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Plastic estuaries
A new study lead by FCUL found large amounts of artificial fibers in the Tejo estuary, as well as in several coastal areas of Western Africa, and was subject to a press release issued by FCUL. The MSc thesis of Catarina … Continue reading →
First census of birds of prey across Guinea-Bissau shows different status for different species
Mohamed Henriques (15/16 class) just published the main results of his thesis in the journal Ostrich. During his thesis he drove >1700 km across the entire Guinea-Bissau and his results are the first for the entire country based on road … Continue reading →
Will the largest green sea turtle colony in the Eastern Atlantic survive to climate change?
The MSc thesis of Ana Marques (class of 13/14) provided some of the most important results of a paper that was recently published in Marine Ecology Progress series. The sex of sea turtle juveniles is determined by incubation temperature. Ana … Continue reading →
Do invasive species change their diet in their new ranges?
The thesis of Raquel Marques (2013/14 class) contributed to a work that compares the diets of an invasive species – the African clawed frog – on 6 different locations around the world, recently published on Peer J. Her work shows … Continue reading →
Management of Eucalyptus plantations can maintain micromammal communities
The MSc Thesis of Maílis Carrilho (2013/14 class) was published in Forest Ecology and Management and shows that Eucalyptus plantations that keep an understory layer can maintain micrommamal communities. However, some species that depend on particular resources, such as the … Continue reading →
Amazonian bats response to forest fragmentation is modulated by season
The MSc thesis of Diogo Ferreira (2013/14 class) was recently published in Ecology & Evolution. His work showed that frugivorous bats response to forest fragmentation depends on season, while this pattern is not shown by animalivorous bats. This finding bears … Continue reading →
Tadpoles become more vegetarian when it is hot
The Msc theses of Nuno Gonçalves and Vanessa Pinto (class of 2012/13) contributed to the paper recently published in Ecology. Their work identified yet another effect of the current climate changes, and changed the knowledge of tadpole’s trophic roles in … Continue reading →
Effects of agro-forestry activities, cattle-raising practices and food-related factors in badger sett location and use in Portugal
The MSc thesis of Dário Hipólito (class of 12/13) contributed to explain the influence of human activities and resource availability on the badger choice of site to dig their setts. The work was published on Mammalian Biology.
Continue reading →To where do Bulwer’s petrels migrate during the winter?
The MSc thesis of Maria Alho (class of 12/13) contributed to solve a biological mistery – where do they go?
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