Spaethe, Johannes
PD Dr. Johannes Spaethe
Research group leader
Zoology II / Spaethe lab
Universität Würzburg
Biozentrum
Am Hubland
Biozentrum
Am Hubland
97074
Würzburg
Building:
B1 (Biozentrum)
Room:
D111
Phone:
+49 931 31-83408
Link:
Spaethe lab
My research centers on the function, ecology and evolution of sensory and neuronal systems in insects. In particular, I focus on the visual system in bees. My approach combines the methods of molecular genetics, neurobiology and behavioural science.
Current research projects are:
- Psychophysics of color vision in insects
- Eye development & Molecular evolution of opsins in insects
- Visual learning and memory formation
- Sensory perception of taste in bees
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1.Ruedenauer, F. A., Leonhardt, S. D., Lunau, K., and Spaethe, J. (2019) Bumblebees are able to perceive amino acids via chemotactile antennal stimulation, Journal of Comparative Physiology A 205, 321–331.[ URL ]
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2.Sommerlandt, F. M. J., Brockmann, A., Rössler, W., and Spaethe, J. (2019) Immediate early genes in social insects: a tool to identify brain regions involved in complex behaviors and molecular processes underlying neuroplasticity, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 76, 637–651.[ URL ]
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3.Yilmaz, A., Dyer, A. G., Rössler, W., and Spaethe, J. (2017) Innate colour preference, individual learning and memory retention in the ant <i>Camponotus blandus</i>, Journal of Experimental Biology, The Company of Biologists Ltd 220, 3315–3326.[ URL ]
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4.Spaethe, J., and Briscoe, A. D. (2004) Early Duplication and Functional Diversification of the Opsin Gene Family in Insects, Molecular Biology and Evolution 21, 1583–1594.[ URL ]
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5.Spaethe, J., Tautz, J., and Chittka, L. (2001) Visual constraints in foraging bumblebees: Flower size and color affect search time and flight behavior, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98, 3898–3903.[ URL ]
