Areas of responsibility
My main tasks are managing and developing the infrastructure of the morphology lab, organizing lab operation, and supporting lab users in their research projects. I also carry out my own research projects and contribute to the projects of others as part of collaborations.
Research interests
The focus of my research is on the ontogeny, functional morphology, and biomechanics of frogs. I am particularly interested in the functional adaptations to different locomotor modes such as jumping, burrowing or swimming that have evolved over time. I am also interested in morphological methods, the possibilities they offer, and how they can be used creatively for new research questions and projects.
Projects
There are currently no projects available
Publications
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2023/08
Life in plastic, it's not fantastic: Sublethal effects of polyethylene microplastics ingestion throughout amphibian metamorphosis
Science of the Total Environment, 885
2023/02
Case study for the application of micro-computed tomography on a Miocene sample of Holstein Erratics to identify and asses included molluscs and foraminifera
EGU23, EGU23-16665
2022/07
Microplastics ingestion induces plasticity in digestive morphology in larvae of Xenopus laevis
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, 269
2021/02
Ontogenetic development of the shoulder joint muscles in frogs (Amphibia: Anura) assessed by digital dissection with implications for interspecific muscle homologies and nomenclature
Zoomorphology, 1, 140
2021/06
Accuracy of bone segmentation and surface generation strategies analyzed by using synthetic CT volumes
Journal of anatomy, 6, 238
2021/00
Anomalies in the vertebral column and ilio-sacral articulation of some anuran amphibians
Salamandra, 1, 57
2020/10
Ecomorphology of the pectoral girdle in anurans (Amphibia, Anura): Shape diversity and biomechanical considerations
Ecology and Evolution, 20, 10
2019/08
Measurement error in μ CT‐based three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics introduced by surface generation and landmark data acquisition
Journal of anatomy, 2, 235
2017/11
A simple setup for episcopic microtomy and a digital image processing workflow to acquire high-quality volume data and 3D surface models of small vertebrates
Zoomorphology, 1, 137