Scientific publications
Follow the latest scientific work from CBioClima researchers!

WhatsApp Image 2023-11-04 at 18.42.17.jpeg

WhatsApp Image 2023-11-04 at 18.41.59.jpeg

WhatsApp Image 2024-04-09 at 20.59.44.jpeg

WhatsApp Image 2023-11-04 at 18.42.08.jpeg

WhatsApp Image 2023-11-04 at 18.42.32.jpeg

ascecg.2023.11.issue-27.xlargecover-2 (2) (1).jpg

Alberton, B., Alvarado, S.T., Torres, R.S., Fernandes, G.W., Morellato, L.P.C. 2023. Monitoring immediate post-fire vegetation dynamics of tropical mountain grasslands using phenocameras. Ecological Informatics 78: 102341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102341.
Alberton, B., Martin, T.C.M., Rocha, H.R., Richardson, A.D., Moura, M.S.B., Torres, R.S., L.P.C, Morellato. 2023. Relationship between tropical leaf phenology and ecosystem productivity using phenocameras. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11: 1223219. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1223219.
Anunciação, P.R., Ernst, R., Martello, F., Vancine, M.H., Carvalho, L.M.T., Ribeiro, M.C. 2023. Climate-driven loss of taxonomic and functional richness in Brazilian Atlantic Forest anurans. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 21: 274-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2023.09.001.
Araujo-Vieira, K., Lourenço, A.C.C., Lacerda, J.V.A., Lyra, M.L., Blotto, B.L., Ron, S.R., Baldo, D., Pereyra, M.O., Suárez-Mayorga, A.M., Baêta, D., Ferreira, R.B., Barrio-Amorós, C.L., Borteiro, C., Brandão, R.A., Brasileiro, C.A., Donnelly, M.A., Dubeux, M.J.M., Köhler, J., Kolenc, F., Leite, F.S.F., Maciel, N.M., Nunes, I., Orrico, V.G.D., Peloso, P., Pezzuti, T.L., Reichle, S., Rojas-Runjaic, F.J.M., da Silva, H.R., Sturaro, M.J., Langone, J.A., Garcia, P.C.A., Rodrigues, M.T., Frost, D.R., Wheeler, W.C., Grant, T., Pombal Jr, J.P., Haddad, C.F.B., Faivovich, J. 2023. Treefrog Diversity in the Neotropics: Phylogenetic Relationships of Scinaxini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae). South American Journal of Herpetology 27(sp1): 1-143. https://doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-22-00038.1.
Assis, J.C., Hohlenwerger, C., Metzger, J.P., Rhodes, J.R., Duarte, G.T., Silva, R.A., Boesing, A.L., Prist, P.R., Ribeiro, M.C. 2023. Linking landscape structure and ecosystem service flow. Ecosystem Services 62: 101535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101535.
Brunetti, A.E., Lyra, M.L., Monteiro, J.P.C., Zurano, J.P., Baldo, D., Haddad, C.F.B., Moeller, A.H. 2023. Convergence of gut microbiota in myrmecophagous amphibians. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 290: 1. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2223.
Brusquetti, F., Pupin, N.C., Haddad, C.F.B. 2023. Model-Based Analyses Suggest Pleistocene Refugia over Ancient Divergence as Main Diversification Driver for a Neotropical Open-Habitat Treefrog. Evolutionary Biology 50: 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-023-09614-3.
Camargo, M.G.G., Arista, M., Lunau, K., Ortiz, P.L., Le Stradic, S., Rocha, N.M.W.B., Morellato, L.P.C. 2023. Flowering phenology of species with similar flower colours in species-rich communities. Flora 304: 152312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2023.152312.
Campos, E.V., Ratko, J., Ngangom, B., Takeshita, V., Fraceto, L.F. 2023. Nature-Based Herbicides and Micro-/Nanotechnology Fostering Sustainable Agriculture. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11: 9900-9917. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c02282.
Cardozo, D., Tomatis, C., Bru, A.S.D., Kolenc, F., Borteiro, C., Pansonato, A., Confalonieri, V., Lourenço, L.B., Haddad, C.F.B., Baldo, D. 2023. The taxonomic status of Physalaemus cuqui Lobo, 1993, with the description of a new species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Argentina and Paraguay. Herpetological Monographs 37: 95-128. https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-22-00003.
Chaves-Acuña, W., Moreno, E.A., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H. 2023. The advertisement call of Pristimantis unistrigatus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes. Phyllomedusa 22:. 49-55. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v22i1p49-55.
Ferreira, R.B., Zocca, C., Carvalho, S.E.C., Haddad, C.F.B., Santos, M.T.T. 2023. A new species of the bromeligenous genus Crossodactylodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from Southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 57: 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1670/23-030.
Gaspar, L.P., Scarpelli, M.D.A., Oliveira, E.G., Alves, R.S.C., Gomes, A.M., Wolf, R., Ferneda, R.V., Kamazuk, S.H., Gussoni, C.O.A., Ribeiro, M.C. 2023. Predicting bird diversity through acoustic indices within the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 4: 1283719. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2023.1283719.
Harper, K.A., Yang, J.R., Querry, N.D., Dyer, J., Alves, R.S.C., Ribeiro, M.C. 2023. Limited influence from edges and topography on vegetation structure and diversity in Atlantic Forest. Plant Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01353-x.
Loiola, P.P., Morellato, L.P.C., Camargo, M.G.G., Kamimura, V.A., Mattos, J.S., Streher, A.S., Le Stradic, S. 2023. Shared-role of vegetation types, elevation and soil affecting plant diversity in an old-tropical mountain hotspot. Journal of Mountain Science 20: 1842–1853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-022-7838-z.
Ramos, D.M., Andrade, J.M., Alberton, B.C., Moura, M.S.B., Domingues, T.F., Neves, N., Lima, J.R.S., Souza, R., Souza, E., Silva, J.R., Espírito-Santo, M.M., Morellato, L.P.C., Cunha, J. 2023. Multiscale phenology of seasonally dry tropical forests in an aridity gradient. Front. Environ. Sci. 11: 1275844. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1275844.
Salas-Solano, D., Chaves-Acuña, W. 2023. Notes on facultative use of bat-modified “leaf tents” by Agalychnis red-eyed treefrogs (Anura:Hylidae). Phyllomedusa 22: 49-55. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v22i2p195-201.
Santos, M.T.T., Pinheiro, P.D.P., Garcia, P.C.A., Griffiths, R.A., Haddad, C.F.B., Barata, I.M. 2023. A new species of Crossodactylodes from the Espinhaço Mountain Range, Southeastern Brazil (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae). Herpetologica 79: 108-118, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00035.
Silveira, P., IOP, S., Santos, J.S., Lima, E.L., Martello, F., Ribeiro, M.C., Maciel, N.M., Collevatti, R.G. 2023. Amount and isolation of aquatic habitat drive anuran diversity in agricultural landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado. Landscape Ecology 38: 2261–2275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01693-z.
Takeshita, V., Munhoz-Garcia, G.V., Pereira, A.E.S., Tornisielo, V.L., Fraceto, L.F. 2023. Radiometric strategy to track nanopesticides: An important approach to understand the fate, mechanisms of action and toxicity. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 165: 117156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117156.
Teixeira, J.V.S., Bonfim, F.C.G., Vancine, M.H., Ribeiro, M.C., Oliveira, L.C. 2023. Effect of landscape attributes on the occurrence of the endangered golden-headed lion tamarin in southern Bahia, Brazil. American Journal of Primatology 86: e23588, . https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23588.

Menger, J., Santorelli Junior, S., Emilio, T., Magnusson, W.E., Anciães, M. 2024. Palms predict the distributions of birds in southwestern Amazonia and are potential surrogates for land-use planning by citizen scientists. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02895-w.
Rodrigues, J.S., Takeshita, V., Campos, E.V.R., de Freitas, A.S.M., de Lima, V.H., Fraceto, L.F. 2024. Lignocellulosic Biomass in Nanopesticides: A Path toward Sustainable Agriculture. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c01213.
Vargas, O.M., Larson, D.A., Batista, J., Cornejo, X., Luize, B.G., Medellín-Zabala, D., Ribeiro, M., Smith, N.P., Smith, S.A., Vicentini, A., Dick, C.W. 2024. Reclassification of the Bertholletia clade of the Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) based on a phylogenetic analysis of plastome and target sequence capture data. Harvard Papers in Botany, 29: 159–179. https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18.
Ruthsatz, K., Dahlke, F., Alter, K., Wohlrab, S., Eterovick, P.C., Lyra, M.L. Gippner, S; Cooke, SL; Peck, MA. 2024. Acclimation capacity to global warming of amphibians and freshwater fishes: Drivers, patterns, and data limitations. Global Change Biology, 30, e17318. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17318.
Guillory, W. X., de Medeiros Magalhães, F., Coelho, F. E. A., Bonatelli, I. A. S., Palma-Silva, C., Moraes, E. M., Garda, A. A., Burbrink, F. T., Gehara, M. 2024. Geoclimatic drivers of diversification in the largest arid and semi-arid environment of the Neotropics: Perspectives from phylogeography. Molecular Ecology, 00:e17431. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17431.
Gonçalves, F., Farooq, H., Harfoot, M., Pires, M. M., Villar, N., Sales, L., Carvalho, C., Bello, C., Emer, C., Bovendorp, R. S., Mendes, C., Beca, G., Lautenschlager, L., Souza, Y., Pedrosa, F., Paz, C., Zipparro, V. B., Akkawi, P., Bercê, W., Farah, F., Freitas, A. V. L., Silveira, L. F., Olmos, F., Geldmann, J., Dalsgaard, B., Galetti, M. 2024. A global map of species at risk of extinction due to natural hazards. PNAS, 121, 26:e2321068121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2321068121.
Polli, D. J., dos Santos, J. S., Palmeira, F. B. L., Conciani, D. E., de Campos, C. B., & Ribeiro, M. C. 2024. Mammal diversity responses to anthropic, environmental, and seasonal changes within Caatinga seasonal dry forest landscapes. Biotropica, 00, e13337. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13337.
Chaves-Acuña, W., Boza-Oviedo, E., Zúniga, J., Chaves, G., Bolaños, F., McCranie, J.R., Vásquez-Almazán, C.R., Faivovich, J. 2024. Phylogenetic Relationships of Two Poorly Known Honduran Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae: Hylini). American Museum Novitates, 4016:1-17. https://doi.org/10.1206/4016.1.
Santos, W. L., Medina-Ramos, A., Greenwood, J., Pôrto, K. C., Pinheiro, F., Stark, L. R. 2024. Understanding desiccation tolerance and sex-specific responses in Bryum argenteum: insights from phenological phases and physiological analyses. Annals of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae071.
Prado, A. F., Prist, P. R., Mucci, L. F., Freitas, P. D. 2024. Ecological Requirements for Abundance and Dispersion of Brazilian Yellow Fever Vectors in Tropical Areas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 21:609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050609.
Proença, P.L.F., Campos, E.V.R., Costa, T.G., Lima, R., Preisler, A.C., Oliveira, H.C., Rocha, C.M., Andrade, D.J., Goncalves, K.C., Polanczyk, R.A., Fraceto, L.F. 2024. Curcumin and carvacrol co-Loaded zein nanoparticles: comprehensive preparation and assessment of biological activities in pest control. Plant Nano Biology 8: 100067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plana.2024.100067.
Chaves-Acuña, W., Salas-Solano. D. 2024. Notes on Feeding and Mating Behavior of Anolis Biporcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Costa Rica. Phyllomedusa 23:1: 87-92. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v23i1p87-92.
Palma-Silva, C., Mortati, A.F., Chaves, C.J.N., Leal, B.S.S., Ribeiro, R.V., Pinheiro, F., Ferro, M., Riaño-Pachón, D.M., Mattos, J.S., Tavares, M.M., Aecyo, P., Cacossi, T.C., Schöngart, J., Piedade, M.T.F., André, T. 2024. Ecological transcriptomics reveals stress response pathways of a ground-herb species in a waterlogging gradient of Amazonian riparian forests. Molecular Ecology 00:e17437. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17437.
Chavarro-Mesa, E., Almeida, J.V.A., Silva, S.R., Lopes, S.S., Barbosa, J.B.F., Oliveira, D., Corrêa, M.A., Moraes, A.P., Miranda, V.F.O., Prosdocimi, F., Varani, A.M. 2024. The mitogenomic landscape of Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae), the sacred liana used for ayahuasca preparation. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 47:2:e20230301. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2023-0301.
Lima, T.M., Silva, S.F., Sánchez-Vilas, J., Júnior, W.L.S., Mayer, R. V., Pinheiro, F. 2024. Phenotypic plasticity rather than ecotypic differentiation explains the broad realized niche of a Neotropical orchid species. Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13684.
Monteiro, J. P. C., Pröhl, H., Lyra, M. L., Brunetti, A. E., de Nardin, E. C., Condez, T. H., Haddad, C. F. B., Rodríguez, A. 2024. Expression patterns of melanin-related genes are linked to crypsis and conspicuousness in a pumpkin toadlet. Molecular Ecology, 00:e17458. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17458.
Rivera-Correa, M., Ron, S., Nunes, I., Araujo-Vieira, K., Pinheiro, P.D.P., Grant, T. 2024. Forty years later: a new Andean stream treefrog of the genus Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from Ecuador, with comments on arm hypertrophy in the H. larinopygion group. Zootaxa 5474:101-126. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5474.2.1.
Schrøder, T.S.O., Gonçalves, F., Vollstädt, M.G.R., Zhang, T., Jensen, R.D., Tarazona-Tubens, F.L., Kim, S., Galetti, M., Simmons, B.I., Kaiser-Bunbury, C.N., Temeles, E.J. and Dalsgaard, B. 2024, Hurricane-induced pollinator shifts in a tightly coadapted plant–hummingbird mutualism. New Phytol. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19938.
Sousa, B.T., Carvalho, L.B., Preisler, A.C., Saraiva-Santos, T., Oliveira, J.L., Verri Jr, W.A., Dalazen, G., Fraceto, L.F., Oliveira, H. 2024. Chitosan Coating as a Strategy to Increase Postemergent Herbicidal Efficiency and Alter the Interaction of Nanoatrazine with Bidens pilosa Plants. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c03800.
Martins, L.P., Stouffer, D.B., Blendinger, P.G., Bohning-Gaese, K., Costa, J.M., Dehling, D.M., Donatti, C.I., Emer, C., Galetti, M., Heleno, R., Menezes, I., Morante-Filho, J.C.,Muñoz, M.C., Neuschulz, E.L., Pizo, M.A., Quitián, M., Ruggera, R.A., Saavedra, F., Santillán, V., Schleuning, M., Silva, L.P., Silva, F.R., Tobias, J.A., Travesetm A., Vollstädt, M.G.R., Tylianakis, J.M. 2024. Birds optimize fruit size consumed near their geographic range limits. Science 6706: 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj1856.
Ribas, L.G., Tramonte, R.P., Mantovano, T., Petsch, D.K., Mormul, R.P. 2024. Forecasting the potential distribution and niche of two similar gastropod species in South America: the intermediate host of schistosomiasis Biomphalaria glabrata and the invasive Melanoides tuberculata. Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05647-7.
Ballarin, C.S., Fontúrbel, F.E., Rech, A.R., Oliveira, P.E., Goés, G.A., Polizello, D.S., Oliveira, P.H., Hachuy-Filho, L., Amorim, F.W. 2024, How many animal-pollinated angiosperms are nectar-producing?. New Phytol, 243:2008-2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19940.
Silva Carneiro, L., Ribeiro, M.C., Gaglianone, M.C. 2024. Restoration of bee communities (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in landscape scale: a review. Apidologie 55:58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-024-01095-3.
Cervino, N.G., Elias-Costa, A.J., Iglesias, P.P., Yovanovich, A.M., Faivovich, J. 2024. Insights into the evolution of photoreceptor oil droplets in frogsand toads. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 291:20241388. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1388.
Camargo, J.R., Orzari, L.O., Rodrigues, J.S., Lima, L.F., Paixão, T.R.L.C., Fraceto, L.F., Janegitz, B.C. 2024. Advancements in disposable electrochemical systems for sustainable agriculture monitoring: Trends, gaps, and applied examples. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 180:117968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2024.117968.
Baigorria, E., Carvalho, L.B., Pinto, L.M.A., Fraceto L.F. 2024. Cyclodextrin–silica hybrid materials: synthesis, characterization, and application in pesticide aqueous removal. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12:1450089. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2024.1450089.
Takeshita, V., Preisler, A.C., Munhoz-Garcia, G.V., Carvalho, L.B., Pinácio, C.W., Oliveira, H.C., Tornisielo, V.L., Cardoso, B.C., Ramalho, E.F.B., Pimpinato, R.F., Dionisio, A.M., Verri Jr, W.A., Fraceto, L.F. 2024. A multi-technique approach for nanoherbicide tracking: uptake and translocation pathways of the metribuzin nanocarrier in weed plants. Environmental Science: Nano. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00240G.
Brunetti, A.E., Saravia, A.M, Barrionuevo, J.S., Delgado, J.A., Vargas, V.J., Faivovich, J. 2024. Parental care of underwater egg clutches in Andean water frogs (Anura: Telmatobiidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0064.
Emer, C., Villar, N., Melo, N., Ziparro, V.B., Nazareth, S., Galetti, M. 2024. The interplay between defaunation and phylogenetic diversity affects leaf damage by natural enemies in tropical plants. Journal of Ecology. 112:971–984. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14273.
Sá, F.P., Akopyan, M., Santana, E.M., Haddad, C.F.B., Zamudio, K.R. 2024. Mitonuclear and phenotypic discordance in an Atlantic Forest frog hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution. 14:e70262. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70262.
Nascimento, F.A.C., Araujo-Vieira, K., Dubeux, M.J.M., Marinho, P., Guedes-Santos, J., Roberto, I.J., Santos, E.M., Ávila, R.W., Pombal Jr., J.P., Faivovich, J. 2024. Phylogenetic position, morphological data, call, and geographic distribution of the elusive treefrog Ololygon skuki (Hylidae: Hylinae: Scinaxini). Zootaxa. 5493. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5493.4.6.
Sabbag, A.F., Carvalho, T.R., Brasileiro, C.A., Consolmagno, R.C., Haddad, C.F.B. 2024. Revisiting the Vocal Repertoire of Thoropa miliaris and T. taophora (Anura: Cycloramphidae): Insights into the Acoustic Divergence among Lineages. Herpetologica. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-23-00068.
Lautenschlager, L., Souza, Y., Villar, N., Galetti, M., Feeley, K.J. 2024. Communal tapir latrines are foraging sites for tropical forest vertebrates. Global Ecology and Conservation. 52:e02950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02950.
Menger, J., Santorelli Junior, S., Emilio, T., Magnusson, W.E., Anciães, M. 2024. Palms predict the distributions of birds in southwestern Amazonia and are potential surrogates for land-use planning by citizen scientists. Biodiversity and Conservation. 33:2911–2924. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02895-w.
Schultz, T.R., Sosa-Calvo, J., Kweskin, M.P., Lloyd, M.W., Dentinger, B., Kooij, P.W., Vellinga, E.C., Rehner, S.A., Rodrigues, A., Montoya, Q.V., Fernández-Marín, H., Ješovnik, A., Niskanen, T., Liimatainen, K., Leal-Dutra, C.A., Solomon, S.E., Gerardo, N.M., Currie, C.R., Bacci Jr., M., Vasconcelos, H.L., Rabeling, C., Faircloth, B.C., Doyle, V.P 2024. The coevolution of fungus-ant agriculture. Science. 6717:105-110. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn7179.
Oliveira, H.C., Melo, A.A., Fraceto, L.F. 2024. Nanotechnology and agriculture in the tropical region: The perspective of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Brazil. Plant Nano Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plana.2024.100103.
Baêta, D., Pombal Jr., J.P. 2024. The Second Specimen of the Ghost Leaf-Frog Phrynomedusa fimbriata Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae). Ichthyology & Herpetology, 112(3):418-428. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2023063.
Raliya, R., Fraceto, L.F., Li, Q.X., Xu, Y., Osorio, C., McConnell, L.L., Hofmann, T. 2024. Advancing Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food: A Guide to Writing a Successful Manuscript. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. 4:961−964. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00614.
Brandão, R.A., Queiroz, P.P., Ferreira, P.L., Álvares, G.F.R., Blotto, B.L., Garda, A.A., Gedraite, L.S., Santoro, G.R.C.C., Faivovich, J. 2024. A New Casque-Headed Treefrog Species of Nyctimantis Boulenger 1882 (Anura, Hylidae, Lophyohylini) from the Brazilian Cerrado Backlands. Herpetologica. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-24-00017.
Marinho, P., Faivovich, J., Haddad, C.F.B., Araujo-Vieira, K. 2024. A New Species of the Scinax granulatus Group (Hylinae: Scinaxini) from Northeastern Brazil. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 112(3):398-417. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2024012.
Nati, N., Galter, I.N., Costa, I.S., Garcia, E.F., Lopes, G.A., França, H.S., Machado, L.P., Silva, R.M.G., Matsumoto, S.T. 2024. Cytotoxicity, chemical, and nutritional profile evaluation of biomass extracts of the Lemna aequinoctialis (duckweed) aquatic plant. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 87(23), 934–952. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2024.2397643.
Bialic-Murphy, L., McElderry, R.M., Esquivel-Muelbert, A., van den Hoogen, J., Zuidema, P.A., Phillips, O.L., Oliveira, E.A., Loayza, P.A., Kamimura, V.A., Emílio, T., et al. The pace of life for forest trees. Science. 6717:92-98. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk9616.
Takeshita, V., Oliveira, F.F., Garcia, A., Zuverza-Mena, N., Tamez, C., Cardoso, B.C., Pinácio, C.W., Steven, B., LaReau, J., Astete, C.E., Sabliov, C.M., Fraceto, L.F., Tornisielo, V.L., Dimkpa, C.O., White, J.C. 2024. Delivering metribuzin from biodegradable nanocarriers: assessing herbicidal effects for soybean plant protection and weed control. Environmental Science: Nano. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00784K.
Maruyama, P.K., Bosenbecker, C., Cardoso, J.C.F., Amorim, F.W., et al. 2024. Urban environments increase generalization of hummingbird–plant networks across climate gradients. PNAS, 121(48), e2322347121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322347121.
Souza, L.H.B., Ferro, J.M., Gatto, K.P., Sá, F.P., Haddad, C.F.B., Lourenço, L.B. 2024. Clinal variation in autosomal satellite DNA clusters across a contact zone in Barker Frogs. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. voae142, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae142.
Alegre, V.B., Kanda, C.Z., Oshima, J.E.F., Niebuhr, B.B., Morato, R.G., Thompson, J.J., Börger, L., Ribeiro, M.C. 2024. Jaguar at the Edge: movement patterns in human-altered landscapes. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2024.10.002.
Arida, B.L., Izquierdo, J.V., Teixeira, M.C., Turchetto, C., Benitez-Vieyra, S., Pinheiro, F. 2024. Different but not isolated: absence of reproductive barriers and strong floral divergence between ecotypes of Epidendrum fulgens (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, boae076, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae076.
Minino, L.A., Faivovich, J. 2024. Evolution of Paraoral Labial Tooth Rows in Anuran Larvae. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 112(4):584-591. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2024060.
Gini, A.C., Brusquetti, F., Bueno-Villafañe, D., Quinteros-Muñóz, O., Jairam, R., Rodrigues, M.T., Haddad, C.F.B., Ríos, D.F., Baldo, D. 2024. New insights on the molecular phylogenetic relationships of paradoxical frogs of the genus Pseudis with emphasis on the systematics of P. platensis Gallardo, 1961 (Anura, Hylidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae131.
Santos, T.C., Machado, L.P., Santos, A.L.V.P., Martins, R.C.C., Cavalcanti, D.N., Bueno, G.W., Sanches, A.L.M., Obando, J.M.C. 2024. Dermocosmetic properties of bioproducts from Sargassum macroalgae: chemical aspects, challenges, and opportunities. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11:1500778. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1500778.
Mesas, F.A., Mendieta, J.R., Nicolini, A.T., Oliveira, J.L., Germano-Costa, T., Bilesky-José, N., Lima, R., Fraceto, L.F., Alvarez, V.A., Terrile, M.C. 2024. Deciphering physical and functional properties of chitosan-based particles for agriculture applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 285, 138153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138153.
Neves, M.A., Jesus, C.M., Oliveira, J.L., Buna, S.S.S., Silva, L.A., Fraceto, L.F., Rocha, C.Q. 2024. Zein Nanoparticles-Loaded Flavonoids-Rich Fraction from Fridericia platyphylla: Potential Antileishmanial Applications. Pharmaceutics, 16(12), 1603. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16121603.
Bello, C., Crowther, T.W., Ramos, D.L., Morán-López, T., Pizo, M.A., Dent, D.H. 2024. Frugivores enhance potential carbon recovery in fragmented landscapes. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01989-1.
Bogoni, J.A., Peres, C.A., Navarro, A.B., Carvalho-Rocha, V., Galetti, M. 2024. Using historical habitat loss to predict contemporary mammal extirpations in Neotropical forests. Conservation Biology, (online first). https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14245.
Chaves, C.J.N., Cacossi, T.C., Matos, T.S.; Bento, J.P.S.P., Gonçalves, L.N., Silva, S.F., da Silva-Ferreira, M.V., Barbin, D.F., Mayer, J.L.S., Sussulini, A., Ribeiro, R.V., Palma-Silva, C. 2024. Bromeliad populations perform distinct ecological strategies across a tropical elevation gradient. Functional Ecology 38: 910–925. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14528.
Fregonezi, B.F., Pereira, A.E.S., Ferreira, J.M., Fraceto, L.F., Gomes, D., Oliveira, H.C. 2024. Seed Priming with Nanoencapsulated Gibberellic Acid Triggers Beneficial Morphophysiological and Biochemical Responses of Tomato Plants under Different Water Conditions. Agronomy 14, 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030588.
Gagliardi-Urrutia, G., Araujo-Vieira, K., Padial, J.M., Simões, P.I., Faivovich, J., Castroviejo-Fisher, S. 2024. A new species of the Scinax cruentomma group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Ucayali River basin of Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 5406: 401-420. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5406.3.1.
Graviola, G.R., Ribeiro, M.C., Pena, J.C. 2024. Human Perception of Birds in Two Brazilian Cities. Birds 5: 202-216. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds5020014.
Heitzman, B.S., Bueno, G.W., Camargo, T.R., Proença, D.C., Yaekashi, C.T.O., da Silva, R.M.G., Machado, L.P. 2024. Duckweed application in nature-based system for water phytoremediation and high-value coproducts at family agrisystem from a circular economy perspective. Science of the Total Environment 919: 170714. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170714.
Householder, J.E., Wittmann, F., Schöngart, J., Piedade, M.T.F., Junk, W.J., Latrubesse, E.M., Quaresma, A.C., Demarchi, L.O., de S. Lobo, G., Aguiar, D.P.P.., Assis, R.L., Lopes, A., Parolin, P., Leão do Amaral, I., Coelho, L.S., de Almeida Matos, F.D., Lima Filho, D.A., Salomão, R.P., Castilho, C.V., Guevara-Andino, J.E., Carim, M.J.V., Phillips, O.L., Cárdenas López, D., Magnusson, W.E., Sabatier, D., Revilla, J.D.C., Molino, J.-F., Irume, M.V., Martins, M.P., Guimarães, J.R.S., Ramos, J.F., Rodrigues, D.J., Bánki, O.S., Peres, C.A., Pitman, N.C.A., Hawes, J.E., Almeida, E.J., Barbosa, L.F., Cavalheiro, L., dos Santos, M.C.V., Luize, B.G., et al. 2024. One sixth of Amazonian tree diversity is dependent on river floodplains. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02364-1.
Krishnaprya, M.P., Silva S.R., Miranda, V.F.O., Nampy, S. 2024. Revisiting Utricularia section Nigrescentes (Lentibulariaceae) in India and re-instating Utricularia roseopurpurea, integrating morphological and molecular data. Rheedea 34: 20-38. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2024.34.01.02.
Luize, B.G., Palma-Silva, C., Siqueira, T., Silva, T.S.F. 2024. Tree species occurring in Amazonian wetland forests consistently show broader range sizes and niche breadths than trees in upland forests. Ecology and Evolution. 14: e11230. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11230.
Luría-Manzano, R., Serrano, F.C., Böhm, M., Sawaya, R.J., Haddad, C.F.B., Martins, M. 2024. Tadpoles in lotic waters, habitat specialization, and human population density lead tree frogs (Hylinae) to higher extinction risk. Biological Conservation 290: 110439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110439.
Marinho, P., Santos, M.T.T., Faivovich, J., Lyra, M.L., Giaretta, A.A., Haddad, C.F.B., Carvalho, TR 2024. A New Species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus Group (Hylinae: Cophomantini) from the Northern Mantiqueira Mountain Range. Herpetologica 80: 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-23-00008.
Martello, F., Dáttilo, W., Souza-Campana, D.R., Medeiros, H.R., Silva, R.R., Ribeiro, M.C., Morini, M.S.C. 2024. Eucalyptus plantation reduces diversity and disrupts predator-prey correlations of soil invertebrates within Atlantic Forest. Forest Ecology and Management 553: 121592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121592.
Moreno, D.J., Ribeiro, M.C., Piratelli, A.J. 2024. Landscape heterogeneity increases bird functional diversity within Neotropical vineyards. Biotropica: e13328. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13328.
Pareja-Bonilla, D., Arista, M., Morellato, L.P.C., Ortiz, P.L. 2024. Better soon than never: climate change induces strong phenological reassembly in the flowering of a Mediterranean shrub community. Annals of Botany, (online first). https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad193.
Ribeiro Junior, A., Yokaichiya, F., Monerjan, E., Lemke, K., Guilger-Casagrande, M., Lima, R., Fraceto, L.F., Franco, M.K.K.D., Kellermann, G. 2024. Structural characterization of silver nanoparticles produced by biogenic synthesis using SAXS. Physica B: Condensed Matter 684: 415969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2024.415969.
Ribeiro-Souza, P., Haji, J., Oshima, J., Lima, F., Lima-Silva, B., Pires, J., Ribeiro, M.C., Graipel, M. 2024. Under pressure: Suitable areas for Neotropical cats within an under protected biodiversity hotspot. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 34: 101155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101155.
Schott, R.K., Fujita, M.K., Streicher, J.W., Gower, D.J., Thomas, K.N., Loew, E.R., Bamba Kaya, A.G., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Becker, C.G., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Clulow, S., Davila, M., Firneno, T.J., Haddad, C.F.B., Janssenswillen, S., Labisko, J.I.M., Maddock, S.T., Mahony, M., Martins, R.A., Michaels, C.J. 2024. Diversity and evolution of frog visual opsins: spectral tuning and adaptation to distinct light environments. Molecular Biology And Evolution 41: msae049. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae049.
Song, G., Wang, J., Zhao, Y., Yang, D., Lee, Ckf., Guo, Z., Detto, M., Alberton, B., Morellato, L.P.C., Nelson, B., Wu, J. 2024. Scale matters: Spatial resolution impacts tropical leaf phenology characterized by multi-source satellite remote sensing with an ecological-constrained deep learning model. Remote Sensing of Environment 304: 114027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114027.
Souza L.H.B., Pierson T.W., Tenório R.O., Ferro J.M., Gatto K.P., Silva B.C., de Andrade G.V., Suárez P., Haddad C.F.B., Lourenço, L.B. 2024. Multiple contact zones and karyotypic evolution in a neotropical frog species complex. Sci Rep 14: 1119. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51421-z.
Vancine, M.H., Muylaert, R.L., Niebuhr, B.B., Oshima, J.E.F., Tonetti, V., Bernardo, R., Angelo, C., Rosa, M.R., Grohmann, C.H., Ribeiro, M.C. 2024. The Atlantic Forest of South America: Spatiotemporal dynamics of remaining vegetation and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 291: 110499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110499.

Munhoz-Garcia, G.V., Takeshita, V., Oliveira, J.L., Dalla Vecchia, B., Nalin, D., Pinácio, C.W., Oliveira, A.L.C., Cintra Cardoso, B., Tornisielo, V.L., Fraceto, L.F. 2025. Nanobased Natural Polymers as a Carrier System for Glyphosate: An Interesting Approach Aimed at Sustainable Agriculture. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c08328.
Alegre, V.B., Oshima, J.E.F., Kanda, C.Z., Jorge, M.L.S.P., Keuroghlian, A., Morato, R.G., Ribeiro, M.C., Börger, L. 2025. Predator–Prey Movement Interactions: Jaguars and Peccaries in the Spotlight. Biotropica. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13423.
Botteon, C.E.A., Pereira, A.E.S., Castro, L.P., Justino, I.A., Fraceto, L.F., Bastos, J.K., Marcato, P.D. 2025. Toxicity Assessment of Biogenic Gold Nanoparticles on Crop Seeds and Zebrafish Embryos: Implications for Agricultural and Aquatic Ecosystems. ACS Omega. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c08287.
Whitcher, C., Orrico, V.G.D., Ron, S., Lyra, M.L., Cassini, C.S., Ferreira, R.B., Nakamura, D.Y.M. Peloso, P.L.V., Rada, M.A., Rivera-Correa, M., Sturaro, M.J., Valdujo, P.H., Haddad, C.F.B. Grant, T., Faivovich, J., Lemmon, A., Moriarty Lemmon, E. 2025. Phylogenetics, biogeography, and life history evolution in the broadly distributed treefrog genus Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 204: 108275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108275.
Rodrigues, J.S., de Freitas, A.S.M., Vieira, H.O.S., Emidio, L.S., Amaro, S.F., Azevedo, M.A., Duarte, I.C.S., Botaro, V.R., Fraceto, L.F., Ferreira, M. 2025. Designing sustainable soil conditioners: Nanocomposite-based thermoplastic starch for enhanced soil health and crop performance. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 139747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139747.
Monteiro, B.L., Souza, C.S., Maruyama, P.K., Camargo, M.G.G., Morellato, L.P.C. 2025. Applying plant-pollinator network to identify priority species for conservation in a biodiversity hotspot. Biological Conservation. 302: 110979 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.110979
Sabbag, A.F., Baêta, D., Grant, T., Feio, R.N., Haddad, C.F.B. 2025. On the Type Series of Hylodes petropolitanus Wandolleck, 1907 (Anura, Cycloramphidae), with Taxonomic Considerations of Eupsophus fuliginosus Fitzinger, 1861. American Museum Novitates, 4031: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1206/4031.1
Nakamura, D.Y.M., Orrico, V.G.D., Da Silva, E.M.G., Lyra, M.L., Grant, T. 2025. Museomics reduces taxonomic inflation in the Dendropsophus araguaya complex (Hylinae: Dendropsophini) from the Cerrado. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 74:24112:1-18. https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.24112
Carvalho T., Falconi, N., White, T., dos Anjos, L.A., Giasson, L.O.M., Vancine, M.H., Haddad, C.F.B., Toledo, L.F., Becker, C.G. 2025. The role of seasonal migration in predicting amphibian population persistence across fragmented tropical landscapes: an individual-based model. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03016-x
Assis, D.S., Schultz, T., Brodowski, S., Newsome, G.A., Nascimento, F.S. 2025. The Laboratory Environment Affects the Volatiles of Fungus Gardens in the Colonies of Fungus-farming Ants. Sociobiology, 72:1:e7968. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v72i1.9768
Pulzatto, M.M., Ribas, L.G.S., Murillo, R.A., Florêncio, F.M., Vilà, M., Thomaz, S.M. 2025. Biocontrol in a warmer world: anticipating the climate suitability of an aggressive invasive plant and its specialist herbivore. Hydrobiologia. 852:2537-2550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-025-05808-2.
Baêta, D., Haddad, C.F.B., Pombal Jr., J.P. 2025. Revisiting the type series of Phyllomedusa guttata A. Lutz, 1924 (Anura: Hylidae): notes on specimens and lectotype designation. Salamandra German Journal of Herpetology. 61:29-40. https://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/contents/2025-vol-61/2166-ba%C3%AAta,-d-,-c-f-b-haddad-j-p-pombal-jr/file.
Sousa, B. T., Carvalho, L.B., Preisler, A.C., Santos, T.S., Oliveira, J.L., Jr., W.A.V., Dalazen, G., Fraceto, L.F., Oliveira, H. 2024. Chitosan Coating as a Strategy to Increase Postemergent Herbicidal Efficiency and Alter the Interaction of Nanoatrazine with Bidens pilosa Plants. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17:9. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c03800.
Martins, L.P., Stouffer, D.B., Emer, C., Galetti, M. Pizo, M.A., Silva, F. R., Tyliankis, J.M. 2025. Determinants of species' centrality in spatially-connected plant-frugivore networks. Ecography. 2025:e07725. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07725.
Oliveira, F.F., Takeshita, V., Zuverza-Mena, N., Milagres, J., Tamez, C., Silva, W.L., Oliveira, J.L., Pereira, A. E. S., Fraceto, L.F., Rezende, J.A.M., Dimkp, C.O., White, J.C. 2025. Zein-Based Nanocarrier of the Insecticide Cyantraniliprole for the Control of Bemisia tabaciMEAM1 (Whitefly). ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00751.
Leal, B.S.S.L., Ambrosano, G.B., Margarido, G.R.A., Palma-Silva, C., Pinheiro, F. 2025. Interploidy gene flow does not prevent adaptive genetic differentiation in sympatric populations of Epidendrum fulgens and E. puniceoluteum (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaf015.
Elias-Costa, A.J., Faivovich, J. 2025. Evolution of Vocal Sacs in Anura. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.470.1.1. 470:1-126.
Batista, G. S., Brocardo, C. R., Castro, A.B., Fogliatti, E.F., Galetti, M., Pires, M.M., Fadini, R.F. 2025. Defaunation disrupts the behavior of large terrestrial vertebrates, impacting ecological functions in the Amazon. Global Ecology and Conservation. 59:e03522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03522.
Oliveira, A.P.V., D´Angiolella, A., Azevedo, J.A.R., Vitt, L.J., Colli, G.R., Choueri, E.L., Gamble, T., Taucci, P.P.G., Rodrigues, M.T., Noonan, B.P.N., Avila-Pires. T.C., Werneck, F.P. 2025. The influence of historical climate cycles on the diversification and demography of species from the Neotropical lizard group Anolis chrysolepis. Biological Journal. 144:3:blaf006. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaf006.
Mesas, F.A., Mendieta, J.R., Nicolini, A.T., Oliveira, J.L., Germano-Costa, T., Bilesky-José, N., Lima, R., Fraceto, L.F., Alvarez, V.A., Terrile, M.C. 2025. Deciphering physical and functional properties of chitosan-based particles for agriculture applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 285:138153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138153.
Ribas, L.G.S., Galetti, M. 2025. Indigenous Lands inhibit mining-induced deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Global Ecology and Conservation. 59: e03540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03540.
Schrock, S.A.R., Walsman, J.C., DeMarchi, J., LeSage, E.H., Ohmer, M.E.B., Rollins-Smith, L.A., Briggs, C.J., Richards-Zawacki, C.L., Woodhams, D.C., Knapp, R.A., Smith, T.C., Haddad, C.F.B., Becker, C.G., Johnson, P.T.J., Wilber, M.Q. 2025. Do fungi look like macroparasites? Quantifying the patterns and mechanisms of aggregation for host–fungal parasite relationships. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 292:20242013. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2013.

Scientific publications Follow the latest scientific work from CBioClima researchers!

Scientific publications
Follow the latest scientific work from CBioClima researchers!