Degen, Jacqueline
Dr. Jacqueline Degen
PostDoc
Zoology II
Universität Würzburg
Biozentrum
Am Hubland
Biozentrum
Am Hubland
97074
Würzburg
Deutschland
Building:
B1 (Biozentrum)
Room:
D141
Phone:
+49 931 31-89017

My research focuses on the analysis of flight behaviour of moths under natural conditions and in presence of artificial light sources. I am particularly interested in the impact of the moon as a natural celestial cue on orientation performance and to what extend light pollution interferes. My main goal is to understand the mechanisms underlying their susceptibility to artificial light at night (ALAN) using field and laboratory experiments.
Current research project:
As part of a doctoral fellowship (DBU), Mona Storms investigates the attraction of spectral properties of artificial light sources using field and laboratory experiments.
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X,Y, and Z: A bird’s eye view on light pollution in Ecology and Evolution (2022). 12 e9608.
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The rising moon promotes mate finding in moths in Communications Biology (2022). 5 393.
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A new innovative real-time tracking method for flying insects applicable under natural conditions in BMC Zoology (2021). 6(35)
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Honeybees Learn Landscape Features during Exploratory Orientation Flights in Current Biology (2016). 26(20) 2800–2804.
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Exploratory behaviour of honeybees during orientation flights in Animal Behaviour (2015). 102 45–57.
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