Research Grants
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Investigating Neotropical Schizaeaceae (Polypodiopsida) lineages and their phylogenetic relationships: an integrative approach
Project summary:
This project investigates Neotropical Schizaeaceae using an integrative framework combining phylogenomics, morphometrics, and spectral data. It aims to resolve species limits, clarify phylogenetic relationships, test the monophyly of current taxa, identify cryptic diversity, and evaluate a putative new genus and new species within the family.
First Name:
D. Victor
Highest degree:
B.Ed. Biological Sciences
Year obtained:
2025
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Ferns and fern allies
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Silva, D.V.S., Lima, L.V., Silva, M.P.P., Almeida, T.E. and Santiago, A.C.P. (2025), Blowin' in the Wind: Ferns and Lycophytes Connect Biogeographic Refuges in the Atlantic Forest. J Biogeogr, 52: e70054. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70054
Silva, D.V.S., Mendonça, N.A., Barros, M.F., Almeida, T.E., Santiago, A.C.P. Isolated in biogeographic islands: discovery of a disjunct population of a fern in Northeastern Atlantic Forest. Revista Peruana de Biología, v. 31, n. 4, p. e28802–e28802, 15 dez. 2024. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v31i4.28802
Carvalho, T., Silva, D.V.S., Matzenauer, W., Couceiro, Y., & Alves, M. (2026). Taxonomy and diversity of Marcgraviaceae, north of the São Francisco river, northeast Brazil. Nordic Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1002/njb.05092
Silva, H.H.A.; Silva, D.V.S.; Silva, M.P.P. Bryophytes of the Tapacurá Ecological Station, São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil. Boletim do Laboratório de Hidrobiologia, v. 33, n. 1, 21 fev. 2024. https://doi.org/10.18764/1981-6421e2023.5
Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Federal University of Pernambuco
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
Silva
No
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
0
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Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/35
C2. Community Building
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Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points
This proposal scores:
/25
C3. Broader Impacts
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The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40