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Luis Fernando Chaves
Ph.D. student
M.Sc. in Ecology, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2003
Licentiate in Biology, Universidad de Los Andes, 2001
U-M affiliation
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Contact information
University of Michigan
1300 Kraus Natural Science Building
830 North University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
Phone: (734) 615-9805
Fax: (734) 763-0544
Email: lfchaves@umich.edu
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Fields of study
Ecology of vector transmitted diseases
Research interests
I'm interested in modeling the dynamics of vector transmitted diseases. My previous research has been focused in: (i) theoretical aspects of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission, (ii) life history of triatomine bugs (vectors of Chagas disease).
Academic background
Licentiate in Biology, Universidad de Los Andes (2001); M. Sc. in Ecology, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2003).
Advisors
Mercedes Pascual, Mark Wilson
Chaves Web site
Fundacion Polar
http://www.fpolar.org.ve/index.html
News
Don't blame the trees
A new analysis by Luis Fernando Chaves, EEB Ph.D. student, Professor Mercedes Pascual and Professor Mark Wilson, suggests that socioeconomic factors, rather than landscape, best explain patterns of at least one disease, American cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL). Deforestation may make socially marginalized human populations more, not less, vulnerable to infection. Their results were published in Feb. 6 in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Read the U-M press release.
Recent publications
Chaves L.F., Cohen J.M., Pascual M., Wilson M.L. (2008) Social Exclusion modifies climate and deforestation impacts on a Vector-borne disease PLoS NTDs 2, e176
Pascual M., Cazelles B., Bouma M.J., Chaves L.F., Koelle K. (2008) Shifting patterns: malaria dynamics and rainfall variability in an African highland. Proc Biol Sci 275: 123-132.
Chaves L.F. & Pascual M (2007) Comparing Models for Early Warning Systems of Neglected Tropical Diseases. PLoS NTDs 1, e33
Chaves L.F., Hernandez M-J., Dobson A.P., Pascual M. 2007. Sources and sinks: revisiting the criteria for identifying reservoirs for American cutaneous leishmaniasis. Trends. Parasitol. 23, 311-316
Chaves L.F. 2007. Casas Muertas and Oficina No. 1 : internal migrations and malaria trends in Venezuela 1905–1945. Parasitol. Res.
101, 19-23
Chaves L.F., Bianchi G., Skwierinski R. 2007. Morfotipos y Germinación de Semillas del Maitin, Ficus maitin (Moraceae). Biotropica. 39, 546-548
Chaves L.F. and Pascual M. (2006) Climate Cycles and Forecasts of Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis, a Nonstationary Vector-Borne Disease PLoS Medicine. 3: e295
Chaves L.F., Hernandez M.J. 2006. Modelos matemáticos y dinámica de transmisión de la Leishmaniasis Cutánea Americana. In: Voces Para Sordos (Scorza JV and Rojas E Eds.) pp 33-36. Merida: Talleres Graficos de la Universidad de Los Andes
Chaves L.F. 2006, Spatial Complexity and the fitness of the kissing bug, Rhodnius prolixus. J. App. Entomol. 130 (1) :51-55
Pascual M., Ahumada J.A., Chaves L.F., Rodo X., Bouma M. 2006. Malaria resurgence in the east African Highlands: Temperature trends revisited. PNAS. 103(15) :5829-5834
Chaves L.F., Hernandez M.J. 2004. Mathematical modelling of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: incidental hosts and threshold conditions for infection persistence. Acta Tropica. 92(3):245-252
Chaves L.F., Añez N. 2004. Species Co-Occurrence and feeding behavior in Sand Fly transmission of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in western Venezuela. Acta Tropica. 92(3) :219-224
Chaves L.F., Hernandez M.J., Revilla T.A., Rodriguez D.J., Rabinovich J.E. 2004. Mortality profiles of Rhodnius prolixus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), vector of Chagas disease. Acta Tropica. 92(2) :119-125
Chaves L.F., Ramoni-Perazzi P., Lizano E., Añez N. 2003. Morphometrical Changes in Eggs of Rhodnius prolixus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) during development. Entomotropica. 18(2) : 83-88
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