Kim Geraldine Mortega

Curriculum Vitae

Jul 2009-Jul 2010 Research Associate, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Apr 2009 Diplom in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

PhD Advisory Committee

Barbara Helm, University of Konstanz; link

Rosemary Grant, Princeton University; link

Wolfgang Goymann, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; link

Manfred Gahr, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; link

Juan Carlos Illera, Oviedo University; link

Research Interests & Goals

My general research interest is to understand the ecology and evolutionary adaptations in animal communication systems. I have studied adaptive functions and underlying mechanisms of acoustic communication in several interesting model species, most extensively in birds. I am keenly interested in seasonal timing of animal behavior to reveal ultimate and proximate functions of life histories and evolutionary adaptations to the environment.

Publications

Awards & Scholarships

2010/11 IMPRS for Organismal Biology Scholarship

2009 Innovationsfond

Hometown

Berlin, Germany

Address

University of Konstanz, Ornithology

Fon: +49 7531 88-4915

E-mail: kmortega(at)orn.mpg.de