Background
Contreras, Luis Carlos was born on October 23, 1953 in Santiago, Chile. Son of Luis Rolando Contreras and Maria Alicia Casanova.
Contreras, Luis Carlos was born on October 23, 1953 in Santiago, Chile. Son of Luis Rolando Contreras and Maria Alicia Casanova.
Licenciature in Biology, University Chile, Santiago, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Florida, 1983.
Instructor, U. Chile, Santiago, 1977-1978; associate professor, U. Chile, Santiago, 1984; associate professor, U. Talca, Chile, 1984-1988; professor, U. La Serena, Chile, 1989-1992; with, Comission Nacional del Medio, Ambiente, Chile, since 1993. Coordinator South America rodent specialists group International Union Conservancy Nature, 1990-1993.
Member American Society Mammalogists (committee on international relations since 1991), Society de Biologia de Chile (board directors 1984-1985), Ecological Society of America.
Married Pamela R. Bozinovic, January 24, 1986.