Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Fernandes
Citation names
- Fernandes, Carlos
- Rodríguez Fernandes, Carlos
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- F413-49F5-CA96
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1386-8103
- Google Scholar ID
- UgM5v2kAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
- Researcher Id
- J-3045-2013
- Scopus Author Id
- 8966321900
Email addresses
- cafernandes@fc.ul.pt (Professional)
- cafernandes@campus.ul.pt (Professional)
- carlosfernandes@psicologia.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 217500000 Ext.: 22580 (Professional)
Addresses
- CE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
- Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon (FPUL), Alameda da Universidade, 1649-013, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.ce3c.pt/research/research-groups/evolutionary-perspectives-in-a-changing-world/wildlife-genetics/carlos-rodriguez-fernandes (Professional)
- https://www.psicologia.ulisboa.pt/sobre/rh/docentes/carlos-fernandes/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Behavioural Sciences Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
French | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2005
Concluded
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PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Cardiff University, United Kingdom
"Phylogeography and molecular systematics of species complexes in the Genus Genetta (Carnivora, Viverridae)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved by Unanimity |
1998
Concluded
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Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"-" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 (out of 20) |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/10/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal |
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal | ||
2008/06/01 - 2013/05/31 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal | ||
2005/06/01 - 2008/05/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/03/01 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal | ||
2013/09/01 - 2020/02/29 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Departamento de Biologia Animal, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30 | The role of genetic variation and soil microbiome in the diversity of terpene specialized metabolism in Thymus caespititius
2023.15081.PEX
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2023/02/01 - 2026/01/31 | OCELOT – One Health empirico-mechanistic modelling of antimicrobial resistance
2022.01539.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2023/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | INVASIVES - Biological invasions across terrestrial and marine habitats: histories, common traits, and ecological impacts
#11
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais
UID/BIA/00329/2019
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | Projecto Estratégico - UI 329 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/BIA/UI0329/2011
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2013/06/30 | Effects of habitat fragmentation on the population structure and connectivity of forest-dwelling species: a comparative landscape
genetics approach
Principal investigator
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2013/06/30 | DILEMA - Alien species and conservation dilemmas: the effects of native competitors and alien prey species on the spread of
the American mink in Portugal
Researcher
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2013/06/30 | Guinea-Bissau Endangered Chimpanzee Conservation Genetics: Biological Anthropology contribution to biodiversity conservation
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2007/01/01 - 2010/12/31 | Identifying highly diagnostic molecular markers from domestication genes to efficiently detect hybrids between wolf/dog and
wild/domestic cat
PTDC/CVT/71683/2006
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005/01/01 - 2008/12/31 | Comparative phylogeography and evolution of sympatric carnivores in the Mediterranean region
POCTI/BIA-BDE/61491/2004
Post-doc
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2003/01/01 - 2005/12/31 | Non-invasive monitoring of Iberian carnivores: using molecular scatology towards conservation (NIMIC)
POCTI/BSE/40788/2001
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Conference abstract |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024 - Current | Genomic variation and adaptive phenotypic plasticity of terpene specialized metabolism in Thymus caespititius (Lamiaceae:
Menthinae)
Co-supervisor of Júlio Joel Laia
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Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2019 - 2025 | "Impacts of anthropogenic pressure on genetic and phenotypic diversity of the anthropogenic pressure (Loxodonta africana)
in southern Africa"
Co-supervisor of Teresa Leonor Nunes Dos Santos Nobre Dos Santos
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Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2022 - 2024 | Assessing mesocarnivores trophic niche using genetic identification of faecal samples
Co-supervisor of Hugo Alexandre Pedro de Jesus
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2022 - 2024 | Non-invasive genetic monitoring and population size estimation of Iberian wolf Canis lupus signatus in northwest Portugal
Co-supervisor of Margarida Quilhó de Almeida
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2022 - 2024 | Gene flow between Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from the Peneda/Gerês and the Alvão/Padrela nuclei
Co-supervisor of Maria Natividade
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2021 - 2024 | Population Genomic Survey of Two Non-Human Primate Species in Sub-Saharan West Africa
Co-supervisor of Francisco Silva
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2020 - 2024 | Reconstructing the evolutionary history of African golden wolves and Eurasian golden jackals using population genomics
Co-supervisor of Nuno Filipe Gomes Martins
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Københavns Universitet, Denmark
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2018 - 2023 | Genetic variation and trait plasticity in plant defence suppression
Co-supervisor of Jéssica Teodoro-Paulo
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Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
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2020 - 2022 | Non-invasive sampling and genetic variability, structure, and dynamics of the Barroso region wolf nucleus
Co-supervisor of Maria Viegas Rodrigues
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2021 | An integrative approach for evaluating and designing networks of protected areas under climate change: a test using small
felids in India
Co-supervisor
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Uppsala Universitet Avdelningen för Zooekologi, Sweden
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2019 - 2019 | Spatial patterns of genetic diversity in Hyla molleri
Co-supervisor
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2018 - 2018 | Identification of SNPs in genes potentially affected by domestication to efficiently detect hybridization between wild and
domestic cats
Supervisor
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Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2018 | Evolutionary history of sympatric rainbow skinks from the Australian monsoonal tropics
Co-supervisor
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | Genetic structure and demographic history of two west african colobine monkeys: the effects of habitat fragmentation and hunting
Co-supervisor
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | Genetic characterisation of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) population: the role of genetic relatedness in male social
groups
Supervisor
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Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2016 - 2016 | The relative importance of clade age, ecology and life-history traits in mammalian species richness
Supervisor
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Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2015 - 2015 | Conservation biology of the caracal (Caracal caracal) in Iran: action plan and conservation genetics
Supervisor
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2007 - 2014 | Phylogeography and hybridisation in the European polecat (Mustela putorius)
Co-supervisor
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages along different land-use gradients: regional and continental analysis
Supervisor
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2010 - 2011 | A landscape genetics approach to a contact zone of two Salamandra salamandra subspecies in southwest Portugal
Co-supervisor
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Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2010 - 2011 | Avaliação da conectividade entre sítios Natura2000 para invertebrados terrestres usando modelos de distribuição de Carabídeos
Supervisor
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Biologia da Conservação (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2008 - 2008 | "Population and landscape genetics of the stone marten and red fox in Portugal: implications for conservation management of
common carnivores"
Co-supervisor
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2024 | Comparative demography of endangered species using genomic data
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Miguel Cisneiros e Faria Lourenço (Master) |
2023 | Genetic portrayal of two colobine monkeys inhabiting a continuous forest in Gola Rainforest National Park
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Darya Sevastópolska (Master) |
2022 | On the history of mixing: Knowledge trends on relevance, patterns and drivers of adaptive introgression
Thesis Member
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Pedro Horta (PhD) |
2022 | Lasts of their kind? Biogeography, ecology and action plan for the conservation of the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah
Thesis Member
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Leili Khalatbari (PhD) |
2022 | Population genomics of the endangered Bermuda petrel
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rita Oliveira Afonso (Master) |
2021 | Life in deserts: a genomic history of adaptation and introgression in North African foxes
Thesis Member
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Joana Maria Laranjeira Rocha (PhD) |
2021 | Linking phylogeography and recent dispersal in high mountains: Insights from two Iberian amphibians
Thesis Member
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Federica Lucati (PhD) |
2020 | The sea turtles of São Tomé and Príncipe: ecology, genetics and current status of distinct species nesting on an oceanic archipelago
Thesis Member
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Joana Madeira Hancock (PhD) |
2018 | The population genomics of western Iberian Squalius freshwater fish species: a genotyping by sequencing approach
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Sofia Lopes Mendes (Master) |
2018 | Genomics of speciation in humpback dolphins (genus Sousa)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Cátia Sofia Formas Chanfana (Master) |
2017 | High unexpected genetic diversity of a narrow endemic terrestrial mollusc
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Pedro Miguel Oliveira Madeira (Master) |
2016 | Population genomics and landscape genetics of the Iberian honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis)
Thesis Member
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Julio César Chávez Galarza (PhD) |
2016 | Evolutionary history and genetic diversity of native cyprinids from the Portuguese West region: implications for conservation
management
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Rita Pereira de Almeida (Master) |
2014 | Study on the diversification of flat periwinkles (Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata): insights from genetics and geometric
morphometrics
(Thesis) Main arguer
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João Gonçalo Monteiro Carvalho (Master) |
2013 | Phylogeography, conservation genetics and parasitology of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Thesis Member
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Rui Miguel Moutinho Sá (PhD) |
2013 | Ecologically scaled responses of forest-dwelling vertebrates to habitat fragmentation
Thesis Member
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Fernando Jorge Portela Martins Ascensão (PhD) |
2012 | Phylogeography and historical demography of Oceanodroma castro and Oceanodroma monteiroi: contrasting anonymous nuclear and
mitochondrial loci
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Mauro Feliz da Silva (Master) |
2011 | Phylogeography and Population Genetics of the Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in the Indian Subcontinent
Thesis Member
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Samrat Mondol (PhD) |
2011 | Insights into the evolutionary relationships within the Delphininae, with focus on the genus Delphinus: a multi-locus, multi-disciplinary
approach
Thesis Member
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Ana Rita Gabirro da Silva Teixeira do Amaral (PhD) |
2011 | Genetic diversity in a little known lemur species from the north of Madagascar (Microcebus tavaratra)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Isa Gameiro Aleixo Pais (Master) |
2008 | Aplicação de técnicas de biologia molecular no estudo da diversidade genética
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Carla Cristina Santos Borges Fragoso (Master) |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2024 - Current | ‘Earth Hologenome Initiative’ (https://www.earthhologenome.org/) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.03.005) | |
2023 - Current | ‘Biogenome Portugal’ network (https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-024-00061-7) | |
2022 - Current | ‘European Reference Genome Atlas’ (ERGA) network (https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/) (https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-024-00054-6) |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Frontiers in Mammal Science | Frontiers Media SA |
2019 - Current | Genes | MDPI |
Distinctions
Other distinction
1993 | 4th best first year student of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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