Jennifer Brunke
Jennifer Brunke, MSc
Main Interests
My main fields of interest are ecology and conservation biology focused especially on biodiversity and population genetics of tropical biota. Furthermore, I am interested in behavioural ecology. At this I am particularly interested in the social and communicative behaviour of tree shrews.
Jennifer Brunke, MSc
Professional and scientific career
since 04.2010
Doctoral student at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
Doctoral Thesis: "Effects of habitat fragmentation in a tropical rainforest ecosystem: a case study on the genetic diversity of small mammal communities in the lower Kinabatangan floodplain in Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia)"
Supervisor: Prof. U. Radespiel, Prof. E. Zimmermann
since 12.2009
Research assistant at the Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
10.2009
Student assistant at the Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany: Co-supervision of zoo course
2007 – 2009
Study of Animal Biology and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany (Master of Science)
Master Thesis: "Perception and categorisation of communication calls in tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri)" Supervisor: Prof. E. Zimmermann
2004 - 2007
Study of Biology at the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany (Bachelor of Science)
Bachelor Thesis: "Interactions of Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni) and Impala (Aepyceros melampus) with Grants's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) in the Zoo of Hannover" Supervisor: Dr. R. Löhmer
08.2002 - 02.2003
Employment as Pharmacy technician at the Katharinen Apotheke, Duingen, Germany
2000 - 2003
Professional training of a Pharmacy technician Justus-von-Liebig School Hannover, Germany
1993 - 2000
General Qualification for University Entrance Robert-Bosch Comprehensive School, Hildesheim, Germany
Awards & grants
2009
Travel grant from “Freunde der TiHo e.V.”
08.2010 - 11.2010
DAAD fellowship for Sabah, Malaysia
Publications
I. Articles in peer reviewed journals
2011
Konerding, W., Brunke, J., Schehka, S., Zimmermann, E. (2011): Is acoustic evaluation of communication calls in a non-primate mammal, the tree shrew, affected by context? Anim. Cogn. Doi: 10.1007/s10071-011-0411-8
II. Abstracts of international conferences
2011
Zimmermann, E.; Konerding, W.; Brunke, J.; Schehka, S. (2011): Acoustic evaluation in a non-primate mammal, the tree shrew, not solely affected by context. Behavior 2011, Joint meeting of the the Animal Behavior Society (ABS) & International Ethological Conference (IEC), Bloomington, Indiana, 25.7.-30.7.2011, p. 265-266.
2010
Brunke J., Schehka S., Zimmermann E. (2010): Acoustic cues in communication calls of tree shrews. [Poster] International Symposium on the Evolution of Emotional Communication, Günzburg, Germany
2009
Brunke J., Konerding W., Zimmermann E. (2009): Like or unlike: Spontaneous discrimination of communication calls in tree shrews. [Poster] 31st International Ethological Conference, Rennes, France