I would like to thank the following organizations for their support of my research. Without them it would not have been possible!

National Science Foundation - USA

ARCS Foundation - Chicago, USA

Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Fellowship - Illinois, USA

The University of Chicago - Committee on Evolutionary Biology

Rotary One - Chicago, USA

The University of Chicago - Center for Latin American Studies

SouthEastern Chicago Rotary Club - Chicago, USA

Sigma Xi - USA

Potificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Center for Advanced Studies of Ecology and Biodiversity

Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile - Region V y Parque Nacional Juan Fernández