Dr. Judith Trunschke
 | Judith Trunschke | ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2688-7992 Web of Science ResearcherID: GEZ-3895-2022 |
| phone: 0761 203 -67771 | ||
| e-mail: judith.trunschke | ||
| Room No. 03097 | ||
Research
I am fascinated by the enormous variety of floral forms and functions. In my research I address questions related to the origin of this diversity and how it is maintained. In specific, my research focuses on ecological and evolutionary questions in the context of plant-pollinator interactions such as how pollinators select on floral forms and functions, drive phenotypic divergence, and ultimately play a role for reproductive isolation and speciation. I am further interested in how variation in other biotic factors and the abiotic environment alter floral phenotypes and plant-pollinator interactions, and what are the consequences for plant reproductive success. I am particularly enthusiastic about orchids and alpine plants as study systems for their high level of specialization and their need to cope with challenging abiotic conditions and pollinator scarcity, respectively. As an experimental field ecologist, I am passionate about the study of natural populations, but I also combine this with greenhouse experiments and chemical ecology.
Teaching
Summer Semester:
- M.Sc. Modul (42140) Freilandökologie / (42260) Field Ecology
Winter Semester:
- B.Sc. Modul (4303/5303): Landschaftsökologie und -management
Current:
Trunschke, J., Alexander, J.M., Junker, R.R., Kudo, G., Richman, S., Bottraud, I. (Guest Editors)
Call for submissions on: ”Climate change effects on alpine plant-pollinator interactions and its multitrophic consequences” for a special issue to be launched in the journal Alpine Botany (2023).
For more information see: https://www.springer.com/journal/35/updates/23813928
Vita
| since 06 2022 | Lecturer/Postdoc at the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg |
| 2019 - 2022 | Postdoctoral fellow, Key Laboratory of Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
| 2018 - 2019 | Postdoctoral visit, Department of Botany and Zoology, Biotic Interactions Lab, Stellenbosch University |
| 2014 -2018 | Doctor of Philosophy at the Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Department Plant Ecology and Evolution, University of Uppsala, biology with specialization in ecological botany. Thesis: “Pollinator-mediated selection and the evolution of floral traits in orchids" |
| 2013 | Research assistant, Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Department Plant Ecology and Evolution, University of Uppsala |
| 2011 - 2013 | Research assistant, Institute of Systematic Botany, Pollination and mating systems, University of Zürich |
| 2010 - 2011 | Research assistant, Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Department Plant Ecology and Evolution, University of Uppsala |
| 2008 - 2010 | Master of Science in Ecology at the Botanical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Basel, main subject plant ecology. Thesis: “How altitude and pollination affect flower longevity of alpine species" |
| 2008 | Internship, Department of Botany, University of Otago |
| 2005 - 2008 | Bachelor of Science in Biology at the Faculty of Bio Science, University of Heidelberg, main subject biodiversity, ecology and evolution. Thesis: “Pollen deposition on stigmata as measurement of pollinator dependence in an alpine plant community in New Zealand” |
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Publications
- Ollerton, J., Trunschke, J., Havens, K., Landaverde-González, P., Keller, A., Gilpin, A.M., Rodrigo Rech, A., Baronio, G.J., Phillips, B.J., Mackin, C., Stanley, D.A., Treanore, E., Baker, E., Rotheray, E.L., Erickson, E., Fornoff, F., Brearley, F.Q., Ballantyne, G., Iossa, G., Stone, G.N., Bartomeus, I., Stockan, J.A., Leguizamón, J., Prendergast, K., Rowley, L., Giovanetti, M., de Oliveira Bueno, R., Wesselingh, R.A., Mallinger, R., Edmondson, S., Howard, S.R., Leonhardt, S.D., Rojas-Nossa, S.V., Brett, M., Joaqui, T., Antoniazzi, R., Burton, V.J., Feng, H.H., Tian, Z.X., Xu, Q., Zhang, C., Shi, C.L., Huang, S.Q., Cole, L.J., Bendifallah, L., Ellis, E.E., Hegland, S.J., Straffon Díaz, S., Lander, T.A., Mayr, A.V., Dawson, R., Eeraerts, M., Armbruster, W.S., Walton, B., Adjlane, N., Falk, S., Mata, L., Goncalves Geiger, A., Carvell, C., Wallace, C., Ratto, F., Barberis, M., Kahane, F., Connop, S., Stip, A., Sigrist, M.R., Vereecken, N.J., Klein, A.M., Baldock, K., & Arnold, S.E.J. (2022): Pollinator-flower interactions in gardens during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020. Journal of Pollination Ecology 31: 87-96. Link
- Zhang, H.-P., Tao, Z.-B., Trunschke, J., Shrestha, M., Scaccabarozzi, D., Wang, H., & Ren, Z.-X. (2022): Reproductive isolation among three nocturnal moth-pollinated sympatric Habenaria species (Orchidaceae). Frontiers of Plant Science 13: 908852. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.908852
- Xu, X., Ren Z.-X., Trunschke, J., Kuppler, J., Zhao, Y., Knopp, E. & Wang H. (2021): Bimodal activity of diurnal flower visitation at high elevation. Ecology and Evolution 1: 13487-13500. doi:10.1002/ece3.8074
- Trunschke. J., Lunau, K., Pyke, G.H., Ren Z.-X. &Wang, H. (2021): Flower color evolution and the evidence of pollinator-mediated selection. Frontiers of Plant Science 12: 10956. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.617851
- Pyke, G.H, Ren, Z.-X., Trunschke, J., Lunau, K. & Wang, H. (2020): Salvage of floral resources through re-absorption before flower abscission. Scientific Reports 10: 15960. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-72994-5
- Lunau, K., Ren, Z.-X., Fan, X.-Q., Trunschke, J., Pyke, G.H. & Wang, H. (2020): Nectar mimicry: a new phenomenon. Scientific Reports 10: 7030. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-63997-3
- Trunschke, J., Sletvold, N. & Ågren, J. (2020): Manipulation of trait expression and pollination regime reveal the adaptive significance of spur length. Evolution 74: 597-609. doi:10.1111/evo.13927
- Pyke, G.H., Ren, Z.-X., Trunschke, J., Lunau, K. & Wang, H. (2019): Changes in floral nectar are unlikely adaptive responses to pollinator flight sound. Ecology. Letters. 23(9): 1421-1422. doi:10.1111/ele.13403
- Trunschke, J., Sletvold, N. & Ågren, J. (2019): The independent and combined effects of floral traits distinguishing two pollination ecotypes of a moth-pollinated orchid. Ecology and Evolution 9: 1191-1201. doi:10.1002/ece3.4808
- Trunschke, J., Sletvold, N. & Ågren, J. (2017): Interaction intensity and strength of pollinator-mediated selection. New Phytologist 214: 1381-1389. doi:10.1111/nph.14479
- Trunschke, J. & Stöcklin, J. (2017): How altitude and pollination success affect flower longevity in six alpine species. Alpine Botany 127: 41-51. doi:10.1007/s00035-016-0176-4