Advisory Board and Editors Animal Behavior
Luisa A.M. Pinto
Luisa Pinto is Assistant Researcher at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho in Portugal, and Invited Assistant Professor at the School of Health Sciences, University of Minho. She is also manager of a spin-off enterprise “BNML – Behavioural & Molecular Lab” of the ICVS. Luisa is Associate Member of EpiGeneSys, a FP7 European Community-funded Network of Excellence; Editor of the journal Advances in Biology.
Sara Platto
Dr. Sara Platto is Associate Professor of Animal Behavior and Welfare within the Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences at Jianghan University
Her research interests include, Marine Mammals, Behavioral Ecology, Mammals, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Ecology, Animal Ecology, Animal Behavior, Ethology and Wildlife Management.
Michelle Ploughman
Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation, Neuroplasticity and Brain Recovery, Dr. Ploughman is a recognized expert in neuroplasticity and neurorehabilitation in stroke and multiple sclerosis. Her research focuses on the effects of aerobic exercise, intensive training paradigms and lifestyle habits on the brain challenged by injury, disease and aging. Dr. Ploughman continues to practice as a neurological physiotherapist in St John’s and her Recovery and Performance Laboratory is located in the Rehabilitation Research Unit (RRUNL), L.A. Miller Centre, St. John’s NL, Canada.
Suzanne Prange
I received a BS and M.S. in Biology from the University of South Alabama and a Ph.D. in Biological Science from the University of Missouri. I also completed post-doctoral training at Ohio State University and was employed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, where I served as the state’s furbearer biologist for over 10 years. Most of my recent research has been dedicated to threatened and endangered forest wildlife species, and I have worked extensively with the previously state-endangered bobcat. In addition to bobcats, I have worked with several carnivore species, authoring over two dozen peer-reviewed papers. I have served on several executive boards and committees within The Wildlife Society and the American Society of Mammalogists. Currently, I am dedicated to independent wildlife conservation research in Ohio’s Appalachian region through a nonprofit institute that I founded.
Regarding editing, I emphasize in organismal biology, and my areas of expertise are highly varied and range from disease and genetics to species conservation and disturbance ecology. I have over 20 years of peer review experience, have reviewed articles for over 20 journals, and served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Mammalogy, which covered all aspects of mammalian biology for 3 years.
Diogo B Provete
I am an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Statistical Ecology at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. My primary research interests include metacommunity ecology, biogeography, macroecology, and macroevolution. I often use phylogenetic comparative methods, geometric morphometrics, and multidimensional analysis in my research. I'm an elected member of the Science Committee of the Ecological Society of America, Chair of the ESA Latin America Chapter and serve as an Associate Editor for Amphibia-Reptilia, Journal of Herpetology, and Ecosphere. So far, I have published 30 papers on ecology and herpetology in international journals, 4 book chapters, in addition to a book on Biogeographical patterns of South American Anurans by Springer. My research has been featured in F1000 Prime and several Brazilian newspapers. I have advised four master's students. I have been invited to present my research in Swansea (UK), Argentina, Recife, and São Paulo. I served as Editor-in-Chief for Check List, and also was a member of the editorial board of five other zoology journals.
Juan Pablo Quimbayo
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University. My academic background includes expertise in animal behavior, community ecology, macroecology, conservation, biogeography, functional ecology, statistical techniques, and managing large databases using R.
Claudio C Ramirez
I work on insect ecology focusing in plant-insect interactions from a perspective that addresses proximal (ecological) and distal (evolutionary) causes. This approach aims to contribute to the knowledge of the herbivory patterns observed in natural and productive systems. Regarding proximal causes, I have a particular interest in the behavioral mechanisms that insect uses to feed on host plants, this includes how they deal with plant defense (either in crops or native plants). In relation to distal causes, I am interested in the correlation or experimental association between traits and reproductive outputs over generations. I have been studying hemipteran insects of the family Aphididae, which constitute important crop pests in Chile. Aphids are the group of insects that I have study the most. That are a good model to address fundamental questions in biology and also are a real problem for plant production. I do also enjoy to contribute with ideas aimed to reduce the use of pesticides in agroecosystems. The relationship between agrecosystem and natural areas are also an area that I intend to explore.
Ginger A Rebstock
Staff researcher with the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels at the University of Washington since 2001. Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
John M Ringo
Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Maine. Past Associate Editor, Behavior Genetics and past Associate Editor, Evolution.
Tony Robillard
Professor at Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. Curator of insect collections and sound library. Scientific head of the edition service of MNHN. My research focusses on the diversity of communication systems in orthopteran insects in space and time. I use multidisciplinary approaches combining phylogenetics, biogeography, taxonomy, bioacoustics, biomechanics, behavioral studies and data obtained both in the lab and in the field.
Jennifer Rodger
Associate Professor and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. BScHons in Biochemistry at the University of Bath, UK, PhD in Molecular Neuroscience at the University Pierre et Marie Curie, France. She currently leads a research team investigating mechanisms of brain plasticity. Her most recent work focuses on the use of non-invasive brain stimulation to promote morphological and functional repair of injured and abnormal brain circuits and restore normal behaviour.
Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez
Professor of Reproductive Biology at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the Centre of Biomedical Resources at the University of Linköping, Sweden. DVM, MSc, PhD; Professor of Reproductive Biotechnology, SLU 1991, Founding Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR, 1999). Editor-in-Chief of Reproduction in Domestic Animals (Wiley-Blackwell, 2000).