Zoological Museum Kiel
(+49) 431 880 5170
Dirk BRANDIS, brandis@zoolmuseum.uni-kiel.de
PD Dr. Dirk Brandis, ++49(0)431-8805176, research field Cruszrtacea Decapoda (taxonomy, biogeopgraphy, morphology, population biology)
- Director of the Zoological Museum
- Professor for Entomolgy /Curator od the Fabricius-Collection
- Staff
- Dean of the Mathematic-Natural-Scientific Faculty, CAU
- Director of the Zoological Institute
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| a) TOTAL scientific staff | 2 | |
| b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | 2 | |
| c) Post-docs / PhD students | 4 | |
| d) Others (Associates, etc.) | ||
| TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 2 | 4 |
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| e) Exhibitions | 8 | 1 |
| f) Collection Managers / technicians | 2 | 0 |
| g) Others | 8 | 0 |
| TOTAL (e+f+g) | 18 | 1 |
Histology and microscopy
Light microscopy, Fluorescence microscopy, Inverted microscope, microtomes, ultra-microtome, SEM, digital miscroscopy
The most important research program of the museum deals with decapod crustaceans. There are three focal points in this programm:
- neozoa of the Baltic and North Sea
- morphology and phylogeny of freshwater crabs and
- morphology and phylogeny of reproductive systems of brachyuran crabs.
The neozoan project focus on the invasive crabs species in the Baltic sea as Eriocheir sinensis and Rithropanopeus harrisii, and invasive species of the Wadden Sea as the Hemigrapsus. In several cooperations these species are studied ecologically, with population genetics and modern morphological methods. A key study was just finished with a pHd-Thesis regarding the situation of Eriocheir sinensis, with completely new results on ongoing invasion process of Eriocheir in the Baltic sea.
Additionally studies deal with invasive shrimp species in the Baltic sea and invasive decapods in freshwater systems in Schleswig-Holstein Freshwater crab projects at present work with crabs species from Laos (in a cooperation with Peter Jäger Senckenbergmuseum) and on the general phylogeny of old world freshwater crabs in particular of SE-Asia and the Himalayas. Cooperation partners are Dr. Christoph Schubart, University Regensburg, Dr. Sebastian Klaus, University of Frankfurt and Prof. Peter NG, University of Singapore. Main topic is the phylogeny of Old World freshwater crabs based on molecular and morphological methods.
In the third topic we mainly study the reproductive systems of crabs under different aspects. First aim is to understand the different morphotyes of receptaculaseminis as well as the sperm transfer strategies of crabs. This is done in a evolutionary and a taxonomic context, most interesting are in particular the heterotremate crabs.
bee taxonomy, systematics and biogeography with a special focus on the genus Colletes and the bee fauna of southern Africa. Both, Colletes bees and the biodiversity hotspot of the Greater Cape Floristic Region in western South Africa, are ideal models for studying evolutionary processes like flower specialization and the role of plant-pollinator interactions as drivers of diversification.
Key Publications:
Klaus S, Selvandran S, Goh JW, Wowor D, Brandis D, Koller P, Schubart CD, Streit B, Meier R, Ng PKL, Yeo DCJ. (2013) Out of Borneo: Neogene diversification of Sundaic freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae: Parathelphusa). J Biogeogr, 40: 63-74
Otto, T. & Brandis, D. 2011: First evidence of Eriocheir sinensis reproduction from Schleswig—Holstein, Northern Germany, western Baltic Sea. Aquatic Invasions Volume 6, Supplement 1: 65–S69.
Klaus, S., Brandis, D. 2011. Evolution of sperm morphology in potamid freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamoidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 161: 53–63.
Becker, C., Storch, V. Brandis. D.2011 Morphology of the female reproductive system of European pea crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae)" Journal of Morphology 272: 12–26
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Palaeontology | 200 |
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Zoology | 400 | 6000000 | 40 | 1 |
- Type(s) of objects 4 (Books, Paintings, letters and Manuscript
- No. of objects (of each type) Books: ca. 800; Paintings and drawings: ca. 300, letters and manuscripts: ca. 400
Dr. Dirk Brandis, 0049 ()0431)-880-5176 Email: brandis@zoolmuseum.uni-kiel.de
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The Museum offers paedagogical programs for schools presented by students, being trained and prepared by the Museum scientists. http://www.zoologisches-museum.uni-kiel.de/index.php/museumspaedagogik
Yes, we are teaching in Bachelor- and master-studies Zoology, systematics, phylogenetics and Morphology
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Julia Plath ++49 (0)431-880-5186 jplath@zoolmuseum.uni-kiel.de
systematic research
biogeograpby and neozoa
functional morphology
systematic and phylogenetic research
morphology of arthropods, evolution of structures
Neozoa and biogeography