Prof. Dr. W. Topp
Curriculum vitae in science
1965 - 1970 | Studies at the Universities of Turku (Turun Yliopisto), Mainz and Kiel |
1970 - 1980 | Assistent at the Zoology Dep., Univ. Kiel |
1970 | Dr. rer. nat., Zoology Dep., Univ. Kiel (promotor: Wolfgang Tischler) |
1977 | Dr. rer. nat. habil.; Univ. Kiel |
1980 - 1984 | Professor for Zoology, Ecology Dep., Univ. Bayreuth |
1984 - 2007 | Professor for Zoology, especially for Physiological Zoology, at the Zool.Dep.Univ.Köln |
2007 | Retired |
Reseearch Interest
Physiology of Staphylinoidea (Insecta, Coleoptera). Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems and in Ecosystems with Terrestrial to Aquatic Linkages.
Selected publications
Topp, W. (2013): Fugitive Species of Coleoptera Colonize the Water’s Edge of Alpine Rivers. Entomologie heute 25: 109-126 (pdf)
Topp, W. (2012): Unpredictable Flood Pulses Govern Beetle Assemblages in the Litter Layer of Hardwood Floodplain Forests. Entomologie heute 24: 159-182 (pdf)
Topp, W. (2011): Historische Bergbaufelder: Pingen sind Schlüsselstrukturen und Quellenstandorte für die streulebenden Käfer in Buchenwäldern. Entomologie heute 23: 123-143 (pdf)
Further publications see PD. Dr. H. Kappes