Ari E.

Martnez
CURRICULUM VITAE
Department of Biology, San Francisco State University

Hensill Hall, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94135

Phone: (352) 275-6169
email: arimartinez043@gmail.com

Education
Ph.D
Department of Biology, University of Florida (2013);
Dissertation: The role of interspecific communication in the organization of
Amazonian mixed species flocks Advisor: Dr. Scott Robinson
M.A.
University of California, Santa Barbara, Aquatic Biology and Populations (1994)
B.A.
University of California, Santa Barbara, Biology (1991)

Research Appointments
2013-2015 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Using Energetics
Understand Interactions the Organization of Stable Mixed Species Societies. San
Francisco State University. Mentor: Dr. Vance Vredenburg. 3-year appointment
2007-2012 Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Zoology, University of Florida.
Dissertation research in Amazonian lowland rainforests of Bolivia and Peru.
2005-2006 Avian Ecologist, Instituto Boliviano de Investigacin Forestal (NGO). Determining
the impacts of different logging treatments on the abundance and diversity of
understory insectivorous birds in three forest types: Chiquitano, Humid Transitional
and Amazonian lowland forests.
2003-2004 Project investigator/Coordinator, Bird Life International-Armona (NGO).
Evaluation of the effects of seasonal site visits in estimating local species richness in
resident bird communities in lowland Amazonian forests of Tahuamanu and
Federico Roman in Pando, Bolivia.
2003
Project investigator/Coordinator, Bird Life International-Armona (NGO)
Evaluation of the population status of the Titicaca flightless grebe, Rollandia
microptera, from both Bolivia and Peru.
Manuscripts in Review
Martnez, A.E. J.P. Gomez, J.M. Ponciano, and S.K. Robinson. Functional traits, Sociality and
Predation Risk in an Amazonian Understory Bird Community. American Naturalist
Martnez, A.E. and S.K. Robinson. Using foraging ecology to elucidate the role of species
interactions in two contrasting mixed-species flock systems in northeastern Peru. Wilson
Journal of Ornithology
Goodale, E., Ding, P, Xiaohu L., A.E. Martnez, S. Xingfeng, M. Walters, and S.K. Robinson.
The structure of multi-species flocks and their role in the organization of forest bird
communities, with special reference to East Asia. Avian Research
Publications
Martnez, A.E., and J.P. Gomez. 2013. Are mixed-species bird flocks stable through two
decades? American Naturalist. 181(3):E53-E59
Martnez, A.E., and R.T. Zenil. 2012. Foraging guild influences dependence on heterospecific
alarm calls in Amazonian bird flocks. Behavioral Ecology 23:544-550.
Steadman, D.W, J.R. Montambault, S.K. Robinson, S.J. Oswalt, T.J. Brandeis, G.Londono, M.J.
Reetz, W.M. Schelsky, N.A. Wright, J.P. Hoover, J.J. Jankowski, A. W. Kratter, A.E.

Martnez, and J. Smith. 2009. Relative abundance, habitat use, and long-term population
changes of wintering and resident landbirds on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Wilson
Journal of Ornithology 121(1):41-53.
Martnez, A.E, D. Aranibar, E.G. Guitierrez. 2006. An assessment of the distribution and
abundance of the Titicaca flightless grebe, Rollandia microptera, on lake Titicaca and an
evaluation of its conservation status. Bird Conservation International 16(3):237-251.
Osenberg, C.W., C. J. F. Huckins, T. Kaltenberg, A.E. Martnez. 2004. Resolving within- and
between-population variation in feeding ecology with a biomechanical model. Oecologia
141:57-65.
Published Reports
Flores, B & A.E., Martnez, 2007. The biological monitoring of understory birds in forests with
different timber harvesting intensities. Project BOLFOR/ Bolivian Insititute of Forest
Science. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Grants and Awards
2015
Howard Hughes Medical Institute San Francisco State University ($1200)
2014
Gordon Research Conference Ventura, California, U.S.A. ($1000)
2013
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship ($189,000-for 3 yr)
2012
Wilson Ornithological Society Travel Grant ($300)
2012
Graduate Student Council Travel Grant ($350)
2012
National Science Foundation- SEAGEP Travel Grant ($1,000)
2011
Centre National de la Recherch Scientifique Research Grant ($9,656)
2010
American Ornithologists Union Alexander Wetmore Research Award ($1,500)
2010
Riewald-Olowo Memorial Fund Research Grant ($300.00)
2010
Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research ($700.00)
2009
Frank F. Chapman Memorial Fund, American Museum of Natural History ($1,800)
2009
Optics for the Tropics ($600.00)
2009
National Science Foundation-SEAGEP Fellowship ($18,000)
2006-2008 National Science Foundation-Integrated Graduate Education Research Training
Fellowship Program Working Forests in the Tropics ($44,000-for 2 yr)
1991
University of California Scholars Minority Fellowship Program ($18,000/for 2 yr)
1990
NSF REU Fellowship Program ($3000)
Teaching Experience
2015
Instructor Trainee- Howard Hughes Medical InstituteSan Francisco State
University Scientific Teaching Winter Institute
2013
Graduate Student Instructor, Introductory Biology, University of Florida (UF)
2011-2012 Graduate Student Instructor, Avian Biology. Organize labs and field trips and
provide guest lecture, UF.
2009-2011 Instructor/Developer Field Course. Research Design and Techniques for Ecology
in Peru and Colombia. Designed curriculum, instructed course, and organized
logistics for course implementation. UF.
2008
Instructor/Co-coordinator, Field Course. Exploring REDD alternatives in Bolivia,
Co-designed curriculum and coordinated logistics. UF.
2007
Graduate Student Instructor, Introductory Biology, UF.

Selected Mentoring History

Yaquelin Tenebrios, (undergraduate thesis student, 2014, Universidad Nacional Federico
Villarreal)
Mark Russell (Masters student, 2014, San Francisco State University), currently Masters
student San Francisco State University
Erika Berrocal, (research assistant, 2014, Universidad de la Agraria Nacional La Molina),
undergraduate thesis student 2015, Universidad de la Agraria Nacional La Molina
Eliseo Parra, (research assistant, 2013, San Francisco State University), currently Masters
student San Francisco State University
Mitchell Serrota (research assistant, 2013, Connecticut College), currently Masters student
Simon Frazer University
Stephanie McClelland (research assistant 2013, UCD Ireland), currently Masters student
University of Groningen
Jessica Burnett (research assistant, 2012, University of Florida), currently Masters student
University of Florida
Armando Aispuro, (undergraduate thesis student, 2010, Humboldt State University), currently
Masters student University of Delaware
Karina Quinteros Leon, (intern, 2010, Universidad de la Agraria Nacional La Molina), currently
Masters degree Universidad de la Agraria Nacional de La Molina
Paul Elsen (research assistant, 2009, UC Berkeley), currently PhD. Student Princeton University
Jenny Muoz (intern, 2009, Universidad de Antioquia), currently Masters student University of
British Colombia
Gilberto Fernandez, (undergraduate thesis student, 2009, Universdad Nacional Amazonica
Peruana), currently Masters student University of Sao Paolo
Guillaume Quenet (research assistant, 2009), currently PhD. Student Universidad Nacional de
Colombia
Presentations
Martinez, A.E., Gomez J.P.,Ponciano J.M. and S.K. Robinson. 2014. Functional traits and
Predation Risk in an Amazonian Bird Community. Gordon Research Conference,
Ventura, California, U.S.A.
Martnez, A.E. and Gomez J.P. 2013. Are mixed-species flocks stable through two decades.
Wilson Ornithological Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A
Martnez, A.E. 2012. Characterizing assembly rules in Amazonian mixed-species flocks across
habitats. North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.
Ungvari-Martin, J., Martinez, A.E., Robinson, S.K. 2010. Variation in understory bird
communities of Amazonian forests on different soils. Wilson Ornithological Conference,
Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.
Martinez, A. E.2006. Assessing the effects of silvicultural practices on understory insectivorous
birds. Conference on the Sustainable Use of Forest Products in Bolivia, Santa Cruz,
Bolivia.
Martinez, A.E. 2005. The status of the Titicaca flightless grebe, Rollandia microptera, on Lake
Titicaca: recommendations for future conservation efforts. 5th Annual Conference of
Ornithology, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Professional Service
Co-organizer: Conference for Working Forests in the Tropics Partnering Research with Practice
for Conservation and Development 2009
Peer reviewer: Journal of Animal Ecology, Revista Boliviana de Ecologa y Conservacin
Ambiental
Departmental Service: Biology Graduate Student Association -Awards Committee 2011,
Secretary 2012, Vice President 2013
Professional Societies: American Ornithological Union, Wilson Ornithological Society, Sociedad
de Ornitologia Neotropical, Ecological Society of America, Asociation Tropical Conservation
and Biology