I am PhD in Animal Biology. I'm interested in investigating the climate change and human disturbance effects on the trophic ecology of freshwater fish. Also, my main focus is on trophic niches, morphology, species interactions, and coexistence of neotropical fish.
EDUCATION
Phd in Animal Biology
Master in Environmental Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ecology and Evolution
601
Scholar Citations
15
Scholar h-index
17
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Morphological divergence and the complexity of trophic niche plasticity of tetra fishes in subtropical streams MP Neves, P Kratina, CB Fialho, KM Evans, RL Delariva Hydrobiologia 853 (4), 1249-1271 , 2026 2026
Early Ontogenetic Allometry and Shifting Modularity in Skull Development of the Red Sea Anemonefish, Amphiprion bicinctus KM Arnold, MP Neves, HW Chan, JE Majoris, KM Evans Evolution & Development 27 (4), e70024 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Cranial modularity drives phenotypic diversification and adaptive radiation of Antarctic icefishes MP Neves, HW Chan, EC M. Santos, KM Evans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122 (40), e2503283122 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Trophic niche interactions among native and non-native fish species vary spatially in one of the world's largest reservoirs C Liao, MP Neves, SB Correa, X Qin, M Xiong, C Guo, W Li, J Yuan, ... Aquatic Sciences 87 (2), 46 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Trophic niche variation driven by water level fluctuations facilitates the co‐occurrence of invasive tilapia species in a subtropical reservoir in China L Yang, C Liao, X Ji, X Chen, M Guo, G Zhang, MP Neves, Y Wang, ... Journal of Fish Biology 106 (4), 1071-1082 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Early ontogenetic allometry and shifting modularity in skull development of the red sea anemonefish K Arnold, MP Neves, HW Chan, JE Majoris, KM Evans INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 65, S21-S21 , 2025 2025
Ecological shifts underlie parallels between ontogenetic and evolutionary allometries in parrotfishes MP Neves, A Hugi, H Chan, K Arnold, K Titus, MW Westneat, ML Zelditch, ... Proceedings B 291 (2033), 20241897 , 2024 2024 Citations: 6
Freshwater habitats promote rapid rates of phenotypic evolution in sculpin fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea) TJ Buser, O Larouche, A Aguilar, MP Neves, MW Sandel, BL Sidlauskas, ... The American Naturalist 204 (4), 345-360 , 2024 2024 Citations: 8
Backing that Wrasse up to the Next Generation of Morphological Data Collection and Analysis K Evans, A Hugi, M Neves INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 64, S149-S149 , 2024 2024
Linking anatomical and histological traits of the digestive tract to resource consumption and assimilation of omnivorous tetra fishes MP Neves, JPA Amorim, RL Delariva, P Kratina, CB Fialho Ecology and Evolution 14 (5), e11375 , 2024 2024 Citations: 12
Metals in species of the Cambeva (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) genus of the Iguaçu River basin (Brazil) ÉF Baranoschi, IC da Silva, NR Zuanazzi, CL Comelli, DF Zimmer, ... Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196 (1), 68 , 2024 2024
Trophic plasticity of omnivorous fishes in natural and human‐dominated landscapes MP Neves, RL Delariva, DM Perkins, CB Fialho, P Kratina Limnology and Oceanography 69 (1), 189-202 , 2024 2024 Citations: 17
A New Species of Silverside of the Genus Odontesthes (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) with Hypertrophic Lips from a High-Altitude Basin in Southern Brazil JM Wingert, J Ferrer, MP Neves, D Baumgartner, LR Malabarba Ichthyology & Herpetology 110 (4), 680-689 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Environmental assessment of Neotropical streams using fish as bioindicators: a multibiomarker and integrated approach N de Castilhos Ghisi, C Larentis, EC De Oliveira, MP Neves, AG Zavaski, ... Hydrobiologia 849 (20), 4587-4604 , 2022 2022 Citations: 16
Effects of human disturbance on habitat and fish diversity in Neotropical streams C Larentis, BC Kotz Kliemann, MP Neves, RL Delariva Plos one 17 (9), e0274191 , 2022 2022 Citations: 58
Ichthyofauna in the last free-flowing river of the Lower Iguaçu basin: The importance of tributaries for conservation of endemic species SFR Pini, MC Makrakis, MP Neves, S Makrakis, OA Shibatta, ... ZooKeys 1041, 183 , 2021 2021 Citations: 18
Seasonal feeding plasticity can facilitate coexistence of dominant omnivores in Neotropical streams MP Neves, P Kratina, RL Delariva, JI Jones, CB Fialho Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31 (2), 417-432 , 2021 2021 Citations: 42
Seasonality and interspecific competition shape individual niche variation in co‐occurring tetra fish in Neotropical streams MP Neves, R Costa‐Pereira, RL Delariva, CB Fialho Biotropica 53 (1), 329-338 , 2021 2021 Citations: 22
Morphological traits correlated with resource partitioning among small characin fish species coexisting in a Neotropical river RL Delariva, MP Neves Ecology of Freshwater Fish 29 (4), 640-653 , 2020 2020 Citations: 42
Relationship between diet and pharyngeal jaw morphology of Crenicichla species (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) in streams from Uruguay and Jacuí basins, Southern … F Kuhn, MP Neves, KO Bonato, CB Fialho Environmental Biology of Fishes 103 (4), 377-388 , 2020 2020 Citations: 7
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Effects of human disturbance on habitat and fish diversity in Neotropical streams C Larentis, BC Kotz Kliemann, MP Neves, RL Delariva Plos one 17 (9), e0274191 , 2022 2022 Citations: 58
Coexisting small fish species in lotic neotropical environments: evidence of trophic niche differentiation JC Da Silva, ÉA Gubiani, MP Neves, RL Delariva Aquatic Ecology 51 (2), 275-288 , 2017 2017 Citations: 53
Diet and ecomorphological relationships of an endemic, species-poor fish assemblage in a stream in the Iguaçu National Park MP Neves, RL Delariva, LL Wolff Neotropical Ichthyology 13 (1), 245-254 , 2015 2015 Citations: 44
Seasonal feeding plasticity can facilitate coexistence of dominant omnivores in Neotropical streams MP Neves, P Kratina, RL Delariva, JI Jones, CB Fialho Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31 (2), 417-432 , 2021 2021 Citations: 42
Morphological traits correlated with resource partitioning among small characin fish species coexisting in a Neotropical river RL Delariva, MP Neves Ecology of Freshwater Fish 29 (4), 640-653 , 2020 2020 Citations: 42
Carnivory during Ontogeny of the Plagioscion squamosissimus : A Successful Non-Native Fish in a Lentic Environment of the Upper Paraná River Basin MP Neves, RL Delariva, ATB Guimarães, PV Sanches PLoS One 10 (11), e0141651 , 2015 2015 Citations: 42
Ecomorphological variations and food supply drive trophic relationships in the fish fauna of a pristine neotropical stream MC Baldasso, LL Wolff, MP Neves, RL Delariva Environmental Biology of Fishes 102 (5), 783-800 , 2019 2019 Citations: 41
Histopathological alterations in gills of a fish ( Astyanax bifasciatus ) in neotropical streams: negative effects of riparian forest reduction and presence of pesticides J Nimet, MP Neves, NP Viana, JP de Arruda Amorim, RL Delariva Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192 (1), 58 , 2020 2020 Citations: 38
Is resource partitioning the key? The role of intra‐interspecific variation in coexistence among five small endemic fish species (Characidae) in subtropical rivers MP Neves, JC Da Silva, D Baumgartner, G Baumgartner, RL Delariva Journal of Fish Biology 93 (2), 238-249 , 2018 2018 Citations: 33
Fish fauna in forested and rural streams from an ecoregion of high endemism, lower Iguaçu River basin, Brazil RL Delariva, MP Neves, C Larentis, BCK Kliemann, MC Baldasso, ... Biota Neotropica 18, e20170459 , 2018 2018 Citations: 33
Seasonality and interspecific competition shape individual niche variation in co‐occurring tetra fish in Neotropical streams MP Neves, R Costa‐Pereira, RL Delariva, CB Fialho Biotropica 53 (1), 329-338 , 2021 2021 Citations: 22
Influence of land use on the health of a detritivorous fish ( Ancistrus mullerae ) endemic to the Iguassu ecoregion: relationship between agricultural land use and … MP Neves, JP de Arruda Amorim, RL Delariva Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25 (12), 11670-11682 , 2018 2018 Citations: 19
Ichthyofauna in the last free-flowing river of the Lower Iguaçu basin: The importance of tributaries for conservation of endemic species SFR Pini, MC Makrakis, MP Neves, S Makrakis, OA Shibatta, ... ZooKeys 1041, 183 , 2021 2021 Citations: 18
Trophic plasticity of omnivorous fishes in natural and human‐dominated landscapes MP Neves, RL Delariva, DM Perkins, CB Fialho, P Kratina Limnology and Oceanography 69 (1), 189-202 , 2024 2024 Citations: 17
Environmental assessment of Neotropical streams using fish as bioindicators: a multibiomarker and integrated approach N de Castilhos Ghisi, C Larentis, EC De Oliveira, MP Neves, AG Zavaski, ... Hydrobiologia 849 (20), 4587-4604 , 2022 2022 Citations: 16
Linking anatomical and histological traits of the digestive tract to resource consumption and assimilation of omnivorous tetra fishes MP Neves, JPA Amorim, RL Delariva, P Kratina, CB Fialho Ecology and Evolution 14 (5), e11375 , 2024 2024 Citations: 12
First record of the non‐native Xiphophorus hellerii (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), in the Iguazu river basin, Paraná, Brazil C Larentis, MC Baldasso, BCK Kliemann, MP Neves, AG Zavaski, ... Journal of Applied Ichthyology 35 (5), 1164-1168 , 2019 2019 Citations: 10
First record of Astyanax bifasciatus Garavello & Sampaio, 2010 (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Characidae) in the Piquiri river basin, upper Paraná river basin MP Neves, PC Silva, RL Delariva, CB Fialho, ALN Ferreira Check List. Belo Horizonte. Vol. 16, no. 1 (Jan. 2020), p. 93-101 , 2020 2020 Citations: 9
Freshwater habitats promote rapid rates of phenotypic evolution in sculpin fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea) TJ Buser, O Larouche, A Aguilar, MP Neves, MW Sandel, BL Sidlauskas, ... The American Naturalist 204 (4), 345-360 , 2024 2024 Citations: 8
Fish fauna of the Pelotas River, Upper Uruguay River, southern Brazil RL Delariva, MP Neves, G Baumgartner, D Baumgartner Biota Neotropica 19 (3), e20180638 , 2019 2019 Citations: 8
