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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Masters and PhD in Zoology at UNESP. Currently Full Professor at Unicamp, teaching Vertebrates for future Biologists and general Biology fot future Geologists and Geographers. Main research topics are: Herpetology, Amphibians, Conservation, Animal Behavior, Wildlife Diseases, Taxonomy, Neotropical Biodiversity. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The study of amphibian conservation is urgent and broad. In order to understand and act in the preservation of this taxon, we must deepen the studies in the different facets of the amphibian biology, from the most basic questions, such as taxonomy, behavior, natural history, ecology and evolution, but also to investigate the aspects more directly related to their threats, such as environm…
The equipment will be used in quantitative PCR, allowing analysis of 384 simultaneos samples. It will be used in virtually all subprojects of the Temático grant. Besides chytrid, iIt also alows experiments with Ranavirus. Finally, it will be used for genotyping the strains collected during the project. (AU)
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is recognized worldwide as one of the main causative agents of amphibian population declines and extinctions over the last 50 years. The same is valid for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, where a portion of the amphibian species may have been extinct by this fungus. Although Bd is already widespread in the biome, new die off events may …
The chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is an important infectious agent, globally related to amphibian population declines. With this fungus as a central theme, increasing our comprehension of the disease status in Brazil, in 2011 we were awarded a grant by a joint call from FAPESP and NSF. That grant expected to build the foundation of an international collaboration bet…
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For decades, amphibians have experienced severe population declines attributed to various factors. Their biphasic life cycle, combined with their permeable and thin skin, makes them particularly vulnerable to multiple stressors, such as rising temperatures, habitat fragmentation, diseases, and pollution. Pollution by microplastics (MPs), contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs),…
The establishment and spread of invasive exotic species can have a strong impact on native biodiversity. The effect of the introduction of exotic species is particularly more harmful in island environments, which are home to more vulnerable ecosystems that can undergo structural changes due to interactions such as predation by exotic species, competition with native species, in addition t…
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Approximately 1.8 million species have been described since the inception of the binomial nomenclature system by Linnaeus in 1758, but the majority of the planet's species are still unknown to science. The description of a species is ultimately a scientific hypothesis that can be reviewed, refuted, revalidated, leading to changes in current taxonomy. While it is essential to expedite the …
About 1.8 million species have been described since Linnaeus's proposition of the binomial nomenclature system in 1758, but most species on the planet remain yet unknown. The description of a species is ultimately a scientific hypothesis, which can be revised, refuted, revalidated and thus lead to changes in the current taxonomy. While accelerating species discoveries is essential to opti…
The genus Pseudopaludicola, which comprises 26 species, has a wide distribution in South America, especially in Brazil (center and northeast). This genus, included in the Leptodactylidae family, presents species that are very similar to each other, with some problems for intraspecific separation and uncertainty in the position of species. In this sense, based on molecular tests on biologi…
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Parental care is considered an evolutionary advantage that increases offspring survival, benefiting the offspring's fitness in exchange of a parental cost. This behavior has been extensively studied in mammals and birds, while other groups, such as amphibians, received comparatively less attention. To successfully perform parental care, parents undergo diverse behavioral, anatomical, and …
Amphibians play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance, acting as both predatorsand prey within food webs and supporting biodiversity. However, global amphibianpopulations are rapidly declining, with 41% of species threatened by habitat loss,pollution, diseases, and climate change. In Brazil, where 59 species are threatened-many of them endemic to the Atlantic Forest-the situation …
Hearing is one of the essential components of acoustic communication in anurans. However, it remains relatively unexplored when compared to acoustic emissions. Over 700 Brazilian species of anurans have had their advertisement calls described, whereas studies on hearing are limited to four out of the over 1,200 known species in Brazil. The auditory system of anurans comprises the inner ea…
The consortium of symbiotic microorganisms recruited by vertebrate hosts and their metabolic products (the microbiome) are known to aid in host health. The amphibian skin microbiome represents an important line of defense against a variety of pathogens, including the waterborne fungal pathogen that causes chytridiomycosis, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). However, interactions between…
Invasive wildlife on islands pose major risks via competition, disease transmission and direct predation on local fauna on a global scale. Among these potential impacts, the transmission of pathogens and disruption of trophic networks are quite common. This problem can be even intensified when the island did not naturally have a taxonomic group that invaded it with several species. This i…
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