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Igor Peres Puertas

Instituto de Biociências · Universidade de São Paulo

https://researchid.co/igorpuertas
@usp.br
4Scopus Publications

Biography

Oceanographer (2022) by the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Master in Ecology (2025) by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Currently a PhD candidate in Zoology at the University of São Paulo. Has experience in the fields of biological oceanography and ecology, working on topics such as vertebrate genetics, habitat use, molecular ecology, and phylogeography. Researches genetic diversity, connectivity, and hybridization of sea turtles; also uses stable isotopes for studies on habitat use and connectivity. I also work with population genomics and adaptive selection of insular snakes. Currently works as a collaborating researcher at the Laboratory for Responsible Fisheries Studies at the Institute of Oceanography - IO/FURG and is also part of the Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas at the Instituto Butantan.

Education

Oceanographer - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG (2022) M.Sc. in Ecology - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN (2025) Ph.D. candidate in Zoology - Universidade de São Paulo - USP (Current)

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Genetic diversity, population structure and natal origins of the Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean
    Marine Biology, 2025
  2. Population structure of the endangered green turtles in a feeding ground in Brazilian Northeast: Insights for conservation strategies
    Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2025
  3. Herpetofauna of Nísia Floresta National Forest, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: Richness and abundance differences among natural and secondary forests
    Biota Neotropica, 2024
  4. Plastisphere composition in a subtropical estuary: Influence of season, incubation time and polymer type on plastic biofouling
    Environmental Pollution, 2023

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