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Fritz-Frank-Award
of
the
DEUTSCHE
GESELLSCHAFT FÜR SÄUGETIERKUNDE
The
DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR SÄUGETIERKUNDE (German Society for Mammalian Biology) opens
the competition for the FRITZ-FRANK-AWARD 2012. The award consists of
€ 3,000 and is intended for promoting excellent scientific work in
mammalian biology. Candidates may submit papers or doctoral theses published
within the last three calendar years. At the time of publication the candidate
must have been younger than 33 years. Suitable topics are phylogeny and
systematics, biogeography, ethology, ecology, and population biology of
mammals. Five copies of the respective publications or theses along with a
curriculum vitae must be submitted until April 15th 2012 to the managing
secretary (Dr. Philip Dammann, Universitätsklinikum
Essen, Zentrales
Tierlaboratorium, Hufelandstr.
55, 45122
Essen;
e-mail).
A jury will decide upon the qualification of the candidates. (current
statute of the FFA in German)
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In
2011 the FFA was given to Karin Lebl (Vienna) for her excellent Ph.D thesis:
"The reproductive decision in edible dormice and resulting consequences
on their survival probability". She
received the award certificate from the society's president, Klaus
Hackländer, at the annual meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology
in Luxemburg (Sept. 2011). |