Laboratory of Genetic Diversity and Evolution 

2021

SOUSA, M.P.; VEROLA, C.F.; RIBEIRO-SILVA, S.; ZAPPI, D.C.; SOUZA, E.H.; MORAES, E.M.; TAYLOR, N.P.; AONA, L.Y.S. Pollen-feeding bees in subsp. - reproductive biology of an endemic cactus from the of eastern Brazil. Nordic Journal of Botany, v. 39, p. njb.02924, 2021. DOI.

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2020

SILVA, G.A.R.; KHAN, G.; RIBEIRO-SILVA, S.; AONA, L.Y.S.; MACHADO, M.C.; BONATELLI, I.A.S.; MORAES, E.M.  Extreme genetic structure in a relict cactus genus from campo rupestre landscapes: implications for conservation. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (DORDRECHT. ONLINE), v. 29, p. 1263-1281, 2020. DOI.

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BOMBONATO, J.R.; AMARAL, D.T.; SILVA, G.A.R.; KHAN, G.; MORAES, E.M.; ANDRADE, S.C.S.; EATON, D.; ALONSO, D.P.; RIBOLLA, P.E.M.; TAYLOR, N.; ZAPPI, D.; FRANCO, FF. The potential of genome-wide RAD sequences for resolving rapid radiations: a case study in Cactaceae. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 151, p. 106896, 2020. DOI.

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2019

KHAN, G.; FRANCO, F. F.; SILVA, G.A.R.; BOMBONATO, J.R.; MACHADO, M.; ALONSO, D.P.; RIBOLLA, P.E.M.; ALBACH, D.C.; MORAES, E.M. Maintaining genetic integrity with high promiscuity: Frequent hybridization with low introgression in multiple hybrid zones of Melocactus (Cactaceae). MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 142, p. 106642, 2019. DOI.

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BOMBONATO, J. R.; BONATELLI, I. A. S.; SILVA, G. A. R.; MORAES, E. M.; ZAPPI, D.; TAYLOR, N.; FRANCO, F. F. Cross-genera SSR transferability in cacti revealed by a case study using Cereus (Cereeae, Cactaceae). GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (ONLINE VERSION), p. xx, 2019. DOI.

 

2018

SILVA, G. A. R.; ANTONELLI, A.; LENDEL, A.; MORAES, E. M.; MANFRIN, M. H. The impact of early Quaternary climate change on the diversification and population dynamics of a South American cactus species. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, v. 45, p. 76-88, 2018. DOI.

 

KHAN, G.; RIBEIRO, P. M.; BONATELLI, I. A. S.; PEREZ, M. F.; FRANCO, F. F.; MORAES, E. M. Weak population structure and no genetic erosion in Pilosocereus aureispinus: A microendemic and threatened cactus species from eastern Brazil. PLoS One, v. 13, p. e0195475-17, 2018. DOI.

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PEREZ, MANOLO F. ; FRANCO, FERNANDO F. ; BOMBONATO, JULIANA R. ; BONATELLI, ISABEL A. S. ; KHAN, GULZAR ; ROMEIRO-BRITO, MONIQUE ; FEGIES, ANA C. ; RIBEIRO, PAULIANNY M. ; SILVA, GISLAINE A. R.; MORAES, E. M. Assessing population structure in the face of isolation by distance: Are we neglecting the problem? DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, v. 24, p. 1883-1889, 2018. DOI.

 

2017

LUNA'LUCENA, D.; MOURE'OLIVEIRA, D.; FERREIRA, K. M.; LUCENA, D. A. A.; GARÓFALO, C. A.; MORAES, E. M.; DEL LAMA, M. A. High mitochondrial DNA diversity and lack of population structure in a solitary cavity-nesting bee in an urban landscape. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 121, p. 564-575, 2017. DOI.

 

KHAN, G.; GODOY, M. O.; FRANCO, F. F. ; PEREZ, MF ; TAYLOR, N.P. ; ZAPPI, D.C. ; MACHADO, M. ; MORAES, EM . Extreme population subdivision or cryptic speciation in the cactus? A taxonomic challenge posed by a naturally fragmented system. Systematics and Biodiversity, v. online, p. 1-12, 2017. DOI.

 

FRANCO, F. F.; SILVA, E. C. C.  BARRIOS-LEAL, D. Y. ; SENE, F. M. ; MANFRIN, M. H. The Calibrated Phylogeny of the Drosophila fasciola Subgroup (D. repleta Group Wasserman) Indicates Neogene Diversification of Its Internal Branches. Neotropical Entomology (Impresso), v. XX, p. XX-XX, 2017. DOI.

 

FRANCO, F. F.; JOJIMA, C. L.; PEREZ, M. F.; ZAPPI, D. C.; TAYLOR, N.; MORAES, E. M. The xeric side of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: The forces shaping phylogeographic structure of cacti. Ecology and Evolution, v. 7, p. 9281-9293, 2017. DOI.

 

FRANCO, F. F.; SILVA, G. A. R.; MORAES, E. M.; TAYLOR, N.; ZAPPI, D. C.; JOJIMA, C. L.; MACHADO, M. C. Plio-Pleistocene diversification of Cereus (Cactaceae, Cereeae) and closely allied genera. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 183, p. 199-210, 2017. DOI.

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BARRIOS-LEAL, D. Y.; FRANCO, F. F.; SILVA, E. C. C.; SANTOS, C. K. B.; SENE, F. M.; MANFRIN, M. H. Deep intraspecific divergence in Drosophila meridionalis, a cactophilic member of the New World Drosophila repleta group. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. xx, p. xx-Xx, 2017. DOI.

 

2016

PEREZ, M. F.; CARSTENS, B. C.; RODRIGUES, G. L.; MORAES, E.M. Anonymous nuclear markers data supporting species tree phylogeny and divergence time estimates in a cactus species complex in South America. Data in Brief, v. 6, p. 456-460, 2016. DOI.

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PEREZ, M. F.  CARSTENS, B. C.; RODRIGUES, G. L.; MORAES, E. M. Anonymous nuclear markers reveal taxonomic incongruence and long-term disjunction in a cactus species complex with continental-island distribution in South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Print), v. 95, p. 11-19, 2016. DOI.

 

SILVA, G. A. R.; JOJIMA, C. L.; MORAES, E. M.; ANTONELLI, A.; MANFRIN, M. H.; FRANCO, F. F. Intra and interspecific sequence variation in closely related species of Cereus (CACTACEAE). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, v. 65, p. 137-142, 2016. DOI.

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CAMARGO, F. P.; ARAUJO, A. C. V.; MORAES, E. M.; DOS SANTOS, A. C. A. A comparison between cactophilic yeast communities isolated from Cereus hildmannianus and Praecereus euchlorus necrotic cladodes. Fungal Biology, v. 120, p. 1175-1183, 2016. DOI.

 

MENEZES, M. O. T.; ZAPPI, D.C.; MORAES, E. M.; FRANCO, F. F.; TAYLOR, N.P.; COSTA, I. R.; LOIOLA, M. I. Pleistocene radiation of coastal species of Pilosocereus (Cactaceae) in eastern Brazil. Journal of Arid Environments, v. 135, p. 22-32, 2016. DOI.

 

PEREZ, M. F.; BONATELLI, I. A. S.; MORAES, E. M.; CARSTENS, B. C. Model-based analysis supports interglacial refugia over long-dispersal events in the diversification of two South American cactus species. Heredity (Edinburgh. Print), v. 116, p. 550-557, 2016. DOI.

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CALVENTE, A.; MORAES, E. M.; LAVOR, P.; BONATELLI, I. A. S.; NACAGUMA, P.; VERSIEUX, L. M.; TAYLOR, N. P.; ZAPPI, D. C. Phylogenetic analyses of Pilosocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from plastid and nuclear sequences. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v. 183, p. 25-38, 2016. DOI.

 

ROMEIRO-BRITO, M.; MORAES, E. M.; TAYLOR, N. P.; ZAPPI, D. C.; FRANCO, F. F. Lineage-Specific Evolutionary Rate in Plants: Contributions of a Screening for Cereus (Cactaceae). APPL PLANT SCI, v. 4, p. 1500074, 2016. DOI.

 

2015

BONATELLI, I. A. S.; CARSTENS, B. C.; MORAES, E. M. Using Next Generation RAD Sequencing to Isolate Multispecies Microsatellites for Pilosocereus (Cactaceae). Plos One, v. 10, p. e0142602, 2015. DOI.

 

FRANCO, F. F.; LAVAGNINI, T. C.; SENE, F. M. ; MANFRIN, M. H. Mito-nuclear discordance with evidence of shared ancestral polymorphism and selection in cactophilic species of Drosophila. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p. n/a-n/a, 2015. DOI.

 

2014 

MORAES, E. M.; CIDADE, F. W.; SILVA, A. R.; MACHADO, M. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the rare and endangered cactus Uebelmannia pectinifera (Cactaceae) and its congeneric species. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 13, p. 10359-10366, 2014. DOI.

 

JESUS, A. A.; ORTOLANI, F. A.; MORAES, E.M. Cactaceae. In Marhold, K. (ed.), IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 17. Taxon, v. 63, p. 1150-1151 (E12), 2014. DOI.

 

BONATELLI, I. A. S.; PEREZ, M. F.; PETERSON, A. T.; TAYLOR, N. P.; ZAPPI, D. C.; MACHADO, M. C.; KOCH, I.; PIRES, A. H. C.; MORAES, E. M. Interglacial microrefugia and diversification of a cactus species complex: phylogeography and palaeodistributional reconstructions for Pilosocereus aurisetus and allies. Molecular Ecology (Print), v. 23, p. 3044-3063, 2014. DOI.

 

2013

FRANCO, F. F.; MANFRIN, M. H. Recent demographic history of cactophilic Drosophila species can be related to Quaternary palaeoclimatic changes in South America. Journal of Biogeography (Print), v. 40, p. 142-154, 2013. DOI.

 

BONATELLI, I.A.S.; ZAPPI, D.C.; TAYLOR, N.P.; MORAES, E.M. Usefulness of cpDNA markers for phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses of closely-related cactus species. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 12, p. 4579-4585, 2013. DOI.

 

2012

MORAES, E. M.; PEREZ, M. F.; TEO, M. F.; ZAPPI, D. C.; TAYLOR, N. P.  MACHADO, L. P. Cross-species amplification of microsatellites reveals incongruence in the molecular variation and taxonomic limits of the Pilosocereus aurisetus group (Cactaceae). Genetica (Dordrecht. Online), v. 140, p. 277-285, 2012. DOI.

 

2011
PEREZ, M. F.; TEO, M. F.; ZAPPI, D. C. ; TAYLOR, N. P. ; MORAES, E. M. Isolation, characterization, and cross-species amplification of polymorphic microsatellite markers for Pilosocereus machrisii (Cactaceae). American Journal of Botany, v. 98, p. e204-e206, 2011. DOI.

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2009

MORAES, E. M.; YOTOKO, K. S. C.; MANFRIN, M. H.; SOLFERINI, V. N.; SENE, F. M. Phylogeography of the cactophilic species Drosophila gouveai: demographic events and divergence timing in dry vegetation enclaves in eastern Brazil. Journal of Biogeography (Print), v. 36, p. 2136-2147, 2009. DOI.