PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
DR MORELIA CAMACHO-CERVANTES
I research invasive species, animal behaviour and biodiversity. I have used different species as models to investigate how invasive species affect the environments where they arrive. Currently I am devoting most of my time at the aquarium! but I also spent quite some time surveying rivers and cities.
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I did my PhD in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, researching behavioural mechanisms behind guppy invasions.
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Also, I like to participate in assessments to help invasive species research to make it to policy and management. I am currently in the Expert Panel of the IPBES Assessment for Invasive Alien Species and involved in the GoFouling Project to protect marine environments from alien species.
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STUDENTS
Abigail Santiago-Arellano, MSc
PhD student
I study the behavioural traits of the invasive twospot livebearer, as well as its population growth and impact on fish biodiversity in the wetland La Mintzita, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Isabel Salazar-Rueda, BSc
MSc Student
my research focuses on understanding how temperature fluctuations impact population dynamics and behavioral changes in the invasive guppy
Helena Rojas-Coria
Undergraduate student
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I study the effects of temperature fluctuations on the phenotypic coloration characteristics of the invasive guppy
Miguel Benigno-Díaz
Undergraduate student
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I study the ecological interactions between native goodeids and invasive fish in the Central Plateau of Mexico
Eugenia Lomeli-Sandoval
Undergraduate student
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I study the behavioral changes of the invasive Skiffia lermae under temperature fluctuations
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
DR MORELIA CAMACHO-CERVANTES
I research invasive species, animal behavior, biodiversity, and how climate change affects their interactions. I have used different species as models to investigate how invasive species impact the ecosystems they establish in. Currently, I spend most of my time at the aquarium, but I also conduct sampling in rivers and cities.​
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I did my PhD in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, researching behavioural mechanisms behind guppy invasions.
I enjoy participating in advisory and consultancy roles to summarize and translate science so it can be used in guides, policies, and management. I was part of the IPBES expert panel advising on Invasive Alien Species.​​
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Additionally, I was recently awarded the NASEM LAC Connections Fellowship, a program that seeks to facilitate and develop the scientific community of early-career researchers in Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada, promoting scientific exchange and regional collaboration.
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Currently, I am an Invasive Species Specialist for the IUCN Species Survival Commission and collaborate with the InvaPact team.
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COLLABORATORS
We work with many great researchers that make our science much more interesting.
PROF CONSTANTINO MACÍAS GARCIA
DR EK DEL VAL DE GORTARI
DR ROBERTO LINDIG CISNEROS
DR ERICK DE LA BARRERA MONTPELLIER
PROF ANNE MAGURRAN
DR NICOLETTA RIGHINI
MSc SEBASTIAN
GOMEZ-MALDONADO
DR ALFREDO F OJANGUREN
PROF BOB WONG
Former Students
BSc Daniela Arellano Sanchez
my undergrad thesis was focused on the diversity of arthropods in urban areas and its relation with management
BSc Hannah Gaber
I researched the behaviour of juvenile native and invasive fish when shoaling with conspecifics and heterospecifics
BSc Esteban Aceves-Fonseca
my undergrad thesis was focused on the effects of habitat complexity, sex, and size on the boldness and exploratory behaviour of an invasive fish
MSc Vianey Palomera-Hernandez,
my master's dissertation was on ontogenic behavioural traits of the invasive guppy and freshwater biodiversity assessment of the Rio Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico
MSc Salvador Rodriguez-Muñoz
my master's dissertation was focused on a review of the current global distribution of Oculina patagonica and a survey to experts' perception of the risk this species in posing to native species
AVAILABLE POSITIONS
Research Opportunities
POSTGRADS
January 25, 2025
If you are interested in carring out your Master or PhD with us drop us an email!