Paula Eterovick

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Dr. Paula Cabral Eterovick
Wiss. Mitarbeiterin

(1) TU Braunschweig
Zoological Institute
Evolutionsbiologie
Mendelsohnstraße 4
38106 Braunschweig
Germany

(2) Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30535‑610
Brazil.


Email: pceterovick[at]gmail.com

 

 

Vita:

 

1992–1995      Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil  Vordiplom

1996–1998      Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil  Diplom

1998–2002      Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Dr. rer nat.

2009    PostDoc, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, USA (Prof. Brian L. Sloss)

2002–2021      Associate Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil 

2013–  Visiting Professor and PhD advisor, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

 

Research interests:

 

- Evolutionary ecology

- Species distribution patterns and conservation

- Genetic and metagenomic ecological approaches (e.g. population structure, biogeography, environmental DNA, and microbiome studies)

- Animal behavior

 

Selected publications:

 

Andrade, M. C. M., J. C. R. Costa & P. C. Eterovick (2021): Fidelity in use of iron caves by Bokermannohyla martinsi (Bokermann, 1964) (Anura, Hylidae): a step further in unveiling the importance of Brazilian caves. – Salamandra 57: 502–512.

 

Kloh, J. S., C. C. Figueredo & P. C. Eterovick (2021): Tadpole dance: the gymnastics of Ololygon machadoi larvae to feed on pollen. – Salamandra 57: 89–95.

 

Martins, Í. M., A. S. Vasconcellos, T. Mota & P. C. Eterovick (2021): Detectability is in the eye of the beholder-the role of UV reflectance on tadpole detection and predation by a passerine bird. – Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 75: 54

 

Eterovick, P. C., J. S. Kloh, C. C. Figueredo, P. I. M. Viana, M. Goulart, D. T. Milan, M. Bravo, I. M. Martins, R. T. Quintão, L. T. Pinheiro, T. K. F. Melo, R. A. Magalhães, C. M. Campos, V. C. M. Ferreira, A. L. Oliveira & M. Vences (2020): Background choice and immobility as context dependent tadpole responses to perceived predation risk. – Scientific Reports 10: 13577, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70274-w

 

Kloh, J. S., C. C. Figueredo & P. C. Eterovick (2019): How close is microhabitat and diet association in aquatic ecomorphotypes? A test with tadpoles of syntopic species. – Hydrobiologia 828: 271–285.

 

Nascimento, A. C., A. V. Chaves, F. S. F. Leite, P. C. Eterovick & F. R. Santos (2018): Past vicariance promoting deep genetic divergence in an endemic frog species of the Espinhaço Range in Brazil: The historical biogeography of Bokermannohyla saxicola (Hylidae). – PLoS ONE 13(11): e0206732.

 

Espanha, J., M. F. Vasconcelos & P. C. Eterovick (2016): The role of tadpole coloration against visually oriented predators. – Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70: 255–267.

 

Eterovick, P. C., B. L. Sloss, J. A.M. Scalzo & R. A. Alford (2016): Isolated frogs in a crowded world: Effects of human-caused habitat loss on frog heterozygosity and fluctuating asymmetry. – Biological Conservation 195: 52–59.

 

Eterovick, P. C., L. F. F. Bar, J. B. Souza, J. F. M. Castro, F. S. F. Leite & R. A. Alford (2015): Testing the relationship between human occupancy in the landscape and tadpole developmental stress. – PLoS ONE

 

Linares, A. M. & P. C. Eterovick (2013): Herpetofaunal surveys support successful reconciliation ecology in secondary and human modified habitats at the Inhotim Institute, Southeastern Brazil. – Herpetologica 69: 237–256.

 

Oliveira, F. F. R., P. A. G. Nogueira & P. C. Eterovick (2012): Natural history of Phyllomedusa megacephala (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) (Anura, Hylidae) in southeastern Brazil, with descriptions of its breeding biology and male territorial behaviour. – Journal of Natural History 46: 117–129.

 

Souza, A. M. & P. C. Eterovick (2011): Environmental factors related to anuran assemblage composition, richness, and distribution at four large rivers under varied impact levels in southeastern Brazil. – Rivers Research and Applications 27: 1023–1036.

 

Eterovick, P. C., C. R. Rievers, K. Kopp, M. Wachlevski, B. P. Franco, C. J. Dias, I. M. Barata, A. D. M. Ferreira & L. G. Afonso (2010): Lack of phylogenetic signal in the variation in anuran microhabitat use in southeastern Brazil. – Evolutionary Ecology 24: 1–24.

 

Oliveira, F. F. R. & P. C. Eterovick (2010): Patterns of spatial distribution and microhabitat use by syntopic anuran species along permanent lotic ecosystems in the cerrado of southeastern Brazil. – Herpetologica 66: 159–171.

 

Eterovick, P. C., F. Oliveira & G. J. Tattersall (2010): Threatened tadpoles of Bokermannohyla alvarengai (Anura, Hylidae) choose backgrounds that enhance cryptic potential. – Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101: 437–446.

 

Oliveira, F. R. F. & P. C. Eterovick (2009) The role of river longitudinal gradients, local and regional attributes in shaping frog assemblages. – Acta Oecologica 35: 727–738.

 

Eterovick, P. C. & I. M. Barata (2006) Distribution of tadpoles within and among Brazilian streams: the influence of predators, habitat size and heterogeneity. – Herpetologica 62: 367–379.

 

Kopp, K., M. Wachlevski & P. C. Eterovick (2006): Environmental complexity reduces tadpole predation by water bugs. – Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 136–140.

 

Eterovick, P. C., A. C. O. Q. Carnaval, D. M. Borges-Nojosa, D. L. Silvano, M. V. Segalla & I. Sazima (2005): Amphibian declines in Brazil: an overview. – Biotropica 37: 166–179.

Eterovick, P. C. (2003): Distribution of anuran species among montane streams in southeastern Brazil. – Journal of Tropical Ecology 19: 219–228.

Eterovick, P. C. & I. S. Barros (2003): Niche occupancy in south-eastern Brazilian tadpole communities in montane meadow streams. – Journal of Tropical Ecology 19: 439–448.

 

Eterovick, P. C. & I. Sazima (1998): A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Southeastern Brazil. – Copeia 1998: 159–164.