Claudia Alejandra MEDINA Uribe

University of Pretoria Graduate student, Ph.D

In progress. Ph.D. Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Thesis: "Systematic of the tribe Canthonini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Supervisor: Professor Clarke H. Scholtz and Dr. Bruce D. Gill.

2000. M. Sc. Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Thesis: "Diagnostic and phylogenetic character variation in the genus Canthon Hoffmannsegg and related genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)". Supervisor: Professor Clarke H. Scholtz and Dr. Bruce D. Gill.

1993. B.Sc. Biology-Entomology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.

Thesis: "Hormigas en pasturas introducidas y sabana nativa de Carimagua, Llanos Orientales: diversidad, nidificacion y alimentacion. (Ants in introduced pastures and native savanna from Carimagua, Eastern Plains of Colombia: diversity, nesting, and feeding)." Supervisor: Dr. Sthepen Lapointe and Dr. Patricia Chacon.

Languages: Spanish (native), English.

1993. Meritorious B.Sc. Thesis.

1993. Best student paper award "FRANCISCO LUIS GALLEGO". Third place, XIX Congress
of Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Manizales, Colombia.

1997. First course-workshop in phylogenetic systematics, biogeography and their applications in biodiversity and conservation. Alexander Von Humboldt Institute, Villa de Leyva, Colombia, August 4 - 23. (Scholarship awarded).

1997. Techniques in molecular genetics for characterising and inventorying tropical diversity (intensive course). Alexander Von Humboldt Institute and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Palmira, Colombia. (Scholarship awarded).

1996. Ecology and Conservation (Intensive field course), Organisation for Tropical Studies (OTS), Costa Rica. (Scholarship awarded).

1999 - present. Research on the taxonomy and systematics of the genus Canthon Hoffmansegg (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

1999. Preparation of a "Guide for the identification of the dung beetles of Colombia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Alexander Von Humboldt Institute. (Four month contract).

1998. Teaching Assistant: Systematics and Taxonomy. Responsible for 50 % of the entire course. Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Cali.

1997-1998. Research Assistant project "Ants on dry forest fragments" Mounting and curatorship of ants, Entomology Section, Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Cali.

1997- 1998. Contract researcher in the project: "Characterisation of insects from mangroves and their area of influence around eight rivers from the Colombian Pacific. Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Valle del Cauca, CVC, Cali.

1997. Teaching assistant. Responsible for the entire course of "General Entomology". Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Cali.

1997. Research Project: "Community structure of coprophagous beetles in the Yotoco forest reserve" Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Valle del Cauca (CVC) & Universidad del Valle, Cali.

1996. Internship. Biological Research Institute Alexander Von Humboldt. Curatorship in the coprophagous beetle collection. (10 days).

1993-1997. Taxonomical survey of the dung beetles (Scarabaeidae) of Colombia. List of species and adaptation of a genus-level key.

1995. Faunistic inventory of the Escalerete River watershed, Buenaventura, Valle, Colombia.

1995. Research associate Fundacion EcoAndina. Research at Reserva Natural Ucumari: 1) Diversity, altitudinal distribution and habitat use of dung beetles. 2) Comparison of soil fauna between an Alisal and second growth forest.

1994. Field and laboratory tests with leaf-cutting ants. DowElanco de Colombia S.A. (Evaluation of the mode of action of XDE-105 on Atta cephalotes in the laboratory and in the field).

1991-1992. B.Sc. research work within the Tropical Pastures Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Palmira.

1991. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. Hidrobiology, Department of Chemical and Biological Processes, Sanitary Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Cali.

1990. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. Entomology I, Entomology Section, Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Cali.

1989. Research on the aquatic insects at the head of the Bitaco River, La Cumbre, Valle, Colombia.

1999. Research project " Exploratory analysis of the systematics of Canthon Hoffmannsegg (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Fundacion para la Promocion de la Investigacion y la Tecnologia, Banco de la Republica, Colombia (US $ 7000).

1997. Research Project: "Community structure of coprophagous beetles in the Yotoco forest reserve".Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Valle del Cauca (CVC) (US $ 600). Fundacion General de Apoyo a la Universidad del Valle, Cali. (US $ 700).

1997. Travel support. Instituto de Ecologia A.C. Xalapa, Mexico. Fundacion para la Promocion de la Investigacion y la Tecnologia, Banco de la Republica, Colombia. (US $1000).

• Medina, C.A., C.H. Scholtz & B.D. Gill. Submitted. Diagnostic and phylogenetic character variation in the genus Canthon Hoffmansegg 1817 and related genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. (October 2000)
  
  
• Farji-Brener, Alejandro, & C.A. Medina. 2000. The importance of where to dump the refuse: seed banks and fine roots in nests of Atta cephalotes and Atta columbica. Biotropica, 32(1).
  
  
• Medina, C.A., Escobar F. & B.D. Gill. Submitted. Guia de campo e identificacion de escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) de Colombia. Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas Alexander Von Humboldt, Villa de Leyva, Boyaca (February of 2000).
  
  
• Medina, C.A., Escobar, F. & G. Kattan. Submitted. Diversity, habitat use and temporal rhythms of dung beetles in a heterogeneous Andean landscapes. Biotropica. (September 2000).
  
  
• Medina, C. A. & A. Lopera. accepted. Clave ilustrada para la identificacion de los generos de escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) de Colombia. Caldasia. (June 2000).
  
  
• Medina, C. A. & G. Kattan. 1996. Diversidad de escarabajos coprofagos (Scarabaeidae) de la Reserva Forestal de Escalerete. Cespedesia, 21(68):89-102.
  
  
• Escobar, F. & C.A. Medina. 1996. Coleopteros coprofagos (Scarabaeidae) de Colombia: Estado actual de su conocimiento. In Insectos de Colombia. Amat, G., G. Andrade, & F.F. Fernandez (eds.) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Santafe de Bogota.
  
  
• Medina, C.A. 1995. Hormigas depredadoras de huevos de salivazo de los pastos Aeneolamia varia (Homoptera: Cercopidae) en hibridos de Brachiaria en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia. Boletin del Museo de Entomologia de la Universidad del Valle 3(1):1-16.
  
  
• Medina, C.A. 1994. Nidificacion y patrones de distribucion espacial de nidos de hormigas en una sabana tropical, Carimagua: llanos orientales de Colombia. Boletin del Museo de Entomologia de la Universidad del Valle 2(1,2):31-42.
  
  
• Medina, C.A., S.L. Lapointe & P. Chacon. 1993. Fauna de hormigas asociadas con forrajes tropicales y su implicacion como depredadoras de huevos y ninfas de salivazo de los pastos Aeneolamia spp. Revista Colombiana de Entomologia. 19(4):143-150.
  
  
• Medina, C.A. 1993. Importancia de las hormigas en los procesos biologicos del suelo. en Biologia del suelo, Memorias vol. 2 Curso Teorico - Practico. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Seccional Palmira, Valle.
  
  
• Medina, C.A., F. Escobar & A.M. Rojas. 1990. Aspectos ecologicos y biomecanicos de Oxysternon conspicillatum (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) en el Valle del Cauca. Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 16(2): 54-61.
  
  
• Astudillo, A.M., Y. Gutierrez, C.A. Medina & M.R. Manzano. 1992. Aspectos ecologicos del patinador de agua Charmatometra bakeri Kirkaldi (Heteroptera: Gerridae) en el Valle del Cauca. Revista Colombiana de Entomologia. 18(2):59-62.

• Medina, C. A., A. Lopera, A. Vitolo, & B.D. Gill. Listado actualizado de las especies de escarabajos coprofagos de Colombia.
• Medina, C.A. Estructura de la comunidad de escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: scarabaeinae) de la Reserva Forestal Bosque de Yotoco.
• Medina, C.A. Gradientes altitudinales y de perturbacion en la diversidad de escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae), Region occidental de Colombia.

Medina, C. A. 1998. Caracterizacion de la entomofauna del manglar; esteros Raposo, Mayorquin, La Plata, Bocas del San Juan y Guandal en El Tigre Rio San Juan, Pacifico Valle del Cauca.

Medina, C. A. 1997. Estructura de la comunidad de Coleopteros Coprofagos Scarabaeidae de la Reserva Forestal Bosque de Yotoco. Corporacion Autonoma regional del Valle del Cauca (CVC), Informe final.

Medina, C.A. 1995. Inventario preliminar de Insectos de la Reserva Natural del Rio Escalerete, Instituto de investigaciones Valecaucanas (INCIVA), Informe final.

Medina, C.A. 1994. Evaluacion del modo de accion del XDE-105 sobre Atta cephalotes pruebas de laboratorio y ensayo de campo. Presentado a DowElanco de Colombia, S.A. Informe final.

1997. III Latinoamerican Meeting on Scarabaeoideology, Instituto de Ecologia A.C. Xalapa Mexico.

1997. Workshop on strategies for the analysis of local and regional diversity with dung beetles. Instituto de Ecologia A.C. Xalapa Mexico. Latinoamerican Meeting on Scarabaeoideology

1997. Annual Congress of the Asociation for Tropical Biology (ATB), Costa Rica.

1995. "II Latinoamerican Meeting on Scarabaeoideology" Universidad Javeriana, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia.

1995. Conference "Dung bettles from Parque Natural Regional Ucumari: Altitudinal distribution, habitat use and activity daily rhythms" Semana de la Biodiversidad CARDER, Pereira, Colombia. (Invited lecturer).

1994. "I meeting of Seccion Bolivariana of the International Union for the Study of Social Iinsects", Cali, Colombia.

1993. Conference "Importance of ants in soil biological processes". Course on Soil Biology. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Seccional Palmira, Colombia. (Invited lecturer).

1993. V Latinamerican Congress of Entomology, Isla Margarita,Venezuela.

1992. Symposium "Ants: characteristics, damages and management". Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Comite Regional, Valle del Cauca, Cali, Colombia.

1992. XIX Congress of Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.

1990. XVII Congress of Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Cartagena, Colombia.

1990. XI Latinamerican Congress of Zoology, Cartagena, Colombia.

1989. I National Symposium on Biological Control, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira, Colombia.

1989. Seminar "Selective insecticides in the integrated management of pests". Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Comite Regional, Valle del Cauca, Buga, Colombia.

1989. XVI Congress of Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Medellin, Colombia.

1988. Seminar "Biological control of insect pests: bases and applications". Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia, Comite Regional, Valle del Cauca, Buga, Colombia.

1988. I Regional Seminar on Biotechnology. Sociedad Colombiana de la Ciencia del Suelo, Cali, Colombia.