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Members of the Department
· Former Members
· Elke Braun
· Laura Dittmar
· Martin Egelhaaf
· Bart Geurten
· Patrick Hennig
· Roland Kern
· Daniel Kress
· Jens Peter Lindemann
· Marcel Mertes
· Hanno Gerd Meyer
Heinrich Münz
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· Diana Rien
· Alexander Schwegmann
· Christian Spalthoff
· Wolfgang Stürzl
· Thomas Ullrich
· Anne- Kathrin Warzecha

 
 
Heinrich Münz<br>
 
Personal Information
 
  Heinrich Muenz
Name Heinrich Johannes Münz
Date of birth June 3rd 1949
Nationality German


Room No W4-231
   
Phone + 49.521.106-5749
Mail heinrich.munz@uni-bielefeld.de
   


 
University Education
 

1986 Habilitation in "Zoology" at the University of Bielefeld, Germany

Habilitation thesis on "Die Epidermal- und Kanalneuromasten des Seitenliniensystems der Knochenfische"

 
1974 - 1977 Doctoral thesis on "Untersuchungen zur peripheren Organisation der Rumpfseitenlinie bei Tilapia nilotica L. (Cichlidae, Teleostei)" at the University of Bielefeld, Germany

 
1970 - 1974 Studies of Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry at "Freie Universität Berlin", Germany
Diploma (M.A.) Biology and Biochemistry at "Freie Universität Berlin", Germany

 
1986 - 1988 Studies of Psychology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany

 
 
Academic Appointments
 
   
since 1992 "apl. Professor" at the Department of Neurobiology, Bielefeld University, Germany

 
1987-1992 "Professor" at the Department of Neurophysiology, Bielefeld University, Germany

 
1981-1986 "Hochschulassistent" at the Department of Neurophysiology, Bielefeld University, Germany
 
1975-1980 "wiss. Mitarbeiter/Assistent" at the Department of Neurophysiology, Bielefeld University, Germany

 
1980 Research fellow University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

 
1986 Research fellow Dept. Neurosci. Sch. Med. University of California La Jolla, CA.USA

 



 
   
 
List of Publications
    
1. Research field: Lateral line system  
Claas B, Münz H (1996) Analysis of surface wave direction by the lateral line system of Xenopus: Source localization before and after inactivation of different parts of the lateral line. J Comp Physiol A 178:253-268

 
Claas B, Münz H, Görner P (1993) Reaction to surface waves in Xenopus laevis Daudin. Are sensory systems other than the lateral line involved? J Comp Physiol A 172: 759-765

 
Münz H, Claas B (1991) Activity of lateral line efferents in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). J Comp Physiol 169: 461-469

 
Bartels M, Münz H, Claas B (1990) Representation of lateral line and electrosensory systems in the midbrain of the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum. J Comp Physiol A 167: 347-356

 
Bleckmann H, Münz H (1990) The physiology of lateral-line mechanoreceptors in a teleost with highly branched, multiple lateral lines. Brain Behav Evol 35: 240-250

 
Claas B, Münz H, Zittlau KE (1989) Direction coding in central parts of the lateral line system. In Coombs S, Görner P, Münz H (eds) Biology and Evolution of the lateral line system. Springer New York Heidelberg, pp 409-419

 
Münz H (1989) The functional organization of the lateral line periphery. In Coombs S, Görner P, Münz H (eds) Biology and Evolution of the lateral line system. Springer New York Heidelberg, pp 289-298

 
Coombs S, Görner P, Münz H (1989) Biology and Evolution of the lateral line system. Springer Verlag New York Heidelberg, pp 698

 
Zittlau KE, Claas B, Münz H (1988) Horseradish peroxidase study of tectal afferents in Xenopus laevis with special emphasis on their relationship to the lateral line system.Brain Behav Evol 32: 208-219

 
Münz H (1986) What influences the development of canal- and superficial neuromasts? Proceedings of the II I. workshop of cichlid biology. Ann Kon Mus Mid Afr Zool. Wetensch 251: 85-89

 
Zittlau KE, Claas B, Münz H (1986) Directional sensitivity of lateral line units in the clawed toad Xenopus laevis Daudin. J Comp Physiol A 158: 469-477

 
Zittlau KE, Claas B, Münz H, Görner P (1985) Multisensory interaction in the torus semicircularis of the clawed toad Xenopus laevis D. Neurosci Lett 60: 77-81

 
Münz H (1985) Die Epidermal- und Kanalneuromasten des Seitenliniensystems der Knochenfische. Eine vergleichende Betrachtung. Habilitationsschrift an der Universität Bielefeld pp 1-111

 
Münz H (1985) Single unit activity in the peripheral lateral-line system of the cichlid fish Sarotherodon niloticus L. J Comp Physiol A 157: 555-568

 
Walkowiak W, Münz H (1984) The significance of water surface waves in the communication of fire bellied toads. Naturwissenschaften 72: 49-51

 
Münz H, Claas B (1983) The functional organization of neuromasts in the lateral-line system of a cichlid fish. In Ewert JP, Capranica RR, Ingle DJ (eds) Advances in vertebrate neuroethology, Plenum Press, pp 301-307

 
Claas B, Fritzsch B, Münz H (1981) Common efferents to the lateral line and labyrinthine hair cells in aquatic vertebrates. Neurosci Lett 27: 231-235

 
Claas B, Münz H (1980) Bonyfish lateral line efferent neurons identified by retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Brain Res 193: 249-253

 
Münz H (1979) Morphology and innervation of the lateral line system in Sarotherodon niloticus (L.) (Cichlidae, Teleostei). Zoomorphol 93: 73-86

 
Münz H (1977) Untersuchungen zur peripheren Organisation der Rumpfseitenlinie bei Tilapia nilotica L. (Cichlidae, Teleostei) Dissertation Universität Bielefeld

 
2. Research field: Electrosensory systems  
Fritzsch B, Münz H (1986) Electroreception in amphibians.In: T.H. Bullock and W. Heiligenberg (eds.) Electroreception. Wiley Publ. pp 483-496

 
Münz H, Claas B, Fritzsch B (1984) Electroreceptive and mechanoreceptive units in the lateral-line of the axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum. J Comp Physiol A 154:33-44

 
Fritzsch B, Claas B, Münz H (1982) Evolution of electroreception. Trends in Neuroscience 5: 144

 
Münz H, Claas B, Fritzsch B (1981) Electrophysiological evidence of electroreception in the axolotl Siredon mexicanum. Neurosci Lett 28:107-111

 
3. Research field: Nucleus olfacto-retinalis / Nervus terminalis/ GnRH/ petidergic innervation in the vertebrate forebrain  
Münz H (1999) GnRH-Systems in the forebrain of cichlid fish. Europ. J. Morph. 37: 100-102

 
Münz H, Claas B (1997) Neuropeptid Y in the human thyroid gland.Ann. Anat. 179: 553-558

 
Stürmer C, Rohrer B, Münz H (1990) Development of the retinotectal projection in zebrafish embryos under TTX-induced neural impulse blockade. J. Neuroscience 10: 3615-3626

 
Münz H, Claas B (1981) Centrifugal innervation of the retina in cichlid and poecilid fishes.A horseradish peroxidase study. Neurosci Lett 22: 223-226

 
Bartheld von CS, Claas B, Münz H, Meyer DL (1988) Primary olfactory projections and the Nervus terminalis in lungfish: implications for the phylogeny of cranial nerves.Am J Anat 182: 325-334

 
Münz H, Claas B (1987) The terminal nerve and its development in the teleost fishes. Ann New York Acad Sci 519: 50-59

 
Crapon de Caprona MD, Münz H, Fritzsch B, Claas B (1986) Structure and development of the LHRH-immunoreactive Nucleus olfacto-retinalis in the cichlid fish. In: Breipohl W, Apfelbach R (eds) Ontogeny and Olfaction. Springer, Heidelberg Berlin New York, 211-223

 
Münz H, Claas B, Stumpf WE, Jennes L (1982) Centrifugal innervation of the retina by luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH)- immunoreactive telencephalic neurons in teleostean fishes. Cell Tiss Res 222: 313-323

 
Münz H, Stumpf WE, Jennes L (1981) LHRH systems in the brain of platyfish. Brain Res 221: 1-13

 
4. Other publications:  
Münz I.,. Münz H (2005) "Fair Play" - Den Umgang mit Regeln in der Grundschule fördern. Grundschulmagazin 4: 31- 34

 
Münz H (2004) Team-Entwicklung im Kollegium. SchulVerwaltung spezial 4: 30-32

 
Münz H (2001) Zum Geschmack des paradiesischen Apfels - oder biologische Aspekte der Erkenntnisfähigkeit. Psychopädica 12: 3 -17

 
Münz H (2001) Wie frei ist der freie Wille - oder neurowissenschaftliche Aspekte zur Willensfreiheit. Forensik 2001: 206 - 216

 
Münz H (2001) Die Arbeitssituation von LehrerInnen. Schu.Ber.T-Publikationen Köln 2-12

 
Münz H (1999) Überleben in der Schule. Lösungsstrategien finden alleine und im Team. Verlag an der Ruhr Mülheim 129pp

 
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