Philip O.M. Steinhoff
Doktorand
Zoologisches Institut und Museum
Allgemeine und Systematische Zoologie
Loitzer Str. 26
17489 Greifswald
Gebäude 3.3, Raum 0.48
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 420-4245
philipsteinhoff(at)gmail(dot)com
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Forschungsinteressen
Ich interessiere mich für die Frage, wie Gehirne sensorische Informationen integrieren um Verhalten zu produzieren und wie wiederum das Verhalten die Sinneswahrnehmung beeinflusst. Ich nähere mich dieser Fragestellung über meine vergleichende Forschung an verschiedenen Spinnenarten, die sich stark in ihrer Lebensweise und ihrer sensorischen Ausstattung (wie etwa Größe der Augen) unterscheiden.
Darüber hinaus bin ich seit langem an der Faunistik und Taxonomie von Libellen (Odonata) in Süd-Ost Asien interessiert.
Aktuell arbeite ich an:
- Funktionelle Rollen und Plastizität von Gehirnarealen bei Spinnen.
- Taxonomie und Verbreitung von Libellen auf Borneo und in Vietnam.
Publications
| 2021 |
| Dow, R. A.; Ahmad, R.; Butler, S. G.; Choong, C. Y.; Grinang, J.; Ng, Y. F.; Ngiam, R. W. J.; Reels, G. T.; Steinhoff, P. O. M. & Unggang, J. 2021: Previously unpublished Odonata records from Sarawak, Borneo, part VI: Miri Division including checklists for Niah, Lambir Hills, Loagan Bunut and Pulong Tau National Parks. Faunistic Studies in Southeast Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 36: 1-94. PDF |
| 2020 |
| Steinhoff, P. O. M.; Warfen, B.; Voigt, S.; Uhl, G.; Dammhahn, M. 2020: Individual differences in risk‐taking affect foraging across different landscapes of fear. Oikos 129 (12): 1891-1902. PDF |
| Steinhoff, P. O. M.; Uhl, G.; Harzsch, S. & Sombke, A. 2020: Visual pathways in the brain of the jumping spider Marpissa muscosa. Journal of Comparative Neurology 528: 1883–1902. PDF |
| Kompier, T.; Dow, R. A. & Steinhoff, P. O. M. 2020: Five new species of Coeliccia Kirby, 1890 from Vietnam (Odonata: Platycnemididae), and information on several other species of the genus. ZooTaxa 4766: 501–538. Link |
| 2019 |
| Steinhoff, P. O. M.; Ahmad, R.; Butler, S. G.; Choong, C. Y.; Dow, R. A. & Reels, G. T. 2019: Odonata of Gunong Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. International Dragonfly Fund Report 141: 1-50. PDF |
| Dow, R. A.; Butler, S. G.; Reels, G. T.; Steinhoff, P. O. M.; Stokvis, F. R. & Unggang, J. 2019: Previously unpublished Odonata records from Sarawak, Borneo, part IV: Bintulu Division including the Planted Forest Project and Similajau National Park. Faunistic Studies in Southeast Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 27: 1-66. PDF |
| Reim, E.; Eichhorn, D.; Roy, J. D.; Steinhoff, P. O. M. & Fischer, K. 2019: Nutritional stress reduces flight performance and exploratory behavior in a butterfly. Insect Science 26 (5): 897-910. Link |
| 2018 |
| Steinhoff, P. O. M.; Liedtke, J.; Sombke, A.; Schneider, J. M. & Uhl, G. 2018: Early environmental conditions affect the volume of higher-order brain centers in a jumping spider. Journal of Zoology 304(3): 182-192. Link |
| 2017 |
| Steinhoff, P. O. M.*; Sombke, A.*; Liedtke, J.; Schneider, J. M.; Harzsch, S. & Uhl, G. 2017: The synganglion of the jumping spider Marpissa muscosa (Arachnida: Salticidae): insights from histology, immunohistochemistry and microCT analysis. Arthropod Structure & Development 46: 156-170. *shared first authorship Link |
| 2016 |
| Böhm, F.; Brückner ,J.; Eichhorn, D.; Geiger, R.; Johl, B.; Kahl, S.; Kleudgen, I.; Köhler, K.; Kreifelts, V.; Metschke, K.; Meyer, M.; Richter, A.-C.; Schulze; B.; Stecker, R.-M.; Steinhoff P. O. M.; Winter, M. & Fischer, K. 2016: Cloud cover but not artificial light pollution affect the morning activity of wood pigeons. Ornis Fennica 93: 246–252. Link |
| Burner, R. C.; Chua, V. L.; Brady, M. L.; van Els, P.; Steinhoff P. O. M.; Rahman, M. A. & Sheldon, F. H. 2016: An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128(2): 242–254 Link |
| Butler, S. G.; Steinhoff, P. O. M. & Dow, R. A. 2016: Description of the final instar larva of Acrogomphus jubilaris Lieftinck, 1964 (Odonata, Gomphidae), with information on the distribution of Acrogomphus in Borneo. ZooTaxa 4184(2): 367–375. Link |
| Steinhoff, P.O.M.; Butler, S. & Dow, R.A. 2016: Description of the final instar larva of Orthetrum borneense Kimmins 1936 (Odonata, Libellulidae), using rearing and molecular methods. ZooTaxa 4083 (1): 099-108. Link |
| 2015 |
| Steinhoff, P.O.M. & Uhl, G. 2015: Taxonomy and nomenclature of some mainland South-East Asian Coeliccia species (Odonata, Platycnemididae), using microCT analysis. ZooTaxa 4059: 257-276. PDF |
| Mouginot, P.; Prügel, J.; Thom, U.; Steinhoff, P.O.M.; Kupryjanovicz, J. & Uhl, G. 2015: Securing paternity by mutilating female genitalia. Current Biology 25(22): 2980-2984. Link |
| Steinhoff, P.O.M. 2015: Results of Odonata larval rearing in the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia from April to August 2014. International Dragonfly Fund Report 78: 1-11. Link |
| 2013 |
| Steinhoff, P.O.M. & Do, M.C. 2013: Notes on some Coeliccia species from Vietnam. Odonatologica 42: 337-347. Link |
| 2012 |
| Steinhoff, P.O.M. 2012: Records of Odonata from Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and its Buffer Zone, central Vietnam. Entomologie Heute 24: 37-49. Link |
Talks and Posters
| 2021 |
| 113th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Würzburg, Germany (fully virtual). Oral presentation “Analysis of the neural substrate for visual motion processing in cursorial and stationary hunting spiders” |
| 32nd European Congress of Arachnology, Greifswald (fully virtual). Oral presentation “Comparative anatomy of the visual system for motion processing in the brains of cursorial and stationary hunting spiders” |
| 2020 |
| Evolution and Ecology Seminar, University of Tübingen, Germany. Invited talk "Lifestyle matters: Functional role and plasticity of brain areas in spiders" |
| 2019 |
| Neuroethology Satellite Meeting of the 112th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Jena, Germany. Oral presentation “Lifestyle matters: Brain morphology in cursorial and stationary hunting spiders” |
| Animal Ecology Seminar, University of Potsdam, Germany. Invited talk "Function and plasticity of brain areas in spiders" |
| Perspectives in Invertebrate Morphology, Hiddensee Symposium, Hiddensee, Germany. Oral presentation "Function and plasticity of brain areas in spiders" |
| 21st International Congress of Arachnology (ICA), Christchurch, New Zealand. Oral presentation “Complex integration of visual information: The secondary eye pathway of the jumping spider brain” |
| 21st International Congress of Arachnology (ICA), Christchurch, New Zealand. Poster presentation “Lifestyle matters: Brain morphology in stationary and cursorial hunting spiders” |
| Workshop “Spider trait network” at the 21st International Congress of Arachnology (ICA), Christchurch, New Zealand. Oral presentation “Building a chelicerate brain database” |
| 2018 |
| Zoological Colloquium, University of Greifswald, Germany. Oral presentation on the occasion of the master thesis award ceremony "Anatomy and plasticity of higher integrating neuropils in a jumping spider" |
| 6th GOEvol meeting “Biology of Sensation”, Göttingen, Germany. Poster presentation “Lifestyle matters: Brain morphology in cursorial and stationary hunting spiders” |
| 111th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Greifswald, Germany. Oral presentation “Complex integration of visual information: The secondary eye pathway of the jumping spider brain” |
| Arthropod Neuro-Network (ANN) spring meeting, Altleiningen, Germany. Oral presentation "Anatomy and plasticity of higher-order neuropils in a jumping spider" |
| 2017 |
| 110th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Bielefeld, Germany. Oral presentation “Living in caves: A comparative morphological analysis of the central nervous system in Pinelema spiders (Telemidae)” |
| 30th European Congress of Arachnology, Nottingham. Oral presentation “Living in caves: A comparative morphological analysis of the central nervous system in Pinelema spiders (Telemidae)” |
| 36th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger Odonatologen (Society of german speaking odonatologists; GdO), Berlin. Oral presentation “Chasing the Unknown: Die Rolle von Larven in der SO-Asiatischen Libellentaxonomie” (“The role of larvae in SE-Asian Odonata taxonomy“) |
| 2016 |
| 109th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Kiel, Germany. Poster presentation “Neuroanatomy of the jumping spider Marpissa muscosa” |
| 20th International Congress of Arachnology (ICA), Golden, USA. Oral presentation “Neuroplasticity in a jumping spider” |
| 20th International Congress of Arachnology (ICA), Golden, USA. Poster presentation “Neuroanatomy of the jumping spider Marpissa muscosa” |
| 17th Annual meeting of the Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS), München. Poster presentation “Micro-CT Analysis as a tool for taxonomic research on Odonata”. |
| 17th Annual meeting of the Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS), München. Poster presentation “Chasing the Unknown: The role of larvae in SE-Asian Odonata taxonomy”. |
| 2015 |
| 108th Annual meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Graz. Poster presentation “Micro-CT Analysis as a tool for taxonomic research on Odonata”. |
| 108th Annual meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), Graz. Oral presentation “Neuroplasticity in a jumping spider”. |
| 29th European Congress of Arachnology, Brno. Oral presentation “Neuroplasticity in a jumping spider”. |
| Symposium of the Zoological Institute & Museum of the University of Greifswald. Oral presentation “Neuroplasticity in a jumping spider”. |
| 34. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger Odonatologen (GdO), Braunschweig. Oral presentation „Die MicroCT-Analyse als Werkzeug in der Libellentaxonomie”. |
| 2013 |
| ICO (International Conference on Odonatology), Freising. Poster presentation „Zygopteran genital structure: an insight“. |
| 2011 |
| Westdeutscher Entomologentag, Düsseldorf. Oral presentation „Libellen in Vietnam“. |
Grants, Scholarships, Awards
| 2019 | Award for the "Paper of the Year" 2018 in the Journal of Zoology |
| 2019 | Laudier Histology Travel Grant |
| 2018 | DZG-Award for an excellent master thesis with zoological focus at the University Greifswald (awarded by the German Zoological Society, DZG) |
| 2018 | Scholarship, Landesgraduiertenstipendium (LGF; German states scholarship for PhD students) |
| 2017 | Prize for the second best student talk at the European Congress of Arachnology in Nottingham |
| 2017 | Congress Travel Grant from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |
| 2017 | GdO Lopi-Award, best student talk (Jungreferentenpreis) |
| 2016 | Reasearch Travel Grant from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |
| 2016 | Laudier Histology Student Travel Grant |
| 2015 | Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) |
| 2015 | Student Grant of the Organising Committee of the 29th European Congress of Arachnology |
| 2015 | GdO Lopi-Award, best student talk (Jungreferentenpreis) |
| 2014 | Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), PROMOS-Stipendium |
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| Since 04/2018 | PhD Student, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Germany. |
| 2018 | Master Thesis: "Anatomy and plasticity of higher integrating neuropils in a jumping spider (Salticidae, Arachnida)" |
| 04/2015-01/2018 | Study of Biodiversity and Ecology (M.Sc.) at the University of Greifswald |
| 2015 | Bachelor Thesis: "Morphological investigations of the brain of the jumping spider Marpissa muscosa (Salticidae, Arachnida)" |
| 10/2011-04/2015 | study of Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation (B.Sc.) at the University of Greifswald |
Fieldwork Experience
| 11/2016 - 12/2016 | Odonatological fieldwork in the Pulong Tau National Park and the Gunung Mulu National Park in Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| 06/2014 - 08/2014 | Taking part in an ornithological expedition of the Louisiana State University and Museum, carried out in the Gunung Mulu National Park in Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| 03/2014 - 09/2014 | Odonatological fieldwork in the Kubah National Park, the Bintulu area and the Gunung Mulu National Park in Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| 09/2010 - 08/2011 | Taxonomic research on Odonata of Central Vietnam |
Professional Affiliations
| Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (DZG) |
| International Society for Neuroethology (ISN) |
| International Society of Arachnology (ISA) |
| European Society of Arachnology (ESA) |
| Societas Internationalis Odonatologica (SIO) |
| International Dragonfly Fund (IDF) |
| Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger Odonatologen (GdO) |
| Arbeitskreis zum Schutz und zur Kartierung der Libellen in Nordrhein-Westfalen (AK Libellen NRW) |
| Biologische Station im Rhein-Kreis Neus |
