Annika Peter

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Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences  (» Postal address)

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+49 441 798-4774  (F&P

Annika Peter

PhD Student

BIRD MIGRATION

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)

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