I am mainly interested in the relationship between social context and physiology in group-living birds. My model species are the long-term monogamous greylag goose (Anser anser) and the seasonally monogamous and endangered northern bad ibis (Geronticus eremita). I am engaged in fostering citizen science as a tool of research approach. Therefore I involve citizens of any age in my behavioral research.

• Planning and conducting field research including experimental approaches

• Presenting scientific results to the scientific community (conferences, peer-reviewed journals)

• Applying for research funds at national and international agencies

• Supervising students and PhD candidates

Involving members of the society in the research process (companies as financial partners, education institutions as citizen scientists)

Presenting scientific results to the non-scientific community (outreach, local/national/international level)

Organizing scientific and outreach meetings at a regional and national level

https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/search.html?filter=courses&query=didone%20frigerio

Ethological Society, Ethologische Gesellschaft (http://www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/)
ASAB, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (https://www.asab.org/)
ECSA, European Citizen Science Association (https://ecsa.citizen-science.net/)

Associated Editor at Frontiers for Young Minds (https://kids.frontiersin.org/)

2020: Citizen Science Award for the project “KraMobil”.

2019: Citizen Science Award for the project “NestCams”.

2018: Citizen Science Award for the project “Forschen im Almtal”.

2018: COST Action “Citizen Science to promote creativity, scientific literacy and innovation throughout Europe” – Networking at iDiv/UFZ Leipzig (Contact: Prof. A. Bonn, Dr. A. Richter).

2017: Back-to-Research-Grant of the University of Vienna

2016: Technology Award of the Vienna Business Agency for the organization of a Symposium about Citizen Science at the 8^th European Conference on Behavioural Biology

1995: Two years Post-Graduate Scholarship Abroad from the University of Milano

2020: Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz

2016: Symposium about Citizen Science at the 8^th European Conference on Behavioural Biology

2015: Grauate Meeting of the EthoGes in Grünau im Almtal

2020

Senior Scientist, permanent position at the University of Vienna.

2017 ongoing

Principal Investigator of two third-party funded projects (Visible Science; GRASS). Working group leader.

2017-2019

Principal Investigator of the project TCS-02/026 „Northern Bald Ibis goes Citizen Science” in the frame of the program Top Citizen Science by the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW).

2017

Contract Researcher at the University of Vienna in the frame of the “Back-to-Research-Grant” of the University of Vienna.

2015-2018

Principal Investigator of the project SPA-05/026 „Sozialer Zusammenhalt und Ausflugsgebiet beim Waldrapp – Social alliances and flying area in Northern Bald Ibis” in the frame of the program Sparkling Science by the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW; part-time, 50%).

2014

Contract Researcher at the University of Vienna: Pilot Project for the development of a non-invasive assay for the dark hormone melatonin (together with the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna).

2012-2013

Leading Post-Doc in the frame of the project FWF-P21489-B17, “Social factors and parasite load in Greylag geese (Anser anser)” (PI Prof. K. Kotrschal).

2012 ongoing

Teaching activity for the two largest Austrian KinderUnis (Children University): the KinderUniWien and the KinderUniSteyr (since 2014 then KinderUniOÖ).

2011 ongoing

Cooperation in the frame of the programme “Naturschauspiel.at” by the Landesmuseen OÖ and the OÖ Naturschutzabteilung (Upper Austrian Museums together with the regional department for conservation)

2010-2012

Principal Investigator of the project SPA-03/05 „Das Jahr der Graugänse – The year of the Greylag geese“ in the frame of the program Sparkling Science by the Federal Ministry for Science and Research (BMWF; part-time, 25%).

2000-2006

Birth of 3 children

1996-2002

Dissertation at the University of Vienna, Doctorate with distinction, 2002. Title: „The Relationships between adrenal and gonadal steroid metabolites and the social behaviour of Greylag geese (A. anser)“ (Supervisors: Prof. K. Kotrschal, Prof. J. Dittami)

Dörler Daniel, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

Fabro Carla, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Italy

Filacorda Stefano, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Italy

Hecker Susanne, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

Heigl Florian, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

Hirschenhauser Katharina, University College for Education of Upper Austria, Linz, Austria

Kimmig Sophia, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Mason Federico, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 10–748, Olsztyn, Poland

Melzheimer Jörg, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Miczajka-Rußmann Victoria L., Leipzig University, Germany

Neuböck-Hubinger Brigitte, University College for Education of Upper Austria, Linz, Austria

Pipek Pavel, Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Richter Anett, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Sieber Andrea, Alps-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria

Vohland Katrin, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Germany

Wachter Bettina, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Wascher Claudia A. F.; School of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Winter Silvia, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

Zabel Jörg, Leipzig University, Germany

Ziegler David, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany