BIOLOGISTS WITH SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE TROPICS
Updated October 21, 1996.
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I'm an Assoc Prof at the Zool Dept of UKM. My research interests deal with the effects on development/histology of organisms on exposure to irradiation/ pesticides. I've now extended my interest into using molecular techniques in conservation.
Tel: +49 30 3219878
Fax: +49 30 3219878
e-mail: adelowo@cs.tu-berlin.de
eddicgeh@w253zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de
I am in a working group on the micro and macro living environments of Spiders, carabidae and staphylinidae.
Research Interests: Primate retroviruses, primate MHC polymorphisms and immune responses.
I am a graduate student currently investigating alternative breeding strategies in birds, particularly wrens. I am also interested in patterns of bird diversity particularly in the tropics and along altitudinal gradients. I work currently in Colombia.
My research interests are systematics and evolution of electric fishes and catfishes.
Tel: +91-413-62206 Fax: +91-413-62274
E-Mail : rauf@auroville.org.in
South Asian mammals and birds- ecology, behaviour and conservation; restoration ecology of rainforests.
Research interests: Tropical Virology (Animal or Plants).
Research interests: Biology of tropical ecosystems (rain forests, coral reefs etc.), ecotourism (sustainable "use" of tropical ecosystems).
Research: Avian frugivory, seed dispersal, and forest regeneration.
Environmental stress tolerance of crops; Crop-Climate interactions; Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in analysing genotype x environment interactions, mapping species distribution, natural resource conservation, etc.
Interests: reserve design, viability analysis. Using biogeographic data to predict extinctions of tropical plant species due to deforestation.
Interests: Environmental impact assessment and pollution monitoring in coral reef and lagoon ecosystems. Zooplankton ecology, especially behavioral ecology.
Interests: Internet connectivity for Amazonian scientists; Geographical Information Systems/Remote Sensing; Computer technology in general for the Amazon region
I am a marine science student at Coastal Carolina University. My main interest are in marine chemistry and sedimentology. I also have a thing for the beloved and all so graceful ocean sunfish. I am also a divemaster at a local dive shop.
Interests: Tropical climatology, climatic changes, environmental ecology.
Biophysics, with emphasis on the application of modern magnetic resonance and optical techniques on pigment-protein complexes of photosynthetic species.
Protective immunity against filarial infection using the animal model Acanthocheilonema viteae in the jird (gerbil) Meriones unguiculatus. Identification of protection-relevant antigens. Subtopics: Immuno-Blotting; (micro-)protein sequencing; gene-cloning; recombinant proteins; confocal microscopy; Immuno-EM.
I am a veterinarian working solely with parrots and reptiles. My particular interest is captive reproduction with the hopes of possible reintroduction if the time comes. I would like to work on a breeding/management project with parrots/reptiles in Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific.
e-mail: josea@festival.ed.ac.uk (UK)
jarevalo@ifcsun1.ifisiol.unam.mx (Mexico)
WWW-personal page: http://www.ed.ac.uk:80/~josea
Tropical (rain forest) ecology, management of seconday vegetation, ecophysiology of tropical trees, ecological modelling. Current research: Analysis of experimental enrichment management of secondary tropical forest in Mexico. (PhD. research in progress at Edinburgh University).
Research interests: modelling population dynamics of scale insects in agricultural systems. Biological control and IPM in tropical and subtropical agroecosystems.
I am a Guatemalan currently studying a Ph.D. at LSU. My research interests include fish communities in tropical coastal environments including mangrove areas, seagrass beds and other estuarine systems that function as nursery habitat for those organisms.
Specialisation: Ecophysiology, soil biology, revegetation, rhizobia, mycorrhizal fungi, stress physiology, seed technology, restoration.
Research: Floral biology of Chamaedora palms.
I do research on plant lipid metabolism and signal transduction and also collect and grow seeds from the tropics for pleasure.
My interests are focused on plant ecophysiology (phenology, adaptations to harsh habitats, photosynthesis), and pollination Biology (role of Tropical Hummingbirds as pollinators in Tropical Highlands).
I work on social spiders in the tropical forests of Ecuador.
Associated with USDA project on tissue culture of horticultural crops in Kerala (South India) such as Cashew and Nutmeg. Mainly interested in spices like black pepper and plantation crops like coconut.
Coral reef ecology: community dynamics, bioerosion, long term studies, human impact, conservation, linkage microbial communities- reef benthos.
Interests: Systematics and Taxonomy, Lepidoptera (Insecta), Neotropics.
In Ecuador:
Sarmiento de Gamboa 383 y Darwin
Quito, Ecuador
Phone/fax 593-2-434884
e-mail hbalslev@pi.pro.ec
Research: Taxonomy and economic uses of palms in Ecuador.
Tropical American and western Pacific marine and freshwater Bryozoa
Botany, Phytosociology, Ecology, Annonaceae Taxonomy, Mata Atlantica, Competition, Structure of Forest Communities
Field: Biometry, interested in the particular nature of tropical experiment. My experience is a one year contract in Cameroun.
I am interested in tropical soils, their fertility and crop pruductivity. Also, we work with mycorrhizas in tropical high mountains ecosystems.
Community ecology of arthropods foraging within the canopies of tropical trees; insect-plant interactions, particularly host specificity and species richness of tropical insect herbivores.
My research interests are in the role of temperate-tropic avian migrants in the tropics. I am interested in the behavioral & ecological interactions between resident species and both transients and seasonal residents.
Research interests: Cassava (Manihot esculenta): 1/ Assessement of genetic diversity within the species using molecular markers such as RFLPs and RAPD; 2/ Biochemical and molecular studies of physiological deterioration; 3/ Biochemical and molecular characterisation of significant proteins in the storage root.
Birds, especially but not exclusively of the American tropics, distribution, community composition, identification and vocalizations. Ongoing research involves descriptions of songs, calls, and other sounds, and clarifying ranges of certain species.
Working on diadromous gobies, esp. those which support fry fisheries (for return-migrant postlarvae). E.g. Sicydium_spp., Eleotris_spp. in Dominica, W.I., early life history, ecology, fisheries, recruitment variation/population dynamics.
Research: Evolutionary Ecology of drosophilids.
I am a student of tropical biology studying at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Intrests biology, evolution and systematics of spiders.
We are interested in studying molecular basis of pathogenesis in amoebiasis using molecular biological and immunological tools. Currently we are working a novel plasmid of Entamoeba histolytica, a calcium binding protein and a cell surface lipophosphoglycan.
Research interests : tropical microfungi, natural products via fungal fermentations.
Working with the physiology of marine macro-algae associated with coral reefs, especially coralline red algae.
Research interest: Interactions between coral and epilithic organisms (principally algae) at the base of coral colonies, and their potential skeletal record. I would like to hear from anyone doing similar research or with similar interests.
Research Interests: Conducting applied research and extension programs in the areas of forest management and silviculture, timber harvesting, and assessment of the costs and benefits of environmental protection practices on timber harvesting.
I study sexual selection in Hawaiian Drosophila of the planitibia group. I have examined the inheritance of male traits, and the role that sexual selection could play in reproductive isolation between species.
Main research interest in Schistosoma mansoni. We perform fluorescent (confocal laser microscopy) and immunoelectronmicroscopical investigations on the parasite, its life-cycle stages and on the induced lesions in experimental animals.
Principal interests are tropical virology of plants and tropical diseases of humans.
My research interests revolve around fishes inhabiting wetlands, particularly their ecology and management.
Interests: Avian ecology, landscape ecology, conservation and population ecology of resident forest birds, especially in fragmented landscapes
Botany, Taxonomy, Malvaceae, Tiliaceae, Tricomas.
Botany, Marantaceae from southeastern Brasil, Taxonomy.
Ecology and evolution of tropical herbivores; influence of herbivores on their host plants; insect biodiversity; conservation. I am also editor of Tropinet, a quarterly newsletter for tropical biologists.
2743690
(both ext. 59)
fax: 55-11-2739165
e-mail: crfbrand@cce.usp.br
Main interest: origin and evolution of social in behavior in insects, phylogeny of ants, ecology of the Neotropics (ants as ecological indexes).
Crocodilian conservation and biology, including genetics; trade in endangered species of reptiles; South American and African reptiles; Brazilian ecosystems.
Research interests: Tropical/subtropical limnology and paleolimnology. Paleoclimate and human impact on tropical watersheds.
Interests: tropical lakes and streams.
My main interest is Coastal zone management, I have made some research with coastal environments and their importance for artesanal fisheries in Curazao. Right now I am finishing my Masters degree.
I am a PhD student, currently studying the physiological basis of recalcitrant seeds. My interests include immunochemistry, electron microscopy, molecular biology, anatomy and morphology. Current investigations include a study of the South-East Asian durian fruit.
Research interest: Sedges (Cyperaceae).
Microbial ecology of insect guts. Lignocellulose and humic compound degradation. Wood- and soil-feeding termites.
My main research interests lie in the fields of animal behaviour, and particularly behavioural ecology (selfishness and altruism, and reproduction), although I would be very interested in any zoological or ecological projects in the tropics.
Food legume breeder/agronomist, interested in minimum input technology for international agricultural development.
Botany, Mata Atlantica, Atlantic Rainforest, ferns, pteridophyta,
Phytosociology.
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