Jasper John A. Obico- PhD
- University of the Philippines Manila
Jasper John A. Obico
- PhD
- University of the Philippines Manila
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Introduction
Hi! I am an academic at the University of the Philippines-Manila and my research interests include, but not limited to, conservation genetics and systematics of the Philippine flora.
Additional affiliations
February 2017 - October 2019
June 2003 - June 2020
Education
March 2016 - April 2020
June 2005 - April 2011
June 1999 - June 2003
Publications
Publications (12)
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Rafflesia are rare holoparasitic plants. In the Philippines, all but one species are found only on single islands. This study aimed to better understand the factors contributing to this distribution pattern. Specifically, we sought to determine whether narrow environmental tolerances of host and/or parasite species might explain their isl...
Premise
Rafflesia are rare holoparasitic plants. In the Philippines, all but one species are found only on single islands. This study aimed to better understand the factors contributing to this distribution pattern. Specifically, we sought to determine whether narrow environmental tolerances of host and/or parasite species might explain their islan...
Little is known about the effects of habitat fragmentation on the patterns of genetic diversity and genetic connectivity of species in the remaining tropical forests of Southeast Asia. This is particularly evident in Cebu, a Philippine island that has a long history of deforestation and has lost nearly all of its forest cover. To begin filling this...
Tetrastigma loheri (Vitaceae) is a vine species native to Borneo and the Philippines. Because it is a commonly encountered forest species in the Philippines, T. loheri is potentially suitable for studying patterns of genetic diversity and connectivity among fragmented forestecosystems in various parts of this country. However, previous research sug...
Vaccinium cebuense (Ericaceae) from Nug-as forest (Alcoy) and the Central Cebu Protected Landscape (Balamban), two of the last remaining forested areas of Cebu Island, Philippines, is here described as a new species. This species is unique among the known species of this genus in displaying a unique combination of characters: leaves with marginal g...
Plants that accumulate large amounts of heavy metals can be useful for environmental phytoremediation. These hyperaccumulators are capable of tolerating high concentrations of metals which are otherwise toxic to non-hyperaccumulators. This study aimed to account and categorize hyperaccumulating plant species in the Lagonoy ophiolite complex located...
A survey of useful food and medicinal plants was conducted among the Ayta from three barangays of Porac, Pampanga. Twenty years after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, the Ayta communities of Porac have experienced extensive changes in their life, culture and society. In the survey, 83 plants were used as food and 167 plants used as medicine. The most...
Antherostele samarensis, a new species from Mt. Sohoton, Samar, Philippines, is here described and illustrated. This seemingly rare species is the second record of Antherostele in the locality. It is characterized by the non-canaliculate petioles, small triangular stipules, colleters distributed throughout the adaxial side of the stipules, small ca...
Plants have been used for centuries for their innumerable benefits which include medicinal properties among others. Plant-based therapies are marked due to its low cost, easy availability based on generation to generation knowledge. Identification of plants is therefore a very necessary task for plant enthusiasts, herbal medicine researchers, etc....
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Questions (2)
I am confused about setting a scale when you place landmarks on objects because I read that when you do landmark placement on tps you can set the scale. I thought setting scale was unnecessary since the landmark points will be aligned using Procrustes alignment which removes the element of size, hence, the actual shape, the geometric property of the structure, is captured and included in the analysis.
Im not sure if this would be the perfect venue to ask this question but I am just giving it go for desperate reasons.
