Research output per year
Research output per year
Overview
Education
PhD, Doctor in Biological Sciences
Award Date: 09 Jun 1993
Bachelor, Bachelor of Biological Sciences
Award Date: 01 Feb 1989
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Senior
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Biology
- Doctorate in Biological Sciences
- Ecology
- Master's Degree in Biological Sciences
- Industrial Microbiology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Checklist and Review of Population Genetic Studies with Molecular Markers Applied to the Wild Cat Species Present in Colombia for Conservation Purposes
Ruiz-García, M., 16 Feb 2026, In: Animals. 16, 4, p. 1-62 62 p., 629.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cryptic Genetic Diversity in Deer: The Evolution of the White-Tailed Deer (Cervidae, Artiodactyla) in the Neotropics
Ruiz-García, M., Arias-Vásquez, J., Luna, A., Castellanos, A., Brito, J., Galindo, P. C., Sulca, Y. O. A., Catzeflis, F. & Shostell, J. M., Jun 2026, In: Diversity. 18, 6, p. 1-39 39 p., 351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of the Ecuadorian Andes on genetic structure of the spectacled bear with new genetic datasets
Ruiz-García, M., Castellanos, A., Árias-Vásquez, J. Y. & Shostell, J. M., 24 Sep 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, p. 1-21 21 p., 32735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Nariño Cat, the Tigrinas and Their Problematic Systematics and Phylogeography: The Real Story
Ruiz-García, M., Vega, J., Pinedo-Castro, M. & Shostell, J. M., Jul 2025, In: Animals. 15, 13, p. 1-45 45 p., 1891.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are There Barriers Separating the Pink River Dolphin Populations (Inia boliviensis, Iniidae, Cetacea) within the Mamoré–Iténez River Basins (Bolivia)? An Analysis of Its Genetic Structure by Means of Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Markers
Ruiz-García, M., Escobar-Armel, P., Martínez-Agüero, M., Gaviria, M., Álvarez, D., Pinedo, M. & Shostell, J. M., Aug 2024, In: Genes. 15, 8, 1012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations
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Los fósiles no son suficiente: Una radical nueva visión evolutiva del pasado mediante la filogeografía comparada de 10 especies de carnívoros sudamericanos utilizando mitogenomas y secuencias de genes nucleares
Ruiz Garcia, M. (PI), Vásquez, J. Y. A. (CoI), Alvarez Gonzalez, D. S. (CoI), Pinedo Castro, M. O. Z. (CoI), ALFONSO ZABALA, I. P. (Estud), FULA RODRIGUEZ, J. E. (Estud), PAZ CORTES, D. N. (Estud) & ROJAS GUTIERREZ, S. (Estud)
10/09/24 → 10/09/27
Project: Research
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Filogenia molecular, filogeografía, y estructura genética de dos taxones de ciervos Neotropicales (Odocoileus virginianus, y el complejo Mazama americana-temana; Cervidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia), en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú mediante secuencias de genes mitocondriales.
Vásquez, J. Y. A. (PI) & Ruiz Garcia, M. (Ases)
05/02/24 → 04/07/25
Project: Research
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Determinación del número de especies de tigrillos (Leopardus tigrinus) y posible evidencia molecular (mitocondrial y nuclear) de la hibridación del mismo con otras especies de felinos del género Leopardus en el noroeste de Sudamérica
Pinedo Castro, M. O. Z. (PI) & Ruiz Garcia, M. (CoI)
24/01/22 → 23/04/24
Project: Research
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Estructura genética, filogeografía y filogenia molecular de cinco géneros de pequeños carnívoros neotropicales de la familia Procyonidae: (Potos, Nasua, Nasuella, Procyon y Bassaricyon), mediante secuencias de tres genes mitocondriales.
Ruiz Garcia, M. (PI) & Jaramillo Trujillo, M. F. (CoI)
01/11/15 → 30/08/19
Project: Research
Press/Media
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A small anteater trapped in a dairy farm in Uruguay was rescued and spotted by dogs
16/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
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The discovery of a new feline in Colombia seems to have been a "pig in a poke".
Ruiz Garcia, M. & Pinedo Castro, M. O. Z.
03/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
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New Cat Species Discovered in Museum Collection is Probably Already Extinct
08/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
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This is the 'Gato de Nariño', the new species of feline discovered in Colombia
07/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media