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

ByRichard Nissen Reading Time: 1 minute

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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