List of works - Christian Laforsch

"Crown of thorns" of Daphnia: an exceptional inducible defense discovered by DNA barcoding

scientific article

A "crown of thorns" is an inducible defense that protects Daphnia against an ancient predator.

scientific article

A Daphnia parasite (Caullerya mesnili) constitutes a new member of the Ichthyosporea, a group of protists near the animal-fungi divergence.

scientific article

A novel, non-invasive and in vivo approach to determine morphometric data in starfish

scientific article published in 2013

Abundance and distribution of large microplastics (1-5 mm) within beach sediments at the Po River Delta, northeast Italy

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Allelochemical run-off from the invasive terrestrial plant Impatiens glandulifera decreases defensibility in Daphnia

scientific article published in 2023

An acoustic microscopy technique reveals hidden morphological defenses in Daphnia

scientific article

Analysis of microplastics of a broad size range in commercially important mussels by combining FTIR and Raman spectroscopy approaches

scientific article published on 24 November 2020

Beyond the ocean: contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-)plastic particles

Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

scientific article published on 22 September 2015

Can Daphnia lumholtzi invade European lakes?

scientific article published on 14 March 2013

Changes in water chemistry can disable plankton prey defenses

scientific article

Chaoborus and Gasterosteus Anti-Predator Responses in Daphnia pulex Are Mediated by Independent Cholinergic and Gabaergic Neuronal Signals ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Coastal accumulation of microplastic particles emitted from the Po River, Northern Italy: Comparing remote sensing and hydrodynamic modelling with in situ sample collections

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

scientific article published in October 2013

Daphnia longicephala neuropeptides: morphological description of crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) and periviscerokinins in the Ctenodaphnia central nervous system

scientific article

Daphnia magna transcriptome by RNA-Seq across 12 environmental stressors

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Daphnia magna transcriptome by RNA-Seq across 12 environmental stressors

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Density-dependent adjustment of inducible defenses

scientific article published on 3 August 2015

Disentangling the environmental impact of different human disturbances: a case study on islands

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

scientific article published on 16 November 2017

Dopamine is a key regulator in the signalling pathway underlying predator-induced defences in Daphnia

scientific article published in October 2015

Effect of water currents on organic matter release by two scleractinian corals

scientific article published in 2012

Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna

scientific article published on 18 September 2019

Embryological aspects of inducible morphological defenses in Daphnia

scientific article published in December 2004

Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Fate of So-Called Biodegradable Polymers in Seawater and Freshwater

scientific article published on 23 June 2017

Fighting parasites and predators: how to deal with multiple threats?

scientific article

Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

First record of a wolf spider, Draposa lyrivulva (Bösenberg & Strand 1906) (Araneae: Lycosidae), from the Maldivian Islands, Indian Ocean

scientific article

Hazardous or not - Are adult and juvenile individuals of Potamopyrgus antipodarum affected by non-buoyant microplastic particles?

scientific article published on 15 July 2016

Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Impacts on food web properties of island invertebrate communities vary between different human land uses

scientific article published on 26 March 2022

In situ Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Communities on Microplastic Particles in a Small Headwater Stream in Germany

scientific article published on 29 November 2021

In-depth characterization revealed polymer type and chemical content specific effects of microplastic on Dreissena bugensis

scientific article published in 2022

Inducible Defenses with a "Twist": Daphnia barbata Abandons Bilateral Symmetry in Response to an Ancient Predator

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Interclonal proteomic responses to predator exposure in Daphnia magna may depend on predator composition of habitats

scientific article published on 20 July 2015

LC-MS/MS-based proteome profiling in Daphnia pulex and Daphnia longicephala: the Daphnia pulex genome database as a key for high throughput proteomics in Daphnia

scientific article

Linking predator kairomones and turbulence: synergistic effects and ultimate reasons for phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia cucullata

article by Ralph Tollrian & Christian Laforsch published 5 October 2006 in Archiv für Hydrobiologie

Mikroplastik in der Umwelt

scientific article published in December 2017

Modality matters for the expression of inducible defenses: introducing a concept of predator modality

scientific article

Morphology of the Daphnia nervous system: A comparative study on Daphnia pulex, Daphnia lumholtzi, and Daphnia longicephala ⬇️

scientific article published on August 29, 2012

Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment.

scientific article

Phenotypic plasticity of senescence in Daphnia under predation impact: no ageing acceleration when the perceived risk decreases with age

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

Plastics: From a Success Story to an Environmental Problem and a Global Challenge

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Predator-induced defense makes Daphnia more vulnerable to parasites

scientific article published on 22 February 2011

Predator-specific inducible morphological defenses of a water flea against two freshwater predators

scientific article published on 25 April 2020

Pricklier with the proper predator? Predator-induced small-scale changes of spinescence in Daphnia

scientific article published on 17 November 2021

Proteomic analysis of Daphnia magna hints at molecular pathways involved in defensive plastic responses

scientific article

Resolving the infection process reveals striking differences in the contribution of environment, genetics and phylogeny to host-parasite interactions

scientific article

Riparian invader: A secondary metabolite of Impatiens glandulifera impairs the development of the freshwater invertebrate key species Chironomus riparius

scientific article published in 2024

Sexual dimorphism in the proventriculus of the buff‐tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L. 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

scientific article published in 2023

Shell resource partitioning as a mechanism of coexistence in two co-occurring terrestrial hermit crab species

scientific article published on 16 January 2020

Single and combined toxicity of pharmaceuticals at environmentally relevant concentrations in Daphnia magna--a multigenerational study

scientific article published on 8 February 2010

Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

Sublethal effects of the beta-blocker sotalol at environmentally relevant concentrations on the New Zealand mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum

scientific article

Taking advantage of transparency: A proof-of-principle for the analysis of the uptake of labeled microplastic particles by organisms of different functional feeding guilds using an adapted CUBIC protocol

scientific article published in 2022

The Beauty is a beast: Does leachate from the invasive terrestrial plant Impatiens glandulifera affect aquatic food webs?

scientific article published in 2022

The ecoresponsive genome of Daphnia pulex

scientific article

The influence of gravity and light on locomotion and orientation of Heterocypris incongruens and Notodromas monacha (Crustacea, Ostracoda).

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

The influence of simulated microgravity on the proteome of Daphnia magna

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

The role of turbulent hydrodynamics and surface morphology on heat and mass transfer in corals

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

The role of vision for navigation in the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci

scientific article

Tourism and urban development as drivers for invertebrate diversity loss on tropical islands

scientific article published on 13 October 2021

Transgenerational induction of defences in animals and plants

scientific article published in Nature

Two threats at once: encounters with predator cues alter host life-history and morphological responses to parasite spores

Uncovering ultrastructural defences in Daphnia magna--an interdisciplinary approach to assess the predator-induced fortification of the carapace

scientific article

Unraveling root and rhizosphere traits in temperate maize landraces and modern cultivars: Implications for soil resource acquisition and drought adaptation

scientific article published in 2024

Variation in plastic abundance at different lake beach zones - A case study

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

List of works by Christian Laforsch

"Crown of thorns" of Daphnia: an exceptional inducible defense discovered by DNA barcoding

A "crown of thorns" is an inducible defense that protects Daphnia against an ancient predator.

A Daphnia parasite (Caullerya mesnili) constitutes a new member of the Ichthyosporea, a group of protists near the animal-fungi divergence.

A novel, non-invasive and in vivo approach to determine morphometric data in starfish

Abundance and distribution of large microplastics (1-5 mm) within beach sediments at the Po River Delta, northeast Italy

Allelochemical run-off from the invasive terrestrial plant Impatiens glandulifera decreases defensibility in Daphnia

An acoustic microscopy technique reveals hidden morphological defenses in Daphnia

Analysis of microplastics of a broad size range in commercially important mussels by combining FTIR and Raman spectroscopy approaches

Beyond the ocean: contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-)plastic particles

Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

Can Daphnia lumholtzi invade European lakes?

Changes in water chemistry can disable plankton prey defenses

Chaoborus and Gasterosteus Anti-Predator Responses in Daphnia pulex Are Mediated by Independent Cholinergic and Gabaergic Neuronal Signals ⬇️

Coastal accumulation of microplastic particles emitted from the Po River, Northern Italy: Comparing remote sensing and hydrodynamic modelling with in situ sample collections

Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

Daphnia longicephala neuropeptides: morphological description of crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) and periviscerokinins in the Ctenodaphnia central nervous system

Daphnia magna transcriptome by RNA-Seq across 12 environmental stressors

Daphnia magna transcriptome by RNA-Seq across 12 environmental stressors

Density-dependent adjustment of inducible defenses

Disentangling the environmental impact of different human disturbances: a case study on islands

Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

Dopamine is a key regulator in the signalling pathway underlying predator-induced defences in Daphnia

Effect of water currents on organic matter release by two scleractinian corals

Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna

Embryological aspects of inducible morphological defenses in Daphnia

Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells

Enzymatic Purification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples.

Fate of So-Called Biodegradable Polymers in Seawater and Freshwater

Fighting parasites and predators: how to deal with multiple threats?

Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods

First record of a wolf spider, Draposa lyrivulva (Bösenberg & Strand 1906) (Araneae: Lycosidae), from the Maldivian Islands, Indian Ocean

Hazardous or not - Are adult and juvenile individuals of Potamopyrgus antipodarum affected by non-buoyant microplastic particles?

Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland

Impacts on food web properties of island invertebrate communities vary between different human land uses

In situ Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Communities on Microplastic Particles in a Small Headwater Stream in Germany

In-depth characterization revealed polymer type and chemical content specific effects of microplastic on Dreissena bugensis

Inducible Defenses with a "Twist": Daphnia barbata Abandons Bilateral Symmetry in Response to an Ancient Predator

Interclonal proteomic responses to predator exposure in Daphnia magna may depend on predator composition of habitats

LC-MS/MS-based proteome profiling in Daphnia pulex and Daphnia longicephala: the Daphnia pulex genome database as a key for high throughput proteomics in Daphnia

Linking predator kairomones and turbulence: synergistic effects and ultimate reasons for phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia cucullata

Mikroplastik in der Umwelt

Modality matters for the expression of inducible defenses: introducing a concept of predator modality

Morphology of the Daphnia nervous system: A comparative study on Daphnia pulex, Daphnia lumholtzi, and Daphnia longicephala ⬇️

Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment.

Phenotypic plasticity of senescence in Daphnia under predation impact: no ageing acceleration when the perceived risk decreases with age

Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes

Plastics: From a Success Story to an Environmental Problem and a Global Challenge

Predator-induced defense makes Daphnia more vulnerable to parasites

Predator-specific inducible morphological defenses of a water flea against two freshwater predators

Pricklier with the proper predator? Predator-induced small-scale changes of spinescence in <i>Daphnia</i>

Proteomic analysis of Daphnia magna hints at molecular pathways involved in defensive plastic responses

Resolving the infection process reveals striking differences in the contribution of environment, genetics and phylogeny to host-parasite interactions

Riparian invader: A secondary metabolite of Impatiens glandulifera impairs the development of the freshwater invertebrate key species Chironomus riparius

Sexual dimorphism in the proventriculus of the buff‐tailed bumblebee <i>Bombus terrestris</i> (L. 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Shell resource partitioning as a mechanism of coexistence in two co-occurring terrestrial hermit crab species

Single and combined toxicity of pharmaceuticals at environmentally relevant concentrations in Daphnia magna--a multigenerational study

Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean

Sublethal effects of the beta-blocker sotalol at environmentally relevant concentrations on the New Zealand mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Taking advantage of transparency: A proof-of-principle for the analysis of the uptake of labeled microplastic particles by organisms of different functional feeding guilds using an adapted CUBIC protocol

The Beauty is a beast: Does leachate from the invasive terrestrial plant <i>Impatiens glandulifera</i> affect aquatic food webs?

The ecoresponsive genome of Daphnia pulex

The influence of gravity and light on locomotion and orientation of Heterocypris incongruens and Notodromas monacha (Crustacea, Ostracoda).

The influence of simulated microgravity on the proteome of Daphnia magna

The role of turbulent hydrodynamics and surface morphology on heat and mass transfer in corals

The role of vision for navigation in the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci

Tourism and urban development as drivers for invertebrate diversity loss on tropical islands

Transgenerational induction of defences in animals and plants

Two threats at once: encounters with predator cues alter host life-history and morphological responses to parasite spores

Uncovering ultrastructural defences in Daphnia magna--an interdisciplinary approach to assess the predator-induced fortification of the carapace

Unraveling root and rhizosphere traits in temperate maize landraces and modern cultivars: Implications for soil resource acquisition and drought adaptation

Variation in plastic abundance at different lake beach zones - A case study

Abundance and distribution of large microplastics (1-5 mm) within beach sediments at the Po River Delta, northeast Italy