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Ph.D. Researcher in Biological Sciences | Data Scientist & R Specialist | Macroecology & Climate Change Modeler

Profile Summary

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , specializing in macroecology, macroevolution, and climate change modeling. With over seven years of experience in quantitative research, I have developed an advanced command of R programming for statistical analysis, ecological niche modeling, and complex data visualization. My research has led to multiple peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as PLOS ONE, Marine Environmental Research, and the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. These projects involve large-scale analyses of species distributions, latitudinal diversity gradients, and the impacts of environmental variables on biodiversity I possess a strong international background, highlighted by a research stay at Tohoku University in Japan and field training in Costa Rica. I have experience as a peer reviewer for prestigious journals like Science Advances and Journal of Biogeography. Currently, I apply my analytical skills to AI training and high-level scientific consulting.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Agroecology
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Work Experience

Guess lecturer

UNAM

January 2022 - Present

Education

PhD (Science Faculty)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

2022 - 2026

MSc (Science Faculty)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

2019 - 2021

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Zoology)

Autonomous University of Yucatán

2014 - 2018

Certifications

• English Vocabulary

  EF SET

  https://cert.efset.org/58KndM

  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Kevin López-Reyes, Jamie M Kass, Carlos Yáñez-Arenas, Fabricio Villalobos (2025). Historical biogeography and climatic niche dynamics in spiny lizards of the genus Sceloporus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.

Alejandro G. Farji‐Brener, Ana Abarca‐Méndez, Liza Cubero‐Morales, Kevin López‐Reyes, Diana Ramírez‐Mosquera, Ignacio Escalante (2025). Neighbor Density and Post‐Contact Immobility Duration as Antipredator Behavior: Antlion Larvae Do Not Fit the Selfish Prey Hypothesis . Ethology.

Carlos Patrón-Rivero, Michael Schubert, Luis Osorio-Olvera, Octavio Rojas-Soto, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara, Fabricio Villalobos, Brooke Bessesen, Kevin López-Reyes, Carlos Yañez-Arenas (2024). Global analysis of the influence of environmental variables to explain ecological niches and realized thermal niche boundaries of sea snakes . PLOS ONE.

Kevin López-Reyes, Bhoj K. Acharya, Carlos Yáñez-Arenas, Fabricio Villalobos (2024). Exploring the causes underlying the latitudinal variation in range sizes: Evidence for Rapoport’s rule in spiny lizards (genus Sceloporus) . PLOS ONE.

Kevin López-Reyes, Luis Osorio-Olvera, Octavio Rojas-Soto, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara, Carlos Patrón-Rivero, Carlos Yáñez-Arenas (2023). An exhaustive evaluation of modeling ecological niches above species level to predict marine biological invasions . Marine Environmental Research.

Carlos Ya{\~{n}}ez-Arenas and Luis D{\'{\i}}az-Gamboa and Carlos Patr{\'{o}}n-Rivero and Kevin L{\'{o}}pez-Reyes and Xavier Chiappa-Carrara(2018). Estimating geographic patterns of ophidism risk in Ecuador . Neotropical Biodiversity. 4. (1). p. 55--61. Informa {UK} Limited

DATA SET

Kevin L&#243;pez Reyes, Fabricio Villalobos (2025). <b>Historical biogeography and climatic niche dynamics in spiny lizards of the genus </b><b><i>Sceloporus </i></b><b> </b><b>(Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)</b> .