Mentoring

Current Students

Cumbi
2019 -

I am a researcher focused on pheasant and squirrel ecology, exploring their behavior, especially their escape response time. I am also specialized in solving optimization problems, particularly those aimed at finding the best solutions for treat acquisition.

Former Students

• Talita Menger
  2023
  Visiting PhD Student in Ecology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), hosted at University of Évora. PhD project: Approaches to the prediction and mitigation of wildlife impacts in the planning and evaluation of new road infrastructure routes.

• Bibiana Terra Dasoler
  2022 - 2023
  Visiting PhD Student in Ecology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), hosted at University of Évora. Dissertation: Planning and Evaluation of Mitigating Measures for the Impacts of Railways and Highways on Wildlife.

• Bruna de Castro Knopp
  2016 - 2018
  Master’s Degree in Animal Biology, Federal University of Pelotas. (Co-advisor). Thesis: Relationship Between Wetland Area and Taxonomic, Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity of Birds in Southern Brazil.

• Timóteo Mathies Rico
  2014
  Specialization in Conservation Biology, Catholic University of Pelotas. Monograph: Data Mining Applied to Conservation Biology: A case study on the extinction risk of mammals from Rio Grande do Sul.

• Diogo Maia Gräbin
  2012
  Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Monograph: “Density and Spatial Distribution of Rhea americana in Different Physiognomies of the Pantanal of Nhecolândia.”