Dr. Katharina Ruthsatz

Dr. habil. Katharina Ruthsatz

Email: k.ruthsatz[at]tu-braunschweig.de

Homepage: www.katharinaruthsatz.com

Vita:

2009-2012 Universität Hamburg; 2012 Bachelor of Science

2012-2015 Universität Hamburg, 2015 Master of Education (Biology/German philology)

2015-2018 Universität Hamburg, 2018 Dr. rer nat. (Prof. K. Dausmann; Prof. M. A. Peck)

2019-2020 Postdoc, Universität Hamburg (Prof. J. Ganzhorn)

2020-2024 Assistant Professor, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany (Prof. M. Vences)

2024- Marie-Slobodka Curie Fellow,  Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC, Sevilla, Spain

Research interests:

My research interests encompass a broad range of aspects relating to amphibian ecophysiology and -toxicology including:

1. the evaluation of environmental stressors which affect vital rates (growth, development, metabolism, survival),
2. mechanisms that allow animals to cope with novel environments (phenotypic plasticity and flexibility),
3. the coupling of species life history, endocrinology, and physiology,
4. the endocrine disruptive effect of pollutants, and
5. the development and application of conservation actions.

Selected publications (for full list, see https://katharinaruthsatz.de):

• Ruthsatz K, Scherz MD, Vences M (2021) Dissecting the tree of life: the prospect of open-access digital resources in morphology, anatomy and taxonomy in training the next generation of zoologists. Zootaxa 5016(3):448-450.

• Ruthsatz K, Lyra ML, Lambertini C, Belasen AM, Jenkinson TS, da Silva Leite D, Becker CG, Haddad CFB, James TY, Zamudio KR, Toledo LF, Vences M (2020e) Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest treefrogs. Sci Rep 10(1):1-15.

• Ruthsatz K, Dausmann KH, Paesler K, Babos P, Sabatino NM, Peck MA, Glos J (2020d) Shifts in sensitivity of amphibian metamorphosis to endocrine disruption: the common frog (Rana temporaria) as a case study. Conserv Physiol 8:coaa100.

• Glos J, Ruthsatz K, Schröder D, Riemann JC (2020c) Food source determines stable isotope discrimination factors ΔN and ΔC in tadpoles. Amphibia-Reptilia 1(aop):1-7.

• Ruthsatz K, Dausmann KH, Reinhardt S, Robinson T, Sabatino NM, Peck M, Glos J (2020b) Post-metamorphic carry-over effects of altered thyroid hormone level and developmental temperature: Physiological plasticity and body condition at two life stages in Rana temporaria. J Comp Physiol B 1-19.

• Ruthsatz K, Dausmann KH, Reinhardt S, Robinson T, Sabatino NM, Peck M, Glos J (2019b) Endocrine disruption alters developmental energy allocation and performance in Rana temporaria. Integr Comp Biol 59:70- 88.

• Ruthsatz K, Giertz LM, Schröder D, Glos J (2019a) Chemical composition of food induces plasticity in digestive morphology in larval amphibians. Biol Open 8(12).

• Ruthsatz K, Dausmann KH, Peck MA, Drees C, Sabatino NM, Becker LI, Reese J, Hartmann L, Glos J (2018c) Thyroid hormone levels and temperature during development alter thermal tolerance and energetics of Xenopus laevis larvae. Conserv Physiol 6:coy059.

• Ruthsatz K, Dausmann KH, Drees C, Becker LI, Hartmann L, Reese J, Sabatino NM, Peck MA, Glos J (2018b) Altered thyroid hormone levels affect body condition at metamorphosis in larvae of Xenopus laevis. J Appl Toxicol 38:1416-1425.

• Ruthsatz K, Peck MA, Dausmann KH, Sabatino NM, Glos J (2018a) Patterns of temperature induced developmental plasticity in anuran larvae. J Therm Biol 74:123-132.