About Luca
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Academic Level Master’s Degree
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Age 28 - 32 Years
Education
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2017
University of Roma Tor Vergata
Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Applied Anthropology
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2014
University of Roma Tor Vergata
Biological Sciences
Experience
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2018 - 2018
Primate and Predator Project
FIELD – WORK RESEARCHER
Following habituated troops of samango monkeys from dawn to dusk and taking behavioural data through scan and focal sampling. Taking vegetation plot and phenology data (vegetation sampling, counting leaves, fruits, flowers, and seed pods on marked trees and recording core data such as tree diameter at breast height). Sorting and tagging species from camera images using Software DigiKam.
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2015 - 2018
Elephant Seal Research Group
FIELD-‐WORK RESEARCHER
Research on southern elephant seals for the study on the social organization of female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) of Sea Lion Island (Falklands Islands), during their breeding season, including: observational studies, animal tagging, animal marking, photos, videos. Research on predatory behaviour of orcas (Orcinus orcas), including: observational studies, photo, photo identification, video.