Theses in Progress

Updated on 11/06/2023


 

  1. Alexander Tamanini Monica. Integrating historical and ecological factors in the diversification of two species complexes of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae, Ceuthomantinae) in the Amazon.. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Postgraduate Program in Ecology - INPA) - Postgraduate 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 sandy ecosystems in the Amazon. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas, Coordination for the Improvement 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 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages of soil and vegetation in the Brazilian Amazon Forest. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Fabrício Beggiato Baccaro.
  4. Diego Rodrigues Guilherme. Phylogenetic and functional patterns as models to understand the coexistence between species and evaluation of the trait-environment relationship with laboratory experiments on soil ant assemblages. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: Elizabeth Franklin Chilson.
  5. Edher Checa Cordoba. Coordination of functional characteristics of below- and above-ground organs and their effect on the performance of trees distributed across a hydrological gradient in the Central Amazon. Start: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Flávia Regina Capellotto Costa..
  6. Elmo Pereira da Silva. "A question of size: Does the body size of shrimp from Amazonian streams affect their ecological preferences, times of reproductive activity and genetic similarity? Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, National Council of Scientific and Technological Development Advisor: William Ernest Magnusson.
  7. Erick Jonathan Lavado Esteban. The importance of local hydrological conditions for forest productivity in the Central Amazon. Start: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Tropical Forest Sciences) - National Institute for Amazon Research, Amazonas State Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Flávia Regina Capellotto Costa.
  8. Franciele Cristina de Souza. Symbiotic relationship and parasitism in tadpoles of four anuran amphibian species in the Central Amazon. Start: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas, Research Support Foundation of the State of Amazonas. Advisor: Igor Luis Kaefer.
  9. Gabriela Farias Maia. Evolutionary diversification and limits between species of Allobates (Anura: Aromobatidae) in the Amazon: An integrative approach. Start: 2017. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon 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 camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia McVaugh) floral visitors and economic valuation of pollination. Start: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon 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). Start: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in Biological Sciences (Entomology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. (Advisor: Elizabeth Franklin Chilson.
  12. Guilherme de Azambuja. Determination of the biological response of tadpoles of the genus Leptodactylus in the presence of the insecticide acephate at different temperatures. Start: 2021. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas, Research Support Foundation of the State of Amazonas. Advisor: Igor Luis Kaefer.
  13. Herbert de Oliveira Barbosa Duarte. Maracá-Jipioca Archipelago, a natural breeding ground for the jaguar?. Start: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 evaluate small-scale fishing with limited data in the Madeira River, RO. Start: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in Development Program
  15. Izaías Brasil da Silva. Effect of fire on diversity, structure and dynamics in forests in southwestern Amazonia. Start: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biodiversity and Biotechnology) - Federal University of Acre. Advisor: Marcos Silveira.
  16. Jesus Rodrigues Domingos de Souza. Beyond the Hill: the Fitzcarrald Arch as a vicariant barrier for the diversity of species of the genus Allobates in the South Western Amazon. Start: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate in ZOOLOGY) - Federal University of Amazonas. Advisor: Albertina Pimentel Lima.
  17. Lana Pavão Candelária. Environmental factors that influence the ecological processes of small neotropical rodents. Start: 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 seasonal patterns of leaf phenology in Central Amazonian trees. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, Research Support Foundation of the State of Amazonas. Advisor: Juliana Schietti de Almeida.
  19. Marcela Alvares Oliveira. The dynamics of hunting and fishing societies in the area surrounding the Mapinguari National Park. Start: 2018. Thesis (Doctorate at 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. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Tropical Forest Sciences) - National Institute for Amazon Research, Research Support Foundation of the State of Amazonas. Advisor: Juliana Schietti de Almeida.
  21. Marcos Penhacek. Species richness pattern of anuran amphibians in the State of Mato Grosso: subsidies for conservation. Start: 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. Uncovering dominance patterns in secondary forests in the Amazon. Start: 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Biology (Ecology)) - National Institute for Amazon Research, Research Support Foundation of the State of Amazonas. Advisor: Juliana Schietti de Almeida.
  23. Pedro Ferreira Gonçalves Great-neto. Epidemiological importance and natural history of coral snakes (Elapidae: Micrurus) in the Brazilian Amazon. Start: 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. Issues involving multicolors: diet, foraging, sexual selection and art involving the polytypic frog Adelphobates galactonotus (Dendrobatidae). Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Postgraduate Program in Ecology - INPA) - National Institute for Amazon 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 Santo Antônio HPP reservoir on the Madeira River. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate at 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 assemblages associated with myrmecophyte plants in the Central Amazon. Start: 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Zoology) - Federal University of Amazonas, Amazonas Research Support Foundation. Advisor: Fabrício Beggiato Baccaro.