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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) (Institutional affiliation for 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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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 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…
The presence of theoretical concepts fundamental to the Evolutionary Theory under the EvoDevo approach remains relegated in most Brazilian courses of Biological Sciences. Its intensity in obligatory courses for undergraduate and graduate students depends on the affinity of the professor teaching the course with the topic of EvoDevo. However, Brazil is starting to face the effects of recen…
Evolutionary processes and mechanisms of phenotypic diversity represent a central topic of Evolutionary Biology. Two major categories comprise investigations on shape evolution, ecomorphology and evolutionary development (Evo-Devo), but the concrete integration of these dimensions is effectively consolidated with the establishment of the Eco-Evo-Devo field, when the environment is recogni…
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Research programs in Evolutionary Biology often dissociate evaluation of evolutionary trajectories as a contingent and non-programmed process from interpretations of development as a cyclical and genetically-programmed mechanism. However, approaches that integrate analyses of phylogenetic structuration in evolutionary patterns with developmental mechanisms enable relevant advances for a c…
Evolutionary associations between diet and cranial morphology have been described in a wide array of squamate lineages. Data on osteological proportions and overall skull shape are frequently interpreted in relation to diet specialization, leaving possible associations with the evolution of generalist habits (dietary plasticity/flexibility) relegated in the literature. The present project…
Neotropical lizard lineages represent a considerable taxonomic and phenotypic diversity, distributed along multiple ecological and climatic gradients. Relations between environmental factors and patterns of distribution of morphological diversity remain unknown in these lineages. Ecological parameters may also explain the evolution of phenotypic patterns, allowing the postulation of relat…
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Occupancy of distinct environments in relation to thermal gradients can affect development processes and result in phenotypic variation that may influence survival and reproductive rates. Particularly, digit ratio is a morphological characteristic that can be sexually dimorphic and it has been evaluated in some groups as an indicator of embryonic developmental mechanisms that are mediated…
In Evolutionary Biology, the concept of phenotypic integration presumes that elements that share developmental pathways or execute interconnected functions would be more integrated within each other than with other structures in the organism. Multicellular organisms can therefore be organized in units or modules, which hold intrinsic functions and structural properties, exhibiting interde…
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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…
The current paradigm holds that the tympanic ear appeared at least three time among tetrapods: in amphibians, mammals, and reptiles (including birds). However, the hypothesis of a single origin for this structure among reptiles is still not consensual, and various aspects of this problem have not yet been analysed in detail. The post-doctoral research associated to this proposal conducts …
Fossoriality has evolved multiple times within lizards, being frequently associated to body elongation and limb loss. Snakelike morphologies have been roughly interpreted as being equivalent, and explanations for the prevalence of limbless elongated phenotypes rescue energetic and biomechanical benefits for burrowing. Most fossorial lizards are head-first burrowers, and modifications in h…
Modules are highly integrated units, organized at many different hierarchical levels (from molecular interactions to entire organisms) that express covariation. For example, phalanges develop from a deeply conserved module in Tetrapoda, which constrains these skeletal elements in a proportional range of nearly equal-sized phalanges or in a size-gradient from large to small elements. Howev…
Theory suggests sexual dimorphism arises from selection operating differently on males and females. The degree of sexual dimorphism can be a direct result of the intensity of intrasexual competition. Mate competition is a key element of fitness as reproductive success increases with the number of mates. The operational sex ratio (OSR), or the ratio of sexually-active males to sexually-rec…
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