Teresa Leonor Santos

University of Lisbon | UL · Faculty of Science

Our current economic and political structures have an increasingly devastating impact on the Earth's climate and ecosystems: we are facing a biospheric emergency, with catastrophic consequences for both humans and the natural world on which we depend. Life scientists-including biologists, medical scientists, psychologists and public health experts-...

We are facing an emergency that encompasses the entire biosphere, with devastating consequences for both humans and the natural world on which we depend. As the climate and ecological crises accelerate, scientists are coming to terms with failings inherent in the modes of action we have used to engage society about their ongoing and future effects....

Savannah elephant populations have been severely reduced and fragmented throughout its remaining range. In general, however, there is limited information regarding their genetic status, which is essential knowledge for conservation. We investigated patterns of genetic variation in savannah elephants from the Greater Kruger Biosphere, with a focus o...

African savannah elephant numbers have been decreasing throughout most of Africa due to anthropogenic action. Population fragmentation and a decline in numbers can lead to lower adaptability and evolutionary potential, and greater inter-population differentiation. Fragmentation and confinement to protected areas areas are increasing. The Associated...

During the 1950s and 1970s the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) experienced a dramatic population crash and remains of conservation concern in several parts of the world. We isolated 37 microsatellite loci and assessed these in ospreys sampled in the UK and Norway (using mouth swabs/feathers). From 26 loci variable in four ospreys, we selected 13, combin...

Diet studies based exclusively on morphological analyses commonly show high percentages of unidentified items due to intense deterioration. In this study we explore the advantages and disadvantages of the application of DNA barcoding in the dietary studies of carnivores, using the Egyptian mongoose as a model species. To do so, we extracted and amp...