Astrid Caldas

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Smithsonian Institution/USA: Short-Term Visit Grant, , Sep 1994 to Nov 1994.
American Museum of Natural History/USA: Collection Study Grant, , Nov 1993 to Dec 1993.
CAPES - Ministry of Education/Brazil: Postdoctoral Grant, , Jun 1993 to Aug 1993.
CNPq - Brazil: Research Grant, Jul 1, 1994 to Jul 1, 1996.
CAPES, Ministry of Education/Brazil: Postdoctoral Grant, , Jul 1995 to Aug 1995.
Entomological Society of America: Travel Grant, International Congress of Entomology, , 2000 to 2000.

• P. Barbosa, A. Caldas (2007) Seasonal patterns of parasitism and differential susceptibility among species in macrolepidopteran assemblages on Salix nigra (Marsh) and Acer negundo L., Ecological Entomology, 32, 1-7
• Meglécz, E., S.J. Anderson, D. Bourguet, R. Butcher, A. Caldas, Et Al. (2007) Microsatellite flanking region similarities among different loci within insect species., Insect Molecular Biology, 16, 175-185
• P. Barbosa, H.C.J. Godfray, A. Caldas (2007) Comparative food web structure of larval macrolepidoptera and their parasitoids on two riparian tree species., Ecological Research, 22, 756-766
• P. Barbosa, A. Caldas (2007) Do larvae of Species in Macrolepidopteran Assemblages Share Traits That Influence Susceptibility to Parasitism?, Environmental Entomology, 36, 329-336
• P. Barbosa, A. Caldas, S.E. Riechert (2005) Species Abundance Distribution and Predator-Prey Interactions: Theoretical and Applied Consequences. In I. Castellanos (eds), The Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions., 1st. Edition, UK, Oxford University Press (bookchapter)
• Barbosa P. and A. Caldas, Patterns of parasitoid-host associations in differentially parasitized macrolepidopteran assemblages on black willow, Salix nigra (Marsh) and box elder, Acer negundo (L.), Basic and Applied Ecology, 5, 75-85, 2004
• Barbosa, P., T. Tammaru, A. Caldas., Is Parasitism of Numerically Dominant Species in Macrolepidopteran Assemblages Independent of their Abundance?, Basic and Applied Ecology, 5, 357-366, 2004
• Caldas, A. and R.K. Robbins, Modified Pollard Transects for Assessing Tropical Butterfly Abundance and Diversity, Biological Conservation, 110, 211-219, 2003
• Barbosa P., A. Caldas and G. Robinson, Host Plant Associations Among Species in Two Macrolepidopteran Assemblages, Journal of Entomological Science, 38(1), 41-47, 2003
• Caldas, A., D.J. Hawthorne and P. Barbosa, Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from Zale galbanata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and amplification in other members of the genus, Molecular Ecology Notes, 2(3), 296-297, 2002
• Barbosa, P., A.E. Segarra, P. Gross, A. Caldas et al., Differential parasitism of macrolepidopteran herbivores on two deciduous tree species, Ecology, 82(3), 698-704, 2000
• A. Caldas, J.R. Almeida, J.M. D'Almeida, Family composition of Muscoidea communities in adjacent areas of secondary tropical forest and pasture field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Revta Bras. Zool., 16(3), 899-904, 1999
• Astrid Caldas, On Man, Nature, Society, and Ecology, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 79(3), 216-217, Jul 1998
• M. Duarte, A. Caldas, M. Barbosa (1997) Ciclo de vida de Phaleria testacea Say, 1824 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) em laboratório, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 41, 85-88
• A. Caldas (1997) Notes on male genitalia of the Anaea ryphea - Anaea eurypyle complex (Nymphalidae), Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51, 83-90
• A. Caldas, F.C. Passos (1996) Comments on plant-herbivore-parasitoid interactions in two cerrado areas of Southern Brazil, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 13, 405-410
• A. Caldas (1996) Intraseasonal variation in a population of Fountainea ryphea (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 13, 399-404
• A. Caldas (1996) Fifth instar parasitoids of Anaea ryphea (Nymphalidae) -- the missing data, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 50, 89-90
• A. Caldas (1996) Intraspecific variation of Anaea ryphea and Anaea eurypyle (Nymphalidae), Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 32, 37-44
• A. Caldas, J.R. Almeida, N.L. Ornellas (1996) Elytra pigmentation and size variation in Phaleria testacea Say (Tenebrionidae), The Coleopterist's Bulletin, 50, 5-13
• A. Caldas (1995) Population ecology of Anaea ryphea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): immatures at Campinas, Brazil, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 49, 234-245
• A. Caldas (1995) Mortality of Anaea ryphea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) immatures in Panama, Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 31, 195-204
• A. Caldas (1994) Biology of Anaea ryphea (Nymphalidae) in Campinas, Brazil, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 48, 248-257
• J.R. Almeida, R. Xerez, A. Caldas (1993) Dinâmica populacional de quatro espécies de Dysdercus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) e a fenologia das plantas hospedeiras, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10, 197-214
• M.D. Almeida, A. Caldas, J.R. Almeida (1993) Variação morfométrica e demográfica em Phaleria testacea Say, 1824 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) de duas praias do Rio de Janeiro, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10, 178-182
• A. Caldas, J.R. Almeida (1993) Population dynamics of Phaleria testacea Say (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), The Coleopterist's Bulletin, 47, 271-277
• A. Caldas, P.R. S. Moutinho (1993) Composição e diversidade da fauna de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em áreas sob remoção experimental de árvores na Reserva Florestal de Linhares, ES, Brasil, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 37, 229-304
• A. Caldas (1991) Distribuição espacial e razão dos sexos em Phaleria testacea (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) na Praia de Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 35, 795-798
• M.D. Almeida, T.C.M. Gonçalves, J. Jurberg, A. Caldas (1991) Morfologia externa de Phaleria testacea Say, 1824 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 51, 373-383
• A. Caldas (1991) A population of Anaea ryphea and its larval food plant at Campinas, Brazil, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 45, 68
• A. Caldas, J.R. Almeida (1985) Hábitos alimentares e comportamento de Phaleria brasiliensis Laporte, 1840 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) na praia de Botafogo, RJ., Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 29, 221-224
• J.R. Almeida, S.B. Almeida, R. Xerez, A. Caldas (1984) Geographical melanic variation in Dysdercus maurus (Hemiptera, Pyrrhocoridae) in eastern and northeastern Brazil, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 28, 269-273
• J.R. Almeida, A. Caldas, N.L. Ornellas, J.B. Cabral-Neto, S.B. Almeida (1981) Cariotipo e polimorfismo melanico de Phaleria brasiliensis, Archivos de Biologia y Medicina Experimentales, 14, 40