Alan J. Fleming
Alan José (A.J.) Fleming (born 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a biologist from Ottawa, Canada. He has worked on the acoustic behavior of the Mountain Pine Beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)[1], collaborated on research at Carleton University with Jayne E. Yack, in sound production in caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea)[2], and more recently the taxonomy of Costa Rican Tachinidae (Diptera). He currently studies the tachinid fauna from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), a 1.430 km² habitat restoration project, located just south of the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border, between the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de Tilaran; cataloguing and describing the country's significant tachinid diversity, alongside Daniel H. Janzen[3] and Winifred Hallwachs[4].
He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Biology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada in 2005, a second B. Sc. in Neuroscience in 2007 and his M. Sc. Biology in 2010 specializing in Neuroethology, all from the same alma mater. He currently holds the position of Honorary Research Associate with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Impact on conservation of Area de Conservacion Guanacaste[edit]
Through his peer reviewed papers, on the Tachinidae of ACG, following is a list of his peer reviewed publications associated with Area de Conservación Guanacaste on the subject of Tachinidae.
- Fleming A, Wood D, Smith M, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2018) Revision of the Mesoamerican species of Calolydella Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) and description of twenty-three new species reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e11223. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e11223
- Fleming A, Wood D, Smith M, Dapkey T, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2017) A new species of Voria Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e20123. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e20123
- Fleming A, Wood DM, Smith MA, Janzen D, Hallwachs W, Dapkey T (2016) A new species of Phosocephala Townsend, 1908 (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7863. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.4.e7863
- Fleming A, Wood DM, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D, Dapkey T (2016) Two new species of Erythromelana Townsend, 1919 (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7386. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.4.e7386
- Fleming A, Wood DM, Smith MA, Janzen D, Hallwachs W (2016) Nine new species of Itaplectops (Diptera: Tachinidae) reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with a key to Itaplectops species. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4596. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e4596
- Fleming A, Wood DM, Janzen D, Hallwachs W, Smith MA (2015) Seven new species of Spathidexia Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: 4597‑4597. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4597
- Fleming A, Wood D, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2015) Three new species of Ametadoria Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5039. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e5039
- Fleming A, Wood DM, Janzen DH, Hallwachs W, Smith MA (2015) Three new species of Trigonospila Pokorny (Diptera: Tachinidae), from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with a key for their identification. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: 4595‑4595. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4595
- Fleming A, Wood D, Smith M, Janzen D, Hallwachs W (2014) A new species of Cordyligaster Macquart, reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4174. https://doi.org/10.3897/ bdj.2.e4174
- Fleming A, Wood DM, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2014) Revision of the New World species of Houghia Coquillett (Diptera, Tachinidae) reared from caterpillars in Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Zootaxa 3858 (1): 1. https:// doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3858.1.1
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In addition to his impact in the world of biology, he has also appeared on screen, in a short independent film entitled, The Black Ties, where he assumed the role of Billy[5].
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References[edit]
- ↑ Fleming, A.j.; Lindeman, A.a.; Carroll, A.l.; Yack, J.e. (2013-02-16). "Acoustics of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) (Curculionidae, Scolytinae): sonic, ultrasonic, and vibration characteristics". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 91 (4): 235–244. doi:10.1139/cjz-2012-0239. ISSN 0008-4301.
- ↑ Bura, Veronica L.; Fleming, Alan J.; Yack, Jayne E. (2009-06-01). "What's the buzz? Ultrasonic and sonic warning signals in caterpillars of the great peacock moth (Saturnia pyri)". Naturwissenschaften. 96 (6): 713–718. doi:10.1007/s00114-009-0527-8. ISSN 0028-1042.
- ↑ "OCLC WorldCat Identities: Janzen, Daniel H." OCLC WorldCat Identities.
- ↑ "OCLC WorldCat Identities: Hallwachs, Winifred". OCLC WorldCat Identities.
- ↑ "Alan J. Fleming". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
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