Danny Rojas Martín

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Position

Ph.D. student

Research interests

• Evolution and the ecological consequences of flower pollination and seed dispersal by phyllostomid bats in island ecosystems.
• Biogeography of Caribbean bats.
• Bioacustics of bats as a tool of ecological surveys.
• Reproductive biology of orchids: surveys on mechanisms of deceptive pollination.
• Biological inventories and monitoring for the design and management of protected areas.

Education

2007-current	Ph.D. student. Scholar María Barbeito. University of Vigo.
2009	Diploma of Advanced Studies. University of Vigo.
2005-2008	M.Sc. in vertebrate Ecology. University of La Habana.
2000-2004	B.Sc. in Biology. University of La Habana.

Publications

• Vale, A. and D. Rojas. (accepted) A new species of Encyclia (Orchidaceae) from Western Cuba. Annales Botanici Fennici.
• Ferrero, V., D. Rojas, A. Vale and L. Navarro (in revision) Delving into the apparition and maintenance of heterostyly in Rubiaceae: is there a similar trend in tropical and temperate climates? Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.
• Rojas, D., A. Vale, V. Ferrero and Luis Navarro (in preparation) The role of seed dispersal as a diversifying force in the Neotropics. To be submitted to the Journal of Biogeography, as part of the Special Issue 'Seed Dispersal on Islands'.
• Mora, E.; S. Macías; D. Rojas; A. Rodríguez; I. Quiñones; A. García; A. Cádiz y B. Bobourg. 2002. Aplicación de métodos bioacústicos y convencionales en la caracterización de la comunidad de murciélagos de la Cueva del Indio, Tapaste, La Habana, Cuba. Biología 16(2):159-166.
• Rojas, D. 2006. Notes on biogeography of Cuban bats. Chiroptera Neotropical 12(2):268-273.
• Labrada, M.; L. Torres; V. Linares; D. Rojas; et al. 2008. Reserva de la Biosfera Ciénaga de Zapata: estrategias para su gestión ambiental. Desoft. ISBN 978-959-7167-16-7.
• Vale, A.; D. Rojas; J. C. Álvarez and L. Navarro. (2011) Breeding system and factors limiting fruit production in the nectarless orchid Broughtonia lindenii. Plant Biology 13(s1):51-61
• Vale, A.; L. Navarro, D. Rojas and J.C. Álvarez (2011) Pollination by mimicry and breeding system of the orchid Tolumnia guibertiana in Western Cuba. Plant Species Biology 26(2):163-173.
• Rojas, D.; A. Vale; V. Ferrero and L. Navarro (2011) When did plants become important to leaf-nosed bats? Diversification of feeding habits in the family Phyllostomidae. Molecular Ecology 20(10):2217-2228.

Scientific meetings

• Authors: A. Vale, D. Rojas, J. C. Álvarez, L. Navarro, Y. Acanda
  Title: Orchids of the genus Broughtonia: a small Caribbean group with contrasting reproductive strategies
  Congress: IV International Orchid Conservation Congress
  Location and date: Hluboká (República Checa). Mayo-Junio, 2011
  
• Authors: D. Rojas, J. M. Gómez, A. Vale, V. Ferrero, L. Navarro
  Title: The role of frugivory in the adaptative diversification of phyllostomid bats in the Antilles and mainland Neotropics
  Congress: 2011 Joint International Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
  Location and date: Arusha (Tanzania). Junio 2010
  
• Authors: L. Navarro, A. Vale, D. Rojas, C. Hamilton
  Title: Together and scrambled: hybridization of Jamaican Broughtonia species (Orchidaceae) mediated by hummingbirds
  Congress: 2011 Joint International Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
  Location and date: Arusha (Tanzania). Junio 2010
  
• Authors: V. Ferrero, D. Rojas, A. Vale, L. Navarro
  Title: The evolution of heterostyly in the Spermacoceae Alliance (Rubiaceae)
  Congress: Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution
  Location and date: Vairão (Portugal). December, 2010
  
• Authors: D. Rojas, A. Vale, A. Vidal, M. Faife, V. Ferrero, L. Navarro
  Title: Importancia cualitativa de los murciélagos frugívoros cubanos en la regeneración de los bosques
  Congress: III Simposio Internacional sobre Restauración Ecológica
  Location and date: Santa Clara (Cuba). September, 2010
  
• Authors: Ferrero, V., D. Rojas, A. Vale, L. Navarro
  Title: The evolution of heterostyly and fleshy fruits in the Spermacoceae Alliance (Rubiaceae)
  Congress: Fifth international Rubiaceae and Gentianales Conference "Biodiversity in the light of historical information"
  Location and date: Stockholm (Sweden). September, 2010
  
• Authors: Vidal A., Rojas, M., A. Vale , Ferrero V., and L. Navarro.
  Title: The time is ripe for the study of seed dispersal by bats in the greatest of the Antilles: identification of the species involved and a preliminary characterization of the interaction
  Congress: 5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal.
  Location and date: Montpellier (France). June, 2010.
  
• Authors: Rojas, M., A. Vale, V. Ferrero and L. Navarro.
  Title: When did fruits become important to leaf-nosed bats?: the evolution of frugivory in phyllostomids
  Congress: 5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal.
  Location and date: Montpellier (France). June, 2010.
  
• Authors: Rojas, M., A. Vale, V. Ferrero and L. Navarro.
  Title: ¿Cuándo se hicieron nectarívoros los murciélagos filostómidos?
  Congress: ECOFLOR 2010.
  Location and date: La Laguna (Spain). January, 2010.
  
• Authors: Fernández, R., A. González, S. Aguilar, J. L. Gerhatz, J. L. Ponce de León, I. Ramos, E. García, D. Hernández, R. Rodríguez, A. Hurtado, L. M. Díaz, L. Rodríguez, V. Rivalta, A. R. Chamizo, M. Martínez, G. Silva, R. Borroto, C. A. Mancina, D. Rojas, V. Berovides
  Title: Análisis de vacíos de vertebrados en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SNAP) de Cuba
  Congress: VI Congreso de Áreas Protegidas, VII Convención Internacional sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo
  Location and date: La Habana (Cuba); July, 2009
  
• Authors: D. Rojas, A. R. San Pedro, A. Vale, G. García, A. Vidal, A. García
  Title: Dinámica del primer éxodo nocturno de dos ensamblajes de murciélagos cavernícolas del occidente de Cuba
  Congress: II Congreso de Manejo de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, VII Convención Internacional sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo
  Location and date: La Habana (Cuba). July, 2009
  
• Authors: Rojas, D., A. Rodríguez, A. García, A. Vale and L. Navarro.
  Title: bat pollination in Cuba: is there a syndrome of chiropterophily?
  Congress: ECOFLOR 2009.
  Location and date: Santiago de Compostela (Spain). February, 2009.
  
• Authors: Vale, A., D. Rojas, V. Ferrero and L. Navarro
  Title: Inconvenients of generalism: pollinic interference between Tolpis barbata (Asteraceae) and Tuberaria guttata (Cistaceae).
  Congress: ECOFLOR 2009.
  Location and date: Santiago de Compostela (Spain). February, 2009.
  
• Authors: Vale, A., D. Rojas, J. C. Álvarez, L. Navarro
  Title: Polinización y producción de frutos en una población costera de la orquídea Broughtonia lindenii (Lindl.) Dressler
  Congress: I Congreso sobre Manejo de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, VI Convención Internacional sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo
  Location and date: Ciudad de La Habana (Cuba). Julio, 2007
  
• Authors: Labrada, M.; L. Torres; D. Rojas; et al.
  Title: Implementación del Plan de Manejo de la Reserva de la Biosfera Ciénaga de Zapata.
  Congress: III Congreso de Geografía Tropical, Convención Trópico 2008.
  Location and date: La Habana (Cuba). Junio, 2008.
  
• Authors: Vale, A.; J. C. Álvarez; D. Rojas and L. Navarro.
  Title: Pollination and limiting factors of fruit production in Broughtonia lindenii (Lindl.) Dressler (Orchidaceae).
  Congress: Symposium of the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology.
  Location and date: Palma de Mallorca (Spain). April, 2008.
  
• Authors: Vale, A.; L. Navarro; J. C. Álvarez y D. Rojas.
  Title: Floral mimicry, breeding system and pollination success of Tolumnia guibertiana at the Biosphere Reserve "Península de Guanahacabibes" of western Cuba.
  Congress: XIX World Orchid Conference.
  Location and date: Miami (E.E.U.U.). January, 2008.
  
• Authors: Labrada, M.; L. Torres; V. Linares; D. Rojas e I. Zamora.
  Title: Plan de Manejo del Refugio de Fauna Bermejas, Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba.
  Congress: VI Simposio Internacional de Humedales.
  Location and date: Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba). November, 2007.
  
• Authors: Rojas, D. y A. Cádiz.
  Title: Representatividad de anfibios endémicos locales amenazados en el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Cuba.
  Congress: V Congreso de Áreas Protegidas, VI Convención Internacional sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo.
  Location and date: Havana City (Cuba). July, 2007.
  
• Authors: Rojas, D.; A. Rodríguez; A. Vale and A. Montero.
  Title: La complementariedad en dos comunidades de murciélagos: ¿cuántas cuevas se necesitan conservar?
  Congress: V Taller Internacional de Biodiversidad, BIOECO.
  Location and date: Santiago de Cuba (Cuba). November, 2005.
  
• Authors: Rojas, D. y E. C. Mora.
  Title: Vocalizaciones de estrés en murciélagos cubanos: ¿evidencias de comunicación interespecífica?
  Congress: VI Simposio de Zoología.
  Location and date: Sancti Spiritus (Cuba). Npvember, 2004.
  
• Authors: Mora, E.; S. Macías; D. Rojas; et al.
  Title: Aplicación de métodos bioacústicos y convencionales en la caracterización de la comunidad de murciélagos de la Cueva del Indio, Tapaste, La Habana.
  Congress: IV Taller Internacional de Biodiversidad, BIOECO.
  Location and date: Santiago de Cuba (Cuba). November, 2001.