The director of the ZFMK is also holder of the Chair of Systematic Zoology at the University of Bonn.
Research
The Chair of Systematic Zoology has the same focus as the research done at the Museum Koenig, that is to say:
- taxonomy of invertebrates and vertebrates
- faunistics, phylogeographic and ecological research
- evolutionary research
- research on molecular phylogeny
- development of methods
- analysis of the fauna against the background of environmental problems (climate change, land use)
Infrastructure
Courses are held at the premises of the University as well as at the research museum. For this purpose, the ZFMK is equipped with:
- seminar and lab rooms
- lecture auditorium
- labs for histology, electron microscopy, computer workstations
Courses
Scientists of the ZFMK participate in the teaching activities for bachelor and master studies of the Biological Faculty, University of Bonn, and they supervise masters' and PhD theses. Beyond the curricular courses, the ZFMK offers special training activities in organsimic biology for zoologists (lectures, courses, labs, excursions both home and abroad).
The courses and activities are announced in the university calendar (
german only).
