{"id":735,"date":"2019-02-15T17:13:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/?page_id=735"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:21:33","slug":"team-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/team-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pessoas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/header_team.jpg\" alt=\"header_team\" width=\"1700\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/header_team.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/header_team-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/header_team-1024x283.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>O BiMaLab conecta pessoas de muitas institui\u00e7\u00f5es que trabalham em v\u00e1rios projetos, enfocando os processos e padr\u00f5es de diversidade de vertebrados e regras de montagem de comunidades. A maioria de n\u00f3s estuda mam\u00edferos, aves ou ambos, mas estamos recebendo novos pesquisadores trabalhando em outros organismos. A maioria est\u00e1 sediada em Porto Alegre, Brasil, mas somos basicamente uma rede de pessoas de muitos lugares com uma paix\u00e3o pelo estudo de padr\u00f5es ecol\u00f3gicos e evolutivos e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da natureza. Temos orgulho de ser um exemplo de igualdade de nacionalidade e de g\u00eanero na pesquisa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MJ3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MJ3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/5735371339563196\">Maria Jo\u00e3o Ramos Pereira<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PhD Universidade de Lisboa 2011)<br \/>\nProfessora Assistente do Departamento de Zoologia,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">\u00a0UFRGS<\/a>. Membro do\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>\u00a0e\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>, UFRGS. Colaboradora do\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cesam.ua.pt\/\">CESAM<\/a>\u00a0e\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/unidadevidaselvagem\/\">Unidade de Vida Selvagem<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ua.pt\">UA<\/a>Coordenadora do BiMaLab, na sua pesquisa Maria Jo\u00e3o integra estudos em ecologia, filogeografia e gen\u00e9tica de popula\u00e7\u00f5es, ecologia de agentes infecciosos e modelagem ecol\u00f3gica, para compreender padr\u00f5es ecol\u00f3gicos e evolutivos da diversidade de vertebrados. Em 2019 e novamente em 2021 foi eleita Vice-Presidente da Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo de Quir\u00f3pteros <a href=\"http:\/\/sbeq.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SBEQ<\/a>. Vice-Presidente da Sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia para o mandato 2024-2027.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FlaviaTirelli-Flavia-Tirelli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1665 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FlaviaTirelli-Flavia-Tirelli-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/2800440131764536\">Fl\u00e1via Pereira Tirelli<\/a><\/strong> (PhD, Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2017)<br \/>\nFl\u00e1via is a <a href=\"https:\/\/fapergs.rs.gov.br\/inicial\">FAPERGS<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/cnpq\/pt-br\">CNPq<\/a> 07\/2022 postdoctoral fellow at the Bird and Mammal Evolution, Systematics and Ecology Lab at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFGRS<\/a>, coordinated by Prof. Maria Jo\u00e3o Pereira. Working on the project &#8220;How do felines coexist in the Atlantic Forest-Pampa ecotone in Rio Grande do Sul? Investigating a global biodiversity hotspot for the group&#8221;, among several other projects on the ecology and conservation of terrestrial mammals. She is a permanent lecturer at the PPG-Animal Biology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>), UFRGS, supervising undergraduate, master&#8217;s and doctoral students. Fl\u00e1via is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/procarnivoros.org.br\/\">Instituto Pr\u00f3-Carn\u00edvoros<\/a>, an advisor to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curicaca.org.br\/\">Instituto Curicaca<\/a>, a member of the GAT in the PAN dos Pequenos Felinos and the PAT Campanha Sul-Serra do Sudeste. In addition, Fl\u00e1via acts as taxon coordinator (Felidae) for the definition of the conservation status of Brazilian carnivores (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icmbio.gov.br\/cenap\/\">CENAP-ICMBio<\/a>) and is the coordinator of <a href=\"https:\/\/geoffroyscatwg.org\/\">Geoffroy&#8217;s Cat Working Group<\/a> (international network for the conservation of the big cat and sympatric felids). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sbmz.org\/\">Brazilian Society of Mastozoology<\/a> (2021-2024) and of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catsg.org\/\">Cat Specialist Group\/IUCN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9894474384094223\">Lilian Sander Hoffmann<\/a><\/strong> (PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2004)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20231206_093532930-Lilian-Sander-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20231206_093532930-Lilian-Sander-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Currently doing post-doctoral studies at the PPG Environmental Oceanography (<a href=\"https:\/\/oceanografia.ufes.br\/pt-br\/pos-graduacao\/PPGOA\">PPGOA<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ufes.br\/\">UFES<\/a>, with the project &#8220;Passive acoustic monitoring (MAP) and its implications for access to cetacean biodiversity and the impacts of anthropogenic noise in the coastal waters of Esp\u00edrito Santo&#8221;. She is a collaborating researcher with the Archipelago and Oceanic Islands Program\/MCTIC\/Brazilian Navy, where she works on bioacoustics, behavior, ecology, genetics and cetacean conservation. She has experience in Zoology, with an emphasis on marine mammals, working mainly on the following topics: bioacoustics, animal behavior and social organization, but with a special interest in studies involving the evolution and function of animal communication systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1702686240141-izidoro-amaral.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1677 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1702686240141-izidoro-amaral-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1702686240141-izidoro-amaral-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1702686240141-izidoro-amaral-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1702686240141-izidoro-amaral-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1702686240141-izidoro-amaral.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/7174347832880046\">Izidoro Sarmento do Amaral<\/a><\/strong> (PhD, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2023)<br \/>\nProject: Expanding knowledge about <em>Tadarida brasiliensis<\/em> (i. Geoffroy, 1824) (chiroptera, molossidae) in South America: genetic diversity, population structure, demographic history and predictive distribution<br \/>\nPhD (2023) in Diversity and Wildlife Management from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unisinos.br\/\">UNISINOS<\/a>, he currently serves on the board of the Brazilian Society for the Study of Chiroptera (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbeq.net\/\">SBEQ<\/a>), 2023-2025. During his master&#8217;s degree (2019), he evaluated the activity and death patterns of bats in wind towers. He is interested in the ecology and monitoring of mammals, bat conservation and environmental licensing of projects in the electricity sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Luana Biz<\/strong> (MSc, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesc.net\/portal\/\">Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense<\/a>, 2019)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-05-at-16.25.40-Luana-Biz.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1670 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-05-at-16.25.40-Luana-Biz-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProject: Macroecological processes and patterns of diversity of ectoparasites (Streblidae and Nycteribiidae) of bats (Chiroptera) evaluated under the paradigms of island biogeography and epidemiological modeling.<br \/>\nAluno de doutorado no\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-admin\/www.ufrgs.br\">UFRGS.<\/a> She is interested in the ecology and parasitology of mammals, especially bats. She is currently trying to understand the patterns of interaction between bats and their ectoparasitic flies on a macroecological scale, with the study area being the entire Neotropical Region. Within its questions, it also aims to evaluate processes of extinction and coextinction, working as a main factor with the shelter ecology of bats, and which key species are essential for maintaining networks of functional interactions. And finally, how the classic theory of island biogeography can explain parasitic patterns in cave-dwelling bats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Rogerio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-948 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Rogerio-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3527065401021125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rog\u00e9rio Nunes Oliveira<\/a><\/strong> (MSc <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ueg.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Universidade Estadual de Goi\u00e1s<\/a>, 2019)<br \/>\nProject:\u00a0 Spatial and trophic ecology of <em>Panthera onca<\/em>: evaluations at the global and rgional scales<br \/>\nAluno de doutorado no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, o Rog\u00e9rio trabalhou com mam\u00edferos, principalmente felinos. Seu projeto de doutorado foca a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o do maior felino neotropical, a on\u00e7a-pintada (Panthera onca) em toda a sua distribui\u00e7\u00e3o neotropical. Durante a gradua\u00e7\u00e3o trabalhou com aspectos do sucesso reprodutivo de esp\u00e9cies vegetais nativas do Cerrado e no mestrado investigou se Fidicina mannifera (Cicadidae) poderia promover um pulso de nutrientes em duas fitofisionomias do Cerrado.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/1547815585420180\"><strong>Marina Ochoa Favarini<\/strong><\/a> (MSc, Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2011)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marina-Marina-FAVARINI.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1668 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marina-Marina-FAVARINI-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProject: Behavior and ecology of the maracaj\u00e1 cat in anthropized areas of the Pampa biome region.<br \/>\nShe is currently a PhD student at the PPG in Animal Biology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>) . She works in the areas of Animal Ecology and Conservation, with a focus on small cats and other Neotropical carnivores. She is a researcher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/procarnivoros.org.br\/\">Instituto Pr\u00f3-carn\u00edvoros<\/a>, working on the Pampa Feline Conservation Project. She is also a member of international working groups such as Geoffroy&#8217;s Cat Working Group, Pampas Cat WG, Ocelot WG and Tiger Cat Conservation Initiative, which focus on conservation practices. She has worked professionally as a freelance environmental consultant in the areas of mastozoology and environmental education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3986348528797517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C\u00edntia da Costa<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/340221988_1263208927966279_1820002324957906835_n-Cintia-da-Costa.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProject: Evaluating the effects of fire on bat communities in neotropical savannas.<br \/>\nShe is mainly interested in the ecology, biogeography, evolution, environmental impact and conservation of mammals, especially tropical bats. In her master&#8217;s thesis, she assessed the connectivity of the Pampa landscape for bats of different space-use guilds using occupancy models based on acoustic detection. C\u00edntia coordinated the Communication Secretariat of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbeq.net\/\">Brazilian Society for the Study of Chiroptera<\/a> (2019-2023).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3258590231522335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Patr\u00edcia Paludo<\/strong><\/a> (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-06-at-09.14.10-Patricia-Paludo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-06-at-09.14.10-Patricia-Paludo-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Historical and contemporary patterns and processes responsible for the acoustic diversity of Pampa birds.<br \/>\nPhD student in Animal Biology . I am a Biologist with a degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>). I have a master&#8217;s degree in Animal Biology from the Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, in which I researched the relationship between the occupation of Pampas grassland bird species and changes in the landscape. I am currently investigating the pattern of acoustic diversity of birds in the Pampa biome and the processes that led to this diversity on a macroevolutionary and biogeographic scale. I am interested in the areas of Ornithology, Biogeography, Bioacoustics, Environmental Education and Diversity in the Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/0824713793099794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Diego Esquivel<\/strong><\/a> (MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2021)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20231020-Diego-A.-Esquivel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1674 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20231020-Diego-A.-Esquivel-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Systematics and evolution of neotropical bats of the tribe Phyllostomini (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae).<br \/>\nDiego holding a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Biology from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udistrital.edu.co\/inicio\">Universidad Distrital Francisco Jos\u00e9 de Caldas<\/a>, Colombia, has completed his Master&#8217;s and is now pursuing his PhD. His graduate studies focused on the systematics and evolution of the neotropical bat genus <em>Lophostoma<\/em>. Diego&#8217;s research journey began with examining bat diversity patterns in the eastern foothills of Colombia. Currently, he delves into the cryptic diversity of neotropical bats, specifically the neotropical tribe Phyllostomini, employing cutting-edge genomic tools, morphological analyses, and geometric morphometrics. His academic interests encompass systematics, taxonomy, evolution, and conservation of mammals, particularly bats. Diego&#8217;s work is pivotal in uncovering hidden biodiversity and understanding evolutionary processes among these fascinating creatures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screenshot_2016-05-26-23-25-33.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-491 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screenshot_2016-05-26-23-25-33-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/6744662289287719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ana Mastella<\/a><\/strong> (MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018)<br \/>\nProject: Chemical Profiling in Non-Invasive Mammal Monitoring<br \/>\nAna terminou seu mestrado em <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, e seus interesses de pesquisa incluem m\u00faltiplos aspectos da biologia e ecologia de mam\u00edferos. Ela tem interesse particular em desenvolver m\u00e9todos alternativos n\u00e3o-invasivos de identifica\u00e7\u00e3o de esp\u00e9cies, focando principalmente carn\u00edvoros, e seu projeto de Mestrado que visou distinguir os felinos neotropicais por cromatografia fecal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19820927_1130410927092744_372754665_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-778 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19820927_1130410927092744_372754665_o-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/4588672645310793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordani Dutra <\/a><\/strong>(MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2022)<br \/>\nProject: Effects of defaunation of large felids on the ecology of small and medium carnivores in the Upper Paran\u00e1 Atlantic Forest.<br \/>\nPhD student in Animal Biology; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>. He completed his degree and master&#8217;s degree in carnivore ecology, with an emphasis on Procyonidae and Mephitidae in the Atlantic Forest and Pampa. He was an undergraduate and master&#8217;s student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/\">BiMa-lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20240130_170400751-Marcelo-Oliveira.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1666 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20240130_170400751-Marcelo-Oliveira-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/0515121059633319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcelo Gehlen de Oliveira<\/a><\/strong> (MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2022)<br \/>\nProject: Eco-evolutionary processes in Cingulata: temporal pattern, habitat suitability and eco-morphology of 21 armadillo species<br \/>\nPhD student at PPG Animal Biology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>).Marcelo worked with systematics through morphometric approaches during his graduation and with spatial and temporal ecology of Xenarthra during his master&#8217;s, now developing a doctoral thesis incorporating various analytical methods in order to complement the little scientific knowledge available on the order Cingulata, the armadillos, throughout the Neotropical region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/2559004456416281\">Orlando Fabi\u00e1n Hern\u00e1ndez Leal<\/a><\/strong> (MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2024)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Other-foto.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1682 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Other-foto-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Effect of agricultural intensification, microclimate and prey availability on the biodiversity and activity of insectivorous bats in the savanna ecoregion of Brazil-Uruguay.<br \/>\nAluno de doutorado no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGECO<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. Orlando is interested in research and conservation of Neotropical mammals, mainly using acoustic tools to detect bats. Currently trying to assess the direct and indirect impacts of different levels of agricultural intensification on insectivorous bats and their potential prey in the Pampa biome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3965325304752073\">Luisa Sim\u00f5es Pires Fabricio<\/a><\/strong> (Graduate Student, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-22-at-09.25.28-Luisa-Fabricio.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-22-at-09.25.28-Luisa-Fabricio.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-22-at-09.25.28-Luisa-Fabricio.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-22-at-09.25.28-Luisa-Fabricio-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProject: Description of the acoustic repertoire of birds of the South American Icteridae<br \/>\nEstudante de mestrado no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGECO<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, interested in bird bioacoustics. Her thesis aims to describe the acoustic repertoire of passerines of the Icteridae family that inhabit the Pampa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260501_152110-Mariana-Guimaraes-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260501_152110-Mariana-Guimaraes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/707674611033706\">Mariana Guimar\u00e3es Xavier da Costa <\/a><\/strong>(Graduate Student, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)<br \/>\nProject: Site occupancy of small wild cats and the effects of a historically unprecedented flood on their spatial use.<\/p>\n<p>Estudante de mestrado no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. Researching ecological patterns of small wild cats in southern Brazil. She is a volunteer with the Geoffroy&#8217;s Cat Working Group and the Felinos do Pampa research and conservation initiative, both focused on the conservation of Neotropical felids.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/8803349242275452\"><strong>Larissa Oliveira Gon\u00e7alves<\/strong><\/a> (PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-18-at-17.11.46-Larissa-Oliveira.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1760 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-18-at-17.11.46-Larissa-Oliveira-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Prioritization for conservation: strategies for maintaining ecological connectivity on highways for endangered mammals.<\/p>\n<p>Larissa is a posdoctoral at the Bird and Mammal Evolution, Systematics and Ecology Lab at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFGRS<\/a>. She has a bachelor&#8217;s degree (2010) and a master&#8217;s degree (2013) in Biological Sciences and a doctorate (2018) in Ecology from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. She works on planning measures to mitigate the environmental impacts of highways and on developing methodological and analytical protocols to assist in public policy. She is interested in the areas of ecology and biodiversity conservation, with a focus on assessing the environmental impacts caused by road infrastructure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/1035412314952266\"><strong>Elisa Berlitz Ilha<\/strong><\/a> (MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2019)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Social structure and individual variation in a population of river dolphins (<em>Tursiops gephyreus<\/em>) cooperating with artisanal gillnet fishing.<\/p>\n<p>Elisa has a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>) and a master&#8217;s degree from the Graduate Program in Animal Biology (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>). She is a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Ecology (UFRGS) and technical manager of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ceclimar\/projeto-botos-da-barra\/\">Botos da Barra Project<\/a> (CECLIMAR\/CLN\/UFRGS). She works in environmental monitoring and photo-identification of the population of Lahille&#8217;s dolphins (<em>Tursiops gephyreus<\/em>) residing in Barra do Rio Tramanda\u00ed (RS); in political advocacy for conservation (safeguarding and management instruments); and in communication (from the dialogue of traditional and scientific knowledge). She has experience and interest in cetacean data collection (on board, fixed point, and strandings), distribution and habitat use models, and conservation biology. She has experience and interest in ethnoecology; questionnaires, interviews, oral biographical methods, and participatory methodologies with fishing communities. She has experience in managing socio-environmental projects.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Maria-Camila-Valdes-Cardona?ev=hdr_xprf\"><strong>Maria Camila Vald\u00e9s Cardona<\/strong><\/a> (BSc, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2021)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20240828-WA0012-Camila-Valdes-Cardona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1762 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20240828-WA0012-Camila-Valdes-Cardona-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Evaluation of acoustic recording subsampling schemes to measure the activity and functional diversity of insectivorous bats in the Colombian Llanos.<\/p>\n<p>Camila has a bachelor degree in Biology and is a master&#8217;s student in Ecology at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. My main interests are bioacoustics and bat ecology, seeking to understand how they respond to habitat disturbances and landscape changes, especially those caused by human activities. My master&#8217;s project seeks to develop methodologies for analyzing large bioacoustic datasets and to assess the activity and functional diversity of insectivorous bats in the Colombian Llanos.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/7420408157333986\"><strong>Giancarlo Nappi <\/strong><\/a>(BSc, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2023)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Population density and daily activity pattern of <em>Lycalopex gymnocercus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Giancarlo is master&#8217;s student in the Animal Biology Program at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, his thesis focuses on the study of canid populations in the Pampa biome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9758994663855134\"><strong>Vin\u00edcius Rocha de Morais<\/strong><\/a> (Environmental Management Technologist, 2022, UNIASSELVI)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20210211_102633-Vinicius-de-Morais-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1763 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20210211_102633-Vinicius-de-Morais-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Conservation evidence: an assessment of the impact of conservation actions for neotropical small cats in the Americas<\/p>\n<p>Vin\u00edcius has a Bachelor degree in Environmental Management from the Leonardo da Vinci University Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniasselvi.com.br\/\">UNIASSELVI<\/a>) and is master&#8217;s student in the Animal Biology Program at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. He worked for five years as an environmental monitor for the Rio Grande do Sul State Secretariat for the Environment and Infrastructure (SEMARS) at Itapeva State Park (Torres\/RS). He currently works as an assistant researcher at the Pro-Carnivores Institute, managing conservation actions for the little spotted cat on the northeast coast of Rio Grande do Sul, through the \u201cFelinos de Itapeva\u201d project. Since 2022, he has received funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/smallcats.org\/\">SWCCF<\/a>, the MbZ Fund, and support from other Brazilian and international institutions. Since 2021, he has also served as an assistant researcher for the TCCI working group and, more recently, for the <a href=\"https:\/\/geoffroyscatwg.org\/\">GCWG group<\/a>. He prefers non-invasive research methods and is interested in terrestrial mammal ecology, statistics applied to ecology, wild cat conservation, socio-environmental education, and human-cat coexistence initiatives. He works especially with the Atlantic Forest biome and the species <em>Leopardus guttulus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong><em>Alumni<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Diego.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-396 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Diego-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/buscatextual.cnpq.br\/buscatextual\/visualizacv.do?id=K4463447A1\">Diego Dalmolin<\/a><\/strong> (PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nWe tragically lost Diego to lymphoma in June 2023. Diego, who graduated in Biological Sciences from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univates.br\/\">UNIVATES<\/a> University Centre in 2012, completed his PhD at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. His research focused on amphibian ecology, conducted in collaboration with the Laborat\u00f3rio de Ecologia e Evolu\u00e7\u00e3o de Vertebrados Terrestres at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unisinos.br\/%E2%80%8E\">UNISINOS<\/a>. Diego&#8217;s work delved into patterns of species richness, distribution, and co-occurrence across various spatial and temporal scales. Beyond his academic pursuits, Diego was known for his remarkable humanity and unwavering dedication as a science educator in state and municipality schools throughout the Porto Alegre region.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-144 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dani-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9062887151552465\">Danielle Franco<\/a><\/strong> (PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021)<br \/>\nInterested mainly in ecology and bird conservation, Dani recently concluded her PhD on the project Conservation of birds in the Atlantic Forest: present and future of deforestation and climate change at multiple scales. Graduated in Biological Sciences and with an MSc in Animal Biology from UFRGS, she was research fellow under the SISBIOTA project in the same university from 2011 to 2013. Presently she works in the private sector, in the area of sustainble farming chains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/4544059520715366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Adriana Arias Aguilar<\/strong><\/a> (PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021)<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/adri.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-143 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/adri-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/adri-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/adri-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/adri.jpg 956w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAdri concluded her PhD at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>e seus interesses de pesquisa incluem a ecologia de mam\u00edferos, especialmente de morcegos neotropicais. Se interessa principalmente, no estudo dos sons emitidos por esp\u00e9cies de morcegos e como esses sons podem ser usados para entender alguns processos ecol\u00f3gicos. Seu trabalho tem concentrado-se principalmente no uso da bioac\u00fastica como ferramenta para estudar os padr\u00f5es de atividade de morcegos inset\u00edvoros em diferentes condi\u00e7\u00f5es de paisagem e clima e na identifica\u00e7\u00e3o ac\u00fastica de esp\u00e9cies.<br \/>\nFurthermore, she is interested in bat conservation and in illustration as a tool for environmental education. She coordinated the Campos Sulinos Secretariate of the Brazilian Bat Research Society &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sbeq.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SBEQ<\/a>. She is now teaching at Tropical Ecology Courses in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/8341070045459316\"><strong>Alex Otesbelgue<\/strong><\/a> (BSc, Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2022)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FAP211_03558.jpg-Alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FAP211_03558.jpg-Alex-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Is the sound emitted by hives of a species of stingless bee (Jata\u00ed) altered when they are exposed to insecticide contamination of the air?<br \/>\nBiologist, master&#8217;s student in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGECO<\/a>. He has participated in several research projects on the reproduction, development and behavior of stingless bees, as well as analyzing the effects of pesticides on these animals. He is currently interested in bioacoustics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3804114042368000\">Maria Eduarda Soares Alberti<\/a><\/strong> (Bachelor\u2019s degree, Universidade de Passo Fundo, 2023)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240128-WA0036-Maria-Eduarda-Soares-Alberti-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1667 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240128-WA0036-Maria-Eduarda-Soares-Alberti-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProject: Population density and activity of <em>Leopardus guttulus<\/em> (Hensel, 1872) in its distribution limit in southern Brazil<br \/>\nMaster&#8217;s student at PPGBAN\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, Maria Eduarda is interested in the research and conservation of small neotropical cats. She is currently a volunteer with the Brazilian Society of Mastozoology, Geoffroy&#8217;s Cat Working Group and the Felinos do Pampa conservation project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Filipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-716 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Filipe-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3159324243187479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filipe Ferreira <\/a><\/strong>(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021)<br \/>\nProject: Influence of grazing and fire on abandoned fields in Campos Sulinos \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/faunadigitalrs\/\">Fauna Digital do Rio Grande do Sul<\/a><br \/>\nFiliipe \u00e9 bacharel  e licenciado em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas (UFRGS). Se interessa por todos os grupos de mam\u00edferos, especialmente primatas e carn\u00edvoros. Tem interesse particular em conserva\u00e7\u00e3o, evolu\u00e7\u00e3o, biogeografia, taxonomia e sistem\u00e1tica. Atualmente, trabalha em m\u00eddias digitais para a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o animal atrav\u00e9s da cria\u00e7\u00e3o do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/faunadigitalrs\/\">Fauna Digital do Rio Grande do Sul<\/a> and is developing his PhD at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgbotanica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PPGBot\u00e2nica\/UFRGS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-811 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto_lana.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/2219000067036592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lana Resende de Almeida<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 (PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021))<br \/>\nDuring her PhD research Lana investigated several ecological aspects of neotropical mustelids. During her MSc Lana worked on tthe influence of the quality of water on the occurence of the Neotropical Otter. Her research interests within mammalogy are ecology and conservation of carnivores. She graduated in Biological Sciences, UFRJ and was a CNPq fellow during her graduation period (2009-2013). In addition, she holds a postgraduate degree in Environmental Licensing and Management from UCAM (2019). She is now a post-doc in mammalian conservation at UFSB.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC00256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC00256-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3471217169722284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Imlau Cardoso<\/a><\/strong> (PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021)<br \/>\nRafael \u00e9 graduado em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas (2013) e possui mestrado (2016) em Ecologia. No seu doutorado em <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-admin\/www.ufrgs.br\">UFRGS<\/a>, he applied several methods from community ecology and macroevolution to investigate ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes that have shaped the diversity of New World bats. He now teaches at IFFar,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/7707517968097829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>D\u00eanis Sana<\/strong><\/a> (PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.procarnivoros.org.br\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-146 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/D\u00eanis-Sana-20151018_165402-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/D\u00eanis-Sana-20151018_165402-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/D\u00eanis-Sana-20151018_165402-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/D\u00eanis-Sana-20151018_165402.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nD\u00eanis trabalhou no Setor de Fauna do Departamento de Biodiversidade da Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustent\u00e1vel do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (SEFAU\/DBIO\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sema.rs.gov.br\/\">SEMA-RS<\/a>), between 2014 and 2016. Specialist in biology and ecology of mammals, he is a research associate of the Instituto Pro-Carn\u00edvoros since 1998, and presently its Vice-President. He focuses on the study, management and conservation of the big Neotropical cats, puma and jaguar and he concluded his PhD on those topics in 2021. His current interests include the practical and legal aspects of nature and wildlife management abnd he is currently working in ICMBIO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cesam.ua.pt\/index.php?menu=200&amp;language=eng&amp;tabela=pessoaldetail&amp;user=1013\">Ana Catarina Lino<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PhD Universidade de Aveiro 2019)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anaLimo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-176 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anaLimo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAna terminou o doutorado na <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ua.pt\">UA<\/a>, em colabora\u00e7\u00e3o com a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>\u00a0e<a href=\"http:\/\/ccbs.sites.ufms.br\/doutorado-em-ecologia-e-conservacao\/\">\u00a0UFMS<\/a>. Her current research focused the genetic consequences of habitat heterogeneity in tropical bats. She graduated in Biology and Geology and has an MSc in Applied Biology (Ecology, Biodiversity and ecosystem management).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/filipa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-178 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/filipa-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cesam.ua.pt\/index.php?tabela=pessoaldetail&amp;menu=200&amp;user=866\">Filipa Peste<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(MSc Universidade de \u00c9vora 2008)<br \/>\nFilipa \u00e9 atualmente estudante de doutorado na\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ua.pt\">UA<\/a>, em colabora\u00e7\u00e3o com a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unb.br\/\">UnB<\/a>\u00a0e\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrj.br\/\">UFRJ<\/a>. Filipa investiga o lado brilhante da noite, j\u00e1 que seu projeto de doutorado tem como objetivo revelar a fauna cr\u00edptica de morcegos do hotspot de biodiversidade do Cerrado. Filipa se formou em 2002, na\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ua.pt\">UA<\/a>, e at\u00e9 o momento sua pesquisa enfocou v\u00e1rios aspectos da ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de aves e mam\u00edferos, incluindo o uso de aves como indicadores de qualidade ambiental ou a busca de solu\u00e7\u00f5es integradas para manejo da biodiversidade em parques e\u00f3licos, particularmente a mitiga\u00e7\u00e3o e compensa\u00e7\u00e3o de impactos em aves e morcegos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mateus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-482 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mateus-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mateus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mateus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mateus.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9815452659874483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mateus Zimmer<\/a><\/strong> (BSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nMateus \u00e9 formado em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas pela UFRGS. Ele continua seus estudos no BiMaLab durante seu mestrado no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-admin\/www.ufrgs.br\">UFRGS.\u00a0<\/a> Ele foi o primeiro volunt\u00e1rio de inicia\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edfica no BiMa-Lab e tamb\u00e9m foi bolsista de inicia\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edfica na <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fzb.rs.gov.br\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Zoobot\u00e2nica do Rio Grande do Sul<\/a>\u00a0 His main interests include ecology, systematics and evolution of carnivores, especially of the Canidae and Ursidae. He now works at IDSM.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Valeria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-742 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Valeria-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/8004466238603383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Val\u00e9ria Machado<\/a><\/strong> (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2022)<br \/>\nVal\u00e9ria graduou-se em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas na UFRGS. Terminou recentemente o seu mestrado no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS. <\/a>Sua disserta\u00e7\u00e3o enfocou aspectos biogeogr\u00e1ficos dos Mammalia. Ela interessa-se por ecologia, comportamento e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de mam\u00edferos. Durante sua gradua\u00e7\u00e3o estudou a diversidade do comportamento reprodutivo e cuidado parental em mam\u00edferos e os fatores gen\u00e9ticos e epigen\u00e9ticos relacionados ao fen\u00f3tipo comportamental.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9668453808719727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Beatriz Ribeiro de Figueiredo <\/strong><\/a>(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2022)<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-879 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bea-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBeatriz concluded her master&#8217;s\u00a0 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. Seus interesses incluem comportamento animal, ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de mam\u00edferos, principalmente carn\u00edvoros. Em sua disserta\u00e7\u00e3o ela avaliou diferen\u00e7as em <em>Nasua nasua<\/em> entre a Mata Atl\u00e2ntica e o Pampa no sul do Brasil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto-p\u00e1gina-lab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-784 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/foto-p\u00e1gina-lab-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9299745357966160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Erika Sant&#8217;Anna Petzhold<\/strong><\/a> (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021).<br \/>\nGraduated in Biological Sciences, Erika&#8217;s main interests include ecology, evolution and conservation of birds. She concluded her MSc at PPGBAN\/UFRGS and in her dissertation she evaluated the landscape connectivity for birds from different trophic guilds in the Pampa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Valentino.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-880 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Valentino-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Valentino Juarez Silva<\/strong><br \/>\nValentino \u00e9 aluno de gradua\u00e7\u00e3o da UFRGS. Interessa-se principalmente por evolu\u00e7\u00e3o e zoologia. No BiMaLab trabalhou com a cole\u00e7\u00e3o Chiroptera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/manoel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-142 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/manoel-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/6427057803571423\">Manoel Fontoura Rodrigues<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PhD Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio Grande do Sul 2013)<br \/>\nPostdoc researcher at BiMa-Lab until 2017, Manoel graduated in Biological Sciences, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>\u00a0(2006). Mestre e Doutor em Zoologia pela\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pucrs.br\/\">PUCRS<\/a>\u00a0(2009 e 2013). Manoel possui experi\u00eancia em gen\u00e9tica e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o, focando principalmente nas \u00e1reas de taxonomia, gen\u00e9tica de popula\u00e7\u00f5es, evolu\u00e7\u00e3o, ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de mam\u00edferos neotropicais.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Josh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-186 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Josh-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <strong>Josh Nightingale<\/strong>\u00a0(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2016)<br \/>\nJosh recently finished his PhD at UA. During his master at BiMaLab, he got his degree under the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmc-imae.org\/\">IMAE<\/a>\u00a0. Se interessa principalmente por ecologia de aves, especialmente pela migra\u00e7\u00e3o, bem como pela conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00e1reas \u00famidas. No seu segundo ano de mestrado no\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/team\/www.ufrgs.br\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, foi respons\u00e1vel pelo projeto\u00a0<em>Qualidade do habitat e estrat\u00e9gias de forrageamento do ma\u00e7arico-branco,\u00a0<\/em>Calidris alba<em>, na Lagoa do Peixe, RS, Brasil.\u00a0<\/em>Josh<em>\u00a0g<\/em>raduou-se em Ecologia na\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uea.ac.uk\/\">UEA<\/a>\u00a0tendo passado um ano na\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unm.edu\/\">UNM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Carmen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-334 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Carmen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9062887151552465\">Carmen Dion\u00edsio<\/a><\/strong> (MSc Universidade de Aveiro 2016 & Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do\u00a0Sul 2017)<br \/>\nCarmen se interessa por ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de aves. Foi pesquisadora no <em>PELD \u2013 Serra da Bodoquena<\/em> na UFMS e respons\u00e1vel pelo projeto <em>Resposta dos papagaios \u00e0 mudan\u00e7a ambiental: ecologia e caracteriza\u00e7\u00e3o de esp\u00e9cies emblem\u00e1ticas na conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da biodiversidade<\/em>. Graduou-se em Biologia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ua.pt\/dbio\/\">UA<\/a> e foi bolsista do\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uft.edu.br\/\">EcoAves, UFT<\/a> de 2012 a 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Thais2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-416 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Thais2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/0483263341223340\">Thais Stefanski Chaves<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2017)<br \/>\nNo seu mestrado no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>\u00a0Thais focou aspectos de gest\u00e3o e efic\u00e1cia das \u00e1reas protegidas, e em estudos ecol\u00f3gicos aplicados \u00e0 gest\u00e3o de \u00e1reas protegidas e da vida selvagem. Ela se formou em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>\u00a0e especializou-se como T\u00e9cnica em Monitoramento e Controle Ambiental,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifrs.edu.br\/site\/\">IFRS<\/a>. After travelling the South East Asia and Australia, she is now a successful confectioner in Porto Alegre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-513 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_2049-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Amrita Menon<\/strong> (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2017)<br \/>\nAmrita colaborou no BiMalab ao abrigo do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmc-imae.org\/\">IMAE<\/a> no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-admin\/www.ufrgs.br\">UFRGS<\/a>. Se interessa principalmente por ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de mam\u00edferos. Sua disserta\u00e7\u00e3o enfocou as influ\u00eancias de diferentes usos da terra na diversidade de morcegos usando a bioac\u00fastica como ferramenta e tamb\u00e9m validando o uso da an\u00e1lise autom\u00e1tica de chamados de ecolocaliza\u00e7\u00e3o. Graduada em Ci\u00eancias Ambientais pela <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/index.aspx\">UoB<\/a> em 2013 e trabalhou em tartarugas marinhas na \u00cdndia antes do mestrado pelo IMAE. Ela est\u00e1 atualmente de volta \u00e0 \u00cdndia trabalhando em gerenciamento de unidade de conserva\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Gisele.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-525 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Gisele-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/2182663781663849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gisele Bolze<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nGisele concluded her MSc at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>e, em sua disserta\u00e7\u00e3o, ela avaliou o uso do habitat e os padr\u00f5es de atividade de jaguatirica no limite sul da Mata Atl\u00e2ntica brasileira. Seus interesses de pesquisa incluem ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de carn\u00edvoros, especialmente de pequenos felinos neotropicais. \u00c9 formada em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas pela UFRGS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3717664726547511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rhian Vilar da Silva Vieira<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Rhian-Vilar-Bimalab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-713 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Rhian-Vilar-Bimalab-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRhian concluded his MSc at PPGBAN\/UFRGS. He is interested in studies of biogeography, ecology and conservation of carnivores. His research was focused on ecological niche modeling and potential distribution of the genus <em>Procyon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pedro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-543 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pedro-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/3880241789248187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pedro Blaya Luz<\/a><\/strong> (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nPedro fez mestrado no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-admin\/www.ufrgs.br\">UFRGS<\/a>Pedro formou-se em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas, UFRGS, e trabalhou com tartarugas marinhas durante a maior parte de sua gradua\u00e7\u00e3o, tanto com f\u00eameas nidificantes quanto com filhotes, no Projeto TAMAR, e com animais encalhados na UFRGS. Em sua disserta\u00e7\u00e3o, Pedro modelou encalhes de tartarugas marinhas no litoral do Rio Grande do Sul.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20170318124814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-593 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20170318124814-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/8306268206784590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fernanda Ribeiro da Silva<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nFernanda trabalhou como bi\u00f3loga no Zool\u00f3gico de Canoas, onde lidava com animais silvestres mantidos ilegalmente em cativeiro ou que chegavam ao zool\u00f3gico devido a conflitos entre humanos e animais selvagens. Seus interesses incluem o gerenciamento da vida selvagem, especialmente a tomada de decis\u00f5es sobre o destino de animais mantidos ilegalmente em cativeiro. Em seu mestrado, ela investigou a origem dos animais recebidos em zool\u00f3gicos da regi\u00e3o de Porto Alegre com o objetivo final de contribuir para uma melhor tomada de decis\u00e3o sobre seu destino e, quando poss\u00edvel, seu retorno \u00e0 natureza.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-545 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/887458_1033267880028895_5677877276824803836_o.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/2283973448902197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isadora Brauner Lobato<\/a><\/strong> (MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nIsadora fez seu mestrado no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgecologia\/\">PPGEcologia<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-admin\/www.ufrgs.br\">UFRGS<\/a>. Seus interesses de pesquisa incluem ecologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de mam\u00edferos. Ela tem interesse particular em ecologia populacional, principalmente de morcegos. Em sua disserta\u00e7\u00e3o a Isa focou ecologia populacional do morcego de cauda livre brasileiro. Ela se formou em Ci\u00eancias Biol\u00f3gicas na <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufpel.edu.br\">UFPel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-579 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/paula-elisa-horn.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/4275525043618727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paula Elisa Horn<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2019)<br \/>\nPaula concluded her MSc at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ppgban\/\">PPGBAN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS. <\/a>Ela avaliou os efeitos potenciais de altera\u00e7\u00f5es antr\u00f3picas na paisagem sobre a densidade populacional e na ocupa\u00e7\u00e3o do gato-maracaj\u00e1 (<em>Leopardus wiedii<\/em>), um pequeno felino arbor\u00edcola, na Floresta Atl\u00e2ntica do sul do Brasil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_7417.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-622 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_7417-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Paloma Linck <\/strong>(MSc Universidade de Aveiro 2021)<br \/>\nPaloma focused her research at BiMaLab on spatial-temporal patterns of activity and population density of Puma concolor (Carnivora: Felidae). Her main research interests are carnivore ecology, conservation, and biogeography. She is now a PhD student at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-568 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6301-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00cdtalo\u00a0Rakowski <\/strong>(BSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2017)<br \/>\n\u00cdtalo graduated at UFRGS. His main interestes were conservation, ecology, evolution and biogeography of mammals. In his undergraduate dissertation he evaluated\u00a0 the importance of zoos for environmental education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN3707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-566 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN3707-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Natielle Pires<\/strong> (BSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2017)<br \/>\nNatielle is focused her undergraduate dissertation research on spatial-temporal patterns of activity of the lesser grison <em>Galictis cuja <\/em>(Carnivora, Mustelidae). Se interessa por sistem\u00e1tica, ecologia, etologia e conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de mam\u00edferos, com \u00eanfase nos mustel\u00eddeos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FotoPedro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-564 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FotoPedro-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Pedro Papini<\/strong> (BSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2018)<br \/>\nPedro graduated in Biological Sciences. Between 2016 and 2018 he worked has volunteer scientific initiation fellow at BiMa-Lab. He was mainly interested in the study of primates, with focus on their ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_5167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-565 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_5167-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/4371158023747310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mariana Scain Mazzochi <\/a><\/strong>(MSc Universidade Federal do Rio Grande 2023)<br \/>\nGraduated at UFRGS, Mariana was a scientific iniciation fellow at BiMa-Lab. Within ornithology, her main research interests are ecology, systematics, conservation and migration, especially of shorebirds and seabirds. She concluded her MSc at <a href=\"https:\/\/ppgo.furg.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PPGO\/FURG<\/a>, where she worked with marine birds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MrUniverse2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-405 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MrUniverse2015-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MrUniverse2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MrUniverse2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MrUniverse2015-624x623.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/MrUniverse2015.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cesam.ua.pt\/index.php?menu=200&amp;language=eng&amp;tabela=pessoaldetail&amp;user=957\">Jo\u00e3o Lu\u00eds Carvalho<\/a><\/strong> (PhD Universidade de Aveiro 2019)<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o has a PhD from the University of Aveiro. His areas of interest are population biology, ecology and management of ungulates and carnivores in the Iberian Peninsula. As a PhD student he evaluated the role of bottom-up processes on disease and population dynamics of large herbivore populations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Milene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-420 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Milene-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milenematos.com\/\">Milene Matos<\/a><\/strong> (PhD Universidade de Aveiro 2011)<br \/>\nColaboradora da <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/unidadevidaselvagem\/\">Unidade de Vida Selvagem<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ua.pt\/dbio\">Departamento de Biologia<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ua.pt\"> UA<\/a>\u00a0& <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cesam.ua.pt\/\">CESAM<\/a>. Sua pesquisa abrange conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da biodiversidade, gest\u00e3o de recursos naturais e educa\u00e7\u00e3o ambiental. Milene \u00e9 especialista em comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e divulga\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edficas, coordenando v\u00e1rios projetos sobre sustentabilidade, visando construir pontes entre ci\u00eancia e pessoas. Milene \u00e9 a respons\u00e1vel pela imagem da Unidade de Vida Selvagem e a autora do lindo logotipo do BiMa-Lab.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/8803349242275452\"><strong>Larissa Oliveira Gon\u00e7alves<\/strong><\/a> (PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-18-at-17.11.46-Larissa-Oliveira.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-18-at-17.11.46-Larissa-Oliveira-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Prioritization for conservation: strategies for maintaining ecological connectivity on highways for endangered mammals.<\/p>\n<p>Larissa is a posdoctoral at the Bird and Mammal Evolution, Systematics and Ecology Lab at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFGRS<\/a>. She has a bachelor&#8217;s degree (2010) and a master&#8217;s degree (2013) in Biological Sciences and a doctorate (2018) in Ecology from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. She works on planning measures to mitigate the environmental impacts of highways and on developing methodological and analytical protocols to assist in public policy. She is interested in the areas of ecology and biodiversity conservation, with a focus on assessing the environmental impacts caused by road infrastructure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/1035412314952266\"><strong>Elisa Berlitz Ilha<\/strong><\/a> (MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2019)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foto1-Elisa-Ilha-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Social structure and individual variation in a population of river dolphins (<em>Tursiops gephyreus<\/em>) cooperating with artisanal gillnet fishing.<\/p>\n<p>Elisa has a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>) and a master&#8217;s degree from the Graduate Program in Animal Biology (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>). She is a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Ecology (UFRGS) and technical manager of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ceclimar\/projeto-botos-da-barra\/\">Botos da Barra Project<\/a> (CECLIMAR\/CLN\/UFRGS). She works in environmental monitoring and photo-identification of the population of Lahille&#8217;s dolphins (<em>Tursiops gephyreus<\/em>) residing in Barra do Rio Tramanda\u00ed (RS); in political advocacy for conservation (safeguarding and management instruments); and in communication (from the dialogue of traditional and scientific knowledge). She has experience and interest in cetacean data collection (on board, fixed point, and strandings), distribution and habitat use models, and conservation biology. She has experience and interest in ethnoecology; questionnaires, interviews, oral biographical methods, and participatory methodologies with fishing communities. She has experience in managing socio-environmental projects.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Maria-Camila-Valdes-Cardona?ev=hdr_xprf\"><strong>Maria Camila Vald\u00e9s Cardona<\/strong><\/a> (BSc, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2021)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20240828-WA0012-Camila-Valdes-Cardona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20240828-WA0012-Camila-Valdes-Cardona-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Project: Evaluation of acoustic recording subsampling schemes to measure the activity and functional diversity of insectivorous bats in the Colombian Llanos.<\/p>\n<p>Camila has a bachelor degree in Biology and is a master&#8217;s student in Ecology at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. My main interests are bioacoustics and bat ecology, seeking to understand how they respond to habitat disturbances and landscape changes, especially those caused by human activities. My master&#8217;s project seeks to develop methodologies for analyzing large bioacoustic datasets and to assess the activity and functional diversity of insectivorous bats in the Colombian Llanos.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/7420408157333986\"><strong>Giancarlo Nappi <\/strong><\/a>(BSc, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2023)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-26-at-21.41.30-Giancarlo-Nappi-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Population density and daily activity pattern of <em>Lycalopex gymnocercus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Giancarlo is master&#8217;s student in the Animal Biology Program at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>, his thesis focuses on the study of canid populations in the Pampa biome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/9758994663855134\"><strong>Vin\u00edcius Rocha de Morais<\/strong><\/a> (Environmental Management Technologist, 2022, UNIASSELVI)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20210211_102633-Vinicius-de-Morais-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20210211_102633-Vinicius-de-Morais-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Conservation evidence: an assessment of the impact of conservation actions for neotropical small cats in the Americas<\/p>\n<p>Vin\u00edcius has a Bachelor degree in Environmental Management from the Leonardo da Vinci University Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.uniasselvi.com.br\/\">UNIASSELVI<\/a>) and is master&#8217;s student in the Animal Biology Program at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/bimalab\/pt\/ufrgs\/inicial\/\">UFRGS<\/a>. He worked for five years as an environmental monitor for the Rio Grande do Sul State Secretariat for the Environment and Infrastructure (SEMARS) at Itapeva State Park (Torres\/RS). He currently works as an assistant researcher at the Pro-Carnivores Institute, managing conservation actions for the little spotted cat on the northeast coast of Rio Grande do Sul, through the \u201cFelinos de Itapeva\u201d project. Since 2022, he has received funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/smallcats.org\/\">SWCCF<\/a>, the MbZ Fund, and support from other Brazilian and international institutions. Since 2021, he has also served as an assistant researcher for the TCCI working group and, more recently, for the <a href=\"https:\/\/geoffroyscatwg.org\/\">GCWG group<\/a>. He prefers non-invasive research methods and is interested in terrestrial mammal ecology, statistics applied to ecology, wild cat conservation, socio-environmental education, and human-cat coexistence initiatives. He works especially with the Atlantic Forest biome and the species <em>Leopardus guttulus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BiMaLab\u00a0connects people from many\u00a0institutions working\u00a0on several projects focusing the processes and patterns of vertebrate diversity and assembly rules. Most of us study mammals, birds, or both, but we are welcoming new researchers\u00a0working on other organisms. 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