- Degree:
- PhD
- Position:
- Postdoc
- Supervisor:
- Professor Krzysztof Schmidt
2023 – PhD degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity. São Paulo State University. Brazil
2017 – Master’s degree in Zoology. São Paulo State University. Brazil
2013 – Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science. University Aquino of Bolivia, Bolivia
2011 – Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Gabriel Rene Moreno Autonomous University. Bolivia
I specialize in spatial ecology and open data science for conservation, with a focus on understanding how species respond to environmental change in human-modified landscapes. I integrate GPS telemetry, biodiversity databases, and advanced quantitative approaches to study movement patterns, habitat use, and ecological processes across vertebrate taxa. Additionally, I develop reproducible analytical workflows and contribute to open science initiatives, emphasizing the translation of ecological data into robust, actionable insights for conservation and management.
2025- Postdoctoral Position in the Mamirauá Institute. Brazil
2024 - Postdoctoral Position in the Federal University of Goiás. Brazil
2022 - Internship as Visitor Researcher at Swansea University. UK
2013 - Veterinary Assistant, South American Fauna Zoo, Bolivia
2011 – Field technician at International Birds at the University of Oklahoma. USA
Publications list:
Conga DF, Helen Costa J, Bejarano Alegre V, Magalhães Bezerra A, Maciel de Castro Cardoso Jaques A. Seasonal rainfall drives temporal niche partitioning in the helminth community of scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) from Marajó Island. Journal of Helminthology. 2026;100:e15. doi:10.1017/S0022149X25101132
Alegre, V. B., Sepulvida, R., de Faria Oshima, J. E., Azevedo, F. C., Kanda, C. Z., Morato, R. G., & Ribeiro, M. C. (2025). Ecological traits explain wild felid responses to human-modified landscapes in Brazil: An open-data approach for conservation. Biological Conservation, 311, 111461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111461
Gomez, S., English, H. M., Bejarano Alegre, V., Blackwell, P. G., Bracken, A. M., Bray, E., Evans, L. C., Gan, J. L., Grecian, W. J., Gutmann Roberts, C., Harju, S. M., Hejcmanová, P., Lelotte, L., Marshall, B. M., Matthiopoulos, J., Mnenge, A. J., Niebuhr, B. B., Ortega, Z., Pollock, C. J., … Börger, L. (2025). Understanding and predicting animal movements and distributions in the Anthropocene. Journal of Animal Ecology, 94, 1146–1164. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70040
Alegre, V. B., de Faria Oshima, J. E., Kanda, C. Z., Jorge, M. L. S., Keuroghlian, A., Morato, R. G., ... & Börger, L. (2025). Predator–Prey Movement Interactions: Jaguars and Peccaries in the Spotlight. Biotropica, 57(1), e13423. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13423
Alegre, V. B., Kanda, C. Z., de Faria Oshima, J. E., Niebuhr, B. B., Morato, R. G., Thompson, J. J., ... & Ribeiro, M. C. (2024). Jaguar at the Edge: movement patterns in human-altered landscapes. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 22(4), 358-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2024.10.002
Alegre, V. B., Rio-Maior, H., de Faria Oshima, J. E., Niebuhr, B. B., Morato, R. G., & Ribeiro, M. C. (2023). The effect of anthropogenic features on the habitat selection of a large carnivore is conditional on sex and circadian period, suggesting a landscape of coexistence. Journal for Nature Conservation, 73, 126412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126412
Thompson, J. J., Morato, R. G., Niebuhr, B. B., Alegre, V. B., Oshima, J. E. F., de Barros, A. E., ... & Ribeiro, M. C. (2021). Environmental and anthropogenic factors synergistically affect space use of jaguars. Current Biology, 31(15), 3457-3466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.029
Rosa, C. A. D., Ribeiro, B. R., Bejarano, V., Puertas, F. H., Bocchiglieri, A., Barbosa, A. L. D. S., ... & Carvalho, D. R. (2020). Neotropical alien mammals: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3115
Rodrigues, R. C., Hasui, É., Assis, J. C., Pena, J. C. C., Muylaert, R. L., Tonetti, V. R.,(…Bejarano, V.,..) & Althoff, S. L. (2019). ATLANTIC BIRD TRAITS: a data set of bird morphological traits from the Atlantic forests of South America. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2647
Bejarano, V., & Jahn, A. E. (2018). Relationship between arrival timing and breeding success of intra‐tropical migratory Fork‐tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus savana). Journal of Field Ornithology, 89(2), 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12251
Jahn, A. E., Bejarano, V., Guzmán, M. B., Brown, L. M., Carvalho Provinciato, I. C., Cereghetti, J., ... & Tuero, D. T. (2017). Molting while breeding? Lessons from new world Tyrannus flycatchers. Journal of Ornithology, 158(4), 1061-1072. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1464-5
Jahn, A. E., Bejarano, V., Cueto, V. R., Di Giacomo, A. S., & Fontana, C. S. (2017). Movement ecology research to advance conservation of South America's grassland migratory birds. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 15(3), 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2017.07.003
Jahn, A. E., Seavy, N. E., Bejarano, V., Guzmán, M. B., Provinciato, I. C. C., Pizo, M. A., & MacPherson, M. (2016). Intra-tropical migration and wintering areas of Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus savana) breeding in São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 24(2), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03544339
Jahn, A. E., Tuero, D. T., Mamani, A. M., Bejarano, V., Masson, D. A., & Aguilar, E. (2014). Drivers of clutch-size in Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus savana) at temperate and tropical latitudes in South America. Emu, 114(4), 337-342. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU13084