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Research Biography
Prof. Sonia Kleindorfer is an organismal systems biologist with a research focus on how animal behaviour shapes evolutionary dynamics in birds and parasites. She did her university study at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor: Biological Basis of Behaviour), University of Vienna (PhD: Zoology) and University of Washington School of Medicine (Postdoc).
Research Interests
My interdisciplinary research addresses the role of prenatal experience for phenotypic variation, which I study in birds. The research program spans the fields of animal behaviour, evolutionary biology, ontogeny, cognitive biology, and neurobiology. I explore fundamental principles of biological organisation to discover mechanisms of information processing established during ontogeny and functional outcomes of in-nest experience that affect survival.
Completed Supervisions
Principal Supervisions:
- Animal Behaviour (15)
Associate Supervisions:
- Animal Behavioural and Molecular Ecology (2)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Zoology , University of Vienna
15 Apr 1991 → 6 Nov 1995
Award Date: 6 Nov 1995
Bachelor of Arts, Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania
5 Sept 1984 → 30 May 1988
Award Date: 30 May 1988
Research Areas
- Ecology and conservation
- Environmental health
Supervisory Interests
- Animal behaviour
- Biodiversity conservation
- Behavioural ecology
- Molecular ecology
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Aggressive behavior as a predictor of home range size: findings from both range-restricted and widespread Darwin’s finch species
García-Loor, J., Gallego-Abenza, M., Katsis, A. C., Puehringer-Sturmayr, V., Colombelli-Négrel, D., Akçay, Ç. & Kleindorfer, S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Ornithology. 166, 1, p. 247-261 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flight initiation distance is repeatable and geographically flexible in greylag geese Anser anser
Katsis, A. C., Common, L. K., Lesigang, J., Bold, A., Fröhlich, M., Schmincke, J.-M., Frigerio, D. & Kleindorfer, S., May 2025, In: Journal of Avian Biology. 2025, 3, 11 p., e03288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Galápagos yellow warblers differ in behavioural plasticity in response to traffic noise depending on proximity to road
Hohl, L., Yelimlieş, A., Akçay, Ç. & Kleindorfer, S., Apr 2025, In: Animal Behaviour. 222, 9 p., 123119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic Introgression Between Critically Endangered and Stable Species of Darwin's Tree Finches on the Galapagos Islands
Dudaniec, R. Y., Yadav, S., Catchen, J. & Kleindorfer, S., Jan 2025, In: Evolutionary Applications. 18, 1, 15 p., e70066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal in-nest call structure reduces habituation risk in songbird embryos
Austin, V. I., Common, L. K., Colombelli-Négrel, D. & Kleindorfer, S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Avian Biology. 2025, 1, 6 p., e03274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Honorary Fellow, American Ornithological Society
Kleindorfer, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award