Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology

[Translate to English:] KLIVV Gebäude aus Holz

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Leonida Fusani in the field doing telemetry work

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[Translate to English:] Hausmaus an einer Wasserflasche

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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).

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PhD position in the project "Voice Prints: Individual Signatures and Recognition"

We are looking for a PhD Candidate for research at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology on the topic of ultrasonic vocalizations and social recognition in wild house mice. This project is a collaborative effort between our laboratory (Sarah Zala & Dustin Penn) and Peter Balazs at the Acoustics Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Application deadline: 15 February 2023. Desired starting date 1 April 2023

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Looking for candidates for Master´s thesis

Testing the Membrane Pacemaker Hypothesis according to early-life conditions in a small heterotherm (with Priv.Doz.Dr. Sylvain Giroud and Dr. Alba Hykollari)

Duration 6-8 months, start flexible, latest January 2023

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Effect of age on telomere length and between-tissues comparison in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) (with Priv. Doz. Dr. Sylvain Giroud and Dr. Steve Smith)

Duration about 6 months, start flexible, latest January 2023

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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.

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