Publications

Eizaguirre C, Lenz TL, Kalbe M, Milinski M. 2012. Rapid and adaptive evolution of MHC genes under parasite selection in experimental vertebrate populations. Nature Communications 3: 621.

Samonte-Padilla IE, Eizaguirre C, Scharsack JP, Lenz TL, Milinski M. 2011. Induction of diploid gynogenesis in an evolutionary model system, the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). BMC Developmental Biology 11: 55.

Lenz TL. 2011. Computational prediction of MHC II-antigen binding supports divergent allele advantage and explains trans-species polymorphism. Evolution 65: 2380-2390.

Lenz TL. 2011. Uterine selection for immunocompetent offspring [Letter]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108: E253.

Eizaguirre C, Lenz TL, Sommerfeld RD, Harrod C, Kalbe M, Milinski M. 2011. Parasite diversity, patterns of MHC II variation and olfactory based mate choice in diverging three-spined stickleback ecotypes. Evolutionary Ecology 25: 605-622.

Eizaguirre C, Lenz TL. 2010. Major histocompatibility complex polymorphism: dynamics and consequences of parasite-mediated local adaptation in fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 2023–2047.

Lenz TL, Eizaguirre C, Scharsack JP, Kalbe M, Milinski M. 2009. Disentangling the role of MHC-dependent 'good genes' and 'compatible genes' in mate choice decisions of three-spined sticklebacks under semi-natural conditions. Journal of Fish Biology (special stickleback issue) 75: 2122 - 2142.

Lenz TL, Wells K, Pfeiffer M, Sommer S. 2009 Diverse MHC IIB allele repertoire increases parasite resistance and body condition in the Long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus). BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 269.

Eizaguirre C, Yeates SE, Lenz TL, Kalbe M, Milinski M.2009. MHC-based mate choice combines good genes and maintenance of MHC polymorphism. Molecular Ecology 18: 3316-3329.

Lenz TL, Eizaguirre C, Becker S, Reusch TBH. 2009. RSCA genotyping of MHC for high-throughput evolutionary studies in the model organism three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 57.

Eizaguirre C, Lenz TL, Traulsen A, Milinski M. 2009. Speciation accelerated and stabilized by pleiotropic major histocompatibility complex immunogenes. Ecology Letters 12: 5-12.

Lenz TL, Becker, S 2008. Simple approach to reduce PCR artefact formation leads to reliable genotyping of MHC and other highly polymorphic loci - implications for evolutionary analysis. Gene 427: 117-123.

Urbach D, Bittner D, Lenz TL, Bernet D, Wahli T, Wedekind C. 2007. Sperm velocity in an Alpine whitefish: effects of age, size, condition, fluctuating asymmetry and gonad abnormalities. Journal of Fish Biology 71: 672-683.

Lenz TL, Jacob A., Wedekind C. 2007. Manipulating sex ratio to increase population growth: the example of the Lesser Kestrel. Animal Conservation 10: 236-244.

Meeting abstracts

2011:

9th Aquavit Symposium. MPI for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany. 30.3.-01.04.
Oral: Cryptic female choice for optimal MHC diversity?.

2010:

International conference of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. Lyon, France. 04.-08.07. Poster: Computational prediction of HLA-antigen binding explains divergent HLA genotypes and the maintenance of ancient allelic lineages.

2010:

8th Aquavit Symposium. MPI for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany. 14.-15.05.
Oral: A computational approach to understanding the maintenance of MHC diversity.

2009:

International Conference on Evolutionary Ecology of Fishes. Erkner, Germany. 22.-25.11. Oral: Evolution of adaptive immune genes in two sympatric stickleback species (G. aculeatus & P. pungitius).

2009:

Workshop 'Mind the gap: Joining theoretical and empirical populations genetics'. Freiburg, Germany. 02.-03.10. Oral: Parallel evolution of adaptive immune genes in two sympatric stickleback species (G. aculeatus & P. pungitius).

2009:

12th conference of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Torino, Italy. 24.-29.08. Poster: Digital analysis of adaptive gene expression in two different ecotypes of the three-spined stickleback.

2009:

6th International Conference on Stickleback Behaviour and Evolution. Leicester, UK, 13.-17.07.
Oral: Disentangling the role of MHC-dependent 'good genes' and 'compatible genes' in mate choice decisions of three-spined sticklebacks under semi-natural conditions.

2009:

7th Aquavit Symposium. MPI for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany. 14.-15.05.
Oral: Effects of MHC diversity and specific haplotypes on immunocompetence, reproductive success and mate choice decisions of three-spined sticklebacks under semi-natural conditions.

2009:

Workshop of the German Genetics Society. Evolutionary Genetics: Impact of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies. Wittenberg, Germany, 02.-04.04.
Oral: Digital analysis of adaptive gene expression in two different ecotypes of the three-spined stickleback.

2008:

6th Aquavit Symposium. MPI for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany. 22.-23.05.
Oral: Stickleback goes 454.

2008:

PhD workshop of the German Zoological Society. University of Hamburg, Germany. 22.-24.02. Poster: Evolution of adaptive immune genes in two sympatric stickleback species

2007:

11th conference of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Uppsala, Sweden. 20.-25.08. Poster: Evolution of adaptive immune genes in two sympatric stickleback species.

2007:

Seminar in the lab of Prof. C. Wedekind, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. 30.05.
Invited lecture: Evolutionary Ecology of the Stickleback.

2007:

5th Aquavit Symposium. MPI for Limnology, Plön, Germany. 08.-09.03.
Oral: Same same but different - 'Ecolution' of two stickleback species.

2006:

5th International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution. UAA, Anchorage, USA. 30.07.-04.08.06.
Oral: RSCA - a reliable method to type highly variable loci.

2006:

4th Aquavit Symposium. MPI for Limnology, Plön, Germany. 07.-08.03.
Oral: Molecular Depths of MHC - The quest is continuing.

2006:

PhD workshop of the German Zoological Society: University of Potsdam, Germany. 24.-26.02.
Oral: The house finch, an epidemic and a bottleneck - effects on MHC diversity.

2005:

10th Conference of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Krakow, Poland. 15.-20.08.
Poster: The genetic effect of manipulating sex ration in the captive breeding of lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni).