Between Nov 12th and 15th, I participated on the XXVII Annual Ethology Meeting and I Latin-American Symposium of Ethology (http://www.xxviieae.com.br/), at Bonito – Mato Grosso do Sul. The theme of the meeting was “Animal evolution and behavior” and many well known scientists from all over Brazil and also from other countries were present. Dr. Neiva Guedes (Instituto Arara Azul – http://www.projetoararaazul.org.br/) presented her results and gave a talk to the attendees.  I presented two posters: 1) ‘Parental behavior of repopulated Blue-fronted Amazon’, with the collaboration of the biologist Alessandra Mara Sá Firmino, and 2) ‘Reproductive behavior of Blue-fronted Amazon monitored by a in nest microcamera’ with the collaboration of the undergraduates Verónica Ramirez Martinez (UFMS) e Thyago Sabino Morais (UCDB). 

Poster about parental behavior.

Poster about reproductive behavior.

These studies had the financial support of the Bird Park (Parque das Aves) – Foz Tropicana (http://www.parquedasaves.com.br/) and Caiman Ecological Refuge (http://www.caiman.com.br/), besides the operational support of the Fazenda San Francisco Agro Ecotourism Tours and Lodje (http://www.fazendasanfrancisco.tur.br/).

Many people were very interested in the results of our Project, including students and professionals from other states. The event was a success and I congratulate the event coordinator Dr. José Sabino, from UNIDERP/Anhanguera (http://www.uniderp.br/), for this great event!

Presenting the results, and posing in front of the posters with my son Rafael. ^{Images: João Augusto.}