Some of our current and recent doctoral students:
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Serena Achá |
Research Interests: Systematics of Prunus (Rosaceae) and Passiflora (Passifloraceae), species delimitation and geometric morphometry.
Contact: sia7vc@mail.umsl.edu
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Dr. Samoa Asigau Papua New Guinea Parker Lab |
Research Interests: Population genetics and spatial and demographic patterns of mosquitoes in implicating avian malaria in the Galapagos Archipelago.
Contact: ssacn6@mail.umsl.edu
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Dr. Rani Asmarayani Indonesia Stevens Lab |
Research Interests: Systematic study of Asian Piper (Piperaceae).
Contact: rawd5@umsl.edu
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Matthew W. Austin Missouri, USA Dunlap Lab |
Research Interests: Behavioral responses to anthropogenic environmental change; phenotypic plasticity; bumble bee ecology.
Contact: mwacpb@mail.umsl.edu
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Rachel Brant |
Research Interests:Native bee behavior, urban ecology
Contact: rabdxd@mail.umsl.edu
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Camilo A. Calderon-Acevedo Colombia Muchhala Lab |
Research Interests: Bat systematics and evolution, Bat-Plant interactions.
Contact: cackdb@mail.umsl.edu
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Miguel Chaves Fallas Costa Rica Marquis Lab |
Research Interests: Plant-insect interactions on tropical islands, plant taxonomy, restoration ecology and conservation.
Contact: chamiguel@gmail.com
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Eva Colberg Alaska, USA Marquis Lab |
Research Interests: Plant-animal interactions, seed dispersal, myrmecology, fire ecology, tropical ecology and conservation.
Contact: eva.colberg@gmail.com
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Estefania Fernandez Bolivia Marquis Lab |
Research Interests: Restoration ecology, tropical forests, bromeliaceae, facilitation cascades and networks.
Contact: epi.stef@gmail.com
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Andreia Figueiredo Brazil Dunlap Lab |
Research Interests: Cognitive ecology, animal learning, insect behavior, social behavior, pollination biology.
Contact: aqtbp@mail.umsl.edu
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Diana Gamba Colombia Muchhala Lab |
Research Interests: Biodiversity, biogeography, and evolution of flowering plants (specifically Melastomataceae). Focus in Neotropics, particularly in the Chocó and northern Andes.
Contact: dlgtk5@mail.umsl.edu
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Dr. Meghann Humphries |
Research Interests: Phylogeography, population genetics, host/parasite coevolution.
Contact: mhn83@mail.umsl.edu
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Jose Antonio Iturrizaga |
Research Interests: Behavioral ecology and disease ecology in Galapagos hawks.
Contact: jibyc@umsl.edu
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Dr. Mari C. Jaramillo Ecuador Parker Lab |
Contact: mcj6fd@mail.umsl.edu
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Alex Laschner-Posner |
Research Interests: Evolution of Pollination Syndromes in the genus Burmeistera
Contact: aelwqb@mail.umsl.edu
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M. Isabel Loza Bolivia Ricklefs Lab |
Research Interests: Rarity and beta-diversity of trees of Bolivian forests.
Contact: milwc6@mail.umsl.edu
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Patricia Mendoza Becerra Peru Parker Lab |
Research Interests: Wildlife trafficking, primate rehabilitation and disease risk.
Contact: am632@umsl.edu
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Juan Moreira-Hernandez Costa Rica Muchhala Lab |
Research Interests: Vertebrate pollination and seed dispersal, plant evolution, ecology of Neotropical bats, biodiversity conservation.
Conact: juan.moreira@gmail.com or jimxx6@mail.umsl.edu
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Dr. Fidisoa Rasambainarivo Madagascar Parker Lab |
Research Interests: Conservation medicine, health and diseases at the human and wildlife interface.
Contact: ftrz98@mail.umsl.edu
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Sage Rohrer |
Research Interests: Avian diseases and microbial ecology in Galapagos marine birds.
Contact: sdrq5f@umsl.edu
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Amanda (Yingtong) Wu China Ricklefs Lab |
Research Interests: Origin and maintenance of biodiversity, the ecology and evolution of species range size, host-pathogen interaction.
Contact: yw3dp@mail.umsl.edu
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Research Interests: Interactions between disease ecology and conservation biology, malaria parasite assemblages, and host/parasite interactions in neotropical birds of Gamboa, Panama.
Contact: emyoung90@gmail.com
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Rieka Yu |
Research Interests: Pollination in areas of fragmented landscapes, consequences of pollination for plant population genetics.
Contact: rymcf@mail.umsl.edu
Last Updated: May 2019