CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
he holds a degree in animal science from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1996) and a PhD in Sciences (General Physiology) from the University of São Paulo (2002). He is currently a full professor at the Department of Physiology at the Institute of Biosciences of the University of São Paulo. He has experience in the field of Physiology, with an emphasis on Evolutionary Physiology. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Melatonin is a hormone known as an endogenous temporal marker signaling the dark phase of the day. Additionally, melatonin is also known as a crucial immunomodulatory hormone, playing a fundamental role in the inflammatory response best known in mammals. This project aims to describe a possible immune-pineal-(ocular?) axis in anurans (Rhinella diptycha), including toads and salamanders (P…
Anthropogenic environmental changes (AEC), such as climate change, habitat fragmentation and pollution, have been extensively implicated with deleterious ecological metrics, such as population declines, local extinction, and distribution shifts. Moreover, synergisms between these factors add complex cause-and-consequence relationships. In this scenario, a crucial question is when, how and…
Anthropogenic environmental changes (AEC), such as climate change, habitat fragmentation and pollution, have been extensively implicated with deleterious ecological metrics, such as population declines, local extinction, and distribution shifts. Moreover, synergisms between these factors add complex cause-and-consequence relationships. In this scenario, a crucial question is when, how and…
Hormones display broad effects in different aspects of vertebrates' phenotypes, physiologically mediating transitions between life-history phases. Vertebrates that display seasonal reproduction or go through marked changes during development, for example, show clear and well-marked variations in hormone levels. Although endocrine mediation of metamorphosis has been well investigated, less…
In recent decades, there has been a steep decline in amphibian populations around the globe. This decline is associated with multiple causes acting in a synergistic way, highlighting the increase in the prevalence and outbreaks of emerging diseases, the loss, fragmentation and disconnection of habitats, environmental pollution and climate change in multiple scales. In this context of expo…
An unequivocal pattern that involves both natural and anthropic causes, is the global, yet heterogeneous, change in the climate of Earth. This trend, paralleled by other anthropic environmental changes, is expected to cause pervasive effects on the fauna. However, the nature, span and final consequences of climate change must differ among taxa, even among related species, because of the v…
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Mudanças ambientais antropogênicas (MAA), como as mudanças climáticas, a fragmetação de habitats e a poluição, tem sido extensivamente implicadas na literatura com métricas ecológicas deletérias, como declínios populacionais, extinções locais e mudanças de distribuição. Além disso, sinergismos entre esses fatores adicionam complexas relações de causa e efeito. Nesse cenário, uma questão c…
Amphibians exhibit a wide variety of social behaviors and can adjust their responses according to environmental challenges. However, the physiological mediators modulating this behavioral flexibility remain poorly understood, especially in non-model species. This project investigates the role of steroid hormones in regulating social behaviors in genera of the tribe Cophomantini (Aplastodi…
Persistent anthropogenic disturbances such as those resulting from urbanization, habitat degradation and ecotourism are of substantial concern, once chronically stressful conditions can be pathological and negatively affect individual fitness. Long-lived vertebrates that occupy high trophic levels in the food chain, such as sharks, are ideal models for integrated studies of physiological …
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Global warming drives physiological changes in many animal species, often being intensified in urban environments, which impose additional biotic and abiotic challenges. In ectothermic animals, physiological parameters such as locomotor performance and immune function tend to follow an 'inverted U'-shaped thermal performance curve, where there is an optimal temperature for maximum physiol…
Anthropogenic climate changes are leading to an increase in the global mean temperature and a higher incidence of extreme climate events, impairing the physiology of animals, with highlights for their effects on the immunity, given that these conditions act as stressors capable of interfering with the corticosterone (CORT) secretion and the leukocytes profile. Furthermore, the repetitive …
Melatonin produced by the pineal gland, in addition to being the hormone that signals the dark phase of the day, also regulates immune and pre-immune defense. There is evidence that in anurans, like mammals, the daily melatonin rhythm could also interfere with defense processes. This project aims to describe a possible immune-pineal-(ocular?) axis in anurans and to investigate whether an …
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Amphibians have experienced an extensive decline in the global population in recent decades. This decline has been associated with several factors, including infectious diseases and anthropically mediated environmental changes, such as climate change, and pollutants. Although endocrine and immune physiological adjustments in response to high temperatures and pollutants show high ecologica…
Parental care is a behavior that enhances offspring survival. Although extensively studied in mammals and birds, it has recently garnered increasing attention in ectotherms, such as reptiles. Among reptiles, the occurrence of parental care varies significantly across species, with some exhibiting prolonged mother-of-offspring associations and even active predator defense. Nest-site select…
Biological invasions can unfold a new layer of complexity when parasites are introduced along with their hosts. Cane toads (Rhinella marina) are native to Central and South America but were introduced in Australia as an attempt to control crop pests. However, the situation got out of control. The invasive cane toads have been expanding westward, carrying along the South American lungworm …
One of the most frequent environmental consequences of current climate change are high temperatures and droughts in several regions of the world. Europe and specifically the Iberian Peninsula is one of the regions that are being severely affected by these extreme climatic events. In this context, anurans are the group of vertebrates that have been most affected, because, in order to repro…
Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis) are one of the least studied species of whales; the combination of elusive behavior, broad home range, and deep-water preferences preclude systematic study for most populations. So far, no studies have been regularly conducted on this species, and its physiological and life history parameters remain obscure. A novel way to circumvent the afore mentioned …
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