Biodiversity of Deserts and Arid Regions - BIODESERTS - Research Groups

Estrella Mociño Deloya (2016) Ecología trófica de tres especies de serpientes de cascabel en México: Crotalus aquilus, Crotalus polystictus y Crotalus willardi. University of Granada, Spain. Supervisors: Xavier Santos, Juan M. Pleguezuelos (U. of Granada, Spain).

Helena Teixeira (2016) Landscape genetics of Guinea baboon: assessing population structure, gene flow dynamics, and functional connectivity with molecular and spatial tools. Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution University of Porto Supervisor: Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva Co-Supervisor: José Carlos Alcobia Rogado de Brito

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

Inês Freitas (2016) Integrating ecological, morphological, and genetic variability analyses to identify evolutionary units within Vipera latastei-monticola Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution University of Porto Supervisor: Fernando Martínez-Freiría Co-Supervisor: Guillermo Velo-Antón

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

José Pedro Brojo de Melo (2016) Combining ecological niche modeling and phylogeographic analyses to address climatic stability and persistence in four Tarentola species across the West Sahara.Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution University of Porto. Supervisor:Fernando Martínez-Freiría Co-supervisor:Guillermo Velo-Antón

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

M Xipell-Lopez (2016) Atlas of the terrestrial reptiles of Oman: a geospatial and statistical analysis of their distribution and conservation. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Supervisors: Pedro Tarroso, S Carranza (IBE, Barcelona), F Muñoz (UAB)

Marco Dinis (2016) Gene flow and environmental differentiation between viviparous and ovoviviparous populations of Salamandra algira tingitana Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution University of Porto Supervisor: Guillermo Velo-Antón Co-Supervisor: Fernando Martínez-Freiría

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

Nil Torres (2016) Stable isotope analyses of Invertebrate taxa from the Island of Socotra (Yemen). University of Barcelona. Supervisors: Xavier Santos, Carola Sanpera (U. of Barcelona, Spain).

Sónia Alexandra Fernandes Ferreira (2016) Evolutionary history, Biogeography and Conservation of endangered odonates in the Mediterranean Basin.Doutoramento em Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução. Universidade do Porto Supervisors: José Carlos Brito, Phillip C. Watts (University of Oulu, Finland).

Ana Filipa Moutinho (2015) Evolutionary history of the Lesser Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus, in Northern Africa using a multi-locus approach. MSc in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto. Supervisor: Zbyszek Boratynski, Joana Paupério

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

Cristina Català (2015) Uncovering the phylogeography of the habitat-specialist land snail Xerocrassa montserratensis. University of Barcelona. Supervisors: Xavier Santos, Marta Pascual (U. of Barcelona, Spain).