apl. Prof. Dr. Heike Pröhl
apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Heike Pröhl
apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Heike Pröhl
Members of working group
Associated PhD/Doctoral students
Johara Bourke
PhD/Doctoral students
Corinna Dreher
Master/Diplom students
Christian Inglis-Arkell (Uni Bremen)
Tobias Menig (Uni Würzburg)
Bachelor students
Runa Lahmann
Stefanie Voß
Kevin Meyer
Martin Scherm (Uni Marburg)
Alumni
Dr. rer. nat. Oscar Brusa
Dr. rer. nat. Astrid Krug
Jana Kirchhoff MSc
Falk Eckhardt MSc
Stefanos Anastasiadis MSc
Sabrina Rochmann BSc
Henrik Reinke BSc
Dipl-Biol. Augustin Probst
Dipl-Biol. Janina Eulenbug
Diplo-Biol. Konrad Staudt
Simon Masche BSc
Dipl.-Biol. Thomas Dejaco
Dipl.-Biol Julio Günther
Dipl.-Biol. Carsten Goldhausen
Thomas Ostrowski, Staats-Ex.
Dipl.-Biol. Kristine Heisler
Dipl.-Biol. Frank Weihmann
Dipl.-Biol. Annika Ruprecht
Dipl.-Biol. Jan Karsch
Dipl.-Biol. Sabine Hagemann
Professional and Scientific Career
Since 2010
Außerplanmäßige Professorin at the Institute of Zoology, TiHo Hannover
2004 - 2010
Junior professor at the Institute of Zoology, TiHo Hannover
2003
Professor for Behavioural Ecology at the Instituto Internacional de Conservation y Vida silvestre, Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)
2000 - 2003
Post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin (USA) and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama)
1996 - 2000
Doctoral student at the Leibniz University of Hannover
Publications
I. Articles in peer reviewed journals
2019
Yang Y, Blomenkamp S, Dugas MB, Richards-Zawacki CL, Pröhl H (2019) Mate choice vs mate preference: inferences about color assortative mating differ between field and lab assays of poison frog behavior. American Naturalist (accepted)
Riedner D, Weißmann A, Höppner C, Buschmann H, Pröhl H (2019) Struktur und Entwicklung der größten Subpopulation der Gelbbauchunke (Bombina variegata) in Niedersachsen. Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie (in press)
Pröhl H, Scherm MG, Meneses S, Dreher CE, Meuche I, Rodríguez A (2019) Female-female aggression is linked to food defence in a poison frog. Ethology (in press)
Sanchez E, Pröhl H, Lüddecke T, Schulz S, Steinfartz S, Vences M (2019) The conspicuous postmetamorphic coloration of fire salamanders, but not their toxicity, is affected by larval background albedo. JEZ-B Molecular and Developmental Evolution (in press)
Rößler DC, Lötters S, Mappes J, Valkonen JK, Menin, M, Lima AP, Pröhl H (2019) Sole coloration as an unusual aposematic signal in a Neotropical toad. Scientific Reports 9: 1128.
2018
Rößler DC, Pröhl H, Lötters S (2018) The future of clay model studies BMC Zoology 2018, 3:6
2017
Preißler K, Pröhl H (2017) The effects of background coloration and dark spots on the risk of predation in poison frog models. Evolutionary Ecology 31: 683-694
Auffarth J, Krug A, Pröhl H, Jehle R (2017) A genetically-informed Population Viability Analysis reveals conservation priorities for an isolated population of Hyla arborea. Salamandra 53: 171-182
Oswald P, Taddey K, Auffarth J, Brandt T, Pröhl, H (2017) Conservation genetics of a mirrored population of the European tree frog (Hyla arborea). Salamandra 53: 368–378
Dreher C E, Rodriguez A, Cummings ME, Pröhl, H (2017) Mating status correlates with dorsal brightness in some but not all poison frog populations. Ecology and Evolution 7: 10503–10512
2015
Dreher CE, Cummings ME, Pröhl H (2015): An Analysis of Predator Selection to Affect Aposematic Coloration in a Poison Frog Species. PLoS One 10, 6: e0130571
2014
Pröhl H (2014) The Complete Oophaga pumilio. Copeia, accepted.
Willink B, García-Rodríguez A, Bolaños F, Pröhl H. (2014) The interplay between multiple predators and prey color divergence. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113(2) · September 2014 DOI: 10.1111/bij.12355
Galindo Uribe D, Sunyer J, Hauswaldt S, Amezquita A, Pröhl H, Vences M (2014) Color and pattern variation and Pleistocene phylogeographic origin of the strawberry poison frog, Oophaga pumilio, in Nicaragua. Salamandra 50(4):225-235 · December 2014
Dreher CE, Pröhl H (2014) Multiple sexual signals for mate attraction in an aposematic, colour-diverse poison frog. Frontiers in Ecolology and Evolution 2: 22
Willink B, Bolaños F, Pröhl H (2014) Conspicuous displays in cryptic males of a polytypic poison-dart frog. Behav Ecol Sociobiol: 68: 249-261
2013
Willink B, Bolaños F, Pröhl H (2013) Conspicuous displays in cryptic males of a polytypic poison-dart frog. Behav Ecol Sociobiol: DOI 10.1007/s00265-013-1640-4
Pröhl H, Willink B, Hauswaldt S (2013) Geographic variation in sexual signals and behaviour in two species of poison frogs. Evolutionary Ecology Research 15: 667-687
Pröhl H, Eulenberg J, Meuche I, Bolaños F (2013) Parasite infection has little effect on sexual signals and reproductive behaviour in strawberry poison frogs. Evol Ecol 27: 675-692
Meuche I, Brusa O, Linsenmair KE, Keller A, Pröhl H (2013) Only distance matters - non-choosy females in a poison frog population Frontier in Zoology 10: 29
Willink B, Brenes Mora E, Bolaños F, Pröhl H (2013) Not everything is black and white: Color and behavioural variation reveal a continuum between cryptic and aposematic strategies in a polymorphic poison frog. Evolution 67: 2783-2794
Krug A, Pröhl H (2013) Population genetics in a fragmented population of the European tree frog (Hylo arborea). Amphibia–Reptilia 34: 95-107
Brusa O, Bellati A, Meuche I, Mundy NI, Pröhl H (2013) Divergent evolution in the polymorphic granular poison-dart frog, Oophaga granulifera : genetics, colouration, advertisement calls and morphology. J Biogeogr 40: 394-408
2012
Meuche I, Linsenmair KE, Pröhl H (2012) Intrasexual competition, territoriality and acoustic communication in male strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology: online first [DOI 10.1007/s00265-011-1309-9]
2011
Meuche, I. und H. Pröhl (2011). Alternative mating tactics in the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio). The Herpetological Journal 21: 275-277
Meuche, I., K.E. Linsenmair und H. Pröhl (2011). Female territoriality in the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio). Copeia 3: 351-356
Pröhl H, Ostrowski T (2011): Behavioural elements reflect phenotypic colour divergence in a poison frog. Evol Ecol 25:993–1015
Hauswaldt JS, Ludewig A-K, Vences M, Pröhl H (2011) Widespread co-occurrence of divergent mitochondrial haplotype lineages in a Central American species of poison frog (Oophaga pumilio). J Biogeog 38: 711-726
2010
Masche, S.; Zimmermann, H.; Pröhl, H. (2010): Description and ecological observations of the tadpole of Ranitomeya variabilis (Anura: Dendrobatidae). South American journal of herpetology 5, 3 (2010) 207-211
Pröhl, H.; Ron, S. R.; Ryan, M. J. (2010): Ecological and genetic divergence between two lineages of Middle American túngara frogs Physalaemus (=Engystomops) pustulosus. BMC evolutionary biology 10 (2010) 146
Röll, B.; Pröhl, H.; Hoffmann, K.-P. (2010): Multigene phylogenetic analysis of Lygodactylus dwarf geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 56, 1 (2010) 327-335
Staudt K, Meneses Ospina S, Pröhl H (2010) Foraging behaviour and territoriality of the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) in dependence of the presence of ants. Amphibia-Reptilia 31: 217-227
2009
Hauswaldt, S.; Ludewig, AK.; Hagemann, S.; Pröhl, H.; Vences, M. (2009): Ten microsatellite loci for the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio). Conservation Genetics 10: 1935-1937.
Weihmann, F, Podloucky R, Hauswaldt S, Pröhl H (2009): Naturschutzgenetische Untersuchungen von Populationen der Gelbbauchunke Bombina v. variegata) im südlichen Niedersachsen. Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie 16: 183-200.
2007
Pröhl H.; Hagemann S.; Karsch J.; Höbel G. (2007): Geographic advertisement call variation in the strawberry poison frog Dendrobates pumilio. Ethology 113, 9: 825-837.
Hagemann, S.; Pröhl, H. (2007): Mitochondrial paraphyly in a polymorphic poison frog species (Dendrobatidae; D. pumilio). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 45,2: 740-747.
2006
Pröhl H.; Koshy R.A.; Mueller U.; Rand A.S.; Ryan J.R. (2006) Geographic variation of genetic and behavioral traits in northern and southern túngara frogs. Evolution 60(8): 1669-1679.
2005
Pröhl, H. (2005): Territorial behavior in dendrobatid frogs. J Herpetol 39(3): 354-365.
Pröhl, H. (2005): Clutch loss affects the operational sex ratio in a poison frog. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 58: 310-315.
2003
Pröhl, H.. (2003): Variation in male calling behaviour and relation to male mating success in the strawberry poison frog (Dendrobates pumilio). Ethology 109(4): 273-290.
2002
Pröhl, H.; Adams, R.M.M.; Mueller, U.; Rand, S.; Ryan, M. (2002): Polymerase chain reaction for polymorphic microsatellite loci from the tungara frog Physalaemus pustulosus. Molecular Ecology Notes 2: 341-343.
Haase, A.; Pröhl, H. (2002): Female activity patterns and aggressiveness in the strawberry poison frog Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 23: 129-140.
Pröhl, H., (2002): Population differences in female resource abundance, adult sex ratio and male mating success in Dendrobates pumilio. Behavioral Ecology 13: 175-181.
2001
Pröhl, H.; Berke O. (2001): Spatial distribution of male and female strawberry dart-poison frogs and their relation to female reproductive resources. Oecologia 129: 534-542.
1999
Pröhl H.; Hödl W. (1999): Parental investment, potential reproductive rates and mating system in the strawberry dart-poison frog Dendrobates pumilio. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 46: 215-220.
1997
Pröhl H. (1997) Patrón de actividad reproductiva de Dendrobates pumilio (Anura: Dendrobatidae). Revista de Biología Tropical 45: 1671-1676.
Pröhl H. (1997) Territorial behavior of the Strawberry Poison-dart Frog, Dendrobates pumilio. Amphibia-Reptilia 18: 437-442.
II. Abstracts of international conferences
2014
Pröhl H, Willink B (2014) Divergence in anti-predator behavior in two species of poison frogs. Talk, Deutscher Herpetologentag, Bonn (accepted abstract)
2013
Knorr K, Pröhl H (2013) Isolation by time in the yellow-bellied toad, Bombina variegata? Poster, 17th European Congress of Herpetology, Veszprém, Hungary
Willink B, Garcia Rodriguez A, Bolanos F, Pröhl H (2013) Multiple predators influence coloration divergence in a poison frog. Talk, ATBC, San Jose
Knorr K, Pröhl H (2013) Genetic population structure of the fire-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) in time and space. Implications and conservation. Talk, Open Landscapes: ecology, management and nature conservation, Hildesheim
2012
Meuche I, Linsenmair KE, Pröhl H (2012) Female territoriality in the strawberry poison frog, Oophaga pumilio. Poster, WHC, Vancouver 2012
Meuche I, Linsenmair KE, Pröhl H (2012) Territoriality and acoustic communication between competing males of strawberry poison frogs. Poster, WHC, Vancouver 2012
Pröhl H. (2012) Behavioral ecology and sexual selection in strawberry poison frogs, or how a frog became a star. Invited Talk, Symposium: Poison frog evolution, ecology and behaviour. WHC, Vancouver
Dreher C, Pröhl H. (2012) The importance of coloration and advertisement calls for mate choice in strawberry poison frogs. Invited Talk, Symposium: Poison frog evolution, ecology and behaviour. WHC, Vancouver
Willink B, Brenes-Mora, E, Pröhl H, Bolaños F (2012) The role of anti-predator strategies driving color variation in the poison frog Denrobates granulifera. Invited talk, Symposium: Poison frog evolution, ecology and behaviour. WHC, Vancouver 2012
Meuche I, Linsenmair KE, Pröhl H (2012) How many frogs do you have to kiss to find a prince? Talk. WHC, Vancouver 2012
Brusa O, Bellati A, Meuche Y, Mundy N, Pröhl H (2012) Divergent evolution in the polymorphic granular poison-dart frog, Oophaga granulifera: genetics, colouration, advertisement calls and morphology. Abstract, DZG, Konstanz
Dreher C, Pröhl H (2012) The importance of calls and colours for mate choice in strawberry poison frogs (Oophaga pumilio). Talk, Graduate Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, DZG, Siegen, 2012
2011
Meuche I, Linsenmair KE, Pröhl (2011) Behavioral strategies of competing males in strawberry poison frogs. Poster, SEH 2011, Luxemburg
Brusa O, Pröhl H. (2011) Morphological and bioacoustic diversification in the neotropical poison frog Oophaga granulifera. Poster, ESEB 2011, Tübingen
Pröhl H, Brusa O. (2011) Geographic variation in sexual signals and behavior in two species of poison frogs. Invited Talk, Behaviour 2011, Indianapolis
Meuche I, Linsenmair KE, Pröhl H. (2011) How many frogs do you have to kiss to find a prince? Talk, SEH 2011, Luxemburg
2010
Krug A, Pröhl H. Phylogeographic population structure of European Tree frogs (Hyla arborea) in Germany and adjacent areas. Talk, SEH 2011, Luxemburg
Pröhl H, Dreher C, Ostrowski T (2010) Aposematische und kryptische Verhaltensstrategien beim Erdbeerfrosch Oophaga pumilio. Vortrag, Deutscher Herpetologentag, Frankfurt.
Krug A, Kirchhoff J, Pröhl H (2010) Ein populationsgenetischer Überblick über die Laubfroschvorkommen Niedersachsens. Vortrag, Deutscher Herpetologentag, Frankfurt.
Goldhausen C, Günther J, Podloucky R, Hauswaldt S, Pröhl H (2010) Naturschutzgenetische Untersuchungen in ausgewählten Vorkommen des Springfrosches (Rana dalmatina) in Niedersachsen. Vortrag, Deutscher Herpetologentag, Frankfurt.
2009
Meuche, I.; Pröhl, H.; Linsenmair, KE.(2009): Female mate choice tactic and preferences in the neotropical strawberry poison forg, Oophaga pumilio. DZG Annual Meeting, September 2009
Pröhl, H.; Ostrowski, T. (2009): Behaviroral differences between aposematic and cryptic colour morphs of the strawberry poison frog Oophaga pumilio. DZG Annual Meeting, September 2009
2008
Krug, A.; Podloucky, R.; Pröhl, H (2008): Populations-genetische Methoden bei Amphibien mit Fallbeispielen aus Niedersachsen. Internationale Tagung der AG Feldherpetologie der DGHT: Methoden der Feldherpetologie, Bonn, 08.-09.09.2008
Pröhl, H (2008): Contrasting variation in calls and colours in the strawberry poison tree frog Oophaga pumilio. Dendrobatid Frog Biology Symposium, 6 th World Congress of Herpetology, Manaus (Brasil). 17.-22.08.2008
Pröhl, H (2008): Naturschutzgenetische Untersuchungen an Amphibien: Drei Fallbeispiele aus Niedersachsen. Internationale Fachtagung zur FFH-Problematik am Beispiel der Amphibien. Osnabrück, 11.-13.09.2008
2007
Pröhl, H.; Hagemann, S. (2007): Bioacoustic and genetic variation in the strawberry poison frog, Dendrobates pumilio. In Abstract Book 14th European congress of herpetology, Porto, Portugal, 19.-23.09.2007, S. 277
Meuche, I.; Linsenmair, K.E.; Pröhl, H. (2007): Preferences for male call parameters in the strawberry poison frig, Dendrobates pumilio. In 6th International Zoo and Wildlife Research Conference on Behaviour, Physiology and Genetics, Berlin, 07.-10.10.2007, S. 147
Meuche, I.; Linsenmair, K.E.; Pröhl, H. (2007): Preferences for male call parameters in the strawberry poison frig, Dendrobates pumilio. In Abstract Book 14th European congress of herpetology, Porto, Portugal, 19.-23.09.2007, S. 253
Krug, A.; Pröhl, H. (2007): Conservation genetics of the European tree frog in Lower Saxony, Germany. In Population genetics modelling and habitat fragmentation: separating recent and ancient events for Conservation genetic workshop, Oeiras, Portugal, 19.-21.09.2007, S. 16
Krug, A.; Manzke, U.; Pröhl, H. (2007): Genetic structure and microsatellite variation in a fragmented tree frog (Hyla arborea) population. In Abstract Book, 14th European congress of herpetology, Porto, Portugal, 19.-23.09.2007, S. 240
Krug, A.; Manzke, U.; Pröhl, H. (2007): Genetic structure and microsatellite variation in a fragmented tree frog (Hyla arborea) population. 6th International Zoo and Wildlife Research Conference on Behaviour, Physiology and Genetics, Berlin, 07.-10.10.2007, S. 134
2005
Hagemann, S.; Pröhl, H. (2005): Phenotypic and genetic diversity in the strawberry dart-poison frog Dendrobates pumilio. 98. Jahresversammlung der DZG, Abstractband, p108
Pröhl, H. (2005): Bioacoustic variation, genetic variation and mate choice in Central American tùngara frogs, Physalaemus pustulosus. 98. Jahresversammlung der DZG, Abstractband, p 24
2004
Pröhl H.; Mueller U.; Rand A.S.; Ryan M. (2004): Population genetic analysis of a secondary zone of contact in tungara frogs: did a double invasion of Middle America yield two species of tungara frogs? Symposium-Vortrag. Animal Behavior Society, XLI Meeting, Oaxaca, ( Mexico).
2002
Pröhl H.; Berke O. (2002): Spatial distribution of adult strawberry poison frogs in relation to phytotelmic tadpole rearing sites. Vortrag (auf Einladung), Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Kanasas City (USA).
1999
Pröhl H. (1999): Reproductive strategies of dart-poison frogs. Abstract. Vortrag, German American Biological Science Symposium GABS. Hannover.
Pröhl H. (1999): Habitat influence on the mating system of the strawberry dart-poison frog, Dendrobates pumilio. Advances in Ethology 34: 184. Vortrag, XXVI. Internationaler Ethologen-Kongress in Bangalore (Indien).
Pröhl H. (1999): Habitateinfluß auf das Paarungssystem des Erdbeerfröschchens Dendrobates pumilio. Zoology (Suppl. II): 102: 33. Vortrag, 92. Jahrestreffen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft.
Pröhl H. (1999): Paarungssystem und sexuelle Selektion beim Erdbeerfröschchen Dendrobates pumilio in zwei unterschiedlich strukturierten Habitaten. Abstract P-5.8, 12. Poster, 12. Jahrestreffen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie (GTÖ).
1994
Pröhl H. (1994): The reproductive behaviour of Dendrobates pumilio. Poster für den Workshop ”Population biology of Amphibiens” in Wien Sept. 1994. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, International Society for the Study and Conservation of Amphibiens und Österreichische Gesellschaft für Herpetologie.
III. Books
1997
Pröhl, H. (1997): Los Anfibios de Hitoy Cerere, Costa Rica. Guia de campo (Feldführer). Editorial García Hermanos, San José. p 66.
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Funding agencies
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Science Foundation (USA), Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), L’Oreal Östereich, Graduate Women in Science Fellowship, Wilhelm-Peters-Fond (DGHT), National Geographic Society, Humboldt Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Professional Journals
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Ecology, Journal of the Linnean Society, Ethology, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Animal Behaviour, Ethology Ecology and Evolution, Behaviour, Journal of Herpetology, Herpetological Journal, Amphibia-Reptilia, Alytes, Revista de Biologia Tropical, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Applied Ecology, Biotropica etc.