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Accepted papers 

VELEZ, D. ; SILVA, D P ; VIVALLO, F. . Where could Centris nigrescens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) go under climate change?. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 2022.

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MORALES, C. L. ; MONTALVA, J. ; ARBETMAN, M. P. ; AIZEN, M. A. ; MARTINS, ALINE C. ; SILVA, D. P. . Does climate change influence the current and future projected distribution of an endangered species? The case of the southernmost bumblebee in the world. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, 2022.

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SOUSA, F. G. ; SANTOS, J. S. ; MARTELLO, F. ; DINIZ, M. F. ; BERGAMINI, L. L. ; RIBEIRO, M. C. ; COLLEVATTI, R. G. ; SILVA, D. P. . Natural habitat cover and fragmentation per se influence orchid-bee species richness in agricultural landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado. APIDOLOGIE, 2022.

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NASCIMENTO, A. C. ; MONTALVA, J. ; ASCHER, JOHN S. ; ENGEL, MICHAEL S. ; SILVA, D. P. . Current and future distributions of a native Andean bumble bee. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, 2022.

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Published papers

2022

MESQUITA, I. N. ; CAVALCANTE, R. K. O. ; BORGES, J. P. R. ; TEIXEIRA, T. P. O. ; SILVA, D P ; SA, T. ; FRANCESCHINELLI, E. V. . Two dioecious Simarouba species with a specialized pollination system and low reproductive efficacy in Central Brazil. Rodriguesia, v. 73, p. e02002020, 2022. PDF

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SUAREZ, N. F. ; LATINI, A. O. ; MORAES, J. C. ; REIS, L. A. C. ; SILVA, DANIEL P. . Unusual pollinator attractants increase the fructification rate on West Indian Cherry Trees. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY, v. 146, p. 284-290, 2022. PDF

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TEIXEIRA, C. C. ; TREVELIN, L. C. ; SANTOS-COSTA, M. C. ; PRUDENTE, A. L. C. ; SILVA, D. P. . Synergistic effects of climate and landscape change on the conservation of Amazonian lizards. PeerJ, v. 10, p. e13028, 2022. PDF

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2021

MELO, E. P. C. ; SIMIAO-FERREIRA, J. ; MELO, H. P. C. ; GODOY, B. S. ; DAUD, R. D. ; BASTOS, R. P. ; SILVA, D. P. . Exotic species are perceived more than native ones in a megadiverse country as Brazil. ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS, v. 93, p. e20191462, 2021. PDF

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OLIVEIRA, F. F. R. ; GEHARA, M. ; SOLE, M. ; LYRA, M. ; HADDAD, C. F. B. ; SILVA, D P ; MAGALHAES, R. F. ; LEITE, F. S. F. ; BURBRINK, F. T. . Quaternary climatic fluctuations influence the demographic history of two species of sky-island endemic amphibians in the Neotropics. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 160, p. 107113, 2021.  PDF

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FULGENCIO-LIMA, L. G. ; DE ANDRADE, ANDRÉ FELIPE ALVES ; VILELA, B. ; LIMA JUNIOR, D. P. ; SOUZA, R. A. ; SIMIAO-FERREIRA, J. ; DE MARCO, PAULO ; SILVA, DANIEL PAIVA . Invasive plants in Brazil: climate change effects and detection of suitable areas within conservation units. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, v. 23, p. 1577-1594, 2021. PDF

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SUNDAR, S. ; SILVA, D. P. ; ROQUE, F. O. ; SIMIAO-FERREIRA, J. ; HEINO, JANI . Predicting climate effects on aquatic true bugs in a tropical biodiversity hotspot. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, v. 25, p. 229-241, 2021. PDF

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RIBEIRO, T. M. A. ; MARTINS, ALINE C. ; SILVA, D P ; AGUIAR, A. J. C. . Systematics of the oil bee genus Lanthanomelissa (Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) and its implications for the biogeography of South American grasslands. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH, v. 59, p. 1013-1027, 2021. PDF

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BRITO, T. F. ; PINTO, N. S. ; PHIFER, C. C. ; KNOWLTON, J. ; CONTRERA, F. A. L. ; MAUES, M. M. ; SILVA, D P . Orchid bees (Apidae, Euglossini) from Oil Palm Plantations in Eastern Amazon Have Larger but Not Asymmetrical Wings. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY, v. 50, p. 388-397, 2021. PDF

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MELO, E. P. C. ; Simião-Ferreira, J. ; MELO, H. P. C. ; GODOY, B. S. ; DAUD, R. D. ; BASTOS, R. P. ; SILVA, D P . Biological invasions in brazilian environmental science courses: do we need new approaches?. NEOTROPICAL BIOLOGYAND CONSERVATION, v. 16, p. 221-238, 2021.  PDF

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KECHNEBBOU, M. ; CARVALHO, D. L. ; SILVA, P. H. ; SILVA, D P . Global warming drives range shifts in spiny-tailed lizards (Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastyx) in the African and Arabian deserts. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS, v. 191, p. 104522, 2021.  PDF

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SANZ-VEIGA, P. A. ; POLIZELLO, D. S. ; SAVARIS, M. ; LEIVAS, F. W. T. ; SILVA, D. P. ; CORREA, A. S. ; AMORIM, F. W. . The specialist of a specialist: the natural history of the predispersal seed predator weevil Hemicolpus abdominalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, v. 46, p. 1006-1018, 2021. PDF

 

ALVAREZ, F. ; SILVA, S. G. ; GUEVARA, L. ; FERREIRA, F. F. ; BORLA, L. A. ; FIRMINHO, R. ; SILVA, D. P. . The ghost vampire: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of the largest bat in the Americas. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, v. 30, p. 4359-4377, 2021. PDF

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2020

ALVAREZ, F. ; SILVA, S. G. ; GUEVARA, L. ; FERREIRA, F. F. ; BORLA, L. A. ; FIRMINHO, R. ; SILVA, D. P. . The ghost vampire: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of the largest bat in the Americas. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, v. 30, p. 4359-4377, 2021. PDF

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SILVA, D. P.; CASTRO, A. C. F. ; VILELA, B. ; ONG, X. R. ; THOMAS, J. C. ; ALQARNI, A. S. ; ENGEL, MICHAEL S. ; ASCHER, JOHN S. . Colonizing the east and the west: Distribution and niche properties of a dwarf Asian honey bee invading Africa, the Middle East, the Malay Peninsula, and Taiwan. APIDOLOGIE, v. 51, p. 75-87, 2020. PDF

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LIMA, T. P. ; FRANCA, L. C. J. ; FERRAZ, F. T. ; AGUIAR JUNIOR, A. L. ; SILVA, D. P. ; ACERBI JUNIOR, F. W. . Dinâmica espaço temporal da cobertura do solo em uma bacia hidrográfica da região do MATOPIBA, Brasil. ANUÁRIO DO INSTITUTO DE GEOCIÊNCIAS (UFRJ. IMPRESSO), v. 43, p. 162-170, 2020.

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GUIMARAES, A.; SILVA, P. H.; CARNEIRO, F. M.; SILVA, D. P. (2020). Using distribution models to estimate phytosanitary algae blooms in Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 20:  e20190756. PDF 

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LATINI, A. O. ; SILVA, D. P. ; SOUZA, F. M. L. ; FERREIRA, M. C. ; MOURA, M. S. ; SUAREZ, N. F. (2020) Reconciling coffee productivity and natural vegetation conservation in an agroecosystem landscape in Brazil. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION. PDF

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SILVA, D.D.; CASTRO, A. C. F. ; VILELA, B. ; ONG, X. R. ; THOMAS, J. C. ; ALQARNI, A. S. ; ENGEL, MICHAEL S. ; ASCHER, JOHN S. . Colonizing the east and the west: Distribution and niche properties of a dwarf Asian honey bee invading Africa, the Middle East, the Malay Peninsula, and Taiwan. Apidologie. PDF

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LIMA, T. P. ; FRANCA, L. C. J. ; FERRAZ, F. T. ; AGUIAR JUNIOR, A. L. ; SILVA, D. P. ; ACERBI JUNIOR, F. W. . Dinâmica espaço temporal da cobertura do solo em uma bacia hidrográfica da região do MATOPIBA, Brasil. Anuário do Instituto de Geociências (UFRJ. Impresso). 

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ALVAREZ, F. ; GERHARD, P. ; SILVA, D P ; GODOY, B. S. ; MONTAG, L. F. A. (2020). Effects of different variable sets on the potential distribution of fish species in the Amazon Basin. ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH. PDF

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SILVA, D. P.; HALL, H. G. ; ASCHER, JOHN S. (2020). Predicting the distribution range of a recently described, habitat specialist bee. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION. PDF

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SUNDAR, S. ; HEINO, JANI ; ROQUE, FABIO DE OLIVEIRA ; SIMAIKA, JOHN P. ; MELO, ADRIANO S. ; TONKIN, JONATHAN D. ; GOMES NOGUEIRA, DAVIDSON ; SILVA, DANIEL PAIVA .(2020) Conservation of freshwater macroinvertebrate biodiversity in tropical regions. AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS.  PDF

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LUO, D. ; SILVA, DANIEL P. ; DE MARCO, P. Jr. ; PIMENTA, M. ; CALDAS, M. M. . Model approaches to estimate spatial distribution of bee species richness and soybean production in the Brazilian Cerrado during 2000 to 2015. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. PDF

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CARVALHO, D. L. ; SILVA, S. M. ; SOUZA-NEVES, T. ; SILVA, D. P. ; SANTOS, M. P. D. (2020). An updated documented inventory and new records of bird species for the Brazilian state of Maranhão. Ornithology Research. PDF

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SILVA, R. R. ; VILELA, B. ; SILVA, D. P. ; ANDRADE, A. F. A. ; CERQUEIRA, P. V. ; GONCALVES, G. S. R. ; SANTOS, M. P. D. (2020) The role of ecological niche evolution on diversification patterns of birds distinctly distributed between the Amazonia and Atlantic Rainforests. PLoS One. PDF

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2019

OLIVEIRA, UBIRAJARA; SOARES FILHO, B. S.; PAGLIA, Adriano Pereira; BRESCOVIT, A. D.; CARVALHO, C. J. B.; SILVA, D. P.; REZENDE, D.; LEITE, F. S. F.; BATISTA, J. A. N.; BARBOSA, J. P. P. P.; STEHMANN, J. R. ; ASCHER, JOHN S. ; VASCONCELOS, M. F. ; DE MARCO, P.; LÖWENBERG-NETO, P; DIAS, P. G.; FERRO, V. G.; SANTOS, A. J. (2019). Modelling Highly Biodiverse Areas in Brazil. Scientific Reports , 9: 6355. PDF

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DEW, R. M.; SILVA, D. P.; REHAN, S. M. (2019). Range expansion of an already widespread bee under climate change. Global Ecology and Conservation, 17: e00584-e00584. PDF

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VIVALLO, F.; VILELA, B.; SILVA, D. P. (2019). Inferring host-cleptoparasite complexes of South American Centridine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using macroecological perspectives. Organisms Diversity & Evolution,19: 179-190. PDF

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SILVA, D. P.; ANDRADE, A. F. A.; OLIVEIRA, J. P. J.; MORAIS, D. M.; VIEIRA, J. E. A.; ENGEL, M. S. (2019). Current and future ranges of an elusive North American insect using species distribution models. Journal of Insect Conservtion, 23: 175-186. PDF

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ALMEIDA, R. P. S.; ARRUDA, F. V.; SILVA, D. P.; COELHO, B. W. T. (2019). Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in an Ecotonal Cerrado-Amazon region in Brazil. Sociobiology, 66: 457-466. PDF

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2018

​SILVA, D. P.; DIAS, A. C.; LECCI, L. S.; SIMIÃO-FERREIRA, J. (2018). Potential Effects of Future Climate Changes on Brazilian Cool-Adapted Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera). Neotropical Entomology, 48: 57-70. PDF

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OLIVEIRA, U.; SOARES-FILHO, B. S.; PAGLIA, A. P.; BRESCOVIT, A. D. ; CARVALHO, C. J. B.; SILVA, D. P.; REZENDE, D. T.; LEITE, F. S. F.; BATISTA, J. A. N.; BARBOSA, J. P. P. P.; STEHMANN, J. R.; ASCHER, J. S.; VASCONCELOS, M. F.; DE MARCO JR, P.; LÖWENBERG-NETO, P.; FERRO, V. G.; SANTOS, A. J. (2018). Reply to Biodiversity conservation gaps in Brazil: A role for systematic conservation planning. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation , 16: 166-167. PDF

 

SILVA, D. P.; DEW, R. M.; VILELA, B.; STEVENS, M. I.; SCHWARZ, M. P. (2018). No deaths in the desert: predicted responses of an arid-adapted bee and its two nesting trees suggest resilience in the face of warming climates. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 11: 449-463.  PDF

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BRITO, T. F.; PHIFER, C. C.; CONTRERA, F. A. L.; KNOWLTON, J.; BRASIL, L. S.; MAUES, M. M.; SILVA, D. P. (2018). Effects of habitat type change on taxonomic and functional composition of orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini) in the Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22: 451-463. PDF

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2017

SEGAT, J.; VASCONCELLOS, R.L.F.; SILVA, D.P.; BARETTA, D.; CARDOSO, E. (2017). Using ants as indicators of soil-quality in an Atlantic forest recovery gradient. Forest Ecology and Management, 404: 338-343. PDF Press Release

 

MONTALVA, J.; SEPULVEDA, V.; VIVALLO, F.; SILVA, D.P. (2017). New records of an invasive bumble bee in northern Chile: Expansion of its range or newintroduction events? Journal of Insect Conservation, 21: 657-666. PDF

 

BRITO, T.F.; PHIFER, C. C.; KNOWLTON, J.L.; FISER, C.M.; BECKER, N. M.; BARROS, F.C.; CONTRERA, F.A.L.; MAUÉS, M.M.; JUEN, L.; MONTAG, L.F.A.; WEBSTER, C.R.; FLASPOHLER, D.J.; SANTOS, M.P.D.; SILVA, D.P. (2017). Forest reserves and riparian corridors help maintain orchid bee communities in oil palm plantations. Apidologie, 48: 575-587. PDF Press Release

 

OLIVEIRA, U.; SOARES-FILHO, B.; PAGLIA, A. P.; BRESCOVIT, A.D.; CARVALHO, C.J.B.; SILVA, D.P.; TEIXEIRA, D.; LEITE, F.S.F.; BATISTA, J.A.N.; BARBOSA, J.P.P.; STEHMANN, J.R.; ASCHER, J.S.; VASCONCELOS, M.V.; DE MARCO, P. Jr.; LÖWERBERG-NETO, P.; DIAS, P.G.; FERRO, V.G.; SANTOS, A.J. (2017). Biodiversity conservation gaps in the Brazilian protected areas. Scientific Reports, 9: 9141.  PDF Press Release #1  Press Release #2 YouTube Press Release

 

SILVA, D. P.; NOGUEIRA, D. S.; DE MARCO, P. Jr. (2017). Contrasting Patterns in Solitary and Eusocial Bees While Responding to Landscape Features in the Brazilian Cerrado: a Multiscaled Perspective. Neotropical Entomology, 46: 264-274. PDF

 

​VELEZ, D.; VIVALLO, F.; SILVA, D. P. (2017). Nesting biology and potential distribution of a rare oil-collecting centridine bee from South America. Apidologie, 48: 181-193. PDF

 

​SILVA, D. P.; GROOM, S. V. C.; DA SILVA, C. R.; STEVENS, M. I.; SCHWARZ, M. P. (2017). Potential pollination maintenance by an exotic allodapine bee under climate change scenarios in the Indo-Pacific region. Journal of Applied Entomology, 141: 122-132. PDF

 

CARVALHO, D. L.; SOUSA-NEVES, T.; CERQUEIRA, P. V.; GONSIOROSKI, G.; SILVA, S. M.; SILVA, D. P.; SANTOS, M. P. D. (2017). Delimiting priority areas for the conservation of endemic and threatened Neotropical birds using niche-based gap analysis. PLoS One, 12: e0171838. PDF

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2016

OLIVEIRA, U.; PAGLIA, A. P.; BRESCOVIT, A. D.; CARVALHO, C. J. B.; SILVA, D. P.; TEIXEIRA, D.; LEITE, F. S. F.; BATISTA, J. A. N.; BARBOSA, J. P. P. P.; STEHMANN, J. R.; ASCHER, J. S.; VASCONCELOS, M. V.; DE MARCO, P. Jr.; LÖWENBERG-NETO, P.; DIAS, P. G.; FERRO, V. G.; SANTOS, A. J. (2016). The strong influence of collection bias on biodiversity knowledge shortfalls of Brazilian terrestrial biodiversity. Diversity and Distributions, 22: 1232-1244. PDF Youtube Press Release

 

SILVA, D. P.; VILELA, B.; BUZATTO, B. A.; MOCZEK, A. P.; HORTAL, J. (2016). Contextualized niche shifts upon independent invasions by the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus. Biological Invasions, 18: 3137-3148. PDF

 

SILVA, D.P.; AGUIAR, A. G.; SIMIÃO-FERREIRA, J. (2016). Assessing the distribution and conservation status of a long-horned beetle with distribution models. Journal of Insect Conservation, 20: 611-620. PDF

 

COSTA, H. C.; SÃO-PEDRO, V. A.; SILVA, D. P. (2016). Current and future climatic stability and habitat availability for a potentially threatened Brazilian snake. Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 11: 13-23. PDF

 

SILVA, D. P.; FERNANDES, J. A. M. (2016). New evidences supporting trophobiosis between populations of Edessa rufomarginata (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) and Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ants. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 60: 166-170. PDF

 

NEMÉSIO, A.; SILVA, D. P.; NABOUT, J. C.; VARELA, S. (2016). Effects of climate change and habitat loss on a forest-dependent bee species in a tropical fragmented landscape. Insect Diversity and Conservation, 9: 149-160. PDF

 

SILVA, D. P.; SPIGOLONI, Z. A.; CAMARGOS, L. M.; ANDRADE, A. F. A.; DE MARCO, P. Jr.; ENGEL, M. S. (2016). Distributional modeling of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta: Notoptera): A preliminary application and the need for future sampling. Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 16: 259-268. PDF

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2015

PINTO, N. S. ; SILVA, D. P.; GUINATO; J.; DE MARCO, P. Jr. (2015). The Size But not the Symmetry of the Wings of Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier (Apidae: Euglossini) is Affected by Human-Disturbed Landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado Savanna. Neotropical Entomology, 44: 439-447. PDF

 

SILVA, D. P.; VARELA, S.; NEMÉSIO, A.; DE MARCO, P. Jr. (2015). Adding biotic interactions into paleodistribution models: A host-cleptoparasite complex of Neotropical Orchid Bees. PLoS One, 10: e0129890. PDF

 

FALEIRO, F. V.; SILVA, D. P.; CARVALHO, R. A.; SÄRKINEN, T.; DE MARCO, P. Jr. (2015). Ring out the beels, we are being invaded! Niche conservatism in exotic populations of the Yellow Bells, Tecoma stans (Bignoniaceae). Natureza & Conservação, 13: 24-29. PDF

 

PERES, E. A.; SOUZA, T. S.; PEREZ, M. F.; BONATELLI, I. A. S.; SILVA, D. P.; SILVA, M. J.; SOLFERINI, V. N. (2015). Pleistocene niche stability and lineages diversification in the subtropical spider Araneus omnicolor (Araneidae). PLoS One, 10: e0121543. PDF

 

MARTINS, A. C.; SILVA, D. P.; DE MARCO, P. Jr. ; MELO, G. A. R. (2015). Species conservation under future climate change: the case of Bombus bellicosus, a potentially threatened South American bumblebee species. Journal of Insect Conservation, 19: 33-43. PDF

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2014

SILVA, D. P.; GONZALEZ, V.H.; MELO, G. A. R.; LUCIA, M.; ALVAREZ, L. J.; DE MARCO Jr., P. (2014). Seeking the flowers for the bees: Integration biotic interactions into niche models to assess the diistribution of the exotic bee species Lithurgus huberi in South America. Ecological Modelling, 273: 200-209. PDF

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SILVA, D. P. ; DE MARCO, P. Jr. (2014). No evidence of habitat loss affecting the orchid bees Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier (1841) and Eufriesea auriceps Friese 1899 (Apidae: Euglossini) in the Brazilian Cerrado Savanna. Neotropical Entomology, 43: 509-518. PDF

 

SILVA, D. P. ; VILELA, B. ; DE MARCO, P. Jr. ; NEMÉSIO, A. (2014). Using Ecological Niche Models and Niche Analyses to Understand Speciation Patterns: The Case of Sister Neotropical Orchid Bees. PLoS One, 9: e113246. PDF

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2013

LIMA-RIBEIRO, M. S. L.; FALEIROS, F. A. M. V.; SILVA, D. P. (2013). Current and historical climate signatures to deconstructed tree species richness pattern in South America. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 35: 219-231. PDF

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SILVA, D. P.; AGUIAR, A. J. C.; MELO, G. A. R.; ANJOS-SILVA, E. J.; DE MARCO, P. Jr. (2013). Amazonian species within the Cerrado Savanna: New records and potential distribution for Aglae cearulea (Apidae: Euglossini). Apidologie, 44: 673-683. PDF

 

SILVA, D. P.; MOISAN-DE SERRES, J.; SOUZA, D. C.; HILGERT-MOREIRA, S. B.; FERNANDES, M. Z.; KEVAN, P. G.; FREITAS, B. M. (2013). Efficiency in Pollen Foraging by Honey bees: Time, motion, and pollen depletion on flowers of Sisyrinchium palmifolium Linnaeus (Asparagales: Iridaceae). Journal of Pollination Ecology, 11: 27-32. PDF

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2010

SILVA, D. P.; DE MARCO, P. Jr; RESENDE, D. C. (2010). Adult odonate abundance and community assemblage measures as indicators of stream ecological integrity: a case study. Ecological Indicators, 10: 744-752. PDF

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SILVA, D. P.; OLIVEIRA, P. S. (2010). Field biology of Edessa rufomarginata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Phenology, behavior, and patterns of host plant use. Environmental Entomology, 39: 1903-1910. PDF

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