PD Dr. Christian C. Voigt

Head of Department Evolutionary Ecology at Leibniz-IZW

 

Head of the batlab group at Leibniz-IZW

Anja Luckner (maternity leave): Technical assistant in the stable isotope laboratory

tel: +49-30-5168-519

E-Mail: luckner@izw-berlin.de

Linn Lehnert (graduate fellow of the Elsa-Neumann-Program): Migratory bats and wind turbines

PhD committee: Dr. C. Voigt, Dr. Stephanie Kramer-Schadt 

 

Lehnert, L.S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Schönborn, S., Lindecke, O., Niermann, I., Voigt, C.C. (2014) Wind farm facilities in Germany kill noctule bats from near and far. PLOSONE 9: e103106.

 Voigt, C.C., Lehnert, L.S. (2018) Tracking of movements of terrestrial mammals using stable isotopes. In: Tracking animal migration with stable isotopes. Hobson K.A., Wassenaar, L. (Eds). Academic press.

Lehnert, L.S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Teige, T., Hoffmeister, U., Popa-Lisseanu, A., Bontadina,

     F., Ciechanowski, M., Dechmann, D.K.N., Kravchenko, K., Presetnik, P., Starrach, M.,

     Straube, M., Zöphel, U., Voigt, C.C. (2018) Variability and repeatability of noctule bat

     migration in Central Europe: evidence for partial and differential migration. Proceedings of

     the Royal Society London: Biological Science. in press

 

Further: 

Kravchenko, K., Vlaschenko, A.S., Lehnert, L.S., Courtiol, A., Voigt, C.C. (2020)

     Generational shift in the migratory common noctule bat: first-year males lead the way to

     hibernacula at higher latitudes. Biology Letters. 16:20200351.

Mantoiu, D.S,. Kravchenko, K., Lehnert, L.S., Vlaschenko, A., Moldovan, O.T., Mirea, I.C.,

      Stanciu, R.C., Zaharia, R., Popescu-Mirceni, R., Nistorescu, M.C., Voigt, C.C. (2020) Wildlife

      and infrastructure: Impact of wind turbines on bats in the Black Sea Coast region. European

      Journal of Wildlife Research. in press.

Voigt, C.C., Roeleke, M., Heim, O., Lehnert, L.S., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O. (2020)

      Expertenbewertung der Methoden zum Fledermausmonitoring bei Windkraftvorhaben -

      Expert evaluations of methods used for monitoring bats during wind turbine projects.  In:

      Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer

     Spektrum. in press

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C.(2020)

     Windenergievorhaben und Fledermausschutz: Was fordern Experten zur Lösung des Grün-

     Grün Dilemmas? Wind turbine projects and bat conservation: What do experts demand to

     solve the green-green dilemma? In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in

     Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer Spektrum. in Druck

Kravchenko, K.,  Lehnert, L.S., Vlaschenko, A.S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Multiple isotope

     tracers in fur keratin discriminate between mothers and offspring. Rapid Communication in

      Mass Spectrometry. accepted

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C. (2019)

     Fledermausschutz im Schatten der Windkraftanlagen - Deutschlands Experten vermissen 

     Transparenz und bundesweite Standards in den Genehmigungsverfahren (Bat conservation

     in the shadow of wind turbines - Germany's experts miss transparency and nationwide 

     standards in the approval procedures). Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege. accepted.

Voigt, C.C., Lehnert, L.S., G. Petersons, F. Adorf, L. Bach (2015) Bat fatalities at wind turbines: German politics cross migratory bats. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 61:213-219

Voigt, C.C., Lehnert, L.S., Popa-Lisseanu, A.G., Cienachwski, M., Estok, P. Gloza-Rausch, F., Görföl, T., Göttsche, M. Harrje, C. Hötzel, M., Teige, T., Wohlgemuth, R., Kramer-Schadt, S. (2014) The trans-boundary importance of artificial bat hibernacula in managed European forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 23: 617-631.

Lindecke, O., Currie, S., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruzsynski de Assis, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

     noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Cecilia Kruszynski de Assis (DAAD fellowship)

Migration of bats in Brazil revealed by stable isotope analyses

 

 

  

Kruszynski, C., Bailey, L.D., Bach, O., Bach, P., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O., Teige,

      T., Voigt, C.C. (2021) High vulnerability of juvenile Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus

       nathusii) at wind turbines. Ecological Applications. accepted 

Kruszynski, C., Bailey, L., Courtiol, A., Bach, L., Bach, P., Goettsche, Ma., Goettsche, Mi.,

       Hill, R., Lindecke, O., Hinrich, M., Pommeranz, H., Popa-Lisseanu, A., Seebens-Hoyer, A.,

       Tichomirowa, M., Voigt, C.C. ((2020) Identifying migratory pathways of Nathusius'

       pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii) using stable hydrogen and strontium isotopes. Rapid

       Commuications in Mass Spectrometry. accepted.

 

Further: 

Lindecke, O., Currie, S., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruszynski, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

    noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Rohit Chakravarty (DAAD fellowship)

Impact of global climate change on bat assemblages along an elevational gradient 

PhD committee: PD Dr. C. Voigt, Dr. Radchuk

 

 

 

Chakravarty, R., Mohan, R., Voigt, C.C.,, Krishnan, A., Radchuk, V., (2021) Functional diversity of Himalayan bat communites declines without the loss of phylogenetic diversity at high elevations. Scientific Reports. accepted

Julia Ellerbrok (DBU): Bat-Wind Turbine interactions in forests

PhD committee: PD Dr. C.C. Voigt, Dr. F. Peter (University of Kiel), Prof. Dr. Nina Farwig (University of Marburg)

Marit Kelling (DFG): Bat-insect trophic interactions

PhD committee: PD Dr. C.C. Voigt, Prof. Jana Eccard (University of Potsdam), PD. Dr. Niels Blaum (University of Potsdam)

Dr. Shannon Currie (formerly Alexander-von-Humboldt-Fellow):Cardiophysiology of temperate zone bats: Now postdoc on exercise physiology in migratory bats (SAW funded)

 

 

 

 

Currie, S.E., Boonman, A., Troxell, S.A., Yovel, Y., Voigt, C.C. (2020) Echolocation at high

     intensities imposes metabolic costs on flying bats. Nature Ecology and Evolution. in press

Voigt, C.C., Rosner, E., Guglielmo, C.G., Currie, S.E. (2019) Fatty acid profiles of the 

     European migratory common noctule bat. Science of Nature. in press

Lindecke, O., Currie, S.E., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruzsynski de Assis, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

    noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Voigt, C.C., Currie, S.E., Fritze, M., Roeleke, M., Lindecke, O. (2018) 

    conservation strategies for high altitude flying bats. Bioscience.

Dr. Lysanne Snijders (Alexander-von-Humboldt-Fellow): Personality and migration in noctule bats

 

Personal web page: www.LysanneSnijders.com

 

Now: Associate Professor at the University of Wageningen

Dr. Julia Schad: postdoc on immune genetics of bats

Now: teacher

 

Schad, J., Voigt, C.C. (2016) Adaptive evolution of virus-sensing toll-like receptor 8 in bats. Immunogenetics. accepted

Dr. Karin Schneeberger 

Project: The interplay between immunology, oxidative stress and longevity;

Now: postdoc at the University of Potsdam, Germany

 

 

Schneeberger, K., Voigt, C.C. (2016) Virus ecology and conservation of bats. In: Bats in the

        Anthropocene: Conservation of bats in a changing world (eds. Voigt, C.C., Kingston, T.).

       Springer e-book.

Dr. Ana Popa-Lisseanu

Postdoc: Bat migration (2006-2009)

Now: teacher

E-Mail: anapopa@izw-berlin.de

 

 

 

Popa-Lisseanu A.G., Soergel, K., Luckner, A., Wassenaar, L.I., Ibáñez, C., Ciechanowski, M., Görföl, T., Niermann, I., Beuneux, G., Myslajek, R., Juste, J., Fonderflick, J., Kramer-Schadt, S., Kelm, D.H., Voigt, C.C. (2012) A triple isotope approach to predict breeding origins of European bats. PLoS ONE 7: e38083

Popa-Lisseanu, A., Voigt, C.C. (2009) Bats on the move. Journal of Mammalogy 90: 1283-1290.

 

Further:

Kruscynski, C., Bailey, L., Courtiol, A., Bach, L., Bach, P., Goettsche, Ma., Goettsche, Mi.,

       Hill, R., Lindecke, O., Hinrich, M., Pommeranz, H., Popa-Lisseanu, A., Seebens-Hoyer, A.,

       Tichomirowa, M., Voigt, C.C. (2020) Identifying migratory pathways of Nathusius'

       pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii) using stable hydrogen and strontium isotopes. Rapid

       Communications in Mass Spectrometry. accepted.

Lehnert, L.S.,Kramer-Schadt, S., Teige, T., Hoffmeister, U., Popa-Lisseanu A.G., Bontadina,

     F., Ciechanowski, M., Dechmann, D.K.N., Kravchenko, K., Presetnik, P., Starrach, M.,

     Straube, M., Zöphel, U., Voigt, C.C. (2018) Variability and repeatability of noctule bat

     migration in Central Europe: evidence for partial and differential migration. Proceedings of

     the Royal Society London: Biological Science. in press

Voigt, C.C., Popa-Lisseanu, A., Niermann, I., Kramer-Schadt, S. (2012) The catchment area of wind farms for European bats: A plea for international regulations. Biological Conservation 153: 80-86.

Erzberger, A., Popa-Lisseanu, A.G., Lehmann, G.U.C., Voigt, C.C. (2011) Potential and limits in detecting altitudinal movements of bats using stable hydrogen isotope ratios of fur keratin. Acta Chiropterologica 13: 431-438.

 

Dr. Dina K.N. Dechmann

Postdoc: Evolution of group living in bats (2008-2010)

Now: Research scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology (Radolfzell), lecturer at the University of Konstanz

 

E-Mail: dechmann@orn.mpg.de

 

 

Dechmann, D.K.N., John, L., Nowak, T., Voigt, C.C, (2009) Polymorphic microsatellites for the lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris) cross-amplify with close and distant relatives. Conservation Genetics Resources 1: 167-170.

Dechmann, D.K.N., Heucke, S.L., Guggioli L., Safi, K., Voigt, C.C., Wikelski, M. (2009) Experimental evidence for group hunting via eavesdropping in echolocating bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences 276:2721-2728.

 

Further

 

Voigt, C.C., Capps, K., Dechmann, D.K.N., Michener, R.H., Kunz, T.H. (2008) Nutrition or Detoxification: Why bats visit mineral licks of the Amazon Rainforest? PLoS ONE 3, e2011.

Voigt C.C., Dechmann D.K.N., Bender J., Rinehart J.B., Michener R.H., Kunz T.H. (2007) Mineral licks attract neotropical seed-dispersing bats. International Journal of Ecology, Article ID 34212.

Voigt, C.C., Sörgel, K., Dechmann, D.K.N. (2010) Refuelling while flying: Foraging bats combust food rapidly and directly to fuel flight. Ecology 91:2908-2917.

Schad, J., Greiner, S., Dechmann, D.K.N., Voigt, C.C., Sommer, S. (2012) Independent evolution of functional MHC class II DRB genes in neotropical bat species. Immunogenetics 64: 535-547.

Schad, J., Dechmann, D.K.N., Voigt, C.C., Sommer, S. (2011) MHC class II DRB diversity, selection pattern and population structure in a neotropical bat species, Noctilio albiventris. Heredity 107: 115–126.

Dr. Detlev Kelm

Postdoc: Evolutionary physiology of nectar-feeding bats (2006-2009)

Now: Consultant

E-Mail: detkelm@gmx.de

 

 

 

 

Kelm, D.H., Simon, R., Kuhlow, D., Voigt, C.C., Ristow, M. (2011) High activity enables life on a high sugar diet: blood glucose regulation in nectar-feeding bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences 278: 3490-3496.

Kelm, D.H., Schaer, J., Ortmann, S., Wibbelt G., Speakman J.R., Voigt C.C. (2008) Efficiency of facultative frugivory in a nectar specialist, the bat Glossophaga commissarisi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 178: 985-996.

 

Further:

Popa-Lisseanu A.G., Soergel, K., Luckner, A., Wassenaar, L.I., Ibáñez, C., Ciechanowski, M., Görföl, T., Niermann, I., Beuneux, G., Myslajek, R., Juste, J., Fonderflick, J., Kramer-Schadt, S., Kelm, D.H., Voigt, C.C. (2012) A triple isotope approach to predict breeding origins of European bats. PLoS ONE 7: e38083

Voigt, C.C., Kelm, D.H., Bradley, B., Ortmann, S. (2009) Dietary analysis of plant-visiting bats. In: Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats (eds. T.H. Kunz, S. Parsons). The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Pp. 593-609.

Voigt, C.C., Kelm, D.H., Visser, H. (2006) Diet and field metabolic rate in two phytophagous bats: Do pollinator strategies make life spin faster? Journal of Comparative Physiology B 176: 213-222.

Voigt, C.C., Kelm, D.H. (2006) Host preference of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus assessed by stable isotopes. Journal of Mammalogy 87:1-6.

Voigt, C.C., Kelm, D.H. (2006) Host preferences of bat flies: Following the bloody path of stable isotopes in a host-parasite food chain. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(3): 397-403

Dr. Kseniia Kravchenko (DAAD fellowship)

Migration of common  noctule bats in times of global climate change

PhD committee: Dr. C. Voigt, Dr. Kramer-Schadt

 

 

 

 

Kravchenko, K., Vlaschenko, A.S., Lehnert, L.S., Courtiol, A., Voigt, C.C. (2020)

     Generational shift in the migratory common noctule bat: first-year males lead the way to

     hibernacula at higher latitudes. Biology Letters. 16:20200351.

Kravchenko, K., Lehnert, L.S. , Vlaschenko, A.S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Multiple isotope

     tracers in fur keratin discriminate between mothers and offspring. Rapid Communication in

     Mass Spectrometry. accepted

One chapter in preparation of submission

 

Further: 

Mantoiu, D.S., Kravchenko, K., Lehnert, L.S., Vlaschenko, A., Moldovan, O.T., Mirea, I.C.,

      Stanciu, R.C., Zaharia, R., Popescu-Mirceni, R., Nistorescu, M.C., Voigt, C.C. (2020) Wildlife

      and infrastructure: Impact of wind turbines on bats in the Black Sea Coast region. European

      Journal of Wildlife Research. in press.

Lehnert, L.S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Teige, T., Hoffmeister, U., Popa-Lisseanu, A., Bontadina,

     F., Ciechanowski, M., Dechmann, D.K.N., Kravchenko, K., Presetnik, P., Starrach, M.,

     Straube, M., Zöphel, U., Voigt, C.C. (2018) Variability and repeatability of noctule bat

     migration in Central Europe: evidence for partial and differential migration. Proceedings of

     the Royal Society London: Biological Science. in press

Lindecke, O., Currie, S., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruzsynski de Assis, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

    noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Voigt, C.C., Kravchenko, K., Liechti, F., Bumrungsri, S. (2019) Skyrocketing flights as a

     previously unrecognized behaviour of open-space foraging bats. Acta Chiropterologica.

     accepted

Dr. Marcus Fritze (IZW funded)

Projekt: Immunology of fungal infections in European bats

PhD committee: Dr. C. Voigt, Dr. G. Czirjak

 

 

 

 

 Fritze, M., Costantini, D., Fickel, J., Wehner, D., Czirjak, G.A.,  Voigt, C.C.  (2019)

     Immune  response of hibernating European bats to a fungal challenge. Biology open.

     8 bio046078

Fritze, M., Puechmaille, S.J., Costantini, D., Fickel., J., Voigt, C.C., Czirjak, G.A. (2021)

     Determinants of defence strategies o hibernating European greater mouse-eared bats

     towards Pseudogynmoascus destructans. Developmental and Comparative

     Immunology 119:104017.

Fritze, M., Puechmaille, S.J., Fickel., J., Czirjak, G.A., Voigt, C.C. (2021) A rapid, in-situ

    non-invasive technique to assess infections with Pseudogynmoascus destructans in bats.

    Acta Chiropterologica. in press

 

Further: 

Straka, T., Fritze, M., Voigt, C.C. (2020) The human dimensions of a green-green dilemma:

     Lessons learned from the wind energy wildlife conflict in Germany. Energy Reports.

      in press

Voigt, C.C., Roeleke, M., Heim, O., Lehnert, L.S., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O. (2020)

      Expertenbewertung der Methoden zum Fledermausmonitoring bei Windkraftvorhaben -

      Expert evaluations of methods used for monitoring bats during wind turbine projects.  In:

      Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer

     Spektrum. in press

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C.(2020)

     Windenergievorhaben und Fledermausschutz: Was fordern Experten zur Lösung des Grün-

     Grün Dilemmas? Wind turbine projects and bat conservation: What do experts demand to

     solve the green-green dilemma? In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in

     Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer Spektrum. in Druck

Voigt, C.C. Straka, T., Fritze, M. (2019) Producing wind energy at the cost of

     biodiversity:  A stakeholder view on a green-green dilemma. Journal of Renewable

    and Sustainable Energy. accepted

Lindecke, O., Currie, S., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruzsynski de Assis, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

     noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C. (2019)

     Fledermausschutz im Schatten der Windkraftanlagen - Deutschlands Experten vermissen 

     Transparenz und bundesweite Standards in den Genehmigungsverfahren (Bat conservation

     in the shadow of wind turbines - Germany's experts miss transparency and nationwide

     standards in the approval procedures). Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege. accepted.

Voigt, C.C., Currie, S.,E., Fritze, M., Roeleke, M., Lindecke, O. (2018) Conservation strategies 

        for bats flying at high altitudes. Bioscience. doi: 10.1093/biosci/bly040

 

Dr. Oliver Lindecke (graduate fellow of the Elsa-Neumann Program):

Project: Orientation and navigation of migratory bats

CV and home page: http://oliverlindecke.jimdo.com/ 

 

Now: Postdoc at the University of Bangor (U.K.) with Dr. Richard Holland 

 

Lindecke, O., Elksne, A., Holland, R.A., Petersons, G.,  Voigt, C.C. (2019) Experienced

     migratory bats integrate the sun's position at dusk for navigation at night. Current Biology.

     accepted.

Lindecke, O., Elksne, A., Holland, R.A., Petersons, G., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Orientation and flight

    behaviour identify the Soprano pipistrelle as a migatory bat species at the Baltic Sea coast. Journal of Zoology. accepted

Lindecke, O., Voigt, C.C., Petersons, G., Holland, R. (2015) Polarized skylight does not calibrate the compass system of a migratory bat. Biology Letters 11: 20150525.

 

Further

Kruscynski, C., Bailey, L., Courtiol, A., Bach, L., Bach, P., Goettsche, Ma., Goettsche, Mi.,

       Hill, R., Lindecke, O., Hinrich, M., Pommeranz, H., Popa-Lisseanu, A., Seebens-Hoyer, A.,

       Tichomirowa, M., Voigt, C.C.  (2020) Identifying migratory pathways of Nathusius'

       pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii) using stable hydrogen and strontium isotopes. Rapid

       Communications in Mass Spectrometry. accepted.

Voigt, C.C., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O., Costantini, D., Petersons, G., Czirjak, G. (2020) The

     immune response of bats differs between pre-migration and migration seasons. Scientific

     Reports. 10: 17384.

Voigt, C.C., Roeleke, M., Heim, O., Lehnert, L.S., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O., (2020)

      Expertenbewertung der Methoden zum Fledermausmonitoring bei Windkraftvorhaben -

      Expert evaluations of methods used for monitoring bats during wind turbine projects.  In:

      Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer

     Spektrum. in press

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C.(2020)

     Windenergievorhaben und Fledermausschutz: Was fordern Experten zur Lösung des Grün-

     Grün Dilemmas? Wind turbine projects and bat conservation: What do experts demand to

     solve the green-green dilemma? In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in

     Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer Spektrum. in Druck

Lindecke, O., Currie, S., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruzsynski de Assis, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

    noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O.,Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C. (2019)

     Fledermausschutz im Schatten der Windkraftanlagen - Deutschlands Experten vermissen 

     Transparenz und bundesweite Standards in den Genehmigungsverfahren (Bat conservation

     in the shadow of wind turbines - Germany's experts miss transparency and nationwide

     standards in the approval procedures). Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege. accepted.

Lehnert, L.S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Schönborn, S., Lindecke, O., Niermann, I., Voigt, C.C. (2014)

     Wind farm facilities in Germany kill noctule bats from near and far. PLOSONE 9: e103106

Voigt, C.C., Lindecke, O., Schönborn, S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Lehmann, D. (2016) Habitat use of

     migratory bats killed during autumn at wind turbines. Ecological Applications. 26:771-783

Weise, P., Czirjak, G.A., Lindecke, O., Bumrungsri, S., Voigt, C.C. (2017) Simulated

      bacterial infection disrupts the circadian fluctuation of immune cells in wrinkle-lipped bats 

      (Chaerephon plicatus). PeerJ. 5:e3570.

Voigt, C.C., Currie, S.,E., Fritze, M., Roeleke, M., Lindecke, O., (2018) Conservation strategies 

      for bats flying at high altitudes. Bioscience. doi: 10.1093/biosci/bly040

Voigt, C.C., Rehnig, K., Lindecke, O., Petersons, G. (2018) Migratory bats are attracted by red

     light but not by warm-white light: Implications for the protection of nocturnal migrnats.

     Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.4400

Costantini, D., Lindecke, O., Petersons, G., Voigt, C.C. (2018) Migratory flight imposes

       oxidative stress in bats. Current Zoology. in press

 

 

Dr. Manuel Roeleke

(DFG funded): Project: Movement ecology of temperate zone bats

PhD committee: Dr. C. Voigt, Dr. N. Blaum (U of Potsdam), Prof. Dr. J. Eccard (U of Potsdam) 

 

Now postdoc at the University of Potsdam

  

Roeleke, M., Johannsen, L., Voigt, C.C. (2018) How bats escape the competitive

      exclusion principle - Seasonal shift from intraspecific to interspecific competition

      drives space use in a bat ensemble. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi:

      10.3389/fevo.2018.00101

Roeleke, M., Teige, T., Hoffmeister,U., Klingler, F., Voigt,C.C. (2018) Aerial-hawking bats adjust        their use of space to the lunar cycle. Movement Ecology. accepted

Roeleke, M., Blohm, T., Hoffmeister, W., Marggraf, L., Schlägel, U.E., Teige,

      T., Voigt, C.C.  (2020) Landscape structure influences the use of social information in an

      insectivorous bats. Oikos doi: 10.1111/oik.07158 

 

Further:

Voigt, C.C., Roeleke, M., Heim, O., Lehnert, L.S., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O. (2020)

      Expertenbewertung der Methoden zum Fledermausmonitoring bei Windkraftvorhaben -

      Expert evaluations of methods used for monitoring bats during wind turbine projects.  In:

      Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer

     Spektrum. in press

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M. Voigt, C.C.(2020)

     Windenergievorhaben und Fledermausschutz: Was fordern Experten zur Lösung des Grün-

     Grün Dilemmas? Wind turbine projects and bat conservation: What do experts demand to

     solve the green-green dilemma? In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in

      Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer Spektrum. in Druck

Voigt, C.C., Bumrungsri, S., Roeleke, M. (2018) Rapid descent flight by a molossid bat

     (Chaerephon plicatus) returning to its cave. Mammal Biology. accepted

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C. (2019)

     Fledermausschutz im Schatten der Windkraftanlagen - Deutschlands Experten vermissen 

     Transparenz und bundesweite Standards in den Genehmigungsverfahren (Bat conservation

     in the shadow of wind turbines - Germany's experts miss transparency and nationwide

      standards in the approval procedures). Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege. accepted.

Roeleke, M., Bumrungsri, S., Voigt, C.C. (2017) Bats probe the

       aerosphere by landscape-guided altitudinal flights. Mammal Review. 48:7-11.

Voigt, C.C., Roeleke, M., Marggraf, L., Petersons, G., Voigt-Heucke, S.L. (2017) Migratory 

        bats respond to artificial green light with positive phototaxis. PLOSONE. 12: e0177748.

Voigt, C.C., Currie, S.,E., Fritze, F., Roeleke, M, Lindecke, O. (2018) Conservation strategies 

       for bats flying at high altitudes. Bioscience. doi: 10.1093/biosci/bly040 

Lindecke, O., Currie, S., Fasel, N.J., Fritze, M.,Kravchenko, K., Kruzsynski de Assis, C.,

     Lehnert, L., Roeleke, M., Voigt-Heucke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Common noctule (Nyctalus

 

    noctula). Handbook of Mammals (eds. Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E.). SpringerNature

Dr. Anne Seltmann

Project (DFG funded): Virus ecology of Southeast Asian bats

PhD committee: Dr. C. Voigt, Dr. G. Czirjak

 Now: Manager at the National Park in Saxonia 

 

 

Seltmann, A., Corman, V., Drosten, C., Czirjak, G.,A., Bernard, J., Struebig, M., Voigt, C.C.

       (2017) Seasonal fluctuations of Astrovirus, but not Coronavirus, schedding in bats inhabiting

       human-modified tropical forests. Ecohealth. accepted

Seltmann, A., Czirjak, G., Struebig, M., Courtiol, A., Bernard, H., Voigt, C.C. (2017) Habitat

       disturbance results in chronic stress and impaired health status in forest-dwelling

       paleotropical bats. Conservation Physiology.  accepted

 

Dr. Olga Heim

Project: Open-space foraging bats on agricultural land

PhD committee: Dr. C. Voigt, Prof. Dr. J. Eccard (U of Potsdam)

 

Now: postdoc researcher in the lab of Dr. Shizuko Hirju (Doshisha University Japan)

 

 

 Heim, O., Schröder, A., Eccard, J.A., Jung, K., Voigt, C.C. (2016) Seasonal activity patterns

       of European bats above intensively used farmland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and

       Environment. 233:130-139.

Heim, O.,Lorenz, L., Kramer-Schadt, S., Jung, K., Voigt, C.C., Eccard, J.A. (2017)

        Landscape and scale dependent spatial niches of bats foraging above intensively used

        arable field. Ecological Processes. conditionally accepted.

Heim, O., Lenski, J., Schulz, J., Jung, K., Kramer-Schadt, S., Eccard, J.A., Voigt, C.C. .

       (2017) the relevance of vegetation structure and smaller water bodies for bats foraging

       above farmland. Basic and Applied Ecology. accepted

 

Further:

Voigt, C.C., Roeleke, M., Heim, O.,  Lehnert, L.S., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O. (2020)

      Expertenbewertung der Methoden zum Fledermausmonitoring bei Windkraftvorhaben -

      Expert evaluations of methods used for monitoring bats during wind turbine projects.  In:

      Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer

     Spektrum. in press

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C.(2020)

     Windenergievorhaben und Fledermausschutz: Was fordern Experten zur Lösung des Grün-

     Grün Dilemmas? Wind turbine projects and bat conservation: What do experts demand to

     solve the green-green dilemma? In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in

      Windkraftvorhaben (Hrsg. Voigt, C.C.) Springer Spektrum. in Druck

Fritze, M., Lehnert, L.S., Heim, O., Lindecke, O., Roeleke, M., Voigt, C.C. (2019)

     Fledermausschutz im Schatten der Windkraftanlagen - Deutschlands Experten vermissen 

     Transparenz und bundesweite Standards in den Genehmigungsverfahren (Bat conservation

     in the shadow of wind turbines - Germany's experts miss transparency and nationwide

     standards in the approval procedures). Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege. accepted.

 Heim, O., Heim, D.N., Luo, Y., Marggraf, L., Voigt, C.C., Zheng, J. (2019) Variant maps for

    bat echolocation call identification algorithms. Bioacoustics. 1-15.

 

Dr. David Lehmann (finished 2015)

Project (non-bat): Ecology and physiology of desert ungulates

Now: postdoc at the University of Stirling

 

 

 

 

Lehmann, D., Mfune, J.K.E, Gewers, E., Brain, C., Voigt, C.C. (2015) Individual variation in isotopic niches of grazing and browsing desert ungulates. Oecologia. 179:75-88.

Lehmann, D., Mfune, J.K.E., Gewers, E.,Cloete, J., Brain, C., Voigt, C.C. (2013) Dietary plasticity of generalist and specialist ungulates in the Namibian desert: A stable isotope approach. PLOSONE. 8: e72190.

Lehmann, D., Mfune, J.K.E., Gewers, E., Cloete, J., Aschenborn, O.H.-K., Mbomboro, L.,

     Kasona, S., Brain, C.,  Voigt, C.C.  (2020) Spatiotemporal responses of a desert dwelling

     ungulate to increasing aridity in North-eastern Namibia. Journal of Arid Enviroments.

     conditionally accepted.

 

Further:

Voigt, C.C., Lehmann, D., Greif, S. (2015) Stable isotope ratios of hydrogen separate mammals

      of aquatic and terrestrial food webs. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 11:1332-1340

Voigt, C.C., Lindecke, O., Schönborn, S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Lehmann, D. (2016) Habitat use of

      migratory bats killed during autumn at wind turbines. Ecological Applications. 26:771-783

 Manfrin, A., Lehmann, D., Larsen, S., van Grunsven, R.H.A., Syväranta, J., Wharton,G.,

     Voigt, C.C., Monaghan, M.T., Hölker, F. (2017) Dietary changes in predators     

     and scavengers in riparian ecosystem illuminated at night. Oikos, accepted  

Dr. Daniel Lewanzik

Project: bats and light pollution

 

Now: Researcher in the WT Impact project at IZW

 

 

Lewanzik, D., Voigt, C.C. (2014) Artificial light at night puts ecosystem services of frugivorous bats at risk. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51: 388-394.

Lewanzik, D., et al. (2016) Dark matters: The effect of light pollution on bats. In: Bats in the

       Anthropocene: Conservation of bats in a changing world (eds. Voigt, C.C., Kingston, T.)

       Springer e-book.

Lewanzik, D., Voigt, C.C. (2016) Transition from conventional to LED street lighting changes  

        activity of urban bats. Journal of Applied Ecology.  doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12758

 

Further:

Voigt, C.C., Azam, C., Dekker, J., Ferguson, J., Fritze, M., Gazaryan, S., Hölker, F., Jones,

    G., Leader, N., Lewanzik, D., Mathews, F., Rydell, J., Schoefield, H., Spoelstra, K.,

    Zagmajster, M., (2018) Guidelines for the consideration of bats in outdoor lighting projects.

    EUROBATS publication series. ISBN 978-92-95058-39-2

Voigt, C.C., Schneeberger, K., Voigt-Heucke, S.L., Lewanzik, D. (2011) Rain increases the energy cost of bat flight. Biology Letters 7: 793-795.

Voigt, C.C., Lewanzik, D. (2011) Trapped in the darkness of the night: Thermal and energetic constraints of daylight flight in bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences 278: 2311-2317.

Voigt, C.C., Lewanzik, D. (2012) ‘No cost for echolocation in flying bats’ revisited Journal of comparative Physiology B 182: 831-840.

Juliane Maaß

Project (funded by Leibniz initiative for excellence): Stable isotope ecology of Southeast Asian carnivores and primates

Co-supervised by PD Dr. Jörns Fickel, Dr. Andreas Wilting

Now: Science communication

Dr. Karin Schneeberger (2010-2013): 

Immunology and oxidative stress of neotropical bats

Now: Research assistant at University of Potsdam

 

 

Schneeberger, K., Courtiol, A., Czrijak, G., Voigt, C.C. (2014) Immune profile predicts survival in a small, long-lived bat, the greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata). PLOSONE 9: e108268.

Schneeberer, K., Czirjak, G., Voigt, C.C. (2014) Frugivory is associated with low measures of plasma oxidative stress and high antioxidant concentration in free-ranging bats. Naturwissenschaften. 101: 285-290.

Schneeberger, K., Czirjak, G.A., Voigt, C.C. (2013) Inflammatory challenge increases measures of oxidative stress in a free-ranging, long-lived mammal. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 4514-4519.

Schneeberger, K., Czirják, G., Voigt, C.C. (2013) Measures of the constitutive immune system are linked to diet and roosting habits of Neotropical bat species. PLoS ONE 8: e54023.

 

Further:

Schneeberger, K., Voigt, C.C., Müller, C., Caspers, B. (2016) Multidimensionality of chemical information in male greater sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineata). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. in press

Voigt, C.C., Schneeberger, K., Luckner, A. (2013) Ecological and dietary correlates of stable hydrogen isotope ratios in fur and body water of syntopical tropical bats. Ecology 94: 346-355.

Voigt, C.C., Voigt-Heucke, S., Schneeberger, K. (2012) Isotopic data do not support food sharing within large networks of female vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) Ethology 118: 260-268.

Voigt, C.C., Schneeberger, K., Voigt-Heucke, S.L., Lewanzik, D. (2011) Rain increases the energy cost of bat flight. Biology Letters 7: 793-795.

Dr. Simon J. Ghanem (2009-2013)

Project (DFG-funded): Mineral lick visitation of Neotropical bats

Now: Consultant

 

 

 

 

 

Ghanem, S.J., Voigt, C.C. (2014) Defaunation of tropical forests reduces habitat quality for seed-dispersing bats in Western Amazonia: An unexpected connection via mineral likcs. Animal Conservation. 17: 44-51.

Ghanem, S.J., Ruppert, H., Kunz, T.H., Voigt, C.C. (2013) Frugivorous bats drink nutrient- and clay-enriched water in the Amazon rain forest: support for a dual function of mineral-lick visits. Journal of Tropical Ecology 29: 1-10.

Ghanem, S.J., Voigt, C.C. (2012) Increasing awareness of ecosystem services provided by bats. Advances in the Study of Behavior 44: 279-302.

 

Further:

Corman, V.M., Rasche, A., Diallo, T.D., Cottontail, V.M., Stöcker, A., Souza, B.F. Correa, J.I., Carneiro, A.J.B. Franke, C.R., Knörnschild, K., Kalko, E.K.V., Ghanem, S.J., Morales, K.D.S., Salsamendi, E., Spinola, M., Herrler, G., Voigt C.C., Tschapka, M., Drosten, C., Drexler, J.F. (2013) Highly diversified coronaviruses in neotropical bats. Journal of General Virology. 94: 1984-1994.

Dr. Sabine Greiner (2007-2011)

Doctoral student

Project: Reproductive endocrinology of the greater sac-winged bat

 Now: Project coordinator for international  technical cooperation

 

 

 

Greiner, S., Nagy, M., Knörnschild, M., Hofer, H., Voigt, C.C. (2013) Sex-biased senescence in a polygynous bat species. Ethology. 119: 1-9.

Greiner, S., Dehnhard, M., Voigt, C.C. (2011) Differences in plasma testosterone levels related to social status are more pronounced during mating- than non-mating season in the tropical bat Saccopteryx bilineata. Canadian Journal of Zoology 89: 1157-1163.

Greiner, S., Schwarzenberger, F., Voigt, C.C. (2011) Predictable estrus timing of a small tropical mammal in an almost a-seasonal environment. Journal of Tropical Ecology 27: 121-131.

Greiner, S., Stefanski, V., Dehnhard, M., Voigt, C.C. (2010) Plasma testosterone levels decrease after activation of skin immune system in a free-ranging mammal. General and Comparative Endocrinology 168: 466-473.

 

Further:

Schad, J., Greiner, S., Dechmann, D.K.N., Voigt, C.C., Sommer, S. (2012) Independent

       evolution of functional MHC class II DRB genes in neotropical bat species.

      Immunogenetics 64: 535-547.

Lewanzik, D., Kelm, D.H., Greiner, S., Dehnhard, M., Voigt, C.C. (2012) Ecological correlates of

       cortisol levels in two bat species with contrasting feeding habits. General and Comparative

      Endocrinology 177: 104-112. 

Dr. Katja Rex (2004-2008)

Doctoral student

Project: Mechanisms supporting tropical bat diversity

Now: Teacher

 

 

 

 

Rex, K., Michener, R., Kunz, T.H., Voigt, C.C. (2011) Vertical stratification of Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae: Chiroptera) revealed by stable carbon isotopes Journal of Tropical Ecology 27: 211-222.

Rex, K., Czaczkes, B.I., Michener, R., Kunz, T.H., Voigt, C.C. (2010) Spezialisation and omnivory in diverse mammalian assemblages. Ecoscience 17:37-46

Rex, K., Kelm, D.H., Wiesner, K., Matt, F., Kunz, T.H., Voigt, C.C. (2008) Species richness and structure of three Neotropical bat assemblages. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 94: 617-629.

One unpublished thesis chapter

 

Further:

Dumont, E.R., Dávalos, L.M., Goldberg, A., Santana, S.E., Rex, K., Voigt, C.C. (2012) Morphological innovation, diversification and invasion of a new adaptive zone. Proceedings of the Royal Society London: Biological Sciences 279: 1797-1805.

Voigt, C.C., Rex, K., Michener, R.H., Speakman, J.R. (2008) Nutrient routing in omnivorous animals tracked by stable carbon isotopes in tissue and exhaled breath. Oecologia 157: 31-40.

Voigt, C.C., Grasse, P., Rex, K., Hetz, S.K., Speakman, J.R. (2008) Bat breath reveals metabolic substrate use in free-ranging vampires. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 178:9-16.

Dr. Barbara Caspers (2003-2007)

Doctoral student

Project: Olfactory communication in the greater sac-winged bat

Now: Professor for Behavioral Ecology at the University of Bielefeld

E-Mail: barbara.caspers@uni-bielefeld.de

 

 

 

Caspers, B.A., Schröder, F.C., Franke, S., Voigt, C.C. (2011) Scents of adolescence: the maturation of wing sac odour in greater sac-winged bats, Saccopteryx bilineata. PLoS ONE 6: e21162.

Caspers, B.A. , Voigt, C.C. (2009) Temporal and spatial distribution of male scent marks in the polygynous greater sac-winged bat. Ethology 115: 713-720

Caspers, B., Schroeder, F.C., Meinwald, J., Franke, S. , Streich, W.J., Voigt, C.C. (2009) Odour-based species recognition in two sympatric species of sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineata, S. leptura): Combining chemical analysis, behavioral observation and odour preference tests. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 741-749.

Caspers, B., Wibbelt, G., Voigt, C.C. (2009) Histological examinations of facial glands in Saccopteryx bilineata (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae), and their potential use in territorial marking. Zoomorphology 128: 37-43

Caspers, B., Franke S., Voigt, C.C. (2008) The wing-sac odour of male greater sac-winged bats Saccopteryx bilineata (Emballonuridae) as a composite trait: Seasonal and individual differences. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates XI. eds Hurst, J., Beynon, R, Müller-Schwarze D., Springer, Berlin New York, 151-160.

 

Further:

Voigt, C.C., Behr, O., Caspers, B., von Helversen, O., Knörnschild, M., Mayer, F., Nagy, M. (2008) Songs, scents, and senses: Sexual selection in the mating system of the greater sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx bilineata. Journal of Mammalogy 89:1401-1410.

Hoffmann, F.F., Hejduk, J., Caspers, B., Siemers, B.M., Voigt, C.C. (2007) In the mating system of S. bilineata, bioacoustic constraints impede male eavesdropping on female echolocation calls for their surveillance. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 863-872.