I am a student currently involved in research at the laboratory of Dr. Juliano Morimoto at UFPR, Brazil. My research interests encompass macroevolution, macroecology, and gaining insights into the evolution of biological diversity. Additionally, I have a strong passion for phylogenetics and employing phylogenetic comparative methods to further explore evolutionary relationships.
My PhD research focuses on refining the selection process for Conservation Areas (CAs) in Brazil by integrating the evolutionary dynamics of species' climatic niches, particularly those facing threats. This involves projecting future climatic niche evolution, assessing probable niche value distributions, and evaluating lineage survival probabilities under various climate change scenarios. By integrating evolutionary insights, my goal is to optimize the identification of suitable habitats for biodiversity conservation, providing a robust framework for informing environmental policy decisions.
2023 - current.
PhD, Ecology and Conservation, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil.
2021 - 2023.
MSc, Zoology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil.
2017 - 2021.
BSc, Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil.
2021.
34º Paraná Science and Technology Award, General Superintendence of Science, Technology and Higher Education (Prêmio Paranaense de Ciência e Tecnologia, Superintendência Geral de Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior - Seti) - Biological Sciences Undergraduate Student.
2016.
Outstanding student of High School class.
2023.
British Ecological Society - Clade density and the evolution of diversitydependent diversification.
2022.
International Union for the Study of Social Insects - Exploring termite phylogenetic diversity along the Madeira Riverbanks in the Brazilian Amazon Forest.
2021.
BES Macro - Geographical range overlap networks and the macroecology of species co-occurrence (Short talk).
2021.
Meeting of the American Society of Naturalists - Do geographic range sizes evolve faster in endotherms? (Oral presentation).
2020.
XXXIII Congresso Brasileiro de Zoologia - O sinal filogenético de taxas de diversificação (Poster).
2023.
Part of the Scientific Communication Committee of the Zoology Postgraduate Program.
2022 - 2023.
Substitute student representative for postgraduate zoology students.
2022 - 2023.
Planning and organizing scientific events - III Curso de Inverno de Zoologia and the IV Simpósio Paranaense de Zoologia.
13. Caron, F. S., & Pie, M. R. (2024). The evolution of body size in terrestrial tetrapods. Evolutionary Biology.
12. Caron, F. S., & Pie, M. R. (2024). The macroevolution of sexual size dimorphism in birds. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, blad168.
11. Pie, M. R., & Caron, F. S. Substantial variation in species ages among vertebrate clades. Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, 2, 1-7.
10. Pie, M. R., Divieso, R., & Caron, F. S. Clade density and the evolution of equilibrial diversification dynamics. Nature Communications, 14, 4576.
9. Pie, M. R., Caron, F. S., Dallimore, T., Einzmann, H., Hietz, P., Kessler, M. et al. (2023). Phylogenetic diversity and the structure of host-epiphyte interactions across the Neotropics. PeerJ, 11, e15500.
8. Caron, F. S., & Pie, M. R. (2022). Arrested diversification? The phylogenetic distribution of poorly-diversifying lineages. npj Biodiversity, 1, 5.
7. Pie, M. R., & Caron, F. S. (2022). Geographical range overlap networks and the macroecology of species co-occurrence. PLoS ONE, 17, e0266275.
6. Pie, M. R., Caron F. S., & Divieso, R. (2021). The evolution of species abundances in terrestrial vertebrates. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59, 2562-2570.
5. Pie, M. R., Carrijo, T. F., & Caron, F. S. (2021). The diversification of termites: inferences from a complete species-level phylogeny. Zoologica Scripta, 50, 769-779.
4. Pie, M. R., Divieso, R., Caron, F. S., Siqueira, A. C., Barneche, D. R., & Luiz, O. J. (2021). The evolution of latitudinal range limits in tropical reef fishes: heritability, limits, and inverse Rapoport’s rule. Journal of Biogeography, 48, 2121-2132.
3. Pie, M. R., Divieso, R., & Caron, F. S. (2021). The evolution of climatic niche breadth in terrestrial vertebrates. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59, 1155-1166.
2. Pie, M. R., Divieso, R., & Caron, F. S. (2021). Do geographic range sizes evolve faster in endotherms? Evolutionary Biology, 48, 286–292.
The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. If nature was not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature was not worth knowing, life would not be worth living.
— Jules Henri Poincaré