A5057464435- Plant and animal studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest ecology and management
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2019-2025
Universidade de Brasília
2014-2023
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
2017-2023
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
2023
Weatherford (United States)
2023
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
2023
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2023
Flinders University
2014-2018
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
2018
Abstract Questions What are the trade‐offs and/or associated syndromes within and between fire‐associated traits? Does bud protection relate to bark properties tree resprouting ability? Which traits will influence post‐fire survival (mortality rate top‐kill) recovery (canopy volume)? Do species with different leaf phenology have same ecological strategies survive recover from fire? Location Tree community in a Neotropical savanna. Methods For each of 24 most abundant species, we...
Species complexes are common in the Neotropical flora, and Pagamea guianensis complex is one of most widespread groups species Amazonian white-sand flora. Previous analyses suggested occurrence ten this group, but limits remained unclear due to poor sampling, morphological overlap low molecular variation. Here we present comprehensive population sampling across geographical distribution P. date order test monophyly group clarify limits. Using a high-throughput DNA sequencing approach,...
The recognition of cryptic diversity within geographically widespread species is gradually becoming a trend in the highly speciose Neotropical biomes. statistical methods to recognise such lineages are rapidly advancing, but have rarely been applied genomic-scale datasets. Herein, we used phylogenomic data investigate phylogenetic history and Tropidurus itambere, lizard endemic Cerrado biodiversity hotspot. We series reconstruct evolutionary relationships coalescent Bayesian delimitation...
Abstract Aim To investigate the influence of ecological factors, geologic and climatic history on current diversity patterns bat communities. We predicted that (i) our three different biodiversity dimensions (species richness, functional phylogenetic diversity) will have a positive relationship with habitat heterogeneity; (ii) variation in be positively influenced by elevation; (iii) stability, less regions higher instability. Location Neotropical Savannah (Cerrado). Methods calculated nine...
Abstract Speciation research—the scientific field focused on understanding the origin and diversity of species—has a long complex history. While relevant to one another, specific goals activities speciation researchers are highly diverse, scattered across collection different perspectives. Thus, our will benefit from efforts bridge findings diverse people who do work. In this paper, we outline two ways integrating research: (i) integration, through bringing together ideas, data, approaches;...
ABSTRACT Fire has significantly shaped the dynamics of Brazilian Cerrado fauna and flora, but interference human activities climate change disrupted natural fire regime, imperilling multiple animal plant populations. Our study, performed at Reserva Ecológica do Roncador (RECOR‐IBGE) in Brasília‐Brazil, examined influence frequency post‐fire intervals on diversity patterns fruit‐feeding butterflies savannah woodlands. We sampled 1059 individuals from 16 butterfly species, which Biblidinae...
Mitonuclear discordance-evolutionary discrepancies between mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies-can arise from various factors, including introgression, incomplete lineage sorting, recent or ancient demographic fluctuations, sex-biased dispersal asymmetries, among others. Understanding this phenomenon is crucial for accurately reconstructing evolutionary histories, as failing to account discordance can lead misinterpretations of species boundaries, phylogenetic relationships, historical...
Abstract Aim Understanding where and why species diversity is geographically concentrated remains a challenge in biogeography macroevolution. This true for the Cerrado, most biodiverse tropical savanna world, which has experienced profound biodiversity loss. Previous studies have focused on single metric (species composition), neglecting fact that ‘species’ within biome are often composed of cryptic species. In order to identify hotspots more robustly across multiple dimensions we integrate...
Pygmy perches (Percichthyidae) are a group of poorly dispersing freshwater fishes that have puzzling biogeographic disjunction across southern Australia. Current understanding pygmy perch phylogenetic relationships suggests past east–west migrations vast expanse now arid habitat in central Australia, region lacking contemporary rivers. also represent threatened with confusing taxonomy and potentially cryptic species diversity. Here, we present the first study evolutionary history based on...
Traditionally focused on Amazonian and Atlantic rainforests, studies the origins of high Neotropical biodiversity have recently shifted to also investigate processes in South American dry diagonal, encompassing Chaco, Cerrado savannas, Caatinga seasonally tropical forests. The plateau/depression hypothesis states that riparian forests Brazilian Shield central Brazil are inhabited by Pleistocene lineages, with shallow divergences signatures population expansion. Moreover, may acted as a...
The Amazon comprises many of the largest rivers in planet and also houses some richest bat communities world. Rivers are important geographic barriers for dispersal distribution different taxa worldwide and, particularly region, they form conceptual empirical bases recognition so-called Areas Endemism terrestrial vertebrates. Despite vast literature on role vertebrate community structure Forest, this process has never been investigated using a comprehensive dataset Neotropical region. In...
Abstract Vector-borne parasites are important ecological drivers influencing life-history evolution in birds by increasing host mortality or susceptibility to new diseases. Therefore, understanding why vulnerability infection varies within a clade is crucial task for conservation biology and macroecological patterns. Here, we studied the relationship of avian traits climate on prevalence Plasmodium Parahaemoproteus parasites. We sampled 3569 individual belonging 53 species family Thraupidae....
Mirinaba curitybana (Lange de Morretes, 1952) is a Brazilian endemic land snail restricted to the surroundings of city Curitiba, Paraná state. Among very few mentions species available in scientific literature, there are three different spellings stem its specific epithet. To address and solve this long-standing issue we reviewed all literature that ever cited propose adoption spelling curitybana. We also provide relevant comments on form citation author Frederico Lange Morretes (1892–1954).
We present the first records of Tropidurus callathelys and T. chromatops in Brazil, at Parque Estadual Serra Ricardo Franco, Mato Grosso. The two species are largely syntopic associated with rock outcrops on plateaus Serranía de Huanchaca, Bolivia Brazil. is more abundant, heliophilous uses vertical surfaces often than chromatops. In they apparently restricted to a protected area threatened by cattle raising, logging agriculture, still need demarcation management plan.
Birds are highly visually oriented and use plumage coloration as an important signalling trait in social communication. Hence, males females may have different patterns of coloration, a phenomenon known sexual dichromatism. Because tend to more complex plumages, dichromatism is usually attributed female choice. However, partly condition-dependent; therefore, other selective pressures affecting individuals' success also drive the evolution this trait. Here, we used tanagers model organisms...