graduate at Ciências Biológicas from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2001) and ph.d. at Genetics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2006). Has experience in Genetics, acting on the following subjects: calliphoridae, cochliomyia hominivorax, microsatellites and population genetics. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Genitalia represent the most divergent and elaborate structures in many animal groups. Their rapid rates of evolution and remarkable anatomical-functional complexity make them outstanding models for studying ecological and evolutionary themes, such as modularity, phenotypic plasticity, and evo-devo. However, there is still limited understanding of the genetic architecture that governs gen…
Traits directly associated with the ecology of organisms tend to play an essential role in lineage diversification, since they are direct targets of selection. However, understanding how certain ecological conditions have influenced the evolution of the morphology and genome of species represents a great challenge. One of the key ecological factors in the evolution and diversification of …
Flies are diverse models for studying the evolution of the parasitic habit. With 1,256 described species, blow flies (family Calliphoridae) are an ideal candidate for comparative study of the genetic and behavioral determinants of feeding adaptations. Based on feeding habits of their larvae, blow flies are classified as either: 1) necrosaprophagous, which feed on decomposing tissue; 2) fa…
Parasites are attractive models for the study of the evolution of the parasitic habit and the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptive changes. The Calliphoridae family, for example, is a good candidate for such a study. In this family of flies, different species have been recorded feeding on: living tissues of a vertebrate host; living tissues of an invertebrate host; decomposing matter;…
Developmental stability is the ability of an organism to buffer given traits against environmental and intrinsic perturbations. This may involve physiological, temporal or behavioral adjustments to the developmental program. The processes leading to developmental stability have been particularly well studied in arthropods. For instance, if uncoordinated growth is induced in the larval ima…
Since most phenotypic changes between closely related species can be attributed to regulatory variation, cross-species comparison of gene expression is a powerful tool to understand the transcriptome evolution and the architecture of regulatory networks. Hence, the comparative analysis among species with contrasting feeding habits is an excellent opportunity to study the evolution of para…
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Possible origins of the different habits in Calliphoridae are unknown, but it has been proposed that the extant feeding preferences reflect the progressive evolution of parasitism in Calliphoridae. The ability of some species to survive on different substrates is particularly interesting and allows us to analyze, on an intraspecific scale, the components potentially involved in the evolut…
Blowflies are members of the Calliphoridae family and are characterized by a wide range of feeding habits. Possible origins of the different habits in Calliphoridae are unknown, but it has been proposed that the extant feeding preferences reflect the progressive evolution of parasitism in Calliphoridae. The ability of some species to survive on different substrates is particularly interes…
Traits directly associated with the ecology of organisms tend to play an essential role in lineage diversification, since they are direct targets of selection. However, understanding how certain ecological conditions have influenced the evolution of the morphology and genome of species represents a great challenge. One of the key ecological factors in the evolution and diversification of …
Gustatory and olfactory stimuli are important for the behavior of insects, influencing decisions to initiate courtship and copulation, select hosts and oviposition sites, locate nutrient-rich foods, and avoid toxic substances. Both, smell and taste begin with the reception of semiochemicals on the periphery of the olfactory and taste systems, with important roles played by receptors expre…
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The birth and death of genes are an important source of new and complex biological phenotypes. With the increasing availability of genomic data, the contribution of expansions and contractions of gene families for genome evolution and biological diversification have been widely explored in comparative analysis. Parasitism is a complex phenotype whose origin across different eukaryotic gro…
Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are a diverse group of dipterans whose larvae commonly feed on protein-rich substrates, relying mainly on animal tissues. Such tissues may either be from a living or dead host depending on the fly species (which defines them as parasites or necro-saprophagous, respectively). Some may even choose either option, successfully developing on both substrates (…
Genitalia perform a pivotal functional task in animals of internal fertilization, without which successful mating cannot be achieved. A consequence of the direct involvement of genitalia in reproduction is that they are often the first traits to diverge in speciation. At the evolutionary scale, this process translates into extremely high evolutionary rates and unprecedented levels of conv…
One of the main goals of evolutionary developmental biology is to understand the mechanistic relationship between genetic and phenotypic changes. This project will pursue this question by using the spinnerets of spiders as an experimental model. Although there is a remarkable diversity of spinnerets morphology, very little information is available on how spinnerets develop, and the evolut…
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| 3 / 3 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
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