Rodrigo Monjaraz Ruedas

I study evolutionary biology and systematics of short-range endemic arthropods, my research combines fieldwork, museum collection data, morphology and phylogenomics to address specific questions about speciation, species delineation, morphological evolution, and biodiversity. Much of my research also emphasizes conservation biology, taxonomy and bioinformatics! I am extremely passionate about evolution and exploration of caves. Most of my research has focused on poorly known arthropod groups, which have been forgotten by the scientific community, as a result, one of my main goals as curator and researcher is to transmit my passion for arthropods to the people and show how diverse and important this groups are, highlight the important role they play in their ecosystems and to be able to describe this species before they are completely gone.