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

Ane Aramburu

Technician - BEECA/IRBio

Ane 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.

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

PhD student - BEECA/IRBio

Claudia develops her PhD project on the evolution of sexual dimorphism at different evolutionary scales using lacertids as a model system.

Martina Bosch

Undergraduate student - BEECA/IRBio

Martina develops her TFG on form-function sexual dimorphism in green lizards, Lacerta bilineata, using geometric morphometrics to study variation in head shape.

Katerina Sioumpoura

PhD student - Università degli Studi ROMA TRE (Italy)

Katerina is studying how the functional morphology and ecophysiology of Podarcis raffonei and P. siculus contribute to the persistence potential of the two species and which mechanisms mediate species decline, in the context of the LIFE EOLIZARD project.