Book Chapters

E. C. Solano & Feria, A. T. P. 2007. Ecological niche modeling and geographic distribution of the genus Polianthes L. (Agavaceae): implications for its conservation. Pp 311-326 in Plant Conservation and Biodiversity. Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation (Hawksworth, David L.; Bull, Alan T. Eds.) Reprinted from Biodiversity and Conservation.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Feria, A. T. P., B. Loiselle, J. Muñoz, D. Espinosa, J. M. Dale & R. G. Mateo. Predicting species distributions: the influence of environmental variables, taxa, and range size on model accuracy. Ecography.

Feria, A. T. P., B. Loiselle, J. Muñoz. Using species distribution models to enhance biodiversity conservation and planning in Endemic Bird Areas: the case of the Balsas region, Mexico. Biological Conservation.

Feria, A. T. P., T. Erwin, & M. Ordóñez. Carabidae richness in a tropical dry forest. The Coleopterist Bulletin.

Feria, A. T. P., T. Erwin, J. Dale & K. Balta. Entomofauna in water-filled bamboo internodes in the Amazon Basin (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Guadua waberbaueri Pilger). BIOTROPICA.

Teaching Experience

2005-2007 Teaching Assistant, UM-Saint Louis, MO, USA.
1999-2001 Professor, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Mexico, D. F.
1997-1998 High School Professor, Preparatoria Oficial No. 55, Estado de Mexico
1989-1997 High School Professor, Escuela de Estudios Medios Superiores “Cuauhtemoc”

Grants, Fellowships and Awards

2008 PAPIIT grant, UNAM, Mexico (Mx$599,000.03) Ecología térmica de Phrynosoma: implicaciones de la distribución y modo reproductor

2007 Post-doctoral fellowship at the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Mexico.

2007 Post-doctoral fellowship (US$4,500) by the Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG), St. Louis, Mo, USA.

2006 Seed Grant (US$6,000) by The Amazon Conservation Association to develop the project: Micro and macrofauna in the internodes of the Bamboo Guadua weberbaueri Pilger project at Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru.

2006 Fellowship (US$1,500) granted by the International Center for Tropical Ecology (ICTE), the Biology Department at University of Missouri-St. Louis, BBVA, and the Center for Conservation at MOBOT, to attend the IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica in Dominican Republic from 18-26 of July.

2006 ICTE fellowship (US$2,500) for an internship in the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid to get training in the use of MARS, GLM and CART niche model based programs.

2005 PAPIIT grant, UNAM, Mexico (Mx$300,000.00) to develop the project entitled: Complementary conservation areas for Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) species in México: evaluating GARP and MaxEnt niche based methods.

2004 Scott Neotropical Fund Research Award (US$4,000). For PhD fieldwork.

2004 Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field Biology (US$1,000). For PhD fieldwork.

2004 Research Award (US$2,000) for the The Audubon Society (of St. Louis). For PhD fieldwork.

2004 Research Award (US $1,500) from Idea Wild. For PhD fieldwork.

2003 Jorie Butler Kent Scholarship (US$1,500) for the project entitled: Influences of species characteristics and environment on predicting species distributions.

2002 Fellowship (US$600) from the International Center for Tropical Ecology and Biology Department of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to present a poster in the Symposium Key Innovations in Biodiversity Informatics, at the Trends and Development in Biodiversity and Informatics Forum, from 21 to 22 of October.

2002 Partial scholarship (US$2,400) from the Organization for Tropical Studies to attend the course “Ecology of Amazonian Ecosystems 2002-13”, Peru.
2002 Fellowship (US$2,200) from the ICTE and the Biology Department of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to attend the course “Ecology of Amazonian Ecosystems 2002-13”, Peru.

2002 Award (US$1,500) from the ICTE to develop the pilot study: Influence of species characteristics and environment on predicting species distributions, Mexico.

2002 Fellowship (US$100) from the ICTE to present a poster in the Third North American Ornithological Conference celebrated in New Orleans, LA, USA from 24 to 28 of September.

2001 Grant (US$40,000) from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the project: “Ecological restoration of the Ajusco Medio Mountain, Mexico: migratory and resident birds”.

2001 Fellowship (US$90,000) from CONACyT to undertake PhD studies at UM-St. Louis.

2001 Fellowship (US$667) from the International Center for Tropical Ecology, Biology Department and College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to attend the V Congress on the Study and Conservation of Mexican Birds.

1998 Scholarship (US$2,000) to attend the Tropical Ornithology Course II, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

1998 Grant (US$1,000) received from the “Facultad de Ciencias-CONACyT”, for internship at the Natural History Museum, University of Kansas.

1997 – 1999 Scholarships from TELMEX (Telefonos de Mexico), and CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) for M.S. Studies.

1993 – 1997 Three scholarships from “Fundación UNAM” for undergraduate studies.

1995 Diploma and Gustavo Baz Prada medal for the first place in the X Annual Awards for Social Service, UNAM, for the development of a multimedia system for training and learning in Biology.

1995 Gustavo Baz Prada medal, UNAM. (An Special Award)

1991– 1995 Four diplomas obtained during undergraduate studies for being among the three top students in the Biology Department at FES Zaragoza, UNAM.

Research Projects

1. Ecología térmica de Phrynosoma: implicaciones de la distribución y modo reproductor; with Fausto Mendez (Instituto de biología) and Hector Gadnesden Esparza (Instituto de Ecologia), UNAM, Mexico.

2. Modeling the ecological niche of species of the genus Polanthes L. and Manfreda Salib. (AGAVACEAE): conservation implications, with Eloy Solano and Carlos Castillejos, Facultad de Estudios Superiores, Zaragoza, UNAM, Mexico.

3. El método comparativo filogenético y la evolución funcional en plantas" with Mark Olson and Rebeca Aguirre, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Mexico.

4. Complementary conservation areas for Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera) species in México: evaluating GARP and MaxEnt niche based methods with Jorge Llorente-Bousquets and Armando Luis, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Mexico.

5. Micro and macrofauna in the internodes of the Bamboo Guadua weberbaueri Pilger at Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru with Terry L. Erwin, Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institution, USA.

Collaborators

Eloy Solano, David Espinosa, Alfredo Bueno-Hernández, Mercedes Luna-Reyes, Magdalena Ordóñez, (FES Zaragoza, UNAM, Mexico), Adolfo Navarro, Jorge Llorente, and Armando Luis (Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Mexico), Marc Olson, Fausto Mendez (Instituto de Biologia, UNAM). Fernando Villaseñor, Laura Villaseñor (UMICH, Michoach, Mexico), A. Townsend Peterson (Univ. Kansas), Terry Erwin (Smithsonian Institution), Olga Martha Montiel, Ivan Jimenez, Trish Consiglio, and Peter Jorgensen (Missouri Botanical Garden), Jesus Muñoz and Rubén G-Mateo (Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain), Katya Balta (Universidad San Marcos, Peru).

Presentations

2007 One poster and four oral presentations:

Poster Niche breadth and niche position predict global and regional range size across Bursera species (BURSERACEAE); at the 54th Annual Systematics Symposium Missouri Botanical Garden (MBOT); 12–13 October 2007

1 Oral talk (Invitation) Uso de los modelos de distribución de especies en conservación: una evaluación de siete métodos; symposium “Los Modelos Eco-Geográficos en el Estudio de la Vegetación: sus implicaciones ante los retos del futuro”. XVII Mexican congress of Botany, Zacatecas, Zacatecas; October 14-18, 2007.

2 Oral talk (Invitation) La amplitud y posición del nicho explican la variación geográfica global y regional de 26 especies del genero Bursera; symposium “Bursera I: Ecologia, Evolucion y Sistematica”. XVII Mexican congress of Botany, Zacatecas, Zacatecas; October 14-18, 2007.

3 Oral talk Modelación del nicho ecológico y distribución geográfica de las especies del genero Polianthes: implicaciones para su conservación; Ecology section at the XVII Mexican congress of Botany, Zacatecas, Zacatecas; October 14-18, 2007.

4 Oral talk (Invitation) Niche breadth and niche position predict global and regional range size across Bursera species (BURSERACEAE); symposium Integration of spatial and ecological data in evolutionary studies" at the Botany 2007 meeting in Chicago, Illinois, July 2007

2006 Two posters and one oral presentation:

Oral presentation: Determinantes de la variación de la distribución geográfica global y regional entre especies del genero Bursera (Burceraceae) en un bosque tropical caducifolio, IX congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 18-26 July.

Posters: 1. Distribución geográfica de 26 especies del género Bursera: evaluación de 7 métodos. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 18-26 July.

2. Modelación del nicho ecológico y distribución geográfica del género Polianthes L. (Agavaceae): implicaciones para su conservación. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 18-26 July.

2001-2002 Four posters:

2002 1. Prediction of bird community composition based on ecological niche modelling, and implications for biodiversity conservation in the Balsas Basin, Mexico. Symposium “Key Innovations in Biodiversity Informatics”, Indaiatuba, Brazil, 19-22 October.

2. Prediction of bird distributions based on ecological niche modelling. Third North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, 24-28 September.
2001

1. Análisis de riesgo a la biodiversidad por liberación de organismos modificados genéticamente: Un ejemplo con el género Cucúrbita. XV Congreso Mexicano de Botánica, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro.14-19 October.

2. Distribución de especies diagnósticas del bosque de coníferas y encinos bajo escenarios de cambio climático. XV Congreso Mexicano de Botánica, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro.14-19 October.

1998-1999 Workshops: Participation in two Mexican bird conservation workshops at a national and regional level to define the AICAS (Important Bird Areas for conservation) in Mexico.

1993-2000: Ten oral talks in Mexican national congress and two oral presentations in international congresses

2001 1. Predicción de la composición de especies y áreas potenciales para la conservación en la cuenca del Río Balsas. V Congreso sobre el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves en México (CECAM), Morelia, Michoacán., México. 20- 23 November.

2. Áreas de distribución potenciales de las aves residentes de la Cuenca del Balsas. Ciclo conferencias de la Academia de Biología Comparada, Mexico D. F. June.
1999 1. Prediciendo la distribución de las aves de la Cuenca del Balsas. Festival de las aves. Mexico, D. F. November.

2.Remotely sensed faunas: using primary point occurrence data inferential algorithms to predict local communities of birds. VI Congreso de Ornitología Neotropical. October.
1998 Las aves de la Cuenca del Balsas. Presentada en el Simposio sobre las aves de la Cuenca del Balsas, Cuernavaca, Morelos. October.

1997 Las aves como indicadoras de contaminación ambiental. Presentada en la Escuela Preparatoria Oficial No. 55. June.

1996 Asesor en sistema abierto. Centro de Estudios Medios Superiores Cuauhtemoc. May.

1995 Cuantificación de la depositación ácida en cuatro bosques del Valle de México. Foro de Investigación de las salidas terminales de la FES Zaragoza. 7-10 February.
1994

1. Estudio preliminar sobre depositación ácida en cuatro bosques del Valle de México. Programa Jóvenes hacia la Investigación. Foro Metropolitano de Investigación en Biología. 26-30 September.

2. Estudio de la riqueza y abundancia avifaunística en una localidad del alto Balsas. Primer encuentro de estudiantes investigadores. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. September.

1993 Biodiversidad avifaunística en una localidad del Municipio de Chiautla de Tapia, Puebla. Cuarto encuentro regional de investigadores en flora y fauna de la región centro sur de México. 1-3 September.

Societies

2007 Botanical Society of America
2006 Red Latinoamericana de Botanicos
2002 Cooper Ornithological Society
2000 Member of CIPAMEX, Mexico
1999 Member of the Neotropical Ornithological Society