Georg Klump

Georg Martin Klump (born April 30, 1954 in Recklinghausen ) is a German biologist and professor of zoology at the University of Oldenburg .

He and his working group investigate mechanisms of communication and the related adaptations that have arisen in evolution. The focus of his work is on the psychophysics of hearing. The working group investigates the hearing processing in different bird species (starling, great tit, barn owl ) and mammals ( gerbil and humans). One of the goals is to understand how properties of the acoustic environment can be used to optimize signal processing. Klump is thus working on basic research on technical (efficient noise suppression, optimal filters) and medical applications (e.g. improving speech intelligibility in background noise).

Another area of ​​research is the evolutionary consequences of communication behavior. One of the main topics is how animals can judge the quality of a mating partner based on their behavior. In doing so, Klump draws on ethological studies and combines them with molecular methods (e.g. DNA fingerprinting) to uncover connections between the behavior and fitness of individuals. The work currently focuses on weaver birds and South African shrike (as of 2012).

Publications

• with A. Klinge and R. Beutelmann: Effect of harmonicity on the detection of a signal in a complex masker and on spatial release from masking. In: PLOS ONE . 6 (10), 2011, p. E26124.
• with A. Feinkohl: Processing of transient signals in the visual system of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and humans. In: Vision Res. 51, 2011, pp. 21-25.
• with KB Klink, H. Dierker and R. Beutelmann: Comodulation masking release determined in the mouse (Mus musculus) using a flanking-band paradigm. In: J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 11, 2010, pp. 79-88.

Web links

• http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/index/haben/?username=GKlump