Personal presentation

BA in Biology from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1978), Master's in Ecology from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1982) and PhD in Ecology from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1988). Post-Doc experience at Harvard University (USA) and Universitat Wurzburg (Germany). Has experience in Ecology, acting on the following subjects: ant ecology and behavior, mutualisms, and ant-plant interactions, insect defense against predation, ant-associated microbiota, molecular ecology of ants, ant-based multitrophic interactions.

Research activities

Ecology and Social Behavior of Ants Ant-Plant Interactions, Multitrophic Interactions Involving Ants, Ant-Plant Mutualisms, Molecular Ecology of Ants, Ant-Associated Microbial Communities, Antipredator Defense in Insects

Teaching activities

Introduction to Animal Behavior and Phylogeny (with Dr. André V. L. Freitas) - UNICAMP's Ecology Graduate Program

Selected Publications

oliveira, P. S.; Holldobler, B.; Dominance Orders In The Ponerine Ant Pachycondyla Apicalis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, v.27, p. 385-393, 1990 [ doi:10.1007/BF00164064 ]

oliveira, P. S.; The Ecological Function Of Extrafloral Nectaries: Herbivore Deterrence By Visiting Ants And Reproductive Output In Caryocar Brasiliense (Caryocaraceae). Functional Ecology (Print), v.11, p. 323-330, 1997 [ doi:10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00087.x ]

Sendoya S.F.; Freitas, André V L; oliveira, P. S.; Egg-laying butterflies distinguish predaceous ants by sight. The American Naturalist, v.174, p. 134-140, 2009 [ doi:10.1086/599302 ]

Vidal, M. C.; Sendoya S.F.; oliveira, P. S.; Mutualism exploitation: predatory drosophilid larvae sugar-trap ants and jeopardize facultative ant-plant mutualism. ECOLOGY, v.97, p. 1650-1657, 2016 [ doi:10.1002/ecy.1441 ]

Ronque, M. U. V.; Lyra, M. L.; Migliorini, G. H.; Bacci, M.; oliveira, P. S.; Symbiotic bacterial communities in rainforest fungus-farming ants: evidence for species and colony specificity. Scientific Reports, v.10, p. 10:10172-, 2020 [ doi:10.1038/s41598-020-66772-6 ]