Startseite Verteidigungen Verteidigungen der IMPRS Promovierenden Raum: online Ort: Online oral examination Convergent evolution of nectarivores: digestive enzymes and other adaptations to sweet diets Doctoral defense by Daniel Mendez Aranda Datum: 28.09.2022 Uhrzeit: 13:00 - 15:30 Vortragende(r): Daniel Mendez Aranda Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Maude Baldwin at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen. [mehr] The molecular basis of sweet and umami taste perception in frugivorous and nectarivorous birds Doctoral defense by Glenn Cockburn Datum: 22.04.2022 Uhrzeit: 15:00 - 17:30 Vortragende(r): Glenn Cockburn Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Maude Baldwin at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology [mehr] The Role of Habitat Configuration in Shaping the Outcomes of Social Interactions Doctoral defense by Peng He Datum: 01.12.2021 Uhrzeit: 13:00 - 15:30 Vortragende(r): Peng He Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Damien Farine at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior [mehr] Causes, patterns and consequences of movement in Arctic avian predators IMPRS: Doctoral defense by Teja Curk Datum: 04.11.2021 Uhrzeit: 14:30 - 17:00 Vortragende(r): Teja Curk Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Kamran Safi and Prof. Martin Wikelski at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior [mehr] Individual variation in behaviour: adaptive mechanisms and ecological drivers Doctoral defense by Alexia Mouchet Datum: 02.11.2021 Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 12:30 Vortragende(r): Alexia Mouchet Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Niels Dingemanse at Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich [mehr] Belowground functional traits of plants as drivers of biodiversity and plant strategies Doctoral defense by Tom Lachaise Datum: 06.10.2021 Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 13:00 Vortragende(r): Tom Lachaise Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Mark van Kleunen at University of Konstanz [mehr] Deep representation learning and statistical physics in animal signal-receiver dynamics. Doctoral defense by Ian Etheredge Datum: 05.07.2021 Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 16:30 Vortragende(r): Ian Etheredge Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Alex Jordan MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] 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 Datum: 02.07.2021 Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 13:00 Vortragende(r): Dominika Kundel Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Mark van Kleunen, University of Konstanz [mehr] Collective movement and social decision-making in the Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) Doctoral defense by Danai Papageorgiou Datum: 28.06.2021 Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 16:30 Vortragende(r): Danai Papageorgiou Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Damien Farine, MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] Generation of transgenic zebra finches by the culture and genetic modification of germline stem cells Doctoral defense by Ivana Lis Gessara Datum: 25.06.2021 Uhrzeit: 13:00 - 15:30 Vortragende(r): Ivana Lis Gessara Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Manfred Gahr at the MPI for Ornithology and Prof. Martin Wikelski, MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] Theoretical and empirical investigation of echolocation in bat groups Doctoral defense by Thejasvi Beleyur Datum: 10.06.2021 Uhrzeit: 13:00 - 15:30 Vortragende(r): Thejasvi Beleyur Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Holger Goerlitz at the MPI for Ornithology and Prof. Iain Couzin, MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] Environmental influence on Eurasian blackbirds – A field study of physiology and decision making in a small partially migratory songbird Doctoral defense by Nils Linek Datum: 28.05.2021 Uhrzeit: 15:00 - 17:30 Vortragende(r): Nils Linek Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Jesko Partecko and Prof. Wikelski of the MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] Computer Vision and Deep Learning Methods forMeasuring and Modeling Animal Behavior Doctoral defense by Jake Graving Datum: 01.03.2021 Uhrzeit: 15:00 - 17:30 Vortragende(r): Jake Graving Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] Fitness consequences of physiological responses to environmental variation in wild great tits. Doctoral defense by Lucia Mentesana Datum: 14.09.2020 Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 12:30 Vortragende(r): Lucia Mentesana Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate with Ela Hau, MPI for Ornithology [mehr] Migration and survival in a changing world: Insights on a long-distance avian migrant. Doctoral defense by Yachang Cheng Datum: 13.08.2020 Uhrzeit: 09:30 - 12:00 Vortragende(r): Yachang Cheng Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate with Andrea Flack and Martin Wikelski MPI of Animal Behavior [mehr] Physical Causal Cognition in Parrots Doctoral defense by Laurie O'Neil Datum: 07.08.2020 Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 12:30 Vortragende(r): Laurie O'Neil Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online Doctorate with Auguste von Bayern and Manfred Gahr, MPI for Ornithology, Seewiesen [mehr] The sensory biology of evasive flight in eared moths PhD defense by Theresa Huegel Datum: 17.06.2020 Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 12:30 Vortragende(r): Theresa Huegel Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online PhD with Holger Görlitz, Research Group Acoustic and Functional Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [mehr] 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 Datum: 20.04.2020 Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 16:30 Vortragende(r): Yitzchak Ben Mocha Ort: Online oral examination Raum: Online PhD with Simone Pika, Humboldt Research Group „Evolution of communication“, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [mehr]