I soon found out that

field work is one of my passions.

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I have done field work with many reptiles (and some amphibians) in various different places, and with diverse scientific purposes.

 

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I climbed mountains in Pyrenees for a study with Podarcis muralis coloration, and I endured the desert conditions in the Australian outback to collect Egernia stokesii and Tiliqua rugosa. I was 12 days without having a shower in the vibrating Morocco to collect genetic and geographic data on all sorts of herpetofauna. I paddled a canoe during the night in search of Intellagama lesueurii in Sydney, and went to South Australia to join a long-term field study on the social Egernia striolata. I cruised around the Greek islands as field assistant for a project involving Podarcis ehrardii colouration, working in big and small islands, and even on a volcano.

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In my most recent adventures, I participated in two incredible expeditions. The first took me to one of the most remote (and oldest) research stations in the Amazon rainforest (Peru), where we witnessed amazing, pristine wildlife and had the opportunity to teach enthusiastic young students undertaking a three-month course at the station. The latest expedition was this year to the Galapagos Islands, where I was invited by the Captain Darwin Project to live on a sailing boat and cruise between locations to study the iconic marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).

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Aside from these incredible fieldwork experiences, I have also conducted missions for my own projects in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and currently Croatia.