My research focuses on biology and conservation of marine vertebrates using genetic tools.
I have worked almost all my research career on marine turtles, as these charismatic and endangered marine vertebrates have very complex life cycles and long migrations, thus raising interesting research and conservation issues. More recently, I have started to work on demersal fishes and benthic invertebrates, as their generally short life cycle and larval dispersal mechanisms add a new dimension to my research.
My main interests include population structuring, the connectivity and the adaptation of the study species to changing environments, specially linked to global warming but also at an evolutionary scale. I am fascinated on how organisms disperse in the marine environment and their populations are shaped in relation to their biological aspects, the biogeographical barriers of the area and local adaptation. My most recent interest include the use of genome-wide next-generation sequencing as a powerful tool to answer my research questions.
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