CONTACTS
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cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Bloco C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa,
Portugal
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Animal Ecology/ Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D,
752 36 Uppsala,
Sweden
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecosystem Biology and Soil and Water Research Infrastructure, Branišovská 1760, 37005 ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice, Czech Republic
Working in the field of Ecology, I investigate how temperature modulates nutrient acquisition and feeding preferences in aquatic omnivorous ectotherms, framing the issue on Climate Change, Invasive Alien Species and Urban Heat Islands.
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I was born in Alcobaça (Portugal), on the 20th of September, 1987.
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In 2008, I obtained a B.Sc. in Biology, specializing in Environmental Biology - Terrestrial Domain.
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In 2010, I obtained a M.Sc. in Conservation Biology, in which I examined the consumptive and non-consumptive impacts of the invasive alien crayfish Procambarus clarkii on the community of macrophytes from Mediterranean temporary ponds, under the supervision of Dr. Rui Rebelo.
In 2011, I worked shortly as a research assistant, taking part in the eradication campaign of the invasive Xenopus laevis in Oeiras (Portugal).
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In 2016, I obtained a Ph.D. in Biology, speciality in Ecology. Under the supervision of Dr. Rui Rebelo (University of Lisbon, Portugal) and Dr. Anssi Laurila (Uppsala University, Sweden), I studied heat waves and dietary shifts in omnivorous ectotherms, using model organisms from Mediterranean temporary ponds - anuran larvae, crayfish and gastropods.
In 2017, I conducted a short-term postdoc (cE3c), examining the ecological impacts of invasive Xenopus laevis, under the supervision of Dr. Rui Rebelo.
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In 2018-2019, I joined the Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic Insects and Relict Ecosystems, where I conducted a postdoc (SOWA Research Infrastructure), working under the supervision of Dr. David Boukal. Here, I greatly expanded the scope of my research, investigating: 1) the role of ontogeny on temperature-induced dietary shifts, 2) the effects of urban heat islands on ectotherm feeding preferences and bromeliad communities, and 3) the communities of macroinvertebrates in human-made post-industrial environments.
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Starting in 2020, I am working as a Junior Researcher (6-year position) in the Invasion Ecology group of cE3c, at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal), financed by the Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support 2018 - FCT. During this time, I aim to investigate the underlying mechanisms responsible for temperature-induced dietary shifts, using populations of species distributed along large-scale temperature gradients.
POSITIONS
2020
JUNIOR RESEARCHER
cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
2018 - 2019
POSTDOC RESEARCHER
Soil and Water Research Infrastructure and Department of Ecosystem Biology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia, ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice, Czech Republic
2017
POSTDOC RESEARCHER
cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
2016
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
2014 - 2015
VISITING RESEARCHER
Animal Ecology/ Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, (Uppsala, Sweden)
2012 - 2013
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
2011
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Environmental Biology Centre, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
EDUCATION
2012 - 2016
Ph.D. in BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
2008 - 2010
M.Sc. in CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
2005 - 2008
B.Sc. in ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY - TERRESTRIAL
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal).
