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Guimarães (Miúdo) Lab
Ecological interactions are a fundamental aspect of biodiversity. All organisms depend on interactions with members of other species for feeding, reproduction, or protection against natural enemies. These interactions link populations of different species. At the community level, these interconnected populations form networks, whose structure both shapes and is shaped by ecological and evolutionary processes.
In our lab, we focus on understanding the origin, persistence, and vulnerability of large-scale patterns in ecological networks, exploring how ecological and evolutionary processes operating across different scales shape these patterns. To achieve this, we integrate empirical data on ecological interactions, detailed knowledge of the natural history of interacting species, mathematical modeling, and network science. For information about opportunities in our lab, please check here (in Portuguese).
My lab is part of a meta-lab (LAGE) at USP, together with the labs of my good friends Paulo Inácio Prado and Glauco Machado. My lab is part of DISPERSE, a network that brings together research groups across Brazil to study seed dispersal by frugivores and its consequences, coordinated by Eliana Cazetta (UESC, Ilhéus), with me serving as co-coordinator. We are also part of CBioClima, the Center for Research on Biodiversity Dynamics and Climate Change, coordinated by Patricia Morellato (Unesp, Rio Claro).
I am affiliated with the Graduate Program in Ecology at the Institute of Biosciences (USP) and the Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity at UNESP.
In our lab, we focus on understanding the origin, persistence, and vulnerability of large-scale patterns in ecological networks, exploring how ecological and evolutionary processes operating across different scales shape these patterns. To achieve this, we integrate empirical data on ecological interactions, detailed knowledge of the natural history of interacting species, mathematical modeling, and network science. For information about opportunities in our lab, please check here (in Portuguese).
My lab is part of a meta-lab (LAGE) at USP, together with the labs of my good friends Paulo Inácio Prado and Glauco Machado. My lab is part of DISPERSE, a network that brings together research groups across Brazil to study seed dispersal by frugivores and its consequences, coordinated by Eliana Cazetta (UESC, Ilhéus), with me serving as co-coordinator. We are also part of CBioClima, the Center for Research on Biodiversity Dynamics and Climate Change, coordinated by Patricia Morellato (Unesp, Rio Claro).
I am affiliated with the Graduate Program in Ecology at the Institute of Biosciences (USP) and the Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity at UNESP.
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Contact:
E-mail: [email protected] Postal Address: Sala 241A, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Rua do Matão 321 - travessa. 14, 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
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