Personal profile
Research
I am interested to understand how an individual’s phenotype is shaped by the joint interplay of its genes, genome, and environment. I combine molecular, physiological and experimental tools with evolutionary approaches to link the underlying mechanisms to adaptive explanations.
Check my full research profile at our departmental website www.amsterdamecology.nl
NEWEST PUBLICATION:
Bisschop, K., Blankers, T., Mariën, J., Wortel, M.T., Egas, M., Groot, A.T., Visser, M. and Ellers, J., 2022. Population bottleneck has only marginal effects on fitness evolution and its repeatability in dioecious C. elegans. Evolution 76: 1896-1904. DOI: 10.1111/evo.14556
Key publications
1. Ellers, J., Berg, M.P., Dias, A.T.C., Fontana, S., Ooms, A. & Moretti, M. 2018. Diversity in form and function: vertical distribution of soil fauna mediates multi-dimensional trait variation. Journal of Animal Ecology 87:933-944. PDF
2. Jesse, W.A.M., Molleman, J., Franken, O., Lammers, M., Berg, M.P., Behm, J.E., Helmus, M.R. & Ellers, J. 2020. Disentangling the effects of species invasion and urban development on arthropod community composition. Global Change Biology 26: 3294-3306. PDF
3. Halfwerk, W.H., Blaas, M., Kramer, L., Hijner, N., Trillo, A., Bernal, X., Page, R.A., Ryan, M.J. & Ellers, J. 2019. Adaptive change in sexual signalling in response to urbanization. Nature Ecology and Evolution 3: 374-380. PDF
4. Santangelo, J. S., Ness, R. W., Cohan, B., …Ellers, J. and 287 other authors,.. Johnson, M.T.J. 2022. Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover. Science 375 :1275-1281. PDF
5. Ellers, J., Crowther, T.W. & Harvey, J.A. 2017. Gold Open Access Publishing in Mega Journals: Developing Countries Pay the Price of Western Premium Academic Output. Journal of Scholarly Publishing 49: 89-102. PDF
Other links
I am a co-founder of the Netherlands Society of Evolutionary Biology (NLSEB)
I am the vice chair of the Dutch Biology Council, which represents the interests of biology in the Netherlands in matters concerning scientific research and academic education
Learn about our research on invasive species in the TV-interview NPO Kennis van Nu: Invasie van exotische soorten (20 april 2017)
Ancillary activities
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Lipids as currency in parasitoid competition: Interactions between two lipid-scavenging species
Lammers, M., Gorkum, T. A. M. V., Hoeijmans, S., Kraaijeveld, K., Harvey, J. A. & Ellers, J., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 169, p. 1-14 14 p., 104942.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Estimating competition outcomes between native and invading species using trait and count data
Behm, J. E., Ellers, J., Jesse, W. A. M., Tran, T. J. & Helmus, M. R., Feb 2026, In: Ecology. 107, 2, p. 1-16 16 p., e70304.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Intraspecific trait shift reflects earthworm response to land-use intensification in peat grasslands
Woudstra, L. C., Ellers, J., Hefting, M. M., Craft, T. B. & Berg, M. P., Feb 2026, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 218, p. 1-10 10 p., 106763.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Multigenerational exposure to high-fat and high-sugar diets exacerbates reproductive distress in an insect model
Merkel, J. L., Boatta, F., Van Hal, J., Beukeboom, L. W. & Ellers, J., Feb 2026, In: Journal of evolutionary biology. 39, 2, p. 226-237 12 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Predicting the functional impact of single nucleotide variants in Drosophila melanogaster with FlyCADD
Beets, J., Höglund, J., Kim, B. Y., Ellers, J., Hoedjes, K. M. & Bosse, M., Jan 2026, In: Genetics. 232, 1, p. 1-17 17 p., iyaf250.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Courses
Datasets
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Lack of lipid accumulation in two species of Chalcidoid wasps with secondarily evolved phytophagy
Ellers, J. (Contributor), DRYAD, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.wwpzgmsk0, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.wwpzgmsk0
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Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy
Harvey, J. A. (Contributor), Van Den Berg, D. (Contributor), Ellers, J. (Contributor), Kampen, R. (Contributor), Crowther, T. W. (Contributor), Roessingh, P. (Contributor), Verheggen, B. (Contributor), Nuijten, R. J. M. (Contributor), Post, E. (Contributor), Lewandowsky, S. (Contributor), Stirling, I. (Contributor), Balgopal, M. (Contributor), Amstrup, S. C. (Contributor) & Mann, M. E. (Contributor), Unknown, 1 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v652r, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.v652r
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Appendix B. The qPCR methodology and probe design.
Duhamel, M. (Creator), Pel, R. (Creator), Ooms, A. (Creator), Bucking, H. (Contributor), Jansa, J. (Creator), Ellers, J. (Contributor), Van Straalen, N. M. (Contributor), Wouda, T. (Contributor), Vandenkoornhuyse, P. (Creator) & Kiers, E. T. (Contributor), Figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3557361, https://figshare.com/articles/Appendix_B_The_qPCR_methodology_and_probe_design_/3557361
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Appendix B. The qPCR methodology and probe design.
Duhamel, M. (Contributor), Pel, R. (Contributor), Ooms, A. (Contributor), Bücking, H. (Contributor), Jansa, J. (Contributor), Ellers, J. (Contributor), Straalen, N. M. V. (Contributor), Wouda, T. (Contributor), Vandenkoornhuyse, P. (Contributor) & Kiers, E. T. (Contributor), Unknown, 1 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3557361.v1, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_B_The_qPCR_methodology_and_probe_design_/3557361/1
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Appendix D. Comparison of ANOVA and GLM analyses for biomass measurements and secondary metabolites in roots and shoots.
Duhamel, M. (Contributor), Pel, R. (Contributor), Ooms, A. (Contributor), Bücking, H. (Contributor), Jansa, J. (Contributor), Ellers, J. (Contributor), Straalen, N. M. V. (Contributor), Wouda, T. (Contributor), Vandenkoornhuyse, P. (Contributor) & Kiers, E. T. (Contributor), Unknown, 1 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3557355.v1, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_D_Comparison_of_ANOVA_and_GLM_analyses_for_biomass_measurements_and_secondary_metabolites_in_roots_and_shoots_/3557355/1
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