Publications

2025

Jourdan, J., Klimek, N.M., Stoller, S., Soose, L., Hollert, H., Oehlmann, J., Denslow, N., Cano Rocabayera, O., (2025) Nitrogen pollution in rivers as potential driver of invertebrate species turnover. Environmental Sciences Europe 37, 234. [pdf]

Kabus, J., Schaub, C., Fritsche, D., Cocchiararo, B., Fišer, C., Grabowski, M., Karaouzas, I., Shumka, S., Jourdan, J., (2025) Morphological crypsis within a crustacean species complex is driven by within-species phenotypic diversification. Scientific Reports 15, 43020. [pdf]

Enns, D., Baker, N.J., Oehlmann, J., Jourdan, J., (2025) Functional ecosystem dynamics downstream of wastewater treatment plants. PeerJ 13 [pdf]

Twomey, E., Sylvester, F., Jourdan, J., Hollert, H., Schulte, L., (2025) Quantifying the exposure of amphibian species to heat waves, cold spells, and droughts. Conservation Biology 39, e70074. [pdf]

Soose, L.J., Krauss, M., Landripet, M., Laier, M., Oehlmann, J., Klimpel, S., Brack, W., Schiwy, A., Hollert, H., Jourdan, J., (2025) Acanthocephalans as pollutant sinks? Higher pollutant accumulation in parasites may relieve their crustacean host. Science of the Total Environment 958, 177998. [pdf]

2024

Kabus, J., Hartmann, V., Cocchiararo, B., Dombrowski, A., Enns, D., Karaouzas, I., Lipkowski, K., Pelikan, L., Shumka, S., Soose, L., Baker, N.J., Jourdan, J., (2024) Cryptic species complex shows population-dependent, rather than lineage-dependent tolerance to a neonicotinoid. Environmental Pollution 362, 124888. [pdf]

Soose, L.J., Rex, T., Oehlmann, J., Schiwy, A., Klimpel, S., Hollert, H., Jourdan, J., (2024) One like all? Behavioral response range of native and invasive amphipods to neonicotinoid exposure. Environmental Pollution 356, 124235. [pdf]

Cunze, S., Jourdan, J., Klimpel, S., (2024) Ecologically and Medically important Black flies of the genus Simulium: Identification of biogeographical groups according to similar larval niches. Science of the Total Environment 917, 170454. [pdf]

Pelikan, L., Šidagytė-Copilas, E., Garbaras, A., Jourdan, J., Copilas-Ciocianu, D., (2024) Competitive interaction in headwaters: slow upstream migration leads to trophic competition between native and non-native amphipods. NeoBiota 90, 193-216. [pdf]

Jourdan, J., El Toum Abdel Fadil, S., Oehlmann, J., Hupało, K., (2024) Rapid development of increased neonicotinoid tolerance in non-target freshwater amphipods. Environment International 183, 108368. [pdf]

2023

Enns, D., Cunze, S., Baker, N.J., Oehlmann, J., Jourdan, J., (2023) Flushing away the future: The effects of wastewater treatment plants on aquatic invertebrates. Water Research, 120388. [pdf]

Kabus, J., Cunze, S., Dombrowski, A., Karaouzas, I., Shumka, S., Jourdan, J., (2023) Uncovering the Grinnellian niche space of the cryptic species complex Gammarus roeselii. PeerJ 11, e15800. [pdf]

Soose, L.J., Hügl, K.S., Oehlmann, J., Schiwy, A., Hollert, H., Jourdan, J., (2023) A new approach for the assessment of invertebrate behavior and its use in behavioral ecotoxicology. Science of the Total Environment 897, 165418. [pdf]

Jourdan, J., Bundschuh, M., Copilaș-Ciocianu, D., Fišer, C., Grabowski, M., Hupało, K., Jemec Kokalj, A., Kabus, J., Römbke, J., Soose, L.J., Oehlmann, J., (2023) Cryptic species in ecotoxicology. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 42, 1889-1914.

Sylvester, F., Weichert, F.G., Lozano, V.L., Groh, K.J., Bálint, M., Baumann, L., Bässler, C., Brack, W., Brandl, B., Curtius, J., Dierkes, P., Döll, P., Ebersberger, I., Fragkostefanakis, S., Helfrich, E.J.N., Hickler, T., Johann, S., Jourdan, J., Klimpel, S., Kminek, H., Liquin, F., Möllendorf, D., Müller, T., Oehlmann, J., Ottermanns, R., Pauls, S.U., Piepenbring, M., Pfefferle, J., Schenk, G.J., Scheepens, J.F., Scheringer, M., Schiwy, S., Schlottmann, A., Schneider, F., Schulte, L.M., Schulze-Sylvester, M., Stelzer, E., Strobl, F., Sundermann, A., Tockner, K., Tröger, T., Vilcinskas, A., Völker, C., Winkelmann, R., Hollert, H., (2023) Better integration of chemical pollution research will further our understanding of biodiversity loss. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, 1552–1555

Kochmann, J., Laier, M., Klimpel, S., Wick, A., Kunkel, U., Oehlmann, J., Jourdan, J., (2023) Infection with acanthocephalans increases tolerance of Gammarus roeselii (Crustacea: Amphipoda) to pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, 55582–55595.

Baker, N.J., Welti, E.A., Pilotto, F., Jourdan, J., Beudert, B., Huttunen, K.L., Muotka, T., Paavola, R., Göthe, E., Haase, P., (2023) Seasonal and spatial variation of stream macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional diversity across three boreal regions. Insect Conservation and Diversity 16, 266-284.

2022

Grethlein, M., Pelikan, L., Dombrowski, A., Kabus, J., Oehlmann, J., Weigand, A., Jourdan, J., (2022) Small-scale population structuring results in differential susceptibility to pesticide exposure. Environmental Sciences Europe 34.

Riesch, R., Curtis, A., Jourdan, J., Schlupp, I., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Plath, M., (2022) Two ecological gradients drive phenotypic differentiation of a cave fish over a few hundred metres. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 135, 825-838.

Baranov, V., Jourdan, J., Hunter-Moffatt, B., Noori, S., Schölderle, S., Haug, J.T., (2022) Global size pattern in a group of important ecological indicators (Diptera, Chironomidae) is driven by latitudinal temperature gradients. Insects 13, 34.

Oetken, M., Adler, M., Alt, K., Bachmann, J., Dombrowski, A., Duhme, F., Gabriel, A.-L., Grünewald, J., Jourdan, J., Lück, M., Mensch, C., Rösch, D., Ruthemann, A., Terres, S., Völker, M.L., Wilhelm, F., Oehlmann, J., (2021) The occurrence of intersex in different populations of the marine amphipod Echinogammarus marinus in North-West Brittany – a longterm-study. Frontiers in Endocrinology 12.

Zhou, L., Ouyang, X., Zhao, Y., Gomes-Silva, G., Segura-Muñoz, S.I., Jourdan, J., Riesch, R., Plath, M., (2022) Invasive fish retain plasticity of naturally selected, but diverge in sexually selected traits. Science of the Total Environment 811, 152386.

Jourdan, J., Riesch, R., Cunze, S., (2021) Off to new shores: climate niche expansion in invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia spp.). Ecology and Evolution 00, 1–32. .

Lipkowski, K., Steigerwald, S., Schulte, L.M., Sommer-Trembo, C., Jourdan, J., (2022) Natural variation in social conditions affects male mate choosiness in the amphipod Gammarus roeselii. Current Zoology 68, 459-468

2021

Jähnig, S.C., Baranov, V., Altermatt, F., Cranston, P., Friedrichs‐Manthey, M., Geist, J., He, F., Heino, J., Hering, D., Hölker, F., Jourdan, J., Kalinkat, G., Kiesel, J., Leese, F., Maasri, A., Monaghan, M.T., Schäfer, R.B., Tockner, K., Tonkin, J.D., Domisch, S., (2021) Revisiting global trends in freshwater insect biodiversity. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, e1506.

Baker, N.J., Pilotto, F., Jourdan, J., Beudert, B., Haase, P., (2021) Recovery from air pollution and subsequent acidification masks the effects of climate change on a freshwater macroinvertebrate community. Science of the Total Environment 758, 143685.

2020

Riesch, R., Morley, N.J., Jourdan, J., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Plath, M., (2020) Sulphide-toxic habitats are not refuges from parasite infections in an extremophile fish. Acta Oecologica 106.

Weigand, A.M., Michler-Kozma, D., Kuemmerlen, M., Jourdan, J., (2020) Substantial differences in genetic diversity and spatial structuring among (cryptic) amphipod species in a mountainous river basin. Freshwater Biology 65, 1641-1656.

Santi, F., Riesch, R., Baier, J., Grote, M., Hornung, S., Jüngling, H., Plath, M., Jourdan, J., (2020) A century later: Adaptive plasticity and rapid evolution contribute to geographic variation in invasive mosquitofish. Science of the Total Environment 726, 137908.

Baranov, V., Jourdan, J., Pilotto, F., Wagner, R., Haase, P., (2020) Complex and nonlinear climate-driven changes in freshwater insect communities over 42 years. Conservation Biology 34, 1241-1251.

2019

Jourdan, J., Piro, K., Weigand, A., Plath, M., (2019a) Small-scale phenotypic differentiation along complex stream gradients in a non-native amphipod. Frontiers in Zoology 16, 29.

Jourdan, J., Baranov, V., Wagner, R., Plath, M., Haase, P., (2019b) Elevated temperatures translate into reduced dispersal abilities in a natural population of an aquatic insect. Journal of Animal Ecology 88, 1498-1509.

Jourdan, J., Plath, M., Tonkin, J.D., Ceylan, M., Dumeier, A.C., Gellert, G., Graf, W., Hawkins, C.P., Kiel, E., Lorenz, A.W., Matthaei, C.D., Verdonschot, P.F.M., Verdonschot, R.C.M., Haase, P., (2019c) Reintroduction of freshwater macroinvertebrates: challenges and opportunities. Biological Reviews 94, 368-387.

2018

Ouyang, X., Gao, J., Xie, M., Liu, B., Zhou, L., Chen, B., Jourdan, J., Riesch, R., Plath, M., (2018) Natural and sexual selection drive multivariate phenotypic divergence along climatic gradients in an invasive fish. Scientific Reports 8, 11164.

Pilotto, F., Tonkin, J.D., Januschke, K., Lorenz, A.W., Jourdan, J., Sundermann, A., Hering, D., Stoll, S., Haase, P., (2018) Diverging response patterns of terrestrial and aquatic species to hydromorphological restoration. Conservation Biology 33, 132-141.

Riesch, R., Martin, R.A., Diamond, S.E., Jourdan, J., Plath, M., Brian Langerhans, R., (2018) Thermal regime drives a latitudinal gradient in morphology and life history in a livebearing fish. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 125, 126-141.

Zimmer, C., Riesch, R., Jourdan, J., Bierbach, D., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Plath, M., (2018) Female choice undermines the emergence of strong sexual isolation between locally adapted populations of atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana). Genes 9, 232.

Mirtl, M., Borer, E., Burns, E., Djukic, I., Forsius, M., Haubold, H., Hugo, W., Jourdan, J., Lindenmayer, D., McDowell, W.H., Muraoka, H., Orenstein, D., Pauw, J.C., Peterseil, J., Shibata, H., Wohner, C., Yu, X., Haase, P., (2018) Genesis, goals and achievements of Long-Term Ecological Research at the global scale: A critical review of ILTER and future directions Science of the Total Environment 1439-1462, 1439-1462.

Jourdan, J., O'Hara, R.B., Bottarin, R., Huttunen, K.-L., Kuemmerlen, M., Monteith, D., Muotka, T., Ozoliņš, D., Paavola, R., Pilotto, F., Springe, G., Skuja, A., Sundermann, A., Tonkin, J.D., Haase, P., (2018) Effects of changing climate on European stream invertebrate communities: A long-term data analysis. Science of the Total Environment 621, 588-599.

2017

Gao, J., Ouyang, X., Chen, B., Jourdan, J., Plath, M., (2017) Molecular and morphometric evidence for the widespread introduction of Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853) into freshwaters of mainland China. BioInvasions Records 6, 281-289.

Lukas, J.A., Jourdan, J., Kalinkat, G., Emde, S., Miesen, F.W., Jüngling, H., Cocchiararo, B., Bierbach, D., (2017) On the occurrence of three non-native cichlid species including the first record of a feral population of Pelmatolapia (Tilapia) mariae (Boulenger, 1899) in Europe. Royal Society Open Science 4, 170160.

2016

Jourdan, J., Krause, S., Lazar, V.M., Zimmer, C., Sommer-Trembo, C., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Klaus, S., Riesch, R., Plath, M., (2016a) Shared and unique patterns of phenotypic diversification along a stream gradient in two congeneric species. Scientific Reports 6, 38971.

Riesch, R., Tobler, M., Lerp, H., Jourdan, J., Doumas, T., Nosil, P., Langerhans, R.B., Plath, M., (2016) Extremophile Poeciliidae: multivariate insights into the complexity of speciation along replicated ecological gradients. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16: 136, 1-15.

Sommer-Trembo, C., Bierbach, D., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Verel, Y., Jourdan, J., Zimmer, C., Riesch, R., Streit, B., Plath, M., (2016a) Does personality affect premating isolation between locally-adapted populations? BMC Evolutionary Biology 16, 138.

Jourdan, J., Jordan, M., Zimmer, C., Eifert, C., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Plath, M., (2016b) Response to conspecific chemical cues in surface- and cave-dwelling populations of Atlantic mollies, Poecilia mexicana. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99, 697–70.

Bierbach, D., Laskowski, K.L., Brandt, A.-L., Chen, W., Jourdan, J., Streit, B., Plath, M., (2016) Highly variable, unpredictable activity patterns in invasive, but not native amphipod species. Aquatic Ecology 50, 261-271.

Sommer-Trembo, C., Zimmer, C., Jourdan, J., Bierbach, D., Plath, M., (2016b) Predator experience homogenizes consistent individual differences in predator avoidance. Journal of Ethology 34, 155-165.

Jourdan, J., Baier, J., Riesch, R., Klimpel, S., Streit, B., Müller, R., Plath, M., (2016c) Adaptive growth reduction in response to fish kairomones allows mosquito larvae (Culex pipiens) to reduce predation risk. Aquatic Sciences 78, 303-314.

Jourdan, J., Westerwald, B., Kiechle, A., Chen, W., Streit, B., Klaus, S., Oetken, M., Plath, M., (2016d) Pronounced species turnover, but no functional equivalence in leaf consumption of invasive amphipods in the river Rhine. Biological Invasions 18, 763-774.

2012 - 2015

Jourdan, J., Miesen, F.W., Zimmer, C., Gasch, K., Herder, F., Schleucher, E., Plath, M., Bierbach, D., (2014a) On the natural history of an introduced population of guppies (Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859) in Germany. BioInvasions Records 3, 175–184.

Jourdan, J., Bierbach, D., Riesch, R., Schießl, A., Wigh, A., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Indy, J.R., Klaus, S., Zimmer, C., Plath, M., (2014b) Microhabitat use, population densities, and size distributions of sulfur cave-dwelling Poecilia mexicana. PeerJ 2, e490.

Bierbach, D., Oster, S., Jourdan, J., Arias-Rodriguez, L., Krause, J., Wilson, A.M., Plath, M., (2014) Social network analysis resolves temporal dynamics of male dominance relationships. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68, 935-345.

Plath, M., Sarbu, A., Erkoc, K., Bierbach, D., Jourdan, J., Schleucher, E., (2013) Energetic costs of group-living? A reversed “group effect" in shoaling minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus). Bulletin of Fish Biology 14, 1-10.

Chen, W., Lipkowski, K., Jourdan, J., Plath, M., Streit, B., Klaus, S., (2012) Dikerogammarus haemobaphes in the River Lahn, Germany, with notes on the dynamics of Amphipoda assemblages. Lauterbornia 75, 87-93.