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Gabi Gerlach
Marine Biological Laboratory,
USA
Title
Chemical communication in zebrafish
Abstract
Perception of olfactory cues plays an important role in migration and natal
recruitment of fish species but also in all kinds of social behavior: kin
recognition and mate choice. Our experiments show that larval fish imprint on
specific odor cues during early development. We use zebrafish
as a model organism to study the genetic basis and behavioral consequences of
such olfactory imprinting.
Degrees / Positions
1985/86 Diploma-thesis
«Interactions of immobilized phosphofructokinase
with soluble muscle proteins.» Lab.: Prof. Dr. H.W.
Hofer, Department of Biochemistry, University
of Konstanz, Germany
1986/90 Ph.D.
«Dispersal mechanism in wild house mice» Lab.: Prof. Dr. H. Markl, Department of Behavioral Physiology, University of Konstanz,
Germany
1990 – 1994 Managing director of BiCon
Ltd., International Environmental Consultancy, Switzerland, Project leader
Dept. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology; projects in Germany,
Switzerland, Tanzania and the Seychelles
1994 – 2002 Assistant Prof., Lab: Prof. Dr. H. Markl, Department of Behavioral Physiology, University of
Konstanz, Germany or Habilitation in Zoology and
Ecology, University of Konstanz, Germany
since 2002 Associate
Professor, Marine Resources Center,
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole,
USA
since 2002 Adjunct Professor Boston University
Selected
recent publications
- Atema, J.,
M. Kingsford, and G. Gerlach. 2002. Larval reef fish could
use odour for detection, retention and
orientation to reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 241:151-160.
- Behrmann-Godel, J.,
G. Gerlach, and R. Eckmann. 2004. Postglacial colonization shows evidence for
sympatric population splitting of Eurasian perch (Perca
fluviatilis L.) in Lake Constance.
Molecular Ecology 13:491-497.
- Delaney, M., C. Follet, N. Ryan, N. Hanney,
J. Lusk-Yablick, and G. Gerlach.
2002. Social interaction and distribution of female zebrafish
(Danio rerio)
in a large aquarium. The Biological Bulletin 203:240-241.
- Gerlach,
G., U. Schardt, R. Eckmann, and A. Meyer. 2001. Kin-structured
subpopulations in Eurasian perch (Perca
fluviatilis L.). Heredity 86:213-221.
- Mann,
K. D., E. R. Turnell, J. Atema,
and G. Gerlach. 2003.
Kin recognition in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)
based on olfactory cues. The Biological Bulletin 205:224-225.
- Turnell, E. R., K. D. Mann, G. G.
Rosenthal, and G. Gerlach. 2003. Mate Choice in Zebrafish
(Danio rerio)
analyzed with video-stimulus techniques. The Biological Bulletin
205:225-226.
Marine Biological Laboratory
7MBL Street
Woods Hole,
MA 02543-1015,
USA
Telephone office 508 289 7120
Email ggerlach@mbl.edu
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