Raquel Ponti @raquelponti.bsky.social is a #MSCA postdoctoral research at BIOPOLIS, Portugal, studying general patterns of morphological evolution in endemic island birds, and the mechanisms involved. 🦜🏝️
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Ana Leitão @anavleitao.bsky.social is a MSCA postdoctoral researcher at #BIOPOLIS. Her work has been focused in understanding the evolution of elaborate (or lack of) traits such as plumage colors and bird song, in both female and male birds. 🪶🐦
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Claire Doutrelant is a senior researcher at CEFE, Montpellier, with especial interest in the impact of sexual and social evolution on islands signals (both male songs and male and female colors). 🎨🎶
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Rita Covas, principal researcher at BIOPOLIS, Portugal investigates adaptation patterns to island environments, focusing on the evolution of reproductive life histories, #sociality, immunity, and morphology in island birds, among other interests. 🏝️🦤
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Happy #WomenInScience Day !
What better day to introduce our incredible core team—powered by four women! 💪✨

#WomenInSTEM

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We study evolution of birds on islands, particularly focusing on investigating the mechanisms underlying life history traits, colour, song, behaviour and morphology.
We examine questions from both ultimate and proximate perspectives and combine field and comparative work.