A5022689508- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Indigenous Health and Education
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2020-2024
Université Savoie Mont Blanc
2021
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2019-2021
Université Grenoble Alpes
2019-2021
Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine
2018-2021
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2018-2020
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
2007-2017
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
2016
Universidade de São Paulo
2016
Assembleia Legislativa de São Paulo
2016
Changing forest cover is a key driver of local climate change worldwide, as it affects both albedo and evapotranspiration (ET). Deforestation forestation are predicted to have opposing influences on surface ET rates, thus impact temperatures differently. Relationships between change, albedo, ET, may further vary regionally, the strengths warming by effects cooling with latitude. Despite these important relationships, magnitude temperature across globe remains unclear. Using recently-released...
In developing countries, outbreaks of zoonotic diseases (ZDs) result from intertwined ecological, socioeconomic, and demographic processes that shape conditions for (i) increased contact between vulnerable human population wildlife in areas undergoing environmental degradation (ii) the rapid geographic spread infections across socially regions. Brazil, recent increases social vulnerabilities, amplified by economic political crises, are potential triggers outbreaks. We discuss Brazilian...
Land use changes and biodiversity loss critically disrupts ecosystem functioning are major drivers of infectious disease outbreaks. Trypanosoma cruzi , the agent Chagas disease, is a multi‐host parasite whose epidemiology has changed due to expansion anthropogenic activities over natural areas. We aimed understand ecological processes increasing prevalence at individual, community landscape levels using largest database on small mammal infection by T. in Brazil. applied machine learning...
The Quaternary fossil record of Águas de Araxá (Q AA) is represented mainly by an accumulation skeletal elements several sizes, which are assigned to a population Stegomastodon waringi. We analyzed 97 molars according the ear stages Simpson and Paula-Couto (1957), developed morphometric index. structure (proportion immature, subadult, adult, mature adult senile individuals) was identified, these five age classes were compared those extant elephant populations defined with social...
Abstract The activity and space parameters (home range use of space) for a population Tupinambis merianae was recorded through 640 h observation during nine months, by monitoring 56 marked individuals. There significant difference in the periods stipulated this study throughout months. Active lizards were not registered before 7:30 a.m., nor after 6:00 p.m. greatest level individuals occurred November December. Fluctuations size different age classes studied We minimum home-range three males...
Abstract The emergence period and winter aggregations of a population Tupinambis merianae from southern Brazil as well some behavioural aspects its post‐emergence are examined. Fifty‐six individuals were captured marked in 64 days (640 h) field study. Most the hibernacula identified beneath human constructions. first emerged August last active ones observed April. population's shows protandric pattern, where males emerge before females, both adults juveniles. After emerging, basked up to 13...
However, there is only a single record of snake for the late Pleistocene Brazilian Northern region, viperid from southwestern Amazonia (Hsiou &
We present a list of the anuran amphibians from “restinga” Grumari, part Parque Natural Municipal de Grumari (PNMG), Rio Janeiro municipality, state Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. This study was carried out May 2009 to December 2010 using two active sampling methods: quadrant plots and acoustic/visual transects. recorded 22 species distributed in six families: Bufonidae (1 species), Craugastoridae (1), Hylidae (14), Leptodactylidae (3), Microhylidae (2) Strabomantidae (1). The presence...
Abstract Studying species interactions in nature often requires elaborated logistics and intense fieldwork. The difficulties such task might hinder our ability to answer questions on how biotic change with the environment. Fortunately, a workaround this problem lies within scientific collections. For some animals, inspection of preserved specimens can reveal scars past antagonistic encounters, as predation attempts. A common defensive behaviour that leaves animals is autotomy, loss body...
Environmental factors play an important role in structuring communities. In heterogeneous environments, where habitat structure might vary considerably, understanding how these shape communities is one of the most issues community ecology. this context, we investigated environmental contributed to composition five frog on sandy coastal plains (restinga ecosystem) southeastern Brazil. We sampled ecosystems over a 2-yr period and compared sites relation their structure, species composition,...
Hylodes nasus is a hylodid frog species that inhabits streams in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest of southeastern Brazil. It endemic to Tijuca Massif, which includes one largest urban forests world, National Park, Rio de Janeiro. We studied diet, activity period, habitat use, and reproductive effort H. during its period. Our results showed has wide spectrum prey items (21 categories) but feeds mainly on five categories (Diptera, Formicidae, Coleoptera, larvae, other Hymenoptera). The...
Viperid snakes are widely distributed in the South America and greater distribution range of family is found at Crotalinae subfamily. Despite abundance this along their geographic distribution, some ecological aspects remain unknown, principally subtropical areas. In present study, we evaluated activity (daily seasonal) use habitat by Bothrops diporus, B. jararaca jararacussu, an Atlantic Forest area southern Brazil. We observed higher incidence viperid during months with temperatures, while...
Amblyomma rotundatum Koch is a parthenogenetic tick usually associated with reptiles and amphibians. However, relatively few studies on occurrences of ticks in wild reptile populations Brazil have been produced. The aim this study was to analyze the presence species Grussaí restinga, municipality São João da Barra, state Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between December 2010 January 2011, 131 individuals belonging nine order Squamata were sampled: lizards Tropidurus torquatus (n = 51), Hemidactylus...
The Quaternary fossil record of Águas de Araxá (Q AA) is represented mainly by an accumulation skeletal elements several sizes, which are assigned to a population Stegomastodon waringi. We analyzed 97 molars according the ear stages Sipson and Paula-Couto (1957), developed orphoetric index. structure (proportion immature, subadult, adult, mature adult senile individuals) was identified, these five age classes were compared those extant elephant populations defined with social implications....
Communities are structured by interactions of historical and ecological factors, which influence the use different resources in time space. We acquired data on activity, microhabitat diet a lizard assemblage from sand dune habitat coastal area, southeastern Brazil (Restinga de Jurubatiba). analyzed niche overlap among species these three axes (temporal, spatial trophic) using null models. found significant within trophic niche, whereas for other did not differ expected. Based this result, we...
Abstract Incomplete information on parasites, their associated hosts, and precise geographical location hampers the ability to predict disease emergence in Brazil, a continental-sized country characterised by significant regional disparities. Here, we demonstrate how NCBI Nucleotide GBIF databases can be used as complementary study spatially georeferenced parasite-host associations. We also provide comprehensive dataset of parasites with mammal species that occur Brazilian Mammal Parasite...
Data on the structure of lizard communities in different biomes and ecosystems Brazil are still limited. In this study, we related species richness, abundance spatial occurrence lizards to vegetation found coast state Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil, determine whether habitat influences communities. We conducted fieldwork 2012, 2013 2014, collecting data standardized samples. analyze variables influenced richness abundance, using Generalized Linear Models (GLMs). recorded 12 from eight...