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Animal Science and Veterinary

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1872
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Overview

Jochen Martens is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany, contributing extensively to several fields within environmental and biological sciences. Their research spans multiple disciplines, focusing particularly on biodiversity, genetics, and ecology.

The main fields of study in Martens' work include Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Subfields reveal a strong emphasis on Paleontology, Genetics, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The primary topics covered in their research consist of:

  • Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Spider taxonomy and behavior studies
  • Study of mite species
  • Insect-plant interactions and control
  • Turtle biology and conservation
  • Marine ecology and invasive species

Martens has published in several frequently recurring venues. These include:

  • Zootaxa
  • Birds of the World
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Revue suisse de zoologie
  • Ecology and Evolution

Recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on avian species and evolutionary biology, such as:

  • "Into and Out of" the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Himalayas: Centers of origin and diversification across five clades of Eurasian montane and alpine passerine birds (2020, Ecology and Evolution)
  • A revised phylogeny of nuthatches (Aves, Passeriformes, Sitta) reveals insight in intra- and interspecific diversification patterns in the Palearctic (2020, Consultation of the Doctoral Thesis Database)
  • Phylogeny of the Eurasian Wren Nannus troglodytes (Aves: Passeriformes: Troglodytidae) reveals deep and complex diversification patterns of Ibero-Maghrebian and Cyrenaican populations (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Limited Song Mixing Without Genomic Gene Flow in a Contact Zone Between Two Songbird Species (2023, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Speciation and population divergence in a mutualistic seed dispersing bird (2022, Communications Biology)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Martin Päckert
  • Yue-Hua Sun
  • Hay Wijnhoven
  • Sergey G. Ermilov
  • Shalva Barjadze

This collaborative network reflects a range of expertise, enhancing interdisciplinary studies within Martens' research portfolio.

Best Publications

  • Niche filling slows the diversification of Himalayan songbirds

    Trevor D. Price;Daniel M. Hooper;Caitlyn D. Buchanan;Ulf S. Johansson

  • Phylogeny and species limits in the Palaearctic chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita complex: mitochondrial genetic differentiation and bioacoustic evidence†

    A. J. Helbig;J. Martens;I. Seibold;F. Henning

  • Paternal Leakage of Mitochondrial DNA in the Great Tit (Parus major)

    Laura Kvist;Jochen Martens;Alexander A. Nazarenko;Markku Orell

  • Evolution and genetic structure of the great tit (Parus major) complex

    Laura Kvist;Jochen Martens;Hiroyoshi Higuchi;Alexander A. Nazarenko

  • Horizontal and elevational phylogeographic patterns of Himalayan and Southeast Asian forest passerines (Aves: Passeriformes)

    Martin Päckert;Jochen Martens;Yue-Hua Sun;Lucia Liu Severinghaus

  • Genetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships of Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli and Green Warbler P. nitidus

    Andreas J. Helbig;Ingrid Seibold;Jochen Martens;Michael Wink

  • A survey of the function of the lethal kettle traps of Arisaema (Araceae), with records of pollinating fungus gnats from Nepal

    Stefan Vogel;Jochen Martens

  • A case of possible vocal convergence between frogs and a bird in Himalayan torrents

    Alain Dubois;Jochen Martens

  • Towards an ornithology of the Himalayas: systematics, ecology and vocalizations of Nepal birds

    Jochen Martens;Siegfried Eck

  • The great tit (Parus major) — a misclassified ring species

    Martin Päckert;Jochen Martens;Siegfried Eck;Alexander A. Nazarenko

  • PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN THE SONG OF CRESTS AND KINGLETS (AVES: REGULUS)

    Martin Päckert;Jochen Martens;Joachim Kosuch;Alexander A. Nazarenko

  • Verzeichnis der Spinnentiere (excl. Acarida) Deutschlands (Arachnida: Araneida, Opilionida, Pseudoscorpionida)

    Ralph Platen;Theo Blick;Peter Bliss;Reiner Drogla

  • Phylogeography of a Palaearctic sedentary passerine, the willow tit (Parus montanus)

    L. Kvist;J. Martens;A. Ahola;M. Orell

  • Paraphyly of the Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) suggested from cytochrome b sequences.

    Walter Salzburger;Jochen Martens;Christian Sturmbauer

  • Phylogeny of long-tailed tits and allies inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers (Aves: Passeriformes, Aegithalidae) ☆

    Martin Päckert;Jochen Martens;Yue-Hua Sun

  • The radiation of the Seicercus burkii complex and its congeners (Aves: Sylviidae): molecular genetics and bioacoustics $

    Jochen Martens;Yue-Hua Sun;Michael Veith

  • Two new species of Biantes from China and Malaysia (Opiliones: Laniatores: Biantidae).

    Xuyun Gong;Jochen Martens;Chao Zhang

  • Radiation of Atlantic goldcrests Regulus regulus spp.: evidence of a new taxon from the Canary Islands

    Martin Päckert;Christian Dietzen;Jochen Martens;Michael Wink

  • Calibration of a molecular clock in tits (Paridae)--do nucleotide substitution rates of mitochondrial genes deviate from the 2% rule?

    Martin Päckert;Jochen Martens;Dieter Thomas Tietze;Christian Dietzen

  • Radiation and species limits in the Asian Pallas’s warbler complex ( Phylloscopus proregulus s.l.)*

    Jochen Martens;Dieter Thomas Tietze;Siegfried Eck;Michael Veith

  • A multi‐gene approach reveals a complex evolutionary history in the Cyanistes species group

    Juan Carlos Illera;Kari Koivula;Juli Broggi;Martin Päckert

  • Molecular phylogeny of treecreepers ( Certhia ) detects hidden diversity

    Dieter Thomas Tietze;Jochen Martens;Yue-Hua Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Wink
Michael Wink Heidelberg University
Markku Orell
Markku Orell University of Oulu
Michael Veith
Michael Veith University of Trier
Juan Carlos Illera
Juan Carlos Illera University of Oviedo
Walter Salzburger
Walter Salzburger University of Basel
Christian Sturmbauer
Christian Sturmbauer University of Graz
Stanislav N. Gorb
Stanislav N. Gorb Kiel University
Per Alström
Per Alström Uppsala University
Trevor D. Price
Trevor D. Price University of Chicago
Elisabeth Haring
Elisabeth Haring Natural History Museum Vienna

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