1 Jorge A. Huete-Pérez is senior vice president of the University of Central America (UCA), Managua, Nicaragua, and member of the board of the Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua. jorgehuete@uca.edu.ni.
2 Gioconda Cunto de San Blas is the president of the Venezuelan Academy of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Caracas, Venezuela. gsanblas@gmail.com.
3 Jeremy N. McNeil is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Biology at The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. jmcneil2@uwo.ca.