Prof. Dr. Gabriele Uhl
Department Head
Department of Zoology and Museum
General and Systematic Zoology
Loitzer Str. 26
17489 Greifswald
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 420-4242
gabriele.uhl(at)uni-greifswald(dot)de
Research Interests
I am interested in a wide range of topics in the fields of reproductive biology, behavioral ecology, functional morphology, and systematics from an evolutionary biology perspective. I am particularly interested in reproductive strategies and their morphological foundations. A new research focus is investigating the reasons behind the range expansion of the wasp spider. We want to know to what extent the northern and southern populations differ in their behavior, morphology, and genetics. We are also investigating the significance of phenotypic plasticity by examining changes in brain structures under the influence of various environmental conditions. We combine behavioral, histological, ultrastructural, and molecular methods.
| June 27, 1964 | Born in Schramberg (Baden-Württemberg) |
| 1974–1983 | Schramberg High School |
| 1983 | High school graduation in Schramberg |
| Since 2009 | W3 Professorship in General and Systematic Zoology, University of Greifswald |
| 2006 and 2007 | Visiting Professor, University of Würzburg |
| 2005 and 2006 | Research Fellowship, University of Costa Rica |
| 2004–2006 | DFG Research Fellow, University of Bonn |
| 2002 | Habilitation and Venia legendi in Zoology (University of Bonn) |
| 1997–2004 | Research Assistant, University of Bonn |
| 1996–1997 | DFG Training Fellowship, University of Aarhus, Denmark |
| 1995 | Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) |
| 1992–1995 | Ph.D. studies at the University of Freiburg |
| 1986–1991 | Studied biology and ethnology at the University of Freiburg |
| 1985–1986 | Studied biology at the University of East Sussex |
| 1983–1985 | Studied biology at the University of Tübingen |