We are looking for motivated students interested in questions about wildlife dynamics and distributions under global change, animal behavioral ecology or advancing theory in ecology and evolution. Students should have a strong background in (or the will to learn) R, statistics and modelling. Please contact us for possible thesis subjects and state your skills and interests (e.g., CV, certificates,…) along with the name of one or two references.
Here you’ll find a list of offers for Bachelor and Master theses.
For TU Berlin students: Please consider the Reader for the steps necessary to conduct a thesis. Successful attendance of our courses ‘biodiversity dynamics I + II’ , where we teach spatial R, distribution modelling and occupancy modelling, is of advantage.
Below, you will find an overview over currently running theses as well as a list of completed theses for your information.
For older Bachelor and Master theses please check here:
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Quantifying demographic resilience across animal species. Malte Ben Kurreck, 10.10.2023 BSc. FU Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Farmacy. Supervisors: V Radchuk (IZW), J Louvrier (IZW), U Steiner (FU).
The acoustic communication of West African sabre-toothed frogs of the genus Odontobatrachus (Anura, Odontiobatrachidae). Saskia Piorecki, 03.11.2023 MSc. Fakultät VI Planen Bauen Umwelt, Institut für Ökologie der TU Berlin. Supervisors: S Kramer-Schadt, M.-O. Rödel (Museum für Naturkunde).
Larger tree diameter and high urbanisation level increases capture rates of red squirrels in Berlin. Alina Doreen Stemmer, 06.11.2023 MSc. FU Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy. Supervisors: S Kramer-Schadt, Sinah Drenske (IZW), Jonathan Jeschke (FU).
Fine-scale movements and fitness: Feedback between foraging decisions and reproductive success of Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Johannes Till, 19.10.2023 BSc. FU Berlin, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy. Supervisors S Kramer-Schadt, M Grabow, Prof. Jens Rolff (FU).
Wildtiere in der Stadt: Die komplexe beziehung von Urbanisierung, menschlicher Wahrnehmung und Sozialökonomie. Titus M. Mußhoff, 30.08.2023 MSc. Universität Freiburg. Fakultät für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen. Supervision: Prof. Ilse Storch (ALUF) & S Kramer-Schadt (TUB/ IZW).
Food or parasite? Classification of fecal DNA based on taxonomic profiling of interaction data. Milena Luke, 11.07.2023 BSc. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät Institut für Biologie. Supervision: Prof. E. Heitlinger (HU) & S Kramer-Schadt (TUB/ IZW).
The effect of natural haemosporidian infections on host fitness and movement patterns in passerines. Sirkka Mang. 24.04.2023 MSc. Universität Koblenz Landau, Fachbereich 3 Mathematik/ Naturwissenschaften. Supervision: S Kramer-Schadt (TUB/ IZW), Conny Landgraf (IZW).
Changing climates, shifting phenologies. Analysing long-term data of juvenile bat occurrences for signals of climate change impacts in Bavaria, Germany. Alec Paul Christoph. 05.02.2023 MSc. Urban Ecosystem Studies, TU Berlin. Supervison: S Kramer-Schadt (IZW&TUB) & Tanja Straka (TUB).
Are acoustic measurements at wind masts an effective additional method to evaluate the mortality risk for bats at wind turbines before their construction? Corinna Seidel. 17.01.2023 MSc. Urban Ecosystem Studies, TU Berlin. Supervison: S Kramer-Schadt (IZW&TUB) & Volker Kelm (Umweltgutachten K&S).