Research

Our environment is continually subjected to various social and environmental disturbances and transformations. Addressing these challenges requires innovative ideas and solutions. My fundamental and applied research activities intersect several themes in Chemical Ecology and Organism Biology, with a focus on insect models such as termites, hornets, ants, cabbage moths, and aphids.

My research combines field sampling, experimental procedures, and laboratory analyses, including chemical, thermal, behavioral, and genetic studies. Biostatistics are applied across all these areas.

In this context, I bring a unique combination of skills: 1) Chemical Ecology, 2) Entomology, and 3) Statistical Expertise, supported by formal training as a Data Analyst and experience in handling and analyzing large biological data sets.

My research focuses principally on the dynamics and structure of populations and communities, with a special emphasis on species interactions, such as those involved in the dynamics of invasive, proliferative and endemic/rare populations.

Keywords : Invasive species, conservation biology, biodiversity and animal ecology, endangered species, ant community and species, biotic interactions, population dynamics, field & behavioral ecology, disruptive ecological processes, inventory, community ecology, recognition systems, Mediterranean islands, statistics, chemical ecology