Miriam Liedvogel, CAnMove Centre, Department of Biology at Lund University

Miriam Liedvogel is currently working at the CAnMove Centre, Department of Biology at Lund University.  She has done extensive research and is a real expert on Animal Navigation, which is why she is one of our heroes.

You will be able to see much of her work on Google > Miriam Liedvogel.

She is currently researching finding markers to get a grip on understanding the underlying genetic architecture of migration.

Please see her latest research which covers the state-of-the-art of migration genetics in many taxa, not only birds – The genetics of migration on the move.

 

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