Projektnummer

0051928

Zusammenfassung

Given Madagascar's unique biota and the considerable human pressure on the natural environment, there exists an urgent need to build scientific capacity in conservation biology in the country in order to manage the existing or remaining natural resources. Through the project, four Malagasy PhD students will work jointly with scientists from South Africa and Germany in the domain of animal conservation biology, looking at various aspects of the systematics, geographical and phylogeographic variations, ecology and distribution of bats, turtles and small mammals. Besides field studies, mo...