Research projects of the Diptera Section
- Comparative morphology of the internal female reproductive tract of acalyptrate Schizophora, with special reference to functional aspects and to phylogenetic inmplications on and above the family level.
- Mass occurrences of Thaumatomyia notata (Chloropidae) in southern Bavaria - temporal and spacial distribution, reasons, control.
- Giant spermatozoa of Diasemopsis comoroensis (Diopsidae). In collaboration with Martin Hess (LMU).
- Anatomy and Micromorphology of the interal female reproductive organs of Micropezidae.
- Phylogeny of the Conopidae (Diptera): New evidence from the female reproductive tract.
- Anatomy and Micromorphology of the interal female reproductive organs of Neriidae.
- New fossil species of stalk-eyed flies (Diptera: Diopsidae) from Baltic amber, with revised description of the genus Prosphyracephala.
- Conservation of fluid-preserved natural history collections. In collaboration with Daniel Burckhardt (Natural History Museum Basel).
- Comparative morphology of the interal female reproductive organs of Sepsidae. In collaboration with Nalini Puniamoorthy (National University of Singapore).
- The phylogenetic position of Diopsina (Diopsidae) based on the cladistic analysis of molecular and morphological data. In collaboration with Michael Balke (Natural History Museum London).
