Contact
Daniel Tröger
Institute for Zoology and Evolutionary Research
Phyletisches Museum
Vor dem Neutor 1 (room 205)
07743 Jena
Germany
Tel.: +49 3641 9-49149
Email: daniel.troeger@uni-jena.de
Research Interest
So far, my research has mainly focused on the morphology of Strepsiptera. I would like to extend morphological research to other insect groups. In my upcoming PhD project, I will use my acquired knowledge to describe new species of Strepsiptera and improve the efficiency of insect species descriptions using modern imaging and molecular methods. Moreover, I am a dedicated field entomologist who is always curious to encounter, identify and even discover new insect species.
Research topics
- Insect morphology with emphasis on musculature and phylogenetic implications
- Development and morphology of endoparasitic larvae of Strepsiptera
- Taxonomy of Strepsiptera
Research Methods
- μ-CT segmentation, 3D rendering
- Stereomicroscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)
- Histology
Short CV
Education
From 04/2022 PhD student, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Project title: “Development of a workflow for modern integrative species descriptions of insects by combining imaging, molecular methods and cybertaxonomyExterner Link”. Supervisors: PD Dr. Hans Pohl & Prof. Dr. Rolf Beutel
10/2016 – 09/2019 MSc in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
10/2012 – 10/2015 BSc in Biology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Professional experience
2020 – 2022 Teaching assistant, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, courses in zoological biodiversity, morphology and anatomy
2016 – 2019 Research assistant, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena Experiment, beta-taxonomical determination of insects
Scholarships and awards
as of 04/2022 Monthly scholarship of the “Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt”
Media
04.2020 “Wildbienen auf dem Rymelsberg in Langerwehe“Externer Link Article in Biologie unserer Zeit about Stylops oviane and their host Andrena vaga.
Publications
Tröger, D., Grabe, V., Beutel, R.G., Pohl, H. 2020. The endoparasitic larval stages of Eoxenos laboulbenei: an atypical holometabolan development (Strepsiptera, Mengenillidae). Arthropod Str. Dev. 56, 100932.
Tröger, D., Beutel, R.G., Pohl, H., 2019. The abdomen of a free‐living female of Strepsiptera and the evolution of the birth organs. J. Morph. 280(5), 739–755.