Dr. Roger E. Guevara Hernandez
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Dr. Roger E. Guevara Hernandez

Research Scientist
Institute for Ecology, Mexico

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biology and Biochemistry from University of Bath, Inglaterra, UK

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Molecualar Biology
62%
Tropical Ecology
90%
Conservation
75%
Biochemistry
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
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Chapters
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Articles
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Selected Publications

  1. Aguilar-Chama, A. and R. Guevara, 2016. Resource allocation in an annual herb: Effects of light, mycorrhizal fungi and defoliation. Acta Oecol., 71: 1-7.
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  2. Vega-Frutis, R., J.C. Lopez, C. Flandes and R. Guevara, 2015. Have male trees of the tropical rain forest evolved to minimize the interactions with mycorrhizal symbionts? Perspect. Plant Ecol. Evolut. Syst., 17: 444-453.
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  3. Rebolledo, D., R. Lasa, R. Guevara, R. Murillo and T. Williams, 2015. Baculovirus-induced climbing behavior favors intraspecific necrophagy and efficient disease transmission in Spodoptera exigua. Plos One, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0136742.
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  4. Galetti, M., R.S. Bovendorp and R. Guevara, 2015. Defaunation of large mammals leads to an increase in seed predation in the Atlantic forests. Global Ecol. Conserv., 3: 824-830.
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  5. Galetti, M., R. Guevara, L.A. Galbiati, C.L. Neves, R.R. Rodarte and C.P. Mendes, 2015. Seed predation by rodents and implications for plant recruitment in defaunated Atlantic forests. Biotropica, 47: 521-525.
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  6. Galetti, M., R. Guevara, C.L. Neves, R.R. Rodarte and R.S. Bovendorp et al., 2015. Defaunation affects the populations and diets of rodents in Neotropical rainforests. Biol. Conserv., 190: 2-7.
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  7. Camargo-Sanabria, A.A., E. Mendoza, R. Guevara, M. Martinez-Ramos and R. Dirzo, 2015. Experimental defaunation of terrestrial mammalian herbivores alters tropical rainforest understorey diversity. Proc. R. Soc. London B: Biol. Sci., Vol. 282. .
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  8. Yanez-Arenas, C., R. Guevara, E. Martinez-Meyer, S. Mandujano and J.M. Lobo, 2014. Predicting species' abundances from occurrence data: Effects of sample size and bias. Ecol. Model., 294: 36-41.
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  9. Vega‐Frutis, R., R. Macias‐Ordonez, R. Guevara and L. Fromhage, 2014. Sex change in plants and animals: A unified perspective. J. Evolut. Biol., 27: 667-675.
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  10. Sandoval-Ruiz, C.A., R. Guevara and S. Ibanez-Bernal, 2014. Household risk factors associated to infestation of Triatoma dimidiata, the Chagas disease vector in Central region of Veracruz, Mexico. Salud Publica Mexico, 56: 213-220.
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  11. Mccauley, D.J., H.S. Young, R. Guevara, G.J. Williams and E.A. Power et al., 2014. Positive and negative effects of a threatened parrotfish on reef ecosystems. Conserv. Biol., 28: 1312-1321.
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  12. Young, H.S., D.J. McCauley, R. Guevara and R. Dirzo, 2013. Consumer preference for seeds and seedlings of rare species impacts tree diversity at multiple scales. Oecologia, 172: 857-867.
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  13. Vega-Frutis, R. and R. Guevara, 2013. Greater mycorrhizal colonization of unisexual morphs than of hermaphroditic morphs of Jacaratia mexicana during flowering and fruiting in central Mexico. Symbiosis, 59: 173-181.
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  14. Ruiz-Guerra, B., P. Hanson, R. Guevara and R. Dirzo, 2013. Richness and abundance of Ichneumonidae in a fragmented tropical rain forest. Neotrop. Entomol., 42: 458-465.
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  15. Galetti, M., R. Guevara, M.C. Cortes, R. Fadini and S. Von Matter et al., 2013. Functional extinction of birds drives rapid evolutionary changes in seed size. Science, 340: 1086-1090.
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  16. Culot, L., E. Bovy, F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello, R. Guevara and M. Galetti, 2013. Selective defaunation affects dung beetle communities in continuous Atlantic rainforest. Biol. Conserv., 163: 79-89.
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  17. Bueno, R.S., R. Guevara, M.C. Ribeiro, L. Culot, F.S. Bufalo and M. Galetti, 2013. Functional redundancy and complementarities of seed dispersal by the last neotropical megafrugivores. Plos One, Vol. 8. 10.1371/journal.pone.0056252.
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  18. Brocardo, C.R., V.B. Zipparro, R.A. de Lima, R. Guevara and M. Galetti, 2013. No changes in seedling recruitment when terrestrial mammals are excluded in a partially defaunated Atlantic rainforest. Biol. Conserv., 163: 107-114.
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  19. Gomez-Hernandez, M., G. Williams-Linera, R. Guevara and D.J. Lodge, 2012. Patterns of macromycetes community assamblages along an elevational gradient: Options for fungal gradient and metacommunity analyses. Biodivers. Conserv., 21: 2247-2268.
  20. De Barros Leite, A., P.H. Brancalion, R. Guevara and M. Galetti, 2012. Differential seed germination of a keystone palm (Euterpe edulis) dispersed by avian frugivores. J. Trop. Ecol., 28: 615-618.
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  21. Aguilar-Chama, A. and R. Guevara, 2012. Mycorrhizal colonization does not affect tolerance to defoliation of an annual herb in different light availability and soil fertility treatments but increases flower size in light-rich environments. Oecologia, 168: 131-139.
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  22. Vovides, A., Y. Basham, J.A. Lopez-Portillo and R. Guevara, 2011. Nitrogen fixation in pristine, reforested, and impaired mangrove forests as an indicator of restoration of mangroves of an arid region. Restor. Ecol., 19: 236-244.
  23. Karp, D. and R. Guevara, 2011. Conversational noise reduction as a win-win for ecotourists and rainforest birds. Biotropica, 43: 122-130.
  24. Aguirre, A., R. Guevara and R. Dirzo, 2011. Effects of forest fragmentation on assemblages of floral visitors and pollinators to male- and female-phased inflorescences of Astrocaryum mexicanum (Arecaceae) in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. J. Trop. Ecol., 27: 25-33.
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  25. Ruiz‐Guerra, B., R. Guevara, N.A. Mariano and R. Dirzo, 2010. Insect herbivory declines with forest fragmentation and covaries with plant regeneration mode: Evidence from a Mexican tropical rain forest. Oikos, 119: 317-325.
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  26. Aguirre, A., R. Guevara, M. Garcia and J.C. Lopez, 2010. Fate of epiphytes on phorophytes with different architectural characteristics along the perturbation gradient of Sabal mexicana forests in Veracruz, Mexico. J. Veget. Sci., 21: 6-15.
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  27. Vega-Frutis, R. and R. Guevara, 2009. Different arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions in male and female plants of wild Carica papaya L. Plant Soil, 322: 165-176.
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  28. Moreno, C.E., R. Guevara, G. Sanchez-Rojas, D. Tellez and J.R. Verdu, 2008. Community level patterns in diverse systems: A case study of litter fauna in a Mexican pine-oak forest using higher taxa surrogates and re-sampling methods. Acta Oecol., 33: 73-84.
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  29. Guevara, R. and J.C. Lopez, 2007. Quality of rooting environments and patterns of root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in strangler figs in a Mexican palmetto woodland. Mycorrhiza, 17: 589-596.
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  30. Guevara, R. and I. Romero, 2007. Buttressed trees of Brosimum alicatrum Sw. affect mycelial mat abundance and indirectly the composition of soil meso-fauna. Soil Biol. Biochem., 39: 289-294.
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  31. Pezzani, F., C. Montana and R. Guevara, 2006. Associations between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and grasses in the successional context of a two-phase mosaic in the Chihuahuan desert. Mycorrhiza, 16: 285-295.
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  32. Guevara, R., 2005. Saprotrophic mycelial cord abundance, length and survivorship are reduced in the conversion of tropical cloud forest to shaded coffee plantation. Biol. Conserv., 125: 261-268.
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  33. Guevara, R. and I. Romero, 2004. Spatial and temporal abundance of mycelial mats in the soil of a tropical rain forest in Mexico and their effects on the concentration of mineral nutrients in soils and fine roots. New Phytol., 163: 361-370.
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  34. Guevara, R., L. Villedo and A. Najera, 2002. Soil meso-fauna patterns and experiments on leaf litter mite fungivory: Preferences, effects on fungal reproduction and decomposition. Acta Zool. Mexicana, 87: 1-15.
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  35. Guevara, R., K.A. Hutcheson, A.C. Mee, A.D.M. Rayner and S.E. Reynolds, 2000. Resource partitioning of the host fungus Coriolus versicolor by two ciid beetles: The role of odour compounds and host ageing. Oikos, 91: 184-194.
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  36. Guevara, R., A.D. Rayner and S.E. Reynolds, 2000. Orientation of specialist and generalist fungivorous ciid beetles to host and non‐host odours. Physiol. Entomol., 25: 288-295.
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  37. Guevara, R., A.D. Rayner and S.E. Reynolds, 2000. Effects of fungivory by two specialist ciid beetles (Octotemnus glabriculus and Cis boleti) on the reproductive fitness of their host fungus, Coriolus versicolor. New Phytol., 145: 137-144.
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  38. Guevara, R. and R. Dirzo, 1999. Consumption of macro-fungi by invertebrates in a Mexican tropical cloud forest: Do fruit body characteristics matter? J. Trop. Ecol., 15: 603-617.
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  39. Guevara, R. and R. Dirzo, 1998. A rapid method for the assessment of the macromycota. The fungal community of an evergreen cloud forest as an example. Can. J. Bot., 76: 596-601.
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