Dr. Kim Geraldine Mortega

IMPRS Alumni
Lübeck, Germany

Main Focus

Core teacher for courses held in Tanzania, Madagascar and Borneo using the forests and savanna as outside classrooms to teach tropical ecology and conservation to promising young environmentalists

PhD thesis

The Contributions of Seasonality, Song and Hormonal Regulation to the Evolution of Songbirds, with Barbara Helm, University of Glasgow + Michaela Hau, Research Group Evolutionary physiology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen

Curriculum Vitae

  • since Jan 2016 - Instructor | DAAD Quality Network Biodiversity Kenya | »Reconciling livelihood needs and nature conservation in the East African forest biodiversity hotspots« | Germany & Kenya
  • Jul 2015 - Instructor | The Tropical Biology Association | Cambridge Conservation Initiative | »Building the capacity of conservation scientists and institutions in tropical regions to manage and safeguard biodiversity for the long term by providing tailor-made training and ongoing follow-up support« | UK
  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2015 Doctoral candidate | International Max Planck Research School for Organismal Biology | Max Planck Institute for Ornithology | Germany
  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010 Research Associate | Freie Universität Berlin | Germany
  • Apr 2009 Diplom in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin | Germany
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