B.Sc. Biology (2002), M.Sc. Biological Sciences (2005), Ph.D. (Cand.) Biological Sciences University of Santo Tomas

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Biographical Details

Born 1981; appointed Assistant Professor 2 in 2008; handles courses in Invertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Embryology, Comparative Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Ecology; won “Best Workshop” (with Asst. Prof. JR Castillo) during the National BIOTA Convention 2004; currently on study leave to finish his dissertation entitled “Zooplankton Community Dynamics in the Open Water and Fish Cage Areas of Taal Lake – a Caldera Lake in Luzon Is., Philippines” with funding support from the Tonolli Fund Postgraduate Fellowship of the International Society of Limnology, Research Center for the Natural Sciences, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Sandwich Program.

Research Interests

Freshwater zooplankton ecology and systematics; feeding ecology of zooplanktivorous fishes; hydroacoustics; most researches have been conducted in Taal Lake in Batangas Province, Southern Luzon as well as other lakes and rivers in the country.

Professional Interests

· National Research Council of the Philippines – Associate Member

· Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines, Inc. – Regular Member

· Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines – Regular Member

· Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines – Regular Member

· Member, Editorial Board – s& t@ust.newsThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (Science and Technology News at UST), Research Center for the Natural Sciences, UST (2007- present)

· Asst. Managing Editor – Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology of the ASBP

· Adviser – UST Biology Society (June 2006- March 2008)

· Adviser – UST College of Science Journal (June 2008- present)

Selected Publications

· Adorador, V. C., Bernardo, M.A., Gonzales, J.L.L., Lam, A.C., Malijan, F.A.M., Papa, R.D.S. and J. R. Castillo. 2006. Morphological and DNA size-based differences among Corallana spp. in Oreochromis sp. found in open waters and fish cages in Taal Lake. The Philippine Biota, Vol. 39, No. 2. Pp. 5-11.

· Dela Cruz, D.M.A., Papa, R.D.S., Calwit, M.T.I., De Guzman, M.A.G.T., Galicia, J.R.U., Gloria, A. K. S. J., Lafuente, D.C.R., Piano, M.R.C.P. 2007. Effect of Rhodotorula glutinis as fish feed supplement on the growth rate of Oreochromis sp. (Tilapia) fingerlings. The Philippine Biota, Vol. 40, No. 2. Pp. 45-51.

· Papa, R.D.S. and A. C. Mamaril. 2008. Methods in Zooplankton Sampling, Ecology and Identification for General Biology Teachers. The Philippine Biota, Vol. 41 No. 1. Pp. 2-9.

· R. D. Papa, J-T Wu, S. Baldia, C. Cho, M. A. Cruz, A. Saguiguit and R. Aquino. 2008. Blooms of the Colonial Green Algae, Botryococcus braunii in Paoay Lake, Luzon Is., Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, Vol. 2, No. 1. Pp. 21-31.

· Bartolome, Ruthlyn T., Ella, Ronald Louise A., Garcia, Abigail A., Magboo, Maria Lizza E. and Papa, Rey Donne S. 2007. Addition of crude methanolic Allium sativum (Garlic) extracts to commercial fish feed can potentially prevent Ichthyophthiriasis in the Black Molly Poecilia sphenops. Acta Manilana, Vol. 55, Pp. 37-42.

Papa, R.D.S., Pagulayan, R.C., Pagulayan, A.E.J. 2008. Zooplanktivory in the Endemic Freshwater Sardine, Sardinella tawilis (Herre 1927) of Taal Lake, Philippines. Zoological Studies, Vol. 47 No. 5, Pp. 535-543.

Aquino, R., C. Cho, M. A. Cruz, A. Saguiguit and R.D.S. Papa. 2008. Zooplankton composition and diversity in Paoay Lake, Luzon Is., Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 137 (2):169-177