Research Division: Ecology and Evolution

Office: Science Research 2, 258
Contact: rdimarco@central.uh.edu

Education: Ph.D., The University of Tennesse, USA;  Licentiate in Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina

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I am an ecologist fascinated by the complex relationships between plants, fungi, and herbivores, as well as how invasive species spread. 

I am particularly interested in how plant chemical traits shape the relationships between plants and other organisms. 

I use a combination of field observations, experiments in greenhouses, and lab work to understand the processes that drive these complex ecological patterns between plants, herbivores and mutualistic fungi. 

Research Interests:

Chemical Ecology
Plant defenses
Invasion Biology
Plant - herbivore interactions
Mutualistic plant - fungal interactions