Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

Klaus Schmidt-Koenig (born January 21, 1930 in Heidelberg ; † February 18, 2009 in Oberkirch ) was a German ornithologist , behavioral scientist and university professor .

Life

After graduating from high school in Heidelberg, Schmidt-Koenig began studying chemistry in Munich , but then switched to biology in Heidelberg . There he received his doctorate in 1958 . From 1963 to 1975 he worked at the University of Göttingen , in 1975 he accepted the call to the University of Tübingen . There he headed the department and chair for behavioral physiology until his retirement in 1996 . Since 1971 he has also been Professor of Zoology at Duke University .

Fonts

• Experimental influence on the 24-hour period in carrier pigeons and their effects with special consideration of the ability to find home. Parey, Berlin / Hamburg (1958), pages 301–331. In: Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. Volume 15 (1958), Issue 3 / Hochschulschrift Freiburg i. B., Science Math. Faculty, dissertation of March 28, 1958.
• About the distance as a parameter in the initial orientation of the carrier pigeon. Goettingen 1965.
• Migration and homing in animals. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1975.
• Animal migration, navigation, and homing. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1978.
• The riddle of bird migration. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1980 / Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1986, ISBN 3-548-34362-7 .

literature

• Jörg Ganzhorn, Rolf Hoffmann: Obituary for Klaus Schmidt-Koenig. January 21, 1939 - February 18, 2009 (Note: The year of birth is incorrectly stated, it must be 1930 )