Search Results - "Cardoso, Danon Clemes"
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Integrating Paleodistribution Models and Phylogeography in the Grass-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex striatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southern Lowlands of South America
Published in PloS one (06-01-2016)“…Past climate changes often have influenced the present distribution and intraspecific genetic diversity of organisms. The objective of this study was to…”
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Molecular phylogenetic reconstruction and localization of the (TTAGG)n telomeric repeats in the chromosomes of Acromyrmex striatus (Roger, 1863) suggests a lower ancestral karyotype for leafcutter ants (Hymenoptera)
Published in Comparative cytogenetics (2018)“…Chromosome counts and karyotype characterization have proved to be important features of a genome. Chromosome changes during the diversification of ants might…”
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Dynamic development of AT‐rich heterochromatin has followed diversification and genome expansion of psammophilous Mycetophylax (Formicidae: Attini: Attina)
Published in Insect molecular biology (01-06-2022)“…Heterochromatin is an important genome constituent comprised by a high density of repetitive DNA sequences that mediate chromosome structure and function. The…”
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Chromosomal dynamics in space and time: evolutionary history of Mycetophylax ants across past climatic changes in the Brazilian Atlantic coast
Published in Scientific reports (11-12-2019)“…Fungus-farming ants of the genus Mycetophylax exhibit intra and interspecific chromosome variability, which makes them suitable for testing hypotheses about…”
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Intraspecific variation in the karyotype length and genome size of fungus-farming ants (genus Mycetophylax), with remarks on procedures for the estimation of genome size in the Formicidae by flow cytometry
Published in PloS one (06-08-2020)“…Ants (Formicidae) present considerable diversity in chromosome numbers, which vary from n = 1 to n = 60, although this variation is not proportional to that in…”
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Chromosomal variation among populations of a fungus-farming ant: implications for karyotype evolution and potential restriction to gene flow
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (21-09-2018)“…Intraspecific variation in chromosome structure may cause genetic incompatibilities and thus provides the first step in the formation of species. In ants,…”
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Cytogenetic and molecular analyses reveal a divergence between Acromyrmex striatus (Roger, 1863) and other congeneric species: taxonomic implications
Published in PloS one (20-03-2013)“…The leafcutter ants, which consist of Acromyrmex and Atta genera, are restricted to the New World and they are considered the main herbivores in the…”
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Karyotype Diversity, Mode, and Tempo of the Chromosomal Evolution of Attina (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini): Is There an Upper Limit to Chromosome Number?
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (02-12-2021)“…Ants are an important insect group that exhibits considerable diversity in chromosome numbers. Some species show only one chromosome, as in the males of the…”
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The evolution of haploid chromosome numbers in Meliponini
Published in PloS one (24-10-2019)“…It is thought that two evolutionary mechanisms gave rise to chromosomal variation in bees: the first one points to polyploidy as the main cause of chromosomal…”
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Karyotype and putative chromosomal inversion suggested by integration of cytogenetic and molecular data of the fungus-farming ant Mycetomoellerius iheringi Emery, 1888
Published in Comparative cytogenetics (07-05-2020)“…Comparative cytogenetic analyses are being increasingly used to collect information on species evolution, for example, diversification of closely related…”
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Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new genus of leaf‐cutting ants revealed by multilocus molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyses
Published in Austral entomology (01-11-2020)“…Leaf‐cutting ants (genera Acromyrmex and Atta) are the most important herbivores in the Neotropical region. Within the genus Acromyrmex, the species and…”
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The Bee Chromosome database (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Published in Apidologie (01-04-2021)“…The bee diversity (Apidae) estimative ranges from 18,000 to 20,000 species worldwide. Together, they show an impressive diversity in morphological, ecological,…”
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Under the sun or stars: how a dune ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community is shaped along the day and night
Published in Austral entomology (01-05-2023)“…Atlantic Forest (AF) is a threatened megadiverse biome distributed from north to south along the ocean of South America and is considered a hotspot of…”
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Assessing ploidy levels and karyotype structure of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima Smith, 1855 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae)
Published in Comparative cytogenetics (11-04-2023)“…The family Formicidae is composed of ants that organize themselves into castes in which every individual has a joint organizational function. Solenopsis…”
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The role of fusion in ant chromosome evolution: insights from cytogenetic analysis using a molecular phylogenetic approach in the genus mycetophylax
Published in PloS one (28-01-2014)“…Among insect taxa, ants exhibit one of the most variable chromosome numbers ranging from n = 1 to n = 60. This high karyotype diversity is suggested to be…”
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Genetic diversity and relatedness in captive collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cetartiodactyla: Tayassuidae) estimated by microsatellite genotyping using high‐throughput sequencing: Implications for their conservation and reintroduction
Published in Zoo biology (01-11-2023)“…The global population of Dicotyles tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cetartiodactyla: Tayassuidae), commonly known as the collared peccary and distributed in the…”
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Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Ancestral Chromosome Number of the Genera Anochetus Mayr, 1861 and Odontomachus Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (22-02-2022)“…Recent phylogenetic and molecular data are changing our knowledge about the relations between species and evolutionary processes resulting in the chromosome…”
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Comparative FISH-mapping of TTAGG telomeric sequences to the chromosomes of leafcutter ants (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): is the insect canonical sequence conserved?
Published in Comparative cytogenetics (14-08-2020)“…Telomeric sequences are conserved across species. The most common sequence reported among insects is (TTAGG) n , but its universal occurrence is not a…”
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Thermal Tolerance of Fruit-Feeding Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Contrasting Mountaintop Environments
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (01-05-2020)“…Ectothermic organisms, such as insects, are highly temperature dependent and are good models for studies that predict organisms' responses to global climate…”
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Genome size in ants: retrospect and prospect
Published in Caryologia (23-12-2019)“…Genome size is very useful in studies regarding taxonomy, evolution, and reproductive biology in many animal groups, including insects. Herein, we assembled…”
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