Postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University
Originally from Coyhaique, Chile, I am a postdoctoral researcher at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, with a strong interest in disease ecology, wildlife parasitology and wildlife conservation. My current research investigates the influence of nest types, and their associated microclimatic conditions, on ectoparasite populations in African penguins in South Africa.

Artificial nests can help African penguins breed – but parasites like them too
Dec 06, 2020 09:43 am UTC| Technology
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population has declined by over 95% since the 1900s and by nearly 65% over the past 30 years. In the early 1900s, there were an estimated 1.5 million to 3 million African...