Current 2024 Doctoral Projects

September 29, 2023
PhD student (m/f/d) on the computational analysis of nematode collective behavior
The Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior at its sites in Konstanz and Radolfzell offers an international, interdisciplinary, and collaborative environment that opens up unique research opportunities. The goal of our basic research is to develop a quantitative and predictive understanding of the decisions and movements of animals in their natural environment. more
Understanding the elements that shape the ontogeny of migration in white storks
Supervisor: Andrea Flack, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Keywords: migration of white storks more
Neurobiology of Swarm-Forming Locusts 
Supervisor: Einat Couzin-Fuchs, Universität Konstanz
Keywords:  neural basis of social plasticity in swarm-forming locusts. more
Social dynamics of sleep in baboons – from the lab to the field
Supervisor: Meg Crofoot & Roi Harel, Universität Konstanz & Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Keywords: collective dynamics of sleep in baboons more
Communication and collective threat response in meerkats
Supervisor: Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz
Keywords: tracking of movements, communication & collective behaviour in meerkats more
Neuroscience of honeybee behavior
Supervisor: Giovanni Galizia, Universität Konstanz
Keywords: neuroscience & behaviour in honey bees more
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