Ivan Prates

Ivan is interested in the evolutionary history of tropical species and species groups. His research seeks to understand how changes in climate and landscape over time (thousands or millions of years) and space (across geographic regions) have shaped the current geographic distribution of evolutionary lineages, alleles, and traits.In his research, Ivan uses genome-wide data to reconstruct the history of reptiles and amphibians from the tropical forests of South America, asking how past climate change affected the distribution and demography of tropical organisms. His research also tests environmental correlates of genomic variation, as well as identifying genomic regions that have undergone selection during geographic expansions. Ivan also uses genetic and phenotypic data to assess the geographic distribution, phylogenetic relationships, and taxonomic status of poorly known frogs, snakes, and lizards sampled in the field. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)