About
Roberto A. Keller is a research biologist who specializes in taxonomy, phylogenetics and morphological evolution in ants. He has a PhD from Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in Portugal.
He also has an interest in the history of science and (more dangerously) in the philosophy of biology. In his almost nonexistent spare time he enjoys trying to play the accordion and writing about himself in the third person.
This blog revolves around his ongoing research on ant comparative anatomy, phylogeny, and development and evolution of the caste system in social insects, in the hopes of making sense of his convoluted ideas and getting the occasional feedback from kind readers.
An explanation about the name of this blog can be found on this post.
Contact him at: roberto -at- kellerperez.com
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Very cool blog!, your blog got a new fan 
Isabel July 16, 2009
I contacted you by email about the information you provide in your web site. I would like to know the references you used to write about “Tagmata”. Please email me. Thanks
Dear Roberto, ESAPOLIS insectarium is working on a new exhibition on social insects. It may be possible that we take in account to use some of your wonderful pictures. We kindly ask if we can freely use them, of course citing AMNH and you name as author.
Thanking you in advance I remain sincerely yours
Enzo Moretto
ESAPOLIS Director
Butterfly Arc Scientific director
PS. If you want to have some little more infos about me you can ask your colleague Andrea Shepman (in this case plese give her my best regards)
Pavel 
Tatianne December 8, 2009
Prezado Robert Keller,
Soy una estudiante de doctorado en Brasil y trabajo con ecología de hormigas. Ahora estoy haciendo una coleta de hormigas en Bosques Secos del Mexico. Sin embargo, estoy con problemas en la identificación, pois puedo hacer hasta genero, pero no hasta especie y no encontro uno especialista en eso aqui en México, puede me ayudar?
Gracias!
Mr Keller — voce ainda esta no Portugal? Minha mulher e brasileiro entao falo um pouquinho. One day I hope to travel to that part of Europe. Real quick — I engage children and adults alike every now and then … I teach them about varying species of ants, nest structures, feeding habits, and more. I also talk about other critters like spiders. I was wondering if you happen to have any more SEMs as crisp as this one http://roberto.kellerperez.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/onychomyrmex-doddi-mandible.jpg
The detail is AMAZING and I would be thrilled to use anything that you’ve got. I would also be happy to sign anything stating that it’s for non-commercial use only.
Aguardo sua resposta. Atenciosament,
- Ken the Bug Man
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