Member Profile
Membership type: full
Carmen Yurrita
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: Guatemala, Guatemala General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms-
Degrees
2017 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms2008 Master Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
Bee diversity, use and management
Publications resulting from Research:
Brand, P., Hinojosa-Díaz, I., Ayala, R., Daigle, M., Yurrita, C.L., Eltz, T. & Ramírez, S. (2020). The evolution of sexual signaling is linked to odorant receptor tuning in perfume-collecting orchid bees. Nature Communications. 11. 244 10.1038/s41467-019-14162-6
Yurrita, C.L., Ortega-Huerta, M.A. & Ayala, R. (2017). Distributional analysis of Melipona stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in Central America and Mexico: setting baseline information for their conservation. Apidologie 48, 247–258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-016-0469-z
Yurrita, C.L. & Vásquez, M. (2013) Stingless Bees of Guatemala. In: Vit P., Pedro S. & Roubik D. (eds) Pot-Honey. Springer, New York, NY
Dardón, M.J., Yurrita, C.L. & Vásquez, M. (2016). Catálogo de las abejas del género Bombus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae) de Guatemala. Rev. cient. (Guatem.), 26(1):9-19
Lou, S. & Yurrita. C.L. (2005). Análisis de nicho alimentario en la comunidad de murciélagos frugívoros de Yaxhá Petén, Guatemala. Acta Zoológica Mexicana. 21(1):83-94
Enríquez, E., Yurrita, C.L., Ayala, R., Marroquín, A. & Griswold. T. (2012). Diversidad de Abejas Silvestres (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) de Guatemala. In: Cano E.B., Schuster J.C. (eds) Biodiversidad de Guatemala, Volumen 2. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchTeaching
