Barbara Tschirren
Research interests
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Publications
Research interests
Evolutionary ecology, immunoecology and -genetics, ecophysiology, maternal effects, host-parasite interactions, wildlife disease
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Education and professional positions
| since 2011 | Assistant Professor (SNF Professorship), Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| since 2011 | Associate Editor for Functional Ecology, Reviewing Editor for Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Consulting Editor for Animal Behaviour |
| 2009 - 2010 | SNSF Advanced Postdoctoral Fellow, Lund University, Sweden |
| 2008 | Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow (APD), Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
| 2007 | Janggen-Pöhn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| 2006 | SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| 2005 | Ph.D. in Evolutionary Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland |
| 2001 | Teaching diploma in Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland |
| 2000 | M.Sc. in Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland |
| 1995 - 2000 | Study of Biology, University of Bern, Switzerland |
Publications
Tschirren, B., Andersson, M., Scherman, K., Westerdahl, H., Råberg, 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.
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., 279 (1731): 1233-1240.
Griffith, S.C., Pariser, E.C., Tschirren, B., Astheimer, L.B. (2011) Resource allocation across the egg laying sequence in the wild zebra finch. Journal of Avian Biology, 42 (6): 480-484.
Tschirren, B., Råberg, 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 (6): 1232-1240.
Tschirren, B., Bensch, S. (2010) Genetics of personalities: no simple answers for complex traits. Molecular Ecology 19 (4): 624-626.
