Dipl.-Biogeogr. Michael Mayer
Education
- 2006 bis 2013
-Trier University: Studies of Biogeography, Geobotany, Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
-Degree: Diplom-Biogeograph
-Diplomarbeit: “Phonotactic field experiments on syntopic Poison Dart Frogs in Peru, Do male frogs respond to modified calls of congenerics?”
- 2013
-Postgraduate in Biogeography
Languages
- English & Spanish
Scientific Meetings
- 2011 SEH – European Congress of Herpetology in Luxemburg (Luxemburg)
- 2011 DGHT – Deutsche Herpetologentagung in Trier (Germany)
- 2012 World Congress of Herpetology in Vancouver (Canada)
- 2013 SEH – European Congress of Herpetology in Veszprém (Hungary)
- 2013 DGHT – Deutsche Herpetologentagung in Bonn (Germany)
- 2014 NNB3 – Network for Neotropical Biogeography in Bogotá (Colombia)
- 2014 X Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetologia in Cartagena (Colombia)
Grants and Fellowships
- 2011 Reisekostenstipendium DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
- 2014 Promotionsstipendium KAS - Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Internship
- Internship of 13 weeks at „Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad“ (CORBIDI) in Peru
(24.05 – 09.07.2010 & 27.03 – 15.04.2011)
Membership in Organizations
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde (DGHT)
- Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND)