Florian Altermatt

Summary

Affiliation: University Hospital
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Desiccation of rock pool habitats and its influence on population persistence in a Daphnia metacommunity
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    PLoS ONE 4:e4703. 2009
  2. ncbi Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you when you fly: diet can predict phenological changes in response to climate change
    Florian Altermatt
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Ecol Lett 13:1475-84. 2010
  3. ncbi Populations in small, ephemeral habitat patches may drive dynamics in a Daphnia magna metapopulation
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoological Institute, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, CH 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Ecology 91:2975-82. 2010
  4. ncbi Interactive effects of disturbance and dispersal directionality on species richness and composition in metacommunities
    Florian Altermatt
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Ecology 92:859-70. 2011
  5. ncbi The influence of pool volume and summer desiccation on the production of the resting and dispersal stage in a Daphnia metapopulation
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Oecologia 157:441-52. 2008
  6. ncbi Genetic diversity of Daphnia magna populations enhances resistance to parasites
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Vesalgasse 1, CH 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Ecol Lett 11:918-28. 2008
  7. ncbi Climatic warming increases voltinism in European butterflies and moths
    Florian Altermatt
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 277:1281-7. 2010
  8. ncbi A short term benefit for outcrossing in a Daphnia metapopulation in relation to parasitism
    Dieter Ebert
    Universitat Basel, Zoologie, Evolutionsbiologie, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    J R Soc Interface 4:777-85. 2007
  9. ncbi The genotype specific competitive ability does not correlate with infection in natural Daphnia magna populations
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    PLoS ONE 2:e1280. 2007

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Desiccation of rock pool habitats and its influence on population persistence in a Daphnia metacommunity
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    PLoS ONE 4:e4703. 2009
    ..Occupation lengths of all three Daphnia species were positively correlated with maximum hydroperiod length and negatively correlated with the number of desiccation events. Surprisingly, these effects were not species-specific...
  2. ncbi Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you when you fly: diet can predict phenological changes in response to climate change
    Florian Altermatt
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Ecol Lett 13:1475-84. 2010
    ..Consequently, the effect of herbivorous lepidopterans may increase in herb-rich grassland ecosystems under warmer conditions, and not in forest ecosystems...
  3. ncbi Populations in small, ephemeral habitat patches may drive dynamics in a Daphnia magna metapopulation
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoological Institute, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, CH 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Ecology 91:2975-82. 2010
    ..We term this an "inverse mainland-island" type metapopulation and propose that populations in small, ephemeral habitat patches may also be the driving force for metapopulation dynamics in other systems...
  4. ncbi Interactive effects of disturbance and dispersal directionality on species richness and composition in metacommunities
    Florian Altermatt
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Ecology 92:859-70. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi The influence of pool volume and summer desiccation on the production of the resting and dispersal stage in a Daphnia metapopulation
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Oecologia 157:441-52. 2008
    ..The substantial production of ephippia by populations in small pools suggests that these populations might be important for both the dynamics and global stability of metapopulations...
  6. ncbi Genetic diversity of Daphnia magna populations enhances resistance to parasites
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Vesalgasse 1, CH 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Ecol Lett 11:918-28. 2008
    ..Our experiment demonstrated a monoculture effect in independently replicated semi-natural zooplankton populations, indicating that the monoculture effect may be relevant beyond agriculture...
  7. ncbi Climatic warming increases voltinism in European butterflies and moths
    Florian Altermatt
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 277:1281-7. 2010
    ..The ability of species to adapt evolutionarily to a changing environment may be facilitated by increased voltinism...
  8. ncbi A short term benefit for outcrossing in a Daphnia metapopulation in relation to parasitism
    Dieter Ebert
    Universitat Basel, Zoologie, Evolutionsbiologie, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    J R Soc Interface 4:777-85. 2007
    ..Our data support the Red Queen hypothesis which states that in the presence of coevolving parasites, outbreeding is favoured in the host...
  9. ncbi The genotype specific competitive ability does not correlate with infection in natural Daphnia magna populations
    Florian Altermatt
    Zoologisches Institut, Universitat Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    PLoS ONE 2:e1280. 2007
    ..The inbreeding-infection hypothesis predicts that the susceptible individuals are less fit due to inbreeding depression...