Student Affiliates & Visiting Researchers / Scholars
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Rindra NantenainaRindra is a PhD student in Plant Ecology and Biology at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Her current research explores the potential role of galls on plants in influencing seed dispersal services by animals.
Research interests: plant ecology, seed dispersal, ecology of galls, medicinal plants |
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Nancia RaoelinjanakolonaNancia is a PhD student in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Her current research explores how habitat fragmentation affects mutualistic interaction networks, with a focus on lemurs, birds and their food plants. Nancia is also a National Geographic Explorer. She also received an iNaturalist funding to train and engage local community in biodiversity studies. Nancia spent three months as a Visiting Student Researcher at UC Berkeley in 2022.
Research interests: species interactions, habitat fragmentation, tropical ecology, herpetology, ornithology Follow her research at ResearchGate. |
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Hasinavalona RakotoarisoaHasina recently finished her Master student in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Her Master research thesis was part of our project investigating the dispersal mechanism of orphaned plants. She recently participated in the National Geographic Society (NGS) STEM Field Assistant program and is currently working as a field manager coordinating the lab's field programs in Madagascar.
Research interests: plant-animal interactions, seed dispersal, animal diversity |
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Tanjoniaina RabarijaoninaTanjoniaina is a Master student in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. He is currently developing a Master's thesis research project, while participating in our research project on the interactions between lemurs and baobabs to gain field experience and training in various field techniques.
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Anja RafaharetanaAnja is a Master student in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. She is currently developing a Master's thesis research project, while participating in field research with the lab in Ranomafana.
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Diary RandriamoraDiary is currently working with the lab as a field research assistant through the National Geographic Society STEM Field Assistant Program, learning various aspects of scientific research, both in the field and though webinars. She recently finished her Master's degree in Environmental Management at the Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur d'Antsirabe Vakinankaratra (IES-AV). Her master research thesis investigated the traits and mortality of woody plants in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park in Southeast Madagascar.
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Fetratiana RakotomangaFetra is a Master student studying Plant Ecology and Biology at the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar. Currently he is developing his thesis on the recruitment of post agricultural land as part of the project "Overcoming Ecological Barriers to Rainforest Regeneration" that PhD student Katherine Culbertson is leading.
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Finaritra RandimbiarisonFinaritra has been working with us on different projects, assisting with various aspects of fieldwork and analyzing data. He has a MS degree in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity from the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar and is interested in the ecology of carnivores.
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Seheno AndriantsaralazaDr. Seheno Andriantsaralaza is a tropical ecologist with experience in conservation biology and ecology. Since her PhD in 2015, her research interests have been focusing on plant-animal interactions and seed dispersal ecology with a strong interest in large-fruited plant species such as baobabs whose fruits were dispersed by extinct large animals, called megafauna. She is currently a PEER fellow (Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research) which is an USAID program. Seheno is also working on lemur conservation; she is the Madagascar Manager of the Lemur Conservation Network and the in-country director of NGO Lemur Love. Seheno is collaborating with the lab members at Cal in various aspects of her research and is currently here as Visiting Scholar.
Personal website: https://sehenoandriantsaralaza.weebly.com |
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