Eva Verena Bärmann
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Mammal Evolution and Morphology
Museum of Zoology Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3EJ United Kingdom +44 (0)1223 336629 evb24 [at]
cam.ac.uk
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Research area
I am interested in the phylogenetic relationships of ruminants (giraffes, deer, bovids, and relatives) and the evolution of their cranial appendages. These structures are mainly used in intraspecific combat, where males fight for access to reproduction. The behavior associated with it is variable and always involves a great deal of displaying. This could explain why there is such a wide range of different appendages, where the lifestyle and habitat of the species are relatively less variable.For understanding the Evolution of these structures, a well resolved phylogeny is needed. I aim at reconstructing such a phylogeny using a wide range of data, including molecular sequences and morphological characters.
For collecting the morphological data I mainly work in the University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin an the Natural History Museum in London. Laboratory work is carried out in the Geobio-Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich.
All data will be analized together as a supermatrix.
I will also include fossil ruminant groups in my analysis, that don't have any living representatives. Some of them show an even greater morphological diversity in their appendages, like a third "horn" at the back of the skull in Palaeomerycids. I want to test the hypothesis that general trends in the morphology of cranial appendages can be explained by the social behavior and ecology of the animals. If this is true it should be possible to draw hypotheses on social structure and fighting behavior in fossil ruminant species.
Fieldwork
2008 and 2010 participating in the excavations in Batallones, a locality for Spanish Miocene2011 participating in the excavation in Daroca, a locality for Spanish Miocene
Grants
my PhD is funded by NERC,
the Cambridge European Trust
and the Balfour Fund
in 2011 I visited the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales with the aid of
Publications
Bärmann, E.V. and Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. (in press): A
Phylogenetic Study of Late Growth Events in a Mammalian Evolutionary
Radiation - The Cranial Sutures of Terrestrial Artiodactyl Mammals.
Journal of Mammalian Evolution, DOI 10.1007/s10914-011-9176-8Bärmann, E.V. and Rössner, G.E. (2011): Dental nomenclature in Ruminantia: towards a standard terminological framework. Mammalian Biology 76 (6), 762-768
Bärmann, E.V., Fürst von Lieven, A. & Sudhaus, W. (2009): Revision and phylogeny of Myolaimus (Secernentea, Nematoda) with the description of four new species. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics 12(2), 145-168
Fürst von Lieven, A., Bärmann, E.V. & Sudhaus, W. (2005): How can nematodes mate without spicules? Function of the male gonoduct glands in the roundworm Myolaimus. Zoology 108, 211-216
Presentations
Bärmann, E.V., Andres Rodrigo, M., Alcalde, G., Sánchez, I.M., Morales, J. (2010): Total evidence analysis of the Antilopinae with implications for the early history of African antelopes. Talk at 70th meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (SVP) in Pittsburgh, USABärmann, E.V. (2010) The benefit of simultaneous analysis of molecular and morphological data – an example from Antilopinae (Bovidae, Cetartiodactyla). Talk at 80th Annual general meeting of the German Paleontological Society (PalGes)
Bärmann, E.V. and Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. (2010): Suture closure as a paradigm to study late growth in Recent and fossil mammals: A case study with ectocranial patterns in Cetartiodactyla. Talk at 58th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy (SVPCA) in Cambridge
Bärmann, E.V.(2008): Die Gattung Myolaimus: Morphologie, Taxonomie, Phylogenie und Reproduktionsbiologie. Talk at 36th meeting of the „Arbeitskreis Nematologie“ in Vienna
Bärmann, E.V. & Fürst von Lieven, A. (2007): Wie können sich Nematoden ohne Spicula paaren? Talk at 35th meeting of the „Arbeitskreis Nematologie“ in Potsdam
Posters
Bärmann,
E.V.,
Börner, S., Rössner, G.E., Hebel, C., Hammer, S.,
Erpenbeck, D., Wörheide, G. (2011): Gazella arabica - lost and found?
Poster presented at 85th meeting of the German Society for Mammalian
Biology (DFG) in Luxembourg. (1st Poster prize)
Bärmann, E.V. (2009): Bayesian analysis of ruminants using molecular and morphological data. Poster presented at 69th meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (SVP) in Bristol
Bärmann, E.V. (2009): A total evidence approach to Ruminant phylogeny. Poster presented at 7th meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (EAVP) in Berlin
Teaching experience
co-supervising the Master's thesis of Saskia Börner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, on the taxonomic status of Gazella arabica Licht., 1827since Oct. 2009 supervising undergraduates for the Department of Zoology, Demonstrations for practicals
- Part II Lecture on Topics in Vertebrate Evolution
- Part II Lecture on Mammalian Evolution an Faunal History
- Part Ib Lecture and Practical on Animal Biology (Vertebrates)
Undergraduate studies
Diplom in Biology at Free University Berlin, Diploma Thesis:
„Morphology, taxonomy, and reproductional biology of Myolaimus (Nematoda)“Evolutionary Biology group, supervisor: Prof. W. Sudhaus
Other interests
playing violin in the Cambridge
Graduate Orchestra (2008-2011) and the Junges Ensemble Berlin (1999-2008,
since 2011)secretary of the Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin
coordinating sheep farming in the medieval museum Museumsdorf Düppel
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 Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Junges Ensemble Berlin
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