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Overview

Carlos A. Navas is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research work spans multiple areas within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology, evolutionary biology, and organismal adaptations.

The main fields of study covered by their publications are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Insect Science

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Their recent papers cover various aspects of biological and ecological research, including thermal tolerance, genetic disorders, oxidative stress adaptation, and morphological evolution. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Enhanced heat tolerance of viral-infected aphids leads to niche expansion and reduced interspecific competition," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Heterozygous CAPN3 missense variants causing autosomal-dominant calpainopathy in seven unrelated families," 2020, Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
  • "Preparation for oxidative stress in Proceratophrys cristiceps (Anura, Odontophrynidae) naturally estivating in the Brazilian Caatinga," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Amphibian responses in experimental thermal gradients: Concepts and limits for inference," 2021, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Physical constraints on thermoregulation and flight drive morphological evolution in bats," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Carlos A. Navas include:

  • Sidney F. Gouveia
  • Mitzy F. Porras
  • Edwin G. Rajotte
  • Miguel Á. Olalla-Tárraga
  • Gustavo A. Agudelo-Cantero

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • Integrative Organismal Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • The evolution of thermal physiology in ectotherms

    Michael J. Angilletta;Peter H. Niewiarowski;Carlos A. Navas

  • Tradeoffs and the evolution of thermal reaction norms

    Michael J. Angilletta;Robbie S. Wilson;Carlos A. Navas;Rob S. James

  • Coadaptation: A Unifying Principle in Evolutionary Thermal Biology*

    Michael J. Angilletta;Albert F. Bennett;Helga Guderley;Carlos A. Navas

  • Thermal relationships and exercise physiology in anuran amphibians: integration and evolutionary implications.

    Carlos Arturo Navas;Fernando R. Gomes;José Eduardo de Carvalho

  • Herpetological diversity along Andean elevational gradients: links with physiological ecology and evolutionary physiology ☆

    Carlos A Navas

  • Urban Physiology: City Ants Possess High Heat Tolerance

    Michael J. Angilletta;Robbie S. Wilson;Amanda C. Niehaus;Michael W. Sears

  • Limb and tail lengths in relation to substrate usage in Tropidurus lizards.

    Tiana Kohlsdorf;Theodore Garland;Carlos A. Navas

  • Considerations for Assessing Maximum Critical Temperatures in Small Ectothermic Animals: Insights from Leaf-Cutting Ants

    Pedro Leite Ribeiro;Agustín Camacho;Carlos Arturo Navas

  • How important are skeletal muscle mechanics in setting limits on jumping performance

    Rob S. James;Carlos Arturo Navas;Anthony Herrel

  • The evolution of jumping performance in anurans: morphological correlates and ecological implications.

    F. R. Gomes;E. L. Rezende;Mariana B. Grizante;Carlos Arturo Navas

  • Implications of microhabitat selection and patterns of activity on the thermal ecology of high elevation neotropical anurans

    Carlos A. Navas

  • Metabolic Physiology, Locomotor Performance, and Thermal Niche Breadth in Neotropical Anurans

    Carlos A. Navas

  • Patterns of distribution of anurans in high Andean tropical elevations: Insights from integrating biogeography and evolutionary physiology

    Carlos A. Navas

  • The Effect of Temperature on the Vocal Activity of Tropical Anurans: A Comparison of High and Low-elevation Species

    Carlos A. Navas

  • Morphological and physiological specialization for digging in amphisbaenians, an ancient lineage of fossorial vertebrates

    Carlos A. Navas;Marta M. Antoniazzi;José Eduardo Carvalho;José Guilherme Chaui-Berlink

  • The body temperature of active amphibians along a tropical elevation gradient: patterns of mean and variance and inference from environmental data

    Carlos Arturo Navas;Juan Manuel Carvajalino‐Fernández;Juan Manuel Carvajalino‐Fernández;Liliana Patricia Saboyá‐Acosta;Luis Alberto Rueda‐Solano

  • Dishonest signals of strength in male slender crayfish (Cherax dispar) during agonistic encounters.

    Robbie S. Wilson;Michael J. Angilletta;Rob S. James;Carlos Navas

  • The Use of Agar Models to Study Amphibian Thermal Ecology

    Carlos A. Navas;Cybele Araujo

  • Thermal extremes at high elevations in the Andes: Physiological ecology of frogs

    Carlos Arturo Navas

  • Climatic niche at physiological and macroecological scales: the thermal tolerance–geographical range interface and niche dimensionality

    Sidney F. Gouveia;Sidney F. Gouveia;Joaquín Hortal;Miguel Tejedo;Helder Duarte

  • THERMAL DEPENDENCY OF CALLING PERFORMANCE IN THE EURYTHERMIC FROG COLOSTETHUS SUBPUNCTATUS

    Carlos A. Navas;Catherine R. Bevier;Sdo Paulo

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbie S. Wilson
Robbie S. Wilson University of Queensland
Michael J. Angilletta
Michael J. Angilletta Arizona State University
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo
Frank Seebacher
Frank Seebacher University of Sydney
Ana Carolina Carnaval
Ana Carolina Carnaval City University of New York
Miguel Tejedo
Miguel Tejedo Spanish National Research Council
Anthony Herrel
Anthony Herrel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marcelo Hermes-Lima
Marcelo Hermes-Lima University of Brasília
Theodore Garland
Theodore Garland University of California, Riverside

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