Dr. Marcus Schmitt

Research Associate in the Department of General Zoology

Current Research

• Ecology of small mammals and owls, especially from urban and anthropogenic habitats
• Urban Zoology (mainly Mammalia, Aves, Araneae)
• Distribution of thermophilous spiders (Araneae) in Central Europe
• Publications

Curriculum vitae

1992-1995 study of forestry at the University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim/Holzminden in Goettingen

1995-1999 study of Ecology in Essen

1996-2001 student assistant at the Department of General Zoology, University of Essen

2001 - 2007 PhD-student at the Department of General Zoology, University of Duisburg-Essen (Ecology of Muridae)

2007 Lecturer, Dept. General Zoology

February 2008 Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) in zoology, Univ. of Duisburg-Essen

since 2009 research associate and lecturer 

Courses

- zoological and ecological excursions

- animal identification

- practicals

- participation in lectures and seminars

Research interests

- animal ecology, particularly of spiders and small mammals