2000-2006: Diploma (Masters) in Biology (University of Ulm, Germany) Diploma thesis: "Differences in age- and sex ratios of migrating landbirds in Long Point, Ontario, Canada, in relation to location and light sources" (with Elisabeth Kalko, University of Ulm and Jon McCracken, Bird Studies Canada); 6 months field work at the Long Point Bird Observatory, Ontario, Canada
2003: 2-months internship at the Vogelwarte Helgoland, Germany: catching migrating birds; radar observations and analysis of bird migration on the island
2003-2004: Studies in zoology, animal and plant ecology at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 4th year thesis: "Taxonomic patterns of diversity in recovering plant communities: a comparison of the recovery processes in Sudbury, Ontario and Mt St Helens, Washington"
2006: 6-months internship at the Max-Planck-Institute for Ornithology (MPIO), Seewiesen: analyses of brood sex ratios in Lance-tailed Manakins
2006-2007: Technical Assistant at the MPIO: taking and analyzing blood samples and color measurements of House Sparrows
2007-present: PhD at the MPIO Dissertation title: Dynamic bill coloration in birds: an integrative approach
Contact:
PhD Student
Eberhard-Gwinner-Straße
Haus Nr. 7
82319 Seewiesen
