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Sándor Zsebők
Cultural evolution of birdsong

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
biology
Doctoral School of Biology

Thesis supervisor: Sándor Zsebők
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE


Description of the research topic:

Information inherited through social learning is the base of our human culture. The transmission of cultural information is the key element of the adaptation to the changing environment. However, our knowledge about animal cultural mechanisms is largely insufficient. One of the most commonly studied animal cultural system is the birdsong that has important role in female choice and territoriality. We study the cultural evolutionary patterns and mechanisms with the help of diverse methods: field experiments, analyses of long-term databases, network analysis, comparative methods and theoretical modelling.

Required language skills: fluent English (at least B2)
Further requirements: 
MSc degree in biology or a related topic; motivation, experience in the study of behaviour is an advantage


Deadline for application: 2018-05-31


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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