Kenneth Kuba
Research Department Life Science Systems
Technische Universität München
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2
D-85354 Freising-Weihenstephan
Room: 1.2.EG.7
Phone: +49 (0) 8161 71-4236
Email: kenneth.kuba(at)tum.de
Research interests
- Functional Morphology
- Physiology
- Behavioural Ecology
After working on the functional morphology of Vespidae mouthparts, I am currently broadening my field of research. I am focusing now on Apiformes (Bees) in my research and combine my previous work with ecological and physiological question.
In my PhD I adress the effects of pollution on pollinators. I not only investigate sedimentation of airborne pollution on flowers but also trace the pollutants into the body of pollinators. Further, I will use experiments to estimate the physiological effects of pollutants on flower-visitors and invesigate how the morphology affects the uptake of particles.
Curriculum Vitae
| 09/2021-present | PhD candidate, Plant-Insect-Interactions, Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, DE |
| 02/2018-08/2021 | Master of Science in Zoology, University of Vienna, AUT |
| 06/2020-09/2020 | Field and Lab assistant for ForTunE Project, NiBio Svanshovd, NOR |
| 10/2013-02/2018 | Bachelor of Science in Biology (Zoology), University of Vienna, AUT |
| 01/2017-06/2017 | Erasmus+, Oulu University, FIN |
Stipend & Awards
| 08/2022-07/2025 | DBU Promotionsstipendium (doctorate stipend) 20022/014-35/4 |
| 03/2023 | Förderpreis der Österreichischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft (Sponsorship award of the Austrian Entomological society) |
Outreach
Member of the TUM Bee Paradise Project
Publications
- Leonhardt, S.D., Chui S.X. & Kuba. K. (2024). The role of non-volatile chemicals of floral rewards in plant-pollinator interactions (review). Basic and Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.01.002.
- Kuba, K. & Krenn, H. W. (2022). Filtration of Nutritional Fluids in the German Wasp Vespula germanica (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Insects 13(2) 185. doi.org/10.3390/insects13020185
- Mauss, V., Kuba, K., & Krenn, H. W. (2019). Evolution of the Multifunctional Mouthparts of Adult Vespidae. In H. W. Krenn (Ed.), Insect Mouthparts Form, Function, Development and Performance (pp. 443–478). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland.
- Baranek, B., Kuba, K., Bauder, J., & Krenn, H. W. (2018). Mouthpart dimorphism in male and female wasps of Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 65(1), 65–74. doi.org/10.3897/dez.65.23593