My research focuses on biodiversity conservation. Through the study of microevolution processes, I am interested in the basic information generation as an input for the development of management plans and territorial ordering. My work focuses on the study of Neotropical mammals, key species and indicators of health of ecosystems. I have specialized in the analysis of genetic markers and molecular ecology since they constitute a powerful tool to answer both basic and applied questions of evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology and conservation biology. I have also developed methods of analysis from non-invasive sampling, especially useful for working with elusive species or with conservation problems. I am concerned in understanding the effect of eco-ethological factors on genetic structure as well as the impact of anthropic processes on populations’ dynamics. I am interested too in the development and application of state-of-the-art methods such as mass sequencing for the sequencing data, several orders of magnitude higher than the classical methods, applied to species inventory and diet studies. At the same time, I have developed activities related to biological conservation by participating in different interdisciplinary working groups.