Megan Wise de Valdez
My current area of research focuses on the urban ecology of mosquitoes, particularly those of medical and veterinary importance. I am interested in neighborhood predictors of adult mosquito distribution and abundance such as housing conditions, socioeconomic status, proximity to urban centers, and population density. I also have a strong background in parasitology, specifically the ecological drivers of transmission dynamics and parasite-induced behavioral alterations of hosts. My most recent research pairs these interests: I will be evaluating potential socioeconomic determinates of heartworm prevalence in dogs and their mosquito vectors.
Megan Wise de Valdez
College Of Arts And Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences
Chair of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology
SciTech 311N
210-784-2218
mwisedev@tamusa.edu
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