Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences at the University of São Paulo (2002/2003). Master in Ecology at the National Institute of Amazonian Research - INPA (2006) and Ph.D. in Botany at the Institute of Biosciences - USP (2011). I offered classes of botany and evolutionary biology at the Federal University of São Carlos (campus Sorocaba) during a year, from August 2011 to June 2012. I'm currently developing a post-doctoral project at the Institute of Biosciences - USP (FAPESP process 2012/02110-5; http://www.bv.fapesp.br/pt/bolsas/133325/evolucao-dos-nectarios-extraflorais-herdabilidade-selecao-natural-e-especializacao-das-interacoes-fo/). The duration of the pos-doc project is from May/2012 to December/2014, entitled - Evolution of extrafloral nectaries: heritability, natural selection and specialization of ant-plant interactions. I have field experience in ecology and botany including natural areas of rainforests (e.g. Amazon forest) and savannas (e.g. Cerrado). My actual research is focused on questions related to (1) distribution patterns of plants, and (2) trait evolution associated with different aspects of plant-animal interactions. I'm really interested in planning projects with evolutionary biology integrating observational and experimental approaches, considering the evolutionary process on the scale of populations, and the macro-evolutionary pattern among species. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The ecological heterogeneity of tropical ecosystems is related to the high diversity of plant species. The growth and survival of these species depend on morphological and functional traits, such as wood anatomy and water transport capacity. In this project we will investigate how the vascular structure of the xylem is related to the hydraulic functions along of climatic gradient, especia…
In the last decades, we have experienced a large increase in the research interest in mutualistic interactions. Mutualism is now best viewed as reciprocal exploitation in which the benefits often outweigh the associated costs of interactions, with the net benefit varying as a function of biotic and abiotic factors that directly or indirectly modify costs and benefits. Although variable, t…
In the last decades, we have experienced a large increase in the research interest in mutualistic interactions. Mutualism is now best viewed as reciprocal exploitation in which the benefits often outweigh the associated costs of interactions, with the net benefit varying as a function of biotic and abiotic factors that directly or indirectly modify costs and benefits. Although variable, t…
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The outcome of mutualisms can vary depending on the quantity and quality of services and resources exchanged between species. In pollination, pollinators are attracted by flower signals associated with resources such as nectar and pollen. When the signal and the resource are correlated, we consider the system honest to pollinators due to the phenotypic coupling of both. In species with po…
Mutualisms are interspecific interactions with benefits for both partners, in which mutualistic partners have greater fitness together than when isolated in the environment. However, its effectiveness varies due to the quantity and quality of exchanged resources and the influence of abiotic factors, such as water availability. One of the most common types of mutualism occurs between ants …
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The ecological heterogeneity of tropical ecosystems is related to the high diversity of plant species. The growth and survival of these species depend on morphological and functional traits, such as wood anatomy and water transport capacity. In this project we will investigate how the vascular structure of the xylem is related to the hydraulic functions along of climatic gradient, especia…
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The main aim of this project is consolidate ecological and evolutionary studies of ant-plant-herbivores interactions in the tribe Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae). During the six months in the Universidad de Jaén, we expect to: (1) test the ecological network structure of ant-plant interactions and the degree of specialization of these interactions in an Amazonian forest community, in conjunctio…
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