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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
I hold a Bachelors degree in Biological Sciences from São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Rio Claro Campus (1995), a Masters degree in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from the same institution (1998), and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from UNESP, Rio Claro Campus (2002). I served as Assistant Professor at UNESP, Litoral Paulista Campus, São Vicente, from 2004 to 2010.I am currently an Associate Professor of Cell Biology at São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal Campus, and a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Programs in Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity at UNESP Rio Claro. In addition, I coordinate the Invertebrate Morphology Laboratory (IML) and am responsible for managing the Electron Microscopy Laboratory at UNESP, FCAV Jaboticabal.I have extensive experience in Zoology, with emphasis on Internal Anatomy and Functional Morphology of Invertebrates, particularly within Crustacea and Insecta. My scientific career is characterized by an integrated approach to the study of reproductive biology, histology, ultrastructure, and comparative morphology of reproductive systems.My main research lines focus on the reproductive biology of Neotropical decapods, with special attention to the morphological evolution of male and female reproductive systems and sperm ultrastructure. My studies aim to understand the evolutionary, phylogenetic, and functional patterns associated with reproductive diversification in decapod crustaceans, integrating morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular data within a comparative framework. Through this approach, I seek to reconstruct the evolutionary history of reproductive characters and contribute to the understanding of biodiversity, systematics, and evolution of aquatic invertebrates in both Neotropical and global contexts. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The morphological description of the larval stages of Decapoda crustaceans contribute to the classification of new species in an integrated manner along with molecular biology and adult morphology, contemplating the requirements of modern taxonomy. Furthermore, larval studies assist in the identification of species, the description of new taxa, as well as ecological, behavioral and distri…
In an unprecedented way, we propose to carry out a broad, diversified and rigorous taxonomic analysis on the Brazilian biodiversity of marine, estuarine and freshwater decapod crustaceans. This initiative aims to answer important questions about the species that make up this taxon and topics considered key to the understanding of its biodiversity, such as: life cycle, biogeographic patter…
This proposal, with sights to the sustainable use of biodiversity, searches new solutions by means of techniques and procedures for the analysis of some aspects of the biodiversity of the decapods crustaceans of the São Paulo coast. Thus, the main objective is the optimization in set of the application of molecular techniques (mitochondrial and nuclear DNA) and morphological analyses of a…
Dentre os Brachyura, os portunídeos Callinectes danae e Arenaeus cribrarius são considerados animais de importância econômica no Brasil. Esses crustáceos, popularmente conhecidos como siris, são capturados tanto por meio da pesca artesanal quanto como acompanhantes da fauna camaroeira, e, na região da baía/estuário de São Vicente, são uma importante fonte de renda para a população de baix…
The genus Athanas remains poorly studied in terms of reproductive biology, particularly with respect to the functional morphology and histology of the male reproductive system (MRS). This scenario contrasts with the number of records of hermaphroditism in the group, whose occurrence and ecological implications are still not fully understood. The present project aims to analyze and describ…
The morphology of the male reproductive system (MRS) of Brachyurans is quite diverse. The MRS consists of a pair of testicles (lobular or tubular) connected to the vas deferens (VD). The sperm produced in the testicles are released into the seminiferous tubules and transported by the VD, which are divided into three regions, each with a specific function for the production of seminal flui…
The morphological description of the larval stages of Decapoda crustaceans is significantly important for the classification and identification of new species, which have been described mainly based on adult and juvenile forms, integrated with other tools, such as molecular biology, contemplating the requirements of modern taxonomy. The identification of larval stages can be a complex tas…
Sperm competition, characterized by the formation of packages and its absence due to the formation of sperm plugs, occurs in some species of Brachyura, specifically in Heterotremata crabs. Spider crabs form sperm packages, while swimming crabs form sperm plugs. Plug-forming Portunids are paraphyletic to the group containing Aethridae, Calappidae, Cancridae, Leucosiidae, Menippidae, and Pa…
The gall crabs belonging to the Family Cryptochiridae constitute a unique cryptic and little-known group of obligate symbionts of scleractinian corals (Anthozoa, Cnidaria). In Brazil, even with unique species making up the important national biodiversity (e.g. Opecarcinus hypostegus, Troglocarcinus corallicola, Troglocarcinus hirsutus and Kroppcarcinus siderastreicola) such associated fau…
The spermatozoa ultrastructure, or spermiotaxonomy, is an important tool that can differentiate closely related groups based on key spermatozoa characters. There have been many studies on crustaceans with this focus, and most of them have addressed brachyuran and anomuran crab species. However, few integrate different techniques of electron and optical microscopy for a complete descriptio…
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Spermiotaxonomy has become an essential taxonomic tool for elucidating the evolution of decapods, such as caridean shrimps, a highly diverse group that remains understudied from this perspective. This internship abroad aims to fill sampling gaps, particularly for species inhabiting deep-sea regions, and to complement the ongoing research project in Brazil (PD FAPESP #2023/01445-8). The sa…