Courses, Defenses & Events

January 14, 2025

Morphological adaptations to migration in songbirds

Rado Seminar by Denise Döttling
  • Date: Sep 18, 2026
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Denise Döttling
  • Location: MPI-AB Möggingen
  • Room: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
  • Host: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
  • Contact: ddechmann@ab.mpg.de
Bird migration is associated with morphological adaptations, particularly with traits related to flight. Therefore, changes in migratory propensity could potentially be connected to changes in morphology. The blackbirds from the region of Lake Constance are a partially migratory population, with a ... [more]

Institute Retreat 2026

  • Date: Sep 22, 2026
  • Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: Pfarrheim Allensbach
Please save the date for the Institute Retreat (as usual, for institute members) on 22 September 2026, which will take place at Pfarrheim Allensbach, located directly on the beautiful shores of Lake Constance, right between Konstanz and Möggingen. With a primary focus on early-career researchers ... [more]

Maximizing the success of media outreach

How to prepare for working with the media
  • Date: Sep 29, 2026
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Carla Avolio
  • Media and Communications Officer, MPI-AB
  • Location: Bückle St. 5a, 78467 Konstanz
  • Host: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
  • Contact: cavolio@ab.mpg.de
Are you considering media outreach for your next paper? If you are, but are not sure what it's all about, this seminar will walk you through the basics. When do you start? How can you prepare? What happens when the emails start rolling in? Join MPI-AB media officer, Carla Avolio, for a step-by-step ... [more]

Welcome Week 2026

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