Theses in Progress

Updated on 06/11/2023

1. Alexander Tamanini Mônico. Integrating historical and ecological factors in the diversification of two species complexes of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae, Ceuthomantinae) in the Amazon. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Ecology - INPA) - Graduate Program in Ecology - INPA, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: Albertina Pimentel Lima.

2. Amanda Batista da Silva Oliveira. Functional structure of ant assemblages associated with sand ecosystems in the Amazon. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas, Coordination forImprovement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Fabrício Beggiato Baccaro.

3. Ana Cristina da Silva Utta. Effects of habitat fragmentation on the taxonomic and functional diversity of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Brazilian Amazon. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate inBiology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Fabrício Beggiato Baccaro.

4. André Luiz Botelho de Moura. Conservation of small non-flying mammals in a fragmented landscape in eastern Acre: the effect of urbanization on communities. 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biodiversity and Biotechnology) - Federal University of Acre. Advisor: Marcos Silveira.

5. Diego Rodrigues Guilherme.  Phylogenetic and functional patterns as models to understand species coexistence and assessment of trait-environment relationships with laboratory experiments in soil ant assemblages. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: Elizabeth Franklin Chilson.

6. Edher Checa Cordoba. Coordination of functional traits of below and above-ground organs and their effect on the performance of trees distributed along a hydrological gradient in Central Amazon. Started: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate inBiology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Flávia Regina Capellotto Costa.

7. Elmo Pereira da Silva. "A matter of size: Does the body size of Amazonian stream shrimps affect their ecological preferences, reproductive activity periods, and genetic similarity? Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: William Ernest Magnusson.

8. Franciele Cristina de Souza. Symbiotic relationship and parasitism in tadpoles of four species of anuran amphibians in Central Amazon. Started: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Igor Luis Kaefer.

9. Gabriela Farias Maia. Evolutionary diversification and species boundaries of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae) in the Amazon: An integrative approach. Started: 2017. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Igor Luis Kaefer.

10. Grace Anne Coelho Ferreira. Temporal-functional dynamics of the interaction network of floral visitors of camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia McVaugh) and economic valuation of pollination. Started: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Juliana Hipólito de Sousa.

11. Guilherme Alves Marques. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Pseudophilothrips JOHANSEN, 1979 and Liothrips UZEL, 1895 from the neotropical region (THYSANOPTERA: PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE, PHLAEOTHRIPINAE). Started: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in Biological Sciences (Entomology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: Elizabeth Franklin Chilson.

12. Guilherme de Azambuja. Determination of the biological response of Leptodactylus tadpoles to the insecticide acephate at different temperatures. Started: 2021. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Igor Luis Kaefer.

13. Herbert de Oliveira Barbosa Duarte. Maracá-Jipioca Archipelago, a natural breeding ground for the jaguar?. Started:2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Tropical Biodiversity) - Federal University of Amapá, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: José Julio de Toledo.

14. Igor Rechetnicow Alves Sant Anna. Use of ecosystem indicators and indices to assess small-scale fishing with limited data in the Madeira River, RO. Started: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in Regional Development and Environment Program) - Federal University of Rondônia Foundation, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Carolina Rodrigues da Costa Doria.

15. Izaías Brasil da Silva. Effect of fire on diversity, structure, and dynamics in forests in southwestern Amazon. Started: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biodiversity and Biotechnology) - Federal University of Acre. Advisor: Marcos Silveira.

16. Jesus Rodrigues Domingos de Souza. Beyond the Mountain: the Fitzcarrald Arch as a vicariant barrier for the diversity of Allobates species in Southwestern Amazon. Started: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas. Advisor: Albertina Pimentel Lima.

17. Lana Pavão Candelária. Environmental factors influencing the ecological processes of neotropical small rodents. Started: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation) - Federal University of Mato Grosso, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues.

18. Lucas Barbosa Souza Tameirão. Ecological strategies associated with seasonality patterns of leaf phenology in Central Amazon trees. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Juliana Schietti de Almeida.

19. Marcela Alvares Oliveira. The dynamics of hunting and fishing societies around the Mapinguari National Park. Started: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in PPG-BIONORTE) - Federal University of Rondônia Foundation. Advisor: Carolina Rodrigues da Costa Doria.

20. Marcelle São Pedro Abdiel de Souza. Relationship between vertical structure and species diversity in Central Amazon forests. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Tropical Forest Sciences) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Juliana Schietti de Almeida.

21. Marcos Penhacek. Species richness pattern of anuran amphibians in the State of Mato Grosso: conservation subsidies. Started: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation) - Federal University of Mato Grosso, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues.

22. Natália Medeiros Vicente. Unveiling dominance patterns in secondary forests of the Amazon. Started: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazonian Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Juliana Schietti de Almeida.

23. Pedro Ferreira Gonçalves Bisneto. Epidemiological importance and natural history of coral snakes (Elapidae: Micrurus) in the Brazilian Amazon. Started: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in Zoology) - Federal University of Amazonas, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Igor Luis Kaefer.

24. Sulamita Marques Correia da Rocha. Multicolor issues: diet, foraging, sexual selection and art involving the polytipic toad Adelphobates galactonotus (Dendrobatidae). Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Graduate Program in Ecology - INPA) - National Institute for Amazonian Research - INPA/MCT, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: Albertina Pimentel Lima.

25. Taís Melo da Silva. Changes in the trophic dynamics of the ichthyofauna of the UHE Santo Antônio reservoir in the Madeira River. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in PPG-BIONORTE) - Federal University of Rondônia Foundation. Advisor: Caroline Rodrigues da Costa Doria.

26. Talitha Ferreira dos Santos. Effect of periodic flooding on the diversity and interactions of ant assemblagesassociated with myrmecophytic plants in Central Amazon. Started: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Zoology) - FederalUniversity of Amazonas, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Fabrício Beggiato Baccaro.