Education programme
The department has a Ph.D. program. Since the formation of the department over 120 students have completed their dissertations. About 20 persons are currently studying for their Ph.D. at the department. Approximately 3-4 new students are accepted each year.

To qualify you should have finished 3 or 4 years of studies at a Swedish university or have an equivalent education. This should include a research preparatory courses ("D-kurs") and preferably a examination paper in animal ecology. To be admitted you must have prepared a plan for your dissertation work together with a teacher at the department. Usually a prerequisite for this is some previous contact, usually during the preparation of an examination, see below.

The research preparatory course ("D-kurs") is administered by the Department of Ecology but conducted by teachers from the Department of Animal Ecology. This course is given once per year. It is usually followed by an independent project resulting in an honors' thesis. If you wish to do such a paper with a subject in animal ecology, this can be supervised by teachers from our department. You should contact a teacher with whom you believe you share a research interest.

Address: Animal Ecology, Ecology Building, Sölvegatan 37, 22362 LUND, Sweden
Phone secr. Anne Fogelberg: +46-46-2229315 Facsimile: +46-46-2224716
Publisher: Prof. Thomas Alerstam Thomas.Alerstam@zooekol.lu.se
Senast uppdaterad: 2008-12-30 av Johan Nilsson