Research Group
What are we interested in and what we do
What are our interests
What are our interests
- Movement Ecology: Movement is a fundamental trait in animal life shaped by an infinity of ecological and evolutionary processes.
- Conservation Biology: A major challenge in our world is the loss of biodiversity, and marine ecosystems and seabirds do not escape this tendency.
- Symbiotic Interactions: The close and persistent association between two or more phylogenetically distant organisms is extraordinarily interesting from an evolutionary perspective.
- Marine Environmental Chemistry: We live in a world where chemical footprints of human activities reach the most remote and pristine places of the planet.
What we do
What we do
Our research consists of observational and experimental field studies, integrating multidisciplinary approaches and tools such as molecular, stable isotope, physiological, microbiological and contamination analyses.
- Instrumenting animals with different devices, such as GPSs, GLSs, wet-dry sensors, accelerometers and radar detectors.
- Building capacity in developing countries by training students, technicians and field assistants.
- Increasing public awareness on anthropogenic threats to seabirds and to the marine environment.
Where we research
Where we research
Our main research sites are:
- Macaronesian Archipelagos (particularly Canary Island and Cabo Verde)
- Mediterranean Sea (principally Balearic Archipelago)
- Some Antarctic and subantarctic localities
We hold a large network of international research collaborations:
- Europe: France, UK, Germany, Portugal, Iceland.
- Africa: Cabo Verde, Senegal, South Africa.
- America: Chile