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Curriculum Vitae
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Personal data |
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Svenja Engels Dept. of Biology, University of Oldenburg,
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Work |
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01/2009 - present |
PhD student at Dept. of Biology, University of Oldenburg, Germany, AG "Neurosensorik" (Group leader: Prof. Dr. H. Mouritsen), Project: Magnetic compass orientation of migratory birds |
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08 -09/2006 |
internship at the Biologische Station Westliches Ruhrgebiet e.V. |
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Education |
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04/2008 |
Graduation: Diplom-Biologin (M.Sc.) at Ruhr-University Bochum Thesis: Raumnutzung und interspezifische Interaktionen zwischen Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi, Aepyceros melampus, Tragelaphus angasi und Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi in der Gemeinschaftshaltung. Dept. of Biology- Ethology (Prof. Dr. W. Kirchner) |
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10/2005 – 04/2008 |
study of Biology at Ruhr-University Bochum focus on Zoology and Ethology |
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10/2003 – 09/2005 |
Study of Biology at University of Oldenburg |
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06/2003 |
Graduated from Herbartgymnasium Oldenburg |
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Publications |
Zapka M, Heyers D, Hein CM, Engels S, Schneider NL, Hans J, Weiler S, Dreyer D, Kishkinev D, Wild JM, Mouritsen H. Visual but not trigeminal mediation of magnetic compass information in a migratory bird. Nature 461: 1274-1277 (2009). Engels S, Sulkowski K, Weigelt H. Untersuchungen zur Wechselwirkung von Äsung und Deckung beim Rehwild in einem Naherholungsgebiet in NRW. Öko Jagd 4: 17-20 (2006). |