Dr. Roberto Rozzi

Tasks

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow

Research interests

• Evolution and biogeography of insular mammals from Mediterranean, Asian, and American islands
• Plio-Pleistocene mammal palaeoecology, taxonomy, and biochronology (with emphasis on Bovidae)
• Processes influencing the diversity and conservation of endangered species, especially insular mammals
• Management and enhancement of natural history collections

Publications (Selection)

Rozzi, R., 2018. Space-time patterns of body size variation in island bovids: The key role of predatory release. Journal of Biogeography 00, 1-12. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.13197/full

Rozzi, R., Lomolino, M.V., 2017. Rapid Dwarfing of an Insular Mammal - The Feral Cattle of Amsterdam Island. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 8820(2017). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-08820-2

Rozzi, R., 2017. A new extinct dwarfed buffalo from Sulawesi and the evolution of the subgenus Anoa: An interdisciplinary perspective. Quaternary Science Reviews 157: 188-205. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379116306795

Rozzi, R., Palombo, M.R., 2014. Lights and shadows in the evolutionary patterns of insular bovids. Integrative Zoology 9: 213-228. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1749-4877.12055/full

Rozzi, R., Winkler, D.E., De Vos, J., Schulz, E., Palombo, M.R., 2013. The enigmatic bovid Duboisia santeng (Dubois, 1891) from the Early-Middle Pleistocene of Java: a multiproxy approach to its palaeoecology. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 377: 73-85. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018213001417

Lomolino, M.V., Van Der Geer, A., Lyras, G.A., Palombo, M.R., Sax, D.F., Rozzi, R., 2013. Of mice and mammoths: generality and antiquity of the island rule. Journal of Biogeography 40: 1427-1439. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.12096/abstract