My research focuses on the intersection of disease and macroecology. My main goal is to fill research gaps that will lead to a better understanding of the patterns and mechanisms contributing to parasite spread and the possible ways to mitigate pathogen impacts. While I have explored a broad range of avian parasites, from ticks to protozoans, such as Babesia, most of my research is focused on malaria and malaria-like (haemosporidian) parasites. I have studied malaria parasites using a range of advanced modelling techniques, including network analysis and hierarchical Bayesian models. My work investigates macroecological and evolutionary patterns of parasite-host dynamics and the consequences of land use change for disease in humans and wildlife. To do so, I apply remote sensing and causal inference analysis to quantify the impact of global change on disease transmission. My research contributes to mitigating disease outbreaks and wildlife burdens, ultimately improving conservation programs and human health policies in times of global change. 

• PhD
  University of Otago, 2020–2023
• MSc
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2017–2019
• BSc
  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2013–2017

2025

• PublishedBetween- and within-population drivers of haemosporidian prevalence and diversity in American robins Turdus migratorius
  Jahn, A. E., de Angeli Dutra, D., Bell, J. A., Dispoto, J. H., Fecchio, A., Ketterson, E. D., Kuabara, K. M. D., Smiley, T. M., Verrett, T. B., Weckstein, J. D., Williams, E. J. & Becker, D. J., 8 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Avian Biology. 2025, 3, p. e03430
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedElevating local perspectives for equity in ecological research
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Erikson, A., Genes, L., Dirzo, R. & Venturini, A. M., 6 May 2025, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 40, 5, p. 415-418 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe "Conhecimento Brasil" Program neglects the structural problems of Brazilian science and fails to offer a solution to the brain drain
  Soares, B. E., Moura, A. L., Araújo, V. N. D., Azevedo, N. H., Cardoso, A. C. A., Cardoso, M. R., Carvalho, G. S. D., Dias, A. S., Dutra, D. D. A., D'Bastiani, E., Franco, A. C. S., Genes, L., Gonçalves-Souza, T., Marques, P., Medina, R. S., Moura, C. B., Negrão, R., Oliveira-Pereira, E. A., Oyarzabal, G. & Pamplona, R. S. & 9 others, Peixoto, U. I., Pereira, J. P. D. J., Pezzi, P. H., Reis, A. S., Reis, V. C., Rocha, É. G. D., Serrano, J. A., Silva, I. R. D. & Vidor, C. B., 14 Mar 2025, In: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. 97, 1, p. e20240496
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

2024

• PublishedAssessing global drivers of parasite diversity: host diversity and body mass boost avian haemosporidian diversity
  de Angeli Dutra, D., 1 Apr 2024, In: Parasitology. 151, 5, p. 478-484 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDoes host migration affect host-parasite interaction? Migrant birds harbor exclusive parasites but have similar roles in parasite-host networks
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Rodrigues, R. A., Pichorim, M., Moreira, P. D. A. & Braga, É. M., 1 Aug 2024, In: Oecologia. 205, 3-4, p. 681-689 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEcological, Epidemiological and Pathological Insights on Avian Malaria
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Vanstreels, R. E. T., Robalinho Lima, M. & Fecchio, A., 2024, Ecology of Wild Bird Diseases. Sasan, F. (ed.). CRC Press, 32 p.
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• PublishedNetwork specificity decreases community stability and competition among avian haemosporidian parasites and their hosts
  Dutra, D. D. A. & Poulin, R., 22 Mar 2024, In: Ecography.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPreventing bad behavior in academia
  da Cruz Albino, R., Brimble, M. A., Zdenek, C., Vandenbroeck, K., Masud, S., Zhang, X., Cosentino, M., Gupta, A., Abdul-Ghani, R., Gerarduzzi, C., Jackson, P., Oomen, R., Servais, B., Manjunatha, A., Bulthuis, N., Romero-Molina, C., Teng, D., Kosanic, A., de Angeli Dutra, D. & Alekkou, D. & 3 others, Venturini, A. M., Virguez, E. & Obasa, A. E., 5 Jul 2024, In: Science. 385, 6704, p. 22-24 3 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWelcome to the Science Olympics!
  Mukhles, G., Shakir, S., Fulco, G., Dutra, D. D. A., Burnette, K., Mach, F., Klocko, A. L., Ribeiro, H. L., Turki, H., Bezerra, P., Lu, Z., Kim, B., He, S., Andres, R. M., Obasa, A. E. & Chua, S. L., 4 Oct 2024, In: Science. 386, 6717, p. 20-22 3 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedBattle of the sexes: analysis of sex bias in host use and reporting practices in parasitological experiments
  Poulin, R., Presswell, B., Filion, A., Salloum, P. M., Chai, X., Bennett, J. & de Angeli Dutra, D., 1 Jun 2023, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 53, 7, p. 381-389 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedBiases in parasite biodiversity research: why some helminth species attract more research than others
  Poulin, R., Presswell, B., Bennett, J., de Angeli Dutra, D. & Salloum, P. M., 1 Aug 2023, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 21, p. 89-98 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCo-infection with Leucocytozoon and Other Haemosporidian Parasites Increases with Latitude and Altitude in New World Bird Communities
  Fecchio, A., Bell, J. A., Williams, E. J., Dispoto, J. H., Weckstein, J. D. & de Angeli Dutra, D., 1 Nov 2023, In: Microbial Ecology. 86, 4, p. 2838-2846 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDetection of Salmonella spp. in wild and domestic birds in an anthropized ecotone between the Cerrado and the Amazon Forest in Brazil
  Belo, N. O., De Angeli Dutra, D., Rodello, D., Crispim, N. P. C. C., Silva, A. S. G., Coelho, H. L. G., Cunha, J. L. R., Martins, N. R. S. & Braga, E. M., 1 Mar 2023, In: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 54, 1, p. 565-569 5 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFunctional and sex-specific dynamics of ectoparasite size evolution in marine isopod-fish interactions: Harrison's rule and increasing variance
  Ni, S. & de Angeli Dutra, D., 1 Jan 2023, In: Oecologia. 201, 1, p. 213-225 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHost phylogeny and seasonality shapes avian haemosporidian prevalence in a Brazilian biodiverse and dry forest: the Caatinga
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Khan, A. U., Ferreira, F. C., Beirão, M. V., Pichorim, M., Moreira, P. A. & Braga, É. M., 1 Dec 2023, In: Parasitology. 150, 14, p. 1277-1285 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResetting our expectations for parasites and their effects on species interactions: a meta-analysis
  Hasik, A. Z., de Angeli Dutra, D., Doherty, J.-F., Duffy, M. A., Poulin, R. & Siepielski, A. M., 1 Jan 2023, In: Ecology Letters. 26, 1, p. 184-199 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• PublishedRevealing the drivers of parasite community assembly: using avian haemosporidians to model global dynamics of parasite species turnover
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Pinheiro, R. B. P., Fecchio, A. & Poulin, R., 1 May 2023, In: Ecography. 2023, 5, e06634.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedVector microbiome: will global climate change affect vector competence and pathogen transmission?
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Salloum, P. M. & Poulin, R., 1 Jan 2023, In: Parasitology Research. 122, 1, p. 11-17 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedEvolutionary consequences of vector-borne transmission: how using vectors shapes host, vector and pathogen evolution
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Poulin, R. & Ferreira, F. C., 1 Nov 2022, In: Parasitology. 149, 13, p. 1667-1678 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printMigratory behaviour does not alter cophylogenetic congruence between avian hosts and their haemosporidian parasites
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Fecchio, A., Braga, É. M. & Poulin, R., 7 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Parasitology. 149, 7, p. 1-8 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPrevalence and richness of malaria and malaria-like parasites in wild birds from different biomes in South America
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Belo, N. & Braga, E. M., 19 May 2022, In: PeerJ. 10, p. e13485
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedShort and sweet: an analysis of the length of parasite species names
  Poulin, R., de Angeli Dutra, D. & Presswell, B., 1 Dec 2022, In: Systematic parasitology. 99, 6, p. 699-706 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAnimal migrations and parasitism: reciprocal effects within a unified framework
  Poulin, R. & de Angeli Dutra, D., 1 Aug 2021, In: Biological Reviews. 96, 4, p. 1331-1348 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedContrasting effects of host or local specialization: Widespread haemosporidians are host generalist, whereas local specialists are locally abundant
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Moreira Félix, G. & Poulin, R., 1 Dec 2021, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30, 12, p. 2467-2476 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHaemosporidian taxonomic composition, network centrality and partner fidelity between resident and migratory avian hosts
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Fecchio, A., Braga, É. M. & Poulin, R., 1 Oct 2021, In: Oecologia. 197, 2, p. 501-509 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHigher infection probability of haemosporidian parasites in Blue-black Grassquits (Volatinia jacarina) inhabiting native vegetation across Brazil
  Fecchio, A., Ribeiro, R. M., Ferreira, F. C., de Angeli Dutra, D., Tolesano-Pascoli, G., Alquezar, R. D., Khan, A. U., Pichorim, M., Moreira, P. A., Costa-Nascimento, M. J., Monteiro, E. F., Mathias, B. S., Guimarães, L. O., Simões, R. F., Braga, É. M., Kirchgatter, K. & Dias, R. I., 1 Feb 2021, In: Parasitology international. 80, p. 102204
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishediParasitology: Mining the Internet to Test Parasitological Hypotheses
  Poulin, R., Bennett, J., Filion, A., Bhattarai, U. R., Chai, X., de Angeli Dutra, D., Donlon, E., Doherty, J.-F., Jorge, F., Milotic, M., Park, E., Sabadel, A. & Thomas, L. J., 1 Apr 2021, In: Trends in Parasitology. 37, 4, p. 267-272 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMigrant birds disperse haemosporidian parasites and affect their transmission in avian communities
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Filion, A., Fecchio, A., Braga, É. M. & Poulin, R., 1 Jun 2021, In: Oikos. 130, 6, p. 979-988 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMigration and season explain tick prevalence in Brazilian birds
  Fecchio, A., Lugarini, C., Ferreira, A., Weckstein, J. D., Kuabara, K. M. D., De La Torre, G. M., Ogrzewalska, M., Martins, T. F. & de Angeli Dutra, D., 1 Dec 2021, In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 35, 4, p. 547-555 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMigratory birds have higher prevalence and richness of avian haemosporidian parasites than residents
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Fecchio, A., Martins Braga, É. & Poulin, R., 1 Sept 2021, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 51, 10, p. 877-882 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe people vs science: can passively crowdsourced internet data shed light on host-parasite interactions?
  Doherty, J.-F., Filion, A., Bennett, J., Raj Bhattarai, U., Chai, X., de Angeli Dutra, D., Donlon, E., Jorge, F., Milotic, M., Park, E., Sabadel, A. J. M., Thomas, L. J. & Poulin, R., 1 Sept 2021, In: Parasitology. 148, 11, p. 1313-1319 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe rise of big data in disease ecology
  Doherty, J.-F., Chai, X., Cope, L. E., de Angeli Dutra, D., Milotic, M., Ni, S., Park, E. & Filion, A., 1 Dec 2021, In: Trends in Parasitology. 37, 12, p. 1034-1037 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedEvolutionary Signature of Ancient Parasite Pressures, or the Ghost of Parasitism Past
  Poulin, R., Bennett, J., de Angeli Dutra, D., Doherty, J. F., Filion, A., Park, E. & Ruehle, B., 23 Jun 2020, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8, June, p. 1-7 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFirst report of avian malaria in a Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
  Vanstreels, R. E. T., Dutra, D. D. A., Santos, A. P., Hurtado, R., Egert, L. & Braga, É. M., 1 Oct 2020, In: Parasitology international. 78, p. 102148
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHemoparasites and their relation to body condition and plumage coloration of the White-necked thrush (Turdus albicollis)
  De La Torre, G. M., Freitas, F. F., Fratoni, R. D. O., Guaraldo, A. D. C., Dutra, D. D. A., Braga, É. M. & Manica, L. T., 1 Aug 2020, In: Ethology Ecology and Evolution. 32, 6, p. 1-18 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedEpidemiology, hematology, and unusual morphological characteristics of Plasmodium during an avian malaria outbreak in penguins in Brazil
  Vanstreels, R. E. T., Dutra, D. D. A., Ferreira-Junior, F. C., Hurtado, R., Egert, L., Mayorga, L. F. S. P., Bhering, R. C. C., Braga, É. M. & Catão-Dias, J. L., 1 Dec 2019, In: Parasitology Research. 118, 12, p. 3497-3508 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFirst record of haemosporidian parasites infecting swifts (Aves: Apodidae)
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Tolesano-Pascoli, G., Innecco Garcia, F., Biancalana, R. & Martins Braga, É., 1 Sept 2019, In: Acta Tropica. 197, p. 105070
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedA new pathogen spillover from domestic to wild animals: Plasmodium juxtanucleare infects free-living passerines in Brazil
  Ferreira-Junior, F. C., de Angeli Dutra, D., Silveira, P., Pacheco, R. C., Witter, R., de Souza Ramos, D. G., Pacheco, M. A., Escalante, A. A. & Braga, É. M., 1 Dec 2018, In: Parasitology. 145, 14, p. 1949-1958 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHaemoproteus paraortalidum n. sp. in captive Black-fronted Piping-guans Aburria jacutinga (Galliformes, Cracidae): High prevalence in a population reintroduced into the wild
  Ferreira-Junior, F. C., de Angeli Dutra, D., Martins, N. R. S., Valkiūnas, G. & Braga, É. M., 1 Dec 2018, In: Acta Tropica. 188, p. 93-100 8 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInvestigation of Babesia sp. in pygoscelid penguins at the South Shetland Islands
  Vanstreels, R. E. T., Ferreira Junior, F., Dutra, D. D. A., Epiphanio, S., Braga, É. M., Pistorius, P. A. & Catão-Dias, J. L., 26 Sept 2018, In: Polar Research. 37, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedHaemosporidian infections affect antioxidant defences in great tits Parus major but are not related to exposure to aerial pollutants
  de Angeli Dutra, D., Silveira, P., Ramos, J. A., Sousa, J. P., Braga, É. M. & Norte, A. C., 1 Mar 2017, In: Parasitology Open. 3, e4.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review