TEAM

RESEARCHERS

Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou (PI)

BEECA & IRBio, University of Barcelona

I am an evolutionary ecologist interested in the evolution of phenotypic diversity. I use reptiles and amphibians as model organisms, and combine tools like geometric morphometrics, multivariate statistics, and phylogenetic comparative methods to provide a better understanding of the links between morphology, ecology, and selection, and decipher the evolutionary meaning of diversity at the micro- and macro-evolutionary scale. In addition to empirical research, I am interested in theoretical studies of quantitative methods and tools for quantifying phenotypic diversity.

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STUDENTS and STAFF

Arnau Moreno

Undergraduate student - BEECA/IRBio

Arnau develops his TFG on the thermal and metabolic physiology of green lizards.

Cèlia González

Undergraduate student - BEECA/IRBio

Cèlia is studying variation in locomotor performance and behaviour in green lizards depending on temperature and body size.

I am a biologist currently enrolled in a Biodiversity Master's program, with a specialization in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Barcelona. My research interests lie in understanding the relation between morphology and functional traits and how they are influenced by both sexual and natural selection. While I often use lizards as model organisms, I also maintain a broader interest in exploring the evolutionary dynamics of other reptiles and amphibians.

Claudia Cebrián

Technician - BEECA/IRBio

Claudia is a scientific technician responsible of field and lab work for the project "INTEGPHEN: Integrated phenotypes and species responses to global change", funded by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.

Martina Bosch

Undergraduate student - BEECA/IRBio

Martina will develop her TFG in form-function sexual dimorphism in green lizards.

Óscar Ferrer

UAB

(Barcelona)

Óscar will develop his TFM on the population ecology of Lacerta bilineata in Aiguamolls de l'Empordà.

Pablo Vicent

PhD student - CIBIO/InBIO & BEECA/IRBio

Pablo combines morphological and functional traits in a comparative framework to investigate the historical and environmental processes that shaped diversity in lacertid lizards.