What is the influence of past and present ecological and evolutionary processes on the biodiversity of present-day natural populations? And how can this fundamental knowledge be incorporated in effective conservation and management practices in the present applied to understand the impacts of future changes on biodiversity?
These are key questions in my research agenda, which I address by genetically monitoring the diversity and structure of natural populations through space and time. My research lies on the intersection between ecology, evolution and conservation, bridging fundamental and applied science.
I work primarily on migratory marine vertebrates such as sea turtles, including the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), and baleen whales such as the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).