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Oliver Otti
I moved to Dresden in 12/2021 and I now work at TU Dresden
within the Applied Zoology Group.
My interest in science is centred on the evolutionary and ecological aspects of sexual selection, host- parasite interactions, and immunity. Over the past years, I have worked extensively on evolutionary and behavioural ecology, particularly on the conflict between individuals or species, whether it be conflicts between host and parasite or between male and female. Sexual reproduction and parasitism have always been the central interests in my life as a biologist. Moreover, it is increasingly being recognised that female responses to sexual conflict and host responses to parasites are not mutually exclusive topics but rather are intimately connected. I am convinced that linking reproduction with host-microbe interactions will give many novel insights into how individuals deal with opportunistic infections and parasites and optimize reproductive investment.
For more info please visit my website.
Publikationen
2024
Dimitri Seidenath, Andreas Mittereder, Thomas Hillenbrand, Dieter Brüggemann, Oliver Otti, Heike Feldhaar: Do diesel exhaust particles in pollen affect colony founding in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris?. In: Insectes Sociaux, 71 (2024). - S. 157-163.
doi:10.1007/s00040-024-00965-4
2023
Markéta Sasínková, Ondřej Balvín, Jana Vandrovcová, Christian Massino, Alfons Weig, Klaus Reinhardt, Oliver Otti, Tomáš Bartonička: Despite genetic isolation in sympatry, post-copulatory reproductive barriers have not evolved between bat- and human-associated common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius L.). In: Frontiers in Zoology, 20 (2023). - .
doi:10.1186/s12983-023-00514-y
Dimitri Seidenath, Alfons Weig, Andreas Mittereder, Thomas Hillenbrand, Dieter Brüggemann, Thorsten Opel, Nico Langhof, Marcel Riedl, Heike Feldhaar, Oliver Otti: Diesel exhaust particles alter gut microbiome and gene expression in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. In: Ecology and Evolution, 13 (2023). - .
doi:10.1002/ece3.10180
Frederic Hüftlein, Dimitri Seidenath, Andreas Mittereder, Thomas Hillenbrand, Dieter Brüggemann, Oliver Otti, Heike Feldhaar, Christian Laforsch, Matthias Schott: Effects of diesel exhaust particles on the health and survival of the buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris after acute and chronic oral exposure. In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, 458 (2023). - .
doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131905
2022
Anja Holzinger, Magdalena Mair, Darleen Lücker, Dimitri Seidenath, Thorsten Opel, Nico Langhof, Oliver Otti, Heike Feldhaar: Comparison of fitness effects in the earthworm Eisenia fetida after exposure to single or multiple anthropogenic pollutants. In: Science of the Total Environment, 838, Part 3 (2022). - .
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156387
Christian Massino, Cornelia Wetzker, Ondřej Balvín, Tomáš Bartonička, Jana Křemenová, Markéta Sasínková, Oliver Otti, Klaus Reinhardt: Seminal fluid and sperm diluent affect sperm metabolism in an insect : Evidence from NAD(P)H and flavin adenine dinucleotide autofluorescence lifetime imaging. In: Microscopy Research and Technique, 85 (2022). - S. 398-411.
doi:10.1002/jemt.23914
2021
Dimitri Seidenath, Anja Holzinger, Klara Kemnitz, Nico Langhof, Darleen Lücker, Thorsten Opel, Oliver Otti, Heike Feldhaar: Individual vs. Combined Short-Term Effects of Soil Pollutants on Colony Founding in a Common Ant Species. In: Frontiers in Insect Science, 1 (2021). - .
doi:10.3389/finsc.2021.761881
Jana Křemenová, Tomáš Bartonička, Ondřej Balvín, Christian Massino, Klaus Reinhardt, Markéta Sasínková, Alfons Weig, Oliver Otti: Male diet affects female fitness and sperm competition in human- and bat-associated lineages of the common bedbug, Cimex lectularius. In: Scientific Reports, 11 (2021). - .
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-94622-6
2020
Gitta Baeuerle, Heike Feldhaar, Oliver Otti: Comparing a Potential External Immune Defense Trait to Internal Immunity in Females of Wild Bumblebees. In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (2020). - .
doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00062
Sara Bellinvia, Andrea Spachtholz, Ina Borgwardt, Bastian Schauer, Oliver Otti: Female immunity in response to sexually transmitted opportunistic bacteria in the common bedbug Cimex lectularius. In: Journal of Insect Physiology, 123 (2020). - .
doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104048
Jana Křemenová, Ondřej Balvín, Oliver Otti, Michal Pavonič, Klaus Reinhardt, Zdeněk Šimek, Tomáš Bartonička: Identification and age-dependence of pteridines in bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) and bat bugs (C. pipistrelli) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In: Scientific Reports, 10 (2020). - .
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-66919-5
Sara Bellinvia, Paul R. Johnston, Susan Mbedi, Oliver Otti: Mating changes the genital microbiome in both sexes of the common bedbug Cimex lectularius across populations. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287 (2020). - .
doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0302
Heike Feldhaar, Oliver Otti: Pollutants and Their Interaction with Diseases of Social Hymenoptera. In: Insects, 11 (2020). - .
doi:10.3390/insects11030153
Seth M. Barribeau, Oliver Otti: Sexual Reproduction and Immunity . In: (Hrsg.): Encyclopedia of Life Sciences : ELS. - Chichester: Wiley, 2020.
doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0028146
Panupong Thongprem, Sophie E. F. Evison, Gregory D. D. Hurst, Oliver Otti: Transmission, Tropism, and Biological Impacts of Torix Rickettsia in the Common Bed Bug Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). In: Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 (2020). - .
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.608763
Sara Bellinvia, Paul R. Johnston, Klaus Reinhardt, Oliver Otti: Bacterial communities of the reproductive organs of virgin and mated common bedbugs, Cimex lectularius. In: Ecological Entomology, 45 (2020). - S. 142-154.
doi:10.1111/een.12784
Simon Tragust, Pina Brinker, Natacha Rossel, Oliver Otti: Balancing Life History Investment Decisions in Founding Ant Queens. In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (2020). - .
doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00076
2019
Oliver Otti, Peter Deines, Katrin Hammerschmidt, Klaus Reinhardt: Do Bacteria Change Their Language When They Enter the Body Through Wounds? Answers From Bedbug Experiments. In: Frontiers for Young Minds, 7 (2019). - .
doi:10.3389/frym.2019.00001
Elena Kaufmann, Oliver Otti: Males increase their fitness by choosing large females in the common bedbug Cimex lectularius. In: Animal Biology, 69 (2019). - S. 17-32.
doi:10.1163/15707563-20181033
2017
Oliver Otti, Peter Deines, Katrin Hammerschmidt, Klaus Reinhardt: Regular Wounding in a Natural System : Bacteria Associated With Reproductive Organs of Bedbugs and Their Quorum Sensing Abilities. In: Frontiers in Immunology, 8 (2017). - .
doi:10.3389/fimmu.2017.01855
2016
Bettina Kaldun, Oliver Otti: Condition-dependent ejaculate production affects male mating behavior in the common bedbug Cimex lectularius. In: Ecology and Evolution, 6 (2016). - S. 2548-2558.
doi:10.1002/ece3.2073
2015
Tobias Gegner, Oliver Otti, Simon Tragust, Heike Feldhaar: Do microsporidia function as “biological weapon” for Harmonia axyridis under natural conditions?. In: Insect Science, 22 (2015). - S. 353-359.
doi:10.1111/1744-7917.12224
Oliver Otti, Paul R. Johnston, Gavin J. Horsburgh, Juan Galindo, Klaus Reinhardt: Female transcriptomic response to male genetic and nongenetic ejaculate variation. In: Behavioral Ecology, 26 (2015). - S. 681-688.
doi:10.1093/beheco/aru209
Oliver Otti: Genitalia-associated microbes in insects. In: Insect Science, 22 (2015). - S. 325-339.
doi:10.1111/1744-7917.12183
Toby Fountain, Roger K. Butlin, Klaus Reinhardt, Oliver Otti: Outbreeding effects in an inbreeding insect, Cimex lectularius. In: Ecology and Evolution, 5 (2015). - S. 409-418.
doi:10.1002/ece3.1373
2014
Oliver Otti, Simon Tragust, Heike Feldhaar: Unifying external and internal immune defences. In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 29 (2014). - S. 625-634.
doi:10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.002
2013
Oliver Otti, Aimee P. McTighe, Klaus Reinhardt: In vitro antimicrobial sperm protection by an ejaculate-like substance. In: Functional Ecology, 27 (2013). - S. 219-226.
doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12025
2012
Klaus Reinhardt, Oliver Otti: Comparing sperm swimming speed. In: Evolutionary Ecology Research, 14 (2012). - S. 1039-1056.
Oliver Otti, Iris Gantenbein-Ritter, Alain Jacot, Martin W. G. Brinkhof: Immune response increases predation risk. In: Evolution, 66 (2012). - S. 732-739.
doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01506.x
2011
Marcel P. Haesler, Charlotte M. Lindeyer, Oliver Otti, Danielle Bonfils, Dik Heg, Michael Taborsky: Female mouthbrooders in control of pre- and postmating sexual selection. In: Behavioral Ecology, 22 (2011). - S. 1033-1041.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arr087
2010
Fardo Witsenburg, Roger Schürch, Oliver Otti, Dik Heg: Behavioural types and ecological effects in a natural population of the cooperative cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher. In: Animal Behaviour, 80 (2010). - S. 757-767.
doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.07.016
2009
Oliver Otti, Richard A. Naylor, Michael T. Siva-Jothy, Klaus Reinhardt: Bacteriolytic Activity in the Ejaculate of an Insect. In: The American Naturalist, 174 (2009). - S. 292-295.
doi:10.1086/600099
2008
Alain Jacot, Hannes Scheuber, Barbara Holzer, Oliver Otti, Martin W. G. Brinkhof: Diel variation in a dynamic sexual display and its association with female mate-searching behaviour. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275 (2008). - S. 579-585.
doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1500
Oliver Otti, Paul Schmid-Hempel: A field experiment on the effect of Nosema bombi in colonies of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. In: Ecological Entomology, 33 (2008). - S. 577-582.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.00998.x
Oliver Otti, Ben M. Sadd: Parental guidance? Trans-generational influences on offspring life history in mosquitoes. In: Trends in Parasitology, 24 (2008). - S. 197-199.
doi:10.1016/j.pt.2008.02.004
2007
Oliver Otti, Paul Schmid-Hempel: Nosema bombi : A pollinator parasite with detrimental fitness effects. In: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 96 (2007). - S. 118-124.
doi:10.1016/j.jip.2007.03.016
2006
Dik Heg, Ralph Bergmüller, Danielle Bonfils, Oliver Otti, Zina Bachar, Reto Burri, Gerald Heckel, Michael Taborsky: Cichlids do not adjust reproductive skew to the availability of independent breeding options. In: Behavioral Ecology, 17 (2006). - S. 419-429.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arj056
Dr. Oliver Otti
Group Leader
TU Dresden
Applied Zoology
E-Mail: oliver.otti@tu-dresden.de
Homepage: Ottis website
ResearchGate: Oliver Otti