Martin Mendez
| Personal Website | www.columbia.edu/~mm1772 |
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Email |
mm1772@columbia.edu |
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Entered Program in |
2004 |
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Area of Interest |
Marine Conservation, Conservation Genetics, Population Genetics, Phylogeography |
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Thesis |
TBA |
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Project Advisor |
Howard Rosenbaum
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Publications / Presentations |
2007 Mendez, M., Rosenbaum, H., and Bordino, P. 2007. Conservation genetics of the franciscana dolphin in Northern argentina: population structure, by-catch impacts, and management implications. Conservation Genetics DOI10.1007/s10592-007-9354-7 Mendez, M., Waller, T., Micucci, P., Alvarenga, E., and Morales, JC. 2007. Genetic population structure of the yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) in Northern Argentina: management implications. In: Biology of the Boas and Pythons. pp: 405-415. Edited by Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powel. Eagle Mountain Publishing, LC. Mendez, M., Gómez, A., Bynum, N., Medellín, R.A., Porzecanski, A.L., and Sterling, E. 2007. Conservation Education in Latin America: availability of formal academic programs in conservation biology. In press in Conservation Biology 2006 Rosenbaum, H., Pomilla, C., Leslie, M., Mendez, M., Best, P.B., Collins, T., Engel, M.H., Ersts, P.J., Findlay, K.P., Bonatto, S., Kotze, P.G.H., Meyer, M., Minton, G., Barendse, J., Thorton, M., Razafindrakoto, Y., and Ngouessono, S. 2006. Mitochodrial DNA diversity and population structure of humpback whales from their wintering areas (breeding stocks) and the Indian and South Atlantic oceans (wintering regions A, B, C and X). SC/A06/HW41. Report to the International Whaling Commission Rosenbaum, H.C., Pomilla, C., Olavarria, C., Baker, C.S., Leslie, M., Mendez, M., Caballero, S., Brassuer, M., Bannister, J., Best, P.B., Bonatto, S., Collins, T., Engel, M.H., Ersts, P.J., Findlay, K.P. , Florez-Gonzalez, L., Garrigue, C., Hauser, N., Jenner, C., ,Meyer, M., Minton, G., Poole, M., Razafindrakoto, Y. 2006. A first and preliminary analysis of mtDNA sequences from humpback whales from breeding stocks A-G and X. SC/A06/HW--. Report to the International Whaling Commission Loo J. C, Pomilla C., Mendez, M., Leslie, M., and Rosenbaum, H. 2006. Assessment of genetic connectivity between breeding regions B and C and feeding areas I, II and III. SC/A06/HW--. Report to the International Whaling Commission Waller, T, Parera, A, Giraudio, A, Aprile, G., Bortoluzzi, A., Uhart, M, Solís, G, and Mendez, M. 2004. Fauna del Iberá: Composición, estado de conservación y propuestas de manejo. Prepared by Biodiversity Foundation for the GEF/PNUD ARG02/G35 project. Asociación Civil Ecos Corrientes – PNUD y Gobierno de la Provincia de Corrientes 2003 Mendez, M. 2003. Estructuración poblacional y filogeografía de la boa Curiyú (Eunectes notaeus) en el noreste argentino. Tesis de Licenciatura. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. 61pp 2002 P. Bordino, S. Kraus, D. Albareda, A. Fazio, A. Palmerio, M. Mendez, and S. Botta. 2002. Reducing incidental mortality of franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei with acoustic warning devices attached to fishing nets. Marine Mammal Science 18(4): 833-842 |
| Manuscript reviewer | Molecular Ecology, EcoHealth |
| Scientific presentations | 2005 Poster presentation: Analyzing demographic impacts and genetic consequences of high levels of by-batch in the Franciscana Dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, in Argentina, by Mendez, M., Rosenbaum, H. and Bordino, P. 16th Annual Meeting, Society for Marine Mammalogy, San Diego 2004 Poster presentation: Population structure and phylogeography of the Curiyú boa, Eunectes notaeus, in Northern Argentina: management implications, by Mendez, M., Waller, T., Micucci, P. and Morales, J.C. 18th Annual Meeting, Society for Conservation Biology. Columbia University 2001 Seminar in Conservation Biology: lecturer in “Conservation Genetics”. Organized by Foundation Aquamarina and the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum. Sponsored by Argentinean Education Secretariat and Wildlife Trust |
| Guest Lecturer | 2007 Lectured class on Conservation Genetics. Graduate course in Ecology and Biodiversity. School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Columbia University. 2007 Lectured class on Conservation Genetics. Graduate course in Conservation Biology. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology; Columbia University. 2007 Lectured class on Conservation Genetics. Undergraduate course in Conservation Biology. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology; Columbia University. 2006 Lectured class on Conservation Genetics. Graduate course in Ecology and Biodiversity. School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Columbia University. |
| Teaching | 2007 Teaching Assistant & Laboratory Instructor. Ecology and Biodiversity. Instructor: Dr. Kate McFadden. School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Columbia University.Teaching Assistant. Conservation Biology. Instructors: Dr. Eleanor Sterling and Dr. Joshua Ginsberg. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology; Columbia University. 2006 Teaching Assistant & Laboratory Instructor. Ecology and Biodiversity. Instructor: Dr. Kate McFadden. School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Columbia University. Teaching Assistant & Laboratory Instructor. Environmental Biology II. Instructors: Profs. W. Schuster, P. Olsen, and M. Palmer. Depts. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology; Columbia University. 2005 Teaching Assistant & Laboratory Instructor. Environmental Biology I. Instructor: Prof R. Pollack. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology; Columbia University. |