Department Aquatic Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
The Evolutionary Ecology group is also part of the Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ) and the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) at ETH Zürich.
An important research focus of our group is the study of insect host-parasite interactions. In particular, we are interested in how such interactions are modified by endosymbiotic bacteria that protect insects against natural enemies like parasitic wasps. Some members of our group also work in the field of conservation genetics, particularly of endangered freshwater crayfish. Furthermore, we lead the research program "Climate Change and Freshwater Biodiversity", and we participate actively in the Translational Centre Biodiversity Conservation.
Additional information is availabe on our group page.