On Friday, December 12th, Robin Botero officially graduated with his PhD degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. My deepest thanks to Dr. Christina Romagosa (on left) for being there to "hood" Robin on this special day - I was in Peru for a workshop. Robin has been an amazing member of my lab, and the [...]
Thrilled to report on Robin's successful defense of his PhD dissertation on 11 September 2025. Robin's dissertation entitled "Population trends and dynamics, reproductive ecology, and management of Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in the middle Solimoes River, Mamiraua Reserve, Brazil" included 3 data chapters and an extensive introduction reviewing the life history, management and conservation of [...]
This semester, PhD candidate Rick Stanley is a UF Biodiversity Institute Fellow. Just released today are blog posts by 3 of the fellows, including Rick's post about PhD research on the endemic Palmchats found in the Dominican Republic. Visit UFBI's website and learn about Rick's research, including how birds and researchers adapt to unexpected [...]
Wow! Congratulations Dr. T. Patricia (Paty) Feria Arroyo, Professor at Univ. Texas Rio Grande Valley for receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from President Biden on 13 January 2025. Paty has had an amazing career at UTRGV where her lab has focused on understanding the present and future (under climate change) [...]
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