Alberto C. Cruz Mendoza
I am a PhD student from the Ecology Program in Penn State University. I’m interested in reptiles, amphibians, avian ecology and conservation, particularly how abiotic and biotic factors affect the population and community dynamics. I did my bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management at the University of Puerto Rico, where I studied the behavioral ecology of the Puerto Rican Parrot and the climate impact on amphibian communities. During my transition to my master’s degree on the same institution, I researched the natural history of some reptiles in Puerto Rico. Then, I focused my master’s research on identifying the habitat use of a generalist and opportunist avian species before and after the impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, this to improve the success of the Puerto Rican Parrot conservation project. And now, my PhD research still in preparation, but in general is how pollination processes influence subsequent frugivory processes.
Publications:
1. Anolis poncensis_Reproduction Behavior