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M.Sc. /Biology

ene 2008presente
Professional Services

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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M.Sc. TESIS

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1.2014. CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA HERPETOFAUNA EN LA ESTACIÓN DE BIOLOGÍA TROPICAL DE RÍO MACHO, COSTA RICA: DIVERSIDAD, OCURRENCIA, USO DE HÁBITAT E HISTORIA NATURAL. Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado en Biología, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica. M.Sc. Thesis.

 

PROFESSOR

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  1. 2016 (April-present). M.Sc. Thesis advisor in the International Institute for Management and Conservation of Wildlife (ICOMVIS), Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
  2. 2015 (August-December). Professor of Elements of Biosystematics for Ecotourism, Universidad de Costa Rica, Recinto de Paraíso de Cartago.
  3. 2013 (January)/ 2014 (April). Professor of “Tropical Ecology”, School of Tourism, Universidad Latina Sede San Pedro.
  4. 2011(August) – 2014 (April). Professor of “Natural History of Costa Rica, School of Tourism, Universidad Latina Sede San Pedro.
  5. 2011/2012. (August – November). Professor de “Sustainable Development (English)” for ISA interchange program, Universidad Latina Sede Heredia.
  6. 2011/2012. (August – November). Professor of “Biodiversity and Conservation (English) ” for ISA interchange program, Universidad Latina Sede Heredia.
  7. 2010 (February) –2012 (November). Instructor of General Biology, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.

 

T.A. OF COURSES OR LABORATORY ASSISTANT

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  1. 2015-2016 (December-January). Tropical Ecology Course, University of Wisconsin –Stevens Point.
  2. 2014 (June–July). T.A. of “Graduate Field Course in Tropical Biology (English)”, Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
  3. 2013/2014. Biologist in “Biocursos”, Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). 
  4. 2012 / 2013 (February – July). T.A of “Biology of Sea Turtles”,  School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
  5. 2011 (July – December) – 2012 (July – December) –2013 (July – December). T.A. of “Zoology II”, School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
  6. 2011 / 2012 (June). T.A. of “Course of Field Biology for University of Singapore” offered by School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.
  7. 2011 (February– July). T.A. of “Herpetology”, Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Nacional.
  8. 2009 (February–December). Lab assistant in “Lab of Environmental Hydrology”, Universidad Nacional

 

SYMPOSIUMS AND CONGRESS

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  1. 2015 (October). Oral presentation “Ocurrencia de los anuros del bosque nuboso de Río Macho, Cartago, Costa Rica”in the Congress of Postgraduate Studies in Biology, Universidad de Costa
  2. 2015 (February). Coorganizer of I Coloquium about amphibian research and conservation in Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
  3. 2014 (December). Oral presentation “Ocurrencia de los anuros del bosque nuboso de Río Macho, Cartago, Costa Rica” in X Latin Congress of Herpetology Cartagena, Colombia.
  4. Oral presentation “Pérdida de biodiversidad de anfibios en la ciudad de Heredia”. Semana de las Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia.
  5. Oral presentation “Anidación y formación de dormideros comunales de milanos coliblancos (Elanus leucurus) en Heredia, Costa Rica”, Fundación Rapaces de Costa Rica, Casa Alfredo González Flores, Heredia, Costa Rica.
  6. 2012 (September) Oral presentation “Interacciones acústicas en machos de Dendropsophus ebraccatusen la Península de Osa, Costa Rica” in XVI Congresso of the Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y Conservación, Panamá City.
  7. 2012 (September) Oral presentation “Anidación y formación de dormideros comunales de milanos coliblancos (Elanus leucurus) en Heredia, Costa Rica” en III Costa Rican Congress of Ornithology.
  8. 2011 (July). Oral presentation “Cambios en la comunidad de herpetofauna de la Reserva Alberto Manuel Brenes, San Ramón, Costa Rica” in IX Latina Congress of Herpetology and V Congresso Brasileiro de Herpetologia, Curitiba, Brazil.
  9. (September) Oral presentation “Aves Rapaces Urbanas del Valle Central: Ecología y Conservación” for Costa Rican Ornitological Association.

10.2010 (July). Assistance in “II Costa Rican Congress of Ornithology, Universidad de Costa Rica”.

11.2005. Assistance in Symposium “Advances in Neotropical Herpetology”, UCR.

 

WORKSHOPS

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  1. 2014 (May). Adviser in “Review of the Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for Costa Rican amphibians”, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (SSC/IUCN)/CBSG Mesoamérica, Universidad de Costa Rica.
  2. 2012 (May). Adviser in “The Central American Reptile Conservation Assessment Workshop” for Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN), Palo Verde National Park.
  3. Assistance in Workshop “Técnicas de gravação e análise de cantos de Anfíbios”, IX Congresso Latinoamericano de Herpetologia, Curitiba, Brazil. 12 h.
  4. Adviser in “Review of Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for Costa Rican amphibians, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (SSC/IUCN)/CBSG Mesoamérica, Universidad de Costa Rica.

DISTINCTIONS

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  1. Third place for oral presentations in the Congress of Postgraduate Studies in Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica.

 

  1. Exemplar student of School of Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional (UNA) during year 2008.

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

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  1. 2013 (May). Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for conservation of Holdridge’s Toad. Coauthor with Juan Abarca and Gilbert Alvarado.

 

Education

Lic.Sc.

2009presente
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

Licenciatura en Manejo de Recursos Naturales

Interest

BIOLOGÍA / BIOLOGY

HERPETOLOGÍA / HERPETOLOGY

ORNITOLOGIA /ORNITHOLOGY

HISTORIA NATURAL DE COSTA RICA / NATURAL HISTORY OF COSTA RICA

BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONSERVACIÓN / CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Summary

Soy biólogo tropical graduado de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica y tengo una Maestría en Biología de la Universidad de Costa Rica. 

Mi especialidad es el estudio de anfibios, reptiles y aves de Costa Rica, su ecología, historia natural y conservación.

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I'm a tropical biologist with focus in amphibians, reptiles and birds of Costa Rica : ecology, natural history, evolution, behavior and conservation.

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

  1. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V.J.; RUSSEL, K & C. 2016. Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807). Predation on a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the ocean. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(1) : 140-142.
  2. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V.J. 2015. Ataque oportunista del Cárabo Moteado (Ciccaba virgata: Strigidae) sobre la Paloma Coliblanca (Leptotila verreauxi: Columbidae) en Reserva Biológica El Copal, Costa Rica. Spizaetus 20: 29-31.
  3. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V & O. MONGE. 2015. Contra respuesta al artículo de Monge “respuesta al artículo ‘Lista de aves dañinas en Costa Rica: la otra cara de la moneda’de Acosta-Chaves y Monge”. Zeledonia 19 (2): 128-129.
  4. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V., CHAVES, G., ABARCA, J., GARCÍA-RODRÍGUEZ, A & F. BOLAÑOS. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Río Macho Biological Station, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica. Checklist. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.6.1784
  5. CAMACHO-VARELA, P & V. ACOSTA-CHAVES. Nesting and social behavior of White-tailed Kites in urban areas of Costa Rica. Spizaetus 19: 35-42.
  6. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V.J., SOLÍS-MIRANDA, N & C. BARRIO-AMORÓS. Thecadactylus rapicauda. Preying by large insects. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(2): 199-198.
  7. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V.J. & D. VILLALOBOS–CHAVES. Tantilla armillata. Predation by a Central American Bark Scorpion (Centruroides edwardsii). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(2): 202-203.
  8. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V & O. MONGE. 2015. Lista de aves dañinas en Costa Rica: la otra cara de la moneda. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED 7 (1): 99-102.
  9. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V.J. 2015. I Coloquium about amphibian research and conservation in Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica. FrogLog 114: 56.
  10. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V., ARAYA-AH, D & M. CABALCETA. Norops woodi. Predation by a Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(1):114-116.
  11. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V & G. GRANADOS. Smilisca sordida. Predation by a Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(1): 105-106.
  12. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V., GARITA, C., CONEJO–BARBOZA, K., RAMÍREZ–FERNÁNDEZ, J., NARANJO, B., & A. JIMÉNEZ. 2014. Sibon anthracops (Cope’s Snail Eater). RANGE EXTENSION. Herp. Rev. 45 (3):467.
  13. OBANDO–CALDERÓN, G., ACOSTA–CHAVES, V., CAMACHO, P., ELIZONDO, P., MONTOYA, M., OVIEDO, S & Y. SÁENZ. 2014. Aves en problemas: las causas, cuándo y cómo ayudarlas. Zeledonia, 18 (1): 28 –53.
  14. ACOSTA, V & O. MORUN. 2014. Predation of Craugastor podiciferus (Anura: Craugastoridae) by Catharus frantzii (Passeriformes: Turdidae) in a Neotropical cloud forest. Bolletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española, 25 (1): 1–2.
  15. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V & J. SALAZAR. Diploglossus monotropis (Costa Rican Rainbow striped Galliwasp). PREDATION. Herp. Rev. 44 (3): 508.
  16. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V. 2013. Pérdida de hábitas y biodiversidad desvanecida en la ciudad de Heredia (Costa Rica). Ambientico, 232–233: 64–74.
  17. ZUMBADO, H & V, ACOSTA–CHAVES. Cochranella granulosa (Granular Glass Frog). FEEDING BEHAVIOR. Herp. Rev. 43 (4): 631.
  18. ACOSTA–CHAVES, V., GRANADOS, F & D. ARAYA. Predation of Long–tailed Silky Flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus) by Ornate Hawk–Eagle (Spizaetusornatus) in a cloud forest of Costa Rica. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 20(4): 451– 452.

 

Submitted

  1. ACOSTA-CHAVES, V.J & D. JIMÉNEZ. Feeding behavior of the Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) upon neotropical ranids in Costa Rica. Florida Field Naturalist, 44 (2). Accepted.
  2. SANDOVAL, L., ACOSTA-CHAVES, V.J; et al. UNUSUAL RECORDS OF WATERBIRDS IN COSTA RICA: POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO EL NIÑO 2015-16. Marine Ornithology. Accepted.
  3. BARQUERO, J.P; ACOSTA-CHAVES, V.J; et al. Registros fotográficos en la internet de especies desconocidas de onicóforos (Onychophora: Peripatidae) de Costa Rica. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED. Accepted.

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