Professor Dr. Melanie Dammhahn
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Behavioural Biology (Prof. Dammhahn)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Behavioural Ecology
- Animal Personality
- Behavioural adjustemts to human-induced rapid environmental change
- Evolution of pace-of-life syndromes
- Individual niche specialisation
Academic Education | |
| 2014 - 2020 | Habilitation in "Tierökologie" und Venia legendi in "Verhaltensökologie", Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam |
| 2004 - 2008 | Dr. rer. nat., Georg-August Universität of Göttingen, Deutsches Primatenzentrum - Leibniz-Institut für Primatenforschung |
| 1996 - 2003 | Diplom Biologie, Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen |
| 1998 - 1999 | Auslandsstudium, University of Sussex, U.K. |
Work Experience | |
| 2021 - 2022 | Professur für "Wildtierkunde" und Leiterin des Forschungsinstituts für Wildtierkunde und Ökologie (FIWI), Veterinärmedizinische Universität, Österreich |
| 2018 - 2021 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (DFG "Eigene Stelle"), Tierökologie, Universität Potsdam |
| 2017 - 2018 | Vertretungsprofessur "Tierökologie", Zoologisches Institut, Universität Greifswald |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2022 | Subject Editor, Oikos, Journal |
| since 2020 | Subject Editor, Ecotropica, Journal |
| since 2019 | Wissenschaftlicher Beirat (Sprecherin seit 2021), Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö), Fachgesellschaft |
| since 2015 | Mitglied, Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (DZG), Fachgesellschaft |
| since 2015 | Mitglied, The International Society of Behavioral Ecology Society (ISBE), Fachgesellschaft |
| since 2007 | Mitglied, Ethologische Gesellschaft, Fachgesellschaft |
| since 2004 | Mitglied, Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö), Fachgesellschaft |
| since 2003 | Mitglied, Gesellschaft für Primatologie (GfP), Fachgesellschaft |
| 2012 - 2014 | Mitglied, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Fachgesellschaft |
| 2006 - 2013 | Mitglied, International Society for Primatology (IPS), Fachgesellschaft |
Appointments | |
| 01/2022 | Offer to a Professorship (W2) , University of Münster (accepted) |
| 09/2021 | Offer to a Professorship (W2) , Dresden University of Technology (rejected) |
| 06/2021 | Offer to a Professorship (W3) , University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (accepted) |
Publications
Richter SH, Caspers B, Dammhahn M, Kaiser S (2025) In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 40(2), 99-103. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.014 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Julian, R; Fröhlich, S; Müller, K; Dammhahn, M; Voelcker-Rehage, C (2025) In: GeroScience, online. doi:10.1007/s11357-025-01585-x Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Kuper, Niclas; Breitmoser, Yves; Caspers, Barbara; Dammhahn, Melanie; Gadau, Jürgen; Kaiser, Marie I; Kandler, Christian; Kroh, Martin; Krüger, Oliver; Kurtz, Joachim; Lemola, Sakari; Rauthmann, John; Richter, Helene; Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; Back, Mitja (2025) In: Nature Human Behaviour, 9(10). doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02301-7 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 26/05/2025 - 25/05/2027 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 05/02/2025 - 07/02/2025 Funded by: VolkswagenStiftung Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/08/2022 - 31/07/2023 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster |