Mareike Koppik

Dr. Mareike Koppik is a researcher at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg within the Faculty of Natural Sciences I - Biosciences, specifically affiliated with the Animal Ecology Group. Her work focuses on evolutionary and reproductive biology, with a strong emphasis on sexual conflict, aging, and physiological adaptation in insects like Drosophila melanogaster and parasitic wasps.

Her research explores themes such as:

• Sexual selection and postcopulatory dynamics
• Reproductive aging and ejaculate senescence
• Temperature sensitivity in fertility
• Molecular and behavioral responses to mating
• Evolutionary trade-offs in resource allocation

A systematic analysis of her publications reveals a consistent focus on integrating molecular mechanisms with ecological and evolutionary frameworks to understand reproductive strategies and aging. She collaborates extensively with researchers in physiology, genetics, and behavioral ecology. Her contact information includes the email mareike.koppik@zoologie.uni-halle.de.