conservation genetics, biogeography, speciation

PhD Student

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation

ITZ, Ecology and Evolution

Buenteweg 17d

D-30559 Hannover

Germany

Email: wiebke.feindt<at>ecolevol.de

Phone: +49 511 953-8482

 

My main research focus concentrates on the effects of past and current changes in environmental conditions (in large and local scales) on species and species assemblages. Hereby I work on population structures, phylogenies, integrative taxonomy and speciation using microsatellites, mitochondrial as well as nuclear markers, and comparative transcriptomics.

 

As model organism I chose the Insect order Odonata because to their significant role in describing and evaluating fresh water systems as well as the health of ecosystems in general.

 

Publication:

Feindt, Wiebke, Ola Fincke and Heike Hadrys.
"Still a one species genus? Strong genetic diversification in the world’s largest living odonate, the Neotropical damselfly Megaloprepus caerulatus."
Conservation Genetics15.2 (2014): 469-481.