Kier Mitchel Pitogo
@kmpitogo.bsky.social
🇵🇭 wildlife biologist. PhD student at KU EEB & Biodiversity Institute. MSc, UPLB. Interested in the ecology, evolution, biogeography, and conservation of mountain biodiversity. (he/him)
In our latest preprint, we show that sampling of herpetofauna in the Philippines is uneven, with natural history collections largely shaping observed species diversity. Also, sampling is biased towards large conservation areas, but not when topographic relief is high. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In our latest preprint, we show that sampling of herpetofauna in the Philippines is uneven, with natural history collections largely shaping observed species diversity. Also, sampling is biased towards large conservation areas, but not when topographic relief is high. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
118 of 213 wildlife genetic research on Philippine species (or at least mainly involving PH species) had no Filipino co-authors, and Filipino representation averaged only 1–2% of total authorship per paper.
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
118 of 213 wildlife genetic research on Philippine species (or at least mainly involving PH species) had no Filipino co-authors, and Filipino representation averaged only 1–2% of total authorship per paper.
Species confined to smaller biogeographic regions, with narrow ranges, or that are threatened or lack threat assessments, were less likely to have genetic data.
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Species confined to smaller biogeographic regions, with narrow ranges, or that are threatened or lack threat assessments, were less likely to have genetic data.
Reptiles had the lowest proportion of species with genetic data (78%, compared to 84–87% in other groups) but showed the highest growth, followed by birds, mammals, and amphibians. Mammals showed the fastest, most consistent growth in genetic data availability.
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reptiles had the lowest proportion of species with genetic data (78%, compared to 84–87% in other groups) but showed the highest growth, followed by birds, mammals, and amphibians. Mammals showed the fastest, most consistent growth in genetic data availability.
Genetic data exist for 633 of 769 endemic vertebrate species, though 590 have fewer than 20 GenBank entries, indicating limited, often non-population-level sampling. Only about 8% of 213 wildlife genetic studies included population-level sampling.
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Genetic data exist for 633 of 769 endemic vertebrate species, though 590 have fewer than 20 GenBank entries, indicating limited, often non-population-level sampling. Only about 8% of 213 wildlife genetic studies included population-level sampling.
New paper out in @envconsjournal.bsky.social! I reviewed availability of genetic data for all 769 endemic vertebrate species in the Philippines.
Read: doi.org/10.1017/S037...
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New paper out in @envconsjournal.bsky.social! I reviewed availability of genetic data for all 769 endemic vertebrate species in the Philippines.
Read: doi.org/10.1017/S037...
Our Matters Arising article is now published at npjBiodiversity. In this critique, we highlighted some deficiencies in a 2024 study exploring the relationship between conflict & biodiversity knowledge in Mindanao, Philippines. nature.com/articles/s4418… 🌐
May 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Our Matters Arising article is now published at npjBiodiversity. In this critique, we highlighted some deficiencies in a 2024 study exploring the relationship between conflict & biodiversity knowledge in Mindanao, Philippines. nature.com/articles/s4418… 🌐