RESEARCH INTERESTS:
I’m interested in invasion biology and the ecological and evolutionary factors that might contribute to range expansions in a novel environment.
EDUCATION:
2019 – Present: PhD Candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics – Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis
2019-2022: Master of Science in Biology- University of Missouri-St. Louis
2007 – 2012: BA in Communications, Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
- March 2024 – Present: Seasonal field biologist with NYC Bird Alliance
- Nov. 2018 – Present: Parker Lab at UMSL. Lab assistant. Disease screening for avian malaria.
- April 2019 – Present: Seasonal volunteer for bird banding project to track spring migration at the World Bird Sanctuary, MO.
- Sept. 2018 – June 2019: Muchhala Lab at UMSL. Assisted with taxonomic revision of the Burmeistera genus, worked with herbarium specimens at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
- May-October 2018: Bird Technician, Audubon Center at Riverlands. Conducted avian point count surveys along the Mississippi River during
the breeding season. - Aug. – Dec. 2017: Internship in the Animal Behavior department at the St. Louis Zoo, MO.
publications AND presentations:
Mashburn, B., Trigueros, A., Ulloa, C., & Muchhala, N. (2023). Morphometrics, Species Limits and a New Species in the Recurved Corolla Clade of Burmeistera (Campanulaceae). Manuscript submitted for publication.
Soares, L., Cockle, K. L., Inzunza, E. R., [and 121 others, including Trigueros, A.] (2023). Neotropical ornithology: Reckoning with historical assumptions, removing systemic barriers, and reimagining the future. Ornithological Applications, 125(1). DOI: 10.1093/ornithapp/duac046
Trigueros, A., Robertson, B. Q., & Parker, P.G. (2023). Limits on Geographic Range in Non-Native Sparrows. Oral Presentation at the Webster Groves Nature Study Society Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO.
Trigueros, A., Robertson, B. Q., & Parker, P.G. (2022). Limits on Geographic Range in Non-Native Sparrows. Poster Presentation at the Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting. Santa Fe, NM.
Trigueros, A., Robertson, B. Q., & Parker, P.G. (2022). Limits on Geographic Range in Non-Native Sparrows. Bilingual Poster Presentation at the American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting. San José, Puerto Rico.
Trigueros, A. & Parker, P.G. (2021). Limits on Geographic Range in Non-Native Sparrows. Oral Presentation at Biolunch Department Seminar, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Trigueros, A. & Parker, P.G. (2021). Limits on Geographic Range in Non-Native Sparrows. Oral Presentation at the Inland Bird Banding Association Annual Meeting. Springfield, IL.
PUBLIC PROFILES:
Email: actn2v@umsl.edu