Dr. Jörg Plötner
| Phone | +49 (0)30 2093 8508 |
| Fax | +49 (0)30 2093 8528 |
| Address |
Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin Invalidenstrasse 43 10115 Berlin Germany |
professional background
- Personal data sheet Name: Jörg Plötner, Date of birth: 23. Februar 1961, Place of birth: Gera, Nationality: German, Marital status: married, Education: 1967- 1977 primary school, 1977-1980 in-firm training with Abitur, 1982 - 1987 study of biology, specialized training in animal physiology, ethology, and zoology, diploma thesis: Untersuchungen zur Populationsgenetik von Wasserfroschpopulationen mit unterschiedlichen Anteilen an hybridogenetischen Teichfröschen., 1987 - 1990 graduate student, specialized training in systematics and evolutionary biology, 1991 graduation (Dr. rer. nat.), dissertation: Populationsgenetische Untersuchungen an europäischen Wasserfröschen (Anura, Ranidae) aus verschiedenen Populationssystemen., since 1990 scientific assistant at the Institute of Systematic Zoology, Museum of Natural History (Berlin), head of the DNA laboratory, operation areas: population genetics, molecular systematics, herpetology, conservation biology
special research area
- Population genetics and systematics of western Palearctic water frogs