Dr. Carolin Dittrich
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Research Associate
NameMs Dr. Carolin Dittrich
Evolutionary Ecology, Amphibians, Genomic tools
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Drude-Bau, Etage 1, Raum 55 Zellescher Weg 40
01217 Dresden
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TUD Dresden University of Technology
Department Hydrosciences
Institute of Hydrobiology
01062 Dresden
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TUD Dresden University of Technology Institute of Hydrobiology Sekretariat, 1.OG Raum 60/61 Zellescher Weg 40
01217 Dresden
Research Priorities
- The adaptive capacity and phenotypic plasticity of amphibians in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors.
- Behavioural ecology of amphibians, focusing on sexual selection and parental care.
- Conservation genomics and the spread of emerging diseases.
Publications
2025
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Habitat alteration impacts predation risk in an aposematic amphibian , 2 Jul 2025, In: Journal of zoologyElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Ecological and Behavioral Implications of Multiple Paternity in the Smooth‐Fronted Caiman in French Guiana , Apr 2025, In: Ecology and evolution. 15, 4, e71337Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2024
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The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation , 1 Nov 2024, In: BMC genomicsElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
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Genome Assembly of the Dyeing Poison Frog Provides Insights into the Dynamics of Transposable Element and Genome-Size Evolution , 1 Jun 2024, In: Genome biology and evolution. 16, 6, evae109Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Testes size seen through the glass of amphibian care , May 2024, In: Trends in Ecology & EvolutionElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Comment/Debate
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Intraspecific divergence of sexual size dimorphism and reproductive strategies in a polytypic poison frog , Apr 2024, In: Evolutionary Ecology. 38, 1-2, p. 121-139, 19 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2023
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Poison in the Nursery: Mercury Contamination in the Tadpole-Rearing Sites of an Amazonian Frog , 31 Oct 2023, In: Science of the Total EnvironmentElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Drop dead! Female mate avoidance in an explosively breeding frog , Oct 2023, In: Royal Society open science. 10, 10Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2022
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Larger is not better: no mate preference by European common frog (Rana temporaria) males , 17 May 2022, In: Behaviour : an international journal of behavioural biology. 159, 12, p. 1133–1150Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2021
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‘Green Frog in the Water’. A Herpetological Approach to the Magico-Medical Use of Frogs and Frog-Amulets in Mesopotamia , 2021, Bridging the Gap : Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue: Sessions 1, 2, and 5 from the Conference Broadening Horizons 6 Held at the Freie Universität Berlin, 24-28 June 2019. Manuelli, F. & Hess, C. (eds.). Archaeopress, Vol. 1. p. 97-113Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution