Areas of the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research

Discover the diverse research groups, specialized chairs, and museums dedicated to animal life and evolution.

Zoologisches Institut

Image: Dr. Hans Pohl

Animal Physiology

Chair: Prof. Dr. Manuela Nowotny

Image: Dr. Stefan Schoeneich
Integrative Zoology of Invertebrates

Chair: N.N.

Image: Steven Abendroth
Comparative Developmental Biology

Chair: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hejnol

Image: Jürgen Berger
Biodidactics
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Chair: apl. Prof. Dr. Uwe Hoßfeld

Image: Dr. Luise Knoblich
History and Philosophy of Natural Science
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Christina Brandt

Image: Dr. Hans Pohl
Archaeogenetics
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Chair: Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause

Image: Dr. Hans Pohl
Primate Functional Morphology and Palaeoanthropology

Chair: Prof. Dr. Tracy Kivell

Image: Prof. Dr. Tracy Kivell
Ernst-Haeckel-Haus
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Das Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (ehemals Villa Medusa) – 1882/83 im italienischen Landhausstil erbaut – war Wohn- und Arbeitsort des Biologen Ernst Haeckel.

Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
Phyletic Museum

The Phyletic Museum was founded in 1907 by Ernst Haeckel. It is dedicated to the phylogenetic history of animals.

Image: Manuela Schmidt

Musculoskeletal system of mammals

Chair: PD Dr. Manuela Schmidt

Image: Manuela Schmidt
Evolution des Menschen
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Chair: Dr. Alexander Stößel

Image: Dr. A. Stoessel
Collections of the Institute

Historical teaching objects spanning 100 years and unique film collection of animals in motion

Image: Manuela Schmidt
Evolutionary Morphology

Field of evolutionary morphology

Image: Manuela Schmidt
Entomology

Entomology at the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research comprises the two research groups »Phylogeny and Evolution of Insects« and »Biodiversity of moths and butterflies«

Image: Hans Pohl

Areas of the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research ​