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Roberto A. Keller
ResearcherI received a Ph.D. in Entomology from Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History, NY, in 2008 and I am currently working in the Natural History Collections & Systematics Research Group of CE3C. I am Curator of Entomology at the National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon. My research focuses on morphological evolution and diversity, particularly of insects. For many years I have conducted research on the interplay between morphology and behavior during evolutionary diversification, using ants as model system. As curator of entomology, I oversee the preservation, organization, and study of Portugal's most important insect collection.
My current research is driven by three overarching objectives:
i) Understand the evolution of animal form and the impact that modifications in skeletal and muscle anatomy have on behavioral performance;
ii) Discover and describe new species, how do they vary, what are their phylonetic relationships, and how are they geographically distributed;
iii) Record and preserve biodiversity for future generations by maintaining an active and dinamic natural history collection, serving as an inventory of past and present species, as well as to mobilize the biodiversity information contained within these collections.
- Email: rkeller@edu.ulisboa.pt
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- Research Group: Natural History Collections & Systematics