H Schulenburg

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Shooting darts: co-evolution and counter-adaptation in hermaphroditic snails
    Joris M Koene
    Department of Animal Ecology, Institute of Ecological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Evol Biol 5:25. 2005
  2. ncbi Incidence of male-killing Rickettsia spp. (alpha-proteobacteria) in the ten-spot ladybird beetle Adalia decempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
    J H von Der Schulenburg
    Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EH, United Kingdom
    Appl Environ Microbiol 67:270-7. 2001
  3. ncbi Extreme length and length variation in the first ribosomal internal transcribed spacer of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
    J H von Der Schulenburg
    Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, England
    Mol Biol Evol 18:648-60. 2001
  4. ncbi Natural variation in the response of Caenorhabditis elegans towards Bacillus thuringiensis
    H Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Hüfferstrasse 1, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Parasitology 128:433-43. 2004
  5. ncbi Evolution of the innate immune system: the worm perspective
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Muenster, Germany
    Immunol Rev 198:36-58. 2004
  6. ncbi Diversity and specificity in the interaction between Caenorhabditis elegans and the pathogen Serratia marcescens
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Hüfferstr, 1, 48149 Munster, Germany
    BMC Evol Biol 4:49. 2004
  7. ncbi Occasional sex in an 'asexual' polyploid hermaphrodite
    Thomas G D'Souza
    Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Huefferstrasse 1, D 48149 Muenster, Germany
    Proc Biol Sci 271:1001-7. 2004
  8. ncbi A simple method for the calculation of microsatellite genotype distances irrespective of ploidy level
    Ruzica Bruvo
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, , , Germany
    Mol Ecol 13:2101-6. 2004
  9. ncbi Evolutionary history of Caenorhabditis elegans inferred from microsatellites: evidence for spatial and temporal genetic differentiation and the occurrence of outbreeding
    Markus Haber
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
    Mol Biol Evol 22:160-73. 2005
  10. ncbi Experimental insight into the proximate causes of male persistence variation among two strains of the androdioecious Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda)
    Viktoria Wegewitz
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tubingen, Germany
    BMC Ecol 8:12. 2008

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Publications20

  1. ncbi Shooting darts: co-evolution and counter-adaptation in hermaphroditic snails
    Joris M Koene
    Department of Animal Ecology, Institute of Ecological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Evol Biol 5:25. 2005
    ..This trait is obviously beneficial for the shooter, but it manipulates sperm storage in the receiver. Hence, an arms race between the love-dart and the spermatophore receiving organs may be expected...
  2. ncbi Incidence of male-killing Rickettsia spp. (alpha-proteobacteria) in the ten-spot ladybird beetle Adalia decempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
    J H von Der Schulenburg
    Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EH, United Kingdom
    Appl Environ Microbiol 67:270-7. 2001
    ..We discuss the importance of these findings to our understanding of the evolution and dynamics of symbiotic associations between male-killing bacteria and their insect hosts...
  3. ncbi Extreme length and length variation in the first ribosomal internal transcribed spacer of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
    J H von Der Schulenburg
    Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, England
    Mol Biol Evol 18:648-60. 2001
    ..The repeated origin and subsequent divergence of "long" repetitive elements should thus be assumed to be an important factor in the evolution of coccinellid ITS1...
  4. ncbi Natural variation in the response of Caenorhabditis elegans towards Bacillus thuringiensis
    H Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Hüfferstrasse 1, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Parasitology 128:433-43. 2004
    ..Based on these results, we expect C. elegans to be a promising model host for future analysis of the evolutionary dynamics of parasite-host interactions...
  5. ncbi Evolution of the innate immune system: the worm perspective
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Muenster, Germany
    Immunol Rev 198:36-58. 2004
    ..Using C. elegans to address these different facets of host-pathogen interactions provides a fresh perspective on our understanding of the structure and complexity of innate immune systems in animals and plants...
  6. ncbi Diversity and specificity in the interaction between Caenorhabditis elegans and the pathogen Serratia marcescens
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Hüfferstr, 1, 48149 Munster, Germany
    BMC Evol Biol 4:49. 2004
    ..We addressed this topic by analysing the interaction between natural isolates of the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and the pathogenic soil bacterium Serratia marcescens...
  7. ncbi Occasional sex in an 'asexual' polyploid hermaphrodite
    Thomas G D'Souza
    Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Huefferstrasse 1, D 48149 Muenster, Germany
    Proc Biol Sci 271:1001-7. 2004
    ..These occasional sexual processes help to explain the geographical dominance of parthenogens in our study species...
  8. ncbi A simple method for the calculation of microsatellite genotype distances irrespective of ploidy level
    Ruzica Bruvo
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, , , Germany
    Mol Ecol 13:2101-6. 2004
    ..An illustration is given using data from the planarian flatworm Schmidtea polychroa (Platyhelminthes)...
  9. ncbi Evolutionary history of Caenorhabditis elegans inferred from microsatellites: evidence for spatial and temporal genetic differentiation and the occurrence of outbreeding
    Markus Haber
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany
    Mol Biol Evol 22:160-73. 2005
    ..Such information about the natural history of C. elegans should be of great value for an in-depth understanding of the complexity of this organism, including its multifaceted developmental, neurological, or molecular genetic pathways...
  10. ncbi Experimental insight into the proximate causes of male persistence variation among two strains of the androdioecious Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda)
    Viktoria Wegewitz
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tubingen, Germany
    BMC Ecol 8:12. 2008
    ..In the standard laboratory wild type strain N2 males disappear rapidly from populations. This is not the case in some other wild type isolates of C. elegans, among them the Hawaiian strain CB4856...
  11. ncbi The role of Caenorhabditis elegans insulin-like signaling in the behavioral avoidance of pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis
    Martin Hasshoff
    Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westfalische Wilhelms University, Munster, Germany
    FASEB J 21:1801-12. 2007
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  12. ncbi The effect of Photorhabdus luminescens (Enterobacteriaceae) on the survival, development, reproduction and behaviour of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda: Rhabditidae)
    Mathieu Sicard
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Animal Evolution and Ecology, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Hüfferstrasse 1, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Environ Microbiol 9:12-25. 2007
    ..Their dissection will represent a major challenge for future research and should enhance our knowledge of the ecology of this important model organism in biological research...
  13. ncbi Innate immunity: building bridges in the lake district of Plön in Northern Germany. Report from the workshop on "innate immunity: bridging the gap between molecules and ecology", 6-9 May 2004
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Institute of Animal Evolution and Ecology, , , Germany
    Dev Comp Immunol 29:91-3. 2005
  14. ncbi Specificity of the innate immune system and diversity of C-type lectin domain (CTLD) proteins in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Animal Evolutionary Ecology, Zoological Institute, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
    Immunobiology 213:237-50. 2008
    ..Taken together, our evaluation reveals high potential for immune specificity in C. elegans that may enhance the nematode's ability to fight off pathogens...
  15. ncbi Caenorhabditis evolution: if they all look alike, you aren't looking hard enough
    Eric S Haag
    Department of Biology, Building 144, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
    Trends Genet 23:101-4. 2007
    ..Here, we summarize the main findings of the meeting, which marks the formal birth of a research community dedicated to Caenorhabditis species evolution...
  16. ncbi How do invertebrates generate a highly specific innate immune response?
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Zoological Institute, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
    Mol Immunol 44:3338-44. 2007
    ..Similar processes are likely to act in the innate system of vertebrates and enhance the effectiveness of adaptive immunity...
  17. ncbi The genetics of pathogen avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Animal Evolutionary Ecology, University of Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tubingen, Germany
    Mol Microbiol 66:563-70. 2007
    ..We propose that the selective pressure associated with avoidance behaviours influence both pathogen and host evolution...
  18. ncbi Evolutionary links between reproductive morphology, ecology and mating behavior in opisthobranch gastropods
    Nils Anthes
    Animal Evolutionary Ecology, Zoological Institute, Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tubingen, Germany
    Evolution 62:900-16. 2008
    ..We finally outline approaches for experimentally assessing the proposed functional links that underlie the evolutionary correlations revealed by our study...
  19. ncbi Diversification and adaptive sequence evolution of Caenorhabditis lysozymes (Nematoda: Rhabditidae)
    Hinrich Schulenburg
    Department of Animal Evolutionary Ecology, Zoological Institute, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
    BMC Evol Biol 8:114. 2008
    ..Whereas most organisms have only few lysozyme genes, nematodes of the genus Caenorhabditis possess a surprisingly large repertoire of up to 15 genes...
  20. ncbi Anti-fungal innate immunity in C. elegans is enhanced by evolutionary diversification of antimicrobial peptides
    Nathalie Pujol
    Centre d immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Universite de la Mediterranee, Case 906, Marseille, France
    PLoS Pathog 4:e1000105. 2008
    ..Our results suggest that selective pressure from pathogens influences intra-genomic diversification of AMPs and reveal an unexpected complexity in AMP regulation as part of the invertebrate innate immune response...