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Master’s degree in Conservation Biology (2016) from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, and a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology and Biotechnology (2014) from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria – School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Peniche. Currently enrolled in the PhD programme in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (since 2021). Completed a professional internship at Biota, Lda (environmental consultancy) between 2018 and 2019. Authored four scientific articles, presented five posters, and delivered two oral communications at scientific meetings. Involved as a research fellow in two projects and as a researcher in five projects. Main areas of expertise include Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Herpetology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisco Fonseca de Aguilar

Citation names

  • Aguilar, Francisco F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5910-5C47-20C9
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1001-8648
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=hFtUS9YAAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
57206784030

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/03/01 - 2025/02/28
Ongoing
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Climatic and anthropogenic impacts on riverine ectotherms: a phylogeographic, ecological and conservation approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/09/15 - 2016/11/02
Concluded
 Biologia da Conservação (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Qual o papel trófico da Lagartixa-da-Madeira, Teira dugesii selvagensis, na Selvagem Grande?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2011/09/26 - 2014/07/10
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Aquacultura e Pescas
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017 - Current Nature Guide in Área Marinha Protegida das Avencas Cascais Ambiente, Portugal
2018/04/02 - 2019/01/02 Professional Internship Biota, Lda., Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/05/01 - 2020/05/01 REN Chair in Biodiversity
Without Reference
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Redes Energéticas Nacionais
Ongoing
2017/06/10 - 2018/02/10 Inventariação de anfíbios nas áreas sob gestão da PSML
028/2016-DTPN
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/11/01 - 2021/02/28 ALIENTRADE - Something in the way they move: how global patterns of wildlife trade influence global invasion success
PTDC/BIA-ECO/30931/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/07/11 - 2018/12/31 Spatial ecology and population viability analysis of a relic population of European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae) in Northern Morocco: implications for conservation and sustainable management
FCT-CNRST 2017-2018
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal

Université Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014 - 2017 INVAXEN - INVAsive biology of XENopus laevis in Europe: ecology, impact and predictive models
BIODIVERSA /0001/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 European Union
Concluded
2015/06 - 2015/09 Monitorização da herpetofauna da Selvagem Grande após a erradicação de mamíferos introduzidos
PEst-OE/BIA/UI0329/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2015 - 2018 Rediscovery of the golden-striped salamander Chioglossa lusitanica, in Sintra, Portugal
PEst-OE/BIA/UI0329/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Aguilar, Francisco; Esteves, F.; Crespo, E.; Rebelo, R.. "Rediscovery of the population of golden-striped salamander Chioglossa lusitanica, in Sintra, Portugal". Paper presented in XIV Congreso Luso-Español de Herpetologia and XVIII Congreso Español de Herpetologia, 2016.
  2. Aguilar, Francisco; Ponchon, A.; Santos, C.J.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Catry, Teresa. "What is the trophic role of Madeiran lizard, Teira dugesii selvagensis, on Selvagem Grande?". Paper presented in XIV Congreso Luso-Español de Herpetología and XVIII Congreso Español de Herpetología, 2016.
  3. Ferreira A..; Aguilar, Francisco; da Mata, J.; Rebelo, R.. "Madeiran lizard, Teira dugesii selvagensis, pollinates Schyzogyne sericea on Selvagem Grande (Madeira archipelago, Portugal)". Paper presented in Conference: XIV Congreso Luso-Español de Herpetología and XVIII Congreso Español de Herpetología, 2016.
  4. Marques, D.; Albuquerque, R.; Correia, C.; Barraca, C.; Aguilar, Francisco; Leandro, S.. "Effect of different diets and rearing tanks on the development and larval survival of Lysmata amboinensis (De Mann, 1888)". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research, 2014.
    10.3389/conf.FMARS.2014.02.00075
  5. Barraca, C.; Aguilar, Francisco; Ferreira, G.; Ferreira, I.; Marques, D.; Leandro,S.. "Ovarian development and early larval survival of Stenopus zanzibaricus (Bruce, 1976)". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research, 2014.
    10.3389/conf.FMARS.2014.02.00139
Journal article
  1. Aguilar, Francisco F; Velo-Antón, Guillermo; Tarroso, Pedro; Segurado, Pedro. "Fine-scale habitat preferences of riparian ectotherms in a human-influenced landscape: insights from two herptiles endemic to the Iberian Peninsula". Biodiversity and Conservation (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03073-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s10531-025-03073-2
  2. Francisco Moreira; Ricardo C. Martins; Aguilar, Francisco F.; António Canhoto; Jorge Martins; José Moreira; Joana Bernardino. "Long-term management practices successfully reduce bird-related electrical faults in a transmission grid increasingly used by white storks for nesting". Journal of Environmental Management (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116897.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116897
  3. F. Sequeira; Aguilar, Francisco F.; F. M. Madeira; J. Teixeira; E. Crespo; N. Ferrand; R. Rebelo. "What can genetics tell us about the history of a human-mediated introduction of the golden-striped salamander south of its native range?". European Journal of Wildlife Research 68 6 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01628-0.
    10.1007/s10344-022-01628-0
  4. Aguilar, Francisco F.; Madeira, F.M.; Crespo, E.; Rebelo, R.. "Rediscovery of the golden-striped salamander Chioglossa lusitanica of Sintra, Portugal". Herpetological Journal 28 (2018): 148-154. https://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-journal/volume-28-number-4-october-2018/1851-03-rediscovery-of-the-golden-striped-salamander-i-chioglossa-lusitanica-i-of-sintra-portugal.
    Published
Report
  1. Aguilar, Francisco F.. 2019. Caracterização da população de lagarto-de-água (Lacerta schreiberi) na Serra de Sintra.
  2. Aguilar, Francisco F.. 2017. Inventariação de anfíbios nas áreas sob gestão da PSML.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Aguilar, Francisco F.. "Qual o papel trófico da Lagartixa-da-Madeira, Teira dugesii selvagensis, na Selvagem Grande?". Master, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2016.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/27 Conservation Implications of Riparian Disturbance on Lacerta schreiberi: a fine scale occupancy modelling study 12th International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid Lizards
Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2024/05/28 Fine-Scale Habitat Modeling of Riparian Ectotherms: Insights from Chioglossa lusitanica and Lacerta schreiberi in Central Portugal 5th BIODIV Annual Meeting
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/03 - 2024/07 Fatores que influenciam a carga parasitária de Ixodes ricinus em Lacerta schreiberi
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Bioblitz - Amphians and Reptiles (Expert)
Other
 Quinta do Marquês (Oeiras); Parque do Jamor (Oeiras); Parque da Paz (Almada); Parque Tejo (Lisboa); Serra de Carnaxide (Oeiras); Tapada da Ajuda (Lisboa);
2024/02/16 - 2024/02/18 Workshop: Monitoring Iberian viper populations
Workshop
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland

Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016 - Current APH - Associação Portuguesa de Herpetologia Tesoureiro

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/07/17 - Current Projeto Porbiota - Workshop de estratégia para a implementação de um programa de monitorização de anfíbios e répteis em Portugal. Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/12/07 - 2022/12/07 Herpetofauna ameaçada em Portugal (Outros) Liga para a Protecção da Natureza, Portugal
2020/11/19 - 2020/11/19 Identificação e técnicas de amostragem da herpetofauna portuguesa (Outros) Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Amphibia-Reptilia (1568-5381)
2022 - Current The Herpetological Journal (0268-0130)

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/06/16 - 2016/07/04 Research Assistant - Madagáscar (Terrestrial Expedition) Operation Wallacea Ltd, United Kingdom