Biography:Erika Hingst-Zaher
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Erika Hingst-Zaher | |
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| Nationality | Brazilian |
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| Fields | Biology, Natural history, Science communication |
| Institutions | Instituto Butantan; Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo |
Erika Hingst-Zaher is a Brazilian biologist, naturalist, and university professor.
Hingst-Zaher studied at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni where she also fulfilled her PhD. Afterwards she did a post-doc position at the University of São Paulo. She became a researcher at the Instituto Butantan and the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo.[1] She is notable in the scientific community for her efforts in science communication tied to conservation, her coordination of the Instituto Butantan Biological Museum,[2] and for organizing bird-watching and citizen-science events such as Avistar (pt).[3][4]
Three taxon names are authored by Hingst-Zaher: Cerradomys langguthi, Cerradomys vivoi and Trinomys mirapitanga.
References
- ↑ "Erika Hingst-Zaher". Biblioteca Virtual da FAPESP. https://bv.fapesp.br.
- ↑ Lana, Cibele (8 March 2021). ""A ciência é sim uma atividade para as mulheres"". Ekos Brasil. https://www.ekosbrasil.org.
- ↑ "Equipe". dedoverde.com.br. https://dedoverde.com.br.
- ↑ "Observação de aves pode contribuir com a conservação e gerar dados científicos". Memórias do Instituto Florestal. https://www.infraestruturameioambiente.sp.gov.br.
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