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Cristian Alfonso Villagra Gil

Profesor Asociado

Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Ecology Entomology

Educación

  •  Ecología y Biologia Evolutiva, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2006

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoctorado Full Time

    Instito de Ecologia y Biodiversidad

    Ciencias

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - 2010

  •   Postdoctoral associate Full Time

    Cornell University

    Sciences

    Ithaca, NY, Estados Unidos

    2007 - 2009

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION

    Ciencias Básicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Tesistas de Pregrado

2015 Alvaro Astudillo La Resina de Haplopappus platylepis Phil (Asteraceae) ¿Es una barrera contra la Herbivoría?" Pregrado
Biología Ambiental U. CHILE –
Chile
2015 Paulina Campos Oyarzún "Evaluación de Rasgos Florales en Complejo de Hibridización Haplopappus chrysantemifolius x H. foliosus = H. decurrens (Asteraceae)" Pregrado
Pedagogia en Biología UMCE
2014 Alex Catalán Román "Biodiversidad de invertebrados terrestres de Isla de Pascua encontrado en muestras de hojarasca Pregrado
Pedagogia en Biología UMCE
2014 Guillermo Raminez Cáceres "Estudio de Biodiversidad en Isla de Pascua, abundancia y distribución de Dípteros en Rapa Nui” Pregrado
Pedagogia en Biología UMCE

Tesistas deMagister

Año Autor Título de la tesis Nombre del Programa Institución Tipo de Dirección
Guía Co-guía
2015 Alvaro Villa Correa “Influencia del Hospedero en el Tamaño Corporal y la Morfología Genital de Lioptilodes friasi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)” Magister en Ciencias con Mención en Entomología, UMCE IE UMCE
2016 Constanza Schapheer Carrasco "Desarrollo de la Conducta de Preferencia de Refugio en Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Blattodea: Blattidae". Magister en Ciencias con Mención en Entomología, UMCE IE UMCE
2018 Patricia Henriquez-Piskulich “Características del Paisaje y Especie-Especificas que Influencian la Diversidad y Distribución de abejas (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) en zonas altoandinas de Chile central” Magister en Ciencias con Mención en Entomología, UMCE IE UMCE



 

Article (29)

A cross‐sectional study of hard ticks (acari: ixodidae) on horse farms to assess the risk factors associated with tick‐borne diseases
29-kDa: A Potential Candidate for Anti-Tick Vaccine Antigen Source as Immunogenic and Stage Reactive Targeting Hard-Bodied Hyalomma Ticks Ixodidae
Epigenetic Molecular Mechanisms in Insects
Hyalomma anatolicum resistance against ivermectin and fipronil is associated with indiscriminate use of acaricides in southwestern Balochistan, Pakistan
Native bees of high Andes of Central Chile (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): biodiversity, phenology and the description of a new species of Xeromelissa Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae)
Nicosulfuron sorption kinetics and sorption/desorption on volcanic ash-derived soils: Proposal of sorption and transport mechanisms
Bees may drive the reproduction of four sympatric cacti in a vanishing coastal mediterranean-type ecosystem
Differences in larval emergence chronotypes for sympatric Rhagoletis brncici Frias and Rhagoletis conversa (Brethes) (Diptera, Tephritidae)
Electrochemical method to study the environmental behavior of Glyphosate on volcanic soils: Proposal of adsorption-desorption and transport mechanisms
Harbouring the secondary endosymbiont Regiella insecticola increases predation risk and reproduction in the cereal aphid Sitobion avenae
Rocky outcrops conserve genetic diversity and promote regeneration of a threatened relict tree in a critically endangered ecosystem
Along urbanization sprawl, exotic plants distort native bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) assemblages in high elevation Andes ecosystem
Lioptilodes friasi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Niche Breadth in the Chilean Mediterranean Matorral Biome: Trophic and Altitudinal Dimensions
Pest Cockroaches May Overcome Environmental Restriction Due to Anthropization
Stress in the Educational System as a Potential Source of Epigenetic Influences on Children's Development and Behavior
A new genus and species of Lasiopteridi (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on Haplopappus foliosus (Asteraceae) from Chile
A new genus and species of Lasiopteridi (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on Haplopappus foliosus (Asteraceae) from Chile.
Distribution, habitat use and plant associations of Moluchia brevipennis (Saussure, 1864) (Blattodea: Ectobiidae): an endemic cockroach from Chilean Mediterranean Matorral biome
The Importance of ncRNAs as Epigenetic Mechanisms in Phenotypic Variation and Organic Evolution
New records of Moluchia strigata (Blanchard, 1851), (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in Mediterranean Matorral, Central Chile.
Differences in arthropods found in flowers versus trapped in plant resins on Haplopappus platylepis Phil. (Asteraceae): Can the plant discriminate between pollinators and herbivores?
Are eavesdroppers multimodal? Sensory exploitation of floral signals by a non-native cockroach Blatta orientalis
Male wing fanning by the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) produces a courtship song
Spatiotemporal variation in the reproductive ecology of two parapatric subspecies of Oenothera cespitosa (Onagraceae)
Olfactory conditioning in mate searching by the parasitold Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)
The effect of larval and early adult experience on behavioural plasticity of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)
Increased xylem ingestion and decreased phloem ingestion in the aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera : Aphididae) parasitised by Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)
Associative odour learning affects mating behaviour in Aphidius ervi males (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)
Antipredator responses of aphids to parasitoids change as a function of aphid physiological state

ComunicacionBreve (1)

New records of Moluchia strigata (Blanchard, 1851) (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in Mediterranean Matorral, Central Chile

Errata (1)

Harbouring the secondary endosymbiont Regiella insecticola increases predation risk and reproduction in the cereal aphid Sitobion avenae (vol 92, pg 1039, 2019)

Proyecto (10)

Characterizing the Ecological Niche of Native Cockroaches in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot=> Diet and Plant-Insect associations
Molukia Project=> The Ecosystem Role of Native Cockroaches in the Chilean Matorral=> Research, Education and Outreach as an Integrated Conservation Strategy
Conservation Status Assessment and Outreach on Native Cockroaches in Mediterranean Matorral, Central Chile
Nucleación de Procesos Ecológicos y su rol en la Recuperación del Matorral Costero dentro de Unidades de Conservación Genéticamente Delimitadas
Demographic Dynamics of a Critically Endangered Cacti=> Eriosyce chilensis
Conservation of the critically endangered Eriosyce chilensis
US-Chile Planning Visit to Establish a Collaborative Study on the Role of Ecological Gradients in Shaping Mutualistic and Antagonistic Interactions
ECOLOGÍA Y EVOLUCIÓN DE LA ESPECIALIZACIÓN Y DIVERSIFICACIÓN EN INSECTOS
HYBRID FLORAL CHEMOTYPE AS A SENSORY BRIDGE FOR HERBIVORES AND POLLINATORS
PLANT-INSECT COMMUNICATION AND REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN OENOTHERA ACAULIS (ONAGRACEAE) IN COASTAL AND HIGH TEMPERATE ANDEAN HABITATS IN CENTRAL CHILE.

Review (2)

Stress in the Educational System as a Potential Source of Epigenetic Influences on Childrens Development and Behavior
The Importance of ncRNAs as Epigenetic Mechanisms in Phenotypic Variation and Organic Evolution
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Cristian Villagra

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Entomología

Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación

Santiago, Chile

2
Gastón Carvallo

Profesor Adjunto

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

2
Pablo Guerrero

Profesor Asistente

Botanica

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

2
Jorge Rodriguez

Professor

Department of Chemistry

UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN

La Florida, Chile

2
Aldo Escudey

Full Professor

Departamento de Química de los Materiales

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO

Santiago, Chile

2
Lizethly Cáceres

Profesor Titular

Química

Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación

Santiago, Chile

1
Angie Díaz

Profesor asistente

Zoologia

UNIVERSIDAD DE Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

1
Paulina Sierra

Profesora Asociada

Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Joo

Docente

Departamento de Historia y Geografía

UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN

Santiago, Chile

1
Guillermo Ramirez

Estudiante de Doctorado

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Nespolo

Titular Professor

Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Ricardo Ceballos

Investigador

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS

Chillán, Chile

1
Pamela Ramírez

Académica y curadora de herbario VALPL

Ciencias y Geografía

Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación

Valparaíso, Chile