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afbeelding van Natalie van Dis

Natalie van Dis MSc

PhD Student

Animal Ecology


Research themes
  • Eco-evolutionary dynamics
  • Global environmental change

  • Page last updated: 30-04-2021

    Many anthropogenic changes to the environment impact ecosystems, and understanding how ecosystems and species therein respond to these changes is essential for conservation efforts. Within the topic of global change, I have worked on the effects of light pollution on animal behavior and the effects of forest fragmentation on bird biodiversity patterns.

    Since September 2018, I study the eco-evolutionary dynamics in the Winter moth under climate change. Winter moths are rapidly adapting to a changing environment. Climate change changes the timing of oak bud burst and Winter moth egg hatching, such that asynchrony occurs between this critical food source for Winter moth larvae and Winter moth egg hatching. In response, Winter moth egg development has genetically changed and seems to have become less sensitive to temperature resulting in a better match with oak bud burst.

    In my PhD, I aim to uncover the mechanism of adaptation underlying the observed changes in the timing of Winter moth egg hatching. We work in close collaboration with the Evolutionary genetics and Chronobiology groups at Groningen University (RUG). The question of how the Winter moth adapts to climate change is intriguing, because it is a fundamental question looking into the mechanism of evolution, while addressing the contemporary issue of global warming. Answering this question will require an interdisciplinary, holistic approach, linking different levels of biology into a bigger picture. In my PhD, I will link ecological dynamics to functional genomics in the context of a changing environment.

    At NIOO, Winter moths have been sampled yearly since 1994. Using this long-term database and additional fieldwork and experiments, I will use three approaches to uncover the mechanism of adaptation in Winter moths:

    1. Population dynamics and genetics: has mistiming in Winter moths resulted in population bottlenecks?
    2. Embryology and transcriptomics: when and how during egg development does temperature act?
    3. Genomics: which genomic regions have been the target of selection during adaptation to climate change?

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    Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG): Wertheim Lab (Evolutionary Genetics group) and Hut lab (Chronobiology group)

      2021

    • van Dis, N. E., Spoelstra, K., Visser, M. E., & Dominoni, D. M. (2021). Color of Artificial Light at Night Affects Incubation Behavior in the Great Tit, Parus major. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, [728377]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.728377
    • van Dis, N. E., van der Zee, M., Hut, R. A., Wertheim, B., & Visser, M. E. (2021). Timing of increased temperature sensitivity coincides with nervous system development in winter moth embryos. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224(17). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242554
    • 2018

    • Spoelstra, K., Ramakers, J. J. C., van Dis, N. E., & Visser, M. E. (2018). No effect of artificial light of different colors on commuting Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) in a choice experiment. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 329(8-9), 506-510. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2178
    • 2017

    • Welbers, A., van Dis, N., Kolvoort, A., Ouyang, J. Q., Visser, M. E., Spoelstra, K., & Dominoni, D. M. (2017). Artificial Light at Night Reduces Daily Energy Expenditure in Breeding Great Tits (Parus major). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, [2017.00055]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00055

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