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Luis Fernando Chaves

Indiana UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5301-2764Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Adelys ReinaiD· 1 shared Azäel SaldañaiD· 1 shared Chystrie RiggiD· 1 shared Francis M. JigginsiD· 1 shared Gabriela Delgado· 1 shared John Paul SchmidtiD· 1 shared Jonathan P. DayiD· 1 shared José E. CalzadaiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Forest fragmentation, anthropogenic land use, and climate shape sand fly community composition in central Panama.

Juliana Hoyos, Chystrie Rigg, Luis Fernando Chaves, Vanessa Vásquez, Milixa Perea, José E. Calzada, Azäel Saldaña, Vanessa J. Pineda, Kadir A. González, Sonia Altizer, Raíssa Nogueira de Brito, Adelys Reina, John Paul Schmidt, Susan N. Tanner, Julie Velásquez Runk, Nicole Lynn Gottdenker

The paper examines how landscape features, climate, and land use affect sand fly communities in central Panama, finding that grassland cover and fragmentation metrics significantly influence species occurrence and abundance.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Invasion history of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus into Mesoamerica based on mitogenomes and Wolbachia symbionts: Multiple introductions with temperate origins.

Kelly Louise Bennett, Thomas L. Schmidt, Jonathan P. Day, José Manuel Gutiérrez Alvarado, Gabriela Delgado, Rodrigo Marín Rodríguez, Luis Fernando Chaves, Julie I.R Labau, W. Owen McMillan, Francis M. Jiggins, Jose R. Loaiza

This study traces the invasion history of Aedes albopictus in Panama using mitogenomes and Wolbachia, finding multiple introductions from Asia via the Panama Canal rather than overland routes.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology