Zaccara Serena
University researchers
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
Insubria University
Italy
Biography
2000 Degree in Biological Sciences (University of Insubria) 1998 Socrates-Erasmus scholarship at the University of Barcelona; research activities in collaboration with the research group of prof. JM Gili, at the Department of Marine and Oceanography of the Institute of Ciencias del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona. 2000 research period at Dr. Bernhard Misof's research team at the Institute for Evolution Biology and Ecology at the University of Bonn. 2003Phylogeography of white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Italy: implications for its taxonomic status and conservation management. Biodiversity Research, Biodiversity Protection and Management (University of Hertfordshire) 2005 Research Certificate (University of Insubria): Austropotamobius pallipes ecology and phylogeography study for the purpose of conservation 2005 - 2008 Scholarship (University of Insubria) 2008 - 2010 Certificate of Research (University of Insubria): Organic and ecological evaluations on aquatic communities in alpine streams. 2011University Researcher (SSD BIO / 07 Ecology) at the University of Insubria.
Research Interest
The research lines are directed to the study of biodiversity in relation to aquatic ecosystems through molecular ecology approaches.
Publications
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Parasharya, BM, Rank, DN, Harper, DM, Crosa, G., Zaccara, S. , Patel, N, Joshi, CG 2015. Genetic inferences for future conservation plans. Ostrich, 86 (3): 221-229.
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Antognaza CM, Andreou D, Zaccara S , Britton RJ. 2016. Loss of genetic integrity and biological invasions result from stocking and introductions of Barbus barbus: insights from the river in England. Ecology and Evolution. Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages: 1280-1292
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Quadroni S, Brignoli ML, Crosa G, Gentili G, Salmaso F, Zaccara S , Esp P. 2016. Ecological effects of sediment flushing from a small Alpine reservoir on aquatic fauna. Ecohydrology. DOI: 10.1002 / eco.1725
