Andrea Paz Velez

Assistant Professor,
Université de Montréal

Département de sciences biologiques
E-mail: andrea.paz.velez@umontreal.ca
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Education

2021- 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 honours

ESA Editorial Fellow 2024-2026 Fulbright PhD Fellowship (2015-2019)




Publications

33- 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-Domínguez, 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-Díaz, 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)

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-Rodríguez, P, Mejía-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-Rodríguez, P, Mejía-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)

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)

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, Bolívar-García, W, Echeverry-Sandoval, CL, Franco, R, Mojica, C, Muñoz, A, Palacios-Rodríguez, P, Posso-Terranova, AM, Quintero-Marín, 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, Hereş, A-M, Ojeda, G, Paz, A, Pizano, C, García-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)

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)