Smallholder farming systems make a vital contribution to food security. However, pests pose
a significant challenge to the productivity and sustainability of these agricultural systems …

Simple Summary Nectar-feeding bats may leave DNA behind on flowers and this DNA may
be detectible with genetic tools. Determining whether this is the case is important because …

Lizard diets are highly diverse and have contributed to the diversification, biogeographical
distributions, and evolution of novel traits across this global radiation. Many parts of a lizard's …

To know the organisms that surround us has always seemed a fascinating idea and a
necessity to characterize an area and estimate its natural values. However, performing …

neighboring countries. Recently, an increase in biological surveys and access to natural
preserves has led to a better understanding of species distributions in Nicaragua and across …

Understanding the dietary habits of animals is paramount, and the initial step in
comprehending a species' ecology involves identifying its food intake. The Gray Hawk …

This dissertation focuses primarily on closely-related species' coexistence and how it is both
a function and a driver of phenotypic evolution. To understand how phenotypic diversity …

Fue en 2011, durante mi tercer año en la licenciatura de biología, contratado como asistente
para ayudar a recolectar datos de murciélagos en el sudeste del pacífico de Nicaragua. El …