born in São Paulo, Brazil
currently at Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY, USA 14850
Academic Appointments
2022–current | Edward Rose Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
2022–current | Visiting Scholar, Simoes-Costa Lab, Harvard Medical School
2022–current | Associate Researcher, Museum of Zoology of University of São Paulo
Spring 2024 | Assistant Curator/Professor, Florida Museum of Natural History
Education
2015–2022 | PhD, Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University
2011–2013 | Master of Science, Zoology, University of São Paulo
2007–2010 | Bachelor’s degree, Biological Sciences, University of São Paulo
2007–2010 | Bachelor's degree, Science Education, University of São Paulo
Publications
2022 | Del-Rio G, Rego MA, Whitney BM, Schunck F, Silveira LF, Faircloth BC, Brumfield RT. Displaced clines in an avian hybrid zone (Thamnophilidae: Rhegmatorhina) within an Amazonian interfluve. Evolution. 76(3), p. 455-475
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2022 | Musher LJ, Giakoumis M, Albert J, Del-Rio G, Rego M, Thom G, Aleixo A, Ribas C, Brumfield RT, Smith BT, Cracraft J. River network rearrangements promote speciation in lowland Amazonian birds. Science Advances. 8(14) doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn1099.
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2021 | Del-Rio G, Mutchler MJ, Costa B, Hiller AE, Lima G, Matinata B, Salter JF, Silveira LF, Rego MA, Schmitt D. Birds of the Juruá River: extensive várzea forest as a barrier to terra firme birds. Journal of Ornithology. 162, p. 565–577
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2021 | Slobodian V, Soares KDA, Falaschi RL, Prado LR, Camelier P, Guedes TB, Leal LC, Hsiou AS, Del-Rio G, Costa ER, Pereira KRC, D’Angiolella ABD, Sousa AS, Diele-Viegas LM. Why we shouldn’t blame women for gender disparity in academia: perspectives of women in zoology. Zoologia. 38, p. 1-9
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2020 | Feng S, Stiller J, […], Del-Rio G et al. Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics. Nature. 587, p. 252-257
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2017 | Del-Rio G, Rego MA, Silveira LF, Itoh A. Plant Invasion: another threat to the São Paulo Marsh Antwren (Formicivora paludicola), a species on the verge of extinction. PloSOne. 12(12), p. e0189465
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2017 | Tonnetti V, Bocalini F, Silveira LF, Del-Rio G. Taxonomy and systematics of the Yellow-green Grosbeak Caryothraustes canadensis (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae). Brazilian Journal of Ornithology. 25(3), p. 176-189
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2017 | Del-Rio G. Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil the Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (book review). Journal of Field Ornithology. 88(1), p. 94- 95
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2017 | Costa TVV, Piacentini VQ, Oliveira DMM, Schunck F, Whitney BM, Rego MA, Rubio TC, Oliveira F, Freitas B, Del-Rio G, Seeholzer GF, Harvey MG, Terrill RS, Correa AG, Arantes F, Silveira LF. New records of the enigmatic Clytoctantes atrogularis (Thamnophilidae) in Amazonian Brazil, with remarks on plumage, natural history, and distribution. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 129(1), p. 1-12
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2016 | Del-Rio G, Silveira LF. Remarks on the Natural History of São Paulo Marsh Antwren (Formicivora paludicola). Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 128 (2), p. 445-448
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2015 | Del-Rio G, Rego MA, Silveira LF. A multiscale approach indicates a severe reduction in Atlantic Forest wetlands and highlights that São Paulo Marsh Antwren is on the brink of extinction. PloSOne. 10, p. e0121315
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2015 | De Camargo C, Gibbs HL, Costa MC, Del-Rio G, Silveira LF, Wasko AP, Francisco MR. Marshes as mountain tops: genetic analyses of the Critically Endangered São Paulo Marsh Antwren (Aves: Thamnophilidae). PloSOne.10(10), p. e0140145
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2015 | De Camargo C, Costa MC, Del-Rio G, Gibbs HL, Glenn TC, Bagal U, Silveira LF, Wasko AP, Francisco MR. Novel and cross-amplified microsatellite loci for the critically endangered São Paulo Marsh Antwren Formicivora paludicola (Aves: Thamnophilidae). Conservation Genetics Resource. 7, p. 129
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2015 | Cavarzere V, Del-Rio G, Schunck F, Piacentini VQ, Rego MA, Somenzari M, Silveira LF. Wintering Sporophila seedeaters in an Amazonian Cerrado ecotone in central Brazil. Cotinga. 37, p. 57
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2014 | Rego MA, Del-Rio G, Silveira LF. A taxonomic review of Picumnus exilis (Aves: Picidae) reveals an underestimation of Piculet species diversity in South America. Journal of Ornithology. 155, p. 853-867
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2014 | Marcondes RS, Del-Rio G, Rego MA, Silveira LF.Geographic and seasonal distribution of a little known Brazilian endemic rail inferred from occurrence records and ecological niche modeling. Wilson Journal of Ornithology.126, p. 663-672
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2013 | Del-Rio G, Silveira LF, Cavarzere V, Rego MA. A taxonomic review of the Golden-green Woodpecker, Piculus chrysochloros (Aves: Picidae) reveals the existence of six valid taxa. Zootaxa. 3626, p. 531-542
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Honors and Awards
2023 | American Ornithological Society James G. Cooper Early Professional Award
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2022 | Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowship
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2021 | SEC Emerging Scholar Program
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2021 | Wilson Ornithological Society, Jed Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grant
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2020 | American Ornithological Society Award best oral presentation
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2019 | Wilson Ornithological Society Graduate Student Research Award
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2019 | LSU T. Vinton Holmes Ornithology Award
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2019 | American Ornithological Society Travel Award
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2018 | LSU Museum of Natural Science Outstanding Graduate Student
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2018 | Society of Systematic Biologists Graduate Student Research Award
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2018 | Brazilian Ornithology Meeting best oral presentation
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2018 | Sir Charles Blois Explorer Award by the Scientific Exploration Society
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2018 | American Museum of Natural History Chapman Memorial Fund Grant
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2016 | American Association of University Women, International Student Fellowship
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2016 | LSU Alumni Association International Student Scholarship
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2015 | Science Without Borders Fellowship PhD
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2014 | Cooper Ornithological Society Mewaldt-King Student Research Award
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2012 | São Paulo Research Foundation Fellowship (FAPESP) master’s degree
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2012 | Brazilian Ornithology Meeting best oral presentation graduate student
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2011 | Brazilian Ornithology Meeting best oral presentation undergraduate student
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2009 | São Paulo Research Foundation Fellowship (FAPESP) undergraduate research
Field Work
2019 | LSU Emilie Snethlage Women Expedition, Amazonas Brazil 35 days – expedition leader
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2018 | LSU Collecting Expedition, Manicoré, Amazonas, Brazil 40 days
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2017 | LSU Collecting Expedition, Apuí, Amazonas, Brazil 22 days – expedition leader
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2016 | LSU Collecting Expedition, Colniza, Mato Grosso, Brazil 40 days – expedition leader
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2015 | INPA Bird banding workshop, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 7 days
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2014 | MZUSP Bird banding, monitoring and collecting, Abunã, Rondônia, Brazil 30 days
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2014 | Bird monitoring, São Simão, Goiás, Brazil 20 days
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2014 | MZUSP Collecting Expedition, Santana do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil 30 days – expedition leader
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2013 | LSU Collecting Expedition, Sucunduri, Amazonas, Brazil 30 days
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2012 | MZUSP Collecting Expedition, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil 10 days
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2012 | MZUSP Bird banding, monitoring and collecting, Abunã, Rondônia, Brazil 30 days
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2012 | LSU Collecting Expedition, Sucunduri, Amazonas, Brazil 30 days
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2012 | Bird monitoring “Ecology of Formicivora paludicola project” ~260 days – expedition leader
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2011 | Bird monitoring and banding, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil 15 days
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2011 | MZUSP Bird banding, monitoring and collecting, Abunã, Rondônia, Brazil 30 days
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2011 | Fauna Forever banding workshop, Puerto Maldonado, Peru 15 days
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2010 | MZUSP Collecting Expedition, Matina, Bahia, Brazil 20 days
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2010 | Field volunteer at project “Breeding Biology of Lear’s Macaw”, Bahia, Brazil 30 days
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2010 | MZUSP Bird banding, monitoring and collecting, Abunã, Rondônia, Brazil 30 days
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2010 | MZUSP Collecting Expedition, Santana do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil 30 days
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2009 | MZUSP Collecting Expedition, Santana do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil 30 days
Teaching Experience
2019–2022 | Teaching assistantship, Biology Laboratory for Science Majors, Louisiana State University
2019–2019 | Invited lecturer, Evolution, Louisiana State University
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2018–2018 | Invited lecturer at Genomics workshop, Brazilian Ornithology Meeting
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2015–2015 | Invited lecturer, Genetics, Louisiana State University
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2015–2016 | Teaching assistantship, Genetics, Louisiana State University
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2015–2015 | Invited instructor, IV INPA Bird Banding Workshop
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2014–2015 | Teaching assistantship, R Language for Statistics, University of São Paulo
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2014–2014 | Invited lecturer, Ornithology, University of São Paulo
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2013–2014 | Teaching assistantship, Ornithology, University of São Paulo
Laboratory, Computational and Curatorial Experience
2019–2021 | Curatorial assistantship at LSU Museum of Natural Science Genetic resources collection
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2015–2021 | Preparation of genomic libraries whole-genome resequencing, UCEs, RADseq
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2015–2021 | Preparation of bird scientific specimens taxidermized ~600 birds
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2012–2021 | Bioinformatics: R, Python, command line bwa, bedtools, GATK, plink, Phyluce, STACKS
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2009–2014 | Curatorial assistantship at Museum of Zoology of University of São Paulo Bird and genetic resources collections
Mentoring Experience
2022-current | Ryan Zucker – B.S. Biological Sciences at Cornell University
Vocal variation and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Rhegmatorhina
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Undergraduate Research Grant
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2022-current | Huy Truong – B.S. Biological Sciences at Cornell University
Systematics and taxonomy of Vireolanius leucotis
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Undergraduate Research Grant
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2019–2021 | Marquette Mutchler – B.S. Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University
Vocal variation and phylogeography of Myrmoborus myotherinus
Wilson Ornithological Society, Jed Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grant
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2017–2019 | Ashley Schoonmaker – B.S. Computer Science and B.S. Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University
Plumage variation and phylogenetics of the genus Myrmoborus
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2017–2018 | Layse Albuquerque and Daniele Mariz – Visiting students at Louisiana State University
Ultraconserved elements for the study of population genetics in caatinga birds
Journal Reviewer
Nature Communications, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Systematic Biology, Evolution, Journal of Heredity, Ornithology, Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Journal of Field Ornithology, Brazilian Journal of Ornithology, Tropical Conservation Science, Check List the journal of biodiversity data, Bird Conservation International, Biota Neotropical
Conferences and Presentations
2021 | Congresso Latino Americano de Evolución oral presentation (symposium)
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2021 | American Ornithological Society oral presentation (symposium)
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2021 | Brazilian Ornithological Meeting invited keynote speaker
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2021 | Society for the Study of Evolution Meeting
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2020 | North American Ornithological Conference oral presentation (best presentation award)
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2019 | American Ornithological Society Meeting oral presentation
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2018 | 25th Brazilian Ornithological Congress oral presentation (best presentation award)
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2015 | 10th Neotropical Ornithological Congress oral presentation
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2015 | Society for the Study of Evolution Meeting
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2014 | 21st Brazilian Ornithological Congress oral presentation
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2012 | 19th Brazilian Ornithological Congress oral presentation (best presentation award)
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2011 | 18th Brazilian Ornithological Congress oral presentation (best presentation award)
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2011 | 9th Neotropical Ornithological Congress oral presentation
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2010 | 25th International Ornithological Congress
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2009 | 17th Brazilian Ornithological Congress
Outreach and Seminars
2022 | American Museum of Natural History Seminar Series
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2022 | SUNY Cortland, NSF LSAMP Seminar Series
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​2022 | Cornell University, Ornithology Seminar Series
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2021 | LSU College of Science, Science and Spirits event, showcase museum activities for donors
2021 | West Chester Bird Club, talk about the Emilie Snethlage Expedition
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2021 | Avistar Brazil, Women in Science and a tribute to Emilie Snethlage round table
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2021 | Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, talk about the Emilie Snethlage Expedition
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2021 | UFBA Symposium of Neotropical Zoology
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2020 | Federal University of Pernambuco, talk at Seminar Series, the Rhegmatorhina hybrid zone
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2020 | Federal University of Ceará, talk at Seminar Series, the Rhegmatorhina hybrid zone
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2019 | LSU Museum of Natural Science Night at the Museum
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2019 | LSU Museum of Natural Science Girls in STEM event
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2019 | Avistar Brazil, talk about Emilie Snethlage Expedition
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2018 | LSU Museum of Natural Science 6th graders and Science
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2018 | LSU Museum of Natural Science Night at the Museum
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2017 | LSU Museum of Natural Science Special Saturday
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2016 | LSU Museum of Natural Science Special Saturday
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2015 | LSU Geaux Science, event to get undergraduate students interested in Science Majors
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2015 | Butanta Bird Observatory, talk about the Woodpeckers family
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2015 | Avistar Manaus, talk about predictive morphology in birds
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2014 | Avistar Brazil, talk about the São Paulo Marsh Antwren
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2013 | Avistar Brazil, talk about the Puffbirds family
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2012 | Museum of Zoology of University of São Paulo, talk at Seminar Series, Urban Birds
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2012 | Avistar Brazil, talk about the Woodpeckers family
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2010 | Organization of the Biological Sciences Meeting, University of São Paulo
Memberships
2017–2023 | American Ornithological Society
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2018–2019 | Society of Scientific Exploration
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2016–2020 | American Genetic Association
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2016–2021 | Society of Systematic Biologists
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2015–2022 | Society for the Study of Evolution
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2015–2018 | American Association of University Women
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2014–2021 | Wilson Ornithological Society
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2010–2019 | Brazilian Ornithological Society
Workshops
2022 | IACUC Introduction to the Care and Use of Animals for Research, Teaching, and Testing
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2022 | Cornell University, It Depends on the Lens: implicit bias in faculty search committees
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2021 | Interactive High Performance Computers via the web, Louisiana State University
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2021 | SEC Emerging Scholars Program
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2020 | High Performance Computers II, Louisiana State University
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2018 | High Performance Computers, Louisiana State University
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2019 | SLIM workshop, population genetics simulation, Cornell University
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2015 | Bird banding, molting and ageing, INPA
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2013 | Ecological Niche Modeling, IPE, Institute of Ecological Research
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2012 | R language and computation for Biologists, University of São Paulo
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2011 | Bird banding, molting and ageing, CORBID
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2011 | Bird survival and breeding success in the field, Brazilian Ornithological Society
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2010 | Bioacoustics for Ornithology, Brazilian Ornithological Society
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