• Curriculum Vitae

    Positions

    since 01/2022:
    Scientific Coordinator
    Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment (JICE), University of Münster

    since 04/2020:
    Co-founder and Editor
    Online science magazine "ETHOlogisch – Verhalten verstehen"

    09/2021–12/2021:
    Online Editor
    Faculty of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück

    08/2017–01/2021:
    Research Associate
    Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster

    04/2012–12/2016:
    Research Associate
    Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster

    Education

    2017:
    Dactorate in Biology (Dr. rer. nat.)
    University of Münster

    2009–2012:
    Studies in Biosciences (M.Sc.)
    University of Münster

    2006–2009:
    Studies in Biosciences (B.Sc.)
    University of Münster

  • Publications

    Scientific Publications

    Mutwill AM, Schielzeth H, Zimmermann TD, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N (2021): Individuality meets plasticity: Endocrine phenotypes across male dominance rank acquisition in guinea pigs living in a complex social environment. Hormones and Behavior 131, 104967.
    10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104967

    Mutwill AM, Zimmermann TD, Hennicke A, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N (2020): Adaptive reshaping of the hormonal phenotype after social niche transition in adulthood. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287, 20200667.
    10.1098/rspb.2020.0667

    Sachser  N, Zimmermann TD, Hennessy MB, Kaiser S (2020): Sensitive phases in the development of rodent social behavior. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 36, 63–70.
    10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.07.014

    Mutwill  AM, Zimmermann  TD, Reuland C, Fuchs S, Kunert J, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N (2019): High reproductive success despite queuing – Socio-sexual development of males in a complex social environment. Frontiers in Psychology 10, 2810.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02810

    Zimmermann TD, Kaiser S, Sachser N (2017): The adaptiveness of a queuing strategy shaped by social experiences during adolescence. Physiology & Behavior 181, 29–37.
    10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.08.025

    Zimmermann TD, Kaiser S, Hennessy MB, Sachser N (2017): Adaptive shaping of the behavioural and neuroendocrine phenotype during adolescence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 284, 20162784.
    20162784. 10.1098/rspb.2016.2784

    Hennessy MB, Kaiser S, Tiedtke T, Sachser N (2015): Stability and change: Stress responses and the shaping of behavioral phenotypes over the life span. Frontiers in Zoology 12(Suppl1), 18.
    10.1186/1742-9994-12-S1-S18

    Other Publications

    Sachser N, Kästner N, Zimmermann T (Eds.): Das unterschätzte Tier. Was wir heute über Tiere wissen und im Umgang mit ihnen besser machen müssen. Rowohlt Verlag, 2022.

    Zimmermann T (2020): Tierische Freundschaften. In: yuki – Das Magazin für Familien aus Münster 1, 24–25.

    Zimmermann T (2019): Sozialverhalten in der Adoleszenz. In: C. Otterstedt (Ed.), Meerschweinchen (Bunte Reihe 7), 10–13.