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Education
Studies of Biology at the Technical University of Aachen. Specialization on ecological and entomological work in laboratory and field. PhD on structure and dynamics of spider populations within and between small-scale woodlands.
Career
1994 foundation and leadership of the contract research institute IBACON GmbH. Establishment of GLP-compliant ecotoxicological studies for (agro)chemicals and other purposes.
1991-1994 foundation and establishment of terrestrial ecotoxicological working group at RCC, Rossdorf, Germany. GLP-compliant implementation of studies on earthworms, honey bees and beneficial arthropods.
Memberships
SETAC Europe and SETAC GLB
German Society of Ecology (GfÖ)
German Society of Entomology (DGaaE)
Publications
Anabuki, Nienstedt, Kollmann, Galicia, Petto 2002: New alternative plant protection products: AKO - 2023, a very selective Acaricide - Is it also safe to Beneficial Arthropods and Earthworms?
Poster, IURAC-Meeting, Basel 2002
Gossmann A. & Petto R. 1997: Suitability of different food in earthworm reproduction testing;
Petto R, Groer G., Klepka S.: Institut für Biologische Analytik und Consulting IBACON GmbH, poster presentation at DECHEMA conference March 1996
Petto R.: Biologische Testverfahren zur Beurteilung, Schulungsseminar RP Darmstadt March 1995
Petto R.: Struktur und Dynamik der Spinnengemeinschaften von Saumbiotopen, PhD-thesis February 1991
Petto R.: Abundance and prey of Coelotes terrestris (Wider) (Aranea, Agelenidae) in hedges. Bull. Br. Arachnol. Soc. Vol. 8 (6): 185-193 1990
Petto R.: Besiedlungsdichte und Beutespektrum von Coelotes terrestris (Wider) (Araneae, Agelenidae) in Hecken des Venn-Vorlandes bei Aachen (diploma thesis) June 1987
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