Field studies of vertebrates, with major interest in symbioses (in a broad sense) and other association types, feeding and defensive behaviors, urban fauna.
Presently focused mostly on birds, but studies on fishes, amphibians and reptiles continue as well. Mammal studies temporarily interrupted.
IUCN, WWF & Several Museums of Natural History.
University of Campinas, São Paulo State University, University of São Paulo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro & Federal University of Santa Catarina.
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Ivan Sazima (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil).
Project team: Ivan Sazima- University of Campinas; Marlies Sazima- University of Campinas; Roberta Bonaldo- University of São Paulo; Giulia B. D'Angelo- University of Campinas; Juliana Vaz Hipolito- University of Campinas; Érica P. Caramaschi- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Julia Reisser- The Ocean Cleanup Foundation; Jansen Zuanon- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; João Gasparini- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Otavio A. V. Marques- Instituto Butantan; Hudson Pinheiro- California Academy of Sciences and UCSC; Osmar J Luiz- Macquarie University; Luiz A Rocha- California Academy of Sciences; Marcio Martins- University of São Paulo; Paula Cabral Eterovick- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais; Alfredo Carvalho Filho- FISH LTD; Raphael M. Macieira- UVV | Centro Universitário Vila Velha; José P Pombal- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Maíra Carneiro Proietti- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG); Sergio M. Q. Lima- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; S. R. Floeter- Federal University of Santa Catarina; Juan Pablo Quimbayo- Federal University of Santa Catarina; Ronaldo Bastos Francini-Filho- Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Kayna Agostini- Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Pietro Kiyoshi Maruyama- University of Campinas; Vidal Haddad Junior- São Paulo State University; Mauro Galetti- São Paulo State University; Kelly R. Zamudio- Cornell University; Ricardo J. Sawaya- Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Sergio Furtado dos Reis- University of Campinas; Augusto S Abe- São Paulo State University; Marina Sissini- Federal University of Santa Catarina; Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni- University of Campinas; Fernando A Zapata- Universidad del Valle (Colombia); Luis Felipe Toledo- University of Campinas; Domingos Garrone Neto- São Paulo State University - UNESP - Brazil; Otto Bismarck Fazzano Gadig- São Paulo State University; Gonzalo Mucientes- CIBIO Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources; Márcia A. Rocca- Universidade Federal de Sergipe; Flávio Alicino Bockmann- University of São Paulo; Leonardo Wedekin- Socioambiental Consultores Associados; João Pedro Barreiros- University of the Azores - Faculty of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences; Rodrigo Leão Moura- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Jeanne Robertson- California State University- Northridge; Jean-Christophe Joyeux- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Lauren M Chan- Pacific University Oregon; Ulisses Caramaschi- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Fausto Erritto Barbo- University of São Paulo; Francisco Franco- Instituto Butantan; Felipe G Grazziotin- University of São Paulo; Virgínia S. Uieda- São Paulo State University; Isabel Cristina Machado- Federal University of Pernambuco; Christine Strüssmann- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT); Sonia Buck- Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Silvana Buzato- University of São Paulo; Mara Kiefer- Universidade Federal Fluminense; C. E. L. Ferreira- Universidade Federal Fluminense; Denis V Andrade- São Paulo State University; Tommaso Giarrizzo- Federal University of Pará; Fabricio Teresa- Universidade Estadual de Goiás; Alexandra S Grutter- University of Queensland; José Sabino- Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp; Marcos Lucena- Universidade Federal Fluminense; Cláudio Luis Santos Sampaio- Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Wesley Silva- University of Campinas.
