Jana Anja Eccard

Prof. Dr. Jana Anja Eccard is a Full Professor of Animal Ecology at the University of Potsdam's Institute of Biology and Biochemistry. Her research integrates ecological and behavioral approaches to study animal adaptations across scales, focusing on personality-ecology links, biodiversity dynamics, predator-prey interactions, and anthropogenic impacts like urbanization and light pollution.

Current projects investigate

• Behavioral adaptations to biological invasion processes
• Tri-trophic fear effects on biodiversity
• Parturition patterns in small mammals
• Long-term bioturbation experiments at Gülpe Biological Station

Her publications span 2000–2020 with key contributions in

• Interspecific competition mechanisms
• Seasonal personality determination
• Spatial cognition in rodents
• Predation risk modeling
• Zoonotic disease ecology

She has led DFG-funded projects on

• Behavioral responses to invasions
• Bioperturbation effects
• Learning in risk environments

Her international research experience includes institutions in Finland, Germany, and Ireland.