A5089891566- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Banana Cultivation and Research
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2016-2025
Instituto Biológico
2014-2024
Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp
2022-2024
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
2003-2023
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
2023
Weatherford College
2023
Universidade Federal de Rondônia
2023
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2010-2012
Hospital São José do Avaí
2011
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2007-2010
Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative assessment amphibian chytridiomycosis panzootic, one most impactful examples disease spread, demonstrate its role in decline at least 501 species over past half-century, including 90 presumed extinctions. The effects been greatest large-bodied, range-restricted anurans wet climates Americas Australia. Declines...
Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies behavioral ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying delimiting species. We here review the terminology variation frog calls from a perspective integrative taxonomy, hands-on protocols recording, analyzing, comparing, interpreting describing these sounds. Our focus is on advertisement calls, which serve as premating isolation mechanisms and, therefore, convey important taxonomic...
Panzootic chytrid fungus out of Asia Species in the fungal genus Batrachochytrium are responsible for severe declines populations amphibians globally. The sources these pathogens have been uncertain. O'Hanlon et al. used genomics on a panel more than 200 isolates to trace source frog pathogen B. dendrobatidis hyperdiverse hotspot Korean peninsula (see Perspective by Lips). Over past century, trade amphibian species has accelerated, and now all lineages occur traded amphibians; become...
Abstract Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for informing conservation action 1,2 . Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes and research further underscore the need reassessment 3,4 Here we report findings second Global Amphibian Assessment, evaluating 8,011 International Union Conservation Nature Red List Threatened Species. We find that amphibians most threatened vertebrate class (40.7% globally threatened). The updated...
Understanding the evolutionary history of microbial pathogens is critical for mitigating impacts emerging infectious diseases on economically and ecologically important host species. We used a genome resequencing approach to resolve an pathogen, chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which has been implicated in amphibian declines worldwide. sequenced genomes 29 isolates Bd from around world, with emphasis North, Central, South America because devastating effect that had populations...
Abstract Global amphibian declines are linked with the presence of specific, highly virulent genotypes emerging fungal disease chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ) known as global panzootic lineage ‐GPL). The trade in amphibians for human consumption is suspected to have facilitated emergence disease, but evidence support this largely lacking. Here, we investigated role Lithobates catesbeianus (North American bullfrog) spreading comparing strains associated L. a...
Abstract The vertebrate predators of post‐metamorphic anurans were quantified and the predator–prey relationship was investigated by analysing relative size invertebrate anurans. More than 100 identified (in more 200 reports) classified as opportunistic, convenience, temporary specialized predators. Invertebrate solitary non‐venomous, venomous social foragers according to 333 reviewed reports. Each these categories compared with anurans, showing an increase in prey when used special...
Among vertebrates, defensive behaviours have been reviewed for fishes, salamanders, reptiles, birds, and mammals, but not yet anuran amphibians. Although several strategies reported anurans, with a few exceptions these reports are limited in scope scattered the literature. This fact may be due to lack of comprehensive review on which could offer basis further studies insights basic mechanisms that underlie strategies, thus lead theoretical assumptions their efficacy evolution. Here we...
The recent increase in emerging fungal diseases is causing unprecedented threats to biodiversity. origin of spread the frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ) a matter continued debate. To date, historical amphibian declines Brazil could not be attributed chytridiomycosis; high diversity hosts coupled with presence several lineages predating reported raised hypothesis that hypervirulent genotype from other continents global crisis. We tested for spatio-temporal overlap...
Abstract The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents, recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects basic biology and epidemiology pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ), are still unknown, such when from where did emerge what is its true ecological niche? Here, we review ecology evolution in Americas highlight controversies that make this so enigmatic. We explore factors associated with variance...
The Neotropical genus Pseudopaludicola includes 21 species, which occur throughout South America. Recent studies suggested that the population of Andaraí, in state Bahia, is an undescribed related to P. pocoto. Herein we formally describe this new species from lowlands eastern Brazil. Recognition supported by adult morphology, advertisement call, karyotype, and molecular data. It diagnosed mainly its small size, terminal phalanges knobbed (lack any expansion digital tips), proportionally...
Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is emerging infectious disease implicated in recent population declines and extinctions of amphibian species worldwide. Bd strains from regions disease-associated decline to date have all belonged a single, hypervirulent clonal genotype (Bd-GPL). However, earlier studies Atlantic Forest southeastern Brazil detected novel, putatively enzootic lineage (Bd-Brazil), indicated hybridization between Bd-GPL Bd-Brazil. Here,...
Abstract Hybridization of parasites can generate new genotypes with high virulence. The fungal amphibian parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ) hybridizes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a biodiversity hotspot where declines have been linked to , but the virulence hybrid native hosts has never tested. We compared (measured as host mortality and infection burden) parental lineages, putatively hypovirulent lineage -Brazil hypervirulent Global Pandemic Lineage -GPL), panel Brazilian hosts....
The genus of Neotropical frogs Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 includes 23 species, which occur throughout South America. Herein we describe a new species from the central region state Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil). This is distinguished by adult morphology, advertisement call, and molecular data. It diagnosed mainly its small size, terminal phalanges knobbed (lack any expansion digital tips), proportionally short hind limbs, call composed series two-pulsed notes, emitted at high...
The Neotropical frog genus Pseudopaludicola includes 25 species distributed throughout South America. Herein we review the taxonomic status of P. parnaiba relative to canga and specific identity population treated in previous studies as sp. 3 from Barreirinhas Brazilian state Maranhão. lack differentiation advertisement call, morphology, mitochondrial markers topotypes different populations rejects distinct species. For these reasons, suggest formally consider a junior synonym canga. We also...
The genus of Neotropical frogs Pithecopus includes 11 species occurring east the Andes from southern Venezuela to northern Argentina. Recent genetic approaches pointed out an unusual diversity among populations localities in north-eastern Brazil recognized as P. nordestinus. In fact, one these studies confirmed hypothesis that São Francisco River acted effective geographical barrier during vicariant events evolutionary history nordestinus, resulting two principal, highly divergent clades....
Tetrapods (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) are model systems for global biodiversity science, but continuing data gaps, limited standardisation, ongoing flux in taxonomic nomenclature constrain integrative research on this group potentially cause biased inference. We combined harmonised taxonomic, spatial, phylogenetic, attribute with phylogeny-based multiple imputation to provide a comprehensive resource (TetrapodTraits 1.0.0) that includes values, predictions, sources body size,...
Genomic studies of the amphibian-killing fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, [Bd]) identified three highly divergent genetic lineages, only one which has a global distribution. Bd strains within these linages show variable genomic content due to differential loss heterozygosity and recombination. The current quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) protocol detect from amphibian skin swabs targets intergenic transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) region using TaqMan fluorescent probe specific...
Anurans may be brightly colored or completely cryptic. Generally, in the former situation, we are dealing with aposematism, and latter is an example of camouflage. However, these only simple views what such colorations really mean which defensive strategy implied. For instance, a frog part mimicry ring, could either Batesian, Müllerian, Browerian. These examples diversity color-usage systems as strategies. Unfortunately, reports on use colors mechanisms widespread available literature,...
Anurans are known to feign death as a way avoid or minimize the risk of predation. However, information on this defensive strategy is scattered and we believe that there more than one behaviour type referred thanatosis. Here review literature, add original data, propose definitions new names complement present knowledge subject. We collected 334 individuals 99 species in 16 families grouped recorded displays into two categories tonic immobility: (1) thanatosis, death-feigning, playing...
The 'dilution effect' (DE) hypothesis predicts that diverse host communities will show reduced disease. underlying causes of pathogen dilution are complex, because they involve non-additive (driven by interactions and differential habitat use) additive (controlled species composition) mechanisms. Here, we used measures complementarity selection traditionally employed in the field biodiversity-ecosystem function (BEF) to quantify net effect diversity on disease dynamics amphibian-killing...