by luiscunhamx | Jun 2, 2017 | WormBlog
A early start this morning (4a.m.) as our flights leaves by 5:55 (using the Apui air taxi) I can’t stop to be amazed every time I am flying over Amazonia. Rio Negro, Solimões, Madeira are just colossal rivers cutting through the densest green carpet. You can see...
by luiscunhamx | May 31, 2017 | WormBlog
Today we started by meeting up local collaborators to ask about local community and to plan a visit to at least one. Aripuanã River is a beautiful dark water river, that shows several branches towards the end where it finally meets Madeira river. During the early...
by luiscunhamx | May 25, 2017 | WormBlog
Today the team went up to Manicoré River, looking for a community called “Mocambo”. The site became part of our sampling plan as a consequence of a curious incident. While in the city, we met the leader of the village, Maria* by accident. With her...
by luiscunhamx | May 23, 2017 | WormBlog
Today we start a new and exciting challenge associated with the HOOKaWORM research project and also as part of the Terra Preta de Indio network activities. A scientific expedition will be performed by a team of four, with Andre Junqueira (experienced ethnoecologist),...
by luiscunhamx | Apr 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hi there! My name is Luis Cunha, I am a biologist with a passion for invertebrates, in particular, the humble earthworm! I am an environmental biologist who became a bioinformatician led by the demands of personal research interests mainly towards invertebrate...
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