Paulo Guimarães Junior

I am interested in understanding how ecological and evolutionary processes shape and are shaped by the patterns observed in ecological interactions. To this end, I integrate ecological data, mathematical modeling and analytical tools derived from the study of complex networks. I am currently a full professor at the Department of Ecology, Institute of Biosciences at USP. I was an associate researcher at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States (2008-2009, 2012) and at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics at the Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin from the State University of Campinas (2006-2008, 2009). I did a bachelor's degree and a degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Campinas (2000 and 2001), a Master's Degree in Ecology from the State University of Campinas (2003).

Academic graduation
 
2003 - 2006
 
PhD in Ecology (CAPES 7 Concept) .
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
with sandwich period at Estación Biológica Doñana (Advisor: Pedro Jordano, Jordi Bascompte). Title: Networks of animal-plant mutualisms: structure and sensitivity to extinctions, Year obtained: 2006. Advisor: Sérgio F. dos Reis and Marcus AM de Aguiar (co-advisor). Scholarship holder: São Paulo State Research Support Foundation, FAPESP, Brazil. Keywords: mutualisms; theoretical ecology; Complex networks. Major Area: Biological Sciences

2001 - 2003
 
Master in Ecology (CAPES 7 Concept) .
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
Title: Predation and Dispersion of Crotalaria pallida Seeds: Escape and chemical defense, Year of Achievement: 2003.
Advisor: José Roberto Trigo.
Scholarship holder: São Paulo State Research Support Foundation, FAPESP, Brazil.
Keywords: secondary compounds; seed predation; defense; density-dependent; dispersal.
 
1997 - 2001
 
Graduation in Biological Sciences .
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
 
1997 - 2000
 
Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences.
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
Title: Seed dispersal and predation by Agouti Dasyprocta leporina.
Advisor: Mauro Galetti.
Scholarship holder: São Paulo State Research Support Foundation, FAPESP, Brazil.

Postdoctoral and Free Teaching
 
2017
 
Free teaching.
University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil.
Title: Indirect effects shape the coevolutionary dynamics in mutualist networks, Year obtained: 2017.
 
2009 - 2009
 
Post doctoral.
Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, Campinas State University, IFGW, Brazil.
Scholarship holder: São Paulo State Research Support Foundation, FAPESP, Brazil.
 
2008 - 2009
 
Post doctoral.
University of California Santa Cruz, UCSC, United States.
Scholarship holder: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil.
Major Area: Biological Sciences
Large Area: Biological Sciences / Area: Ecology / Subarea: Evolução.
 
2006 - 2008
 
Post doctoral.
Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, Campinas State University, IFGW, Brazil.
Scholarship holder: São Paulo State Research Support Foundation, FAPESP, Brazil.
Major Area: Biological Sciences
Large Area: Exact and Earth Sciences / Area: Physics / Subarea: Condensed Matter Physics.
Major Area: Biological Sciences / Area: Ecology.

Complementary Training
 
2015 - 2015
 
School of Networks. (Hours: 8h).
Northeastern State University, NSU, United States.
 
2002 - 2002
 
Methods and tools for predictive species modeling. (Hours: 16h).
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
 
2002 - 2002
 
Frugivory and seed dispersal. (Hours: 120h).
Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho, UNESP, Brazil.
 
2001 - 2001
 
Field ecology Pantanal. (Hours: 120h).
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, UFMS, Brazil.
 
1999 - 1999
 
Dispersion ecology. (Hours: 6h).
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
 
1998 - 1998
 
Biology of whales and dolphins. (Hours: 15h).
University of São Paulo, USP, Brazil.
 
1998 - 1998
 
Historical ecology and comparative method. (Hours: 16h).
XXII Brazilian Congress of Zoology, XXII CBZ, Brazil.
 
1998 - 1998
 
Biogeography. (Hours: 6h).
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
 
1997 - 1997
 
Roles of zoos in conservation and education. (Hours: 6h).
State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.

Most cited publications:

A consistent metric for nestedness analysis in ecological systems: reconciling concept and measurement
M Almeida ‐ Neto, P Guimaraes, PR Guimaraes Jr, RD Loyola, W Ulrich
Oikos 117 (8), 1227-1239 2008

Functional extinction of birds drives rapid evolutionary changes in seed size
M Galetti, R Guevara, MC Côrtes, R Fadini, S Von Matter, AB Leite, ...
Science 340 (6136), 1086-1090 2013

Non-random coextinctions in phylogenetically structured mutualistic networks
EL Rezende, JE Lavabre, PR Guimarães, P Jordano, J Bascompte
Nature 448 (7156), 925-928 2007

Improving the analyses of nestedness for large sets of matrices
PR Guimaraes Jr, P Guimaraes
Environmental Modelling & Software 21 (10), 1512-1513 2006

Biodiversity, species interactions and ecological networks in a fragmented world
M Hagen, WD Kissling, C Rasmussen, MAM De Aguiar, LE Brown, ...
Advances in ecological research 46, 89-210 2012

The ecological and evolutionary implications of merging different types of networks
C Fontaine, PR Guimarães Jr, S Kéfi, N Loeuille, J Memmott, ...
Ecology letters 14 (11), 1170-1181 2011

Seed dispersal anachronisms: rethinking the fruits extinct megafauna ate
PR Guimarães Jr, M Galetti, P Jordano
PloS one 3 (3), e1745 2008