Associated researcher, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Thesis Title: Experimental test of sex allocation theory during the ontogeny of the protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite Lysmata wurdemanni (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea).
About
Antonio Baeza is an ecologist specialized in evolutionary, behavioral and molecular ecology. He believes in the marriage between hypothesis-driven studies and natural history to improve our understanding of natural phenomena in the marine environment. Baeza’s research goals focus on testing sex allocation and mating systems theories using marine invertebrates (mostly crustaceans) as model systems. He is also interested in understanding the role of the environment in determining the evolution of social behaviors and other behavioral traits (i.e., alternative mating tactics, territoriality, and symbiosis). Currently, he is a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, and at the Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA. He has published more than 40 original papers (plus one book chapter) on the behavioral ecology and life history of crustaceans.




