Ronniel D. Pedales Instructor 7 Ecology and Taxonomy Academic Group Member M.S. in Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2019 Email: rdpedales@up.edu.ph Research Lab: Terrestrial Research in Ecology and Evolution Laboratory

BIO 12 (Fundamentals of Biology 2)
BIO 116 (Invertebrate Biology)
BIO 118 (General Entomology)
BIO 191 (Systematics and Evolution)

My research focus is in the taxonomy and distribution of flies (Insecta: Diptera) particularly those in the Oestroidea. I also study the phylogenetics and ecology of these flies as well as their application in the field of forensic entomology.

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  Pedales, R.D. and Fontanilla, I.K.C., 2018. Forensic entomology in the Philippines: Establishing Baseline Data on the Forensically Important Blow Fly Species Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794). Philippine Journal of Science, 147(1), pp.17-25.
  
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  Molina, J., McLaughlin, W., Wallick, K., Pedales, R., Marius, V.M., Tandang, D.N., Damatac, A., Stuhr, N., Pell, S.K., Lim, T.M. and Novy, A., 2017. Ex Situ Propagation of Philippine Rafflesia in the United States: Challenges and Prospects. Sibbaldia: the Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, (15), pp.77-96.
  
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  Pedales, R.D., Damatac, A.M., Limbo, C.A., Marquez, C.M.D., Navarro, A.I.B. and Molina, J., 2016. DNA Barcoding of Philippine Herbal Medicinal Products. Journal of AOAC International, 99(6), pp.1479-1489.
  
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  Pedales, R.D. and Batomalaque, G.A., 2014. An Account of the Accessioned Collections of the UP Biology Invertebrate Museum. Science Diliman, 26(2).