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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions,Sensory and Behavioural Biology |
| Keywords | Biogeography, Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Biology |
Current contact address
| Country | Italy |
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| City | Portici |
| Institution | Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Mirjam Knörnschild | Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung (MfN), Berlin |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2026 |
Programme(s)
| 2026 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Russo is an internationally renowned ecologist and a leading figure in contemporary biodiversity science. He has significantly advanced our understanding of how animal behavior and ecological processes are shaped by environmental change. His research focuses on bats as model organisms due to their ecological importance, sensitivity to disturbance, and functional role in ecosystems. During his stay in Germany, he will advance his research in the fields of sensory ecology and functional morphology. |