Research Grants
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Role of nectarivore bats as pollinators in the Argentine Yungas Forests
Project summary:
My research project focuses on plant-animal interaction and aims to investigate the importance of nectar-feeding bats as pollinators in the Yungas Forests of northwestern Argentina, for which I will characterize some aspects of the natural history of the plant species of interest.
First Name:
José Manuel Hoyos Díaz
Highest degree:
Biologist at the Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (2017); PhD student in Biological Sciences at Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina (April 2022 - present)
Year obtained:
2017
Applicant Status:
Current student
Argentina
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Hoyos-Díaz, J. M., Villalba-Alemán, E., Ramoni-Perazzi, P., & Muñoz-Romo, M. (2018). Impact of artificial lighting on capture success in two species of frugivorous bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in an urban locality from the Venezuelan Andes. Mastozoología neotropical, 25(2), 473-478. ISSN 1666-0536
Hoyos-Díaz, J. M., & Muñoz-Romo, M. (2022). Actividad nocturna de Artibeus planirostris y A. lituratus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), durante dos fases lunares, en una localidad de los andes venezolanos. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología, Nueva Época, 12(2):32-43. ISSN: 2007-4484
Biganzoli, A., Hoyos-Díaz, J. M., Pereira, F. & Muñoz-Romo, M. (2013). Observaciones preliminares sobre el comportamiento en cautiverio de jaguares (Panthera onca) del Parque Zoológico Los Chorros de Milla, Mérida, Venezuela. “X Congreso Venezolano de Ecología”. Mérida, Venezuela.
Escalona, M., Hoyos-Díaz, J. M., Gelambi, M. & Biganzoli, A. (2015). ¿Qué nos muestra la rana platanera de las reglas eco-geográficas? Evidencias provenientes de poblaciones venezolanas de Hipsiboas crepitans. “XI Congreso Venezolano de Ecología”. Nueva Esparta, Venezuela.
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Instituto de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.
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Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/35
C2. Community Building
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Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points
This proposal scores:
/25
C3. Broader Impacts
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The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40