Gustavo Silva de Miranda, PhD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Curator of Recent Invertebrates, Sam Noble Museum of Natural History
My lab group is dedicated to advancing our understanding of evolution, ecology, and conservation through molecular systematics and ecological research. Our work focuses on answering key questions about arthropod diversity, evolutionary processes, and ecological dynamics, with an emphasis on collections-based research and the resources of natural history museums. By studying arthropods, we aim to contribute to both local and global biodiversity understanding and inform conservation efforts. Our research is guided by questions such as:
- How many species of arthropods exist, and how are they distributed across the globe?
- What evolutionary pathways have shaped these species and contributed to their diversification?
- How do species emerge, persist, and adapt over time, and what factors influence their survival?
- What environmental and ecological forces drive their distribution patterns?
- How do ecological interactions, such as cryptic female choice and sperm competition, influence reproductive strategies and population dynamics?
To address these questions, we use an interdisciplinary approach that blends molecular systematics, genomics, biogeography, fieldwork, and ecology.
de Miranda G. S., Kulkarni S. S, Tagliatela J., Baker C. Giupponi M., A. P. L., Labarque F. M., Gavish-Regev E., Rix M. G., Carvalho L. S., Fusari L. M., Harvey M. S., Wood H. M., Sharma P. P. 2024. The Rediscovery of a Relict Unlocks the First Global Phylogeny of Whip Spiders (Amblypygi). Systematic Biology, 73 (3): 107684. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syae021
Kulkarni S. S., Steiner H. G., Garcia E. L., Iuri H., Jones R. R., Ballesteros J. A., Gainett G., Graham M. R., Harms D., Lyle R., Ojanguren-Affilastro A. A., Santibañez-López C. E., de Miranda G. S., Cushing P. E., Gavish-Regev E., Sharma P. P. 2023 Neglected no longer: Phylogenomic resolution of higher-level relationships in Solifugae. Iscience, 26 (9): 107684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107684
de Miranda G.S., Giupponi A.P.L, Scharff N, Prendini L. 2022. Phylogeny and biogeography of the pantropical whip spider family Charinidae (Arachnida, Amblypygi). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa101
Kallal R.J., de Miranda G.S., Garcia E.L., Wood, H.M. 2022. Patterns in schizomid flagellum shape from elliptical Fourier analysis. Scientific Reports, 12: 3896. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07823-y
de Miranda G.S., Giupponi A.P.L., Prendini L., Scharff N. 2021. Systematic revision of the pantropical whip spider family Charinidae Quintero, 1986 (Arachnida, Amblypygi). European Journal of Taxonomy, 772: 1–409. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2021.772.1505
