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Alexandre Palaoro
I am an assistant professor in the Zoology Department at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). My research focuses on Morphological Evolution, Functional Morphology, Comparative Biomechanics and Animal Behaviour, with the aim of investigating the evolution and diversification of morphological features, mainly related to crustacean chelipods and animal armaments. My most recent academic experience includes a postdoctoral period in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson University in South Carolina, USA. Before that, I had the honour of serving as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UNIFESP from 2019 to 2021, and I also did a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Ecology at the University of São Paulo (USP) from 2019 to 2021. I graduated in Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Santa Maria, in Rio Grande do Sul between 2007 and 2010. From 2011 to 2017 I obtained my master's and doctorate degree in Animal Biodiversity at the same institution.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8199384976057695
email: alexandre.palaoro@gmail.com ou alexandre.palaoro@ufpr.br
Laboratório: https://evomorfo.ufpr.br/
Site pessoal: https://www.alexandrevpalaoro.eco.br/
Camila de Toledo Castanho
I am a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at UNIFESP since 2013. My research focuses on Plant Ecology. Currently my main line of interest is plant-plant interactions, both positive and negative. With regard to positive interactions, also known as facilitation, I am interested in the underlying mechanisms and their implications for the structuring and functioning of natural-, restored- and agricultural environments. I am also interested in issues related to the general functioning of science, such as gender issues.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6667369800261150
email: ctcastanho@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Castanho, Camila De Toledo; Oliveira, Alexandre Adalardo De; Prado, Paulo Inácio . Does extreme environmental severity promote plant facilitation? An experimental field test in a subtropical coastal dune. Oecologia, v. 178, p. 855-866, 2015 [link]
Castanho, Camila De Toledo; Prado, Paulo Inácio. Benefit of Shading by Nurse Plant Does Not Change along a Stress Gradient in a Coastal Dune. Plos One, v. 9, p. e105082, 2014 [link]
Astegiano, Julia; Sebastián-González, Esther; Castanho, Camila De Toledo. Unravelling the gender productivity gap in science: a meta-analytical review. Royal Society Open Science, v. 6, p. 181566, 2019 [link]
Carla Bruniera Poleselli
My line of research covers taxonomic, systematic, biogeographical and floristic studies of angiosperms, mainly the Rubiaceae and Rutaceae families. The main aim of these studies is to infer the phylogenetic relationships of a group using molecular data combined with the evolution of morphological characters, in order to document the Flora of Brazil at a local, regional or national level.
SSelected publications:
Bruniera, C. P.; Kallunki, J. A. ; Silva, I. M. ; Silva, C. I. ; Groppo, M.. A Revision of Conchocarpus with Pantocolporate Pollen Grains: The Almeidea Group (Galipeinae, Rutaceae). Systematic Botany, v. 46, p. 375-388, 2021 [link]
Groppo, Milton ; De Lemos, Luisa Jório Cavalcante ; De Lima Ferreira, Paola ; Ferreira, Carolina ; Bruniera, Carla Poleselli ; De Castro, Neuza Maria ; Pirani, José Rubens ; Ottra, Juliana Hanna El ; Kallunki, Jacquelyn Ann. A tree nymph of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Dryades (Galipeinae, Rutaceae), a new neotropical genus segregated from Conchocarpus. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 154, p. 106971, 2020 [link]
Groppo, Milton ; Costa, Idimá Gonçalves ; Bruniera, Carla Poleselli ; Ferreira, Carolina ; Afonso, Laura ; Maeoka, Heloísa Midori ; Dutra, Fernanda Vitorete ; Gasparino, Eduardo Custódio ; Ferreira, Paola De Lima. Rock star flowers: Conchocarpus hendrixii (Galipeinae, Rutaceae), a new species from Eastern Brazil with notes on its phylogenetic position in the genus. Phytotaxa (on-line), v. 422, p. 75-92, 2019 [link]
Torres-Leite, F. ; Bruniera, C. P. ; Zappi, D. C. ; Carrijo, T. T. True axillary inflorescences in Rudgea (Palicoureeae, Rubiaceae), a newly reported characteristic of two new Brazilian species, R. quisquiliae and R. axilliflora. Phytotaxa (Online), v. 272, p. 191-200, 2016 [link]
Bruniera, C. P.; Kallunki, J. A. ; Groppo Junior, M. Almeidea A. St.-Hil. Belongs to Conchocarpus J.C. Mikan (Galipeinae, Rutaceae): Evidence from Morphological and Molecular Data, with a First Analysis of Subtribe Galipeinae. Plos One, v. 10, p. e0125650, 2015 [link]
TAYLOR, C. M. ; BRUNIERA, C. P. ; ZAPPI, D. C. Taxonomic transfers in Neotropical Palicoureeae: new combinations in Rudgea and Palicourea. Kew Bulletin (online), v. 70, p. 45, 2015 [link]
Cibele Bragagnolo
My line of research involves the systematics, ecology and evolution of arachnids. My interests are mainly focused on understanding the evolutionary patterns and processes that determine the generation and maintenance of Neotropical opilion diversity, especially in the Atlantic Forest. In my studies, I am also interested in the diversity of the group in this biome.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3177272526209973
email: cbragagnolo@unifesp.br
Cinthia Brasileira
I have experience in ecology, with an emphasis on biogeography, working mainly on the following topics: Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, herpetofauna, island biogeography, amphibian taxonomy, phylogeography.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2415614509705858
email: cinthia.brasileiro@unifesp.br
Christiano Feldens Schwertner
I am investigating the classification, biogeography and evolution of heteropteran insects (Insecta: Hemiptera) with emphasis on pentatomids related to cultivated plants. My studies are based on different types of characters (e.g. comparative morphology of adults and immatures, molecular data, relationships with host plants, etc.). I am also interested in and develop studies on the diversity of this group and its distribution in natural and modified environments (e.g. agroecosystems).
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0688968753503433
email: schwertner@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Lopez, G. E. L. ; Schwertner, C. F. Synopsis of the remarkable family Phloeidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea): species identification, chromatic polymorphism and updated distribution. JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, v. 57, p. 2083-2113, 2024 [link]
Saldanha, Alan Valdir ; Horikoshi, Renato ; Dourado, Patrick ; Olopez Verejo, Ramiro Fernando ; Berger, Geraldo U. ; Martinelli, Samuel ; Head, Graham P. ; Moraes, Tamara ; Corrêa, Alberto Soares ; Schwertner, C. F. The first extensive analysis of species composition and abundance of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on soybean crops in Brazil. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, v. 1, p. 1-12, 2024 [link]
Moraes, Tamara ; Santos, L. M. A. ; Schwertner, C. F. ; Correa, A. S. Molecular insights on the historical dispersion of Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Brazil. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, v. 116, p. 2173-2183, 2023 [link]
Michelotto, Marcos Doniseti ; Bolonhezi, D. ; Freitas, R. ; Godoy, I. J. ; Schwertner, C. F. Population dynamics, vertical distribution and damage characterization of burrower bug in peanut. SCIENTIA AGRICOLA, v. 80, p. e20210161, 2022 [link]
Roca-Cusachs, Marcos ; Schwertner, C. F. ; Kim, Junggon ; Eger, Joe ; Grazia, Jocelia ; Jung, Sunghoon. Opening Pandora's box: molecular phylogeny of the stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) reveals great incongruences in the current classification. SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, v. 47, p. 36-51, 2022 [link]
Genevcius, Bruno C. ; Simon, Monique N. ; Moraes, Tamara ; Schwertner, C. F. Copulatory function and development shape modular architecture of genitalia differently in males and females. EVOLUTION, v. 74, p. 1048-1062, 2020 [link]
Daniel Rodrigues Stuginski
My principal areas of interest are comparative physiology, evolutionary physiology, ecophysiology and the natural history of reptiles and amphibians. My projects focus on different aspects including thermophysiology, metabolism, growth and hydration of these animals, using snakes as the main study model. Currently, my research focuses on the capacity of acclimatization and physiological responses of ectotherms in face of global warming, as well as the relationship between physiological patterns, ecology and phylogenetics of snakes.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9396083706212110
email: daniel.stuginski@gmail.com
Selected publications:
Stuginski, Daniel Rodrigues; Navas, Carlos Arturo; De Barros, Fábio Cury ; Camacho, Agustín ; Bicudo, José Eduardo Pereira Wilken ; Grego, Kathleen Fernandes ; De Carvalho, José Eduardo.
Phylogenetic analysis of standard metabolic rate of snakes: a new proposal for the understanding of interspecific variation in feeding behavior. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, v. 188, p. 315-323, 2018 [link]
Stuginski, D. R.; Navas, Carlos Arturo ; Barros, F. C. ; Grego, Kathleen Fernandes ; Martins, Marcio ; Carvalho, José Eduardo. The Role of Feeding Specialization on Post-Prandial Metabolic Rate in Snakes of the Genus Bothrops. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, v. 35, p. 373, 2018 [link]
Stuginski, D. R.; Navas, Carlos Arturo ; Barros, F. C. ; Grego, Kathleen Fernandes ; Martins, Marcio ; Carvalho, José Eduardo. Postprandial thermogenesis in Bothrops moojeni (Serpentes: Viperidae). JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES, v. 17, p. 287-292, 2011 [link]
Stuginski, D. R.; Sant´Anna, S. S. ; Fernandes,W. ; Abe, A. S. Circadian pattern of Bothrops moojeni in captivity (Serpentes: Viperidae). The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases (Online), v. 8, p. 97-102, 2012 [link]
Stuginski, D. R.; Mendes, G. F. ; Sant'Anna, S. S. ; Rubio, D. T. ; Vieira, S. E. M. ; Oitaven, L. P. C. ; Grego, K. F. Sexual Differences in Growth Rates of Juveniles from a Litter of Bothrops fonsecai : The Role of Feeding Conversion in a Female-Biased SSD Species. JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY (ONLINE), v. 12, p. 193-199, 2017 [link]
Edson Aparecido Adriano
Associate Professor (Livre Docente) at the Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP and in the Postgraduate Program in Ecology and Evolution at the Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP. My research area is related to fish pathogens, mainly cnidarians adapted to parasitism - Class Myxozoa, but also Monogenoidea and other fish parasites, with emphasis on diversity, taxonomy, development, evolution and parasite-host interaction. My postgraduate training took place at the Institute of Biology-IB/UNICAMP, with postdoctoral studies at the Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering-FZEA/USP and the Natural History Museum-London. I am a board member of the Brazilian Association of Pathologists of Aquatic Organisms (ABRAPOA) and a member of the European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP).
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6376573741747319
email: adriano@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Soares, Geusivam Barbosa; Adriano, Edson Aparecido; Domingues, Marcus Vinicius; Rodríguez-González, Abril; Balbuena, Juan Antonio. Evolutionary morphology of haptoral anchors in monogenoids (Dactylogyridae) of marine catfish (Siluriformes: Ariidae) from the Atlantic coast of South America. PARASITOLOGY, 151 (4) 390-399, 2024 [link]
Figueredo, Rayline T.A.; Muller, Maria I.; Arana, Sarah; Long, Paul F.; Adriano, Edson A. Phylogenetic and host-parasite relationship analyses of Henneguya caquetaia sp. nov (Myxosporea: Myxobolidae) infecting an Amazonian cichlid fish. MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS, 179, 106116, 2023 [link]
Müller, M. I.; Adriano, E. A.; Oliveira, M. S.B.; Corrêa, L. L. Integrative taxonomy suggests that South American freshwater nematodes and their host stingrays co-originated in late Oligocene to early Miocene. JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY, 96, p. e68-x, 2022 [link]
Adriano, E A.; Zatti, S.A.; OKAMURA, B. How to build single-celled cnidarians with worm-like motility: lessons from Myxozoa. Journal of Anatomy, 240, 475-488, 2022 [link]
Franzolin, Gustavo N.; Araújo, Bruno L.; Zatti, Suellen A.; Naldoni, Juliana; Adriano, Edson A. Occurrence of the host-parasite system Rhaphiodon vulpinus and Ceratomyxa barbata n. sp. in the two largest watersheds in South America. PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 91, 102651, 2022 [link]
Elisa Hardt Alves Vieira
Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at UNIFESP and collaborating researcher in the Department of “Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution” at the Complutense University of Madrid, I am a biologist with a master's degree in Forest Resources and a PhD in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on Water, Energy and Environmental Resources. My experience covers Landscape Ecology and Plant Ecology, with a focus on nature conservation planning.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1622817303276574
email: elisa.hardt@unifesp.br
Site do grupo de pesquisa: https://leplan.unifesp.br/
Selected publications:
Martins, T.; Freitas, S. R.; Lupinetti-Cunha, A.; Semensatto, D.; Hardt, E. Combining roadkill hotspots and landscape features to guide mitigation measures on highways. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, v.49, p., 2024 [link]
Issii, Thais M. ; Pereira-Silva, E. F. L. ; Galvanin, E. A. S. ; Attanasio Jr, M. R. ; Hardt, E. Ecological effects of changes on Brazilian native vegetation protection law in an urban area. ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, v. 26, p. 1371-1389, 2024 [link]
Pereira-Silva, Erico F.L. ; Gardon, Fernando R. ; Hardt, Elisa ; Keller, Victor C. ; Dos Santos, Rozely F. Carbon ecosystem services and cellulose income from natural and commercial forests in the Brazilian savanna. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, v. 499, p. 119582, 2021 [link]
Issii, Thais M. ; Romero, Amanda C. ; Pereira-Silva, Erico F.L. ; Attanasio, Mario R. ; Hardt, Elisa. The role of legal protection in forest conservation in an urban matrix. LAND USE POLICY, v. 91, p. 104366-9, 2020 [link]
Hardt, Elisa; Borgomeo, Edoardo ; Dos Santos, Rozely F. ; Pinto, Luís Fernando G. ; Metzger, Jean Paul ; Sparovek, Gerd. Does certification improve biodiversity conservation in Brazilian coffee farms?. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, v. 357, p. 181-194, 2015 [link]
Hardt, E.; Santos, R. F. ; Pereira-Silva, E. F. L. Evaluating the ecological effects of social agent scenarios for a housing development in the Atlantic Forest. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, v. 36, p. 120-130, 2014 [link]
Isabel Bonatelli
My line of research involves the investigation of patterns and processes that have shaped Neotropical biodiversity. I develop studies that seek to understand how genetic variability is distributed in time and space, evaluating the relative contribution of environmental changes and evolutionary mechanisms (selection, genetic drift and gene flow) to the observed patterns and the level of concordance between different species. At the moment, the biological models used range from specific groups of organisms, such as species of Cactaceae from the rupestrian grasslands, to groups with a wider distribution, such as insects, reptiles, amphibians and angiosperms from different neotropical biomes. My areas of interest include phylogeny, phylogeography, biogeography and bioinformatics.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9946082913752883
email: ias.bonatelli@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Guillory, Wilson X. ; De Medeiros Magalhães, Felipe ; Coelho, Felipe Eduardo Alves ; Bonatelli, Isabel A. S. ; Palma'Silva, Clarisse ; Moraes, Evandro M. ; Garda, Adrian Antonio ; Burbrink, Frank T. ; Gehara, Marcelo. Geoclimatic drivers of diversification in the largest arid and semi-arid environment of the Neotropics: Perspectives from phylogeography. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, v. X, p. 1, 2024 [link]
Amaral, Danilo Trabuco ; Bonatelli, Isabel A.S. ; Romeiro-Brito, Monique ; Moraes, Evandro Marsola ; Franco, Fernando Faria, S. Spatial patterns of evolutionary diversity in Cactaceae show low ecological representation within protected areas. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, v. 273, p. 109677, 2022 [link]
Bonatelli, I. A. S.; Gehara, M. ; Colli, G. ; Carstens, B. C. ; Moraes, E. M. Comparative and predictive phylogeography in the South American diagonal of open formations: Unravelling the biological and environmental influences on multitaxon demography. Molecular Ecology, v. 31, p. 331-342, 2022 [link]
Perez, Manolo F. ; Franco, Fernando F. ; Bombonato, Juliana R. ; Bonatelli, Isabel A. S. ; Khan, Gulzar ; Romeiro-Brito, Monique ; Fegies, Ana C. ; Ribeiro, Paulianny M. ; Silva, Gislaine A. R. ; Moraes, Evandro M. Assessing population structure in the face of isolation by distance: Are we neglecting the problem? DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, v. 1, p. 1, 2018 [link]
Garrick, Ryan C. ; Bonatelli, Isabel A. S. ; Hyseni, Chaz ; Morales, Ariadna ; Pelletier, Tara A. ; Perez, Manolo F. ; Rice, Edwin ; Satler, Jordan D. ; Symula, Rebecca E. ; Thomé, Maria Tereza C. ; Carstens, Bryan C. The evolution of phylogeographic data sets. Molecular Ecology (Print), v. 24, p. 1164-1171, 2015 [link]
Bonatelli, Isabel A. S.; Perez, Manolo F. ; Peterson, A. Townsend ; Taylor, Nigel P. ; Zappi, Daniela C. ; Machado, Marlon C. ; Koch, Ingrid ; Pires, Adriana H. C. ; Moraes, Evandro M. Interglacial microrefugia and diversification of a cactus species complex: phylogeography and palaeodistributional reconstructions for Pilosocereus aurisetus and allies. Molecular Ecology (Print), v. 23, p. n/a-n/a, 2014 [link]
José Eduardo de Carvalho
Organisms have a close relationship with the conditions of the environment in which they live. In this context, various aspects of animal physiology are closely related to survival limits and, consequently, to the viability of a population in a given environment. The principal objective of my research is to understand the adaptive (and evolutionary) significance of the physiological mechanisms responsible for metabolic adjustments in the face of varying factors, such as seasonal changes, nutritional status or physical activity. To do this, I try to use a comparative and integrative approach, at different levels (ecological, organismal and cellular), using mainly ectothermic animals as study models. In general terms, current projects in the laboratory seek to assess the influences of the environment and way of life on energy metabolism and activity capacity.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6738085765102617
email: jecarvalho@unifesp.br
Juliana de Souza Azevedo
I have experience and principal research interest in the areas of bony fish ecophysiology and aquatic ecosystem ecology, with an emphasis on the interaction between environmental parameters and marine organisms, conservation of the aquatic environment, biomonitoring and environmental diagnosis with the application of biomarker tools and the use of bioindicator fish.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9196997953777495
email: juliana.azevedo@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Almeida, A.B.; Henrique, B.V.R.; Azevedo, J.S. Stomach content analysis in ariids: Insights of three catfish species from a marine protected area. Regional Studies in Marine Science v. 75, p. 103573, 2024 [link]
Braga, E.S.; Azevedo, J.S.; HarariI, J.; Castro, C.G. Research in a RAMSAR site: The Cananéia-Iguape- Peruíbe estuarine-lagoon complex, Brazil. Ocean And Coastal Research, v. 71, p. 1, 2024. [link]
Ferreira, L.C.; Azevedo, J.S. What do we know about plastic pollution in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 1, p. s11356, 2024. [link]
Lomeu, E.A.C.; Azevedo, J.S. Fishing grounds and the invasive species impact: a case study in a coastal Brazilian watershed. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v. 67, p. e24230345, 2024. [link]
Morais, I. S.; Azevedo, J.S. The first report of abnormal age rings in otoliths lapillus of Ariid catfish. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, v. 47, p. e615, 2021. [link]
Amaral, T.F.; Miyasaki, F.H.; Braga, E.S.; Azevedo, J.S. Temporal and spatial toxicogenetic damage in estuarine catfish Cathorops spixii from a marine protected area with evidence of anthropogenic influences. Science of the Total Environment, v. 799, p. 149409, 2021. [link]
Kátia Cristina M. Pellegrino
Minha área de formação é a Genética Evolutiva e tenho atuado em pesquisas sobre citogenética e sistemática molecular de lagartos. Minhas áreas de interesse incluem também a filogeografia e biogeografia histórica de grupos selecionados da herpetofauna Neotropical. Os estudos que desenvolvo visam compreender aspectos da evolução cromossômica com contribuição à citotaxonomia, descrever padrões de diversidade genética das linhagens e entender os processos evolutivos responsáveis pela origem dessa diversidade.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2943679523037970
email: katia.pellegrino@unifesp.br
Laura Carolina Leal
My main interest as a researcher is to understand the mechanisms that permeate the functioning and evolution of generalized mutualisms. At the moment, I have focused mainly on identifying factors that can regulate the balance of these interactions at different temporal and spatial scales. To this end, I have been using experimental and meta-analytical approaches, with the principal system of study being interactions between plants and ants, such as myrmecochory (seed dispersal by ants) and the anti-herbivory protection of plants bearing extrafloral nectaries.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0645237910354535
email: laura.leal@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Leal, L.C. ; Koski, M. H. Linking pollen limitation to seed dispersal effectiveness. Ecology Letters, v. 27, p. e14347, 2024 [link]
Leal, Laura C.; Nogueira, Anselmo ; Peixoto, Paulo E. C. Which traits optimize plant benefits? Meta-analysis on the effect of partner traits on the outcome of an ant-plant protective mutualism. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, v. 1, p. 1, 2023 [link]
Chinarelli, Henrique D. ; Nogueira, A ; Leal, L.C. ; Leal, L.C. Extrafloral nectar production induced by simulated herbivory does not improve ant bodyguard attendance and ultimately plant defense. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 135, p. 429-446, 2022 [link]
Chinarelli, Henrique D. ; Pupe, Ana E. ; Leal, Laura C. Peace, sweet peace: ants become less aggressive when carbohydrates abound. Ecological Entomology Online, v. 46, p. 273-282, 2021 [link]
Anjos, D. ; Leal, L.C.; Jordano, P. ; Del-Claro, K. Ants as diaspore removers of non-myrmecochorous plants: a meta-analysis. OIKOS, v. 129, p. 775-786, 2020 [link]
Leal, L.C.; Peixoto, P.E.C. Decreasing water availability across the globe improves the effectiveness of protective ant-plant mutualisms: a meta-analysis. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, v. 92, p. 1785-1794, 2017 [link]
Marcelo Sturaro
My background is in Zoology, with an emphasis on Biodiversity and Evolution. Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to research that focuses mainly on the systematics, biogeography, natural history and conservation of Neotropical reptiles and amphibians. My studies have several objectives, such as: inferring the evolutionary histories of different groups through molecular and morphological data; delimiting and describing diversity in an integrative way, considering morphological, behavioral and genetic aspects; investigating aspects of the reproductive and feeding biology of reptiles and amphibians; and inferring the possible impacts of climate change on the current diversity of these groups.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2776090230754156
email: mjsturaro@unifesp.br , marcelosturaro@gmail.com
Site pessoal: http://www.cururulab.com
Selected publications:
De Araujo Pereira, G.; Haddad, C.F. B. ; Sturaro, M. J. Trophic ecology of the Atlantic Forest endemic tree frog Boana bischoffi (Boulenger, 1887) (Anura, Hylidae). HERPETOZOA, v. 36, p. 23-29, 2023 [link]
Dos Santos, M.V. ; Prudente, A.L. C. ; Rodrigues, M.T. ; Sturaro, M.J. The Role of Vicariance and Paleoclimatic Shifts in the Diversification of Uranoscodon superciliosus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) of the Amazonian Floodplains. EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, v. 2022, p. 1, 2022 [link]
Greenspan, S.E. ; Peloso, P.; Fuentes-González, J.A. ; Bletz, M.; Lyra, Mariana L. ; Machado, I.F. ; Martins, R.A. ; Medina, D.; Moura-Campos, D.; Neely, W.J. ; Preuss, J.; Sturaro, M.J. ; Vaz, R.I. ; Navas, C.A. ; Toledo, L.F. ; Tozetti, A.M. ; Vences, M.; Woodhams, D.C. ; Haddad, C.F. B. ; Pienaar, J. Low microbiome diversity in threatened amphibians from two biodiversity hotspots. Animal Microbiome, v. 4, p. 69, 2022 [link]
Orrico, V.G.D. ; Grant, T.; Faivovich, J.; Rivera-Correa, M.; Rada, M.A. ; Lyra, M.L. ; Cassini, C.S. ; Valdujo, P.H. ; Schargel, W.E. ; Machado, D.J. ; Wheeler, W.C. ; Barrio-Amorós, C.; Loebmann, D.; Moravec, J. ; Zina, J.; Solé, M.; Sturaro, M.J. ; Peloso, P.L.V. ; Suarez, P.; Haddad, C.F.B. The phylogeny of Dendropsophini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae). CLADISTICS, v. 37, p. 73-105, 2021 [link]
Pirani, R.M. ; Peloso, P.L. V. ; Prado, J. R. ; Polo, E. ; Knowles, L. L. ; Ron, S. R. ; Rodrigues, M. T. ; Sturaro, M. J. ; Werneck, F. P. Diversification history of clown tree frogs in Neotropical rainforests (Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group). MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 150, p. 106877, 2020 [link]
Sturaro, M.J.; Rodrigues, M. T. ; Colli, G. R. ; Knowles, L. L. ; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. Integrative taxonomy of the lizards Cercosaura ocellata species complex (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae). ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER, v. 275, p. 37-65, 2018 [link]
Maria Beatriz Rossi Caruzo
Studies on the morphology, classification, evolutionary history and biogeography of Angiosperms, with an emphasis on the Neotropical groups of Euphorbiaceae. Regional floristic surveys.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0341736746742006
email: mbrcaruzo@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Pinto-Silva, Natânia Pereira ; De Souza, Katiúscia Freire ; Marques Silva, Otávio Luis ; Vitarelli, Narah Costa ; Pereira, Amanda Da Paixão Noronha ; Soares, Deborah Aragão ; Sodré, Rodolfo Carneiro ; Medeiros, Débora ; Caruzo, Maria Beatriz Rossi ; Carneiro Torres, Daniela Santos ; Da Silva, Marcos José ; Meira, Renata Maria Strozi Alves ; Riina, Ricarda ; Feio, Ana Carla. Trichomes in the megadiverse genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae): a revised classification, identification parameters and standardized terminology. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. XX, p. 1-13, 2023 [link]
Pereira, A. P. N. ; Riina, R. ; Valduga, E. ; Caruzo, M. B. R. A new species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) endemic to the Brazilian Pampa and its phylogenetic affinities. PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 308, p. 1-10, 2022 [link]
Masa-Iranzo, I. ; Sanmartin, I. ; Caruzo, M. B. R. ; Riina, R. Skipping the Dry Diagonal: spatio-temporal evolution of Croton section Cleodora (Euphorbiaceae) in the Neotropics. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, p. 1-24, 2021 [link]
Sousa, A. A. C. ; Cordeiro, I. ; Caruzo, M. B. R. A New species of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. SYSTEMATIC BOTANY, v. 44, p. 346-348, 2019 [link]
Riina, R. ; Berry, P. E. ; Secco, R. ; Meier, W. ; Caruzo, M. B. R. Reassessment of Croton sect. Cleodora (Euphorbiaceae) Points to the Amazon Basin as Its Main Center of Diversity. ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, v. 103, p. 330-349, 2018 [link]
Dos Santos, Rafaela F. ; Riina, Ricarda ; Caruzo, Maria B. Rossi. Diversity of arborescent lineages of Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 303, p. 1467-1497, 2017 [link]
Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques
I have a degree in Biological Sciences (1987), a master's degree in Ecology (1992) and a PhD in Zoology (1998) from the University of São Paulo and a post-doctorate from Cornell University (2005). Researcher and former director of the Ecology and Evolution Laboratory at the Butantan Institute. In teaching and research I work in the areas of zoology and ecology, working mainly with the natural history of snakes. President of the Brazilian Society of Herpetology (2020-2021). Listed in 2023 among the two percent of scientists with the highest citation impact in the world throughout their career in the Stanford University/Elsevier ranking (DOI:10.17632/btchxktzyw.6). In science communication, I produce material related to my line of research and to science in general. I'm responsible for “Entenda mais ciência", which is published on a blog and social media pages.
Selected publications:
Alves-Nunes, João Miguel ; Fellone, Adriano ; Almeida-Santos, Selma Maria ; De Medeiros, Carlos Roberto ; Sazima, Ivan ; Vuolo Marques, Otavio Augusto. Study of defensive behavior of a venomous snake as a new approach to understand snakebite. Scientific Reports, v. 14, p. 10230, 2024 [link]
Siqueira, Lucas Henrique Carvalho ; Piantoni, Carla ; Marques, Otavio Augusto Vuolo. Geographic variation in the probability of being born with and retaining contrasting tail tip colour (tail luring) in the common lancehead Bothrops jararaca. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, v. 00, p. 1-6, 2024 [link]
Alves'Nunes, João Miguel ; Fellone, Adriano ; Marques, Otavio A. V. Food preference for native and invasive prey in the naive lancehead pitviper. BIOTROPICA, v. 00, p. e13321, 2024 [link]
Almeida Santos, S. M. ; Cunha, A. L. S.; Marques, O. A. V. Male-male combat in free-ranging Epicrates crassus Cope, 1862 from South America (Serpentes: Boidae). HERPETOLOGY NOTES, v. 17, p. 229-231, 2024 [link]
Maschio, G. F. ; Costa, S. ; Marques, O. A. V. Estudos de história natural de serpentes no Brasil: da ascensão à extinção. HERPETOLOGIA BRASILEIRA, v. 12, p. 32-55, 2023 [link]
Alves-Nunes, João Miguel ; Fellone, Adriano ; Sazima, Ivan ; Vuolo Marques, Otávio Augusto. Overcoming the phantoms of the past: Influence of predatory stimuli on the antipredator behavior of island pitvipers. PLoS One, v. 18, p. e0288826, 2023 [link]
Thomas Püttker
I am interested in the distributions of animals and plants in anthropogenic landscapes and their responses to habitat loss. To this end, I am using a variety of approaches, both at the population and community level, seeking to understand the processes that lead to changes in distributions and local loss of species.
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6091761742167485
email: tputtker@unifesp.br
Selected publications:
Maurenza, D. ; Crouzeilles, R. ; Prevedello, J. A. ; Almeida Gomes, M. ; Schmoeler, M. ; Pardini, R. ; Banks-Leite, C. ; Vieira, M. V. ; Metzger, J. P. ; Fonseca, C. R. ; Zanin, M. ; Mendes, A. F. ; Boesing, A. L. ; Rezende, A. A. ; Filgueiras, B. K. C. ; Barros, C. S. ; Estavillo, C. ; Peres, C. A. ; Esteves, C. F.; …Püttker, T. Effects of deforestation on multitaxa community similarity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, V. E14419, 2024 [link]
Almeida, A. B. ; Magioli, M. ; Gheler-Costa, C. ; Verdade, L. M. ; Marques, T. S. ; Lima, L. C. G.; Püttker, T. Trophic niche overlap among Neotropical carnivores in a silvicultural landscape. MAMMALIA, v. 0, p. 1, 2023 [link]
Willmer, J. N. G. ; Püttker, T. ; Prevedello, J. A. Global impacts of edge effects on species richness. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, v. 272, p. 109654, 2022 [link]
Püttker, T.; Crouzeilles, R. ; Almeida-Gomes, M. ; Schmoeller, M. ; Maurenza, D. ; Alves-Pinto, H. ; Pardini, R. ; Vieira, M. V. ; Banks-Leite, C. ; Fonseca, C. R. ; Metzger, J. P.; Accacio, G. M. ; Alexandrino, E. R. ; Barros, C. S. ; Bogoni, J. A. ; Boscolo, D. ; Brancalion, P. H.S. ; Bueno, A. A. ; Cambui, E. C.B. ; Canale, G. R. et al. Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: A cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, v. 241, p. 108368, 2020 [link]
Püttker, Thomas; Bueno, A. A. ; Prado, P. I. ; Pardini, R. Ecological filtering or random extinction? Beta-diversity patterns and the importance of niche-based and neutral processes following habitat loss. OIKOS, v. 124, p. n/a-n/a, 2014 [link]
Banks-Leite, C. ; Pardini, R. ; Boscolo, D. ; Cassano, C. R. ; Püttker, T. ; Barros, C. S. ; Barlow, J. Assessing the utility of statistical adjustments for imperfect detection in tropical conservation science. Journal of Applied Ecology, v. 51, p. 849-859, 2014 [link]
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