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Mauricio Quesada is a researcher affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Their scientific contributions primarily focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable work also in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have made substantial inputs in several subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science.

Their research encompasses various topics such as Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Among recent publications, several papers illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • Climate variability and aridity modulate the role of leaf shelters for arthropods: A global experiment (2022), published in Global Change Biology
  • Habitat fragmentation negatively affects effective gene flow via pollen, and male and female fitness in the dioecious tree, Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae) (2021), published in Biological Conservation
  • Impacts of pests and diseases on the decline of managed bees in Brazil: a beekeeper perspective (2022), published in Journal of Apicultural Research
  • Vegetation composition and structure determine wild bee communities in a tropical dry forest (2020), published in Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Successional and phenological effects on plant-floral visitor interaction networks of a tropical dry forest (2023), published in Journal of Ecology

Frequent collaborators of Mauricio Quesada include:

  • E. Jacob Cristóbal-Pérez
  • Eric J. Fuchs
  • Silvana Martén-Rodríguez
  • Samuel Novais
  • Geraldo Wilson Fernandes

Mauricio Quesada's publications appear regularly in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), American Journal of Botany, Apidologie, PLoS ONE, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in plant populations: susceptible signals in plant traits and methodological approaches

    Ramiro Aguilar;Mauricio Quesada;Lorena Ashworth;Yvonne Herrerías-Diego

  • A quantitative review of pollination syndromes: do floral traits predict effective pollinators?

    Víctor Rosas-Guerrero;Víctor Rosas-Guerrero;Ramiro Aguilar;Silvana Martén-Rodríguez;Lorena Ashworth

  • Research priorities for neotropical dry forests

    G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Mauricio Quesada;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Jafet M. Nassar

  • Succession and management of tropical dry forests in the Americas: review and new perspectives.

    Mauricio Quesada;G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa;Mariana Alvarez-Añorve;Kathryn E. Stoner

  • Ecosystem Services of Tropical Dry Forests: Insights from Long-term Ecological and Social Research on the Pacific Coast of Mexico

    J. Manuel Maass;Patricia Balvanera;Alicia Castillo;Gretchen C. Daily

  • Species composition, similarity and diversity in three successional stages of a seasonally dry tropical forest

    M. Kalacska;G.A. Sanchez-Azofeifa;J.C. Calvo-Alvarado;M. Quesada

  • Effects of dry tropical forest fragmentation on the reproductive success and genetic structure of the tree Samanea saman.

    Alfredo Cascante;Mauricio Quesada;Jorge J. Lobo;Eric A. Fuchs

  • Effects of Forest Fragmentation and Flowering Phenology on the Reproductive Success and Mating Patterns of the Tropical Dry Forest Tree Pachira quinata

    Eric J. Fuchs;Jorge A. Lobo;Mauricio Quesada

  • Research Priorities for Neotropical Dry Forests1: Research Priorities for Neotropical Dry Forests

    G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Mauricio Quesada;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Jafet M. Nassar

  • Leaf Damage Decreases Pollen Production and Hinders Pollen Performance in Cucurbita Texana

    Mauricio Quesada;Krista Bollman;Andrew G. Stephenson

  • Diversity of gall-inducing insects in a Mexican tropical dry forest: the importance of plant species richness, life-forms, host plant age and plant density

    Pablo Cuevas-Reyes;Mauricio Quesada;Paul Hanson;Paul Hanson;Rodolfo Dirzo

  • Changes in tree and liana communities along a successional gradient in a tropical dry forest in south-eastern Brazil

    Bruno G. Madeira;Mário M. Espírito-Santo;Santos D’Ângelo Neto;Yule R. F. Nunes

  • Factors affecting phenological patterns of bombacaceous trees in seasonal forests in Costa Rica and Mexico.

    Jorge A. Lobo;Mauricio Quesada;Kathryn E. Stoner;Eric J. Fuchs

  • Need for Integrated Research for a Sustainable Future in Tropical Dry Forests

    G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Margaret Kalacska;Mauricio Quesada;Julio C. Calvo-Alvarado

  • Habitat fragmentation reduces plant progeny quality: a global synthesis.

    Ramiro Aguilar;Ramiro Aguilar;Edson Jacob Cristóbal-Pérez;Francisco Javier Balvino-Olvera;María de Jesús Aguilar-Aguilar

  • Variability in leaf optical properties of Mesoamerican trees and the potential for species classification

    Karen L. Castro-Esau;G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Benoit Rivard;S. Joseph Wright

  • Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Pollinator Activity and Consequences for Plant Reproductive Success and Mating Patterns in Bat‐pollinated Bombacaceous Trees1

    Mauricio Quesada;Kathryn E. Stoner;Jorge A. Lobo;Yvonne Herrerias‐Diego

  • Pollinator-dependent food production in Mexico.

    Lorena Ashworth;Lorena Ashworth;Mauricio Quesada;Alejandro Casas;Ramiro Aguilar;Ramiro Aguilar

  • The role of tropical dry forests for biodiversity, carbon and water conservation in the neotropics: lessons learned and opportunities for its sustainable management

    Carlos Portillo-Quintero;Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa;Julio Calvo-Alvarado;Mauricio Quesada

  • Effects of habitat disruption on the activity of nectarivorous bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in a dry tropical forest: implications for the reproductive success of the neotropical tree Ceiba grandiflora.

    Mauricio Quesada;Kathryn E. Stoner;Víctor Rosas-Guerrero;Carolina Palacios-Guevara

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn E. Stoner
Kathryn E. Stoner Colorado State University
Ken Oyama
Ken Oyama National Autonomous University of Mexico
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa University of Alberta
G. Wilson Fernandes
G. Wilson Fernandes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
David F. Greene
David F. Greene Humboldt State University
Frederico de Siqueira Neves
Frederico de Siqueira Neves Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Andrew G. Stephenson
Andrew G. Stephenson Pennsylvania State University
John A. Gamon
John A. Gamon University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Benoit Rivard
Benoit Rivard University of Alberta
Rodolfo Dirzo
Rodolfo Dirzo Stanford University

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