Annika Peter
PhD Student
BIRD MIGRATION
Orientation, Navigation, Magnetoreception, Behaviour
Species:
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Orientation, Navigation, Magnetoreception, Behaviour
Species:
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Curriculum vitae
ACADEMIC CAREER
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
2016-2020: Bachelor „Biology“
2019-2022: Master „Landscape Ecology“
- Master thesis: „Nocturnal activities of Northern Wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe) before autumn migration: Do they perform pre-migratory flights?”
Since 2023: PhD AG Migration Ecology & SFB 1372 „Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates“
- Topic: Assessing magnetoreception and orientation/navigation-hypotheses in free flying birds.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022: Research Assistant, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (AG Migration Ecology)
- Banding and tagging Northern Wheatears on Heligoland.
2022: Field Assistant, Swiss Ornithological Institute (Recovery programme Woodlark)
- Territory mapping in Naturpark Thal.
2020-2021: Research Assistant, Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland" (AG Schmaljohann)
- Analysis of complex radio-tracking data.
2017-2021: Research Assistant (Tutor), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
- Modules: "Mathematics for Biologists", "Flora and Fauna", "Botany".
SCHOLARSHIPS
2017-2021 Landesstipendium Niedersachsen (5x)
Project
Assessing magnetoreception and orientation/navigation hypotheses in free flying birds. (SFB 1372 – Nav02)