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Email

iliana.medina@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow in Ecology
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
Australian National University
Doctorate
The Australian National University
ORCID

0000-0002-1021-5035

Dr Iliana Medina Guzman

Senior Research Fellow in Ecology
School of BioSciences

53 Scholarly works
10 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Global selection on insect antipredator coloration
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adr7368
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Body size rather than reflectivity explains thermal constraints on colour variation in an aposematic jewel bug
    DOI: 10.1007/s10682-025-10344-5
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Animal Building for a Changing World
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Polarization and reflectance are linked to climate, size and mechanistic constraints in a group of scarab beetles
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80325-1
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Colour polymorphism is prevalent on islands but shows no association with range size in web-building spiders
    DOI: 10.1093/jeb/voae118
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Role of Enemies in the Generation of Biodiversity
  • 2017

    Internal Research Grant

    The Hidden Side of Animal Colours: Evolution of Near-Infrared Reflection and Colour Pigments
Iliana Medina Guzman

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    The fecundity costs of building domed nests in birds
    DOI: 10.1093/jeb/voae117
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Coevolution with hosts underpins speciation in brood-parasitic cuckoos
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adj3210
  • 2024

    Journal article

    The role of climatic variables on nest evolution in tanagers
    DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11168
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Academic publishing requires linguistically inclusive policies
    DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2840
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Anti-predator defences are linked with high levels of genetic differentiation in frogs
    DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2292
  • 2023

    Journal article

    The evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in modern birds and their ancestors
    DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0143

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The Evolution, Development, and Complexity of Anti-Predator Defence Portfolios
  • 2021

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Causes and Consequences of Colour Polymorphism in Spiders

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