Dr Rolando Rodriguez-Munoz

Interests:

Sexual Selection: I am interested on the wide diversity of processes influencing individual fitness within the scope of sexual selection: indicator traits, mate choice, polyandrous behaviour, pre and post-reproductive barriers, etc.

Conservation Biology: Species conservation relies on an accurate understanding of the causes of decline of endangered populations. I am particularly interested on the development and implementation of general methods to assess the sources of decline of threatened populations and on the application of the acquired knowledge into practical conservation actions.

Nature Conservation Policies: Nature conservation and sustainable development are two key targets of the European Union environmental policy. However, management actions depend usually on regional and local decisions that are generally not under the control of higher rank institutions. I am interested on evaluating the effectiveness of the European environmental legislation and the existence of the Nature 2000 network on the preservation of the European natural heritage.

2001: PhD Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain).

1996: MSc Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain).

1991: BSc Biology, University of Oviedo (Spain).

2012-present: Postdoctoral researcher. College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of
Exeter (UK).

2011-2012: Postdoctoral researcher. Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas. Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

2004-2011: Postdoctoral researcher. College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of
Exeter (UK).

20022004: Postdoctoral researcher. Behavioural Ecology Group. School of Biosciences,
University of Leeds (UK).

19962001: PhD fellowship. Área de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

19931996: INDUROT, Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

19911993: Environmental consultancy, Ecoplan (Spain).