Mag. Dr. Sarah Zala

Konrad-Lorenz-Institut für Vergleichende Verhaltensforschung
Department für Integrative Biologie und Evolution
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
Savoyenstr. 1a
A-1160 Wien

T +43 (1) 489 09 15 852
F +43 (1) 489 09 15 801

E-Mail an Sarah Zala senden [Link 1]

Research

I am interested in behavioral ecology, including sexual selection, chemical communication, immunocompetence, and parasite-manipulation of host behavior. I have mostly worked with house mice (Mus musculus domesticus), though I have also studied stickleback fish (Gasterosteus aculeatus). More recently, I have been working with zebrafish (Danio rerio), both domesticated and wild, to explore their suitability as a model organism for behavioral research.

  • Sexual selection
  • Ecological immunity
  • Life-history evolution
  • Chemosensory communication
  • Host-parasite interactions

Curriculum Vitae

Education

1999-2003

Ph.D., Biology, Department of Biology, University of Utah, USA

1993-1998

M.S., Biology with Major in Zoology, Division of Behavioral Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland

Positions

2011-present

University assistant/Postdoc, Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria (including one year of working part-time)

2003-2010

Research scientist, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Ethology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria (including ca. one year of working part-time and four years of maternity leave)

2002

Teaching assistant in Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology University of Utah, USA

2000

Teaching assistant in Behavioral Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Utah, USA

1998

Research Assistant, Department of Biology, University of Utah, USA

1996-1998

Several student assistantships, Division of Behavioral Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland

Publications

Publikationen [Link 2]