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Research Interests

• Evolutionary and ecological genetics of speciation
• Evolution of host-symbiont associations
• Genetics of reproductive systems
• Phylogeny and phylogeography of mites and insects

Main projects

• Genetics of post zygotic reproductive isolation in spider mites
• The role of Wolbachia symbionts in speciation of the spider mite genus Tetranychus
• Evolutionary genetics of Wolbachia-induced parthenogenesis in thelytokous mites of the genus Bryobia.
• Evolutionary genetics of thelytokousreproductionintheBrevipalpus mite- Cardinium symbiont system.
• The role of gut micro-organisms in thrips host plant adaptation and thrips biotype formation.

Publications (via DARE)

Teaching

Bachelor program:
Genetics and Evolution
Evolutionary Genetics and Ecology
Conservation Biology
Bachelor Thesis

Master program:
Master Thesis
Chain of Evidence (MSc Forensic Science)