Welcome to the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach

As a non-profit foundation sponsored by the public we are engaged in research and conservation projects and launch information campaigns in support of our native birds.

Birds of Switzerland

414 Bird species in the database
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Projects

Population dynamics of little owl
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Master and PhD theses

 

General Information about  MSc projects at the Swiss Ornithological Institute Sempach.

Current topics for MSc projects

Ecological research

Explaining the enigmatic decline of the wood warbler

Explaining the enigmatic decline of the wood warbler


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Bird migration

Hormonal regulation of the energy metabolism during migratory flight

Hormonal regulation of the energy metabolism during migratory flight


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Priority species

Conservation of the endangered hoopoe – is vineyard management a key factor?

Conservation of the endangered hoopoe – is vineyard management a key factor?


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