Crespo, Luís Carlos da Fonseca (Date of defense: 2021-11-26)
Dysdera and Hogna are the most speciose spider genera of the Madeira archipelago. I have extensively revised their taxonomy, describing a total of eleven new species, establishing five synonyms and ...
Hooghvorst, Isidre (Date of defense: 2021-04-28)
The general aim of this PhD thesis was to study, develop and apply different breeding techniques in melon species in order to produce new commercial cultivars. The three specific objectives of this ...
Soria Extremera, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-05-07)
Temporary rivers (TRs) are dynamic systems that typically shift between flowing, disconnected-pools and dry phases, and represent nearly 50% of the current global river network. Despite TRs support ...
Cuesta Torralvo, Elisabeth (Date of defense: 2021-04-22)
Dental wear is a natural, complex, physiological process of gradual enamel tissue loss that occurs during an individual’s life span and provides information about dietary habits, food processing techniques ...
Estévez Geffriaud, Virginia (Date of defense: 2021-02-03)
This thesis focuses on the development and subsequent application of a seed treatment protocol using a phytosanitary product named T34 Biocontrol (Biocontrol Technologies S.L., Spain) containing the ...
Gracia Romero, Adrián (Date of defense: 2021-06-17)
Supplying sufficient food to an increasing population is one of the most important challenges over the next century. To meet this demand, crop productivity will need to increase while it is being ...
Domènech Andreu, Marc (Date of defense: 2021-10-29)
Unveiling the patterns and identifying the factors that drive community assembly are key questions in ecology and evolution, especially in the current state of climate change and biodiversity loss. ...
Pérez-Llorca, Marina (Date of defense: 2021-02-10)
Mediterranean species have to be in constant acclimation to seasonal environmental changes, including variations in water availability, air temperature and solar radiation. Due to global warming, these ...
Reyes González, José Manuel de los (Date of defense: 2021-05-26)
The revolution in biologging and satellite telemetry technologies in the last two decades has led to a new era in seabird research. This thesis brings new insights into the spatial ecology and migration ...
Dias, Andreia Suzana Ribeiro e Cota de Pinho (Date of defense: 2021-04-15)
Bonelli's eagle is considered an umbrella and flagship species in Mediterranean ecosystems. In this thesis, we focus on the fact that the Bonelli’s eagle population in southern Portugal nests in trees ...