- Doñana Biological Station (CSIC). Department of Wetland Ecology. Isla de la Cartuja. Av. Americo Vespucio, s/n. Seville - E41092, Spain.
- University of Oklahoma. Dpt. of Biology. 730 Van Vleet Oval, Room 314.
Norman, OK 73019. USA.
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* Currently I am invoved in a project funded by the European Union (Marie Curie Actions - IOF) to investigate the effect of cultural eutrophication on freshwater lakes (human population growth, adition of fertilizer, cut down of trees...) on the genetic compositioin and physiology of those inhabiting species. By using the waterflea Daphnia as model organism, we are analysing those genetic changes caused due to environmental changes, mainly by the high level of Phosphorous in the lakes and its potential adaptation to the new environment.
* During the last three years, I have been working and collaborating on projects related to the study of emergent diseases transmission networks (host-vector-pathogen interactions, the effect of feeding patterns), the behavior of vectors for those diseases (e.g., mosquitoes) taking into account their diet, host abundance as well as the abiotic factors in the ecosystem (tiger mosquito, efficiency of mosquito trapping, environmental factors involved on the mosquito population dynamics), and the effects of blood and intestintal parasitism on migratory birds (Sylvia borin).
* During last few years I have also studied the evolutionary implications of diapausing egg's dispersal on aquatic invertebrate populations. To understand the population dynamics and evolution of this invertebrate group, we used species of genus Artemia (Crustacea:Anostraca) as model organism (Thesis report). My Thesis dealt with two different lines: 'Population Genetics and Phylogeography: Relationships between aquatic birds/humans - aquatic invertebrates and their influence on genetic structure of their populations'; and 'Biological and Genetic Conservation: Relationships between native and invasive Artemia species, and other aquatic invertebrates'.
* Currently I am invoved in a project funded by the European Union (Marie Curie Actions - IOF) to investigate the effect of cultural eutrophication on freshwater lakes (human population growth, adition of fertilizer, cut down of trees...) on the genetic compositioin and physiology of those inhabiting species. By using the waterflea Daphnia as model organism, we are analysing those genetic changes caused due to environmental changes, mainly by the high level of Phosphorous in the lakes and its potential adaptation to the new environment.
* During the last three years, I have been working and collaborating on projects related to the study of emergent diseases transmission networks (host-vector-pathogen interactions, the effect of feeding patterns), the behavior of vectors for those diseases (e.g., mosquitoes) taking into account their diet, host abundance as well as the abiotic factors in the ecosystem (tiger mosquito, efficiency of mosquito trapping, environmental factors involved on the mosquito population dynamics), and the effects of blood and intestintal parasitism on migratory birds (Sylvia borin).
* During last few years I have also studied the evolutionary implications of diapausing egg's dispersal on aquatic invertebrate populations. To understand the population dynamics and evolution of this invertebrate group, we used species of genus Artemia (Crustacea:Anostraca) as model organism (Thesis report). My Thesis dealt with two different lines: 'Population Genetics and Phylogeography: Relationships between aquatic birds/humans - aquatic invertebrates and their influence on genetic structure of their populations'; and 'Biological and Genetic Conservation: Relationships between native and invasive Artemia species, and other aquatic invertebrates'.
