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Ângela Ribeiro

PhD Student (University of Cape Town)

Email: ribeiro.angela [at] gmail.com

Thesis title:
Unravelling temporal and spatial genetic patterns across three endemic southern African Cercotrichas Scrub-robins.

Co-supervised with: Dr Penn Lloyd (University of Cape Town) and Dr Ricardo Jorge Lopes (University of Porto)

 

Field of Interest
So far, my research has focused on the use of molecular genetics to address important question in conservation biology: first, in my MSc project, identifying molecular markers - SNPs - to detect hybridization in Partridges and in Quails: and later, as a Marie Curie early-stage trainee, studying the population genetics of the Atlantic Salmon inhabiting the River Eo in Galicia-Spain after a stock collapse. I have recently embarked on my PhD project to study the phylogeography and population genetics of African birds. I aim to combine different sources of information (i.e. molecular markers, behavioural, environmental and paleoclimatic data) to provide unique insights to understand how geography (including climatology, demography and topography) and life-history traits (breeding strategies and dispersal capabilities) can shape genetic variation at both broad and narrow geographical and temporal scales.

This project will be performed at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology - South Africa, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at University of California, Berkeley - USA and Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources at University of Porto – Portugal.

 

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Publications
  • Ribeiro  , Morán P and Caballero A. (in press) Genetic diversity and effective size of the Atlantic salmon inhabiting River Eo (Spain) following a stock collapse. Journal of Fish Biology

  • Ribeiro Â. (2005) Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in partridge (Alectoris sp) and quail (Coturnix coturnix); application to detect hybridisation with exotic species or domestic forms. MSc Thesis. University of Porto, Portugal.

 

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