How at risk are native Comoros herpetofauna to the negative effects of habitat modification, invasive species, and climate change?
Which species, habitats, and regions should be made conservation priorities?
What are the ecological effects of invasion on an invader?
Specifically, how has invasion changed the trophic niche of agama populations throughout its global introduced range (Florida, USA; Réunion, Mascarene Archipelago; Grande Comore, Comoros Archipelago)?
What is the current distribution and population status of the Comoros Iguana (Burale) on Grand Comoro?
Does competition with the invasive agama pose an imminent threat?
Can we identify inter-island patterns in morphological and genetic variation of Flexiseps johannae and its closest living relative?
What can these patterns tell us about the biogeographic history of these skinks in the Comoros Archipelago?
Project partners:
My doctoral research is currently conducted in close collaboration with the University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology, Dr. Lisa N. Barrow's Amphibian & Reptile Biodiversity Lab, the Comoros National Center for Documentation and Research (CNDRS), and Nature Océan Indien.