Nina Tombers, M.Sc.

PhD candidate

Zoologisches Institut und Museum

Haus 6.2

Soldmannstr. 23
17489 Greifswald

nina.tombers(at)smns-bw(dot)de

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Greifswald and a research associate at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart in the Department of Malacozoology. In my PhD project, which also involves the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, I focus on the systematics and biogeography of groundwater and spring inhabiting snails of the family Tateidae. In the course of my work, I aim to explore questions of phylogeny and speciation as well as diversity patterns and biogeography. In doing so, I combine genetic methods with classical morphological approaches.

Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart

The Muséum

Research topic

On the diversity, systematics and biogeography of New Caledonian spring and groundwater snails.

Publications

  • N Tombers, F Campuzano‐Jiménez,M Helmkampf, J Fuß, WO McMillan, O Puebla (2026) Blocks of Identity by Descent Reveal the Dual Role Played by Reef Fish Larvae for Retention and Dispersal. Molecular Ecology
  • N Tombers, C Vasilița, I Richling (2026) Preserving Shell Integrity of Microgastropods With the Nondestructive HotSHOT DNA Extraction Method. Ecology and Evolution
  • S Mouron, Y Dominique, D Eme, N Tombers, DMP Galassi, P Marmonier, M Lafont, C Issartel, CJ Douady, F Malard (2025) Catchment Productivity Controls Local Species Richness of Hyporheic Invertebrate Communities in Tropical New Caledonia Streams. Ecology and Evolution