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Frederico de Siqueira Neves

Frederico de Siqueira Neves

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4978
World Ranking
7582
National Ranking
145

Overview

Frederico de Siqueira Neves is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Their research encompasses various aspects of ecology, biology, and environmental sciences, with a strong focus on biodiversity, species distribution, and insect ecology.

Their recent publications include studies such as:

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Campo Rupestre: A road map for the sustainability of the hottest Brazilian biodiversity hotspot, 2020, Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
  • Environmental drivers of taxonomic and functional diversity of ant communities in a tropical mountain, 2020, Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Species-level drivers of mammalian ectoparasite faunas, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Climate and plant structure determine the spatiotemporal butterfly distribution on a tropical mountain, 2020, Biotropica
  • Disentangling the effects of latitudinal and elevational gradients on bee, wasp, and ant diversity in an ancient neotropical mountain range, 2021, Journal of Biogeography

Frederico's frequent co-authors include:

  • Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
  • Wesley Dáttilo
  • Pedro Giovâni da Silva
  • Ricardo Solar
  • Flávio Siqueira de Castro

The scientist has contributed multiple articles to the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Ecological Entomology
  • Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Biotropica
  • Ecology

In terms of fields of study, their work is strongly rooted in:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their research further explores several subfields, including:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Ecological Modeling

Main topics covered by Frederico's scientific work are:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Animal and Plant Science Education

Frederico de Siqueira Neves has also contributed to book publications, including one titled "XXIV Simposio de Mirmecologia - Abstract Book" published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Ecology and evolution of plant diversity in the endangered campo rupestre: a neglected conservation priority

    Fernando A. O. Silveira;Daniel Negreiros;Newton P. U. Barbosa;Elise Buisson

  • Succession and management of tropical dry forests in the Americas: review and new perspectives.

    Mauricio Quesada;G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa;Mariana Alvarez-Añorve;Kathryn E. Stoner

  • Ants on plants: a meta-analysis of the role of ants as plant biotic defenses

    Felix B. Rosumek;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Frederico de S. Neves;Newton P. de U. Barbosa

  • Tree species richness and density affect parasitoid diversity in cacao agroforestry

    Carlos Frankl Sperber;Kazuiyuki Nakayama;Maria Júlia Valverde;Frederico de Siqueira Neves

  • Relationship between tree size and insect assemblages associated with Anadenanthera macrocarpa

    Ricardo I. Campos;Heraldo L. Vasconcelos;Sérvio P. Ribeiro;Frederico S. Neves

  • Dung Beetles along a Tropical Altitudinal Gradient: Environmental Filtering on Taxonomic and Functional Diversity.

    Cássio Alencar Nunes;Rodrigo Fagundes Braga;José Eugênio Cortes Figueira;Frederico de Siqueira Neves

  • Sexual differences in reproductive phenology and their consequences for the demography of Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asteraceae), a dioecious tropical shrub.

    M. M. Espírito‐Santo;B. G. Madeira;F. S. Neves;M. L. Faria

  • Exploring the Diversity and Distribution of Neotropical Avian Malaria Parasites – A Molecular Survey from Southeast Brazil

    Gustavo A. Lacorte;Gabriel M. F. Félix;Rafael R. B. Pinheiro;Anderson V. Chaves

  • Plant architecture and meristem dynamics as the mechanisms determining the diversity of gall-inducing insects

    Mário M. Espírito-Santo;Frederico de S. Neves;Francisco R. Andrade-Neto;G. Wilson Fernandes

  • Canopy Herbivory and Insect Herbivore Diversity in a Dry Forest–Savanna Transition in Brazil

    Frederico S. Neves;Lucimar S. Araújo;Mário M. Espírito-Santo;Marcílio Fagundes

  • Insect Herbivores and Leaf Damage along Successional and Vertical Gradients in a Tropical Dry Forest

    Frederico S. Neves;Jhonathan O. Silva;Jhonathan O. Silva;Mário M. Espírito-Santo;Geraldo W. Fernandes

  • Successional and Seasonal Changes in a Community of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in a Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest

    Frederico de Siqueira Neves;Victor Hugo Fonseca Oliveira;Mário Marcos do Espírito-Santo;Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello

  • Direct and indirect interactions involving ants, insect herbivores, parasitoids, and the host plant Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asteraceae)

    Marcílio Fagundes;Frederico S. Neves;G. Wilson Fernandes

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Campo Rupestre: A road map for the sustainability of the hottest Brazilian biodiversity hotspot

    G. Wilson Fernandes;Lucas Arantes-Garcia;Milton Barbosa;Newton P.U. Barbosa

  • Diversity of arboreal ants in a Brazilian tropical dry forest: effects of seasonality and successional stage.

    F. S. Neves;R. F. Braga;M. M. do Espírito-Santo;J. H. C. Delabie

  • Compositional changes in bee and wasp communities along Neotropical mountain altitudinal gradient.

    Lucas Neves Perillo;Frederico de Siqueira Neves;Yasmine Antonini;Rogério Parentoni Martins

  • Tropical mountains as natural laboratories to study global changes: A long-term ecological research project in a megadiverse biodiversity hotspot

    Fernando A.O. Silveira;Milton Barbosa;Wallace Beiroz;Marcos Callisto

  • Arquitetura da planta e diversidade de galhas associadas à Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae)

    Fernanda Vieira da Costa;Marcílio Fagundes;Frederico de Siqueira Neves

  • Few Ant Species Play a Central Role Linking Different Plant Resources in a Network in Rupestrian Grasslands

    Fernanda V. Costa;Marco A. R. Mello;Judith L. Bronstein;Tadeu J. Guerra

  • Vegetation structure determines insect herbivore diversity in seasonally dry tropical forests

    Camila Rabelo Oliveira Leal;Jhonathan Oliveira Silva;Leandro Sousa-Souto;Frederico de Siqueira Neves

  • Cerrado to Rupestrian Grasslands: Patterns of Species Distribution and the Forces Shaping Them Along an Altitudinal Gradient

    G. Wilson Fernandes;Hernani A. Almeida;Cássio A. Nunes;João Henrique A. Xavier

  • A Humboldtian Approach to Mountain Conservation and Freshwater Ecosystem Services

    Marcos Callisto;Ricardo Solar;Fernando A. O. Silveira;Victor S. Saito

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Wilson Fernandes
G. Wilson Fernandes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Wesley Dáttilo
Wesley Dáttilo Instituto de Ecología
Fernando A. O. Silveira
Fernando A. O. Silveira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mauricio Quesada
Mauricio Quesada National Autonomous University of Mexico
Jacques H. C. Delabie
Jacques H. C. Delabie State University of Santa Cruz
Leonor Patricia C. Morellato
Leonor Patricia C. Morellato Sao Paulo State University
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
André V. L. Freitas
André V. L. Freitas State University of Campinas
Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer
Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Rafael S. Oliveira
Rafael S. Oliveira State University of Campinas

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