About
Summary
I am a young Venezuelan biologist with an interest in the study of Neotropical amphibians and reptiles in aspects of evolution, taxonomy and natural history, with a greater focus on acoustic communication. I am curious, responsible, able to solve problems, self-taught and committed. I believe in the power of collaborative work.
During my training I have learned to use statistical tools, DNA sequence analysis, phylogenetic analysis, phylogenetic comparative methods and bioacoustics. I also have experience as a teacher, lecturer, and reviewer.
I was an Instructor in the Biology Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad de Los Andes (Mérida, Venezuela) where I taught the Animal Biology laboratory (2014-2016). I also acted as assistant to the herpetology and ichthyology collections of the Universidad de Los Andes Vertebrate Collection (CVULA). Previously, I worked as a high school teacher, in biology and natural sciences at the Ezequiel Zamora state public school (Mérida, Venezuela). During my training as a biologist, I worked for a year as a research assistant and communication assistant in a research project, and I was a teaching assistant for three years (2009-2012) in the zoology laboratory, in the biology degree from the Universidad de Los Andes. I have been reviewer for the following journals: Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Amphibia-Reptilia, Behaviour, CheckList, Ecology and Evolution, Memoria, and Zootaxa.
Positions
PhD student Mar 2018 - Mar 2022
Master student Mar 2016 - Mar 2018
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Master student at Zoology graduate program. Thesis project: "The Evolution of acoustic mating signals in glassfrogs (Centrolenidae)"
Instructor (lecturer) Sep 2014 - Feb 2016
Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes
Laboratory of Animal Biology, Department of Biology, Universidad de Los Andes.
Semesters U2014, A2015, B2015.
Animal Biology (Lessons 1-4), Department of Biology, Universidad de Los Andes. Semester
A2015.
Taxonomy of Vertebrates (“Biodiversidad de Anfibios en Venezuela”), Department of
Biology, Universidad de Los Andes. Semesters U2014 and A2015.
Education
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul 2018 - 2022
Field of study: Ecology and Evolution of the Biodiversity
Degree: PhD
Project: “Evolution of the advertisement call in Neotropical frogs: patterns and drivers”
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul 2016 - 2018
Field of study: Zoology
Degree: Master
Project: “Evolution of acoustic mating signals in Glassfrogs (Centrolenidae Taylor, 1951)"
Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida-Venezuela 2007 - 2013
Field of study: Biology
Degree: Licenciate
Magna cum laude
“Taxonomic reassessment of Banana tree dwelling frog Hypsiboas crepitans (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) and H. pugnax (Schmidt, 1857) from western Venezuela”
Project awarded with "publication mention"
Skills
statistical tools, DNA sequence analysis, phylogenetic analysis, phylogenetic comparative methods and bioacoustics
Keywords: bioacoustics, comparative method, phylogenetics, StatisticsCV
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