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Christian von Hoermann

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Postdoc

 

 

Tel: +49 (0)8552 9600 156

 

 

Mail: Christian.vonHoerman[at]npv-bw.bayern.de

Freyunger Straße 2

94481 Grafenau

 

 

Curriculum

 

Academic Education

 

  • Since Oct 2017 Research associate (Postdoc, University of Freiburg) of the project „WilDa“ titled „ Dynamic wildlife-vehicle-collision warning using heterogeneous traffic, accident and environmental data as well as big data approaches”
  • 2014-Sep 2017 Research associate (Postdoc, Ulm University) of the project „Necropig“ inside of the Biodiversity Exploratories funded by DFG (DFG Priority Programme 1374, http://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/1/projects/derzeit-gefoerdert/tiere/necropig/) titled „Influence of land use intensity on the decomposition rate of dead mammals in conjunction with the biodiversity of the carcass associated insect fauna”
  • 2010-2014 Doctoral thesis at Ulm University, Chemical Ecology Prof. Ayasse titled "Chemical attraction of necrophagous beetles to large cadavers“ supported by the LGFG (Landesgraduiertenförderungsgesetz) and Protestant Scholarship Fund Villigst
  • 2010-Sep 2017 Teaching at Ulm University: Supervision of students in main course practical trainings of biosystematics and chemical ecology
  • 2009-2010 Diploma thesis at Ulm University, Chemical Ecology Prof. Ayasse titled "Die Bedeutung von Kadaverduftstoffen zur Anlockung des Dornspeckkäfers Dermestes maculatus (De Geer)“

Research

 

Publications

 

  • Pascual J., von Hoermann C., Rottler-Hoermann A-M., Nevo O., Geppert A., Sikorski J., Huber K. J., Steiger S., Ayasse M., Overmann J. (2017) Function of bacterial community dynamics in the formation of cadaveric semiochemicals during in situ carcass decomposition, Environmental Microbiology, doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13828
  • von Hoermann C., Ruther J., Ayasse M. (2016) Volatile organic compounds of decaying piglet cadavers perceived by Nicrophorus vespilloides, Journal of Chemical Ecology, DOI: 10.1007/s10886-016-0719-6
  • Engel K. C., von Hoermann C., Eggert A-K., Müller J. K. (2014) When males stop having sex: adaptive insect mating tactics during parental care, Animal Behaviour, 90: 245- 253
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Müller J. K., Ayasse M. (2013) Too fresh is unattractive! The attraction of newly emerged Nicrophorus vespilloides females to odour bouquets of large cadavers at various stages of decomposition, PLoS ONE, 8(3): e58524. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058524
  • von Hoermann C., Ruther J., Ayasse M. (2012) The attraction of virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) to cadavers by a combination of decomposition odour and male sex pheromones, Frontiers in Zoology, 9: 18; doi:10.1186/1742-9994-9-18
  • von Hoermann C., Ruther J., Reibe S., Madea B., Ayasse M. (2011) The importance of carcass volatiles as attractants for the hide beetle Dermestes maculatus (De Geer), Forensic Science International, 212: 173 - 179

 

Conference contributions

  •  von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2017) Influence of land use on the decomposition rate of dead piglets in conjunction with the diversity of carrion insects: a large scale cadaver study, lecture at the 14th congress of the European Association of Forensic Entomology (EAFE), Treviso, Italy
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2017) Der Einfluss der Landnutzungsintensität auf die Zersetzungsrate toter Säugetiere im Wald, invited guest speaker at the Landeignertag „Schwäbische Alb“, Marbach State Stud, Gomadingen, Germany
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2017) Influence of land use on the decomposition rate of dead mammals in conjunction with the diversity of carrion insects, lecture at the congress of the German association for general and applied entomology (DGaaE), Freising, Germany
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2016) Einfluss der Forstnutzung auf die Zersetzungsrate von Ferkelkadavern im Zusammenhang mit der Aasinsektendiversität, invited guest speaker at the 6th Science day biosphere-reserve Schorfheide-Chorin „Waldforschung“, Eberswalde, Germany
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2016) Influence of land use on the decomposition rate of dead mammals in conjunction with the diversity of carrion insects, lecture at the 46th congress of the ecological society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Marburg, Germany
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2016) Untersuchungen zum Einfluss der Landnutzungsintensität auf die Zersetzungsrate toter Säugetiere, invited guest speaker at the Hainich congress 2016, Bad Langensalza, Germany
  • von Hoermann C., Ruther J., Ayasse M. (2014) How does a piglet cadaver smell for the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Silphidae)?, lecture at the 11th congress of the European Association of Forensic Entomology (EAFE), Lille, France
  • von Hoermann C., Steiger S., Müller J. K., Ayasse M. (2013) Don't smell too fresh! The attraction of newly emerged Nicrophorus vespilloides females (Coleoptera: Silphidae) to odour bouquets of large cadavers (Sus domesticus) in different stages of decomposition, lecture at the 10th congress of the European Association of Forensic Entomology (EAFE), Coimbra, Portugal
  • von Hoermann C., Ruther J., Ayasse M. (2012) The attraction of virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) to cadavers, lecture at the 9th congress of the European Association of Forensic Entomology (EAFE), Torun, Poland

 

Media coverage

  • Newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine (Germany) (http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/alles-im-gruenen-bereich/im-gruenen-bereich-so-geht-alles-dahin-14503723.html)
  • Südwest Presse (Germany) (http://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/ulm_neu_ulm/Warum-Kadaver-in-naturnahen-Waeldern-schneller-verrotten;art1222880,4022525)
  • Radio station Deutschlandfunk (Germany) (http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/forensik-nach-sechs-tagen-erstes-ferkel-skelettiert.676.de.html?dram:article_id=366878)
  • Le Monde (http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2012/08/16/zoologie_1746871_1650684.html)
  • Popular science journal Wunderwelt Wissen (Germany) (December issue 2012, Tod + Verwesung = Sex) Popular science journal Bild der Wissenschaft (Germany) (November issue 2012, Gerichtsmedizin, Liebesakt im Aas)