relative Arabidopsis lyrata. Mobile DNA 3, 2 doi:10.1186/1759-8753-3-2.
Schradin, C., Lindholm, A. K., Johannesen, J., Schoepf, I., Yuen, C.-H., König, B. and Pillay, N. (2012), Social flexibility and social evolution in mammals: a case study of the African striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio). Molecular Ecology, 21: 541–553. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05256.x
Schoepf, Ivana; Schradin, Carsten (2012). Better off alone! Reproductive competition and ecological constraints determine sociality in the African striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio). Journal of Animal Ecology, 81(3):649-656.
Schmidt, B R; Zumbach, S (2012). Amphibian conservation in Switzerland - Karch and the story so far. Froglog, 101:20-21.
Fisher, M C; Schmidt , B R; Henle, K; Schmeller, D S; Bosch, J; Aanensen , D M; Miaud, C; Garner, T W J (2012). RACE: Risk assessment of chytridiomycosis to European amphibian biodiversity. Froglog, 101:45-47.
Saner, P; Loh, Y Y; Ong, R C; Hector, A (2012). Carbon stocks and fluxes in tropical lowland dipterocarp rainforests in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. PLoS ONE, 7(1):e29642.
Townsend, S W; Allen, C; Manser , M (2012). A simple test of vocal individual recognition in wild meerkats. Biology Letters, 8(2):179-182.
Lee, Harry G.; Huber, Markus (2012). Americardia lightbourni new species and A. columbella new species compared to A. media (Linnaeus, 1758), A. speciosa (A. Adams and Reeve, 1850), and the extinct A. columba (Heilprin, 1886) (Bivalvia: Cardiidae). The Nautilus, 126(1):15-24.
Raines, Bret; Huber, Markus. Biodiversity quadrupled — Revision of Easter Island and Salas y Gómez Bivalves. Auckland, New Zealand, 2012. ISBN 978-1-86977-862-0.
Tschirren, B; Andersson, M; Scherman, K; Westerdahl, H; Raberg, L (2012). Contrasting patterns of diversity and population differentiation at the innate immunity gene toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in two sympatric rodent species. Evolution, 66(3):720-731.
David, Morgan; Auclair, Yannick; Dechaume-Moncharmont, François-Xavier; Cezilly, Frank (2012). Handling stress does not reflect personality in female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 126(1):10-14.
Paine, C E T; Marthews, T R; Vogt, D R; Purves, D; Rees, M; Hector, A; Turnbull, L A (2012). How to fit nonlinear plant growth models and calculate growth rates: an update for ecologists. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 3(2):245-256.
Raihani, N; Pinto, A; Grutter, A; Wismer, S; Bshary, R (2012). Male cleaner wrasses adjust punishment of female partners according to the stakes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1727):365-370.
David, Morgan; Auclair, Yannick; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain; Cezilly, Frank (2012). Personality and body condition have additive effects on motivation to feed in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Ibis, 154(2):372-378.
Winkler, J D; Stölting, K N; Wilson, A B (2012). Sex-specific responses to fecundity selection in the broad-nosed pipefish. Evolutionary Ecology, 26(3):701-714.
Hoffmann, F; Musolf, K; Penn, D J (2012). Spectrographic analyses reveal signals of individuality and kinship in the ultrasonic courtship vocalizations of wild house mice. Physiology & Behavior, 105(3):766 - 771.
Austerlitz, F; Gleiser, G; Teixeira, S; Bernasconi, G (2012). The effects of inbreeding, genetic dissimilarity and phenotype on male reproductive success in a dioecious plant. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1726):91-100.
Hoffmann, F; Musolf, K; Penn, D J (2012). Ultrasonic courtship vocalizations in wild house mice: spectrographic analyses. Journal of Ethology, 30(1):173-180.
Tschirren, B; Postma, E; Rutstein, A N; Griffith, S C (2012). When mothers make sons sexy: maternal effects contribute to the increased sexual attractiveness of extra-pair offspring. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1731):1233-1240.
Lipowsky, A., Roscher, C., Schumacher, J., Schmid, B. (2012). Density-independent mortality and increasing plant diversity are associated with differentiation of Taraxacum officinale into r- and K-strategists. PLoS ONE 7(1): e28121 (9 pages)
Bruelheide, H., Böhnke, M., Both, S., Fang, T., Assmann, T., Baruffol, M., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Ding, B.-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Guo, D., Guo, L.-D., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Lang, A.C., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Shi, X., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Trogisch, S., von Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wu, Y.-T., Yang, X., Yu, M., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Ma, K., Schmid, B. (2011). Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest. Ecological Monographs 81: 25-41.
Hector, A., Bell, T., Hautier, Y., Isbell, F., Kery, M., Reich, P.B., van Ruijven, J., Schmid, B. (2011). BUGS in the analysis of biodiversity experiments: species richness and composition are of similar importance for grassland productivity. PLoS ONE 6(3): e17434 (10 pages).
Isbell, F., Calcagno, V., Hector, A., Connolly, J., Harpole, W. S., Reich, P. B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Tilman, D., van Ruijven, J., Weigelt, A., Wilsey, B. J., Zavaleta, E. S., Loreau, M. (2011). High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services. Nature 477: 199-203.
Jousset, A., Schmid, B., Scheu, S., Eisenhauer, N. (2011). Genotypic richness and dissimilarity opposingly affect ecosystem functioning. Ecology Letters 14: 537-545.
Kalinina, O., Zeller, S. L., Schmid, B. (2011). Competitive performance of transgenic wheat resistant to powdery mildew. PLoS ONE 6(11): e28091 (11 pages).
Knop, E., Herzog, F., Schmid, B. (2011). Effect of connectivity of restoration sites on the colonization success of two invertebrate groups with differing dispersal abilities. Restoration Ecology 19: 151-159.
Lipowsky, A., Schmid, B., Roscher, C. (2011). Selection for monoculture and mixture genotypes in a biodiversity experiment. Basic and Applied Ecology 12: 360-371.
Rieben, M., Zeller, S. L., Kalinina, O., Schmid, B. (2011). Gene flow in genetically modified wheat. PLoS ONE 6(12): e29730 (7 pages).
Roscher, C., Schmid, B., Buchmann, N., Weigelt, A., Schulze, E.D. (2011). Legume species differ in the responses of their functional traits to plant diversity. Oecologia 165: 437-452.
Roscher, C., Weigelt, A., Proulx, R., Marquard, E., Schumacher, J., Weisser, W.W., Schmid, B. (2011). Identifying population- and community-level mechanisms of diversity–stability relationships in experimental grasslands. Journal of Ecology 99: 1460–1469.
Schuldt, A., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Schmid, B., Zhou, H., Assmann, T. (2011). Predator diversity and abundance provide little support for the enemies hypothesis in forests of high tree diversity. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22905 (8 pages).
Wagg, C., Jansa, J., Schmid, B., van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2011). Belowground biodiversity effects of plant symbionts support aboveground productivity. Ecology Letters 14: 1001–1009.
Wagg, C., Jansa, J., Stadler, M., Schmid, B., van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2011). Mycorrhizal fungal identity and diversity relaxes plant-plant competition. Ecology 92: 1303-1313.
Hutsemekers V, Szövényi P, Shaw AJ, Gonzalez-Mancebo JM, Vanderpoorten A (2011) Are oceanic islands sinks of biodiversity in spore-producing plants? PNAS, 108: 18989-18994.
Manser A; Lindholm A K; König B; Bagheri H C (2011). Polyandry and the decrease of a selfish genetic element in a wild house mouse population. Evolution 65:2435–2447.
Hansen DM, van der Niet T & Johnson SD (in press) Floral signposts: testing the significance of visual 'nectar guides' for pollinator behaviour and plant fitness Proceedings of the Royal Society B online early, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1349
van der Niet T, Hansen DM & Johnson SD (2011) Carrion mimicry in a South African orchid: flowers attract a narrow subset of the fly assemblage on animal carcasses. Annals of Botany 107: 981–992 (plus cover photo).
Griffiths CJ, Hansen DM, Zuël N, Jones CG & Harris S (2011) Resurrecting extinct interactions with extant substitutes. Current Biology 21: 762–765.
Attard E., Recous S., Chabbi A., De Berranger C., Guillamaud N., Labreuche J., Philippot L., Schmid B., Leroux X. (2011) Soil environmental conditions rather than denitrifier abundance and diversity drive potential denitrification after changes in land uses. Global Change Biology 17: 1975–1989.
Bahr A, Wilson AB (2011) The impact of sex-role reversal on the diversity of the major histocompatibility complex: Insights from the seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 121.
Blok D., Sass-Klaassen U., Schaepman-Strub G., Heijmans M.M.P.D., Sauren P., Berendse F.(2011) What are the main climate drivers for shrub growth in Northeastern Siberian tundra? Biogeosciences 8: 1169-1179.
Bousquet CA, Sumpter DJ, Manser MB (2011) Moving calls: a vocal mechanism underlying quorum decisions in cohesive groups. Proc. R. Soc. B, Online First, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1739
Brunner S., Hurni S., Herren G., Kalinina O., von Burg S., Zeller S.L., Schmid B., Winzeler M., Keller B. (2011) Transgenic Pm3b wheat lines show resistance to powdery mildew in the field. Plant Biotechnology Journal, Online First, doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00603.x
Filippini M., Ortelli C., Svercel M., Bagheri H.C. (2011) Interspecies variation in survival and growth of filamentous heterotrophic bacteria in response to UVC radiation. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 103(3): 234-242.
Firn J, Moore JL, Macdougall AS, Borer ET, Seabloom EW, Hillerislambers J, Harpole WS, Cleland EE, Brown CS, Knops JM, Prober SM, Pyke DA, Farrell KA, Bakker JD, O'Halloran LR, Adler PB, Collins SL, D'Antonio CM, Crawley MJ, Wolkovich EM, La Pierre KJ, Melbourne BA, Hautier Y, Morgan JW, Leakey AD, Kay A, McCulley R, Davies KF, Stevens CJ, Chu CJ, Holl KD, Klein JA, Fay PA, Hagenah N, Kirkman KP, Buckley YM. (2011) Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous communities. Ecology Letters 14: 274-281.
Gubsch M., Roscher C., Gleixner G., Habekost M., Lipowsky A., Schmid B., Schulze E.D., Steinbeiss S., Buchmann N. (2011) Foliar and soil δ(15) N values reveal increased nitrogen partitioning among species in diverse grassland communities. Plant, Cell and Environment 34: 895–908.
Gubsch M, Buchmann N, Schmid B, Schulze ED, Lipowsky A, Roscher C (2011) Differential effects of plant diversity on functional trait variation of grass species. Annals of Botany 107(1): 157-169.
Hector A (2011) Ecology: diversity favours productivity. Nature 472(7341): 45-46.
Jochmann R, Blanckenhorn WU, Bussière L, Eirkson CE, Jensen J, Kryger U, Lahr J, Lumaret JP,Roembke J, Wardhaugh KG, Floate KD (2011) How to test nontarget effects of veterinary pharmaceutical residues in livestock dung in the field. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 7: 287-296.
Jousset A., Schmid B., Scheu S., Eisenhauer N. (2011) Genotypic richness and dissimilarity opposingly affect ecosystem functioning. Ecology Letters 14: 537-545.
Knop E, Herzog F, Schmid B (2011) Effect of connectivity between restoration meadows on invertebrates with contrasting dispersal abilities. Restoration Ecology 19: 151–159.
Mc Ginty SE, Rankin DJ, Brown SP (2011) Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of bacterial cooperation. Evolution 65: 21-32.
Postma E., Heinrich F., Koller U., Sardell R.J., Reid J.M., Arcese P., Keller L.F. (2011) Disentangling the effect of genes, the environment and chance on sex ratio variation in a wild bird population. Proceedings R. Soc. B, Online First, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2763
Rankin DJ (2011) Kin selection and the evolution of sexual conflict. Journal of Evolutionary Biolog 24: 71-81.
Rankin D.J., Dieckmann U., Kokko H. (2011) Sexual conflict and the tragedy of the commons. The American Naturalist 177: 780-791.
Reyer H.-U., Schmid-Hempel P. (eds.) (2011) Darwins langer Arm – Evolutionstheorie heute. vdf Hochschulverlag, Zürich.
Rossetti V., Filippini M., Svercel M., Barbour A.D., Bagheri H.C. (2011) Emergent multicellular life cycles in filamentous bacteria owing to density dependent population dynamics. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Online First, doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0102
Salmon Y., Barnard R.L., Buchmann N. (2011) Ontogeny and leaf gas exchange mediate the carbon isotopic signature of herbaceous plants. Plant, Cell and Environment , doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02256.x
Schirrmeister B.E., Antonelli A., Bagheri H.C. (2011) The origin of multicellularity in cyanobacteria. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 45.
Schradin C, Lindholm AK (2011) Relative fitness of alternative male reproductive tactics in a mammal varies between years. Journal of Animal Ecology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01831.x
Solmsen N., Johannesen J., Schradin C. (2011) Highly asymmetric fine-scale genetic structure between sexes of African striped mice and indication for condition dependent alternative male dispersal tactics. Molecular Ecology, Online First, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05042.x
Steudel B, Hautier Y, Hector A, Kessler M (2011) Diverse marsh plant communities are more consistently productive across a range of different environmental conditions through functional complementarity. Journal of Applied Ecology, Online First, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01986.x
Stiehl-Braun P.A., Powlson D.S., Poulton P.R., Niklaus P.A. (2011) Effects of N fertilizers and liming on the micro-scale distribution of soil methane assimilation in the long-term Park Grass Experiment at Rothamsted. Soil Bioliogy and Biochemistry 43: 1034-1041.
Stölting KN, Meudt HM, Clarke AC, Blanckenhorn WU, Wilson AB (2011) Cost-effective fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism analyses. Molecular Ecology Notes 11: 494-502.
Thüler K, Bussière LF, Postma E, Ward PI, Blanckenhorn WU (2011) Genetic and environmental sources of covariance among internal reproductive traits in the yellow dung fly. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Online First, doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02280.x
Townsend, S.W., Zöttl, M., Manser, M.B. (2011) All clear? Meerkats attend to contextual information in close calls to coordinate vigilance. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, doi: 10.1007/s00265-011-1202-6
Tschirren B., Raberg L., Westerdahl H. (2011) Signatures of selection acting on the innate immunity gene Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) during the evolutionary history of rodents. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:1232-1240.
Walke JB, Harris RN, Reinert LK, Rollins-Smith LA, Woodhams DC (2011) Social immunity in amphibians: Evidence for vertical transmission of innate defenses. Biotropica, Online First, doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00787.x
Wilson AB, Orr JW (2011) The evolutionary origins of Syngnathidae: Pipefishes and seahorses. Journal of Fish Biology, 78, 1603-1623.
Woodhams DC, Bosch J, Briggs CJ, Cashins S, Davis LR, Lauer A, Muths E, Puschendorf R, Schmidt BR, Sheafor B, Voyles J. (2011) Mitigating amphibian disease: strategies to maintain wild populations and control chytridiomycosis. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 8.
Züst T., Joseph B., Shimizu K.K., Kliebenstein D.J., Turnbull L.A. (2011) Using knockout mutants to reveal the growth costs of defensive traits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Online First, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2475
Zuppinger D., Schmid B., Chen Y., Brandl H., van der Heijden M.G.A., Joshi J. (2011) In their native range, invasive plants are held in check by negative soil-feedbacks. Ecosphere 2(5): art54 [doi:10.1890/ES11-00061.1]