Peter Duelli
Keywords : Agricultural and Biological Sciences Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Environmental Science Social Sciences Medicine Neuroscience
Country : Switzerland
Organization : Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
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Email : peter.duelli@wsl.ch
ResearchGate profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Duelli
Google scholar profile : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dWyTWQEAAAAJ&hl=de
Biography :
Professional Experience
| 1974 - 1975 | South America (6 months), Instruction of Paraguayan teachers, Swiss developmental aid program |
| 1975 - 1976 | University of Zürich, Assistant at the Zoological Institute |
| 1977 - 1978 | Australian National University, Canberra. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Neurobiology Department |
| 1978 - 1980 | University of California, Berkeley. Department of Entomological Sciences, Division of Biological Control |
| 1981 - 1984 | University of Basel, Switzerland. Teaching, Research and Habilitation at the Zoological Institute |
| 1983 | Venia legendi for Zoology at the University of Basel |
| 1984 - 1990 | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL Birmensdorf (Zürich) Continued teaching at the University of Basel |
| 1991- 1998 | WSL Birmensdorf: Head of section Zoology |
| 1998 - 2008 | Titulary professor for zoology |
| 1999 - 2006 | Head of section “Biodiversity” at WSL Birmensdorf |
| 2006 - | Senior Scientist |
| 2008 | Retired - but still active... |
Major Research Areas
- Invertebrate faunistics, ecorsystem services and biodiversity evaluation.
- Evaluation of the effects of ecological compensation areas and ecotone structures in agriculture and forestry (on pest insects, beneficials, biodiversity)
- Conservation biology, Red Data Book, enhancement of threatened animal species in Switzerland