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University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology

[Translate to English:] KLIVV Gebäude aus Holz

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Fish in a fish tank

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Leonida Fusani in the field doing telemetry work

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2 bee eaters on a branch

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Stickleback

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[Translate to English:] Hausmaus an einer Wasserflasche

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Genetics lab assistant at work

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The Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology is a biological research institute for the study of animal behavior. Ethology (or Behavioral Biology) is an integrative field that addresses questions about how and why animals do what they do. Since spring 2015 it is also the headquaters of the Österreichischen Vogelwarte/Austrian Ornithological Centre (AOC).

  • General contact

    Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology
    Savoyenstraße 1, A-1160 Wien
    Tel:   +43 (1) 25077-7900
    Fax:  +43 (1) 25077-7941

    Email KLIVV

    Getting here

    Office hours of the Institute

    Reception: Mo - Fr, 9 am -12 am and 1 pm -4 pm  T: +43 (1) 25077-7102

    Library: Renate Hengsberger +43 (1) 25077-7343

    Email

Job vacancies and student projects

Organisational assistance with a focus on finance
PhD Position in the project "Voice Prints: Individual Signatures and Recognition"
Master projects and other student projects

News

Illustration of 3 Atlantic salmon by Timothy Knepp, US Fish- and Wildlife Service
Stress in salmon farming, and how to prevent it
Poison dart frog with yellow markings and blue legs
Poison alert!
Yellow Neolamprologus pulcher in a fish tank
Cichlids: It pays to be a homebody
Portrait of Ludwig Huber
Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Ludwig Huber is our new Department Speaker
Female competition for nest sites reduces reproductive success
male peacock showing off his tail feathers
How to explain honest signals?
Wegerichbär (Arctia plantaginis)/Wood tiger moth on a green leaf
Chemical defence of an aposematic moth
Wachteln am KLIVV/quails at KLIVV
Gut hormones prepare birds for migration
braune Hausmaus im Stroh/brown house mouse in the straw
Do male courtship songs enhance female sexual receptivity?

All current news

News archive

Seminar room with lecture in progress

Wilhelminenberg Seminar

[Translate to English:] Studierende im Hörsaal

Themes for students

Are you looking for a thesis theme, or for a science internship?

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