• Curriculum Vitae

    Positions

    since 05/2025:
    Scientific Coordinator
    Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment (JICE) & Fokus Area InChangE, Bielefeld University

    seit 04/2018:
    Scientific Coordinator
    CRC-TRR 212 NC³ (DFG), Bielefeld University

    09/2023–04/2025:
    Scientific Coordinator
    InChangE (NRW Profilbildung 2020), Bielefeld University

    08/2015–04/2018:
    Scientific Coordinator
    RTG 2118 BioMove (DFG), Potsdam University

    01/2010–04/2015:
    Research Associate
    Animal Ecology, Potsdam University

    2009:
    Research Assistant
    Animal Ecology, Potsdam University

    Education

    06/2015–07/2015:
    Training in geoinformation systems (ArcGIS basic & advanced)
    cimdata GmbH Berlin

    2015:
    Doctorate in Animal Ecology & Behavioural Biology (Dr. rer. nat.)
    Potsdam University

    2002–2008:
    Studies in Biology (Diploma; focus: Ecology & Behevioural Research)
    Bielefeld University

  • Publications

    Scientific Publications

    Eccard JA, Herde A, Schuster AC, Liesenjohann T, Knopp T, Heckel G, Dammhahn M (2022): Fitness, risk taking, and spatial behavior covary with boldness in experimental vole populations. Ecology and Evolution 12(2), e8521.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8521

    Schlaegel UE, Grimm V, Blaum N, Colangeli P, Dammhahn M, Eccard JA, Hausmann SL, Herde A, Hofer H, Joshi J, Kramer-Schadt S, et al. (2020): Movement-mediated community assembly and coexistence. Biological Reviews 95(4), 1073–1096.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12600 

    Schlägel UE, Signer J, Herde A, Eden S, Jeltsch F, Eccard JA, Dammhahn M (2019): Estimating interactions between individuals from concurrent animal movements. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10(8), 1234–1245.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13235 

    Schirmer A, Herde A, Eccard JA, Dammhahn M (2019): Individuals in space: personality-dependent space use, movement and microhabitat use facilitate individual spatial niche specialization. Oecologia 189(3), 647–660.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04365-5 

    Kowalski GJ, Grimm V, Herde A, Günther A, Eccard JA (2019): Does animal personality affect movement in habitat corridors? Experiments with common voles (Microtus arvalis) using different corridor widths. Animals: an open access journal from MDPI 9(6), 291.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060291 

    Schuster AC, Herde A, Mazzoni CJ, Eccard JA, Sommer S (2016): Evidence for selection maintaining MHC diversity in a rodent species despite strong density fluctuations. Immunogenetics 68(6–7), 429–437.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-016-0916-z 

    Wilske B, Eccard JA, Zistl-Schlingmann M, Hohmann M, Methler A, Herde A, Liesenjohann T, Dannenmann M, Butterbach-Bahl K, Breuer L (2015): Effects of short term bioturbation by common voles on biogeochemical soil variables. PLoS One 10(5), e0126011.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126011 

    Gracceva G, Herde A, Groothuis TGG, Koolhaas JM, Palme R, Eccard JA (2014): Turning shy on a winter's day: Effects of season on personality and stress response in Microtus arvalis. Ethology 120(8), 753–767.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12246 

    Eccard JA*, Herde A* (2013): Seasonal variation in the behaviour of a short-lived rodent. BMC Ecology 13(1), 43.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-13-43 

    Herde A, Eccard JA (2013): Consistency in boldness, activity and exploration at different stages of life. BMC Ecology 13.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-13-49 

    *shared first authorship