Assistant Researcher and Assistant Professor Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas – CONICET (Assistant Researcher) and Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas – UNCuyo (Assistant Professor) Argentina
Victoria Carolina Giménez Gómez is an Assistant Researcher at the Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas – CONICET and an Assistant Professor at Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas – UNCuyo. Her research focuses on insect ecology and physiology, particularly the functional and physiological responses of dung beetles to environmental changes. She collaborates with international researchers, contributes as an area editor for the Sociedad Entomológica Argentina journal, and serves as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals.
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🎓 Education
- PhD in Biological Sciences (2014–2019) – Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Sciences – Biology Focus (2008–2013) – Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
🏢 Experience
- Assistant Researcher – Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), June 2023 – present
- Assistant Professor – Animal Physiology, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, UNCuyo, February 2025 – present
- Editorial experience as an area editor for the Sociedad Entomológica Argentina journal
🔬 Research Interests
Victoria specializes in ecology, physiology, conservation, and entomology, focusing on the impact of environmental changes on insect physiology and functional diversity. Her projects have examined dung beetles’ physiological responses to habitat disturbances, trophic ecology, and their role in biodiversity conservation.
🏆 Awards
- 2024 – Top Cited Article 2022-2023 in Ecological Entomology
- 2021 – Premio Tesis Doctorales, Dr. Luis De Santis by the Argentine Entomological Society (SEA)
📚 Publications Top Notes:
Victoria has published in top-tier journals, with her research widely cited. Below are some of her key publications:
2025 – Physiological traits explain the response of dung beetles to land use at local and regional scales, Scientific Reports
2024 – Potential biodiversity maps of Geadephaga (Coleoptera) from subantarctic forests, Agricultural and Forest Entomology
2023 – Possible Indicators of Feeding Habit Types: Analysis of the Mouthparts of Five Dichotomius Hope Species, The Coleopterists Bulletin
2022 – Differential ecophysiological syndromes explain the partition of the thermal niche resource in coexisting Eucraniini dung beetles, Ecological Entomology
2021 – Dung Beetle Assemblages Attracted to Cow and Horse Dung: The Importance of Mouthpart Traits, Body Size, and Nesting Behavior, LIFE
2020 – Dung beetle trophic ecology: are we misunderstanding resource attraction?, Ecological Entomology
Tree retention in cattle ranching systems partially preserves dung beetle diversity and functional groups in the semideciduous Atlantic forest: The role of microclimate and …
Influence of land use on the trophic niche overlap of dung beetles in the semideciduous Atlantic forest of Argentina
Relationship between land uses and diversity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the southern Atlantic forest of Argentina: which are the key factors?
Dung beetle assemblages attracted to cow and horse dung: The importance of mouthpart traits, body size, and nesting behavior in the community assembly process