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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

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Looking for candidates for a Master´s thesis

Master´s thesis available: Effect of parental torpor use on seasonal dynamics of telomere length an torpor expression in a hibernating rodent in the team of Sylvain Giroud and Steve Smith

Beginning October 2022 until May 2023

Details on the position

Internship opportunity in Morocco research project

The Domestication lab is currently looking for students and volunteers for an internship in their research project about free-living dogs in Morocco. 

More information

 

Seminar room with lecture in progress

Wilhelminenberg Seminar

[Translate to English:] Studierende im Hörsaal

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