Oriol Lapiedra
Behaviour & Evolution
Our team
Past Lab Members
Marina Llargués
Former MsC Student
She was a former MsC student and lab assistant researching the adjustments in cranial morphology of Ibiza’s invasive species, the horseshoe whip snake. Her field of study includes biological invasions, evolution, and morphology.
Mireia Marrugat
Former MsC Student
She was a former MsC student examining the combined effects of predation, habitat structure and natural disturbances on morphological rapid evolution in brown anoles.
Helena Bueno
Former MsC Student
Helena was a former MsC student analyzing the local extirpation of insular mammals caused by the rapid spread of an invasive predator in the Pityusic islands.
Raúl Pozo
Former MsC Student
Raúl was a former MsC student focused on studying how ecosystems change due to a biological invasion and the corresponding cascading effects of the extirpation of a keystone species.
Breanna Emerson
Research assistant researching environmental impact on threatened indigenous reptile species as a result of the introduction of an invasive species. Specific focus on predator/ prey relationships and cascade effects caused by the influence of an introduced species.
Timos Armodoros
Internship trainee for a period of four months concerning the consequences of biological invasions in the Mediterranean and more specifically, the case study of the Ibiza wall – lizard (Podarcis pityusensis), endemic in the Balearic Islands.
Marc Llorca
Former MsC Student
Marc project focused in designing new behavioral assays and applying them to assess the behavioral responses of Ibiza wall lizards to snake invaders. He also acquired valuable experience in monitoring communities of arthropods throughout the island.
Eloi Pareja
Eloi studied the phenotypic responses of wild ranging populations of Anolis lizards to new selective regimes. Specifically, he analyzed a large dataset of X-ray images to show how their morphology is adapting to rapid environmental changes.
Aina Garcia
Aina is an ecologist studying the causes and consequences of biodiversity variation. My research explores how environmental changes shape animal communities, focusing on how behavior and life-history influence birds’ phenology and evolutionary potential.
Eva Samblás
Eva’s project is focused on investigating how the snake invasion in Ibiza is shaping trophic networks across different habitats, both natural and altered. She is also interested in urban ecology.
Daniela Moreno
Former MsC Student
Daniela investigated behavioral shifts of wild Anolis populations across four lizard generations. She analyzed video data obtained in our field experiment in the Bahamas.
Sandra Moreno
Former MsC Student
Sandra joined us with a CREAF summer fellowship. She is interested in urban ecology and is currently working on a project assessing the importance of urban areas as actual refugia for woldlife conservation.