Main Focus
I am a behavioural ecologist with a strong interest in spatial ecology. I see
spatial ecology as a unifying discipline which connects behavioural ecology with
community ecology and biogeography. Therefore most of my empirical research is
on spatial aspects of reproductive behaviour and life history strategies at both
individual, population and community levels. In the field I study aspects of
reproductive behaviour connected with territoriality and dispersal in a variety
of species. While my applied research is focused on birds I have a broad
interest in applied statistics.
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2007: Research scientist at the Dept. of Behavioural
Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics (now Dept. of Ornithology), Max Planck Institute for Ornithology,
Seewiesen (now Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence)
2005-2007: Postdoc at Reproductive Biology and Behaviour Group,
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen
2000-2003: PhD at Department
of Ecology, Bucharest University