Sarah Hohenbrink
Sarah Hohenbrink, MSc
PhD Student
Project:
Development, physiology and consequences of female dominance in two basal primate models, the grey and the Goodman´s mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus and M. lehilahytsara)
When studying biology I focused on Zoology, especially on animal behaviour. Here, I am mainly interested in social interactions and dominance behaviour and the evolution of behavioural traits. In particular, I am investigating the specific characteristic of female dominance in two basal primate species, the grey and the Goodman’s mouse lemur.
Sarah Hohenbrink, MSc
Professional and scientific career
Since 10.2009
PhD student at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover Germany
PhD thesis: "Development, physiology and consequences of female dominance in two basal primate models, the grey and the Goodman´s mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus and M. lehilahytsara)” at the Institute for Zoology.
Supervisors: Prof. U. Radespiel, Prof. E. Zimmermann
10/2009
Student assistant at the Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany: Co-supervision of zoo course for biology bachelor students
10/2008 – 02/2009
Student assistant at the Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany: Co-supervision of functional morphology course for biology bachelor students
2007 – 2009
Study of Animal Biology and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany (Master of Science)
Master thesis: "Influence of social dominance on the secondary sex ratio of progeny of Holstein cattle on a commercial dairy farm and factors affecting hierarchy” at the Institute of Reproductive Biology.
Supervisor: Prof. S. Meinecke-Tillmann
08/2007
Internship at Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Braunschweig, Germany
06/2007
Student assistant at the Institute of Animal Welfare and Behaviour, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
2004 - 2007
Study of Biology at the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany (Bachelor of Science)
Bachelor thesis: “Latentes Lernen bei Laborratten” at the Institute of Animal Welfare and Behaviour.
Supervisor: Prof. H. Hackbarth
Awards & grants
- Scholarship of Bayer AG supporting the PhD thesis (3 years) since 05/2011
- DAAD travel grant for Ankarafantsika, Madagascar (2008)
Publications
I. Articles in peer reviewed journals
2011
Kappel, P., Hohenbrink, S. & Radespiel, U. (2011): „Experimental evidence for olfactory predator recognition in wild mouse lemurs”, American Journal of Primatology 73, 928-938
II. Abstracts of international conferences
2010
Hohenbrink, S., Meinecke-Tillmann, S. (2010): “Influence of social dominance on the secondary sex ratio of progeny in Holstein cattle on a commercial dairy farm and factors affecting hierarchy”(Poster) in: Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Vol. 45, Supplement 1 (Nr. 58, p. 22)
Kontaktdaten
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Institut für Zoologie
Bünteweg 17
30559 Hannover