Dr Juliano Morimoto

About

Email Addressjuliano.morimoto@abdn.ac.ukTelephone Number+44 (0)1224 273218School/DepartmentSchool of Natural and Computing Sciences TwitterGoogle ScholarPersonal Website Biography Education BSc in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) (2009-2013) DPhil in Zoology, University of Oxford (UK) (2013-2016) PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading (UK) (2024-2025) Professional Experience Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney (Australia) (2016-2017) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University (Australia) (2017-2019) Lecturer, University of Aberdeen (UK) (2020 – 2022) Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen (UK) (2022 – current) Memberships and Affiliations Internal Memberships Race Equality Champion (School of Biological Sciences,

Education

• BSc in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) (2009-2013)
• DPhil in Zoology, University of Oxford (UK) (2013-2016)
• PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading (UK) (2024-2025)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney (Australia) (2016-2017)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University (Australia) (2017-2019)
• Lecturer, University of Aberdeen (UK) (2020 – 2022)
• Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen (UK) (2022 – current)

Selected publications

• The evolution of Hutchinsonian climatic niche hypervolumes in gymnosperms 2026 - PublishedCaron, F. S., Lazovskis, J., Burslem, D., Morimoto Borges, J. Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 35, no. 6, e70257Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70257[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/dc6a7662-bbc4-4427-91e9-f056e5bfc7a1/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70257
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/dc6a7662-bbc4-4427-91e9-f056e5bfc7a1/download
• Short-term puzzle feeder enrichment increases food engagement but not stress-related behaviour in captive golden-headed lion tamarins 2026 - PublishedPipolo, G., Chen, E., Harlos, E., Möllerstrom, J., Morimoto Borges, J. Ecology and Evolution, vol. 16, no. 4, e73312Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73312[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/0ca7386a-9cd9-4c02-9654-876c29398341/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73312
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/0ca7386a-9cd9-4c02-9654-876c29398341/download
• Insects are underrepresented across red lists of threatened biodiversity in the Neotropics 2026 - PublishedJustino, G. L., Zanco, B., Guzman, L. M., Echeverri, A., Noriega, J. A., Fávaro, L. F., Morimoto, J. Biological Conservation, vol. 314, 111649Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111649[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/6caff153-8bd5-4dab-8bf0-db89cee4bfdc/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111649
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/6caff153-8bd5-4dab-8bf0-db89cee4bfdc/download
• Amino acid frequency in the proteome is not associated with realised thermal limit nor dietary niche breadth in 35 Lepidoptera species 2025 - PublishedCaron, F. S., Pietras, Z., Eddine-Lomas, A., von Hellfeld, R., Morimoto Borges, J. Ecology and Evolution, vol. 15, no. 12, e72608Contributions to Journals: Articles[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72608[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/2d4c61de-2355-4b17-b125-b3899d85d8b3/download