Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

I am originally from Brazil, and I obtained my B.S. in Biological Sciences from Maringá State University (UEM), Paraná State, Brazil. I started doing research on fish ecology in the last year of my B.S., looking at morphological differences among Astyanax species related to their feeding habits in the Iguaçu River. After graduating I earned my master's at UEM, looking at the influence of anthropogenic activities and habitat complexity provided by submerged macrophytes on the functional diversity of the ichthyofauna at Itaipu Reservoir. Now I am pursuing my Ph.D. at UEM and looking at differences in the functional diversity of fishes in a reservoir cascade. I am also currently working as a temporary research assistant at MSU, where I am developing a framework focused on applying Resist-Accept-Direct strategies to manage invasive carp species in Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.