Bachelor and Masters Theses Opportunities

The Institute is happy to offer the opportunity to pursue exciting research topics within the framework of Bachelor's or Master's theses. We are in the process of compiling a list of possible topics in the various research areas. Initial project options are listed below.

Practical work and investigations usually take place at the Institute's site and/or at project partners' sites and are supervised by Institute scientists. At the same time, initial supervision by a chair or lecturer at a university or university of applied sciences (e.g. Humboldt University) is necessary.

Current Topic Options:

Fisheries Ecology

Bachelor thesis/Master thesis: Investigations of minnow and chub as host fish species of the thick-shelled river mussel 

Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) and chub (Squalius cephalus) are two typical host fish species of the thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus), although it is still unclear which other fish species play an important role for the thick-shelled river mussel. The survival rate of glochidia over time in minnows and chubs from several waters in Brandenburg is to be investigated as part of several bachelor's theses or a master's thesis. The project offers the opportunity to accompany the fieldwork, but this is not an obligation. The fish will be kept and examined at the IfB. For the subsequent evaluation of the data, a basic knowledge of the statistical software R is advantageous. In principle, there is the subsequent possibility of writing a scientific publication from the work.

Contact: Dr. Sven Matern, Fisheries Ecology, , Tel. 033201 406 69

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