User:Mariana A. Cherman

Biologist (UNSL-Argentina), MS in Vegetal Production (UFSM-Brazil), PhD in Entomology (UFPR-Brazil) . Taxonomist of species with agriculture importance, mainly white grubs and chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). I have experience in making pest diagnoses for public and/or private institutions. Also I worked with pest-rearing methods and other bioecological issues. As a sistematic, I deal with phylogenetic approaches of recent groups. I have also taught in graduate courses, including my own course of white grub identification to grad students and professionals as targets. I also have skills with several computer programs, like office pack, photoshop and adobe illustrator, as well as for map edition (ie QUANTUM GIS). I have proficiency in english and portuguese languages, and I am a spanish native speacker.

RESEARCH INTERESTS Palaeobiology, Cladistics (Systematic Biology), Cladistics, Character, Systematic Biology, Zoology

AFFILIATIONS UFPR, Zoologia, Post-Doc