Andrea Paz Velez
Assistant Professor,Université de Montréal
Département de sciences biologiques
E-mail: andrea.paz.velez@umontreal.ca
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Education2021- PhD Biology. City University of New York; New York, USA.
2018 - M.Phil. Biology. The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA.
2012 - M.Sc. Biological Sciences. Universidad de los Andes; Bogotá, Colombia.
2010- B.S. Biology. Universidad de los Andes; Bogotá, Colombia. Prizes and honoursESA Editorial Fellow 2024-2026
Fulbright PhD Fellowship (2015-2019)
Relevant QCBS research themesPublications33- Functional and phylogenetic dimensions of tree biodiversity reveal unique geographic patterns Journal Article Paz, A, Crowther, TW, Maynard, DS Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 32- Code sharing in ecology and evolution increases citation rates but remains uncommon Journal Article Maitner, B, Santos Andrade, PE, Lei, L, Kass, J, Owens, HL, Barbosa, GCG, Boyle, B, Castorena, M, Enquist, BJ, Feng, X, Park, DS, Paz, A, Pinilla-Buitrago, G, Merow, C, Wilson, A Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 31- Genomic and environmental insights and conservation challenges for two hybridizing iconic crocodile species across Mexico: Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii Journal Article Suárez-Atilano, M, Pacheco-Sierra, G, Vázquez-DomÃnguez, E, Kass, JM, Paz, A, Pérez-Alquicira, J Animal Conservation (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 30- Improving access and use of climate projections for ecological research through the use of a new Python tool Journal Article Paz, A, Lauber, T, Crowther, TW, van den Hoogen, J Ecography (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 29- Female researchers are under-represented in the Colombian science infrastructure Journal Article Paz, A, Pardo-DÃaz, C PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 28- Taxonomic inflation and a reconsideration of speciation in the Andes: the case of the high-elevation tree frog Dendropsophus molitor (Anura: Hylidae) Journal Article Arias-Cárdenas, A, Barrientos, LS, Pardo-Diaz, C, Paz, A, Crawford, AJ, Salazar, C Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 27- Better incentives are needed to reward academic software development Journal Article Merow, C, Boyle, B, Enquist, BJ, Feng, X, Kass, JM, Maitner, BS, McGill, B, Owens, H, Park, DS, Paz, A, Pinilla-Buitrago, GE, Urban, MC, Varela, S, Wilson, AM Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 26- Treemendous: an R package for integrating taxonomic information across backbones Journal Article Specker, F, Paz, A, Crowther, TW, Maynard, DS PeerJ (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 25- wallace 2: a shiny app for modeling species niches and distributions redesigned to facilitate expansion via module contributions Journal Article Kass, JM, Pinilla-Buitrago, GE, Paz, A, Johnson, BA, Grisales-Betancur, V, Meenan, SI, Attali, D, Broennimann, O, Galante, PJ, Maitner, BS, Owens, HL, Varela, S, Aiello-Lammens, ME, Merow, C, Blair, ME, Anderson, RP Ecography (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 24- changeRangeR: An R package for reproducible biodiversity change metrics from species distribution estimates Journal Article Galante, PJ, Chang Triguero, S, Paz, A, Aiello-Lammens, M, Gerstner, BE, Johnson, BA, Kass, JM, Merow, C, Noguera-Urbano, EA, Pinilla-Buitrago, GE, Blair, ME Conservation Science and Practice (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 23- Extreme environments filter functionally rich communities of Atlantic Forest treefrogs along altitudinal and latitudinal gradients Journal Article Paz, A, Hernandez, L, Melo, LSO, Lyra, M, Haddad, CFB, Carnaval, AC Ecography (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 22- A framework for near-real time monitoring of diversity patterns based on indirect remote sensing, with an application in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest Journal Article Paz, A, Silva, TS, Carnaval, AC PeerJ (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 21- Correction to: Genetic differentiation and overexploitation history of the critically endangered Lehmann’s Poison Frog: Oophaga lehmanni (Conservation Genetics, (2020), 21, 3, (453-465), 10.1007/s10592-020-01262-w) Journal Article Betancourth-Cundar, M, Palacios-RodrÃguez, P, MejÃa-Vargas, D, Paz, A, Amézquita, A Conservation Genetics (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 20- Environmental correlates of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in the Atlantic Forest Journal Article Paz, A, Brown, JL, Cordeiro, CLO, Aguirre-Santoro, J, Assis, C, Amaro, RC, Raposo do Amaral, F, Bochorny, T, Bacci, LF, Caddah, MK, d’Horta, F, Kaehler, M, Lyra, M, Grohmann, CH, Reginato, M, Silva-Brandão, KL, Freitas, AVL, Goldenberg, R, Lohmann, LG, Michelangeli, FA, Miyaki, C, Rodrigues, MT, Silva, TS, Carnaval, AC Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 19- Genetic differentiation and overexploitation history of the critically endangered Lehmann’s Poison Frog: Oophaga lehmanni Journal Article Betancourth-Cundar, M, Palacios-RodrÃguez, P, MejÃa-Vargas, D, Paz, A, Amézquita, A Conservation Genetics (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 18- Seeing the forest through many trees: Multi-taxon patterns of phylogenetic diversity in the Atlantic Forest hotspot Journal Article Brown, JL, Paz, A, Reginato, M, Renata, CA, Assis, C, Lyra, M, Caddah, MK, Aguirre-Santoro, J, d’Horta, F, Raposo do Amaral, F, Goldenberg, R, Lucas Silva-Brandão, K, Freitas, AVL, Rodrigues, MT, Michelangeli, FA, Miyaki, CY, Carnaval, AC Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 17- Is collective titling enough to protect forests? Evidence from Afro-descendant communities in the Colombian Pacific region Journal Article Vélez, MA, Robalino, J, Cardenas, JC, Paz, A, Pacay, E World Development (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 16- Environmental ranges estimated from species distribution models are not good predictors of lizard and frog physiological tolerances Journal Article Paz, A, Guarnizo, CE Evolutionary Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 15- Predicting patterns of plant diversity and endemism in the tropics using remote sensing data: A study case from the Brazilian atlantic forest Book Chapter Paz, A, Reginato, M, Michelangeli, FA, Goldenberg, R, Caddah, MK, Aguirre-Santoro, J, Kaehler, M, Lohmann, LG, Carnaval, A Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 14- Links between prey assemblages and poison frog toxins: A landscape ecology approach to assess how biotic interactions affect species phenotypes Journal Article Prates, I, Paz, A, Brown, JL, Carnaval, AC Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 13- Phylogeography of Atlantic Forest glassfrogs (Vitreorana): when geography, climate dynamics and rivers matter Journal Article Paz, A, Spanos, Z, Brown, JL, Lyra, M, Haddad, C, Rodrigues, M, Carnaval, A Heredity (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 12- Testing effects of Pleistocene climate change on the altitudinal and horizontal distributions of frogs from the Colombian Andes: A species distribution modeling approach Journal Article Paz, A, González, A, Crawford, AJ Frontiers of Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 11- Smallholders at a Crossroad: Intensify or Fall behind? Exploring Alternative Livelihood Strategies in a Globalized World Journal Article Rueda, X, Paz, A, Gibbs-Plessl, T, Leon, R, Moyano, B, Lambin, EF Business Strategy and the Environment (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 10- Diversity patterns, Leishmania DNA detection, and bloodmeal identification of Phlebotominae sand flies in villages in northern Colombia Journal Article González, C, León, C, Paz, A, López, M, Molina, G, Toro, D, Ortiz, M, Cordovez, JM, Atencia, MC, Aguilera, G, Tovar, C PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 9- Entomological characterization of malaria in northern Colombia through vector and parasite species identification, and analyses of spatial distribution and infection rates Journal Article González, C, Molina, AG, León, C, Salcedo, N, Rondón, S, Paz, A, Atencia, MC, Tovar, C, Ortiz, M Malaria Journal (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 8- Current and predicted distribution of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Colombia, a hotspot of amphibian biodiversity Journal Article Flechas, SV, Paz, A, Crawford, AJ, Sarmiento, C, Acevedo, AA, Arboleda, A, BolÃvar-GarcÃa, W, Echeverry-Sandoval, CL, Franco, R, Mojica, C, Muñoz, A, Palacios-RodrÃguez, P, Posso-Terranova, AM, Quintero-MarÃn, P, Rueda-Solano, LA, Castro-Herrera, F, Amézquita, A Biotropica (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 7- Soil heterotrophic CO2 emissions from tropical high-elevation ecosystems (Páramos) and their sensitivity to temperature and moisture fluctuations Journal Article Curiel Yuste, J, HereÅŸ, A-M, Ojeda, G, Paz, A, Pizano, C, GarcÃa-Angulo, D, Lasso, E Soil Biology and Biochemistry (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 6- Cryptic diversity revealed by DNA barcoding in Colombian illegally traded bird species Journal Article Mendoza, ÃM, Torres, MF, Paz, A, Trujillo-Arias, N, López-Alvarez, D, Sierra, S, Forero, F, Gonzalez, MA Molecular ecology resources (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 5- DNA barcoding survey of anurans across the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia and the impact of the andes on cryptic diversity Journal Article Guarnizo, CE, Paz, A, Muñoz-Ortiz, A, Flechas, SV, Méndez-Narváez, J, Crawford, AJ PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 4- Testing the role of ecology and life history in structuring genetic variation across a landscape: A trait-based phylogeographic approach Journal Article Paz, A, Ibáñez, R, Lips, KR, Crawford, AJ Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 3- Predicted altitudinal shifts and reduced spatial distribution of Leishmania infantum vector species under climate change scenarios in Colombia Journal Article González, C, Paz, A, Ferro, C Acta Tropica (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 2- Molecular-based rapid inventories of sympatric diversity: A comparison of DNA barcode clustering methods applied to geography-based vs clade-based sampling of amphibians Journal Article Paz, A, Crawford, AJ Journal of Biosciences (Date Added: 2024-12-03) 1- DNA barcode of life: An introduction and perspective Journal Article Paz, A, Gonzalez, M, Crawford, AJ Acta Biologica Colombiana (Date Added: 2024-12-03) |