Akanksha Singh
Chair for Terrestrial Ecology
Department of Ecology and Ecosystemmanagement
Technische Universität München
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2
D-85350 Freising-Weihenstephan
Room: 1.2.2.4
Phone: +49.8161.71.4149
Fax: +49.8161.71.4427
E-mail: ga46jim[at]mytum.de
Curriculum vitae
| Since | 2012 | PhD Student at the Chair of Terrrestrial Ecology, Technische Universität München. |
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| 2012 | Birdwatch Ireland Volunteer. | |
| 2011 | M.Sc. in Biodiversity and Conservation in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. Thesis title- Biogeographical Analysis of the Flora of Indochina (Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam). | |
| 2010- | 2011 | Research Assistant at Agumbe Rainforest Research Station, India. |
| 2008 | B.Sc. in Life Sciences, University of Delhi. |
Research interest
- Multitrophic interactions in the Plant-Arthropod System
- Ecology and behavior of ants
- Insect migration
Publications
2016
| Singh, A., S. E. Zytynska, R. Hanna and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Ant attendance of the cotton aphid is beneficial for okra plants: deciphering multitrophic interactions. Agricultural and Forest Entomology DOI:10.1111/afe.12159. PDF |
2014
| Singh, A., J. Braun, E. Decker, S. Hans, A. Wagner, W. W. Weisser and S. E. Zytynska. 2014. Plant genetic variation mediates an indirect ecological effect between belowground earthworms and aboveground aphids. BMC Ecology 14:25. PDF |