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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications from those with at least a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) in the areas of

• Evolutionary biology
• Macroecology
• Climate change biology
• Conservation biology
• Vertebrate ecology

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Current Research Opportunities

• The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines

Public outreach & key achievements

• Active interests in developing approaches for conservation actions, including identification of areas of species endangerment and establishment/management of protected areas
• Strong commitment for public understanding of science.
• Founder and head of the Global Amphibian Biodiversity Project (GABiP) initiative.

Research students

PhD Title	The macroecology of species richness and extinction risk in Uruguay.
Years of study	2017-2020
Country	Uruguay
PhD Title	The macroecology of coral reef biodiversity and declines
Years of study	2019-2022
Country	UK
PhD Title	Global profiles of species declines and success in the era of climate change
Years of study	2020-2024
Country	UK

 

Alumni: Where are they now

Name	Dr Iker Vaquero-Alba
Position	Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lincoln – then Postdoc at Natural History Museum, Barcelona.
Name	Dr Manuel Jara
Position	PhD student, University of Lincoln – then Postdoc at North Carolina State University, USA.
Name	Dr Roberto García-Roa
Position	Current position: PhD student (visiting), University of Lincoln – then Postdoc at University of Valencia, Spain.
Name	Joshua Lambert
Position	Current position: MRes student, University of Lincoln – then PhD student at University of Groningen, Netherlands.

 

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