Contact Information

Email: pmartins@nd.edu

 

Education

B.S. Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 2014 – Brazil

 

M.Sc. Animal Science, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 2017 – Brazil

 

Ph.D. Ethnobiology and Nature Conservation, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 2021 – Brazil

 

Research

My research lies at the intersection of data science, macroecology, and conservation biology, with a particular focus on the drivers of species diversity and distribution at broad spatial scales, especially in the context of global change. I have worked with a variety of free-living and parasitic organisms, but my emphasis is on addressing key knowledge gaps and testing relevant ecological hypotheses. Currently, I am investigating the causes and consequences of species niche differentiation, and how these differences influence species' responses to global change.

 

Selected Publications

Martins, P.M., & Poulin, R. (2024). Universal versus taxon-specific drivers of helminth prevalence and intensity of infection. Proceedings B, 291(2033), 20241673.

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Martins, P. M., Anderson, M. J., Sweatman, W. L., & Punnett, A. J. (2024). Significant shifts in latitudinal optima of North American birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(15), e2307525121.

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Martins, P. M., Poulin, R., & Gonçalves‐Souza, T. (2021). Integrating climate and host richness as drivers of global parasite diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(1), 196-204.

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Martins, P. M., Poulin, R., & Gonçalves-Souza, T. (2021). Drivers of parasite β-diversity among anuran hosts depend on scale, realm and parasite group. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 376(1837), 20200367.