Klaudia Szala
PhD student
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
variety and functions of avian eggshells’ pigmentation, sexual selection, ecology and
behaviour of corvids, conservation of amphibians in urban landscapes
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
EDUCATION
2019 - to date PhD student in Department of Avian Biology and Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University, thesis topic: Eggshell pigmentation in red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
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2018 - to date MSc student in Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, thesis topic: "The efficiency of different methods of measuring of protoporphyrin
in eggshells of red-backed shrike Lanius collurio"
2015 – 2018 BSc in Biology, Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, thesis topic: "Habitat selection of corvids wintering in urban ecosystems"
​EXPERIENCE
2016 – 2020 Volunteer - Institute of Zoology, PoznaÅ„ University of Life Sciences
08.2018 - Volunteer - Karkonoski National Park, Department of Nature Conservation
08.2017 - Practice - Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
07.2017 - Internship - Karkonoski National Park, Department of Nature Conservation
2014 – 2017 - Volunteer - PoznaÅ„ Zoological Garden
ACHIEVEMENTS
SCHOLARSHIP
2016 - 2019 (each year) – Rector's Scholarship for the best students, PoznaÅ„ University of Life Sciences
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AWARDS
2019 – The special poster prize on Fifth International Conference on Research and Education, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznaÅ„ (first author)
2019 – Rector’s silver medal for achievements in studies, PoznaÅ„ University of Life Sciences
2018 – 1 st place in a competition for the best speech during I Polish Herpetological Symposium, 8-9.12.2018, WrocÅ‚aw, Poland
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​GRANTS
Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Diamond Grant (DI2018 022848) Eggshell pigmentation in sexual selection of red-backed shrike Lanius collurio – Principal Investigator
SKILLS
Languages: English, French
working in: R, QGIS, imageJ, SpotEgg