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Publications

2024

 

62. Moroti, M.T., Skeels, A., da Silva, F.R. & Provete, D.B. 2024. Climate interacts with diversification rate in determining species richness and trait diversity of tetrapods in a global hotspot. Journal of Biogeography, 51: 2484-2497. PDF

61. da Silva, F.R., Oliveira-Silva, A.E., Antonelli, A., Carnaval, A.C. & Provete, D.B. 2024. Zoogeographical regions in the Atlantic Forest: Patterns and potential drivers. Journal of Biogeography, 51(10):1852-1863. PDF Data and R Script used in this study

60. Breviglieri, C.P.B. & da Silva, F.R. 2024. Fallen trees as natural bridges for the movement of mammals crossing rivers. Biotropica, 56(3): e13305 PDF

 

2023

 

59. Maure, L.A.,  Diniz, M.F., Pacheco-Coelho. M.T., Molin, P.G., da Silva, F.R. & Hasui, E. 2023. Biodiversity and carbon conservation under the ecosystem stability of tropical forests. Journal of Environmental Management 345, 118929. PDF

58. Butolo, M.J.M., Breviglieri, C.P.B.da Silva, F.R. 2023. The efficacy of performing field surveys during the dry and rainy seasons to estimate species richness and composition of local bat assemblages. Austral Ecology, 48, 1083-1091. PDF

 

57. Sánchez-Domene, D., da Silva, F.R., Provete, D. B., Navarrro-Lozano, A., Acayaba, R. D., Montagner, C. C., Rossa-Feres, D. C., López-Iborra, G. M. & Almeida, E. A. 2023. Combined effects of landscape composition and agrochemicals on frog communities amid  sugarcane-dominated agroecosystems. Ecological Applications 33(2), e2781. PDF

56. Breviglieri, C.P.B. & da Silva, F.R. 2023. Substrate-gleaning: plasticity in the foraging and echolocation behaviour of the bat, Molossus molossus. Ecology 104(1), e3849 PDF

 

2022

 

55. Haddad, C.F.B., Lopes, C.M., Becker, G., da Silva, F.R. & Lyra, M. L. 2022. From genes to ecosystems: a synthesis for amphibian biodiversity in Brazil. Biota Neotropica 22(spe): e20221375 PDF

 

54. Carvalho-Sposito, S.H., Urso-Guimarães, M.V. & da Silva, F.R. 2022Temporal resource partitioning and stochastic colonization explain the co-occurrence of gall-inducing insects in the super-host plant Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. (Fabaceae). Austral Ecology, 47(6):1340-1349 PDF

53da Silva, F.R., Gonçalves-Souza, T., Paterno, G.B., Provete, D.B. & Vancine, M. H. 2022Análises Ecológicas no R. 1. ed. Recife: NUPPEA-Canal 6. 626p. SITE  PDF - Ebook

52. Maure, L.A., Diniz, M.F., Coelho, M.T.P., Oliveira, M.P.S., Ribeiro, M.C., da Silva, F.R. & Hasui, E. 2022. Predicting resilience and stability of early second-growth forests. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 8(4):477-491  PDF

 

51. Oliveira-Silva, A.E., Piratelli, A.J., Zurell, D. & da Silva, F.R. 2022. Vegetation cover restricts habitat suitability predictions of endemic Brazilian Atlantic Forest birds. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 20(1):1-8.  PDF

 

2021

 

50. Calpa-Anaguano, E.V., Graham, C.H. & da Silva, F.R. 2021. Pleistocene climate oscillations and habitat connectivity contributed to avian beta-diversity in the megadiverse Colombian Paramo ecosystems. Journal of Biogeography, 48(12):3004-3015.  PDF

49. Gomes-Mello, F., Provete, D.B., Heino, J. & da Silva, F.R. 2021. Frog community composition-environment relationships vary over time: are snapshot studies of metacommunity dynamics useful? Basic and Applied Ecology, 56:85-96  PDF

 

48. da Silva, F.R. & Breviglieri, C.P.B. 2021. Not only a listener: female frog-biting midges (Corethrellidae) also distinguish the shape of frogs. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 37(3):157-160  PDF

47. Benício, R.A., Provete, D.B., Lyra, M. L., Heino, J., Haddad, C.F.B., Rossa-Feres, D.C. & da Silva, F.R. 2021. Differential speciation rates, colonization time, and niche conservatism affect community assembly across adjacent biogeographical regions. Journal of Biogeography, 48(9):2211-2225  PDF

 

2020

 

46. Annibale, F.S., Sousa, V.T.T., da Silva, F.R. & Murphy, C.G. 2020. Geographic variation in the acoustic signals of Dendropsophus nanus (Boulenger, 1889) (Anura: Hylidae). Herpetologica, 76(3):267-277  PDF

2019

 

45. Vasconcelos, T.S., da Silva, F.R., dos Santos, T.G., Prado, V.H.M. & Provete, D.B. 2019. Biogeographic Patterns of South America Anurans. 1º ed. Springer International Publishing, 149p.

 

44. Toscano, N.P., Freitas, N.H.A., Rezende, M.R.C., Provete, D.B., Lyra, M.L., Haddad, C.F.B., Rossa-Feres, D.C. &  da Silva, F.R. 2019. The external morphology and internal oral features of the tadpole of Crossodactylus caramaschii (Anura: Hylodidae). Journal of Herpetology , 53(4): 263-271 PDF

 

43. Becker-Kerber, B., da Silva, F.R., Amorim, K.B., Pacheco, M.L.A.F. & Leme, J.M. 2019. Putting the cart before the horse: An example of how the lack of taphonomical approaches can mislead paleobiological inferences for the late Ediacaran. Precambrian Research, 332: 105385 PDF

 

42. Breviglieri, C.P.B., Romero, G.Q., Mega, A.C.G. & da Silva, F.R. 2019. Are Cecropia trees ecosystem engineers? The effect of decomposing Cecropia leaves on arthropod communities. Biotropica, 51: 552-571 PDF

 

41. Tavares, H.N. & da Silva, F.R. 2019. Species turnover drives the spatial distribution of frog beta diversity in farmland ponds. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 4:199-202 PDF

40. Gouveia, S.F., Bovo, R.P., Rubalcaba, J.G., da Silva, F.R., Maciel, N.M., Andrade, D.V. & Martinez, P.A. 2019. Biophysical modeling of water economy can explain the geographic gradient of body size in anurans. The American Naturalist, 193:51-58  PDF

2018

39. Gonçalves-Souza, T.; Provete, D.B.; Garey, M.V.; da Silva, F.R. & Albuquerque, U.P. 2018. Going back to basics: How to master the art of making scientifically sound questions. In: Albuquerque, U.P.; Lucena, R.F.P.; Cruz da Cunha, L.V.F. & Nóbrega Alves, R.R. (Org). Methods and techniques in ethnobiology and ethnoecology. 2ed. Springer, p 71-86.

 

38. Gonçalves-Souza, T.; Garey, M.V.; ​ da Silva, F.R.; Albuquerque, U.P. & Provete, D.B. 2018. Multidimensional analyses for testing ecological, ethnobiological, and conservation hypotheses. In: Albuquerque, U.P.; Lucena, R.F.P.; Cruz da Cunha, L.V.F. & Nóbrega Alves, R.R. (Org). Methods and techniques in ethnobiology and ethnoecology. 2ed. Springer, p 111-125.

 

37. Sánchez-Domene, D., Navarro-Lozano, A., Acayaba, R., Picheli, K., Montagner. C., Rossa-Feres, D., da Silva, F.R. & Almeida, E.A. 2018. Eye malformation baseline in Scinax fuscovarius larvae populations that inhabit agroecosystem ponds in southern Brazil. Amphibia-Reptilia,  PDF

 

36. Dornelas, M., Antão, L.H.. Moyes, F. et al. 2018. BioTIME: A dataset of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27:760-786. PDF

 

35. Godinho, M.B.C.. & da Silva, F.R. 2018. The influence of riverine barriers, climate, and topography on the biogeographic regionalization of Amazonian anurans. Scientific Reports, 8:3427. PDF

 

2017

34. Benício, R.A. & da Silva, F.R. 2017. Notes on an unusual position of calling site of Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872) (Anura:Hylidae), northeastern São Paulo, Brazil. Herpetology Notes, 10:421-423 PDF

 

33. da Silva, F.R., Provete, D.B., Gerassi, L.K. & Bovo, R.P. 2017. What do data from fieldwork and scientific collections tell us about species richness and composition of amphibians and reptiles?. South American Journal of Herpetology, 12(2):99-106 PDF

 

32. da Silva, F.R., Lyra, M.L., Haddad, C.F.B. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2017. Expanding the knowledge about the occurrence of anurans in the highest amphibian diversity area of Atlantic Forest: Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, São Paulo, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 17(2):1-13. PDF

 

31. Melchior, L.G., Rossa-Feres, D.C. & da Silva, F.R. 2017. Evaluating multiple spatial scales to understand the distribution of anuran beta diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Ecology and Evolution, 7(7):2403-2413. PDF

 

30. Benício, R.A. & da Silva, F.R. 2017. Rhinella schneideri (Cururu Toad). Ectoparasitism. Herpetological Review, 48(1), Natural History Notes, 170-171. PDF 

 

29. Benício, R.A. & da Silva, F.R. 2017. Amphibians of Vassununga State Park, one of the last remnants of semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in northeastern São Paulo state, BrazilBiota Neotropica, 17(1):1-7. PDF  

28. da Silva, F.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2017. Fragmentation gradients differentially affect the species range distributions of four taxonomic groups in semi-deciduous Atlantic forest. Biotropica, 49(3):283-292. PDF

* Este artigo foi selecionado em 2022 para um volume especial 54(3) intitulado: "Insights from a landscape ecological perspective for tropical biology and conservation".

* This article was selected in 2022 for a special volume 54(3) entitled: "Insights from a landscape ecological perspective for tropical biology and conservation".

2016

27. da Silva, F.R., Provete, D.B. & Hawkins, B.A. 2016. Range maps and checklists provide similar estimates of taxonomic and phylogenetic alpha diversity, but less so for beta diversity, of Brazilian Atlantic Forest anurans. Natureza & Conservação, 14:99-105. PDF 

2015

2014

26. Queiroz, C.S., da Silva, F.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2015. The relationship between pond habitat depth and functional tadpole diversity in an agricultural landscape. Royal Society Open SciencePDF 

 

25. Boaratti, A.Z. & da Silva, F.R. 2015.  Relationships between environmental gradients and geographic variation in the intraspecific body size of three species of frogs (Anura). Austral Ecology, 40:869-876. PDF 

 

 

2013

24. da Silva, F.R., Almeida-Neto, M. & Arena, M.V.N. 2014. Amphibian beta diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: contrasting the roles of historical events and contemporary conditions at different spatial scalesPLOS ONEPDF  Data used in the paper

 

23. Vasconcelos, T.S.; Prado, V.H.M.; da Silva, F.R. & Haddad, C.F.B. 2014. Biogeographic distribution patterns and their correlates in the diverse frog fauna of the Atlantic Forest hotspot. PLOS ONE. PDF

 

22. Castanho, L.M.; da Silva, F.R.; Camargo, P. & Mendes, C.V.M.  2014. Herpetofauna do Município de Sorocaba In: Biodiversidade do Município de Sorocaba. 1 ed. Secretaria do Meio Ambiente, v.1, p. 173-180.


 

21. da Silva, F.R. 2013. Populações tradicionais e conservação In: Conservação da Biodiversidade: dos conceitos às ações. 1 ed. Rio de Janeiro : Technical Books, v.1, p. 185-194.


 

​2012

20. da Silva, F.R.; Almeida-Neto, M.; Prado, V.H.M.; Haddad, C.F.B. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2012. Humidity levels drives reproductive modes and phylogenetic diversity of amphibians in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1720-1732. PDF

 

19. Provete, D.B.; Garey, M.V.; da Silva, F.R. & Jordani, M.X. 2012. Knowledge gaps and bibliographical revison about descriptions of free-swimming anuran larvae from Brazil. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 8 (2). PDF


18. da Silva, F.R.; Candeira, C.P. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2012. Dependence of anuran diversity on environmental descriptors in farmland ponds. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21:1411-1424. PDF

 

17. da Silva, F.R.; Oliveira, T.A.L.; Gibbs, J.P. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2012. An experimental assessment of landscape configuration effects on frog and toad abundance and diversity in tropical agro-savannah of southeastern Brazil. Landscape Ecology, 27: 87-96. PDF

 

16. Rossa-Feres, D.C.; Prado, V.H.M.; da Silva, F.R. & Almeida, H.J. 2012. Diversidade de anuros em fragmentos florestais na região noroeste do estado de São Paulo. In: Orlando Necchi Junior (Org). Fauna e flora de fragmentos florestais remanescentes da região noroeste do estado de São Paulo. 1ed. Ribeirão Preto, Holos, p 207-222.


15. Rossa-Feres, D.C.; da Silva, F.R.; Casatti, L.; Necchi Jr, O.; Castilho-Noll, M.S.M.; Feres, R.J.F.; Noll, F.B.; Ranga, N.T. & Rezende, A.A. 2012. Padrões de distribuição da riqueza e abundância de espécies de diversos grupos  animais  e vegetais em fragmentos florestais remanescentes na região noroeste do estado de São Paulo. In: Orlando Necchi Junior (Org). Fauna e flora de fragmentos florestais remanescentes da região noroeste do estado de São Paulo. 1ed. Ribeirão Preto, Holos, p 263-279.

​2011

14. da Silva, F.R.; Gibbs, J.P. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2011. Breeding habitat and landscape correlates of frog diversity and abundance in tropical agricultural landscape of southeastern Brazil. Wetlands, 31: 1079-1087. PDF

13. da Silva, F.R.; Prado, V.H.M. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2011. Value of small forest fragments to amphibians.Science, 332: 1033. PDF

12. Provete, D.B.; Garey, M.V.; da SILVA, F.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2011. Anuranfauna from northwestern region of the state of São Paulo: species list and taxonomic key for adults. Biota Neotropica, 11(2): 377-391. PDF

11. Nomura, F.; Prado, V.H.M.; da SILVA, F.R.; Borges, R.E.; Dias, N.Y.N. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2011. Are you experienced? Predator type and predator experience trade-offs in relation to tadpole mortality rates. Journal of Zoolgy (1987), 284: 144-150. PDF

10. da SILVA, F.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2011. Influence of terrestrial habitat isolation on the diversity and temporal distribution of anurans in an agricultural landscape. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 27: 327-331. PDF

​2010

9. da SILVA, F.R.; Prado, V.H.M. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2010. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus melanargyreus (Cope, 1887): Distribution extension, new state record and geographic distribution map. Check List, 6: 402-404. PDF

8. da SILVA, F.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2010. Diet of anurans (Amphibia, Anura) captured in the interior of forest remnants. Revista Española de Herpetología, 24: 5-17. PDF

7. da SILVA, F.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2010. Seasonal variation in body size of tropical anuran amphibians. Herpetology Notes, 3: 205-209. PDF

6. da SILVA, F.R. 2010. Evaluation of survey methods for sampling anuran species richness in the Neotropics.  South American Journal of Herpetology, 5: 212-220. PDF

​2009

5. da SILVA, F.R.; Prado, V.H.M.; Vasconcelos, T.S.; Santos, T.G. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2009. Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae, Chiasmocleis albopunctata: Filling gap and geographic distribution map. Check List, 5: 314-316. PDF

4. Prado. V.H.M.; da SILVA, F.R.; Dias, N.Y.N.; Pires, J.S.R. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2009. Anura, Estação Ecológica Jataí, São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. Check List, 5: 595-502. PDF

3. SILVA, F.R.; Santos, R.S.; Nunes, M.A. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2009. Anuran captured in pitfall traps in three agrossystem in northwestern São Paulo State, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 9: 253-255. PDF

​2008

2. Prado, V.H.M.; Borges, R.E.; da SILVA, F.R.; Tognolo, T.T. & Rossa-Feres, D.C. 2008. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Phyllomedusa azurea: Distribution extension. Check List, 4: 55-56. PDF

​2007

1. SILVA, F.R. & Rossa-Feres. D.C. 2007. Uso de fragmentos florestais por anuros (Amphibia) de área aberta na região noroeste do Estado de São Paulo. Biota Neotropica, 7: 141-147. PDF​

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