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Bielefeld University
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Alexandra K. Childs, Carlina Feldmann, Svenja Stoehr, Rémi Demarthon, Paolo Michael Piedrahita, Sean D. Twiss, Oliver Krüger
The paper documents repeated suckling events between Galapagos Sea Lion mothers and their adult offspring beyond the expected weaning age, revealing a previously unknown behavior in marine mammals.
The American Naturalist · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition
Tim Maximilian Rapp, Tobias Lautwein, Robert Peuß, Joachim Kurtz, Oliver Krüger, Nayden Chakarov
The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to study host-parasite interactions in an avian blood parasite, revealing immune evasion strategies and immunosuppression by the parasite.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2025 · PreprintEcology
Hugo Pereira, Joseph Ivan Hoffman, Oliver Krüger, Gábor Á. Czirják, Tony Rinaud, Meinolf Ottensmann, Kai‐Philipp Gladow, Barbara A. Caspers, Öncü Maracı, Sylvia Kaiser, Nayden Chakarov
This study investigates the gut microbiota-immune-brain axis in wild common buzzards during early development, finding no direct feedback between microbial diversity and immune/stress parameters but highlighting stress-mediated immunosuppression and the health benefits of microbial diversity.
Frontiers in Microbiology · Sep 10, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology
Martin A. Stoffel, Karina A. Acevedo‐Whitehouse, Nami Morales‐Durán, Stefanie Grosser, Nayden Chakarov, Oliver Krüger, Hazel J. Nichols, Fernando Ricardo Elorriaga-Verplancken, Joseph Ivan Hoffman
This study examines early sexual dimorphism in the gut microbiome of northern elephant seal pups during a six-week post-weaning period, finding significant sex-based differences in microbial diversity and composition.
Molecular Ecology · Feb 15, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology