OceanExpert ID : 45047

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Ana Cláudia NORTE

Researcher

University of Coimbra – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre

Work Location

University of Coimbra, Department of Life Sciences
Calçada Martins de Freitas
3000-456 Coimbra
Coimbra
Portugal

Nationality

Portugal

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Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.org/expert/AC%20Norte

Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)

ORCID : 0000-0001-7833-4463

Highest Degree

PhD

Job Type

Research

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

Activities

Using ecophysiological tools for the assessment of habitat quality in sentinel organisms (top predators). Combining natural (fieldwork-based) and controlled (in captivity) experimental setups to evaluate ecological interactions between biotic and abiotic stressors and vertebrate health, using biological sampling, biochemical and clinical analyses, and molecular biology approaches. Avian disease and host-parasite interactions, using Lyme borreliosis and avian malaria as disease models.

Skills

Avian ecology
Ecophysiology
Environmental physiology
Biomonitoring
Conservation
Molecular biology
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Zoonoses
Tick- borne diseases
Parasitology
Microbial Ecology
Medical Entomology
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Working language(s)

English

Citation(s)

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Created: 2021-01-27 |