#  Ernesto Gianoli 

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University

 

 

 



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After 25 years of academic career in Chile, Ernesto Gianoli (PhD 1999) was recently appointed full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Tarleton State University, Texas. Most of his research lies within the functional and evolutionary ecology of plants, with a particular focus on phenotypic plasticity. He has published 180 peer-reviewed articles. A total of 25 graduate students have completed their theses under his supervision. In 2014, he reported the discovery of leaf mimicry by the vine Boquila trifoliolata in the rainforest of southern Chile.