Department Fish Ecology and Evolution

Fish Ecology & Evolution (FishEc)

We study ecology, evolution and biodiversity of fishes and other aquatic organisms. We are interested in the mechanisms that drive the origins, the maintenance and the loss of species, genetic and functional diversity.

 

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News

October 17, 2024 –

Insects and spiders are superfoods: rich in essential fatty acids and therefore an important food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals.

Insects and spiders are superfoods: rich in essential fatty acids and therefore an important food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals.

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October 11, 2024 –

The Swiss fisheries advisory office (FIBER) promotes sustainable fisheries through advice and training. It now has a location in French-speaking Switzerland.

The Swiss fisheries advisory office (FIBER) promotes sustainable fisheries through advice and training. It now has a location in French-speaking Switzerland.

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September 20, 2024 –

Our postdoc Alexus has been chosen for a recent "scientist spotlight" in Ichthyology & Herpetology (formerly Copeia). Read her inspiring interview here...

Our postdoc Alexus has been chosen for a recent "scientist spotlight" in Ichthyology & Herpetology (formerly Copeia). Read her inspiring interview here...

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September 6, 2024 –

Our postdoc Alexus has recently published a new paper in American Naturalist with her colleagues from University of California studying the functional and morphological diversification in 300 species of cichlid fishes from the...

Our postdoc Alexus has recently published a new paper in American Naturalist with her colleagues from University of California studying the functional and morphological diversification in 300 species of cichlid fishes from the East African Great Lakes and the Neotropics.

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Latest Publications

Aeschlimann, A., Fehle, P., Neuhaus, M., Ingold, K., Fischer, M., Zinn, N., … Seehausen, O. (2024). Den Biodiversitätsverlust der Gewässer stoppen – trotz Klimawandel. Zwischenbericht Phase I (2020 - 2023): Projekt LANAT-3, Wyss Academy for Nature Hub Bern. Bern: Wyss Academy for Nature. , Institutional Repository
Aeschlimann, A., Fehle, P., Neuhaus, M., Seehausen, O., Josi, D., Wegscheider, B., … Zinn, N. (2024). Fünf Stossrichtungen zur Förderung der Gewässerbiodiversität. Erste Impulse des Wyss Academy-Projekts Lanat-3. Aqua & Gas, 104(6), 50-54. , Institutional Repository

Research Projects

How will climate change alter the phenology, biomass, and nutritional quality of cross-ecosystem fluxes?
Tropical Reef. Credit Conor Waldock
Simulating the roles of dispersal, thermal tolerance, and adaptive potential in tropical reef fish responses to climate change
In this large-scale study we investigate the effects of climate change on fish movement patterns in the Swiss Rhine-Aare River network