Research interest

My main research interest lies in the dynamics of behavioral and morphological traits, their plasticity, interaction and adaptiveness on an individual and population level. I am working with juvenile perch (Perca fluviatilis). I investigate behavioral and morphological trait dynamics in predator-prey interactions. Furthermore I am interested in the patterns shaping an individual’s behavioral response, and personality-dependent social interactions and fitness advantages.

Scientific publications

Borcherding, J., Heynen, M., Jager-Kleinicke, T., Winter, H.V. & Eckmann, R. 2010.
Re-establishment of the North Sea houting in the River Rhine. Fisheries Management
and Ecology 17: 291-293.

Heynen, M., Hellström, G., Magnhagen, C. & Borcherding, J. 2010. Does
morphological variation between young-of-the-year perch from two Swedish lakes
depend on genetic differences? Ecology of Freshwater Fish 19: 163-169.

Heynen, M., Heermann, L. & Borcherding, J. 2011. Does the consumption of divergent
resources influence risk taking behaviour in juvenile perch (Perca fluviatilis L.)? Ecology of Freshwater Fish 20: 1-4.

Hellström, G., Heynen, M., Oosten, J., Borcherding, J. & Magnhagen, C. 2011. The effect
of group size on behaviour in Eurasian perch. Ecology of Freshwater Fish.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2011.00506.x

Fink, P., Kottsieper, A., Heynen, M. & Borcherding, J. 2011. Selective zooplanktivory of
an invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid and possible consequences for the zooplankton
community structure of invaded habitats. Aquatic Sciences.
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0210-y