RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
- The unusual food provisioning by males beyond mating in the spider Manogea porracea (Araneidae)
RR Moura, AM Valentim, J Vasconcellos-Neto, MO Gonzaga
Behavioral Ecology 37 (4), arag040 , 2026
2026 - Homotypic assortative mating is consistent across temporal scales in the spider Mecynogea lemniscata (Araneidae)
RR Moura, GM Xavier, VC de Castro, WD Silva, AM Valentim, ...
Zoologischer Anzeiger , 2026
2026 - Distribution models of polysphinctine parasitoid wasps (H ymenoptera: I chneumonidae) reveal sampling bias and flag potentially overlooked host interactions
GM Xavier, AM Penteado‐Dias, RR Moura, MO Gonzaga
Insect Conservation and Diversity , 2026
2026 - Spiders as urban allies: the contribution of jumping spiders to mosquito biological control in an urban environment
RR Moura, GM Xavier, JCR Pires, WD Silva, S Huckembeck, ...
Journal of Pest Science 99 (1), 9 , 2026
2026 - It takes two to tango, but not two pairs! Rare record of two reintroduced pairs of vinaceous-breasted Amazons sharing the same nest-box
RR Moura, KC de Souza, VT Kanaan
Ornithology Research 34 (1), 10 , 2026
2026 - Host selection and cocoon web variation induced by the parasitoid wasp Acrotaphus chedelae
GM Xavier, RR Moura, AM Penteado‐Dias, MO Gonzaga
Journal of Zoology 327 (1), 39-48 , 2025
2025
Citations: 2 - The effect of diet on fecundity and survival of Tidarren haemorrhoidale (Bertkau, 1880)(Araneae: Theridiidae)
RB Pitilin, RR Moura, MO Gonzaga
The Journal of Arachnology 52 (3), 260-265 , 2025
2025
Citations: 1 - Spider colony extinction does not depend on degree of sociality and maternal size in three Anelosimus species (Araneae, Theridiidae)
GM Xavier, RR Moura, JF Sobczak, AM Penteado-Dias, ...
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 79 (1), 1 , 2025
2025
Citations: 2 - Nutritional status does not restrict foraging activity and web investment in a shelter-building spider species, but individuals are more risk-prone at night
P Ceribelli, RR Moura, TG Kloss
Journal of Insect Behavior 37 (2), 141-151 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1 - Influences of sociality and maternal size on reproductive strategies: trade-offs between offspring size and quantity in five Anelosimus species (Araneae, Theridiidae)
GM Xavier, RR Moura, J Vasconcellos-Neto, MO Gonzaga
The Science of Nature 111 (1), 7 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1 - Patterns of host specificity in interactions involving behavioral manipulation of spiders by Darwin wasps
MO Gonzaga, RR Moura, A Gaione-Costa, TG Kloss
Advances in the Study of Behavior 56, 89-154 , 2024
2024
Citations: 8 - Unrevealing components of risk assessment: escape behaviour and refuge use in a web-building spider
RR Moura, PI Prado, J Vasconcellos-Neto
Animal Behaviour 207, 47-54 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1 - Individual diet specialization in the spider Tidarren haemorrhoidale (Bertkau, 1880) (Theridiidae)
RR Moura, PT Pêgo, JF Sobczak, MO Gonzaga
Ethology 129 (11), 559-569 , 2023
2023
Citations: 7 - Beyond classical theories: An integrative mathematical model of mating dynamics and parental care
G Araujo, RR Moura
Journal of Evolutionary Biology 36 (10), 1411-1427 , 2023
2023
Citations: 6 - Offspring mortality factors and parental care efficiency of the spider Manogea porracea (Araneidae) in the Brazilian savanna
A Quero, MO Gonzaga, J Vasconcellos-Neto, RR Moura
Ethology Ecology & Evolution 35 (5), 551-567 , 2023
2023
Citations: 5 - Predation avoidance behavior and web investment are not constrained by individual nutritional status in a shelter-building spider species
P Ceribelli, RR Moura, TG Kloss
2023 - Habitat types in the Atlantic Forest differently influence community structure and species interaction of cavity-nesting Hymenoptera and their natural enemies
JPA Deus, G Araujo, MLT Buschini, RR Moura
Journal of Insect Conservation 27 (1), 129-140 , 2023
2023
Citations: 5 - Know your enemy: The dragonfly Erythrodiplax fusca (Libellulidae) uses eavesdropping to obtain information about potential rivals
NS Pinto, P De Marco, RR Moura
Behavioural processes 202, 104741 , 2022
2022
Citations: 3 - Individual specialization and generalization in predator-prey dynamics: The determinant role of predation efficiency and prey reproductive rates
G Araujo, RR Moura
Journal of Theoretical Biology 537, 111026 , 2022
2022
Citations: 26 - Influence of web traits, height, and daily periods of exposition on prey captured by orb-weaver spiders
GM Xavier, A Quero, RR Moura, C Vieira, FA Meira, MO Gonzaga
Behavioural Processes 193, 104536 , 2021
2021
Citations: 6
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
- Assortative mating in space and time: patterns and biases
R Rios Moura, M Oliveira Gonzaga, N Silva Pinto, J Vasconcellos‐Neto, ...
Ecology Letters 24 (5), 1089-1102 , 2021
2021
Citations: 46 - Changes to web architecture of Leucauge volupis (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) induced by the parasitoid Hymenoepimecis jordanensis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
MO Gonzaga, RR Moura, PT Pêgo, DL Bang, FA Meira
Behaviour 152 (2), 181-193 , 2015
2015
Citations: 46 - The effect of operational sex ratio on the opportunity for sexual selection: a meta-analysis
RR Moura, PEC Peixoto
Animal Behaviour 86 (4), 675-683 , 2013
2013
Citations: 42 - Extended male care in Manogea porracea (Araneae: Araneidae): the exceptional case of a spider with amphisexual care
RR Moura, J Vasconcellos-Neto, M de Oliveira Gonzaga
Animal Behaviour 123, 1-9 , 2017
2017
Citations: 28 - Individual specialization and generalization in predator-prey dynamics: The determinant role of predation efficiency and prey reproductive rates
G Araujo, RR Moura
Journal of Theoretical Biology 537, 111026 , 2022
2022
Citations: 26 - Temporal variation in size-assortative mating and male mate choice in a spider with amphisexual care
RR Moura, MO Gonzaga
The Science of Nature 104 (3), 28 , 2017
2017
Citations: 23 - Specialisation in prey capture drives coexistence among sympatric spider‐hunting wasps
RR Moura, RB Pitilin, MLT Buschini
Ecological Entomology 44 (5), 639-647 , 2019
2019
Citations: 20 - Female sexual maturity as a determining factor of size-assortative pairing in the protandrous spider Manogea porracea (Araneae, Araneidae)
RR Moura, J Vasconcellos-Neto, MO Gonzaga
Zoologischer Anzeiger 284, 1-6 , 2020
2020
Citations: 13 - Starvation decreases behavioral consistency in a Neotropical harvestman
JMG Segovia, RR Moura, RH Willemart
Acta ethologica 22 (3), 203-208 , 2019
2019
Citations: 13 - Spatial variation in sex ratio and density explains subtle changes in the strength of size-assortative mating in Edessa contermina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
RR Moura, MO Gonzaga
Acta Oecologica 95, 86-92 , 2019
2019
Citations: 12 - Orb web architecture of Wixia abdominalis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 (Araneae: Araneidae): intra-orb variation of web components
GM Xavier, RR Moura, M de Oliveira Gonzaga
The Journal of Arachnology 45 (2), 160-165 , 2017
2017
Citations: 12 - Don't put all your eggs in small baskets: Ineffective guardians, incidence of parasitoids and clutch size of Latrodectus geometricus (Araneae, Theridiidae) along an urban gradient
RR Moura, AT Neto, MO Gonzaga
Zoologischer Anzeiger 295, 120-125 , 2021
2021
Citations: 11 - Sex ratio and density may affect temporal variation in size-assortative mating in a Neotropical ant species
MOG Rafael Rios Moura
Zoologischer Anzeiger , 2018
2018
Citations: 10 - Does nutritional status constrain adoption of more costly and less risky foraging behaviour in an Amazonian shelter-building spider?
RR Moura, LC Leal, TG Kloss
Journal of Natural History 50 (45-46), 2829-2837 , 2016
2016
Citations: 10 - A novel trophobiotic interaction between a Neotropical stink bug and an ant species: insights into potential benefits to the host plant
RR Moura, RL Carvalho
Behavioural Processes 182, 104296 , 2021
2021
Citations: 9 - Population and individual trophic niche of two sympatric cobweb spiders, Nihonhimea tesselata and Tidarren haemorrhoidale (Araneae: Theridiidae)
RB Pitilin, RR Moura, MO Gonzaga
The Journal of Arachnology 48 (1), 59-66 , 2020
2020
Citations: 9 - Never forget where you came from: Microhabitat of origin influences boldness and exploration in the hermit crab Clibanarius symmetricus (Diogenidae)
FAC Garcia, RR Moura, CY Ogawa, LRS Zanette, JRF Silva, CF Rezende
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 527, 151365 , 2020
2020
Citations: 9 - Patterns of host specificity in interactions involving behavioral manipulation of spiders by Darwin wasps
MO Gonzaga, RR Moura, A Gaione-Costa, TG Kloss
Advances in the Study of Behavior 56, 89-154 , 2024
2024
Citations: 8 - Araneophagy as an alternative foraging tactic to kleptoparasitism in two Argyrodinae (Araneae: Theridiidae) species
FA Meira, RR Moura, MO Gonzaga
Behavioural processes 189, 104445 , 2021
2021
Citations: 8 - “Where ignorance is bliss,'tis folly to be wise”: Indiscriminate male care in a neotropical spider
RR Moura, ID Oliveira, J Vasconcellos‐Neto, MO Gonzaga
Ethology 127 (3), 223-230 , 2021
2021
Citations: 8