Behavioral Ecology, Physiology, and Evolution
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

I am an Akademische Rätin / Research Associate currently working with a long-term study system of great (Parus major) and blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) to investigate life history and individual differences.

Previously, I have worked with another long-term study system, the prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) which is parasitized by the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), using brood parasitism as a model system to study behavior and physiology.

Research Topics

Life History

How do organisms deal with survival and reproductive trade-offs during various life stages?

I am investigating this currently through the fledging behavior of great and blue tits. Previously, I have worked on how brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds affect the life history of their host, the prothonotary warbler.

Behavioral Ecology, Physiology, and Evolution Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Research Topics

Behavioral Ecology, Physiology, and Evolution
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich