Tiago V. Fernandes

Distance matters! We showed in our paper published at #oecologia that out of the three #myrmecochory steps (removal, manipulation, and deposition site)#seed removal distance is the only factor playing a role in plant establishment. Check it: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #ants #ecology

Ever heard of a rodent dispersing cactus seeds?🌵🐭 Our new study shows Thrichomys apereoides 🐭 has the potential to disperse viable seeds of Cipocereus minensis 🌵, a cactus endemic to Brazil's campo rupestre! Find out more in: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Big opportunity for early-career researchers! Do you speak science, sustainability & solutions? The @ipbes Fellowship Programme is your chance to be part of #GlobalAssessment2 – a major initiative shaping the future of #biodiversity. Apply today! ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowsh…

Exploring the use of drones to study 'hidden' aspects of flying #ants biology! Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2skpmbp9 Giannetti, D., Schifani, E., & Grasso, D.A. (2025). An adhesive drone trap to study the flight altitude preferences of winged ants. Current Zoology, zoaf002.

My last PhD student from ERC grant submitted, and will defend soon. Our research shows insects consume 6% of leaf biomass in South African savanna-forest mosaics, a hidden force shaping ecosystems! #Ecology #InsectHerbivory #SavannaResearch onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

🌍 Earth’s natural carbon sinks are vital for mitigating #ClimateChange. 🌱Did you know soil holds more carbon than you think? Understanding carbon storage in ecosystems is essential for advancing climate action and conservation. Via @VisualCap

Our review on the dual role of ants as ecosystem engineers and providers of ecosystem services was published yesterday! doi.org/10.25849/myrme… Together with it, you can read a short interview I gave to the Myrmecological News blog about the article: blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2024/09/24/ant…

Curious about the massive #extinction of #megafauna - eg #mammoth, #mastodon, #sabercats & #sloths - in recent #prehistory, as we show in a new synthesis, the pattern is strongly coupled to Homo sapiens & w/out any consistent link to #climatechange cambridge.org/core/journals/… 🦣🐘🦣

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 Interested in how the microclimate mediates the coexistence of species rich insect communities? Us too! Come and work @CUBiosciences with me, @andrewbdavies, @cjanion and @RebeccaASenior on our @HFSP funded project. Full advert: bit.ly/CardiffAntJob

Thrilled to share our new article with my amazing colleagues: "Birds & bats outperform ants in top-down regulation of arthropods across strata of a Japanese temperate forest." 🦇🐦📜 Challenging fieldwork, but a big accomplishment! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

I'm happy to share this new paper evaluating pesticides' lethal and non-lethal effects on bees. Thank you, Cristina Kita, for leading this study and inviting me! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment Spoiler alert...NO! #Grants #academia

The Amazon rainforest doesn't just remove ~2 billions tons of CO2 every year. It also moves ~20 billions tons of water through evotranspiration, the so-called "flying rivers", critical for planetary balance. I wish more people knew this.

New ! 🐜🌰🍄 In this study, we found that seeds manipulated by A. subterraneus (ant species that impair germination) exhibited higher fungal richness and different fungi composition than by A. sexdens (increases seed germination).dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… #Myrmecochory #Seedecology

@gxboldorini just published a meta-analysis in #ProcB comparing the impacts of natural predators on pest populations and crop yields. Great collaboration with Matthew Mccary, @gqromero,@KirbyLMills, @Nate_J_Sanders, Peter Reich and Radek Michalko. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Interested in doing a PhD? Interested in understanding how species perform under different temperatures to predict the spread of zoonoses? Look no further than Project 1 of @LSHTM's projects under the @OneZooCDT. #Project1Thermalbiologyofmidgesasvectorsofleishmaniasis?utm_source=findaphd&utm_medium=course_listing&utm_campaign=research&utm_content=studentship" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-and…

@lau_leal A @UFVJM também está nessa onda.

Assim caminhamos para a falência completa do ensino superior nas universidades públicas do país! Estamos falando de mão de obra extremamente especializada que tem que se deparar com esse tipo de "oportunidade". Que vergonha! Que tristeza!

Friends don't let friends make bad charts! Chenxin Li, pulled together a lot of great advice for data visualization, with clear "do this, not that" examples for each item. Here are a few of my favorites, see the link below for more.

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🆕paper: "Biological notes, nest architecture & morphology of the remarkable ant Hylomyrma primavesi Ulysséa, 2021". Mônica A. Ulysséa, Cliver F. Farder-Gomes & Lívia P. Prado investigate the biological aspects of the recently identified ant, H. primavesi. myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?…

New paper in @Ecology_Letters Inverse priority effects: the order & timing of species losses can shape community reassembly Great work lead by @TorresAgostina_ & a wonderful collaboration with @SaraKuebbing @klstuble @SamanthaCatella & @mrodriguezcabal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/el…