Pedro Tarroso

A biologist interested in spatial analyses and programming.

Scientific journals


  • Rosado D, Xavier R, Cable J, Severino R, Tarroso P, Pérez-Losada M (2021). Longitudinal sampling of external mucosae in farmed European seabass reveals the impact of water temperature on bacterial dynamics. ISME Communications, (), .
  • Yusefi GH, Safi K, Tarroso P, Brito JC (2021). The impacts of extreme climate change on mammals differ among functional groups at regional scale: The case of Iranian terrestrial mammals. Diversity and Distributions, 27(9), 1634-1647.
  • Šmíd J, Sindaco R, Shobrak M, Busais S, Tamar K, Aghová T, Simó‐Riudalbas M, Tarroso P, Geniez P, Crochet PA, Els J (2021). Diversity patterns and evolutionary history of Arabian squamates. Journal of Biogeography, 48(5), 1183-99.
  • Velo-Antón G, Lourenço A, Galán P, Nicieza A, Tarroso P (2021). Landscape resistance constrains hybridization across contact zones in a reproductively and morphologically polymorphic salamander. Scientific reports, 11(1), 9259.
  • Naia M, Tarroso P, Sow AS, Liz AV, Gonçalves DV, Martínez-Freiría F, SantarémF, Yusefi GH, Velo-Antón G, Avella I, Hanson JO, Khalatbari L, Silva MJF, Camacho-Sanchez M, Boratyński Z, Carvalho SB, Brito JC (2021). Potential negative effects of the Green Wall on Sahel's biodiversity. Conservation biology, (), .
  • Bastos B, Pradhan N, Tarroso P, Brito JC, Boratyński Z (2021). Environmental determinants of minimum body temperature in mammals. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 70(2), 21004.
  • Tamar K, Els J, Kornilios P, Soorae P, Tarroso P, Thanou E, Pereira J, Shah JN, Elhassan EEM, Aguhob JC, Badaam SF, Eltayeb MM, Pusey R, Papenfuss TJ, Macey JR, Carranza S (2021). The demise of a wonder: Evolutionary history and conservation assessments of the Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus keyserlingii (Gekkota, Sphaerodactylidae) in Arabia. Plos One, 16(1), e0244150.
  • Tejero-Cicuéndez H, Tarroso P, Carranza S, Rabosky D (2021). Desert lizard diversity worldwide: effects of environment, time, and evolutionary rate. bioRxiv, Under review(), .
  • Sequeira F, Bessa-Silva A, Tarroso P, Sousa-Neves T, Vallinoto M, Gonçalves H, Martı́nez-Solano I (2019). Discordant patterns of introgression across a narrow hybrid zone between two cryptic lineages of an Iberian endemic newt. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology, 33(2), 202-216.
  • Carvalho S, Torres J, Tarroso P, Velo-Antón G (2019). Genes on the edge: a framework to detect genetic diversity imperiled by climate change. Global Change Biology, 25(12), 4034-4047.
  • Burriel-Carranza B, Tarroso P, Els J, Gardner A, Soorae P, Mohammed A, Tubati S, Eltayeb M, Shah J, Tejero-Cicuéndez H, Simó-Riudalbas M, Pleguezuelos JM, Fernández-Guiberteau D, Šmíd J, Carranza S (2019). An integrative assessment of the diversity, phylogeny, distribution, and conservation of the terrestrial reptiles (Sauropsida, Squamata) of the United Arab Emirates. Plos One, 14(5), e0216273.
  • Varela S, Sbrocco E, Tarroso P, Pérez-Luque A, Renaudie J, Warnstädt N, Fandos G, Foster W, Tietje M (2019). BioExtreme hackathon en el Museum für Naturkunde de Berlı́n, Alemania. Revista Ecosistemas, 28(2), 129.
  • Tarroso P, Carvalho S, Velo-Antón G (2019). Phylin 2.0: Extending the phylogeographical interpolation method to include uncertainty and user-defined distance metrics. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19(4), 1081-1094.
  • Varela S, Barbosa A, Durán J, Martı́nez-Freiría F, González J, Rodríguez A, Tarroso P, Velo-Antón G (2018). BioExtreme workshop, O Rosal (Galicia, España). Revista Ecosistemas, 27(3), 144.
  • Antunes B, Lourenço A, Caeiro-Dias G, Dinis M, Gonçalves H, Martı́nez-Solano I, Tarroso P, Velo-Antón G (2018). Combining phylogeography and landscape genetics to infer the evolutionary history of a short-range Mediterranean relict, Salamandra salamandra longirostris. Conservation Genetics, 19(6), 1411-1424.
  • Vasconcelos R, Razgour O, Tarroso P, Fasola M, Carranza S, Alves P (2018). Combining molecular and landscape tools for targeting evolutionary processes in reserve design: An approach for islands. Plos One, 13(7), e0200830.
  • Carranza S, Xipell M, Tarroso P, Gardner A, Arnold E, Robinson M, Simo-Riudalbas M, Vasconcelos R, de Pous P, Amat F, Šmíd J, Sindaco R, Metallinou M, Els J, Pleguezuelos JM, Machado L, Donaire D, Martínez G, Garcia-Porta J, Mazuch T, Wilms T, Gebhart J, Aznar J, Gallego J, Zwanzig B-M, Fernandez-Guiberteau D, Papenfuss T, Saadi SA, Alghafri A, Khalifa S, Farqani HA, Bilal SB, Alazri IS, Adhoobi ASA, Omairi ZSA, Shariani MA, Kiyumi AA, Sariri TA, Shukaili ASA, Akhzami SNA (2018). Diversity, distribution and conservation of the terrestrial reptiles of Oman (Sauropsida, Squamata). Plos One, 13(2), e0190389.
  • Simó-Riudalbas M, Tarroso P, Papenfuss T, Al-Sariri T, Carranza S (2018). Systematics, biogeography and evolution of Asaccus gallagheri (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) with the description of a new endemic species from Oman. Systematics And Biodiversity, 16(4), 323-339.
  • Tarroso P, Simó-Riudalbas M, Carranza S (2017). The complete mitochondrial genome of Pristurus rupestris rupestris. Mitochondrial Dna Part B, 2(2), 802-803.
  • Carvalho S, Velo-Antón G, Tarroso P, Portela A, Barata M, Carranza S, Moritz C, Possingham H (2017). Spatial conservation prioritization of biodiversity spanning the evolutionary continuum. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1(6), 105.
  • Brito J, Tarroso P, Vale CG, Martı́nez-Freiría F, Boratyński Z, Campos JC, Ferreira S, Godinho R, Gonçalves DV, Leite JV, Lima VO, Pereira P, Santos X, Silva MJF, Silva TL, Velo‐Antón G, Veríssimo J, Crochet P-A, Pleguezuelos JM, Carvalho SB (2016). Conservation Biogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: additional protected areas are needed to secure unique biodiversity. Diversity And Distributions, 22(4), 371-384.
  • Tarroso P, Carrión J, Dorado-Valiño M, Queiroz P, Santos L, Valdeolmillos-Rodrı́guez A, Célio Alves P, Brito J, Cheddadi R (2016). Spatial climate dynamics in the Iberian Peninsula since 15 000 yr BP. Climate Of The Past, 12(5), 1137-1149.
  • Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Tarroso P, Caccone A, Claude J (2016). Ecological and evolutionary influences on body size and shape in the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Oecologia, 181(3), 885-894.
  • Martı́nez-Freiría F, Tarroso P, Rebelo H, Brito J (2016). Contemporary niche contraction affects climate change predictions for elephants and giraffes. Diversity And Distributions, 22(4), 432-444.
  • Tarroso P, Velo-Antón G, Carvalho S (2015). PHYLIN: an R package for phylogeographic interpolation. Molecular Ecology Resources, 15(2), 349-357.
  • Teixeira J, Martı́nez-Solano I, Buckley D, Tarroso P, García-París M, Ferrand N (2015). Genealogy of the nuclear $β$-fibrinogen intron 7 in Lissotriton boscai (Caudata, Salamandridae): concordance with mtDNA and implications for phylogeography and speciation. Contributions To Zoology, 84(3), 193-215.
  • Cheddadi R, Birks H, Tarroso P, Liepelt S, Gömöry D, Dullinger S, Meier E, Hülber K, Maiorano L, Laborde H (2014). Revisiting tree-migration rates: Abies alba (Mill.), a case study. Vegetation History And Archaeobotany, 23(2), 113-122.
  • Boratyński Z, Melo-Ferreira J, Alves P, Berto S, Koskela E, Pentikäinen O, Tarroso P, Ylilauri M, Mappes T (2014). Molecular and ecological signs of mitochondrial adaptation: consequences for introgression?. Heredity, 113(4), 277.
  • Tarroso P, Pereira R, Martı́nez-Freiría F, Godinho R, Brito J (2014). Hybridization at an ecotone: ecological and genetic barriers between three Iberian vipers. Molecular Ecology, 23(5), 1108-1123.
  • Vale C, Tarroso P, Brito J (2014). Predicting species distribution at range margins: testing the effects of study area extent, resolution and threshold selection in the Sahara--Sahel transition zone. Diversity And Distributions, 20(1), 20-33.
  • Brito J, Godinho R, Martı́nez-Freiría F, Pleguezuelos J, Rebelo H, Santos X, Vale C, Velo-Antón G, Boratyński Z, Carvalho S, Ferreira S, Gonçalves DV, Silva TL, Tarroso P, Campos JC, Leite JV, Nogueira J, Álvares F, Sillero N, Sow AS, Fahd S, Crochet P-A, Carranza S (2014). Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara-Sahel. Biological Reviews, 89(1), 215-231.
  • Carneiro M, Baird S, Afonso S, Ramirez E, Tarroso P, Teotónio H, Villafuerte R, Nachman M, Ferrand N (2013). Steep clines within a highly permeable genome across a hybrid zone between two subspecies of the European rabbit. Molecular Ecology, 22(9), 2511-2525.
  • Vale C, Tarroso P, Campos J, Gonçalves D, Brito J (2012). Distribution, suitable areas and conservation status of the Boulenger’s agama (Agama boulengeri, Lataste 1886). Amphibia-reptilia, 33(3-4), 526-532.
  • Tarroso P, Carvalho S, Brito J (2012). Simapse - simulation maps for ecological niche modelling. Methods In Ecology And Evolution, 3(5), 787-791.
  • Ferreira S, Boudot J, Tarroso P, Brito J (2011). Overview of Odonata known from Mauritania (west Africa). Odonatologica, 40(4), 277.
  • Brito J, Fahd S, Martı́nez-Freiría F, Tarroso P, Larbes S, Pleguezuelos J, Santos X (2011). Climate change and peripheral populations: predictions for a relict Mediterranean viper. Acta Herpetologica, 6(1), 105.
  • Brito J, Martı́nez-Freiría F, Sierra P, Sillero N, Tarroso P (2011). Crocodiles in the Sahara Desert: an update of distribution, habitats and population status for conservation planning in Mauritania. Plos One, 6(2), e14734.
  • Tarroso P, Rebelo H (2010). E-Clic - easy climate data converter. Ecography, 33(3), 617-620.
  • Harris D, Perera A, Barata M, Tarroso P, Salvi D (2010). New distribution notes for terrestrial herpetofauna from Morocco. North-western Journal Of Zoology, 6(2), 309-315.
  • Sillero N, Tarroso P (2010). Free GIS for herpetologists: free data sources on Internet and comparison analysis of proprietary and free/open source software. Acta Herpetologica, 5(1), 63.
  • Rebelo H, Tarroso P, Jones G (2010). Predicted impact of climate change on European bats in relation to their biogeographic patterns. Global Change Biology, 16(2), 561-576.
  • Sarmento P, Cruz J, Monterroso P, Tarroso P, Ferreira C, Negrões N, Eira C (2009). Status survey of the critically endangered Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus in Portugal. European Journal Of Wildlife Research, 55(3), 247-253.
  • Chen S, Lin B, Baig M, Mitra B, Lopes R, Santos A, Magee D, Azevedo M, Tarroso P, Sasazaki S, Ostrowski S, Mahgoub O, Chaudhuri TK,, Zhang Y-P, Costa V, Royo LJ, Goyache F, Luikart G, Boivin N, Fuller DQ, Mannen H, Bradley DG, Beja-Pereira A (2009). Zebu cattle are an exclusive legacy of the South Asia Neolithic. Molecular Biology And Evolution, 27(1), 1-6.
  • Mucientes G, Queiroz N, Sousa L, Tarroso P, Sims D (2009). Sexual segregation of pelagic sharks and the potential threat from fisheries. Biology Letters, 5(2), 156-159.
  • Queiroz N, Araújo S, Ribeiro P, Tarroso P, Xavier R, Santos A (2008). A first record of longfin mako, Isurus paucus, in the mid-North Atlantic. Marine Biodiversity Records, 1(e34), .
  • Lima F, Ribeiro P, Queiroz N, Xavier R, Tarroso P, Hawkins S, Santos A (2007). Modelling past and present geographical distribution of the marine gastropod Patella rustica as a tool for exploring responses to environmental change. Global Change Biology, 13(10), 2065-2077.
  • Sarmento P, Cruz J, Tarroso P, Fonseca C (2006). Space and habitat selection by female European wild cats (Felis silvestris silvestris). Wildlife Biology In Practice, (), 79-89.
  • Sarmento P, Cruz J, Monterroso P, Tarroso P, Ferreira C, Negrões N (2005). Iberian lynx conservation in Portugal: Dilemmas and solutions. Wildlife Biology In Practice, (), 156-162.