CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Biologist and master in Ecology by Universidade de Sao Paulo, under the supervision of Dr. Glauco Machado. My major interests are theoretical ecology and animal behavior, more specifically in theories of sexual selection and parental care. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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A central concept in the mating system theory is the environmental potential for polygyny, which postulates that scarce and aggregates resources favor the monopolization of females by a few males. Breeding sites are one of the most important resources used by females and, in many species, these sites are monopolized by larger males or males in better condition. The objective of this proje…
In species with exclusive paternal care, caring males may provide direct benefit to the females, allowing them to forage and to invest in additional offspring, while the current offspring is protected by the males. By selecting caring males as preferential mating partners, females may also acquire indirect benefits, producing sons that are good care-givers. Although female preference for …
According to the life-history theory, individuals are selected to optimize the allocation of time and energy between parental and mating effort, thus maximizing the lifetime reproductive success. In species exhibiting paternal care, the trade-off between parental and the mating effort is particularly evident because males are generally unable to acquire additional mates while caring. Serr…
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