HOTSPOTS

HOTSPOTS Research Projects

Biotic interactions and species diversification in southern Africa
Jan Schnitzler supervised by Dr Vincent Savolainen and Dr Timothy Barraclough
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Jodrell Laboratory

The causes of insect endemicity with the example of Madagascar
Benjamin Isambert supervised by Dr Alfried Vogler
The Natural History Museum London, Department of Entomology

Vicariance and trans-oceanic dispersal in mammals and plants
Andrew Rodrigues supervised by Prof. Emmanuel Douzery and Prof. Doyle McKey
University Montpellier II, IFR119 Continental, Mediterranean, and Tropical Biodiversity

Global assessment of mammal, bird and amphibian extinction risk
Susanne Fritz supervised by Prof. Andy Purvis, Prof. Ian Owens and Dr Timothy Barraclough
Imperial College, University of London, Department of Biology and NERC Centre for Population Biology

Species diversification and differentiation in Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands
Joeri Strijk supervised by Prof. Christophe Thébaud and Dr Jérome Chave
University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III), Evolution and Biological Diversity Laboratory

Contrasting evolutionary patterns between Mediterranean floristic regions
Samantha Wilkinson supervised by Dr Pablo Vargas
Royal Botanic Garden Madrid (CSIC), Department of Biodiversity and Conservation

Spatial distribution modelling for biodiversity hotspots
Dorothea Pio supervised by Prof. Antoine Guisan & Dr Nicolas Salamin
University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution

Disjunction, dispersal and temporal patterns of insect distribution
Lena Brüstle supervised by Prof. Juha Merila, Dr Jyrki Muona and Dr José Canoarias
University of Helsinki, Department of Biological & Environment Sciences

Hotspots status assessment in marine Mediterranean fauna
Catherine Vogler supervised by Prof. Gert Wörheide
University of Göttingen, Department of Geobiology and Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology

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