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Daniel Silva
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Author 235
Reviewer 105
Editor 8,740

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Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Zoology
Climate Change Biology
Entomology
Environmental Impacts
Plant Science
Soil Science
Natural Resource Management
Forestry
Paleontology
Ecosystem Science
Agricultural Science
Microbiology
Mycology
Freshwater Biology
Statistics
Taxonomy
Molecular Biology
Animal Behavior
Bioinformatics
Evolutionary Studies
Genetics
Population Biology
Biogeography
Parasitology
Spatial and Geographic Information Science
Food Science and Technology
Nutrition
Science Policy
Toxicology
Ecotoxicology
Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Marine Biology
Computational Science
Biochemistry
Anatomy and Physiology
Ecohydrology
Environmental Contamination and Remediation
Pediatrics
Psychiatry and Psychology
Mental Health
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Bronze Contributor

Daniel Paiva Silva

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

I hold a doctorate in Ecology and Evolution from Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil (2010-2014). I have experience in quantitative ecology, landscape ecology, tri-trophic interactions, insect conservation, exotic invasive species ecology, and species distribution models/ecological niche models. My previous published works involve biology and ecology of bees, dragon and damselflies, and other insects in general. Currently, I work with general ecology, population and community ecology, biodiversity management and conservation, and evolution as a faculty member of the Instituto Federal Goiano, campus Urutaí. Finally, I am currently an academic editor for PLOS ONE and PeerJ Journals.

Biogeography Ecology Ecosystem Science Entomology Environmental Impacts Freshwater Biology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade Federal do Pará

Work details

Professor

Instituto Federal Goiano
May 2015
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
I am a professor from undergraduation (Biological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Agronomy) and graduate courses (Environmental Sciences).

Professor

Universidade Federal do Pará
May 2014 - May 2015
Ciências Biológicas
I was a professor on undergraduate and graduate courses at UFPA.

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 2
  • Edited 55
  • Reviewed 2
February 27, 2023
Multi-temporal ecological niche modeling for bird conservation in the face of climate change scenarios in Caatinga, Brazil
Gabriela Silva Ribeiro Gonçalves, Pablo Vieira Cerqueira, Daniel Paiva Silva, Letícia Braga Gomes, Camila Ferreira Leão, André Felipe Alves de Andrade, Marcos Pérsio Dantas Santos
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14882 PubMed 36874965
March 29, 2022
Synergistic effects of climate and landscape change on the conservation of Amazonian lizards
Cássia de Carvalho Teixeira, Leonardo Carreira Trevelin, Maria Cristina dos Santos-Costa, Ana Prudente, Daniel Paiva Silva
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13028 PubMed 35368330

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July 28, 2025
Cross-tolerance evolution is driven by selection on heat tolerance in Drosophila subobscura
Luis E. Castañeda
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19743 PubMed 40746616
May 5, 2025
Oral history as a citizen science tool to understand biodiversity loss and environmental changes: on firefly extirpation in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Danna Betsabe Rivera Ramírez, Cisteil X. Pérez-Hernández, Yaayé Arellanes-Cancino, Luis Mendoza-Cuenca
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19413 PubMed 40343085
February 17, 2025
Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Georgia (Caucasus): annotated review of regional butterfly fauna with vernacular names index, notes on distribution and phenology
Iwona Słowińska, Krzysztof Jonko
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18720 PubMed 39981049
December 12, 2024
Variation in behaviour of native prey mediates the impact of an invasive species on plankton communities
Sarah S. Hasnain, Shelley E. Arnott
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18608 PubMed 39677946
November 22, 2024
Climate change effect on the widely distributed Palearctic plant bug species (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae)
Anna A. Namyatova, Polina A. Dzhelali, Veronica D. Tyts, Alexander A. Popkov
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18377 PubMed 39588005
November 4, 2024
Citizen science enhances understanding of sea turtle distribution in the Gulf of California
Stephanie J. Rousso, María Dinorah Herrero Perezrul, Agnese Mancini, Alan A. Zavala-Norzagaray, Jesse F. Senko
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18203 PubMed 39512307
October 24, 2024
Current status of the remaining Mexican cloud forests: landscape findings and conservation initiatives
Wesley Dáttilo, Sergio A. Cabrera-Cruz, César A. Gallo-Gómez, Juan Carlos Serio-Silva, Rafael Villegas-Patraca
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18386 PubMed 39465166
October 4, 2024
A method for evaluating sediment-induced macroinvertebrate community composition changes in Idaho streams
Jason Williams, James Efta
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18060 PubMed 39376228
September 30, 2024
Mosquitoes on a chip—environmental DNA-based detection of invasive mosquito species using high-throughput real-time PCR
Claudia Wittwer, Chinhda Sharif, Isabelle Schöck, Sven Klimpel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17782 PubMed 39364359
September 26, 2024
Road mortality of water snakes in light of landscape structure and traffic intensity in north-eastern Hungary
Márton Szabolcs, Edvárd Mizsei, Tamás Zsólyomi, Béla Mester, Szabolcs Lengyel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17923 PubMed 39346036
September 16, 2024
An unusual Cretaceous beetle with affinity to Anamorphidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea)
Yan-Da Li, Wioletta Tomaszewska, Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela, Di-Ying Huang, Chen-Yang Cai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18008 PubMed 39301060
June 28, 2024
A review of predator exclusion fencing to create mainland islands in Hawaiʻi
Lindsay Young, Eric VanderWerf
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17694 PubMed 38952975
June 27, 2024
The human touch: a meta-analysis of anthropogenic effects on plant-pollinator interaction networks
Karla López-Vázquez, Carlos Lara, Pablo Corcuera, Citlalli Castillo-Guevara, Mariana Cuautle
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17647 PubMed 38948210
June 25, 2024
Land-cover change in Cuba and implications for the area of distribution of a specialist’s host-plant
Claudia Nuñez-Penichet, Juan Maita, Jorge Soberon
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17563 PubMed 38948225
June 21, 2024
Taxon-dependent diversity response along a temperate elevation gradient covered by grassland
Santiago Santoandré, Carolina Samanta Ramos, Pablo Picca, Julieta Filloy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17375 PubMed 38915387
May 31, 2024
Current and future scenarios of suitability and expansion of cassava brown streak disease, Bemisia tabaci species complex, and cassava planting in Africa
Geofrey Sikazwe, Rosita Endah epse Yocgo, Pietro Landi, David M. Richardson, Cang Hui
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17386 PubMed 38832032
May 30, 2024
Phylogeny and divergence time estimation of Io moths and relatives (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Automeris)
Chelsea Skojec, Chandra Earl, Christian D. Couch, Paul Masonick, Akito Y. Kawahara
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17365 PubMed 38827314
May 22, 2024
Temperature-size responses during ontogeny are independent of progenitors’ thermal environments
Gerard Martínez-De León, Micha Fahrni, Madhav P. Thakur
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17432 PubMed 38799056
April 23, 2024
Discovery of a peculiar insular race of Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) endemic to Yinggeling Mountain of Hainan, suggesting heterogeneous geological history of mountain formation of the island
Yu-Feng Hsu, Yik Fui Philip Lo, Rung-Juen Lin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17172 PubMed 38680885
March 13, 2024
Filling the gaps in ecology of tropical tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): first quantitative data of sexual dimorphism in semi-arboreal Therates from the Philippine biodiversity hotspot
Dale Ann Acal, Anna Sulikowska-Drozd, Radomir Jaskuła
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16956 PubMed 38495761
February 29, 2024
Intensive pasture management alters the composition and structure of plant-pollinator interactions in Sibiu, Romania
Ana-Maria Neacă, Julia Meis, Tiffany Knight, Demetra Rakosy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16900 PubMed 38435994
February 26, 2024
Different ecological demands shape differences in population structure and behaviour among the two generations of the small pearl-bordered fritillary
Ann-Kathrin Sing, Laura Guderjan, Klara Lemke, Martin Wiemers, Thomas Schmitt, Martin Wendt
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16965 PubMed 38426142
February 21, 2024
Heavy metal movement through insect food chains in pristine thermal springs of Yellowstone National Park
Braymond Adams, John Bowley, Monica Rohwer, Erik Oberg, Kelly Willemssens, Wendy Wintersteen, Robert K.D. Peterson, Leon G. Higley
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16827 PubMed 38406272
January 15, 2024
The distribution and conservation of areas with microendemic species in a biodiversity hotspot: a multi-taxa approach
Helder F. P. de Araujo, Célia C. C. Machado, José Maria Cardoso da Silva
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16779 PubMed 38239293
December 14, 2023
Living on the edge: urban fireflies (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Cisteil X. Pérez-Hernández, Ana María Gutiérrez Mancillas, Ek del-Val, Luis Mendoza-Cuenca
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16622 PubMed 38107586
November 27, 2023
Amphibian diversity across three adjacent ecosystems in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Alex W. Edwards, Xavier A. Harrison, M. Alex Smith, Maria Marta Chavarría Díaz, Mahmood Sasa, Daniel H. Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, Gerardo Chaves, Roberto Fernández, Caroline Palmer, Chloe Wilson, Alexandra North, Robert Puschendorf
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16185 PubMed 38034867
November 9, 2023
Manipulating network connectance by altering plant attractiveness
Laura Russo, Jane C. Stout
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16319 PubMed 38025756
November 7, 2023
A new pseudoscorpion genus (Garypinoidea: Garypinidae) from the Eocene supports extinction and range contraction in the European paleobiota
Nova Stanczak, Mark S. Harvey, Danilo Harms, Jörg U. Hammel, Ulrich Kotthoff, Stephanie F. Loria
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15989 PubMed 37953786
October 11, 2023
Impacts of land use change on native plant-butterfly interaction networks from central Mexico
Deysi Muñoz-Galicia, Carlos Lara, Citlalli Castillo-Guevara, Mariana Cuautle, Claudia Rodríguez-Flores
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16205 PubMed 37842070
October 9, 2023
Evaluating differences in density estimation for central Iowa butterflies using two methodologies
Shane Patterson, Jonathan Harris, Stephen Dinsmore, Karen Kinkead
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16165 PubMed 37842044
July 12, 2023
Changes in Coleopteran assemblages over a successional chronosequence in a Mexican tropical dry forest
Edison A. Díaz-Álvarez, Cesar Manrique, Karina Boege, Ek del-Val
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15712 PubMed 37456898
June 12, 2023
Fertilizer and herbicide alter nectar and pollen quality with consequences for pollinator floral choices
Laura Russo, Fabian Ruedenauer, Angela Gronert, Isabelle Van de Vreken, Maryse Vanderplanck, Denis Michez, Alexandra Klein, Sara Leonhardt, Jane C. Stout
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15452 PubMed 37334137
April 24, 2023
Mapping the global distribution of invasive pest Drosophila suzukii and parasitoid Leptopilina japonica: implications for biological control
Rahul R. Nair, A. Townsend Peterson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15222 PubMed 37123003
February 6, 2023
Putative source and niche shift pattern of a new alien ant species (Odontomachus troglodytes) in Taiwan
Tzong-Han Lin, Kai-Wei Chan, Feng-Chuan Hsu, Chung-Chi Lin, Hui-Yun Tseng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14718 PubMed 36778144
February 3, 2023
Decline in wild bee species richness associated with honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) abundance in an urban ecosystem
Gail MacInnis, Etienne Normandin, Carly D. Ziter
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14699 PubMed 36755869
October 7, 2022
Interactions between two functionally distinct aquatic invertebrate herbivores complicate ecosystem- and population-level resilience
Jo A. Werba, Alexander C. Phong, Lakhdeep Brar, Acacia Frempong-Manso, Ofure Vanessa Oware, Jurek Kolasa
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14103 PubMed 36225899
July 11, 2022
An impact assessment of insecticides application on the non-targeted mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Punjab rice fields, Pakistan
Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13697 PubMed 35846891
June 8, 2022
Methods of breaking physical dormancy in seeds of the invasive weed Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) and a comparison with 36 other species in the genus
Li Tang, Carol Baskin, Jerry Baskin, Kai Luo, Xiaohui Yu, Wei Huang, Rui Zhang, Yinhua Chen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13567 PubMed 35698615
June 7, 2022
Explaining detection heterogeneity with finite mixture and non-Euclidean movement in spatially explicit capture-recapture models
Robby R. Marrotte, Eric J. Howe, Kaela B. Beauclerc, Derek Potter, Joseph M. Northrup
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13490 PubMed 35694380
May 24, 2022
Effect of a cover crop on the aphid incidence is not explained by increased top-down regulation
Jeniffer K. Alvarez-Baca, Xiomara Montealegre, Cécile Le Lann, Joan Van Baaren, Blas Lavandero
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13299 PubMed 35646482
April 26, 2022
Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole megacephala species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Malagasy Region
Sebastian Salata, Brian L. Fisher
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13263 PubMed 35497190
April 5, 2022
Sequentiality of beetle communities in the longitudinal gradient of a lowland river in the context of the river continuum concept
Joanna Pakulnicka, Paweł Buczyński, Edyta Buczyńska, Edyta Stępień, Agnieszka Szlauer-Łukaszewska, Robert Stryjecki, Aleksandra Bańkowska, Vladimir Pešić, Ewa Filip, Andrzej Zawal
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13232 PubMed 35402090
February 1, 2022
Characterization of habitat requirements of European fishing spiders
Lisa Dickel, Jérémy Monsimet, Denis Lafage, Olivier Devineau
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12806 PubMed 35178294
December 17, 2021
Metabarcoding prey DNA from fecal samples of adult dragonflies shows no predicted sex differences, and substantial inter-individual variation, in diets
André Morrill, Kari M. Kaunisto, Julia J. Mlynarek, Ella Sippola, Eero J. Vesterinen, Mark R. Forbes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12634 PubMed 35003931
November 29, 2021
Does long-term fire suppression impact leaf litter breakdown and aquatic invertebrate colonization in pine flatwoods wetlands?
Houston C. Chandler, J. Checo Colón-Gaud, Thomas A. Gorman, Khalil Carson, Carola A. Haas
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12534 PubMed 34909276
November 11, 2021
Habitat connectivity and resource selection in an expanding bobcat (Lynx rufus) population
Viorel D. Popescu, Madeline Kenyon, Ryan K. Brown, Marissa A. Dyck, Suzanne Prange, William E. Peterman, Catherine Dennison
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12460 PubMed 34824917
October 14, 2021
Characteristics and factors influencing the natural regeneration of Larix principis-rupprechtii seedlings in northern China
Weiwen Zhao, Wenjun Liang, Youzhi Han, Xi Wei
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12327 PubMed 34721996
August 27, 2021
Low winter precipitation, but not warm autumns and springs, threatens mountain butterflies in middle-high mountains
Martin Konvicka, Tomas Kuras, Jana Liparova, Vit Slezak, Dita Horázná, Jan Klečka, Irena Kleckova
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12021 PubMed 34532158
August 5, 2021
Gene selection for studying frugivore-plant interactions: a review and an example using Queensland fruit fly in tomato
Shirin Roohigohar, Anthony R. Clarke, Peter J. Prentis
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11762 PubMed 34434644
July 26, 2021
How C: N: P stoichiometry in soils and carbon distribution in plants respond to forest age in a Pinus tabuliformis plantation in the mountainous area of eastern Liaoning Province, China
Lijiao Wang, Xin Jing, Jincheng Han, Lei Yu, Yutao Wang, Ping Liu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11873 PubMed 34395097
July 12, 2021
Inter- and intraspecific variation in the Artibeus species complex demonstrates size and shape partitioning among species
Brandon P. Hedrick
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11777 PubMed 34306832
May 25, 2021
Taxonomic description and phylogenetic placement of two new species of Spalangiopelta (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Ceinae) from Eocene Baltic amber
Marina Moser, Roger A. Burks, Jonah M. Ulmer, John M. Heraty, Thomas van de Kamp, Lars Krogmann
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10939 PubMed 34113480
May 18, 2021
Description of three new species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) using species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy approach for a cryptic species complex
Simeão S. Moraes, Ygor Montebello, Mariana A. Stanton, Lydia Fumiko Yamaguchi, Massuo J. Kato, André V.L. Freitas
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11304 PubMed 34046252
March 4, 2021
Changes in diversity and community assembly of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) after rainforest conversion to rubber and oil palm plantations
André Junggebauer, Tamara R. Hartke, Daniel Ramos, Ina Schaefer, Damayanti Buchori, Purnama Hidayat, Stefan Scheu, Jochen Drescher
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11012 PubMed 33717710
December 16, 2020
Muscle strength and inflammatory response to the training load in rowers
Tomasz Podgórski, Alicja Nowak, Katarzyna Domaszewska, Jacek Mączyński, Magdalena Jabłońska, Jarosław Janowski, Małgorzata B. Ogurkowska
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10355 PubMed 33362956

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September 25, 2020
Dung beetle species introductions: when an ecosystem service provider transforms into an invasive species
Min R. Pokhrel, Stuart C. Cairns, Nigel R. Andrew
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9872 PubMed 33062417
December 3, 2018
Urbanisation and wing asymmetry in the western honey bee (Apis mellifera, Linnaeus 1758) at multiple scales
Ryan J. Leonard, Katie K.Y. Wat, Clare McArthur, Dieter F. Hochuli
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5940 PubMed 30533293