2025

​​​López‐Ortega, M., Matías‐Ferrer, N., Valenzuela‐González, J.,  Novais, S*. Body size mediates the role of insect seed predators as ecosystem engineers for arthropod communities. Ecological Entomology, In press.

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Marten-Rodriguez, S., Cristobal-Perez, J., Santiago-Hernández, M.H., Clemente-Martínez, L., Huerta-Ramos, G., Krupnick, G., Taylor, O., Lopezaraiza-Mikel, M., Balvino-Olvera, F.,  Sentíes-Aguilar, E., Díaz-Infante, S., Aguirre Jaimes, A., Novais, S., Cortés-Flores, J., Lobo-Segura, J., Fuchs, E., Delgado-Carrillo, O., Ruiz-Mercado, I., Pérez-Arroyo, K., Quesada, M. ​Untangling the complexity of climate change effects on plant reproductive traits and pollinators: a systematic global synthesis. Global Change Biology, 31, e70081.

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Serna-Muñoz, S., Novais, S*. Turtle ant resemblance in a New World stink bug, preliminary evidence for mimicry. Biotropica, 57, e70015

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Ratoni, B., Cruz, C. P., Novais, S., Rodríguez-Morales, D., Neves, F. S., Ayala, R., & Dáttilo, W. Temporal decay of similarity in bee-plant relationships throughout the day. Oecologia, 207, 1-12.

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Gélvez-Zúñiga, I., Beirão, M., Novais, S., Santiago, J. C., Fernandes, G. W. Floral resource availability declines and florivory increases along an elevation gradient in a highly biodiverse community. Annals of Botany, 135, 199-210

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2024

Lucas-García, R., Aguirre-Jaimes, A., Quijano-Cuervo, L.G., Novais, S*. Are expanding rolled leaves of aroids used as shelter sites by arthropods? Effects of leaf size and environmental context. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 18, 43–53.

 

Delgado-Carrillo, O., Martén-Rodríguez, S., Ramírez-Mejía, D., Novais, S., Quevedo, A., Ghilardi, A., Sayago, R., Lopezaraiza-Mikel, M., Pérez-Trujillo, E., Quesada, M. Pollination services to crops of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and green tomato (Physalis ixocarpa) in the coastal region of Jalisco, Mexico. PLoS ONE 19, e0301402.

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Oki, Y., Silva, K.F.A., Freitas, C.D., Ramos, L., Saloméa, R., Freitas, G.S., Munck, I., Goulart, F.F., De Jong, D., Novais, S., Pedroni, F., Sanchez, M., Castelan, K., Moreira, N., Siqueira, W.K., Costa, L.N.P., Souza, F.A., Quesada, M., Fernandes, G.W. 2024. Uso da ciência cidadã e ecologia da paisagem para entender a saúde das abelhas no Brasil. In: A Ciência das Abelhas - Pesquisa e desenvolvimento sobre polinizadores e polinização. Associação Brasileira de Estudos das Abelhas (A.B.E.L.H.A.). pp 36 – 56. ISBN 978-65-980272-3-0.

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2023

Robinson et al. (many authors including Novais, S.). Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory. Science, 382: 679-683.

 

Freitas, C. D., Novais, S., Santos-Júnior, J. E., Resende, F. M., Oki, Y., Fernandes, G. W. Distribution patterns of orchid bees in xeric and mesic habitats on a tropical mountaintop. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 16: 658–673.

 

Fernandes, G. W., Oki, Y., Negreiros, D., Constantino, R., Novais, S*. No short-term effects of fire on termite diversity in a tropical mountain. Insectes Sociaux, 70: 203-2011.

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Costa, L. N. P., Novais, S*., Oki, Y., Fernandes, G. W., Borges, M. A. Z. Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity along a rainy season and edge effects in a riparian forest in Southeastern Brazil. Austral Ecology, 48: 41-55.

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2022

Novais, S., Hernández-Ortiz, V., Rodríguez-Hernández, K., Quesada, M., Fernandes, G. W., Bañol-Pérez, C., Sánchez-García, E. A., Aldaba-Núñez, F. A., Méndez-Vázquez, L. J., Ochoa, M., Zurita-Solís, M. A., Aguirre-Jaimes, A. Local environmental context determines the colonization of leaf shelters by arthropods: an experimental study. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 38: 118-126.

 

Monteiro, G. F., Boanares, D., Novais, S., França, M. G., Antonini, Y., Barbosa, M., Oki, Y., Fernandes, G. W. Imbalance of water potential and photosynthetic efficiency in the parasitic relationship between Struthanthus flexicaulis and Baccharis dracunculifolia. Folia Geobotanica, 57: 71–82.

 

Pereira, C. C.; Novais, S. et al. Subtle structures with not-so-subtle functions: a dataset of arthropod constructs and their host plants. Ecology, e3639.

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Pereira, C. C., Novais, S., Barbosa, M., Vieira, C., Fernandes, G. W., Romero, G. Q., Cornelissen, T. Arthropod Constructs and Host Plants. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 103(2), e01971.

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Novais, S., Ayala-Sánchez, D., Figueroa-Alvarez, J. A., Aguirre-Jaimes, A., García-Franco, J. G., Quesada, M., & Hernández-Ortiz, V. Burrow builders as ecosystem engineers for pit-building antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae). The Science of Nature, 109: 1-6.

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Romero et al. (many authors including Novais, S.). Climate variability and aridity modulate the role of leaf shelters for arthropods: a global experiment. Global Change Biology, 28: 3694-3710.

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2021

Rosa et al. (many authors including Novais, S.). The Program for Biodiversity Research in Brazil: The role of regional networks for biodiversity knowledge, dissemination, and conservation. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 93: e20201604.

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Novais, S., Cristóbal-Pérez, E.J., Aguirre-Jaimes, A., Quesada, M. Arthropod facilitation mediated by abandoned dead domatia. Ecosphere, 12: e03323.

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2020

Novais, S., Hernández-Ortiz, V., Rodríguez-Hernández, K., Quesada, M., Valenzuela, J., Fernandes, G. W., Aguirre-Jaimes, A. Ants nesting in dry fallen petioles of Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol. (Urticaceae): vertical stratification and nest site limitation. Insectes Sociaux, 67: 273-279.
 

Novais, S., Sáyago, R., Cristóbal-Perez, E. J., Salguero-Hernández, G., Martén-Rodríguez, S., Lopezaraiza-Mikel, M., Quesada, M. Anthropogenic and hurricane disturbances had similar negative effects on epiphytic Tillandsia species in a tropical dry forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 458: 117797.
 

Novais, S., Aguirre-Jaimes, A., Quesada, M., Hernández-Ortiz, V. Ecosystem engineering by leaf-rolling mites enhances arthropod diversity. The Science of Nature, 107: 1-6.
 

Fernandes, G. W., Rodrigues-Menelau, M. F. V., Almeida, J. S. D., *Novais, S. Effect of patch size of the exotic host plant Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) on herbivory. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 64: e20200021.
 

Alvarenga, A. S., Silveira, F. A., Santos-Júnior, J. E., *Novais, S., Quesada, M.,  Neves, F. S. Vegetation composition and structure determine wild bee communities in a tropical dry forest. Journal of Insect Conservation, 24: 487–498.

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Monteiro, G. F., Novais, S., Barbosa, M., Antonini, Y., Oliveira Passos, M. F.,  Fernandes, G. W. The mistletoe Struthanthus flexicaulis reduces dominance and increases diversity of plants in campo rupestre. Flora, 271: 151690.
 

Fernandes et al. (many authors including Novais, S.). Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Campo Rupestre: A road map for the sustainability of the hottest Brazilian biodiversity hotspot. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 18: 1-10. 

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Fernandes, G. W., Almeida, J. S., Rodrigues-Menelau, M. F. V., Arantes-Garcia, L., *Novais, S. The bigger the better? Vigour of the exotic host plant Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) affects herbivory. Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 15: 359-366.

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2019

Novais, S., Monteiro, G. F., Macedo-Reis, L. E., Leal, C. R. O., Neves, F. S. Changes in the insect herbivore fauna after the first rains in a tropical dry forest. Oecologia Australis, 23: 381-387.

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2018

Novais, S., Calderón-Cortés, N., Sánchez-Montoya, G., Quesada, M. Arthropod facilitation by wood-boring beetles: spatio-temporal distribution mediated by a twig-girdler ecosystem engineer. Journal of Insect Science, 18: 1-7.

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Novais, S., Macedo-Reis, L. E., Cristobal-Peréz, E. J., Sánchez-Montoya, G., Janda, M., Neves, F., Quesada, M. Positive effects of the catastrophic Hurricane Patricia on insect communities. Scientific Reports, 8: 1-9.
 

2017

Novais, S., DaRocha, W. D., Calderon-Cortes, N., Quesada, M. Wood-boring beetles promote ant nest cavities: extended effects of a twig-girdler ecosystem engineer. Basic and Applied Ecology, 24: 53-59.
 

Novais, S., Macedo-Reis, L. E., Neves, F. S. Predatory beetles in cacao agroforestry systems in Brazilian Atlantic forest: a test of the natural enemy hypothesis. Agroforestry Systems, 91: 201-209.
 

2016

Macedo-Reis, L. E., Novais, S., Monteiro, G. F., Flechtmann, C. A. H., Faria, M. L. D., Neves, F. S. Spatio-temporal distribution of bark and ambrosia beetles in a Brazilian tropical dry forest. Journal of Insect Science, 48: 1-9.
 

Novais, S., Nunes, C. A., Santos, N. B., DAmico, A. R., Fernandes, G. W., Quesada, M., Braga, R. F., Neves, A. C. O. Effects of a possible pollinator crisis on food crop production in Brazil. PLoS One, 11: e0167292.
 

Novais, S., Macedo-Reis, L. E., DaRocha, W. D., Neves, F. S. Effects of habitat management on different feeding guilds of herbivorous insects in cacao agroforestry systems. Revista de Biologia Tropical 64: 763-777.
 

Novais, S., Evangelista, L. A., Reis-Júnior, R., Neves, F. S. How does dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) diversity vary along a rainy season in a tropical dry forest?. Journal of Insect Science, 81: 1-6.
 

2015

Novais, S., Alvarenga, A. S., Falcão, L. A. D., & Neves, F. S. Vertical stratification and effect of petiole and dry leaf size on arthropod feeding guilds in Cecropia pachystachya (Urticaceae). Brazilian Journal of Biology, 75: 517-523.