Dr. Anna Pauline O. de Guia or Pau is MNH’s curator for small mammals and currently Professor 2 of Zoology at the Animal Biology Division of the Institute of Biological Sciences. Dr. de Guia is 2007 PhD graduate in Environmental Resources from the Graduate School of Agriculture of Hokkaido University, Japan. She garnered her MS in Wildlife Studies (1997) and BS Zoology (1991) degrees from the University of the Philippines Los Banos.
Ma’m Pau has been teaching Zoology and Wildlife undergraduate courses at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Her research has involved survey and inventory of terrestrial wildlife species, especially small non-volant mammals, taxonomic verification using morphological and genetic data and, identification of conservation units for animal populations. She also has served as resource person in some training programs and presented her research work in various conferences.
Recent Publications
APO de Guia, GS Chavez, DAP Fernandez (2020) Distribution and diet of the common palm civet (Paradoxurus philippinensis) in the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Luzon Island, Philippines. Philippine Science Letters 13:28-33.
RB Parilla, RP Laude, APO de Guia, MVO Espaldon, LM Florece (2019). Genetic Diversity and Relative Abundance of Cebu Black Shama (Copsychus cebuensis Steere) in Fragmented Forests of Cebu Island, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management 22(2):65-76.
MNR Quibod, PA Alviola, APO de Guia, VC Cuevas, IL Lit Jr, B Pasion (2019) Diversity and threats to cave-dwelling bats in a small island in Southern Philippines. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12(4):481-487.
APO de Guia APO, NDC Realubit, JCA Jaluage (2018) Distribution and diet of small non-volant mammals along elevational gradients of Mt. Banahaw. Philippine Science Letters 11(1):22-29.
DAP Fernandez DAP, APO de Guia, JC Dimalibot, NC Bantayan (2018) Spatial ecology of a male and female leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi Groves 1997) in Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines. Sylvatrop 27(1&2):1-16.
RB Parilla RB, RP Laude RP, APO de Guia, MVO Espaldon, LM Florece LM (2016) Local Communities' Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Toward Cebu Black Shama (Copsychus cebuensis Steere) and its Habitat Characteristics in Cebu Island, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management 19-2:76-83.
BKC Ong BKC, VGV Paller, APO de Guia, JB Balatibat, JCT Gonzalez (2015) Prevalence of avian haemosporidians among understory birds of Mt. Banahaw de Lucban, Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63:279-286.
APO de Guia, MNRM Quibod (2014) Gut analysis of small non-volant mammals of Mt. Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management 17(2):63-68.
AA Reginaldo, APO de Guia (2014) Species richness and patterns of occurrence of small non-flying mammals of Mt. Sto Tomas, Luzon Island, Philippines. Philippine Science Letters 7(1):37-44.
RV Lopez Jr., AL Lambio, RSA Vega, APO de Guia (2014) Management practices of native chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus Linn.) production in Palawan, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 40(2):109-120.
RV Lopez Jr., AL Lambio, RSA Vega, APO de Guia (2013) Phenotypic characterization of native chicken in Palawan, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 39(2):147-156.
K Kawai, F Hailer, APO de Guia, H Ichikawa, T Saitoh (2013) Refugiain glacial ages led to the current discontinuous distribution patterns of the dark red-backed vole Myodes rexon Hokkaido, Japan. Zoological Science 30(8):642-650.
APO de Guia, T Saitoh (2011) Evolutionary Significant Units of the gray-sided vole (Myodes rufocanus) in Hokkaido, Japan. Philippine Journal of Science 140: 41-50.
DAP Fernandez, APO de Guia (2011) Feeding habits of Visayan leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis rabori) in sugarcane fields of Negros Occidental, Philippines. Asia Life Sciences 20(1):143-154.
APO de Guia, PA Alviola, JCT Gonzalez, CR Cervancia (2010) Small mammal and understorey bird species diversity along elevational gradients in Mount Makiling, Philippines. National Research Council of the Philippines Research Journal 11(1).
T Saitoh, APO de Guia, Y Kato, K Maekawa (2007) Taxonomic, genetic and ecological status of the Daikoku vole. pp 145-150 in Okada H, Matawari SF, Suzuki N and Gautam P (eds), Origin and Evolution of Natural Diversity, Proceedings of International Symposium “The Origin and Evolution of Natural Diversity”, 1-5 October 2007, Sapporo, Japan
APO de Guia, T Saitoh (2007) The gap between the concept and definitions in the Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESU): the need to integrate neutral genetic variation and adaptive variation. Ecological Research 22:604-612.
APO de Guia, T Saitoh, Y Ishibashi, H Abw (2007) Taxonomic status of the vole in Daikoku Island, Hokkaido, Japan: examination based on morphology and genetics. Mammal Study 32:33-44.
APO de Guia (1999) Distribution of non-volant mammals of nine small islands of the Calamianes Island Group, Northern Palawan, Philippines. Asia Life Sciences 8:121-128.