Plant-animal-environment interactions
Herbivory and florivory in tropical plants: patterns and processes driving its variation. Ongoing project led by Dr. Tatiana Cornelissen (UFMG, Brazil). 2019-2022.
Herbivory in infertile environments through the quantitative analysis of herbivore damage, and physical, chemical and phenological defense characteristics along ecological gradients. Project led by Carolina S. Oliveira during her PhD, supervised by Dr. Fernando A. O. Silveira (UFMG, Brazil). 2017-2020.