Thomas Breithaupt
Lecturer in Ecology
Room 204
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Hull
HU6 7RX UK
Tel: +44 (0)1482 465924
Fax: +44 (0)1482 465458
Email: t.breithaupt@hull.ac.uk
Research Interests
My research is driven by my fascination in the sensory ecology
of aquatic animals. Animal behaviour such as communication,
foraging and predator avoidance behaviour is mediated by sensory
stimuli. I am particularly interested in chemo- and
mechanoreception as these are the oldest and most common sensory
modalities in aquatic animals. My research projects include the
investigation of the physical and chemical nature of signals and
cues, the analysis of communication and orientation behaviour and
studies of the sensory abilities of aquatic animals. I am also
interested in the evolution of communication signals. My recent
approaches have focused on the mechanisms of chemical communication
in crustaceans (lobsters and crayfish) and fish.
Brief CV
1991 Ph.D. University of Konstanz, Germany
1991-92 Research Associate, Faculty of Biology, University of
Konstanz,
1992-93 Postdoctoral fellow, Marine Biological Laboratories,
Woods Hole, USA
1993-94 Research Associate, Boston University Marine Program ,
Woods Hole
1994-01 Scientific Assistant, Faculty of Biology, University of
Konstanz
2001-04 NERC Research Fellow, Biological Sciences, University of
Hull, U.K.
2002-05 Member of the NERC Peer Review College
2004-present Lecturer in Ecology, University of Hull
Selected Publications
Breithaupt, T. and Thiel, M. (2011) Chemical
Communication in Crustaceans. 565pp., Springer Press, USA
Tricarico E., Breithaupt T. and Gherardi F.
(2011) Interpreting odours in hermit crabs: a comparative study.
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 91: 211-215
Berry, F., and Breithaupt, T. (2010) To signal
or not to signal? Chemical communication by urine-borne signals
mirrors sexual conflict in crayfish. BMC Biology 8: 25
Skog M., A.Chandrapavan, E. Hallberg and T.
Breithaupt (2009) Maintenance of Dominance is mediated by
urinary Chemical Signals in Male European Lobsters, Homarus
gammarus. Mar. Fresh. Behav. Physiol. 42: 119-133
Van der Meeren, G.I., Chandrapavan, A., Breithaupt,
T. (2008) Sexual and aggressive interactions in a mixed
species group of lobsters, Homarus gammarus and Homarus americanus.
Aquat. Biol. 2, 191-200
Teaching
|
Module number
|
Module name
|
Role
|
Level
|
| 58167 |
Animal & Plant Diversity |
Module coordinator |
4 |
| 58168 |
Diversity of Aquatic Organisms |
Module coordinator |
4 |
| 58273 |
Animal ecophysiology |
Module coordinator |
5 |
| 58311 |
Behavioural Ecology and physiology of aquatic animals |
Lecturer |
6 |
Administrative duties
Programme coordinator - Zoology degree
Free electives officer
Coordinator for student demonstrators
Induction week coordinator
Liason with The DEEP
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2/21/2011