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Marco Hidalgo Chaverri M.Sc.(c) I am interest in the biological conservation and the management of wild life; additionally, the conservation ex situ of terrestrial vertebrates, especially bats and psitacid birds (parrots and macaws). Some of my specific goals are the realization of studies that will help in the identification of the plant structure (habitat) and nutritional aspects in the diet of terrestrial vertebrates of threatened species or small population of mammals |
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Axel P. Retana M.Sc. Specialist in “minor orders” of insects with an emphasis in medical entomology. He has worked in taxonomic and phylogenetic aspects of the order Phtiraptera with an special emphasis in Anoplura. His work has an emphasis in the lice associated with humans and other primates trying to clarify their phylogenies and their coevolutive association with humans. Currently he is developing studies towards lice families associated with marine carnivores and rodents. Other taxonomic group work by him is the order Thysanoptera, which are ectoparasites of plants with a huge economic impact in the Neotropical region. In this case also his interests are in the taxonomy and phylogenetic aspects of the group. He is one of the two world specialist in Phthiraptera and the only person dedicated to study the family Pediculidae, and one of the 7 specialist in the order Thysanoptera specially in the families Thripidae and the genus Frankliniella. |
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Maguil Céspedes M.Sc. In the last 10 years I have been involved in different courses and projects implemented by several institutions like the University of Costa Rica, Organization for Tropical Studies (OET), |
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Alexander Rojas M.Sc. At the moment he is developing the the systematic revision and taxonomic update of ferns that belongs to the genus Elaphoglossum located in Curriculum |
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Orlando E. Muñoz. B.Sc. During the last 12 years, I have collaborated in several Universities, specially with Biology students and in the Health area, I have evolved in diverse topics like Ecology, Zoology of Invertebrates, Biochemistry, Physiology, Evolution and Genetics. My fundamental interest is the Environmental Education. In addition I have worked in the last years in the Biology of diurnal Lepidoptera and General Entomology, on which I am developing my thesis in Handling of Natural Resources. I only see through the use of the communities resources the enly way for their development, for that reason I am focused in the use of entomofauna like resource. In addition it has been member of the Board of Directors of the Colegio de Biologos de Costa Rica for the last 5 years. |
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Jiancarlo Ulloa M.Sc. My main focus is herpetology but I am also interested in the ecology and systematics fields. Within the ecology field, I emphasize my efforts in the ecology of communities and populations, with a special interest in integration of search for a holistic approach. Parallel to it, I look into the systematics for a better understanding of the phylogenetic relations between the species of the Order Squamata with a particular interest in the Suborder Serpentes, making use of cladistic approaches. |
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Alejandro A. Valerio Ph.D. Currently my interests are focus in the use of molecular characters as well as morphological ones in systematics. In addition, the use and implementation of cladistic/systematic methods in combination with biographic information/inference is one of my main interest specially in relation to their use in the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea). Other areas of my interest are the evolutionary theory and its implications as well their implications in the development and implementation of braconids as bio-controllers. |
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Carlos Ugaldea B.Sc. |
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Franklin Aguilar B.Sc. My main focus is the study of population dynamics of snakes as well as the faunistic succession in altered systems and the identification of species as bio-indicators. I am also interested in the development of study of reptile toxins as well as arachnids and scorpions. |