Patricia Alvarez-Loayza Graduate Program of Ecology and Evolution Department of Plant Biology & Pathology Rutgers University, Cook College

     I am currently enrolled in the Graduate Program of Ecology and Evolution  in the Department of Plant Biology & Pathology at Rutgers University.  My research focuses on plant pathogens, endophytes and diversity maintenance mechanisms in lowland tropical forest. 
      I have been working on a variety of projects involving seed dispersal, plant guides for Manu National Park, plant pathogens interactions, and conservation of tropical forests. 

Tachygonus sp., common leaf miner of Hirtella racemosa juveniles and seedlings at Cocha Cashu Biological station, identification by Dr. Jens Prena and Dr. Staines