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  • Honeybees (partly marked) on the edge of a brood frame
Chair of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology

Degen, Jacqueline

Dr. Jacqueline Degen

Research group leader
Zoology II / Degen lab
Universität Würzburg
Biozentrum
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Deutschland
Building: B1 (Biozentrum)
Room: D135
Phone: +49 931 31-89017
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9247-7356
Link: AG Degen
Portrait of Dr. Jacqueline Degen

My research focuses on the analysis of flight behaviour of moths under natural conditions and in presence of artificial light sources. I am particularly interested in the impact of the moon as a natural celestial cue on orientation performance and to what extend light pollution interferes. My main goal is to understand the mechanisms underlying their susceptibility to artificial light at night (ALAN) using field and laboratory experiments.

  • X,Y, and Z: A bird’s eye view on light pollution. Degen, Tobias; Kolláth, Zoltán; Degen, Jacqueline. In Ecology and Evolution, 12, p. e9608. 2022.
  • The rising moon promotes mate finding in moths. Storms, Mona; Jakhar, Aryan; Mitesser, Oliver; Jechow, Andreas; Hölker, Franz; Degen, Tobias; Hovestadt, Thomas; Degen, Jacqueline. In Communications Biology, 5, p. 393. 2022.
  • A new innovative real-time tracking method for flying insects applicable under natural conditions. Walter, Thomas; Degen, Jacqueline; Pfeiffer, Keram; Stöckl, Anna; Montenegro, Sergio; Degen, Tobias. In BMC Zoology, 6(35). 2021.
  • Honeybees Learn Landscape Features during Exploratory Orientation Flights. Degen, Jacqueline; Kirbach, Andreas; Reiter, Lutz; Lehmann, Konstantin; Norton, Philipp; Storms, Mona; Koblofsky, Miriam; Winter, Sarah; Georgieva, Petya B; Nguyen, Hai; Chamkhi, Hayfe; Meyer, Hanno; Singh, Pawan K; Manz, Gisela; Greggers, Uwe; Menzel, Randolf. In Current Biology, 26(20), pp. 2800–2804. 2016.
  • Exploratory behaviour of honeybees during orientation flights. Degen, Jacqueline; Kirbach, Andreas; Reiter, Lutz; Lehmann, Konstantin; Norton, Philipp; Storms, Mona; Koblofsky, Miriam; Winter, Sarah; Georgieva, Petya B.; Nguyen, Hai; Chamkhi, Hayfe; Greggers, Uwe; Menzel, Randolf. In Animal Behaviour, 102, pp. 45–57. 2015.

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