Current Members
PhD: Luis Cueto
Luis studied biology at the University of San Agustin of Arequipa, Peru. He has participated in many ornithological expeditions in Peru, and has been part of several conservation efforts in the Peruvian Amazon. Luis studies the effects of habitat contractions/expansions driven by the glacial cycles of the Pleistocene at a genetic level in bird populations. He uses tools such as Species Distribution Models (SDMs) and Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to assess genetic diversity in a historical context of two avian groups, Longspurs (Calcariidae, a boreal family) and Wood-Wrens (Henicorhina, a Neotropical genus).