MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS

Amanda Oliveira Travessas

MSc. in Biology of the Continental Aquatic Environments Biology Program, 2019-present

My research interest is in the diet and resources partitioning among four Heron species (Bubulcus ibis, Egretta caerulea, Egretta thula, and Nycticorax nycticorax) in a breeding colony at the ‘Lagoa dos Patos’ estuary. My dissertation involves the identification and quantification of prey in pellets and regurgitates, as well as stable isotopes analysis. I am also experienced with the identification of prey in the diet of Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) in pellets from different environments (urban and rural) as an undergraduate student. I am also a member of the UNIPAMPA Bird Watchers Group.

CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9757293053997968

Bruno de Andrade Linhares

MSc. student in Biological Oceanography, 2020

I am a marine biologist broadly interested in the ecology and conservation of aquatic birds and coastal-marine environments. While a bachelor student, I integrated different methods to study the breeding biology, feeding ecology, and local movements of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) at an urbanized beach in southern Brazil. For my dissertation, I intend to investigate the ecological role of seabirds in transporting nutrients across food webs of tropical ecosystems, as well as the impact of invasive alien species on these environments.

CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5600969476991900

Caroline Dias Gabani

MSc. student in Biological Oceanography, 2018-present

I am a Biological Oceanography MSc student. I am currently working with tracking and movement ecology of the Atlantic-yellow-nosed-albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos). In parallel, I am also collaborating with David Nicholls, an Australian researcher focused on wind dynamics in albatrosses’ flight. I am also experienced with the evolutionary ecology of fruit flies and monarch butterflies. My interests include programming, fiction writing, and illustration.

Felipe Caseiro Silva

MSc. student in Biology of the Continental Aquatic Environments Biology Program, 2019-present

In my dissertation, I will analyze the nutrients flow between the aquatic and terrestrial environments, carried by Herons in a breeding colony at the ‘Lagoa dos Patos’ estuary. I will use stable isotopes analysis to understand patterns of nutrients transportation across food webs.

CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5751903162448579

Francisco Neto

I am a biologist interested in the trophic ecology of the shorebirds. As a masters’ degree student I will investigate the trophic niche partitioning and feeding relationships of bird assemblages in southeastern Brazil.

Gabriela Oliveira

MSc. student in the Biological Oceanography, 2018-present

I am a biologist with research interests in turtles and seabirds ecology. Experienced with concentration determination and origin of cadmium and lead contamination in Trindade Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana).

Mariana Scain Mazzochi

MSc student in the Biological Oceanography, 2020

I am a biologist, currently investigating the role of biotic and abiotic factors in population structuring of Brown noddy (Anous stolidus) in Brazil. I am also experienced with the morphology of seabirds, mainly in osteology of albatrosses and petrels (Procellariiformes), and seabird-fishermen ethnobiology.

CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4371158023747310

Vitória Muraro

MSc student in the Biological Oceanography, 2017-present

I am a biologist interested in ornithology. During my bachelor studies, I investigated the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) diet using stomach content analysis and stable isotopes. I am also experienced with studies on the population structure of Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) in Southwest Atlantic Ocean colonies, using analysis of the microsatellites markers to test divergence in living and extinct populations. I have been volunteering for four years on the rehabilitation of marine animals at the ‘Centro de Recuperação de Animais Marinhos’ – CRAM-FURG.

CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5134852405034750