I am a biologist interested in macroecology and data synthesis. I have a degree in Biological Sciences from UNIVAP (SP, Brazil) and a Master's degree in Animal Biology from UFMS (MS, Brazil). I am currently a Ph.D. student. in Ecology and Conservation also from UFMS in Campo Grande (MS, Brazil). My current project consists of using functional biogeography approaches to understand processes and mechanisms in the diversification of terrestrial vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. I am also a researcher at the NGO Projeto Dacnis developing works focused on natural history and ecology on a local scale.