Biodiversity of Deserts and Arid Regions - BIODESERTS - Research Groups

João Carlos Campos Rodrigues (2011) Water detection in desert environments: Evaluating the performance of Normalized Difference Water Indexes to identify potential dispersal corridors for Nile crocodiles in Mauritania. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito, Neftali Sillero (CIGSE/UP)

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

José Miguel Soares Cavadas (2011) Population structure and gene flow in desert environments: an application of molecular tools to isolated populations of crocodiles and monitor lizards in the mountains of Mauritania. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito, Raquel Godinho

Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. University of Porto

Sílvia Ricardo Benoliel de Carvalho (2011) Diversity and Conservation of the Mediterranean Basin Amphibians and Reptiles: an approach using different spatial and temporal scales. University of Lisbon. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito, Eduardo Crespo (UL) and Hugh Possingham (Queensland University, Australia)

Duarte Nuno Vasconcelos Gonçalves (2010) Evolution of the genus Agama in North-West Africa: combining phylogeographic and ecogeographical information for integrative taxonomical review. University of Porto. Supervisors: José Carlos brito and David James Harris

Doutoramento em Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução

Ekaterini Filippacopoulos (2010) Effect of Prey availability on growth rates in Natrix maura at the Iberian Peninsula. University of Barcelona. Supervisors: Xavier Santos, Gustavo A. Llorente (U. of Barcelona, Spain).

Senda Regueira (2010) Dietary and energetic traits of a vermivorous snake, Thamnophis scaliger. University of Barcelona. Supervisors: Xavier Santos, Gustavo A. Llorente (U. of Barcelona, Spain).

Fernando Martínez-Freiría (2009) Distribución, ecologia y estado de conservación del género Vipera en el norte de Castilla y León. University of Salamanca, Spain. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito and Miguel Lizana Avia (US, Spain)

André Luís Acosta (2008) Padrões biogeográficos dos Canídeos no Norte de África: distribuição, simpatria e conservação. University of Porto. Supervisors: José Carlos Brito and Paulo Célio Alves

Rocío Márquez Ferrando (2008) Ecology of restored zones: response of the bird and reptile communities in restored areas of Mediterranean habitats. University of Granada, Spain. Supervisors: Xavier Santos, Juan M. Pleguezuelos and Diego Ontiveros (U. of Granada, Spain).

Gonçalo Nuno Soares Ferrão da Costa (2007) O uso de Sistemas de Informação Geográfica na elaboração de modelos biogeográficos da distribuição actual e histórica de espécies animais. O caso de Acanthodactylus boskianus (Reptilia, Lacertidae) no Norte de África