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GRADE : Post-doctorant
EQUIPE : 2MAP
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AREA OF EXPERTISE/RESEARCH
My research is based on the intersection of evolutionary biology and ecology. Currently my work is focussed on species distribution modelling and range shift simulations under changing climates, specifically with regards to Fasciola occurrence and the distributions of their snail intermediate hosts. My background is in plant science, In particular my previous work focussed on the effects of polyploidy on plant evolution and ecology, how it may impact responses to environmental factors.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
2026 (oct-) PostDoc Fellowship (University of Montpellier, France)
2026 (feb- sept) PostDoc Fellowship (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
2023-2026 PhD in Plant Science (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
2021-2023 Master of Science in Plant Science (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
2020-2021 Bachelor of Science Honours in Plant Science (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
2017-2020 Bachelor of Science in Plant Science (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
2015-2016 Bachelor of Science Honours in Landscape Architecture (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
2012-2015 Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2025 Young Scientist Oral Presentation Second Place
International Association for Vegetation Science, 67th Annual Symposium, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA
« Doubling up and Doubling down:Polyploid evolution and ecology in an African geophyte »
PUBLICATIONS:
Vaz de Sousa, D., Greve, M., Oberlander, K.C. (2026) What’s the buzz around polyploids? Plant-pollinator interactions among sympatric cytotypes in an African grassland bulb. Functional Ecology.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70496 (reserved DOI)
Vaz de Sousa, D., Greve, M., Oberlander, K.C. (2025) Friends or Foes? Polyploidy and competition in a grassland geophyte.Oikos Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11724
Vaz de Sousa, D., Greve, M., Oberlander, K.C. (2024) Friends without benefits: Extensive cytotype sympatry and polyploid persistence in an African geophyte. American Journal of Botany. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16291
Smith, G.F., Vaz de Sousa, D., Oberlander, K.C. (2023) Kalanchoe species. Taxon, IAPT Chromosome data series (39) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13077
Vaz de Sousa, D., Bruyns P., Alston, B., Barker, N.P., Condy, G. (2023) Ceropegia lineariloba. IN Flowering Plants of Africa.
Access Online: https://www.sanbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-FPA-68.pdf