Clara Frasconi Wendt started a Ph.D in the BIODIV Doctoral Program (Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution) at the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon in 2016 and is under the supervision of Dr. Cristina Branquinho and Dr. Mario Boieiro, within the Ecology of Environmental Changes group. She completed a Bsc in Biology and Msc in Arid Land Studies. Her research focuses on ant functional traits along different gradients, evaluating changes in time and space, in Mediterranean woodlands.