I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). In my research, I use genomic data to explore the evolutionary history of the Peruvian fur seal, a hybrid lineage, examining the impact of climate change on its secondary contact with one of its parental species and the implications of this phenomenon for the species’ future. I have extensive international research experience. Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki (Finland), with additional research experience at the University of Bergen (Norway), where I studied the phylogenetic relationships of Scarab beetles from Madagascar and surrounding islands using genomics and museomics techniques.
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The hybrid origin of the Peruvian fur seal occured around 400 Kya after short periods of hybridization between the Galapagos and South American fur seal.
Dung Beetles from Mascarenes (Madagascar and Mauritius) feed on the dung of Sauropsid (reptiles and birds). Our study shows that insular dung feeder are 3.4 times more likely to consume dung of reptiles and birds. Additionally, we show that in the absence of large herbivores (mammals), sauropsids are fundamental to support dung beetles communities in insular environments.