A5010417195- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Research Data Management Practices
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Water Resources and Management
- Ecology and Conservation Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Data Analysis with R
Universidade Federal de Jataí
2023-2025
Universidade Federal de Goiás
2014-2023
National Institute of Amazonian Research
2023
The Open University
2019
Abstract The increase in online and openly accessible biodiversity databases provides a vast invaluable resource to support research policy. However, without scrutiny, errors primary species occurrence data can lead erroneous results misleading information. Here, we introduce the Biodiversity Data Cleaning ( bdc ), an R package address quality issues improve fitness‐for‐use of datasets. brings together several aspects cleaning one place. It is organized thematic modules related different...
Species are the currency of most biodiversity studies. However, many shortfalls and biases remain in our estimates, preventing a comprehensive understanding eco-evolutionary processes that have shaped currently available on Earth. Biased estimates also jeopardize effective implementation data-driven conservation strategies, ultimately leading to loss. Here, we delve into concept Latitudinal Taxonomy Gradient (LTG) show how this new idea provides an interesting conceptual link between Linnean...
Abstract The high diversity of plant species in the tropics has revealed complex phenological patterns and reproductive strategies occurring throughout year. Describing analysing tropical phenology, detecting triggers, demands to consider circular nature recurrent life cycle events use appropriated statistical metrics. Here, we explore analytical pitfalls potentially affecting results studies that do not phenology data when comparing resting non‐resting systems, especially accounting for...
By the end of this century, human-induced climate change and habitat loss may drastically reduce biodiversity, with expected effects on many amphibian lineages. One these is shift in geographic distributions species when tracking suitable climates. Here, we employ a macroecological approach to dynamically model range shifts by coupling ecological niche models eco-evolutionary mechanisms, aiming assess probability evolutionary rescue (i.e., rapid adaptation) dispersal under change....
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a relatively new technology allowing effective non-invasive analyses and monitoring of biodiversity patterns. Studies on eDNA focus using sequence data to delimit basic units (i.e., such as Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units – MOTUS or Amplicon Sequence Variation ASVs), after this definition standard analytical approaches from community ecology are applied. However, there more information inherent it now straightforward use general in which based...
Overcoming the Linnaean and Wallacean shortfalls is an urgent task for biologists. It has been estimated that only a small fraction of biodiversity on Earth known, while geographic ranges already described species are poorly documented. We performed systematic review modeling descriptions Brazilian amphibians to evaluate taxonomic knowledge this group, estimate number new remain be described, identify description trends relevant information guiding future studies. All made between 1758 2017...
Abstract Over two million species have been named so far, but many will be invalidated due to redundant descriptions. Undetected invalid (i.e., synonyms) can impair inferences we make in biodiversity research and hamper the implementation of effective conservation strategies. However, processes leading accumulation names remain largely unknown. Using multi-model inferences, investigated patterns potential drivers species- assemblage-level variation synonym counts across terrestrial...
Abstract There is a great diversity of mating systems in anurans, but the factors driving this remain unclear. Here, using phylogenetic comparative methods, we explore which are related to presence certain anurans and examine evolutionary patterns. We collected data for 717 anuran species evaluated effects climate, temporal breeding pattern, sex ratios, terrestriality, fecundity on their systems. Scramble competition simultaneous polyandry occur more with aquatic oviposition sites, have...
Taxonomic uncertainty is prevalent across many biological groups. Yet it remains overlooked in ecology, evolution, and conservation research, leading to potential misinterpretations of biodiversity patterns. Here, we synthesize the recent literature define taxonomic uncertainty, examine its root causes consequences, present key metrics for quantification. We argue that species should not be assumed equivalent units research. To address this challenge, researchers must (i) identify taxa with...
Abstract Genetic information is crucial for species identification, population genetics structure, evolutionary relationships, and biodiversity monitoring. It helps address gaps related to Linnean (taxonomic uncertainty) Darwinian (phylogenetic knowledge) shortfalls. Understanding these can guide data collection reduce This study focuses on compiling genetic 748 fish in the Tocantins-Araguaia basin, examining number of unique genomic regions individual sampled per species. We also...
Systematic conservation planning is traditionally based on biological features, sometimes representing a single biodiversity component, such as top predators. However, few studies have tested the efficiency of traditional spatial prioritizations to capture phylogenetic and functional diversity entire faunas. Here, we evaluated (1) congruence among prioritization analyses taxonomic, for mammals birds occurring in Brazil; (2) outputs priorities carnivores prey conserving all mammal bird...
Abstract Species vary in their vulnerability to extinction according biology, ecology, environmental factors and threats which they are exposed. Diet is an important ecological trait that affects many aspects of a species' including its extinction. Despite the importance diet as trait, influence on risk has only been studied coarse way, part due lack detailed data covering large breadth species or geographic areas. We examined association between primates, using high‐resolution dataset all...
Abstract Aim Future climate changes may affect species distribution and their genetic diversity, hampering adaptation to a new or tracking the suitable conditions. Amphibians have high sensitivity environmental degradation in temperature humidity. Thus, expected climatic by end‐of‐century (EOC 2100) cause local complete extinction of some species. Here, we address effects change on phylogeographical together with geographical South American treefrog Scinax squalirostris Lutz, 1925....
Abstract Aim Understanding how past geological and climatic events could have generated intraspecific genetic variation at different temporal spatial scales in the Neotropics requires a model encompassing distinct ecoregions. Because Anura species their evolutionary history affected by climate environmental changing, it is suitable to investigate signatures of Neotropical historical populations. Here we used treefrog test hypotheses associated with tectonic, eustatic along...
According to the island rule, small-bodied vertebrates will tend evolve larger body size on islands, whereas opposite happens large-bodied species. This controversial pattern has been studied at macroecological and biogeographical scales, but new developments in quantitative evolutionary genetics now allow studying rule from a mechanistic perspective. Here, we develop simulation approach based an individual-based model change islands as progressive adaptation moving optimum, determined by...
Rainforests have been a source of lineages to open and seasonally dry habitats throughout Angiosperm evolution, especially in the Neotropics. However, underlying mechanisms that allow such shifts remain poorly understood at large spatial scales. Here, we test whether acaulescence (an underground stem or very short concealed ground) has affected colonization speciation Neotropical by cocosoid palms (Cocoseae). Acaulescent species maintain their growth underground, which increases chances...
Whether species are capable of adapting to rapid shifts in climate raises considerable interest. Analyses based on niche models often assume conservatism and equilibrium with climate, implying that will persist only regions where future climatic conditions match their current they colonize these promptly. However, may adapt changing climates differ from optimum. Here, we provide a first macroecological generalization the approach evolutionary rescue, by comparing expected shift mean...
Abstract Aim The Island Rule—that is, the tendency for body size to decrease in large mammals and increase small on islands has been commonly evaluated through macroecological or macroevolutionary, pattern‐orientated approaches, which generally fail model microevolutionary processes driving either dwarfing gigantism. Here, we seek identify process could have driven extreme insular dwarfism extinct dwarf red deer population island of Jersey. Location Jersey, UK (Channel Islands). Taxon Red (...
ABSTRACT The expansion of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) triggered a renewed interest in epidemiological models and on how parameters can be estimated from observed data. Here we investigated relationship between average number transmissions though time, reproductive Rt , social distancing index as reported by mobile phone data service inloco for Goiás State, Brazil, March June 2020. We calculated values using EpiEstim package R-plataform confirmed cases incidence curve. found...