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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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INVESTIGACIÓN EN COLABORACIÓN: EDGE CMT: UN MAPA CUATRIDIMENSIONAL GENOTIPO-FENOTIPO DEL COLOR DE LA PIEL DE RANAS VENENOSAS
Romero Carvajal, M. A. (Col) & Ron Melo, S. R. (Di)
15/12/23 → 30/11/27
Project: Research project
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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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A new species of Cryptotis (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) and introduction to the systematics of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Cryptotis species
Cárdenas, P. M., Pacheco, V., Ruelas, D. & Ron, S., 7 May 2025, In: Mammalia. 2025, 4, p. 400-417 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
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., 13 Mar 2025, In: ZooKeys. 1231, p. 233-292 60 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Investigadores descubren nueva especie de sapo ‘bello’ en Ecuador
Menéndez Guerrero, P. A. & Ron Melo, S. R.
5/03/24 → 7/03/24
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Large ‘cryptic’ creature found lurking under bridge in Ecuador. It’s a new species
Ron Melo, S. R. & Menéndez Guerrero, P. A.
26/02/24
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Plastic waste affects giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands
9/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media