Head of Department:
Dr. Stefan T. Hertwig
Section Mammalogy and Ornithology
Dr. Paul Schmid
Dr. Manuel Schweizer
Section Herpetology and Ichthyology
Dr. Lukas Rüber
Section Canine Research and Osteology
Section Archaeozoology
Dr. Marc Nussbaumer
Dr. André Rehazek
Main fields of interest and specialization
Biodiversity, morphology, functional morphology, biogeography, taxonomy and systematics in different taxa of vertebrate animals. The vertebrate animals department is equipped with molecular genetic and histological laboratories.
Currently our work focuses on the following issues:
- Biodiversity and phylogeny of amphibians in southeast Asia (see Herpetology, Frogs of Borneo)
- Biodiversity and phylogeny of fishes in southeast Asia
- Evolution of parrots
- Archaeozoology
- Canine research
Access to Vertebrate Animals collections and sample requests
In case of questions or requests concerning these collections, please feel free to contact either the responsible for the different parts of the collections:
In case of questions or requests concerning these collections, please feel free to contact either the responsible for the different parts of the collections:
- For mammalogy contact Dr. Paul Schmid
- For ornithology contact Dr. Stefan T. Hertwig
- For herpetology and ichthyology contact Dr. Stefan T. Hertwig
- For canine collections contact Dr. Marc Nussbaumer
- For archaeozoology contact either Dr. Marc Nussbaumer or Dr. André Rehazek
- Or please contact Beatrice Blöchlinger (collection manager) or Martin Troxler (taxidermist).