I received a Ph.D. in Biology and Ecology of Global Change, speciality in Tropical Biology and Ecology from the University of Lisbon in 2018 and I am currently working in the Behavioural Ecology and Conservation of CE3C. I am a researcher of bird ecology at the University of Lisbon. My research focuses on the ecology of migratory birds, in particular aspects related to migratory behaviour and connectivity, and trophic ecology and networks.
Birds have been used as models to address broader ecological processes, for instance to study the structure and functioning of food webs of tropical and temperate coastal ecosystems. More recently, I have been studying connectivity of aquatic birds between natural and artificial habitats.