Frank Thomas Ussner Dellinger
Associate Professor
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Position
Associate Professor
Member type
Former Members
Email
Degree
PhD
Address
CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua Monte-Crasto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
Our research has mostly been focussing on juvenile pelagic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) at Madeira Island. We are interested on how turtles survive in an open ocean environment.
Topics span from:
(1) basic population description and dynamics (using biometry, marking, laparoscopy for sex ratios, and long term in water monitoring, genetic characterization);
(2) large scale movements and behaviour (using satellite telemetry and datalogging);
(3) fisheries interaction and conservation (monitoring fishing activities and persistent debris); to
(4) taphonomy and historic data interpretation.