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Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta

Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
30
Citations
3776
World Ranking
8342
National Ranking
163

Overview

Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta is affiliated with the Federal University of Uberlândia in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, with notable focus areas including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work addresses a wide array of topics, particularly within Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, and Animal and Plant Science Education.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta include the following publications:

  • Taxonomic Review of South American Butter Frogs: Phylogeny, Geographic Patterns, and Species Delimitation in the Leptodactylus latrans Species Group (Anura: Leptodactylidae), 2020, Herpetological Monographs
  • Phylogenetic relationships of the Boana pulchella Group (Anura: Hylidae), 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Systematics and biogeography of the Boana albopunctata species group (Anura, Hylidae), with the description of two new species from Amazonia, 2021, Systematics and Biodiversity
  • Systematics and historical biogeography of Neotropical foam-nesting frogs of the Adenomera heyeri clade (Leptodactylidae), with the description of six new Amazonian species, 2020, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Unraveling the species diversity and relationships in the Leptodactylus mystaceus complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of three new Brazilian species, 2020, Zootaxa

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Thiago Ribeiro de Carvalho
  • Mariana L. Lyra
  • Célio F. B. Haddad
  • Davi Lee Bang
  • Pedro Marinho

Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta's research has been published repeatedly in several scientific journals. Prominent venues include:

  • Zootaxa
  • Journal of Herpetology
  • Phyllomedusa Journal of Herpetology
  • Systematics and Biodiversity
  • Cretaceous Research

This body of work reflects a focus on taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of amphibians and other related taxa, contributing to understanding their diversity, systematics, and biogeographic patterns, particularly in South America. The research involves descriptions of new species and investigation of evolutionary relationships and species distributions, intersecting with broader ecological and environmental themes.

Best Publications

  • Reproduction, phenology and mortality sources of a species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

    Ariovaldo A. Giaretta;Marcelo Menin

  • Using δ13C stable isotopes to quantify individual-level diet variation

    Márcio S. Araújo;Márcio S. Araújo;Daniel I. Bolnick;Glauco Machado;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta

  • Visual and acoustic communication in the Brazilian torrent frog, Hylodes asper (Anura : Leptodactylidae)

    C. F. B. Haddad;A. A. Giaretta

  • Individual-level diet variation in four species of Brazilian frogs.

    M. S. Araújo;D. I. Bolnick;L. A. Martinelli;A. A. Giaretta

  • Diversity and Abundance of Litter Frogs in a Montane Forest of Southeastern Brazil: Seasonal and Altitudinal Changes1

    A. A. Giaretta;K. G. Facure;R. J. Sawaya;J. H. De M. Meyer

  • Harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) species distribution along three Neotropical elevational gradients: an alternative rescue effect to explain Rapoport's rule?

    Mário Almeida‐Neto;Glauco Machado;Ricardo Pinto‐da‐Rocha;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta

  • The nested assembly of individual-resource networks

    M. M. Pires;P. R. Guimarães;P. R. Guimarães;M. S. Araújo;A. A. Giaretta

  • Food habits of carnivores in a coastal Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

    K.G. Facure;A.A. Giaretta

  • Resource use and coexistence of two syntopic hylid frogs (Anura, Hylidae)

    Marcelo Menin;Marcelo Menin;Denise de C. Rossa-Feres;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta

  • Trophic and Spatial Niches of two Large-sized Species of Leptodactylus (Anura) in Southeastern Brazil

    Leonardo França;Katia Facure;Ariovaldo Giaretta

  • Diversity and abundance of litter frogs at altitudinal sites at Serra do Japi, southeastern Brazil

    Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta;Ricardo J. Sawaya;Glauco Machado;Márcio S. Araújo

  • Intrapopulation Diet Variation in Four Frogs (Leptodactylidae) of the Brazilian Savannah

    Márcio S. Araújo;Márcio S. Araújo;Sérgio F. dos Reis;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta;Glauco Machado

  • On the natural history of the South American pepper frog, Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Spix, 1824) (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

    Wagner R. Silva;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta;KÁtia G. Facure

  • A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Amazon rain forest

    Ariovaldo A. Giaretta;Paulo S. Bernarde;Marcelo N. de C. Kokubum

  • Species richness, relative abundance, and habitat of reproduction of terrestrial frogs in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Cerrado biome, southeastern Brazil

    Ariovaldo A. Giaretta;Marcelo Menin;Kátia G. Facure;Marcelo N. de C. Kokubum;Marcelo N. de C. Kokubum

  • Reproductive ecology and behaviour of a species of Adenomera (Anura, Leptodactylinae) with endotrophic tadpoles: Systematic implications

    Marcelo N. de C. Kokubum;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta

  • Predation on foam nests of leptodactyline frogs (Anura: Leptodactylidae) by larvae of Beckeriella niger (Diptera: Ephydridae)

    Marcelo Menin;Ariovaldo A. Giaretta

  • Unraveling the species diversity and relationships in the Leptodactylus mystaceus complex (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of three new Brazilian species.

    Leandro A. Da Silva;Felipe M. Magalhães;Hans Thomassen;Felipe S. F. Leite

  • Reproductive ecology and behavior of Thoropa miliaris (Spix, 1824) (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Telmatobiinae)

    Ariovaldo Antonio Giaretta;Kátia Gomes Facure

  • Taxonomic Review of South American Butter Frogs: Phylogeny, Geographic Patterns, and Species Delimitation in the Leptodactylus latrans Species Group (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

    Felipe de M. Magalhães;Mariana L. Lyra;Thiago R. de Carvalho;Diego Baldo

  • Food habits of the crab-eating-fox, Cerdocyon thous, in an altitudinal forest of the Mantiqueira Range, southeastern Brazil

    K.G. Facure;A.A. Giaretta;E.L.A. Monteiro-Filho

  • Comparative cytogenetic analysis of some species of the Dendropsophus microcephalus group (Anura, Hylidae) in the light of phylogenetic inferences.

    Lilian Ricco Medeiros;Luciana Bolsoni Lourenço;Denise Cerqueira Rossa-Feres;Albertina Pimentel Lima

  • Individual-level diet variation in four species of

    M. S. Ara;D. I. Bolnick;L. A. Martinelli;A. A. Giaretta

Frequent Co-Authors

Célio F. B. Haddad
Célio F. B. Haddad Sao Paulo State University
Glauco Machado
Glauco Machado Universidade de São Paulo
Albertina P. Lima
Albertina P. Lima National Institute of Amazonian Research
Denise de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres
Denise de Cerqueira Rossa-Feres Sao Paulo State University
Daniel I. Bolnick
Daniel I. Bolnick University of Connecticut
Antoine Fouquet
Antoine Fouquet École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l’Enseignement Agricole
Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha
Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha Universidade de São Paulo
Santiago R. Ron
Santiago R. Ron Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Luiz Antonio Martinelli Universidade de São Paulo
Julián Faivovich
Julián Faivovich National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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