Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in my research I am integrating studies in ecology, phylogeography and population genetics of mammals, ecology of infectious agents and ecological modelling, to understand ecological and evolutionary patterns of mammal diversity. Presently, I am mostly dedicated to studies in tropical ecology and macroecology to investigate patterns and processes of animal diversity across different temporal and spatial scales. I am also interested in applied conservation and management of populations and ecosystems, and human dimensions of wildlife, under a logic of sustainable development.