A5033142150- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco
2018-2023
The Andean bellflowers comprise an explosive radiation correlated with shifts to specialized pollination. One diverse clade has evolved extremely curved floral tubes and is predicted be pollinated exclusively by one of two parapatric species sicklebill hummingbirds (Eutoxeres). In this study, we focused on the biology Centropogon granulosus, a bellflower thought for pollination Eutoxeres condamini, in montane cloud forest site southeastern Peru. Using camera traps exclusion experiment,...
This study establishes an altiudinal gradient, spanning from the highland Andes (2400 m) to lowland Amazon, as a productive region for of bird pollination in Southeastern Peru. The 'Manú Gradient' has rich history ornithological research, published data and resources which lay groundwork analyses plant-bird interactions. In this preliminary expedition we documented 44 plants exhibting aspects syndrome, made field observations hummingbird visits at three sites Manú Gradient: 2800 m...
Lontra longicaudis Olfers, 1818 is a widely distributed species in North, Central and South America. They are categorized as Near Threatened by the IUCN, but they not under legal protection Peru, where their documentation has been limited. Here we present occurrence data of this inside Manu Learning Centre biological station, Biosphere Reserve from period 2012 – 2022, suggestion about how to assess future, using already existing regulations.