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Luisa Kumpitsch

Doctoral Student

Department of Marine Sciences
Visiting address
Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Laboratorievägen 10
45296 Strömstad
Postal address
Tjärnö marina laboratorium
45296 Strömstad

Doctoral Student

Department of Marine Sciences
Visiting address
Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Laboratorievägen 10
45296 Strömstad
Postal address
Tjärnö marina laboratorium
45296 Strömstad

About Luisa Kumpitsch

I am working on reproduction dynamics in marine intertidal organisms. My main focus is how sperm competition drives fertilisation success and sperm motility. I focus on the marine snail genus Littorina which shows heteromorph sperm, where the function of the non-fertilising parasperm is unknown and likely connected to sperm competition. Additionally, I do fertilisation experiments with sea urchins and brown algae to unravel their underlying fertilisation dynamics. I am also involved in two outreach projects, one focussing on investigating the shell color of a snail species, Littorina saxatilis. The other project focuses on barriers between researchers and society regarding climate change perception and how to identify communication strategies to overcome this barrier.