A5021222894- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Plant and animal studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2016-2025
Instituto de Ecología
2016-2025
McMaster University
2025
University of Lisbon
2025
Universidad de Hermosillo
2025
Digital Research Alliance of Canada
2024
Bat Conservation International
2024
Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
2021-2023
Universidad de las Américas
2023
Federación de Aseguradores Colombianos
2021
Evaluating the degree of disturbance any region to determine its relative importance for conservation purposes requires procedures that are relatively inexpensive and yield accurate results fast. Because bats abundant, diverse, easy sample, especially in Neotropical rainforest, they fulfill several requirements indicator species as identified literature. For 10 months we sampled bat communities Selva Lacandona Chiapas, Mexico, at 15 sites representing five habitats. We also measured...
Abstract: International conservation planning at the end of twentieth century is dominated by coarse‐filter, supra‐organismal approaches to that may be insufficient conserve certain species such as jaguar ( Panthera onca ). If we are retain broadly distributed into next century, need plan explicitly for their survival across entire geographic range and through political boundaries while recognizing variety ecological roles plays in different habitats. In March 1999 Wildlife Conservation...
Abstract Exceptionally long-lived species, including many bats, rarely show overt signs of aging, making it difficult to determine why species differ in lifespan. Here, we use DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles from 712 known-age representing 26 identify epigenetic changes associated with age and longevity. We demonstrate that DNAm accurately predicts chronological age. Across longevity is negatively the rate change at age-associated sites. Furthermore, analysis several bat genomes reveals...
ABSTRACT We examined seed dispersal by bats and birds in four habitats of the Selva Lacandona tropical rain forest region, Chiapas, Mexico. The represented a disturbance gradient: active cornfield, ten‐year‐old abandoned cacao plantation, forest. Using traps before sunrise (0400 h) sunset (1800 h), we compared volant vertebrate dispersal, assuming that seeds found at end night were dispersed those day birds. did not find from other frugivores such as monkeys or opossums. In all more than...
Bats are reservoirs for a wide range of human pathogens including Nipah, Hendra, rabies, Ebola, Marburg and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (CoV). The recent implication novel beta (β)-CoV as the cause fatal disease in Middle East emphasizes importance surveillance CoVs that have potential to move from bats into population. In screen 606 42 different species Campeche, Chiapas Mexico City we identified 13 distinct CoVs. Nine were alpha (α)-CoVs; four β-CoVs. Twelve novel....
Abstract The IUCN Red List is widely used to guide conservation policy and practice. However, in most cases the evaluation of a species using criteria takes into account only global status species. Although subpopulations may be assessed categories criteria, this rarely occurs, either because it difficult identify or effort involved. Using jaguar Panthera onca as model we illustrate that wide-ranging are assigned particular category threat based on display considerable heterogeneity within...
Limited mapping of migrations hampers conservation
Abstract Incomplete lineage sorting can genetically link populations long after they have diverged, and will exert a more powerful influence on larger populations. The effects of this stochastic process easily be confounded with those gene flow, potentially leading to inaccurate estimates dispersal capabilities or erroneous designation evolutionarily significant units (ESUs). We used phylogenetic, population genetic, coalescent methods examine genetic structuring in large widely dispersing...
The identification of areas high priority for conservation is becoming a major endeavor biologists. Regions species richness and concentrations endemic endangered have been considered conservation. In this paper we use information about the richness, composition, distribution mammals from Mexico selecting All terrestrial were characterized by geographic range size, body mass, status, their distributions overlaid on 2° × grid to detect endemicity, species. We focused our analyses at both...
Patterning Conservation Flows: How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Practice,
During the past 12000 years agricultural systems have transitioned from natural habitats to conventional regions and recently large areas of genetically engineered (GE) croplands. This GE revolution occurred for cotton in a span slightly more than decade during which switch major production growing 100% an environment 95% transgenics are grown. Ecological interactions between targeted insects other insectivorous been investigated. However, relationships ecological functions (such as...
COVID-19 has spread around the globe, with massive impacts on global human health, national economies and conservation activities. In timely editorial about in maelstrom of COVID-19, Evans et al. (2020) urged community to collaborate other relevant sectors society search for solutions challenges posed by current pandemic, as well future zoonotic outbreaks. Considering association bats (Zhou al., 2020), bat conservationists will undoubtedly be key actors this dialogue, thus an action plan how...
Abstract The 15th UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (COP15) will be held in Kunming, China October 2021. Historically, CBDs and other multilateral treaties have either alluded to or entirely overlooked the subterranean biome. A effort robustly examine, monitor, incorporate biome into future conservation targets enable CBD further improve ecological effectiveness of protected areas by including groundwater resources, ecosystem services, profoundly endemic subsurface biodiversity. To...
The Selva Lacandona region of Chiapas, Mexico, has high biodiversity, represents the last large portion tropical rainforest in México, and faces imminent destruction. Through fieldwork literature searches I found a total 112 mammal species (including 17 Middle‐American endemics) on Lacandona’s 331,200 ha Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve. This inventory plus those from eight additional Neotropical localities show local richness Neotropics to be range 70–116 species. Richness is primarily...
ABSTRACT In Neotropical regions, fruit bats are among the most important components of remaining fauna in disturbed landscapes. These relatively small‐bodied well‐known dispersal agents for many small‐seeded plant species, but assumed to play a negligible role large‐seeded plants. We investigated importance small tent‐roosting bat Artibeus watsoni large seeds Sarapiquí Basin, Costa Rica. registered at least 43 seed species > 8 mm beneath roosts, accumulation curve suggests that this...