Systematics, Biogeography and Evolution of Reptiles and Amphibians
The research of this lab focuses on the application of reptile and amphibian phylogenies to understand how biodiversity is generated and maintained. There is also a focus on inferring the biogeographical and evolutionary patterns of the groups studied, to revise their taxonomy and conserve them. Although the research carried out by this lab include the study of many different reptile and amphibian groups, its main interest is the faunas of the Mediterranean Basin and Arabia, including some oceanic and continental islands, such as the Canary and Cape Verde islands and the Socotra Archipelago.
Lab website: Carranza Lab
Folguera G, Bastías DA, Caers J, Rojas JM, Piulachs MD, Bellés X, Bozinovic F. 2011. Seabirds and the Circulation of Lyme Borreliosis Bacteria in the North Pacific. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 11(12):1521-1527. DOI:10.1089/vbz.2010.0267
Barata M, Perera A, Harris DJ, Meijden AVD, Carranza S, Ceacero F, García-muñoz E, Gonçalves D, Henriques S, Jorge F, Marshall JC, Pedrajas L, Sousa P. 2011. New observations of amphibians and reptiles in Morocco, with a special emphasis on the eastern region. Herpetological Bulletin, 116(116):4-14