Registration

Opening remarks by Scientific Director

Session 1

Chair: Klemens Eriksson

Helmut Hillebrand (University of Oldenburg, Germany)
Beyond alpha – the multiple dimensions of biodiversity change

Klemens Eriksson (University of Groningen)
Uncover a data deficient Wadden Sea

Pablo Tittonell (University of Groningen)
Agroecology: towards resilient food systems and landscapes for people and nature

Tea/coffee break

Session 2

Chair: Hans van Veen

Eric Schranz (Wageningen University & Research)
Maroon rice from Suriname genomic diversity reflects 350 years of colonial history

Jean-Christophe Billeter (University of Groningen)
How to integrate evolutionary and mechanistic approaches using Drosophila

Joana Falcao Salles (University of Groningen)
Ecological powerhouses: leveraging the microbiome for climate change resilience and sustainable production

Lunch

Session 3

Chair: Peter Meerlo

Niels Rattenborg (Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany)
A bird's-eye view of sleep

Sanne Moorman (University of Groningen)
How perception affects action: studying neural integration of auditory feedback in birdsong and speech

Lukas van Oudenhove (Leuven Brain Institute, Belgium)
Small Molecules, Big Impact? Short-chain fatty acids as microbiota-gut-brain axis mediators of human psychophysiology

Session 4

Posters and drinks

Session 5

Chair: Yagmur Erten

Hanna Kokko (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany)
Shades of grey in the context of death

Ido Pen (University of Groningen)
Maternal manipulation of offspring size can trigger the evolution of eusociality in promiscuous species

Maurine Dietz (University of Groningen)
Microbiomes in avian ecology

Poster prizes

Closing remarks

Dinner

Social 20:00-00:00