Institute of Evolution and Ecology

Welcome to the

Institute of Evolution and Ecology

At the new Institute of Evolution and Ecology we follow integrative approaches to address a broad range of research questions in organismal biology (see below). We teach in the Bachelor and Master degrees in biology, geo-ecology, and biochemistry and provide extensive individual research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students (see details on the home pages of the constituent groups).

We are part of the Evolution and Ecology Forum Tübingen (EvE), a meeting platform for scientists working in the broad field of evolution and ecology. The institute comprises six groups.
Director: Prof. Dr. Heinz-R. Köhler (Animal Physiological Ecology)
Vice-Director: Prof. Dr. Katja Tielbörger (Plant Ecology).

Contact: Brigitte Hinderer, secretary, phone: +49-(0)7071-2972610, fax: +49-(0)7071-295344

New Master program: MSc in Biology, Major in Evolution and Ecology

Groups	Fields / facilities	Research groups
Animal Evolutionary Ecology (Head: Prof. Dr. Nico Michiels)	Reproduction Hermaphroditism Sexuality versus asexuality Marine biology	Prof. Dr. Nico Michiels Dr. Nils Anthes NN Dr. Dennis Sprenger Dr. Klaus Reinhardt Dr. Katja Heubel
Animal Physiological Ecology (Head: Prof. Dr. Heinz-R. Köhler)	Stress ecology Ecotoxicology Histopathology Stream bypass mesocosms	Prof. Dr. Heinz-R. Köhler Prof. Dr. Rita Triebskorn Dr. Volker Scheil
Comparative Zoology (Head: Prof. Dr. Katharina Foerster)	Comparative vertebrate zoology Zoological collection Federsee laboratory	Prof. Dr. Katharina Foerster Dr. Erich Weber Dr. Klaus Eisler Dr. Henri Thomassen
Evolutionary Biology of Invertebrates (Head: Prof. Dr. Oliver Betz)	Functional & ecological morphology Bionics Electron microscopy Molecular phylogeny	Prof. Dr. Oliver Betz Dr. Michael Heethoff
Organismic Botany (Interim head: PD Dr. Michael Weiß)	Molecular phylogeny Mycorrhizal research Electron microscopy Culture collection Botanical Garden Herbarium Tubingense	PD Dr. Michael Weiß Dr. Sigisfredo Garnica Dr. Ingeborg Haug PD Dr. Robert Bauer Dr. Angelika Honold N.N. N.N.
Plant Ecology (Head: Prof. Dr. Katja Tielbörger)	Plant ecology Ecological modeling	Prof. Dr. Katja Tielbörger Dr. Merav Seifan Dr. Mirka Macel
Lecturer for Botany (Dr. Sandra Dietz)	Teaching in botany	Dr. Sandra Dietz