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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, University of Texas at Austin
1 Aug 2003 → 15 May 2007
Award Date: 15 May 2007
Master, Systematics and Ecology, University of Kansas
1 Aug 1996 → 1 Jun 1998
Award Date: 25 Jun 1998
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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SISTEMÁTICA DE RANAS DEL GÉNERO DENDROPSOPHUS DEL CHOCÓ ECUATORIANO
Ron Melo, S. R. (Di)
8/06/23 → 8/06/24
Project: Research project
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LLANGANATES, EL MUNDO PERDIDO DE LOS ANUROS
ORTEGA PÁEZ, J. A. (PI), ARMIJOS OJEDA, D. (External), GUERRA ALOMOTO, M. A. (External), SZÉKELY JÓSZEF, P. (External) & Ron Melo, S. R. (Di)
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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MANTENIMIENTO DE LA COLECCIÓN DE HERPETOLOGÍA DEL MUSEO DE ZOOLOGÍA
Ron Melo, S. R. (Di)
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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VIGILANCIA GENÉTICA Y GENÓMICA DE SARS-COV-2 EN ECUADOR
Costales Cordero, J. A. (PI), Grijalva Cobo, M. J. (PI), Moncayo Benalcázar, A. L. (PI), Ron Melo, S. R. (Di) & TERÁN EGÜEZ, C. (PA)
15/07/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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EVALUACIÓN GENÉTICA DE LAS POBLACIONES DEL GÉNERO TELMATOBIUS EN EL LAGO TITICACA Y ZONAS ADYACENTES
BENAVIDES, E. (External), Camacho-Badani, T. (External) & Ron Melo, S. R. (Di)
1/06/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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Phylogenetics, biogeography, and life history evolution in the broadly distributed treefrog genus Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)
Whitcher, C., Orrico, V. G. D., Ron, S., Lyra, M. L., Cassini, C. S., Ferreira, R. B., Nakamura, D. Y. M., Peloso, P. L. V., Rada, M. A., Rivera-Correa, M., Sturaro, M. J., Valdujo, P. H., Haddad, C. F. B., Grant, T., Faivovich, J., Lemmon, A. & Moriarty Lemmon, E., Mar 2025, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 204, 108275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematics of minute strabomantid frogs allocated to the genus Noblella (Amphibia: Anura) with description of a new genus, seven new species, and insights into historical biogeography
Ortega, J. A., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Camper, J. D., Romero-Carvajal, A., Negrete, L. & Ron, S. R., 1 Jan 2025, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 203, 1, zlae162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematics of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus species group (Anura, Hylidae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador, with description of a new species
Aguirre, P. D., Apunte, K. & Ron, S. R., 21 Feb 2025, In: Evolutionary Systematics. 9, 1, p. 7-31 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Three new species of torrent treefrogs (Anura, Hylidae) of the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group from the eastern Andean slopes and the biogeographic history of the genus
Varela-Jaramillo, A., Streicher, J. W., Venegas, P. J. & Ron, S. R., 2025, In: ZooKeys. 1231, p. 233-292 60 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new glassfrog of the genus Centrolene (Amphibia, Centrolenidae) from the Subandean Kutukú Cordillera, eastern Ecuador
Ron, S. R., García, D., Brito-Zapata, D., Reyes-Puig, C., Figueroa-Coronel, E. & Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., 2024, In: Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100, 3, p. 923-939 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Large ‘cryptic’ creature found lurking under bridge in Ecuador. It’s a new species
26/02/24
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Solid waste puts tortoises at risk in Ecuador’s islands
14/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media