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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated in Ciências Biológicas at Universidade de Brasília (1997), obtained a Master in Physiology from Universidade de São Paulo (2001) and a doctorate at Physiology from Universidade de São Paulo (2003). Is a full professor in the department of Biology at USP Ribeirão Preto. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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This proposal adopts the Amazonian herpetofauna as a reference for biodiversity, and implements integrative and innovative eco-evolutionary and socio-environmental approaches to understand and mitigate the impacts of global climate change on Amazonian species and human populations. The proposal establishes interactions with people living along the Amazon rivers (comunidades ribeirinhas), …
Developmental processes integrate environmental signals with genetic information when establishing phenotypes. EvoDevo recognizes that dynamic environments may induce new phenotypic variants in natural populations by activating of alternative developmental pathways mediated by the plasticity that is inherent to ontogenetic processes, a perspective that likely contributes for analyses of i…
Developmental processes integrate environmental signals with genetic information when establishing phenotypes. EvoDevo recognizes that dynamic environments may induce new phenotypic variants in natural populations by activating of alternative developmental pathways mediated by the plasticity that is inherent to ontogenetic processes, a perspective that likely contributes for analyses of i…
The combination of molecular and phenotypic data has been widely implemented to study biodiversity. This funding proposal aims to support the visit of Prof. Dr. Ana Carnaval (City University of New York, USA) to the Biology Department at the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo. A leading reference in Evolution, Ecology, Biogeography and C…
Understanding morpho-functional relationships of Gnathostomata ('jawed vertebrates') mandibles (lower jaws) is imperative to understand the role of food on species diversification and specialization to challenging environments. This proposal aims to establish a world-first investigation of biomechanical implications of Gnathostomata feeding behaviour and diet using a phylogenetic framewor…
The visit of Dr. Kenro Kusumi has two principal aims: (1) to teach a graduate course on his topic of expertise, discussing Genomic Tools for studies on Developmental Biology, Evolution and Regeneration; (2) to discuss collaborative research and act as advisor to current projects developed in LEBI/USP involving data on Molecular Biology, especially in the context of Evo-Devo and Eco-Evo-De…
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Lizards are particularly vulnerable to climatic fluctuations, because their thermoregulation and physiologies are often modulated by environmental gradients. Consequently, their distribution patterns are strongly correlated with climatic parameters such as precipitation and temperature. The herpetofauna of the Caatinga is susceptible to severe periods of drought and high temperatures thro…
Urban environments represent environmental extremes in terms of changes in temperature, precipitation, and resource availability. Identifying phenotypic patterns in species tolerant to urbanization, associated with the process of anthropogenic environmental modification, contributes to a better understanding of adaptive processes and to the development of management plans for the conserva…
We are currently undergoing an unprecedented biodiversity crisis, and climate changes looms as one of the most significant extinction drivers. Climate-driven changes and ecological conditions in habitat distribution have been considered major catalysts of speciation. While environmental features (EFs; e.g., moisture, temperature, vegetation) are likely key factors driving diversity and ph…
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The general aim of this research is to develop and apply a methodology for collecting and analyzing data on the relationship between biodiversity and climate in traditional communities in the Cuieras and Araguaia river basins, through the use of field diaries and the development and application of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with riverine populations as representatives o…
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Sex is a pervasive feature among animals and reproduction is one of the two components determining organismal fitness. Therefore, sex is a main factor in animal evolution. Sex determination is the commitment of the gonads to a female or male fate, and can be modulated by environmental (environmental sex determination or ESD) or genetic (genotypic sex determination or GSD) signals. GSD is …
Morphological differences among individuals of a given species may express genetic variation but also plastic responses to environmental signals. Developmental plasticity refers to the inherent ability to adjust phenotypic development in response to environmental cues experienced during ontogeny. Because of the different mechanical challenges associated with food processing, diet has the …
Patterns of biodiversity distribution reveal ecological and evolutionary processes and also constitute an essential framework for projections from scenarios of climatic changes and conservation strategies. Morphological diversity is often relegated in many studies considering global patterns of biodiversity distribution despite its crucial role perpetuating lineages that face environmenta…
Occupation of different environments by a given species may occur in association with changes in developmental processes and result in morphological variation among populations. One morphological trait of particular interest in this scenario is the digit length, a characteristic that is sexually dimorphic in some lineages and is assumed as a proxy of mechanisms during embryo development t…
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| 3 / 3 | Ongoing grants |
| 11 / 9 | Completed research grants |
| 7 / 7 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
| 46 / 26 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
| 1 / 1 | Ongoing scholarships abroad |
| 8 / 8 | Completed scholarships abroad |
| 76 / 54 | All research grants and scholarships |
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