MSc
Min Chai
Project Researcher
Min Chais ORCID record:

Education
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since 2023 Project Researcher „Coregonus – Aus den Archiven zum angewandten Artenschutz: Biodiversitätsmonitoring
der Coregonen in Österreich“
• since 2022 Project Researcher „Citizen
Science Elritzen - Kleine Fische ganz groß“
• 2019-2022 Master in Zoologie,
Universität Wien; Master thesis: „Phylogenetic relationships of the goshawk Accipiter [gentilis] superspecies“
• 2014-2019 Bachelor in Biology with Major in Animal and Plant Sciences, Universität Basel
Palandacic A,
Chai MJ, Bogutskaya N, Reier S, Friedrich R, Wanzenböck S, Wanzenböck J, Rund H, Glaser F, Mikschi E (2024) Then and now:
Citizen scientists help assess the changing biodiversity of minnows in Austria. ARPHA Proceedings 6: 31-36. https://doi.org/10.3897/ap.e125623
GERNOT K. ENGLMAIER, MIN CHAI, ALEMAYEHU WUBIE, RUPERT A. COLLINS & ABEBE GETAHUN (2024). A new species within the Enteromius kerstenii complex (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae) from south-western Ethiopia. Zootaxa, Vol. 5512 No. 2.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.2
Chai, Min, Mikschi, Ernst, Reier, Susanne, Wanka, Alexandra, Friedrich, Rok, Wanzenböck, Sabine, Wanzenböck, Josef, Rund, Hans, Glaser, Florian, & Palanda?i?, Anja. (2024). Small fish make it big – Biodiversity of Austria’s Minnows (Phoxinus sp.). Acta ZooBot Austria, 160, 203–206. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/VZBG_160_0203-0206.pdf
Palanda?i?, A., Chai, M. J., Shandikov, G. A., Akkari, N., Frade, P. R., Randolf, S., Berg, H.-M., Mikschi, E., & Bogutskaya, N. G. (2024). An annotated catalogue of selected historical type specimens, including genetic data, housed in the Natural History Museum Vienna. ZooKeys, 1203, 253–323. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1203.117699
Sittenthaler, M., Chai, M., Kruckenhauser, L. et al. Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria. Mamm Biol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-024-00450-2
Orcid Eintrag: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6213-2973
GERNOT K. ENGLMAIER, MIN CHAI, ALEMAYEHU WUBIE, RUPERT A. COLLINS & ABEBE GETAHUN (2024). A new species within the Enteromius kerstenii complex (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae) from south-western Ethiopia. Zootaxa, Vol. 5512 No. 2.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.2
Chai, Min, Mikschi, Ernst, Reier, Susanne, Wanka, Alexandra, Friedrich, Rok, Wanzenböck, Sabine, Wanzenböck, Josef, Rund, Hans, Glaser, Florian, & Palanda?i?, Anja. (2024). Small fish make it big – Biodiversity of Austria’s Minnows (Phoxinus sp.). Acta ZooBot Austria, 160, 203–206. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/VZBG_160_0203-0206.pdf
Palanda?i?, A., Chai, M. J., Shandikov, G. A., Akkari, N., Frade, P. R., Randolf, S., Berg, H.-M., Mikschi, E., & Bogutskaya, N. G. (2024). An annotated catalogue of selected historical type specimens, including genetic data, housed in the Natural History Museum Vienna. ZooKeys, 1203, 253–323. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1203.117699
Sittenthaler, M., Chai, M., Kruckenhauser, L. et al. Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria. Mamm Biol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-024-00450-2
Orcid Eintrag: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6213-2973
1. zoology
Ahnelt
Harald
associate scientist
Bacher Florian
project researcher
Berg Hans-Martin
Associated scientist
Bibl Alexander
collection
manager
Bogutskaya Nina
associate scientist
Engelmaier Gernot
associate
scientist
Ernst Karin
Scientific assistance
Franzke Jennifer
associate
scientist
Friedrich Rok
Project researcher
Gassner Georg
collection manager
Gerlach Lilli
taxidermist
Grunstra Nicole D. S.
affiliated scientist
Haring Melina
taxidermist
Herzig Barbara
associate scientist
Hofbauer Eduard
technician
Illek Robert
Technical head, preparator
Kamschal Denise
technical
assistant
Kornilev Yurii
project researcher
Langnitschke Tim
scientific
assistant
Leeb Christoph
project researcher
Palandačić Anja
Collection
Manager, Staff Scientist
Pollmann Christian
technician
Reier Susanne
Project Researcher
Reithofer Matthias
technician
Renner Swen
curator, senior scientist
Riedel Bettina
staff scientist
Rubin Iris
model and diorama builder
Saliari Konstantina
curator, staff scientist
Schedl Benjamin
project researcher Harrison Collection
Schiller Katharina
research assistant
Schweiger Silke
Head of
department 1. Zoology, Curator, staff scientist
Shalev Gal
apprentice
Shandikov Gennadiy
project researcher
Sonnleitner Ria
project
researcher
Sontag Walter, A.
associate scientist
Stefke Katharina
staff
scientist
Sumasgutner Petra
associate scientist
van den Elzen Renate
associate scientist
Viehauser Christof
Collection manager
Wallner Nathalie
Administrative management, taxidermist
Witthoff Ronja
Taxidermist
Wolf Paul
Scientific assistant
Wöss Günther
scientific assistant
Zachos Frank Emmanuel
curator, staff scientist