Magdalena Wlodarz, M.Sc.
PhD candidate
Zoological Institute and Museum
Vogelwarte
Soldmannstr. 23
17489 Greifswald
magdalena.wlodarz(at)stud.uni-greifswald(dot)de
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Greifswald in the working group Vogelwarte. My research project deals with the effects of environmental pollutants on the breeding and feeding ecology of black-headed gulls, which, as indicator species of the coastal regions, reflect changes in their habitat at an early stage in their population numbers and breeding success. In addition to a broad survey of the general health status of breeding black-headed gulls, which is defined with the help of blood parameters, food analyses, body measurements and photometric measurements, my work aims to examine black-headed gulls populations on the coast and inland for residues of pharmaceuticals and pesticides.