Lucia Torrez
Curriculum Vitae
Lucía Luján Tórrez Herrera.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Apartado Postal 34002‐9998
Panamá, República de Panamá
Cell: (507) 63884631
Office phone: (507) 212-8930
Email: torrezl@si.edu
Education
● 2000-2007. Bachelor's Degree in Biology (B.S.). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, León (UNAN-LEON), Nicaragua.
Work Experience
· 2013 June-present. Project Manager under Dr. Meg Crofoot. “Capuchin cooperation and intergroup conflict”, in Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Island Barro Colorado Natural Monument (BCI), Panamá.
● 2016. Mentor in the program "Chispa", an educational program for elementary students, part of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI-Panama) and the US Department of State.
● 2012 May-2013. Research Assistant. “Assessing the importance of litterfall for tree growth and nutrient dynamics by a large-scale litter removal experiment in tropical deciduous forest in Panama.”, in Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Island Barro Colorado Natural Monument (BCI), Panamá
● 2011, Sept-Dec. Research Assistant “Surficial processes in undisturbed forests and their controls”, in Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Island Barro Colorado Natural Monument (BCI), Panamá
● 2009 Aug-2011. Research Assistant “Intergroup Relationships in white-faced capuchin monkeys, Cebus capucinus”, in Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Island Barro Colorado Natural Monument (BCI), Panamá
Publications
· Tórrez-Herrera, L.L., Davis, G.H. & Crofoot, M.C. Do Monkeys Avoid Areas of Home Range Overlap Because They Are Dangerous? A Test of the Risk Hypothesis in White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus). Int J Primatol 41, 246–264 (2020).
● 2013. Herrera, L.L.T. & Crofoot, M.C. Los monos cariblancos Cebus capucinus: ¿Por qué usan poco las zonas compartidas de sus áreas de acción? Canto Rodado: Revista especializada en patrimonio. 8: 169-177.
● 2011. Tórrez, Lucía; Robles, Nena; González, Anyuri & Crofoot, Margaret. Risky business? Reassessing the costs and benefits of predator mobbing. American Journal of Primatology. AJP-11-0092. In revision.
Conference Presentations
● 2013. ¿Por qué los monos cariblancos (Cebus capucinus) usan poco las zonas compartidas de sus áreas de acción? Presentation at The Anthropological Congress of Panama, Panama City, Panamá.
● 2011. Poster. The risk of anti-predator strategies. Fellows and Internships Symposium in Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI-Panamá)
● 2010. Poster. Why do whiteface capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) avoid areas of home-range overlap? A test of the risk hypothesis. Fellows and Internships Symposium in Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI-Panamá).
● Fluent Spanish
● Fluent English