RAFAEL BELLO BEDOY PhD in Evolutionary Biology Contact: 208 Mueller Lab The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 Email: rbello@ecologia.unam.mx Phone: 814-441-7731 EDUCATION B.S. in Biology. 2002. Universidad de Guadalajara. PhD in Evolutionary Biology. 2010. PhD program in Biomedical Sciences. Insitute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Posdoctoral Fellowship. March 2011. Institute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Posdoctoral Fellowship. January 2012. Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science Penn State University. JOB EXPERIENCE Turtle Conservartion Program at Majahuas Biological Station, Roca Negra. Periodo Febrero- Agosto de 2003. Manager assistant Research Asistent. 2002. Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Universidad de Guadalajara. Dr. Gustavo Moya. TEACHING Evolution (TA) Quantitative and Ecological Genetics (TA & Teacher) Population Genetics (TA)
PUBLICATIONS 1. Bello-Bedoy, R. and Juan Núñez Farfán. 2010. Cost of inbreeding in resistance to herbivores in Datura stramonium. Annals of Botany, 105: 747-753. 2. Bello-Bedoy, R. Laura L. Cruz and Juan Núñez Farfán. 2011. Inbreeding alters a plant predispersal seed predation interaction. Evolutionary Ecology, 25: 815-829. 3. Bello-Bedoy, R. and J. Núñez Farfán. 2011. Effect of inbreeding in defence against multiple enemies in Datura stramonium. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24: 518-530. 4. Laura L. Cruz 2 Bello-Bedoy, R. and Juan Núñez Farfán. Fitness effects of folivory and predispersal seed predation in Datura stramonium. In preparation. 5. Bello- Bedoy, R. Geographic variation and differentiation in flower length and herkogamy in Datura stramonium. In preparation. 6. Bello-Bedoy, R., Munguía-Steyer R, Córdoba-Aguilar A. Allometry and fitness components are not linked in a territorial damselfly. In preparation. ORAL & POSTER PRESENTATIONS Bello- Bedoy, R., y Rodríguez, A. 2005. Selección natural en caracteres florales de Tigridia meleagris en el Cerro de El Col. XVI Meeting of the Botanic Society of Mexico. Oaxaca, México. Bello- Bedoy R., & Núñez- Farfán, J. 2006.El papel de los enemigos naturales en la evolución del sistema de apareamiento de las plantas. 1st meeting of the Ecological Society of Mexico Morelia, Michoacán. México. Bello- Bedoy R., & Núñez- Farfán, J.2007. Effect of inbreeding on resistance and life history traits in Datura stramonium. Ecological Society of America (ESA). San José, California. USA. Bello- Bedoy R. 2007. Efecto de la endogamia en la defensa contra herbívoros en Datura stramonium. 4th Student s meeting at the Institute of Ecology, UNAM.
Bello- Bedoy R. López-Velázquez, A. & Núñez Farfán, J. 2008. Efecto de la endogamia y el daño por herbivoros en dos poblaciones de Datura stramonium. 2nd meeting of the Ecological Society of Mexico Morelia, Michoacán. México. Mérida, Yucatán, México. Cisneros-Silva A., Bello- Bedoy, R., & Núñez- Farfán, J. 2008. Efecto de la limitación de luz en la tolerancia al daño en Datura stramonium. 2nd meeting of the Ecological Society of Mexico Morelia, Michoacán. México. Mérida, Yucatán, México. Bello- Bedoy R. & Núñez- Farfán, J. 2008. Differential effect of inbreeding on tolerance to defoliation in two populations of Datura stramonium. Evolution 2008. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Bello- Bedoy R. 2010. Efecto de la endogamia en las interacciones de las plantas contra sus sus enemigos y amigos naturales. 5th meeting at the Institute of Ecology, UNAM. REVIEWER Evolutionary Ecology Agricultural Science Research Jornal De la Barrera, E. and William Smith (2009). Perspectives in Biophysical Plant Ecophysiology: A Tribute to Park S. Nobel. De la Barrera, E. and William Smith (Eds). UNAM.
ORGANIZER Conference DARWIN 2009 at the Insitute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico. March-November 2008. Founder and President of the Student Section of the Ecological Society of Mexico 2009-2011 Student Section Meeting: How to become a succesful student at the 2nd meeting of the Ecological Society of Mexico held in November 2009 Yucatán, México. Student Member of the Ecological Society of Mexico Board. FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS. IDEA WILD: Project: Reproductive biology and conservation of Tigridia Melaeagris (Iridaceae) in the Cerrol de el Col Nature Preserve. $ 600.00 dollars PhD program in Biomedical Sciences, UNAM. Project: Effect of inbreeding on antagonistic interactions between Datura stramonium and its natural enemies. $ 2000.00 dollars Travel Grant provided by the American Society for Naturalists (ASN). EVOLUTION 2008. $300 dollars. Scholarship for the study of English Language. University Program for the Studies of Foreing Languages (Programa Universitario de Lenguas Extranjeras, PROULEX). Universidad de Guadalajara. Scholarship for PhD studies provided by PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences, UNAM and CONACyT. Funding for PhD studies provided by the University Council of Graduate Studies, UNAM. Funding for Posdoctoral Studies provided by CONACyT 2011. Project: Geographic distribution and niche modelling of the Datura stramonium and its specialists herbivores in Mexico. Institute of Ecology, UNAM: Grant for Posdoctoral Studies provided by CONACyT. 2012. Project. Effect of inbreeding in volatile organic compouns implicated in plant defense in Datura stramonium. Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
Grant for Posdoctoral Studies. provided by Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University Project. Effect of inbreeding in volatile organic compouns implicated in plant defense in Datura stramonium.