Thomas Wilke

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Thomas Wilke (born February 7, 1964 ) is a German biologist and professor for special zoology and biodiversity research at the University of Giessen .

Life

In 1989 Thomas Wilke graduated from the Humboldt University in Berlin with a degree in biology and was a doctoral candidate at the University of Potsdam from 1989 to 1992. From 2001 to 2003 he was Assistant Research Professor at George Washington University in Washington DC, Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine. Since 2004 he has been a professor and group leader in Giessen. Since 2012 he has been the dean of studies at the University of Giessen.

research

His main research interests are the influence of ecological changes on host-parasite systems, the eco-genetics of schistosomiasis in China, evolutionary strategies and phylogeny of higher gastropod groups, cryptic radiations and speciation processes in gastropods and the phylogeography of selected migratory birds in Australia and South America.

Publications

in selection from 2011:

  • B. Dayrat, M. Conrad, S. Balayan, TR White, C. Albrecht, R. Golding, SR Gomes, MG Harasewych, AM de Frias Martins: Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of pulmonate gastropods (Mollusca): new insights from increased taxon sampling. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Volume 59, No. 2, 2011, pp. 425-437. (Abstract)
  • M. Benke, M. Brändle, C. Albrecht, T. Wilke: Patterns of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: lessons from the spring snail genus Bythinella. In: Journal of Biogeography . Volume 38, No. 10, 2011, pp. 2021-2032.
  • F. Hensgen, C. Albrecht, TW Donath, A. Otte, RL Eckstein: Distribution of gastropods in floodplain compartments and feeding preferences for river corridor plant species: is there an effect of gastropod herbivory on the distribution of river corridor plants? In: Flora. Volume 206, No. 6, June 2011, pp. 534-543.
  • C. Albrecht, T. Hauffe, K. Schreiber, T. Wilke: Mollusc biodiversity in a European ancient lake system: lakes Prespa and Mikri Prespa in the Balkans. In: Hydrobiologia. Volume 682, No. 1, February 2012, pp. 47-59. (Abstract)
  • B. Wagner, T. Wilke: Evolutionary and geological history of the Balkan lakes Ohrid and Prespa. In: Biogeosciences. Volume 8, No. 4, 2011, pp. 995-998.
  • T. Hauffe, C. Albrecht, K. Schreiber, K. Birkhofer, S. Trajanovski, T. Wilke: Spatially explicit analysis of gastropod biodiversity in ancient Lake Ohrid. In: Biogeosciences . Volume 8, 2011, pp. 175-188.
  • R. Schultheiß, T. Wilke, A. Jørgensen, C. Albrecht: The birth of an endemic species flock: demographic history of the Bellamya group (Gastropoda, Viviparidae) in Lake Malawi. In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 102, 2011, pp. 130-143.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Wilke, Professor - Justus Liebig University Gießen ( Memento from November 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Wilke, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist
DATE OF BIRTH 7th February 1964