Main Focus
- Evolutionary Genetics
- Behavioural Ecology
- Mating strategies
- Sexual behaviour
- Infertility
- Embryo mortality
Ongoing main projects
- Female promiscuity as a genetic corollary of male promiscuity
- Genes underlying digit ratio correlations with sexual behaviour
- Quantitative genetics of male attractiveness, ornamentation and fitness
- Inbreeding depression and heterozygosity-fitness correlations
- QTL mapping of sexual behaviour and ornamentation
- Genotype-phenotype associations
- Causes of genetic incompatibility
- Benefits of promiscuity and mate choice
- Assortative mating for quality
- Causes of infertility and embryo mortality
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education / Positions Held
Since 2008: Research scientist at the Dept. of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPIBI (formerly MPIO) Seewiesen
2004-2008: Emmy Noether Research Group leader at the MPIO Seewiesen
2002-2004: Postdoc at Sheffield University, UK (Emmy Noether and Marie Curie Fellowships)
1998-2001: PhD at Würzburg University and Vogelwarte Radolfzell (advisors: Dr. Bernd Leisler and Prof. K. E. Linsenmair)
1992-1998: Diploma in Biology at Würzburg University
Professional Services and Awards
Since 2012: Editor for Behavioral Ecology
2006-2011: Member of the Junge Akademie
2003: Horst Wiehe Doctorate Prize (DZG)
Since 2008: Research scientist at the Dept. of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, MPIBI (formerly MPIO) Seewiesen
2004-2008: Emmy Noether Research Group leader at the MPIO Seewiesen
2002-2004: Postdoc at Sheffield University, UK (Emmy Noether and Marie Curie Fellowships)
1998-2001: PhD at Würzburg University and Vogelwarte Radolfzell (advisors: Dr. Bernd Leisler and Prof. K. E. Linsenmair)
1992-1998: Diploma in Biology at Würzburg University
Professional Services and Awards
Since 2012: Editor for Behavioral Ecology
2006-2011: Member of the Junge Akademie
2003: Horst Wiehe Doctorate Prize (DZG)