PhD student – Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Thesis title: Sublethal effects of organophosphate pesticides in bats from cells to behavior
M.Sc. (Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica)
B.S. (Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica)
E-mail: natalia.sandovalherrera@mail.utoronto.ca
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