Abstract
Life history traits directly affect reproduction and survivorship of organisms. The complexity and interest in life history evolution are due to the fact that organisms exhibit different combinations among these trais, which in turn affect fitness. Amphibians, because the alternance, in general, between a larval aquatic phase and a terrestrial adult one, and because the strict dependence on abiotic factors, form an interesting group to study life history. This project focus on the reproductive strategies exhibited by anuran amphibians from different biomes, involving the study of reproductive behaviors, mating systems and alternative tactics, sexual size dimorphism, reproductive trade-offs (clutch and egg size), reproductive investment, and sexual selection. The strategies will be described and compared among populations, species with different ecologies, and among lineages. The reproductive strategies will be studied in an evolutionary context and to achieve the goals molecular markers and phylogenetic comparative methods will be used. An increase in our knowledge on amphibian biology may enhance our comprehension about the mechanisms of natural selection and evolution. Furthermore, new hypotheses may arise, which can be tested in comparative studies involving other taxa. (AU)
Scientific publications
(20)
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
BORGES, MARILIA M.;
NALI, RENATO C.;
FIORILLO, BRUNO F.;
PRADO, CYNTHIA P. A.
Site fidelity, reproductive behavior and investment in the Brazilian Reticulate Leaf Frog, Pithecopus ayeaye LUTZ, 1966 (Anura: Phyllomedusidae).
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v. 31,
n. 1-2,
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Web of Science Citations: 1.
FAGGIONI, GABRIEL;
SOUZA, FRANCO;
UETANABARO, MASAO;
LANDGREF-FILHO, PAULO;
FURMAN, JOE;
PRADO, CYNTHIA.
Reproductive biology of the nest building vizcacheras frog Leptodactylus bufonius (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae), including a description of unusual courtship behaviour.
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n. 1,
p. 73-80,
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Web of Science Citations: 2.
FRANCO L. SOUZA;
CYNTHIA P.A. PRADO;
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CAMILA AOKI;
PAULO LANDGREF-FILHO;
CHRISTINE STRÜSSMANN;
ROBSON W. ÁVILA;
DOMINGOS J. RODRIGUES;
NELSON R. ALBUQUERQUE;
JULIANA TERRA;
MASAO UETANABARO;
ARLINDO F. BÉDA;
LILIANA PIATTI;
RICARDO A. KAWASHITA-RIBEIRO;
MILENA DELATORRE;
GABRIEL P. FAGGIONI;
STEPHANI D.B. DEMCZUK;
SAMUEL DULEBA.
Diversidade de anfíbios do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.
IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA,
v. 107,
p. -,
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ZAMUDIO, KELLY R.;
BELL, RAYNA C.;
NALI, RENATO C.;
HADDAD, CELIO F. B.;
PRADO, CYNTHIA P. A.
Polyandry, Predation, and the Evolution of Frog Reproductive Modes.
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DIAS, TAILISE MARQUES;
MARAGNO, FRANCIELE PEREIRA;
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PRADO, CYNTHIA P. A.;
CECHIN, SONIA ZANINI.
Breeding sites of the leaf frog Phyllomedusa tetraploidea (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae) in a forest remnant in southern Brazil.
North-Western Journal of Zoology,
v. 9,
n. 2,
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DEC 2013.
Web of Science Citations: 3.
ZINA, JULIANA;
DE ALMEIDA PRADO, CYNTHIA PERALTA;
BRASILEIRO, CINTHIA AGUIRRE;
BAPTISTA HADDAD, CELIO FERNANDO.
Anurans of the sandy coastal plains of the Lagamar Paulista, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Web of Science Citations: 5.
PUPIN, NADYA CAROLINA;
GASPARINI, JOAO LUIZ;
BASTOS, ROGERIO P.;
HADDAD, CELIO F. B.;
PRADO, CYNTHIA P. A.
Reproductive biology of an endemic Physalaemus of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, and the trade-off between clutch and egg size in terrestrial breeders of the P. signifer group.
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v. 20,
n. 3,
p. 147-156,
JUL 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 12.