Maryzender Rodríguez-Melgarejo, Ph.D. (c)
Evolutionary biologist
About me
Maryzender
I am a zoologist and evolutionary biologist currently undertaking a PhD at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), with research based at the Laboratory of Entomology of Argentine Dryland Research Institute (IADIZA, CCT CONICET Mendoza).
My research centres on the systematics and taxonomy of Neotropical and Andean rove-beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), integrating field trips, morphology, molecular biology, and phylogenetic analysis to investigate their evolutionary relationships and species diversity.
Ongoing projects
The systematics of Neotropical and Andean rove-beetles
The evolution of the myrmecophily and termitophily in the Neotropical Philonthina rove-beetles, which is the focus of my PhD thesis
Fieldwork
