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Wolf U. Blanckenhorn
Researcher at University of Zurich
Publications - 191
Citations - 10461
Wolf U. Blanckenhorn is an academic researcher from University of Zurich. The author has contributed to research in topics: Scathophaga stercoraria & Sexual selection. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 182 publications receiving 9443 citations. Previous affiliations of Wolf U. Blanckenhorn include Concordia University Wisconsin & State University of New York System.
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Genetic data confirm the species status of Sepsis nigripes Meigen (Diptera:Sepsidae) and adds one species to the Alpine fauna while questioning the synonymy of Sepsis helvetica Munari
TL;DR: The conflict surrounding the taxonomic status of the European Sepsis nigripes Meigen, 1826 is resolved, and it is shown to be a valid species using morphological and molecular data applied to multiple species concepts.
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Results of an international ring test with the dung fly Musca autumnalis in support of a new OECD test guideline.
Jörg Römbke,Katie Barrett,Wolf U. Blanckenhorn,Tom Hargreaves,N. Kadiri,Silvio Knäbe,Jörn Lehmhus,Jean-Pierre Lumaret,Boris Rosenkranz,Adam Scheffczyk,Tatsuya Sekine +10 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the face fly is suitably sensitive, and the methods sufficiently repeatable, to support use of this standardized bioassay by the international community in the registration of new veterinary pharmaceuticals.
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Condition dependence and the maintenance of genetic variance in a sexually dimorphic black scavenger fly
TL;DR: Quantitative genetic evidence in support of the genic capture model was inconsistent and weak at best, and genetic variance in fore femur width was low to nil, perhaps depleted by putatively strong sexual selection.
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Healthier or bigger? Trade-off mediating male dimorphism in the black scavenger fly Sepsis thoracica (Diptera: Sepsidae)
TL;DR: Insect species that grow under high densities, where competition for resources but also the risk of disease contagion is high, prompting important adjustments in immune response and melanic cuticular pigmentation, with consequent sacrifices in other fitness‐related traits, are studied.
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The role of sexual selection and conflict in mediating among-population variation in mating strategies and sexually dimorphic traits in Sepsis punctum.
TL;DR: Overall mating success increased with the degree of male-bias in overall body size and forelimb modification, suggesting that these traits have evolved as a means of increasing male mating rate.