Curriculum vitae
Dr. David R. Vieites
Científico Titular
Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2
Madrid 28006
Tel: +34 91 411 13 28 ext. 1219
Education
* 1999 Career of Biology. Specialty in Biology and Conservation of Natural Landscapes. University of Vigo. Spain.
* 2001 Doctorate courses. Research subject: Phenotypic plasticity of anuran larvae. University of Vigo.
* 2003 Ph. D. Thesis “Temporal and spatial dynamics of a high mountain metapopulation of Rana temporaria”. Director: Antonio Palanca. Co-director: Miguel Vences. Sobresaliente Cum Laude by unanimity. University of Vigo. (17/12/2003)
Professional experience
* 2004 Postdoctoral fellow. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics – Museum of Zoology. Universitaet van Amsterdam. Supervisor: Miguel Vences.
* 2004-2008 Postdoctoral Scholar. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology. University of California, Berkeley. USA. Supervisors: David Wake and Marvalee Wake.
Scientific Awards
* 1996 Bongiorno Ornithological Award 1995.
* 1997 Bongiorno Ornithological Award 1996.
* 2000 Science award of the Pontevedra Council (Galicia). Young researchers. “Phenology and distribution of the mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) in the Pontevedra province”.
* 2001 Science award of the Pontevedra Council (Galicia). Young researchers.“Habitat selection and phenology of the common bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in an urban park: implications on park management and urban planning”.
* 2005 Science award of the Pontevedra Council (Galicia). Best Ph.D. thesis in Science presented during 2003-2004.
* 2006 Doctorate Extraordinary award (Premio Extraordinario de doctorado) of the University of Vigo. Best Ph.D. thesis in Science presented during 2003-2004 in the University of Vigo.
Fellowships
* 1999-2001 3rd cycle doctoral fellowship (funded by the University of Vigo)
* 2001-2003 Predoctoral grant (University of Vigo)
* 2001 Travel grant I Spanish Congress of Biogeography (Xunta de Galicia)
* 2001 Forum Filatélico Foundation Grants. Best students in Spain (Forum Filatélico)
* 2002 DAAD travel Grant to Konstanz- Germany (German government)
* 2002 Research in foreign institutions. Konstanz-Germany (University of Vigo)
* 2002 Research in foreign institutions. Amsterdam (Xunta de Galicia)
* 2003 Research in foreign institutions. Madagascar (University of Vigo)
* 2004 Research in foreign institutions. Madagascar (University of Vigo)
* 2004 Postdoctoral fellowship. Amsterdam – The netherlands. (Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero)
* 2004-2008 Postdoctoral fellowship. Assembling the Amphibian Tree of Life. UC Berkeley (National Science Foundation)
Grants and projects
* 1998-1999 Environmental impact assessment in Formigal: ecological repercussions of the existence of the ski-hints since 35 years ago”. Foundation Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal - Vigo University. 10 months. Funded by Sallent de Gallego council.
* 2000 “Study of the ecological impact of the Espelunciecha ski-hints”. Foundation Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal – Vigo University. 2 months. Funded by Sallent de Gallego council.
* 2000 “Study of the lakes of the sectors of Arrens and Cauterets”. Foundation Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal – Vigo University. 3 months. Funded by the Parc National des Pyrenees Françaises.
* 2001 “Environmental impact assessment of the urbanisation area of Formigal ski station” Foundation Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal – Vigo University. 2 months. Funded by Sallent de Gallego council.
* 2001 “Study of the lakes of the sectors of Arrens and Cauterets: Phase 2”. Foundation Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal – Vigo University. 4 months. Funded by the Parc National des Pyrenees Françaises.
* 2001-2003 “Digital cartography of vertebrate fauna in Vigo’s campus: spatial patterns of biodiversity distribution”. Foundation Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal – Vigo University. 14 months. (18.000$) Funded by University of Vigo. With Antonio Palanca Soler.
* 2005 Carl B. Koford Memorial Fund for collecting preliminary data in the field. (2.000$) (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology).
* 2006 ”Evaluating the status of Ankaratra endemic amphibians and reptiles” (10.000$) (Conservation International). With Olga Ramilijaona and Miguel Vences.
* 2006 “Assessing the status of high elevation endemic amphibians and reptiles of Andringitra National Park”. (10.000$) (Conservation International). With Olga Ramilijaona and Miguel Vences.
* 2007 “Lepidoptera as probes of Pleistocene rainforest refugia and Holocene forest fragmentation history in Madagascar” 2008-2009. ($22,000). National Geographic Society. Co-PI with David Lees.
Visiting scholar in Spanish institutions
* 2000 Instituto Español de Oceanografía de Vigo. Dr. José Franco. Neurotoxic compounds in marine algae. (2 months).
Visiting scholar in foreign countries
* 2000 Museé National d´Histoire Naturelle. Paris. France. (2 months). Prof. Dr. Alain Dubois. Madagascar Biogeography.
* 2001 Université d’ Antananarive. Madagascar (2 months). Prof. Dr. Olga Raminosoa. Madagascar field research.
* 2002 University of Konstanz. Konstanz. Germany. (2 months). Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer. Molecular biology: DNA sequencing.
* 2002 University of Konstanz. Konstanz. Germany. (2 months). Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer. Molecular biology: microsatellites, DNA sequencing & cloning.
* 2002 IBED. Amsterdam. Netherlands. Dr. Miguel Vences. Madagascar amphibian taxonomy & biogeography.
* 2003 Université d’ Antananarive. Madagascar (2 months). Prof. Dr. Olga Ramilijaona. Madagascar field research.
* 2003-2004 IBED. University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam The Netherlands. (7 months) Dr. Miguel Vences. Madagascar amphibian taxonomy & biogeography.
* 2004 Université d’Antananarive. Madagascar (2 months). Prof. Dr. Olga Ramilijaona. Madagascar field research.
* 2005 Seoul National University. South Korea (15 days). Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife. Prof. Mi-Sook Min.
* 2006 Seoul National University. South Korea (15 days). Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife. Prof. Mi-Sook Min.
* 2006 Université d’Antananarive. Madagascar (1 month). Prof. Dr. Olga Ramilijaona. Madagascar field research.
Research expeditions in foreign countries
* 2001 Madagascar (2 months)
* 2003 Madagascar (2 months)
* 2004 Madagascar (2 months)
* 2005 South Korea (15 days)
* 2006 Madagascar (1 month)
* 2006 China – South Korea (1 month)
Invited seminars
* 2001 “Fauna de alta montaña”. Escuela Española de Escalada y Deportes de Alta montaña. Benasque. Federación Española de Deportes.
* 2003 “Las características de la historia vital de los animales como factor clave en la gestión y recuperación de especies. Diseño experimental”. Master en dirección científica y gestión de centros de estudio e recuperación de especies, espacios naturales y ecoparques. Vigo. Fundación Galileo y Fundación Laboratorio de Anatomía Animal.
* 2004 “Life history of Rana temporaria in high elevations”. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California Berkeley. Host: David Wake.
* 2005 "Amphibian declines and conservation". University of Seoul. South Korea. Host professor S. Yang.
* 2005 "Integrative Biology from the roots to the tips of the tree of life of amphibians". University of cambridge, England. Host professors: Michael Ackam and Michael Burrows.
* 2006 "Do females lose control: cluth piracy in amphibians". Invited department seminar, Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis. Host: professor Gail Patricelli.
* 2006 “Integrating comparative phylogeography and paleoclimatic modelling towards understanding the pattern of vertebrate diversity across Madagascar”. Madagascar expert group, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Duke. Hosts: Anne Yoder and Claire Kremen.
* 2006 “Madagascar’s scientific research outlook: present and future perspectives”. University of California at Berkeley.
* 2007 “Paleo-climatic modelling, fossils and genetic data: towards a better understanding of past climate effects in actual species’ distributions”. University of Barcelona.
* 2007 “Integrating molecular phylogenies, divergence time estimates, paleogeography and paleoclimate to test zoogeographic hypotheses in Holarctic plethodontids”. University of Barcelona.
* 2007 “Paleo-climatic modelling, fossils and genetic data: towards a better understanding of past climate effects in actual species’ distributions”. NSF Biogeography expert group. University of Nevada.
* 2007 “Does climatic stability predict global patterns of richness and endemism?”. University of California at Berkeley.
* 2007 “Recent advances in historic biogeography: applications of molecular phylogenies to reconstruct the evolution of distribution ranges”. University of Barcelona. Host Xavier Ferrer.
Conference presentations
* 1998 Vieites D.R., Nieto-Román S., Palanca A., Arcas J.M. and Cabaleiro V.J. Expansión y situación actual del pico de coral (Estrilda astrild, L. 1758) en Galicia, con datos para el Norte de Portugal. XIII Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Vigo.
*1998 Nieto-Román S., Vieites D.R. and Palanca, A. Formas de melanismo en el tritón pirenaico Euproctus asper (Dugés,1852) en el Circo de Piedrafita (Aragón, España). XIII Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Vigo.
*2001 Vieites D.R and Nieto-Román S. Fenología y distribución de la Gaviota cabecinegra (Larus melanocephalus, Temminck 1820) en Galicia, Noroeste de España. I Congreso Español de Biogeografía. Vall de Nuria, Girona.
*2004 Vences M., Andreone F., Chiari Y., Glaw F., Nieto S., Thomas M. and Vieites D. R. High estimates of species diversity in Malagasy frogs and the concept of candidate species. African Biodiversity - Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. 5th International Symposium on Tropical Biology, Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany.
* 2004 Vieites D.R., Rabemananjara F., Bora P., Razafimahatratra B., Ramilijaona O. and Vences M. Distribution and population density of the Malagasy poison frog Mantella milotympanum. African Biodiversity - Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. 5th International Symposium on Tropical Biology, Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany.
* 2004 Poux C., Madsen O., Marquard L., Vieites D.R., De-Jong W.W. and Miguel M. Timing and pattern of the mammalian colonization of Madagascar as assessed by nuclear gene phylogenies. SMBE meeting, Pennsylvania.
* 2005 Vences, M., Thomas, M., Van der Meijden, A., Chiari, Y and Vieites, D.R. Performance of 16sRNA in DNA barcoding of amphibians. SICB meeting, San Diego.
* 2005 Vieites D.R and Nieto-Román S. Do females lose control? Post-mating clutch piracy in frogs. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa.
* 2005 Wake, D. B.; Vieites, D.; Min, M-S.; Yang, S-Y.; Bonett, R. M.; Brandon, R. A. Discovery of the first plethodontid salamander from Asia. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa.
*2006 Bonett RM, Vieites DR, Buckley D, Wake DB, Wake MH. Using the AmphibiaTree of Life to decipher patterns of life history evolution in salamanders and caecilians. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, USA.
* 2007 Vieites DR, Min MS, Wake DB. Rapid diversification and dispersal during global warming periods by plethodontid salamanders. 5th Conference on the Biology of Plethodontid salamanders. Chiapas, México.
* 2007 Vences M, Boumans L, Glaw F & Vieites DR. Comparative phylogeography of widespread reptile species in Madagascar. 14th European Congress of Herpetology. Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Porto, Portugal.
* 2007 Wollenberg KC, Vieites DR, Meijden AVD, Glaw F, Vences M & Cannatella DC. Molecular phylogeny of cophylines: regional endemism and parallel miniaturization in Madagascan microhylid frogs. 14th European Congress of Herpetology. Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Porto, Portugal.
* 2007 Vieites DR, Min MS, Nieto-Román S & Wake DB. Rapid diversification and dispersal during global warming periods by plethodontid salamanders. 14th European Congress of Herpetology. Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Porto, Portugal.
* 2007 Sillero N, Bogaerts S, Crochet PA, Sindaco R, Toxopeus B & Vieites DR. The new European Atlas Project. 14th European Congress of Herpetology. Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Porto, Portugal.
* 2007 Cameron A, Moilanen A, Phillips S, Beentje H, Dransfeld J, Fisher BL, Glaw F, Hijmans R, Lees D, Louis E, Raxworthy C, Schatz G, Vences M, Vieites DR, Wright PC, Zjhra ML, Kremen C. Aligning conservation priorities across taxa in Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot. 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Ph. D Theses directed
* 2004-2007 Alejandra Nieto Román. “Caracterización de los lagos de alta montaña del Parque Nacional de los Pirineos franceses”. Sobresaliente Cum Laude. Co-directed with Prof. Antonio Palanca Soler.
* 2007-present Isadora Ch. Jiménez i Garcia. “Modelling temporal and spatial distribution patterns of seabirds in the Ebro delta sea platform.” In progress. Co-directed with Prof. Xavier Ferrer.
Service as reviewer
American Naturalist, Amphibia-Reptilia, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, BMC Biology, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Bol. Museum Zool. Torino, Conservation Biology, Conservation Genetics, Ethology, Molecular Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society series B, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Tropical Zoology, Zootaxa.
Affiliations
Sociedad Española de Herpetología, Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for Conservation Biology, Society for Systematic Biology.