Publikationen
Schuster, S. (2023). The archerfish predictive C-start. J. Comp. Physiol. A: doi 10.1007/s00359-023-01658-2
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-023-01658-2
Jones, N. A. R., Cortese, D., Munson, A., Spence-Jones, H. C., Storm, Z., Killen, S. S., Bethel, R., Deacon, A. E., Webster, M. W., Závorka, L. (2023). Maze design: size and number of choices impact fish performance in cognitive assays. J. Fish Biology, 2023: doi10.1111/jfb.15493
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15493
Machnik P, Biazar N and Schuster S (2023). Recordings in an integrating central neuron reveal the mode of action of isoeugenol. Communications Biology 6, Article number: 309. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04695-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04695-4
Welzel, G., Schuster, S. (2022). Connexins evolved after early chordates lost innexin diversity. eLife 2022;0:e74422. https://elifesciences.org/articles/74422
Welzel, G., Schuster, S. (2022). Electric catfish hearts are not intrinsically immune to electric shocks. J. Exp. Biol. 225: jeb244307.https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/225/15/jeb244307/276258/Electric-catfish-hearts-are-not-intrinsically
Schirmer, E., et al., Schuster, S., Römpp, A. (2022). MALDI mass spectrometry imaging workflow for the aquatic model organisms Danio rerio and Daphnia magna. Sci. Rep. 12: 7288. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-09659-y
Gerullis, P., Reinel, C. P., Schuster, S. (2021). Archerfish coordinate fin maneuvers with their shots. J. Exp. Biol. 224: jeb233718. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/224/8/jeb233718/238063/Archerfish-coordinate-fin-maneuvers-with-their
Schirmer, E., Schuster, S., P. Machnik (2021). Bisphenols exert detrimental effects on neuronal signaling in mature vertebrate brains. Commun. Biol. 4:465.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-021-01966-w
Welzel, G., Schuster, S. (2021). Efficient high-voltage protection in the electric catfish. J. Exp. Biol. 224, jeb239855
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/224/4/jeb239855/223409/Efficient-high-voltage-protection-in-the-electric
Machnik, P., Schuster, S. (2021). Recording from an identified neuron efficiently reveals hazard for brain function in risk assessment. Molecules 26: 6935.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/22/6935
Hecker, A., Schulze, W., Oster, J., Richter, D. O., Schuster, S. (2020). Removing a single neuron in a vertebrate brain abolishes an essential behavior. PNAS 117, 3254-3260.
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/6/3254
Newport, C., Schuster, S. (2020). Archerfish vision: visual challenges faced by a predator with a unique hunting technique. Sem. Cell. Dev. Biol. 106: 53-60. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1084952119301053
Jones, N.A.R., Webster, M., Newport, C., Templeton, C.N., Schuster, S., Rendell, L. (2020). Cognitive styles: speed-accuracy trade-offs underlie individual differences in archerfish. Anim. Behav. 160: 1-14. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347219303872?via%3Dihub
Hecker, A., Anger, P., Braaker, P. N., Schulze, W., Schuster, S. (2020). High-resolution mapping of injury-site dependent functional recovery in a single axon in zebrafish. Commun. Biol. 3, 307.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-1034-x
Richter, D., Bayer, K., Toesko, T., Schuster, S. (2019). ZeBRa a universal, multifragment DNA-assembly-system with minimal hands-on time requirement. Sci.Rep.9, 2980.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39768-0
Welzel, G., Schuster, S. (2019) A Direct Comparison of Different Measures for the Strength of Electrical Synapses. Front. Cell. Neurosci. 13, 43
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2019.00043
Pawar, K., Welzel,G., Haynl, C., Schuster, S., Scheibel, S. (2019). Recombinant spider silk and collagen-based nerve guidance conduits support neuronal cell differentiation and functionality in vitro. ACS Appl. Bio Mat. 2: 4872-4880. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsabm.9b00628
Machnik, P., Schirmer, L., Glück, L., Schuster, S. (2018). Recordings in an integrating central neuron provide a quick way for identifying appropriate anaesthetic use in fish. Sci. Rep. 8, 17541
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-36130-8
Welzel, G., Schuster, S. (2018). Long-term potentiation in an ennexin-based electrical synapse. Sci. Rep.8, 12579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30966-w
Schuster, S. (2018). Hunting in archerfish – an ecological perspective on a remarkable combination of skills. J. Exp. Biol. 221: jeb159723. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/221/24/jeb159723/20546/Hunting-in-archerfish-an-ecological-perspective-on
Reinel, C. P., Schuster, S. (2018). Rapid depth perception in hunting archerfish. II. An analysis of potential cuea. J. Exp. Biol. 221, jeb177352
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/221/14/jeb177352/367/Rapid-depth-perception-in-hunting-archerfish-II-An
Reinel, C. P., Schuster, S. (2018). Rapid depth perception in hunting archerfish. I. The predictive C-starts use an independent esstimate of target height. J. Exp. Biol. 221, jeb177345
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/221/14/jeb177345/365/Rapid-depth-perception-in-hunting-archerfish-I-The
Machnik, P., Leupolz, K., Feyl, S., Schulze, W., Schuster, S. (2018). The Mauthner cell in a fish with top-performance and yet flexibly tuned C-starts. II. Physiology. J. Exp. Biol. 221, jeb175588
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/221/13/jeb175588/322/The-Mauthner-cell-in-a-fish-with-top-performance
Machnik, P., Leupolz, K., Feyl, S., Schulze, W., Schuster, S. (2018). The Mauthner cell in a fish with top-performance and yet flexibly tuned C-starts. I. Identification an comparative morphology. J. Exp. Biol. 221, jeb182535
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/221/13/jeb182535/33792/The-Mauthner-cell-in-a-fish-with-top-performance
Jones, N.A.R., Webster, M., Templeton, C.N., Schuster, S., Rendell, L. (2018). Presence of an audience and consistent interindividual differences affect archerfish shooting behaviour. Anim. Behav. 141: 95-103. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347218301428?via%3Dihub
Dewenter, J., Gerullis, P., Hecker, A., Schuster, S. (2017). Archerfish use their shooting technique to produce adaptive underwater jets. J. Exp. Biol. 220, 1019-1025
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/220/6/1019/18834/Archerfish-use-their-shooting-technique-to-produce
Reinel, C., Schuster, S. (2016). Archerfish fast-start decisions can take an additional variable into account https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/219/18/2844/15449/Archerfish-fast-start-decisions-can-take-an
Rischawy, I., Blum, M., Schuster, S. (2015). Competition drives sophisticated hunting skills of archerfish in the wild. Curr. Biol. 25, R595-R597.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982215006703?via%3Dihub
Welzel, G., Seitz, D., Schuster, S. (2015). Magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) can be used as a large-scale method for establishing zebrafish neuronal cell cultures. Sci. Rep., srep07959
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep07959
Gerullis, P., Schuster, S. (2014). Archerfish actively control the hydrodynamics of their jets. Curr. Biol. 24, 2156-2160.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/224/8/jeb233718/238063/Archerfish-coordinate-fin-maneuvers-with-their
Reinel, C., Schuster, S. (2014). Pre-start timing information is used to set final linear speed in a C-start manoeuvre. J. Exp. Biol. 217: 2866-2875.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/217/16/2866/13785/Pre-start-timing-information-is-used-to-set-final
Francke, M. et al., Schuster, S., Wagner, H.J., Reichenbach, A. (2014). Grouped retinae and tapetal cups in some teleostian fish: Occurrence, structure and function. Progr. Ret. Eye Res. 38: 43-69.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S135094621300061X?via%3Dihub
Krupczynski, P., Schuster, S. (2013). Precision of archerfish C-starts is fully temperature-compensated. J. Exp. Biol. 216: 3450-3460.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/216/18/3450/11599/Precision-of-archerfish-C-starts-is-fully
Rischawy, I., Schuster, S. (2013). Visual search in hunting archerfish shares all hallmarks of human performance. J. Exp. Biol. 216: 3096-3103.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/216/16/3096/11545/Visual-search-in-hunting-archerfish-shares-all
Schuster, S. (2012). Fast-starts in hunting fish: decision-making in small networks of identified neurons. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 22: 279-284.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959438811002224?via%3Dihub
Kreysing, M., Pusch, R., Haverkate, D., Landsberger, M., Engelmann, J., Ruiter, J., Mora-Ferrer, C., Ulbricht, E., Grosche, J., Franze, K., Streif, S., Schumacher, S., Makarov, F., Kacza, J., Guck, J., Wolburg, H., Bowmaker, J. E., von der Emde, G., Schuster, S., Wagner, H. J., Reichenbach, A., Francke, M. (2012). Photonic crystal light collectors in fish retina improve vision in turbid water. Science 336, 1700-1703.
Schuster, S., Machnik, P., Schulze, W. (2012). Behavioral Assessment of the Visual Capabilities of Fish. In: Farrell, A.P., (ed.), Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment, volume 1, pp. 143–149. San Diego: Academic Press.
Rödel HG., Hudson R., Rammler L., Sänger N., Schwarz L., Machnik P. (2012). Lactation does not alter the long-term stability of individual differences in behavior of laboratory mice on the elevated plus maze. Journal of Thology 30, 263-270. doi:10.1007/s10164-011-0320-y. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233906511_Lactation_does_not_alter_the_long-term_stability_of_individual_differences_in_behavior_of_laboratory_mice_on_the_elevated_plus_maze
Machnik P., Kramer B. (2011). Novel electrosensory advertising during diurnal resting period in male snoutfish, Marcusenius altisambesi (Mormyridae, Teleostei). Journal of Ethology 29, 131–142. doi:10.1007/s10164-010-0235-z
Machnik P., Markowski B.,Kramer B. (2010). Intra- versus inter-sexual selection in the dimorphic electric organ discharges of the snoutfish Marcusenius altisambesi (Mormyriformes, Teleostei). Behaviour 147, 677–704. doi:10.1163/000579510X489895. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27822144
Krupczynski, P., Schuster, S. (2008). Fruit-catching fish tune their fast starts to compensate for drift. Curr. Biol. 18, 1961-1965. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982208015352
Schlegel, T., Schuster, S. (2008). Small circuits for large tasks: highspeed decision-making in archerfish. Science 319, 104-106. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1149265
Landsberger, M., et al., Schuster, S., et al., Wagner, H.J. (2008). Dim light vision - morphological and functional adaptations of the eye of the mormyrid fish, Gnathonemus petersii. J. Physiol. (Paris) 102: 291-303. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0928425708000533?via%3Dihub
Machnik P., Kramer B. (2008). A male’s playback signal turns female Marcusenius pongolensis receivers on or off depending on his behavioral state. Communicative and Integrative Biology 1, 128–131., doi:10.4161/cib.1.2.6860 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4161/cib.1.2.6860
Machnik P., Kramer B. (2008). Female choice by electric pulse duration: attractiveness of the males’ communication signal assessed by female bulldog fish, Marcusenius pongolensis (Mormyridae, Teleostei). Journal of Experimental Biology 211, 1969–1977.doi:10.1242/jeb.016949 https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/211/12/1969/17629/Female-choice-by-electric-pulse-duration
Wöhl, S., Schuster, S. (2007). The predictive start of hunting archer fish: a flexible and precise motor pattern performed with the kinematics of an escape C-start. J. Exp. Biol. 210: 311-324.https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/210/2/311/17114/The-predictive-start-of-hunting-archer-fish-a
Schuster, S. (2007). Quick guide: Archerfish. Curr. Biol. 17: R494-R495.
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(07)01254-7.pdf
Schuster, S. (2007). Active sensing: matching motor and sensory space. Curr. Biol. 18: R176-R178. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982207023561
Wöhl, S., Schuster, S. (2006). Hunting archer fish match their take-off speed to distance from the future point of catch. J. Exp. Biol. 209: 141-151.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/209/1/141/33422/Hunting-archer-fish-match-their-take-off-speed-to
Schuster, S., Wöhl, S., Griebsch, M., Klostermeier, I. (2006). Animal cognition: how archer fish learn to down rapidly moving targets. Curr. Biol. 16, 378- 383.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220601013X
Schlegel, T., Schmid, C. J., Schuster, S. (2006). Archerfish shots are evolutionarily matched to prey adhesion. Curr. Biol. 16, R836-R837.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220602149X?via%3Dihub
Schuster, S. (2006). Integration of the electrosense with other senses: implications for communication. Communication in Fishes (Ladich, Collin, Moller, Kapoor eds.) Science Publishers, Enfield. pp. 781-804.
Schuster, S., Rossel, S., Schmidtmann, A., Jäger, I., Poralla, J. (2004). Archer fish learn to compensate complex optical distortions to determine the absolute size of their aerial prey. Curr. Biol. 14, 1565-1568. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220400613X
Schuster, S., Strauss, R., Götz, K. G. (2002). Virtual-reality techniques resolve the visual cues used by fruitflies to evaluate object distances. Curr. Biol. 12, 1591-1594.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982202011417
Schuster, S., Otto, N. (2002). Sensitivity to novel feedback at different phases of a gymnotid electric organ discharge. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 3307-3320.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/205/21/3307/9133/Sensitivity-to-novel-feedback-at-different-phases
Rossel, S., Corlija, J., Schuster, S. (2002). Predicting three-dimensional target motion: how archer fish determine where to catch their dislodged prey. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 3321-3326.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/205/21/3321/9128/Predicting-three-dimensional-target-motion-how
Schuster, S. (2002). Behavioral evidence for post-pause reduced responsiveness in the electrosensory system of Gymnotus carapo. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 2525-2533.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/205/16/2525/9156/Behavioral-evidence-for-post-pause-reduced
Schuster, S., Amtsfeld, S. (2002). Template-matching describes visual pattern-recognition tasks in the weakly electric fish Gnathonemus petersii. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 549-557.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/205/4/549/8830/Template-matching-describes-visual-pattern
Schuster, S. (2001). Count and spark? The echo response of the weakly electric fish G. petersii to series of pulses. J. Exp. Biol. 204: 1401-1412.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/204/8/1401/8796/Count-and-spark-The-echo-response-of-the-weakly
Schuster, S. (2000). Changes in the electric organ discharge after pausing the electromotor system of Gymnotus carapo. J. Exp. Biol. 203: 1433-1446.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/203/9/1433/8625/Changes-in-electric-organ-discharge-after-pausing
Strauss, R., Schuster, S., Götz, K.G. (1997). Processing of artificial visual feedback in the walking fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. J. Exp. Biol. 200: 1281-1296.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/200/9/1281/7616/Processing-of-artificial-visual-feedback-in-the
Schuster, S., Gross, R., Mayer, B., Hübener, R. P. (1993). Thermal-noise-induced resistance and supercurrent correlation function in YBa2Cu3O7-d grain- boundary Josephson junctions. Phys. Rev. B 48, 16172-16175.
Schuster, S. (1989). The volume of air within the swim bladder and breathing cavities of the anabantoid fish Colisa lalia (Perciformes, Belontiidae). J. Exp. Biol. 144: 185-198.
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/144/1/185/5535/The-Volume-of-Air-Within-the-Swimbladder-and
Schuster, S. (1985). Bio-acoustic studies on dwarf gourami Colisa lalia. Zool. Beitr. 29: 295-306.