Matheus Moroti

I am a biologist with a Master's degree in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Ecology & Conservation. I am interested in addressing broad questions in ecology while also considering the importance of local and regional processes. My research areas include natural history, community ecology, biogeography, and macroecology. To achieve this, I use data science tools to explore and answer biodiversity-related questions. Currently, I am conducting my postdoctoral research at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

Hard skills

During my career, I have developed a strong background in zoology, focusing on field research and natural history and taxonomy studies. Over time, I found that ecology provided the theory and methods needed to answer broader questions, allowing me to develop skills common to data scientists.

• Programming skills in R and Python
• Git and GitHub
• Statistical analyzes
• Phylogenetic comparative methods
• Data handling and curation
• Field biologist

Main publications

Climate interacts with diversification rate in determining species richness and trait diversity of tetrapods in a global hotspot

We investigate the influence of equilibrium and non-equilibrium dynamics on richness and functional diversity patterns in four clades of terrestrial tetrapods from the Atlantic Forest, a global hotspot with a complex evolutionary history (under review in the Journal of Biogeography).

The effects of morphology, phylogeny and prey availability on trophic resource partitioning in an anuran community

Our study examined the influence of morphology, evolutionary history, and resource availability on trophic niche overlap in ecological communities. These results highlight the importance of incorporating prey availability and traits into diet analyses to better understand trophic specialization and coexistence.

A new species of Odontophrynus (Anura, Odontophrynidae) from the southern portion of the Mantiqueira mountains

Using an integrative approach (morphology of the adult and larvae, bioacoustics, osteology, karyotype, and molecular data), we described a new tetraploid species of Odontophrynus to the Mantiqueira mountain range, in southeastern Brazil.

Scientific publications