Ana Paula Aprigio Assis

@ib.usp.br

Professor Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology
University of Sao Paulo

Ana Paula Aprigio Assis


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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Scopus Publications

  • Morphological variability as a buffer against extinction: insights from Hawaiian honeycreepers
    Irina Birskis-Barros, Ana Paula A. Assis, Helen James, Sora L. Kim, Justin D. Yeakel
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 2026
    Trait variation is essential for population-level responses to novel selective pressures. Because beak morphology is a trait crucial for tasks directly influencing fitness, such as resource acquisition, we hypothesize that species with greater intraspecific variation in beak morphology may access a broader range of food resources, promoting an expanded dietary niche and potentially reducing extinction risk. Hawaiian honeycreepers, once comprising about 60 species, have suffered a high rate of extinction, with less than 35% of species persisting today. We quantified beak morphological variation of extinct and extant Hawaiian honeycreepers collected between 1880 and 1913 and estimated species’ niche breadth from stable isotope ratios. While a direct link between morphology and diet variation was not evident at the community level, our analysis revealed that, within guilds, species with lower morphological variation also exhibited narrower isotopic niches. Moreover, extinct species had less morphological variation than those extant, suggesting a link between adaptive potential and extinction vulnerability. Our study highlights the value of historical datasets and museum collections, not only for understanding past ecological patterns but also for providing critical baselines to compare with extant species, allowing us to better interpret present-day biodiversity and extinction risk through the lens of the past.
  • Ups and downs of public attention on climate change: the southern Brazil floods through Anthony Downs’s issue-attention cycle
    Guilherme Borba Lefèvre, Ana Paula Aprígio Assis, Eduardo de Lima Caldas
    Sustainability in Debate, 2025
    Este artigo analisa a reação da atenção pública no Brasil às inundações ocorridas no Rio Grande do Sul em 2024, com foco no problema da mudança do clima, investigando se esse comportamento segue o “Ciclo de Atenção” proposto por Downs (1972). A pesquisa focou o termo “mudanças climáticas” no website da Folha de S. Paulo para avaliar o volume de reportagens publicadas 3 meses antes e 6 meses depois do evento. Os dados revelam um aumento expressivo na cobertura jornalística sobre mudanças climáticas logo após as inundações, sugerindo maior interesse da população pelo tema. No entanto, cerca de 30 dias após o evento, observou-se uma queda acentuada na quantidade de notícias. Esses resultados indicam que a atenção pública é breve e volátil, limitando o tempo disponível para intervenção por parte de formuladores de políticas públicas, entre outros, em propor soluções durante uma possível “janela de oportunidades” gerada por eventos extremos.
  • Is the audience gender-blind? Smaller attendance in female talks highlights an imbalanced visibility in academia
    Júlia Rodrigues Barreto, Isabella Romitelli, Pamela Cristina Santana, Ana Paula Aprígio Assis, Renata Pardini, Melina de Souza Leite
    Npj Biodiversity, 2025
    Diverse perspectives are essential to the advancement of biodiversity science, yet persistent structural biases continue to shape who is seen and heard in academic spaces. Despite efforts to promote inclusivity, it remains unclear whether increased representation translates into equitable visibility and engagement from peers. Seminar talks, key arenas for idea exchange and networking, offer a window into how such dynamics unfold. Here, we used long-term data from a well-established Brazilian seminar series in ecology and conservation science to examine whether affirmative actions have narrowed gender gaps in academic visibility, measured through audience attendance. We show that women, particularly at senior academic levels, consistently drew smaller audiences than their male counterparts. This visibility gap persisted even after accounting for differences in speaker productivity, career length, and talk topics, and despite institutional affirmative actions to increase gender representation. The findings suggest that representation alone may be insufficient to overcome ingrained recognition biases, highlighting how subtle forms of exclusion can persist in academic culture. By documenting these gendered patterns within the academic environment, our study contributes to a broader understanding of how visibility and recognition are unequally distributed, and it supports ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable and robust scientific community.
  • Control of hepatic gluconeogenesis in mice fed a high protein diet: a transcriptional shift from CREB to FoxO1
    João Batista Camargo Neto, Henrique J. Novaes Morgan, Matheus Leonardo Moro, Ana Paula Assis, Leticia Cirelli Ruiz, Aline Zanatta Schavinski, Natalia E. S. Lautherbach, Luiz Carlos Navegantes, Isis C. Kettelhut
    American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2025
    The regulation of hepatic glucose production under a high-protein (HP) diet remains unclear. We show that gluconeogenesis in HP-fed mice is initially driven by CREB but shifts to FoxO1 dependence over time. Notably, FoxO1 is essential for maintaining gluconeogenesis and glycemia in HP-adapted animals. We also reveal a key role for corticosterone in preserving gluconeogenic capacity and fasting glycemia. These findings provide insights into hepatic metabolic adaptation and into molecular mechanisms governing glycemic homeostasis.
  • Rare Phyla, Such as CPR and DPANN, Shape Ecosystem-Level Microbial Community Structure Dissimilarities
    Camilo M. Ferreira, Diogo Burgos de Affonseca, Felipe A. S. Barbosa, Amanda B. Campos, Rafael Menezes, Leonardo Brait, Pablo A. B. Viana, Amaro E. Trindade-Silva, Miguel Loiola, Arthur R. Azevedo, Felipe H. Coutinho, Ana Paula A. Assis, Thiago Bruce, Pablo I. P. Ramos, Anderson Ara, Rose Brouns, Roberto F. S. Andrade, Paulo R. Guimarães, Pedro Milet Meirelles
    Microbial Ecology, 2025
    Rare microbial lineages, such as members of the candidate phyla radiation (CPR) bacteria and Diapherotrites, Parvarchaeota, Aenigmarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota, and Nanohaloarchaeota (DPANN) archaea, are increasingly recognized as key components of microbial communities in natural systems. Yet, their global distribution, biogeographic patterns, and broader role in shaping microbial community structure across diverse ecosystems remain poorly characterized. Here, we analyzed 2860 metagenomes spanning nine ecosystems using a curated reference database and a bias-aware taxonomic filtering approach to quantify the richness, relative abundance, and structural influence of low-abundance microbial taxa on community structure across a wide range of ecosystems. Our findings reveal that rare taxa, primarily CPR and DPANN, disproportionately shape microbial community dissimilarities across global ecosystems. We observed that the richness of these two groups, that drives community structure variation, increases with latitude, peaking in temperate regions, thereby contrasting classical latitudinal diversity patterns and suggesting unique biogeographic drivers. CPR and DPANN were predominantly enriched in free-living environments, particularly groundwater and soil, then in host-associated habitats, consistent with niche specialization shaped by environmental filtering and dispersal constraints. These findings challenge abundance-centric assumptions in microbial ecology and highlight the need to integrate low-abundance taxa into macroecological frameworks. Fully resolving their ecological functions, however, will require targeted experimental and multi-omics investigations.
  • Perinatal Vitamin D Deficiency Enhances Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Weanling Rats
    Matheus L. Moro, Natany G. Reis, Aline Z. Schavinski, João B. Camargo Neto, Ana Paula Assis, Jonathas R. Santos, Luciane C. Albericci, Isis C. Kettelhut, Luiz C. C. Navegantes
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2025
    Perinatal vitamin D (Vit. D) deficiency (VDD) disrupts the development of key tissues involved in metabolic regulation, including the endocrine pancreas, white adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), essential for thermoregulation and energy homeostasis, may also be affected, but the impact of perinatal VDD on BAT physiology remains unclear. In this study, forty female Wistar rats were fed either a standard AIN93G diet (1000 IU Vit. D3/kg; control group, CT) (n = 20) or a modified AIN93G diet lacking Vit. D (VDD group) (n = 20) for six weeks prior to conception and throughout gestation and lactation. Male offspring were evaluated at weaning (PN21) and adulthood (PN180) after Vit. D status was normalized through a standard diet. We found that perinatal VDD reduced total lipid droplet area, increased oxygen consumption, and upregulated thermogenic gene expression in BAT at weaning. Correspondingly, VDD offspring exhibited greater cold tolerance and enhanced BAT recruitment upon cold exposure (4 °C). Notably, normalization of Vit. D status by adulthood fully reversed these changes, indicating that while perinatal VDD transiently enhances BAT thermogenic activity during early life, it does not produce lasting effects into adulthood.
  • Modularity and Integration
    Ana Paula Assis, Bárbara M.A. Costa, Daniela M. Rossoni, Diogo Melo, Gabriel Marroig
    Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, 2025
  • Hepatic noradrenergic innervation acts via CREB/CRTC2 to activate gluconeogenesis during cold
    Henrique J.N. Morgan, Heitor B.P. Delfino, Aline Z. Schavinski, Samuel A. Malone, Camille Charoy, Natany G. Reis, Ana P. Assis, Natalia Lautherbach, Wilian A. Silveira, Lilian C. Heck, Dan Guton, Ana I. Domingos, Isis C. Kettelhut, Marc Montminy, Luiz C.C. Navegantes
    Metabolism Clinical and Experimental, 2024
  • Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency Impairs the Development of β Cells in Offspring Rats in a Sex-Dependent Manner
    Aline Z. Schavinski, Natany G. Reis, Henrique J. N. Morgan, Ana Paula Assis, Matheus L. Moro, Rafael R. Valentim, Ana Carolina Seni-Silva, Ester S. Ramos, Isis C. Kettelhut, Luiz C. C. Navegantes
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024
    Recent studies have shown that maternal vitamin D deficiency (VDD) causes long-term metabolic changes in offspring. However, little is known about the impact of maternal VDD on offspring endocrine pancreas development and insulin secretion in the adult life of male and female animals. Female rats (Wistar Hannover) were fed either control (1000 IU Vitamin D3/kg), VDD (0 IU Vitamin D3/kg), or a Ca2+-enriched VDD diet (0 IU Vitamin D3/kg + Ca2+ and P/kg) for 6 weeks and during gestation and lactation. At weaning, VDD status was confirmed based on low serum calcidiol levels in dams and pups. Next, male and female offspring were randomly separated and fed a standard diet for up to 90 days. At this age, serum calcidiol levels were restored to normal levels in all groups, but serum insulin levels were decreased in VDD males without affecting glucagon levels, glycemia, or glucose tolerance. Islets isolated from VDD males showed lower insulin secretion in response to different glucose concentrations, but this effect was not observed in VDD females. Furthermore, VDD males, but not females, showed a smaller total pancreatic islet area and lower β cell mass, an effect that was accompanied by reduced gene expression of Ins1, Ins2, Pdx1, and SLC2A2. The decrease in Pdx1 expression was not related to the methylation profile of the promoter region of this gene. Most of these effects were observed in the male VDD+Ca2+ group, indicating that the effects were not due to alterations in Ca2+ metabolism. These data show that maternal VDD selectively impairs the morphology and function of β cells in adult male offspring rats and that female offspring are fully protected from these deleterious effects.
  • Coevolution
    Flávia M.D. Marquitti, Ana P.A. Assis
    Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Third Edition Volume 1 7, 2024
  • Indirect effects shape species fitness in coevolved mutualistic networks
    Leandro G. Cosmo, Ana Paula A. Assis, Marcus A. M. de Aguiar, Mathias M. Pires, Alfredo Valido, Pedro Jordano, John N. Thompson, Jordi Bascompte, Paulo R. Guimarães
    Nature, 2023
  • Glucocorticoids decrease thermogenic capacity and increase triacylglycerol synthesis by glycerokinase activation in the brown adipose tissue of rats
    Ana Paula Assis, Karine Emanuelle Silva, Natalia Lautherbach, Henrique Jorge Novaes Morgan, Maria Antonieta Rissato Garófalo, Neusa Maria Zanon, Luiz Carlos Carvalho Navegantes, Valéria Ernestânia Chaves, Isis do Carmo Kettelhut
    Lipids, 2022
  • Reduced evolutionary potential of a frugivorous bird species in fragmented forests
    Ana Paula A. Assis, Mauro Galetti, Kate P. Maia, Paulo R. Guimarães
    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
  • Th17 cell-linked mechanisms mediate vascular dysfunction induced by testosterone in a mouse model of gender-affirming hormone therapy
    Jeimison D. Santos, José T. Oliveira-Neto, Paula R. Barros, Luis E. A. Damasceno, Natalia Lautherbach, Ana P. Assis, Carlos A. A. Silva, Carlos A. Sorgi, Lucia H. Faccioli, Isis C. Kettelhut, Hélio C. Salgado, Fernando S. Carneiro, José C. Alves-Filho, Rita C. Tostes
    American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2022
  • Maternal vitamin D deficiency affects the morphology and function of glycolytic muscle in adult offspring rats
    Natany G. Reis, Ana P. Assis, Natália Lautherbach, Dawit A. Gonçalves, Wilian A. Silveira, Henrique J.N. Morgan, Rafael R. Valentim, Lucas F. Almeida, Lilian C. Heck, Neusa M. Zanon, Tatiana E. Koike, Audrei R. Santos, Elen H. Miyabara, Isis C. Kettelhut, Luiz C. Navegantes
    Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2022
  • Organisms as Complex Structures Wrapped in a Complex Web of Life
    Ana Paula Aprígio Assis, Paulo Roberto Guimarães
    American Naturalist, 2022
  • Trophic rewilding benefits a tropical community through direct and indirect network effects
    Pedro Mittelman, Anna Rebello Landim, Luísa Genes, Ana Paula A. Assis, Carolina Starling‐Manne, Paula V. Leonardo, Fernando A. S. Fernandez, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr, Alexandra S. Pires
    Ecography, 2022
  • Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security
    Fredric M. Windsor, Dolors Armenteras, Ana Paula A. Assis, Julia Astegiano, Pamela C. Santana, Luciano Cagnolo, Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Clive Emary, Hugo Fort, Xavier I. Gonzalez, James J.N. Kitson, Ana C.F. Lacerda, Marcelo Lois, Viviana Márquez-Velásquez, Kirsten E. Miller, Marcos Monasterolo, Marina Omacini, Kate P. Maia, Tania Paula Palacios, Michael J.O. Pocock, Santiago L. Poggio, Isabela G. Varassin, Diego P. Vázquez, Julia Tavella, Débora C. Rother, Mariano Devoto, Paulo R. Guimarães, Darren M. Evans
    Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2022
  • Genetic correlations and ecological networks shape coevolving mutualisms
    Ana Paula A. Assis, John N. Thompson, Pamela Cristina Santana, Pedro Jordano, Jordi Bascompte, Paulo R. Guimarães
    Ecology Letters, 2020
  • Sympathetic innervation suppresses the autophagic-lysosomal system in brown adipose tissue under basal and cold-stimulated conditions
    Franciele Przygodda, Natalia Lautherbach, Samyra Lopes Buzelle, Dawit Albieiro Goncalves, Ana Paula Assis, Sílvia Paula-Gomes, Maria Antonieta Rissato Garófalo, Lilian Carmo Heck, Flávia Sayuri Matsuo, Ryerson Fonseca Mota, Mariana Kiomy Osako, Isis C. Kettelhut, Luiz C. Navegantes
    Journal of Applied Physiology, 2020
  • Integrating Computational Methods to Investigate the Macroecology of Microbiomes
    Rilquer Mascarenhas, Flávia M. Ruziska, Eduardo Freitas Moreira, Amanda B. Campos, Miguel Loiola, Kaike Reis, Amaro E. Trindade-Silva, Felipe A. S. Barbosa, Lucas Salles, Rafael Menezes, Rafael Veiga, Felipe H. Coutinho, Bas E. Dutilh, Paulo R. Guimarães, Ana Paula A. Assis, Anderson Ara, José G. V. Miranda, Roberto F. S. Andrade, Bruno Vilela, Pedro Milet Meirelles
    Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
  • Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian
    C. Guilherme Becker, Molly C. Bletz, Sasha E. Greenspan, David Rodriguez, Carolina Lambertini, Thomas S. Jenkinson, Paulo R. Guimarães, Ana Paula A. Assis, Robert Geffers, Michael Jarek, Luís Felipe Toledo, Miguel Vences, Célio F. B. Haddad
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 2019
  • Intense natural selection preceded the invasion of new adaptive zones during the radiation of New World leaf-nosed bats
    Daniela M. Rossoni, Ana Paula A. Assis, Norberto P. Giannini, Gabriel Marroig
    Scientific Reports, 2017
  • Evolutionary processes and its environmental correlates in the cranial morphology of western chipmunks (Tamias)
    Ana Paula A. Assis, Daniela M. Rossoni, James L. Patton, Gabriel Marroig
    Evolution, 2017
  • Directional selection effects on patterns of phenotypic (co)variation in wild populations
    A. P. A. Assis, J. L. Patton, A. Hubbe, G. Marroig
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 2016
  • Morphological and dietary responses of chipmunks to a century of climate change
    Rachel E. Walsh, Ana Paula Aprígio Assis, James L. Patton, Gabriel Marroig, Todd E. Dawson, Eileen A. Lacey
    Global Change Biology, 2016
  • Modularity and Integration
    APA Assis, B.M.A. Costa, D.M. Rossoni, D. Melo, G. Marroig
    Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, 2016
  • EvolQG - An R package for evolutionary quantitative genetics
    Diogo Melo, Guilherme Garcia, Alex Hubbe, Ana Paula Assis, Gabriel Marroig
    F1000research, 2016

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Morphological variability as a buffer against extinction: insights from Hawaiian honeycreepers
    I Birskis-Barros, APA Assis, H James, SL Kim, JD Yeakel
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 293 (2068) , 2026
    2026
  • Rare Phyla, Such as CPR and DPANN, Shape Ecosystem-Level Microbial Community Structure Dissimilarities
    CM Ferreira, DB de Affonseca, FAS Barbosa, AB Campos, R Menezes, ...
    Microbial Ecology 88 (1), 135 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Is the audience gender-blind? Smaller attendance in female talks highlights an imbalanced visibility in academia
    JR Barreto, I Romitelli, PC Santana, APA Assis, R Pardini, MS Leite
    npj Biodiversity 4 (1), 28 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Coevolution
    FMD Marquitti, APA Assis
    Academic Press , 2024
    2024
  • Indirect effects shape species fitness in coevolved mutualistic networks
    LG Cosmo, APA Assis, MAM de Aguiar, MM Pires, A Valido, P Jordano, ...
    Nature 619 (7971), 788-792 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 37
  • Reduced evolutionary potential of a frugivorous bird species in fragmented forests
    APA Assis, M Galetti, KP Maia, PR Guimarães Jr
    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 804138 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Organisms as Complex Structures Wrapped in a Complex Web of Life
    APA Assis, PR Guimarães Jr
    The American Naturalist 199 (6), 804-807 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Morphological integration and cranial modularity in six genera of echimyid rodents (Rodentia: Echimyidae)
    C Raidan, BM de Andrade Costa, G Marroig, AP Aprígio Assis, ...
    Journal of Mammalogy 103 (3), 648-662 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2
  • Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security
    FM Windsor, D Armenteras, APA Assis, J Astegiano, PC Santana, ...
    Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 20 (2), 79-90 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 34
  • Trophic rewilding benefits a tropical community through direct and indirect network effects
    P Mittelman, AR Landim, L Genes, APA Assis, C Starling‐Manne, ...
    Ecography 2022 (4) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 24
  • Genetic correlations and ecological networks shape coevolving mutualisms
    APA Assis, JN Thompson, PC Santana, P Jordano, J Bascompte, ...
    Ecology letters 23 (12), 1789-1799 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 24
  • Vulnerabilidade estrutural dos hospitais e cemitérios e crematórios da cidade de São Paulo à COVID-19
    MP Gaiarsa, FMD Marquitti, P Lemos-Costa, G Burin, LP Medeiros, ...
    SciELO Preprints , 2020
    2020
  • Vulnerabilidade das microrregiões da Região Sul do Brasil à pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2)
    C Emer, KP Maia, PC Santana, EM Santana, LG Cosmo, APA Assis, ...
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Vulnerabilidade das microrregiões do Nordeste brasileiro à pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2)
    R Raimundo, K Maia, D Muniz, M Cantor, P Guimaraes, P Lemos-Costa, ...
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • Integrating computational methods to investigate the macroecology of microbiomes
    R Mascarenhas, FM Ruziska, EF Moreira, AB Campos, M Loiola, K Reis, ...
    Frontiers in genetics 10, 1344 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 14
  • Vulnerability of micro-regions within Northeast Brazil to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
    R Raimundo, K Maia, D Muniz, M Cantor, P Guimaraes Jr, P Lemos-Costa, ...
    Vulnerability of micro-regions within Northeast Brazil to the new … , 2020
    2020
  • Structural vulnerability of hospitals, cemeteries, and crematoriums of the city of São Paulo to COVID-19
    MP Gaiarsa, FMD Marquitti, P Lemos-Costa, G Burin, LP Medeiros, ...
    Structural vulnerability of hospitals, cemeteries, and crematoriums of the … , 2020
    2020
  • Vulnerability of the micro-regions of the South of Brazil to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
    C Emer, KP Maia, PC Santana, EM Santana, DGM da Silva, LG Cosmo, ...
    Vulnerability of the micro-regions of the South of Brazil to the new … , 2020
    2020
  • Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian
    CG Becker, MC Bletz, SE Greenspan, D Rodriguez, C Lambertini, ...
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286 (1908) , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 41
  • The Evolution of Phenotypic and Genetic Integration: Field and Laboratory Experiments
    G Marroig, D Melo, A Penna, APA Assis
    JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 280, S15-S15 , 2019
    2019

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • EvolQG-An R package for evolutionary quantitative genetics
    D Melo, G Garcia, A Hubbe, AP Assis, G Marroig
    F1000Research 4, 925 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 139
  • Intense natural selection preceded the invasion of new adaptive zones during the radiation of New World leaf-nosed bats
    DM Rossoni, APA Assis, NP Giannini, G Marroig
    Scientific Reports 7 (1), 11076 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 75
  • Morphological and dietary responses of chipmunks to a century of climate change
    RE Walsh, AP Aprigio Assis, JL Patton, G Marroig, TE Dawson, EA Lacey
    Global change biology 22 (9), 3233-3252 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 51
  • Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian
    CG Becker, MC Bletz, SE Greenspan, D Rodriguez, C Lambertini, ...
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286 (1908) , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 41
  • Directional selection effects on patterns of phenotypic (co) variation in wild populations
    APA Assis, JL Patton, A Hubbe, G Marroig
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1843) , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 40
  • Indirect effects shape species fitness in coevolved mutualistic networks
    LG Cosmo, APA Assis, MAM de Aguiar, MM Pires, A Valido, P Jordano, ...
    Nature 619 (7971), 788-792 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 37
  • Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security
    FM Windsor, D Armenteras, APA Assis, J Astegiano, PC Santana, ...
    Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 20 (2), 79-90 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 34
  • Trophic rewilding benefits a tropical community through direct and indirect network effects
    P Mittelman, AR Landim, L Genes, APA Assis, C Starling‐Manne, ...
    Ecography 2022 (4) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 24
  • Genetic correlations and ecological networks shape coevolving mutualisms
    APA Assis, JN Thompson, PC Santana, P Jordano, J Bascompte, ...
    Ecology letters 23 (12), 1789-1799 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 24
  • Evolutionary processes and its environmental correlates in the cranial morphology of western chipmunks ( Tamias )
    APA Assis, DM Rossoni, JL Patton, G Marroig
    Evolution 71 (3), 595-609 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 20
  • Integrating computational methods to investigate the macroecology of microbiomes
    R Mascarenhas, FM Ruziska, EF Moreira, AB Campos, M Loiola, K Reis, ...
    Frontiers in genetics 10, 1344 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 14
  • Is the audience gender-blind? Smaller attendance in female talks highlights an imbalanced visibility in academia
    JR Barreto, I Romitelli, PC Santana, APA Assis, R Pardini, MS Leite
    npj Biodiversity 4 (1), 28 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Vulnerabilidade das microrregiões da Região Sul do Brasil à pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2)
    C Emer, KP Maia, PC Santana, EM Santana, LG Cosmo, APA Assis, ...
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Modularity and Integration
    APA Assis, DM Rossoni, BMA Costa, D Melo, G Marroig
    Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology 3, 34-40 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 5
  • Reduced evolutionary potential of a frugivorous bird species in fragmented forests
    APA Assis, M Galetti, KP Maia, PR Guimarães Jr
    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 804138 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4
  • Organisms as Complex Structures Wrapped in a Complex Web of Life
    APA Assis, PR Guimarães Jr
    The American Naturalist 199 (6), 804-807 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Morphological integration and cranial modularity in six genera of echimyid rodents (Rodentia: Echimyidae)
    C Raidan, BM de Andrade Costa, G Marroig, AP Aprígio Assis, ...
    Journal of Mammalogy 103 (3), 648-662 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2
  • Vulnerabilidade das microrregiões do Nordeste brasileiro à pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2)
    R Raimundo, K Maia, D Muniz, M Cantor, P Guimaraes, P Lemos-Costa, ...
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • Geographical variation and sexual dimorphism in cranial size and shape of Kannabateomys amblyonyx (Rodentia: Echimyidae)
    C Raidan, APA Assis, FA Silva, G Lessa, R Paresque
    Boletim da sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia 85, 31-39 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 2
  • Seleção natural e mudanças climáticas na história evolutiva de esquilos (Sciuridae: Tamias)
    APA Assis
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 2