ABOUT ME
Zoologist with broad interests in Systematics, invertebrate feeding strategies, reproduction and ecology. Most of my publications are concerning descriptions of new species of polychaete worms. Recently, I have been interested in understanding how sympatric species are able to coexist and successfully utilize the same niche.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
EDUCATION
Polychaete Systematics
Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Sedentaria (especially Capitellidae & Cirratuliformia)
2010 - 2015
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ph.D. in Zoology (Marine Biology)
M.Sc. in Zoology (Marine Biology)
Feeding and reproductive strategies of polychaete worms
Asexual reproduction in cirratulids/ctenodrilids
Polychaete life history traits
2004 - 2009
Federal University of Bahia
Bachelors in Oceanography
Benthic Ecology
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Polychaetes associated with deep-sea sunken wood and other enriched shallow habitats