Dr. J. Tupac Otero

Professor
National University of Colombia, Colombia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Ecology from University of Puerto Rico, USA

My URL
https://livedna.org/242.15948

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Ecology
Crop Protection
Plant Pathology
Conservation

Selected Publications

  1. Reina-Rodriguez, G.A., J.E. Rubiano, F.A.C. Llanos and J.T. Otero, 2016. Spatial distribution of dry forest orchids in the Cauca River Valley and Dagua Canyon: Towards a conservation strategy to climate change. J. Nat. Conservation, 30: 32-43.
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  2. Lavelle, P., S. Doledec, X.A. de Sartre, T. Decaens and V. Gond et al., 2016. Unsustainable landscapes of deforested Amazonia: An analysis of the relationships among landscapes and the social, economic and environmental profiles of farms at different ages following deforestation. Global Environ. Change, 40: 137-155.
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  3. Valadares, R.B.D.S., J.T. Otero, M.C. Pereira and E.J.B.N. Cardoso, 2015. The epiphytic orchids Ionopsis utricularioides and Psygmorchis pusilla associate with different Ceratobasidium lineages at Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 29: 40-44.
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  4. Ospina-Torres, R., P.M. Montoya-Pfeiffer, V. Solarte and J.T. Otero, 2015. Interaction networks and the use of floral resources by male orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in a primary rain forests of the Choco Region (Colombia). Revista de Biologia Trop., 63: 647-658.
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  5. Ospina-Calderon, N.H., C.A. Duque-Buitrago, R.L. Tremblay and J.T. Otero, 2015. Pollination ecology of Rodriguezia granadensis (orchidaceae). Lankesteriana, 15: 129-139.
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  6. Molineros-Hurtado, F., R.T. Gonzalez-Mina, N.S. Flanagan and J.T. Otero, 2014. Vanilla rivasii (Orchidaceae), a new species from the Colombian Pacific region. Lankesteriana, 13: 353-357.
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  7. Buitrago, C.A.D., N.F.A. Quintero and J.T. Otero, 2014. Nocturnal pollination by Fungus gnats of the colombian endemic species, Pleurothallis marthae (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae). Lankesteriana, 13: 407-417.
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  8. Mosquera-Espinosa, A.T., P. Bayman, G.A. Prado, A. Gomez-Carabali and J.T. Otero, 2013. The double life of Ceratobasidium: Orchid mycorrhizal fungi and their potential for biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani sheath blight of rice. Mycologia, 105: 141-150.

  9. Molineros-Hurtado, F.H., A.T. Mosquera, A. Gomez-Carabali and J.T. Otero, 2013. Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with Bactris gasipaes H.B.K in Buenaventura, Colombia. Acta Agron., 62: 344-351.

  10. Hernandez, L.M., J.T. Otero and M.R. Manzano, 2013. Biological control of the greenhouse whitefly by Amitus fuscipennis: Understanding the role of extrafloral nectaries from crop and non-crop vegetation. Biol. Control, 67: 227-234.
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  11. Valadares, R.B., M.C. Pereira, J.T. Otero and E.J. Cardoso, 2012. Narrow fungal mycorrhizal diversity in a population of the orchid Coppensia doniana. Biotropica, 44: 114-122.
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  12. De los Angeles Beltran-Nambo, M., P.O. Larrocea, R.S. Garciglia, J.T.O. Ospina, M.M. Trujillo and Y. Carreon-Abud, 2012. Distribution and abundance of terrestrial orchids of the genus Bletia in sites with different degrees of disturbance, in the Cupatitzio Natural Reserve, Mxico. Int. J. Biodiversity Conservation, 4: 316-325.
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  13. Otero, J.T., P.H. Thrall, M. Clements, J.J. Burdon and J.T. Miller, 2011. Codiversification of orchids (Pterostylidinae) and their associated mycorrhizal fungi. Aust. J. Bot., 59: 480-497.
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  14. Gomez-Carabali, A., I.M. Rao and J.T. Otero, 2011. Influence of fertilization, season and forage species in presence of arbuscular mycorrhizae in a degraded Andisoil of Colombia. Acta Agronomica, 60: 84-92.
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  15. Clements, M.A., J.T. Otero and J.T. Miller, 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in Pterostylidinae (Cranichideae: Orchidaceae): Combined evidence from nuclear ribomsomal and plastid DNA sequences. Aust. J. Bot., 59: 99-117.
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  16. Tupac Otero, J., M. Mora and J.F. Costa, 2009. First host record for the root parasite Corynaea crassa (Balanophoraceae). Acta Biologica Colombiana, 14: 199-204.

  17. Otero, J.T. and P. Bayman, 2009. Symbiotic vs. asymbiotic seed germination in epiphytic orchids. Acta Agron., 58: 270-276.
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  18. Otero, J.T., P. Chacon, P. Silverstone-Sopkins and T. Giray, 2008. Natural history of Euglossa nigropilosa moure (Apidae: Euglossinae). Insectes Sociaux, 55: 320-328.

  19. Osorio-Gil, E.M., J. Forero-Montana and J.T. Otero, 2008. Variation in mycorrhizal infection of the epiphytic orchid Ionopsis utriculariodes (Orchidiaceae) on different substrata. Caribbean J. Sci., 44: 130-132.
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  20. Otero, J.T., S. Aragon and J.D. Ackerman, 2007. Site variation in spatial aggregation and phorophyte preference in Psychilis monensis (Orchidaceae). Biotropica, 39: 227-231.
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  21. Otero, J.T., N.S. Flanagan, E.A. Herre, J.D. Ackerman and P. Bayman, 2007. Widespread mycorrhizal specificity correlates to mycorrhizal function in the neotropical, epiphytic orchid Ionopsis utricularioides (Orchidaceae). Am. J. Bot., 94: 1944-1950.
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  22. Flanagan, N.S., R. Peakall, M.A. Clements and J.T. Otero, 2007. Molecular genetic diagnosis of the 'taxonomically difficult' Australian endangered orchid, Microtis angusii: An evaluation of the utility of DNA barcoding. Lankesteriana, 7: 196-198.

  23. Flanagan, N.S., R. Peakall, M.A. Clements and J.T. Otero, 2007. Identification of the endangered Australian orchid Microtis angusii using an allele-specific PCR assay. Conservation Genet., 8: 721-725.
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  24. Otero, J.T. and N.S. Flanagan, 2006. Orchid diversity-beyond deception. Trends Ecol. Evolution, 21: 64-65.

  25. Flanagan, N.S., R. Peakall, M.A. Clements and J.T. Otero, 2006. Conservation of taxonomically difficult species: The case of the Australian orchid, Microtis angusii. Conservation Genet., 7: 847-859.
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  26. Otero, J.T., P. Bayman and J.D. Ackerman, 2005. Individual variation in plant and fungus for mycorrhizal seed germination in an epiphytic orchid. Evol. Ecol., 19: 29-43.

  27. Otero, J.T., J.D. Ackerman and P. Bayman, 2004. Differences in mycorrhizal preferences between two tropical orchids. Mol. Ecol., 13: 2393-2404.
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  28. Otero, J.T. and J.C. Sandino, 2003. Capture rates of male euglossine bees across a human intervention gradient, Choco region, Colombia. Biotropica, 35: 520-529.
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  29. Otero, J.T. and A. Sallenave, 2003. Vertical stratification of euglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Amazonian forest. Pan-Pacific Entomol., 79: 151-154.
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  30. Farfan, J., J.T. Otero and C. Luer, 2003. Lepanthes of Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 4: 33-47.

  31. Otero, J.T., J.D. Ackerman and P. Bayman, 2002. Diversity and host specificity of endophytic Rhizoctonia-like fungi from tropical orchids. Am. J. Bot., 89: 1852-1858.
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  32. Otero, J.T. and J.D. Ackerman, 2002. Is longer better? Style length does not matter in seed production of two Species of Ficus (Moraceae) in Puerto Rico. Caribbean J. Sci., 38: 249-251.

  33. Bayman, P., J.T. Otero and J.D. Ackerman, 2002. Hidden transactions: The curious relationships between orchids and fungi. Orchids, 72: 536-537.

  34. Otero, J.T., 2001. Monodontomerus argentinus Brethes (Hymenoptera: Torymidae): A new parasitoid of Eglossa nigropilosa Moure (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossinae). Pan-Pacific Entomol., 77: 57-60.
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