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I'm a biologist with Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution. Currently I have a postdoc position at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
I work at the interface of population genetics and ecology. Much of my research involve understanding the processes that have contributed to genetic diversity of natural populations. Specifically, I seek to uncover how landscape features and changes in environment can affect genetic diversity and connectivity in plant populations.
Education
Education
June, 2015
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolution
Federal University of Goiás - Brazil
February, 2011
M.Sc. Ecology and Evolution
Federal University of Goiás - Brazil
May, 2009
Bachelor's degree in biology
Universidade Católica de Goiás - Brazil
Teaching
Teaching
2018
Teaching assistantship:
Molecular ecology (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul)
2014
Teaching assistantship:
Molecular ecology (Federal University of Goiás)
2010
2009
Population Genetics (Federal University of Goiás)
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Teaching assistantship:
Molecular markers and Population genetics
(Federal University of Goiás)
Scholarships, Grants & Awards
Scholarships, Grants & Awards
2017
Postdoctoral scholarship - CNPq
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
2016
Postdoctoral scholarship - CNPq
Federal University of Goiás
2015
Postdoctoral scholarship - CAPES
Federal University of Goiás
2014
Doctorate scholarship - CAPES
University of Toronto - Ontario - Canada
2011
Doctorate scholarship - CAPES
Federal University of Goiás
2009
Masters scholarship - CAPES
Federal University of Goiás
2010
Honorable mention for the participation in the Milton Krieger Award - 56th Brazilian Congress of Genetics
2009
Honorable mention for the participation in the Paulo Sodero Martins Award - 55th Brazilian Congress of Genetics
Publications
Publications
2019
Rodrigues, DM, Turchetto C, Lima JS, Freitas LB.
Diverse yet endangered: pollen dispersal and mating system reveal
inbreeding in a narrow endemic plant. Plant Ecology and Diversity, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2019.1610914
2018
Ballesteros-Mejia L, Lima JS, Collevatti RG.
Spatially‑explicit analyses reveal the distribution of genetic
diversity and plant conservation status in Cerrado biome. Biodiversity and Conservation, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-1588-9
2017
Lima JS, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Lima-Ribeiro MS, Collevatti RG.
Climatic changes can drive the loss of genetic diversity in a Neotropical savanna tree species. Global Change Biology,
doi: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.13685/abstract
Lima JS, Telles MPC, Chaves LJ, Lima-Ribeiro MS, Collevatti RG.
Demographic stability and high historical connectivity explain the diversity of a savanna tree species in the Quaternary. Annals of Botany, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw257
Costa CF, Collevatti RG, Chaves LJ, Lima JS, Soares TN, Telles MPC.
Genetic diversity and fine-scale genetic structure in Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2017.03.001
2015
Lima JS, Oprea M, Collevatti RG.
Efeito da paisagem na diversidade e diferenciação genética das populações. Genética na Escola, v. 10, p. 80-97
Turchetto C, Lima JS, Rodrigues DM, Bonatto SL, Freitas LB.
Pollen dispersal and breeding structure in a hawkmoth-pollinated Pampa grasslands species Petunia axillaris (Solanaceae). Annals of Botany, v. 115, p. 939-948, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv025
Rodrigues AJL, Yamaguish AT, Chaves LJ, Coelho ASG, Lima JS, Telles MPC.
Development of microsatellite markers for Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae). Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 14, p. 7274-7278.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2015.July.3.2
2014
Telles MPC, Dobrovolski R, Souza KSE, Lima JS, Collevatti RG, Soares TN, Diniz-Filho JAF.
Disentangling landscape effects on population genetic structure of a Neotropical savanna tree. Natureza & Conservação, v. 12, p. 65-70.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/natcon.2014.012
Lima JS, Collevatti RG, Soares TN, Chaves LJ, Telles MPC.
Fine-scale genetic structure in Tibouchina papyrus (Pohl) Toledo (Melastomataceae), an endemic and habitat-restricted species from Central Brazil. Plant Systematics and Evolution, V. 301 (4), 1207–1213.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-014-1144-3
Collevatti RG, Telles MPC, Lima JS, Gouveia FO, Soares TN.
Contrasting spatial genetic structure in Annona crassiflora populations from fragmented and pristine savannas. Plant Systematics and Evolution, v. 300, p. 1719-1727.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-014-0997-9
2013
Diniz Filho JAF, Soares TN, Lima JS, Dobrovolski R, Landeiro V, Telles MPC, Rangel TF, Bini LM.
Mantel Test in Population Genetics. Genetics and Molecular Biology, v. 36, p. 475-485.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572013000400002
2012
Diniz-Filho JAF, Melo DB, Oliveira G, Collevatti RG, Soares TN, Nabout JC, Lima JS, Dobrovolski R, Chaves, LJ, Veloso R, Telles MPC.
Planning for optimal conservation of geographical genetic variability within species. Conservation Genetics, v. 13, p. 1-9.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-012-0356-8
Collevatti RG, Castro TG, Lima JS, Telles MPC.
Phylogeography of Tibouchina papyrus (Pohl) Toledo (Melastomataceae), an endangered tree species from rocky savannas, suggests bidirectional expansion due to climate cooling in the Pleistocene. Ecology and Evolution, v. 2, p. 1-12.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.236
Diniz-Filho JAF Collevatti RG, Chaves LJ, Soares TN, Nabout JC, Rangel TF, Melo DB, Lima JS, Telles MPC.
Geographic shifts in climatically suitable areas and loss of genetic variability in Dipteryx alata (Baru Tree; Fabaceae). Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 11, p. 1618-1626.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2012.June.15.11
Terribile LC et al.
Areas of climate stability of species ranges in the Brazilian Cerrado: disentangling uncertainties through time. Natureza & Conservação, v. 10, p. 1-8.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/natcon.2012.025
2011
Telles MPC, Peixoto FP, Lima JS, Resende LV, Brondani RPV, Walter MEMT,
Collevatti RG.
Development of Microsatellite Markers for the Neotropical Endangered Tree Species Tibouchina papyrus (Melastomataceae). Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 10, p. 321-325.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/vol10-1gmr1026
2010
Collevatti RG, Lima SJ, Soares TN, Telles MPC.
Spatial Genetic Structure and Life history traits in Cerrado tree species: inferences for conservation. Natureza & Conservação, v. 8, 1/007-2010-5
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/natcon.00801008
Reviewer experience
Reviewer experience
Annals of Botany, Brazilian Journal for Nature Conservation, Ecology and Evolution, PeerJ, Tree Genetics & Genomes.
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