IMPRS doctoral thesis defenses

Genomic signals of selection in the adaptive history of owls (Strigiformes)

Doctoral defense by Pamela Espindola Hernandez
  • Date: Jan 26, 2023
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Pamela Espindola Hernandez
  • Location: Online oral examination at LMU
  • Room: online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Bart Kempenaers, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Seewiesen.

Memory in dolphins and parrots: a comparative perspective

Doctoral defense by Sara Torres Ortiz
  • Date: Dec 13, 2022
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Sara Torres Ortiz
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: Kl. Hörsaal
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Auguste von Bayern and Prof. Dr. Manfred Gahr, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Seewiesen. [more]

Convergent evolution of nectarivores: digestive enzymes and other adaptations to sweet diets

Doctoral defense by Daniel Mendez Aranda
  • Date: Sep 28, 2022
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Daniel Mendez Aranda
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Maude Baldwin at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen. [more]

Pleiotropic effects of a supergene underlying male alternative reproductive tactics

Doctoral defense by Lina Giraldo-Deck
  • Date: Sep 21, 2022
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 01:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lina Giraldo-Deck
  • Location: Hybrid oral examination
  • Room: University of Konstanz
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Clemens Küpper at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen. [more]

The molecular basis of sweet and umami taste perception in frugivorous and nectarivorous birds

Doctoral defense by Glenn Cockburn
  • Date: Apr 22, 2022
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Glenn Cockburn
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Maude Baldwin at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology [more]

Plasticity, personality and stability: hidden levels of variation in bird song

Doctoral defense by Alexander Hutfluss
  • Date: Feb 1, 2022
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Alexander Hutfluss
  • Location: Online oral examination at LMU
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Niels Dingemanse at the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. [more]

Evolutionary genetics of reproductive performance in the zebra finch

Doctoral defense by Yifan Pei
  • Date: Jan 27, 2022
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Yifan Pei
  • Location: Online oral examination at LMU
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Wolfgang Forstmeier and Bart Kempenaers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology. [more]

New perspectives on avian REM sleep

Doctoral defense by Gianina Ungurean
  • Date: Jan 25, 2022
  • Time: 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Gianina Ungurean
  • Location: Oral examination at University of Lyon
  • Room: Lyon
Doctorate under the guidance of Niels Rattenborg at Max Planck Institute for Ornithology. [more]

The Role of Habitat Configuration in Shaping the Outcomes of Social Interactions

Doctoral defense by Peng He
  • Date: Dec 1, 2021
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Peng He
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Damien Farine at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior [more]

Causes, patterns and consequences of movement in Arctic avian predators

IMPRS: Doctoral defense by Teja Curk
  • Date: Nov 4, 2021
  • Time: 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Teja Curk
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Kamran Safi and Prof. Martin Wikelski at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior [more]

Individual variation in behaviour: adaptive mechanisms and ecological drivers

Doctoral defense by Alexia Mouchet
  • Date: Nov 2, 2021
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Alexia Mouchet
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Niels Dingemanse at Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich [more]

Belowground functional traits of plants as drivers of biodiversity and plant strategies

Doctoral defense by Tom Lachaise
  • Date: Oct 6, 2021
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Tom Lachaise
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Mark van Kleunen at University of Konstanz [more]

Deep representation learning and statistical physics in animal signal-receiver dynamics.

Doctoral defense by Ian Etheredge
  • Date: Jul 5, 2021
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ian Etheredge
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Alex Jordan MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Drought Effects on Soil Microorganisms and Ecosystem Services under Organic and Conventional Farming: A Field-Based Investigation with Rainout Shelters

Doctoral defense by Dominika Kundel
  • Date: Jul 2, 2021
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Dominika Kundel
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Mark van Kleunen, University of Konstanz [more]

Collective movement and social decision-making in the Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

Doctoral defense by Danai Papageorgiou
  • Date: Jun 28, 2021
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Danai Papageorgiou
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Damien Farine, MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Generation of transgenic zebra finches by the culture and genetic modification of germline stem cells

Doctoral defense by Ivana Lis Gessara
  • Date: Jun 25, 2021
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ivana Lis Gessara
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Manfred Gahr at the MPI for Ornithology and Prof. Martin Wikelski, MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Theoretical and empirical investigation of echolocation in bat groups

Doctoral defense by Thejasvi Beleyur
  • Date: Jun 10, 2021
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Thejasvi Beleyur
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Holger Goerlitz at the MPI for Ornithology and Prof. Iain Couzin, MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Environmental influence on Eurasian blackbirds – A field study of physiology and decision making in a small partially migratory songbird

Doctoral defense by Nils Linek
  • Date: May 28, 2021
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nils Linek
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Jesko Partecko and Prof. Wikelski of the MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

On the role of topography and atmospheric conditions to support efficient movement: How flying animals use the energy in the landscape to travel efficiently

  • Date: May 10, 2021
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 01:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Martina Scacco
  • Location: Online oral examination
Doctorate with Prof. Dr. Martin Wikelski and Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin, MPI of Animal Behavior + University of Konstanz [more]

COLLECTIVE COMPUTATION ACROSS SCALES OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANISATION

Doctoral defense by Vivek Sridhar
  • Date: Mar 29, 2021
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Vivek Hari Sridhar
  • Location: Online
Doctorate with Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin, MPI of Animal Behavior + University of Konstanz [more]

Computer Vision and Deep Learning Methods forMeasuring and Modeling Animal Behavior

Doctoral defense by Jake Graving
  • Date: Mar 1, 2021
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Jake Graving
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Reproductive isolation and life-history divergence between outcrossing and recently evolved selfing populations of Arabidopsis lyrata

Doctoral defense by Courtney Gorman
  • Date: Feb 3, 2021
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Courtney Gorman
  • Location: Online
Doctorate with Dr. Marc Stift, University of Konstanz [more]

Dynamics of toxic cyanobacteria in lakes and artificial water reservoirs

Doctoral defense by Barbara Weisbrod
  • Date: Jan 20, 2021
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Barbara Weisbrod
  • Location: University of Konstanz
Doctorate with Prof. Dr. Daniel Dietrich, University of Konstanz [more]

The link between social environment and patterns of extra-pair paternity

Doctoral defense by Kristina Beck
  • Date: Nov 25, 2020
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Kristina Beck
  • Location: online meeting
Doctorate with Prof. Bart Kempenaers, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and LMU Munich [more]

Genetic Basis of Color Pattern Evolution in East African Cichlids

Doctoral defense of Sabine Urban
  • Date: Nov 4, 2020
  • Time: 05:00 PM - 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Sabine Urban
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M631
Doctorate with Axel Meyer, University of Konstanz [more]

Coexistence of alien and native plants

Doctoral defense of Zhijie Zhang
  • Date: Oct 23, 2020
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Zhijie Zhang
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M631
Doctorate with Mark van Kleunen, University of Konstanz [more]

Fitness consequences of physiological responses to environmental variation in wild great tits.

Doctoral defense by Lucia Mentesana
  • Date: Sep 14, 2020
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lucia Mentesana
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate with Ela Hau, MPI for Ornithology [more]

Migration and survival in a changing world: Insights on a long-distance avian migrant.

Doctoral defense by Yachang Cheng
  • Date: Aug 13, 2020
  • Time: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Yachang Cheng
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate with Andrea Flack and Martin Wikelski MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Physical Causal Cognition in Parrots

Doctoral defense by Laurie O'Neil
  • Date: Aug 7, 2020
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Laurie O'Neil
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
Doctorate with Auguste von Bayern and Manfred Gahr, MPI for Ornithology, Seewiesen [more]

The sensory biology of evasive flight in eared moths

PhD defense by Theresa Huegel
  • Date: Jun 17, 2020
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Theresa Huegel
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
PhD with Holger Görlitz, Research Group Acoustic and Functional Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Social cognition and social behaviour in cooperatively breeding Arabian babblers (Turdoides squamiceps) and humans (Homo sapiens): a case of convergent evolution?

PhD defense by Yitzchak Ben Mocha
  • Date: Apr 20, 2020
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Yitzchak Ben Mocha
  • Location: Online oral examination
  • Room: Online
PhD with Simone Pika, Humboldt Research Group „Evolution of communication“, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Evolution of sex-roles in black councils Centropus grill and white-browed councils C. Superciliosus

Defense of Ignas Safari Mng'anya
  • Date: Mar 2, 2020
  • Time: 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ignas Safari Mng'anya
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: P712
Doctoral thesis done under the guidance of Dr. Wolfgang Goymann, Seewiesen [more]

Rhythms of the Night: New Insights into the Neurophysiology of Avian Sleep

Defense by Jacqueline van der Meij
  • Date: Jan 13, 2020
  • Time: 04:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: Academiegebouw Universiteit Utrecht
  • Room: Domplein 29, 3512 JE Utrecht, The Netherlands
Supervisors Niels Rattenborg from the Avian Sleep group in Seewiesen and Gabriël Beckers from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. [more]

From emitters to receivers: call-based communication in groups of zebra finches.

PhD defense by Mauricio Nicolas Adreani
  • Date: Dec 6, 2019
  • Time: 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nicolas Adreani
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: R 511
Department Gahr MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Adult neuroplasticity under the influence of vocal motor skill practice and sex hormones: new findings and new tools

PhD defense by Mariana Diales da Rocha
  • Date: Oct 21, 2019
  • Time: 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Mariana Diales da Rocha
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: G227
PhD with Manfred Gahr, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis: phylogeny, enemy release and multi-trophic interactions.

PhD defense by Eva Maria Malecore
  • Date: Oct 10, 2019
  • Time: 11:45 AM - 01:45 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Eva Maria Malecore
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
PhD with Mark van Kleunen, Ecology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Odour-background segregation and source localisation using fast olfactory processing

PhD defense by Aarti Sehdev
  • Date: Aug 23, 2019
  • Time: 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Aarti Sehdev
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M1101
PhD with Paul Szyszka + Giovanni Galizia, Neuroethology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Odor Source Separation and Olfactory Learning in Drosophila

PhD defense by Yunusa Garba Mohammed
  • Date: Jun 26, 2019
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Yunusa Garba Mohammed
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: D436
PhD with Paul Szyszka + Giovanni Galizia, Neuroethology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Understanding predator foraging behaviour

PhD defense by Stephen Lang
  • Date: Mar 5, 2019
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Stephen Lang
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: R512
PhD with Damien Farine, Department of Collective Behaviour, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Mate choice and the evolution of female promiscuity in a socially monogamous species

PhD defense by Daiping Wang
  • Date: Feb 5, 2019
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Daiping Wang
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.019
PhD with Wolfgang Forstmeier and Bart Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Coding of spatial and temporal frequency in bat biosonar

PhD defense by Leonie Baier
  • Date: Jan 25, 2019
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Leonie Baier
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.027
PhD with Lutz Wiegrebe, Division of Neurobiology, LMU Munich, and Holger Goerlitz, Research Group Acoustic and Functional Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Immunology going wild: genetic variation and immunocompetence in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

PhD defense by Elinor Jax
  • Date: Dec 19, 2018
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Elinor Jax
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: V1001
PhD with Robert Kraus, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Molecular profiling of sex-specific development of song and the song control nucleus HVC of songbirds

PhD defense by Meng-Ching Ko
  • Date: Dec 17, 2018
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Meng-Ching Ko
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.019
PhD with Manfred Gahr, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Ontogeny of Cognition and Communication in Corvids

PhD defense by Miriam Sima
  • Date: Dec 11, 2018
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Miriam Sima
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: Limnological Institute U206
PhD with Simone Pika, Humboldt Research Group „Evolution of communication“, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Chemical cues and how ants use them to recognize colony members

PhD defense by Stefanie Neupert
  • Date: Jun 22, 2018
  • Time: 03:15 PM - 05:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Stefanie Neupert
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M1101
PhD with Christoph Kleineidam, Neuroethology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Adaptive causes of among-individual differences in behaviour: from theory to data

PhD defense by Maria Moiron
  • Date: Jun 19, 2018
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Maria Moiron
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Niels Dingemanse, Research Group "Evolutionary Ecology of Variation", MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen / "Behavioural Ecology", LMU [more]

The evolution of social dominance in house sparrows

PhD defense by Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar
  • Date: May 18, 2018
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
  • Host: IMPRS for Organismal Biology
  • Contact: mhieber@orn.mpg.de
[more]

Vocal communication in zebra finches: a focused description of pair vocal activity

PhD defense by Pietro D'Amelio
  • Date: May 8, 2018
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Pietro D'Amelio
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.019
PhD with Manfred Gahr, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Biogeography and conservation of the neglected biodiversity

PhD defense by Alaaeldin Soultan
  • Date: Apr 23, 2018
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Alaaeldin Soultan
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
  • Host: IMPRS for Organismal Biology
  • Contact: mhieber@orn.mpg.de
PhD with Kamran Safi, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Age-associated variation in reproduction and consequences of mating strategies in male house sparrows, Passer domesticus

PhD defense by Antje Girndt
  • Date: Apr 11, 2018
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Antje Girndt
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
  • Host: IMPRS for Organismal Biology
  • Contact: mhieber@orn.mpg.de
[more]

The anatomy and the effect of serotonin and its corresponding receptors on olfactory learning and memory in Drosophila larva

PhD defense by Annina Huser
  • Date: Mar 26, 2018
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Annina Huser
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M631
PhD with Andreas Thum, Neurobiology, University of Konstanz + Genetics, University of Leipzig [more]

Causes and consequences of seasonal changes in the braincase and brain size of the common shrew Sorex araneus

PhD defense by Javier Lázaro Tapia
  • Date: Mar 15, 2018
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Javier Lázaro Tapia
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
PhD with Dina Dechmann, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Exploring the origin and maintenance of biodiversity: insights from the bilaterally asymmetrical cichlid fish Perissodus microlepis

PhD defense by Francesca Raffini
  • Date: Feb 23, 2018
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Francesca Raffini
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M801
PhD with Axel Meyer, Zoology and Evolutionary Biology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Effect of noise on vocal behaviour, physiological systems and reproductive success on birds

PhD defense by Adriana M. Dorado-Correa
  • Date: Feb 20, 2018
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Adriana M. Dorado-Correa
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
PhD with Henrik Brumm, Research Group Communication and Social Behaviour, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Using high resolution multi-photon imaging to study olfactory coding in insects

PhD defense by Georg Raiser
  • Date: Feb 15, 2018
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Georg Raiser
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M1101
PhD with Giovanni Galizia, Neurobiology, University of Konstanz [more]

Shifts in invasion potential of alien ornamental plants under climate change

PhD defense by Emily Haeuser
  • Date: Dec 22, 2017
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Emily Haeuser
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M901
PhD with Mark van Kleunen, Ecology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Investigating the developmental and gene regulatory basis of color diversification in cichlid fish: A framework for evolutionary developmental studies in the Midas cichlid species complex (Amphilophus spp.)

PhD defense by Maggie Sefton
  • Date: Dec 22, 2017
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Maggie Sefton
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M901
PhD with Axel Meyer, Zoology and Evolutionary Biology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

The first steps of plant mating system evolution

PhD defense by Samuel Carleial Fernandes
  • Date: Jul 11, 2017
  • Time: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Samuel Carleial Fernandes
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: H301
PhD with Mark van Kleunen, Ecology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Coping with change and changing to cope: Estimating the effects of anthropogenic land use change from animal movement

PhD defense by Anne Scharf
  • Date: May 16, 2017
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Anne Katharina Scharf
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: R611
PhD with Kamran Safi, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Molecular bases of morphological diversity in cichlid fishes

PhD defense by Ralf Schneider
  • Date: Mar 10, 2017
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ralf Friedrich Schneider
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M801
PhD with Axel Meyer, Zoology and Evolutionary Biology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Behavioural rhythms and parental cooperation in biparentally incubating shorebirds

PhD defense by Martin Bulla
  • Date: Jan 23, 2017
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Martin Bulla
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B00.001
PhD with Bart Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Studying individual vocal communication in group-living songbirds

PhD defense by Lisa Gill
  • Date: Dec 12, 2016
  • Time: 12:45 PM - 02:45 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lisa Gill
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: Y311
PhD with Wolfgang Goymann, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Testing the relative roles of competition and plant-soil feedback in explaining commonness and rarity in alien and native plant species

PhD defense by Gregor Müller
  • Date: Dec 9, 2016
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Gregor Müller
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: R512
PhD with Mark van Kleunen, Ecology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

A hitchhikerꞌs guide to waterbird migration

PhD defense by Mariëlle van Toor
  • Date: Nov 25, 2016
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Mariëlle van Toor
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: C425
PhD with Kamran Safi, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

On the ecology and evolution of partial migration: a field study on migrants and residents European blackbirds

PhD defense by Daniel Zúñiga Sepúlveda
  • Date: Nov 22, 2016
  • Time: 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Daniel Zúñiga Sepúlveda
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Jesko Partecke, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

The influence of melatonin on birdsong and its underlying neuronal correlates - integrating technical advances to address melatonin's role as an endocrine switch

PhD defense by Susanne Seltmann
  • Date: Oct 24, 2016
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Susanne Seltmann
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: C230
PhD with Andries ter Maat, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

The influence of host social system on hostparasite evolutionary dynamics

PhD defense by Jaap van Schaik
  • Date: Oct 5, 2016
  • Time: 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Antoon Jacobus (Jaap) van Schaik
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
PhD with Gerald Kerth, University of Greifswald + Bart Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Consequences of social interactions on the evolution of individual differences in behaviour

PhD defense by Francesca Santostefano
  • Date: Sep 21, 2016
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Francesca Santostefano
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Niels Dingemanse, Research Group Evolutionary Ecology of Variation, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Neuronal stimulus representations in Drosophila learning paradigms

PhD defense by Kristina Dylla
  • Date: Aug 16, 2016
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Kristina Dylla
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M1001
PhD with Paul Szyszka, Neurobiology, University of Konstanz [more]

Quantifying the ecological impact of the straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) in West Africa

PhD defense by Michael Abedi-Lartey
  • Date: Jul 22, 2016
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Michael Abedi-Lartey
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Dina Dechmann, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Seasonal Plasticity of Singing Behavior Mechanisms in Temperate and Tropical Oscines Birds

PhD defense by René Quispe Valdés
  • Date: Jul 11, 2016
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: René Quispe Valdés
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Manfred Gahr, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Communicative complexity and development in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the wild

PhD defense by Marlen Fröhlich
  • Date: Jul 7, 2016
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Marlen Fröhlich
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M630
PhD with Simone Pika, Humboldt Research Group „Evolution of communication“, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Effects of perceived predation risk on individual great tit life history and behavior

PhD defense by Robin Abbey-Lee
  • Date: Jul 4, 2016
  • Time: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Robin Abbey-Lee
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.019
PhD with Niels Dingemanse, Research Group Evolutionary Ecology of Variation, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Effects of light pollution on the timing of singing in songbirds

PhD defense by Arnaud Da Silva
  • Date: Jun 27, 2016
  • Time: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Arnaud Da Silva
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.019
PhD with Bart Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Causes and consequences of sociality in a neotropical bat

PhD defense by Yann Gager
  • Date: Apr 12, 2016
  • Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Yann Gager
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: R512
PhD with Dina Dechmann, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Modelling phytoplankton, passengers and drivers of lake ecosystems

PhD defense by Marieke Frassl
  • Date: Mar 11, 2016
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Marieke Anna Frassl
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Karl-Otto Rothhaupt, Limnology , University of Konstanz [more]

Genome-wide Patterns of Adaptation and Speciation and Demographic Histories of Young Radiations of Cichlids

PhD defense by Andreas Kautt
  • Date: Mar 10, 2016
  • Time: 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Andreas Kautt
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M801
PhD with Axel Meyer, Zoology and Evolutionary Biology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Neuronal correlates of temperature guided behavior in ants

PhD defense by Manuel Nagel
  • Date: Mar 10, 2016
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Manuel Nagel
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M627
PhD with Christoph Kleineidam, Neuroethology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Reproductive characteristics as drivers of alien plant naturalization and invasion

PhD defense by Mialy Razanajatovo
  • Date: Feb 12, 2016
  • Time: 03:15 PM - 05:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Mialy Harindra Razanajatovo
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: P603
PhD with Mark van Kleunen, Ecology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Quantitative and molecular genetics of phenotypic variation in the zebra finch

PhD defense by Ulrich Knief
  • Date: Jan 12, 2016
  • Time: 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Johann Ulrich Knief
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: B01.145
PhD with Wolfgang Forstmeier, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Bats and ambient noise : From chatty neighbours to disturbing humans

PhD defense by Jinhong Luo
  • Date: Aug 17, 2015
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Jinhong Luo
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M628
PhD with Lutz Wiegrebe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich + Holger Goerlitz, Acoustic and Functional Ecology lab, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Niche partitioning in similar, closely related sympatric bat species? A morphological and mechanical approach

PhD defense by Daniela Schmieder
  • Date: Jul 22, 2015
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Daniela Anna Schmieder
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Tigga Kingston, Texas Tech University + Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Multi-level variation in labile characters: adaptive causes and evolutionary consequences

PhD defense by Yimen Araya-Ajoy
  • Date: Jul 6, 2015
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Yimen G. Araya-Ajoy
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: G00.001
PhD with Jakob Müller, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Phenotypic, environmental, and genetic variation as sources of intraspecific differences in behavioral sleep in wild great tits (Parus major)

PhD defense by Erica Stuber
  • Date: Jul 6, 2015
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Erica Stuber
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
  • Room: C00.013
PhD with Jakob Müller, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

The Contributions of Seasonality, Song and Hormonal Regulation to the Evolution of Songbirds

PhD defense by Kim Mortega
  • Date: Jun 22, 2015
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Kim Geraldine Mortega
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Barbara Helm, University of Glasgow + Michaela Hau, Research Group Evolutionary physiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Lakes as food sources for bats: evidence from stable isotopes and acoustic monitoring

PhD defense by Ioanna Salvarina
  • Date: Apr 15, 2015
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ioanna Salvarina
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Karl-Otto Rothhaupt, Limnology, University of Konstanz [more]

Environmental and social modulation of hormones and behavior in a free living songbird, the black redstart

PhD defense by Camila Villavicencio
  • Date: Mar 13, 2015
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Camila Patricia Villavicencio Reyes
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Wolfgang Goymann, Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Compatibility benefits of social and extra-pair mate choice in the zebra finch

PhD defense by Malika Ihle
  • Date: Jan 29, 2015
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Malika Ihle
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Wolfgang Forstmeier, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Circadian biology of songbirds : endogenous and environmental components

PhD defense by Marina Lehmann
  • Date: Dec 22, 2014
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Marina Lehmann
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Barbara Helm, University of Glasgow + Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology / University of Konstanz [more]

Proxies of extra-pair behaviour: the influence of the spatial, temporal, and social setting on patterns of extra-pair paternity

PhD defense by Lotte Schlicht
  • Date: Dec 15, 2014
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Lotte Schlicht
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Bart Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Analysing animal movement in the environment

PhD defense by Bart Kranstauber
  • Date: Nov 10, 2014
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Bart Kranstauber
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Kamran Safi, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Molecular cloning, characterization and relevance for microcystin-kinetics of Organic anion transporting polypeptides in model and native fish species

PhD defense by Konstanze Steiner
  • Date: Nov 7, 2014
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Konstanze Steiner
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Daniel Dietrich, Ecotoxicology, University of Konstanz [more]

Complexity of the olfactory system across and within Hymenoptera : The leaf-cutting ant Atta vollenweideri as a case study

PhD defense by Sarah Koch
  • Date: Oct 24, 2014
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Sarah Koch
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M1001
PhD with Christoph Kleineidam, Neuroethology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Cues of mosquito host finding and oviposition site selection

PhD defense by Ali Afify
  • Date: Sep 2, 2014
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ali Afify
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: M1001
PhD with Giovanni Galizia, Neurobiology, University of Konstanz [more]

Learn and Let Learn : Comparative Cognition and Social Learning in Bats

PhD defense by Theresa Clarin
  • Date: Jul 16, 2014
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Theresa Maria Anna Clarin
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Lutz Wiegrebe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich + Holger Goerlitz, Acoustic and Functional Ecology lab, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Partial Altitudinal Migration of a Himalayan Forest Pheasant: First Insights and Conservation Implications

PhD defense by Nawang Norbu
  • Date: Apr 10, 2014
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nawang Norbu
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Effects of urbanization on animal behaviour : patterns, underlying mechanisms and ultimate causes

PhD defense by Catarina Miranda
  • Date: Feb 26, 2014
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ana Catarina Sequeira Nunes Coutinho de Miranda
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Jesko Partecke, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Wing moult and movement behaviour of anatids, with focus on the European Gadwall (Anas strepera)

PhD defense by Andrea Gehrold
  • Date: Dec 13, 2013
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Andrea Gehrold
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

The Role of Parental Care in Shaping Personality-Related Variation in Reproductive Success in Free-living Passerines

PhD defense by Ariane Mutzel
  • Date: Dec 5, 2013
  • Speaker: Ariane Mutzel
  • Location: Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Martinsried
PhD with Niels Dingemanse, Research Group Evolutionary Ecology of Variation, and Bart Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Color- and Trophic Polymorphisms in Cichlid Fishes

PhD defense by Henrik Kusche
  • Date: Nov 19, 2013
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Henrik Kusche
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Axel Meyer, Zoology and Evolutionary Biology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

At-sea movement and migration of the nocturnal swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)

PhD defense by Sebastian Cruz
  • Date: Oct 23, 2013
  • Time: 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Sebastian M. Cruz
  • Location: University of Konstanz
  • Room: U206
PhD with Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Ecology and Neurophysiology of Sleep in Wild Sloths

PhD defense by Bryson Voirin
  • Date: Sep 23, 2013
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 02:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: James Bryson Voirin
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Niels Rattenborg, Research Group Avian Sleep, and Martin Wikelski, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology [more]

Effects of artificial light at night on daily and seasonal organization of European blackbirds (Turdus merula)

PhD defense by Davide Dominoni
  • Date: Sep 13, 2013
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Davide Michelangelo Dominoni
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Jesko Partecke, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]

Characterization of cryptic components of the ancestral vertebrate genome

PhD defense by Nathalie Feiner
  • Date: May 14, 2013
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Nathalie Feiner
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Axel Meyer, Zoology and Evolutionary Biology lab, University of Konstanz [more]

Partial migration in European blackbirds : a study on alternative phenotypes

PhD defense by Adam Fudickar
  • Date: Nov 21, 2012
  • Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Adam Michael Fudickar
  • Location: University of Konstanz
PhD with Jesko Partecke, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Radolfzell [more]
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