Search Results - "Manfrin, Maura H."
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Variations on a theme: diversification of cuticular hydrocarbons in a clade of cactophilic Drosophila
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (23-06-2011)“…We characterized variation and chemical composition of epicuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) in the seven species of the Drosophila buzzatii cluster with gas…”
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Evidences of differential methylation in the genome during development in the cactophilic Drosophila species
Published in Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) (01-02-2024)“…Summary DNA methylation with 5‐methylcytosine (5mC) has been reported in the genome of several eukaryotes, with marked differences between vertebrates and…”
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Mito-nuclear discordance with evidence of shared ancestral polymorphism and selection in cactophilic species of Drosophila
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-09-2015)“…The Drosophila serido haplogroup is a monophyletic group composed of the following four cryptic and cactophilic species that are endemic to eastern Brazil:…”
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Nested Cladistic Analysis of Brazilian Populations of Drosophila serido
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-01-2002)“…The effects of Quaternary climatic cycles were investigated in Drosophila serido, a Brazilian cactophilic fly widely distributed outside the Amazonian region…”
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Identification of differentially expressed genes in female Drosophila antonietae and Drosophila meridionalis in response to host cactus odor
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (02-09-2014)“…Studies of insect-plant interactions have provided critical insights into the ecology and evolution of adaptive processes within and among species. Cactophilic…”
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Aedeagus morphology as a discriminant marker in two closely related cactophilic species of Drosophila (Diptera; Drosophilidae) in South America
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-06-2006)“…Drosophila serido and D. antonietae are sibling species belonging to the Drosophila buzzatii cluster. Morphologically, they can only be discriminated by…”
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Phylogeography of the cactophilic species Drosophila gouveai: demographic events and divergence timing in dry vegetation enclaves in eastern Brazil
Published in Journal of biogeography (01-11-2009)“…The aim of this study was to assess the causal mechanisms underlying populational subdivision in Drosophila gouveai, a cactophilic species associated with…”
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Wing morphology is related to host plants in cactophilic Drosophila gouveai and Drosophila antonietae (Diptera, Drosophilidae)
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-12-2008)“…A central issue in evolutionary biology is to understand the mechanisms promoting morphological evolution during speciation. In a previous study, we showed…”
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Microsatellite allele sequencing in population analyses of the South American cactophilic species Drosophila antonietae (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-07-2010)“…Drosophila antonietae belongs to the Drosophila buzzatii cluster, a cactophilic group of species naturally endemic to South America. Morphological and genetic…”
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Phenotypic variation of the Aedeagus of Drosophila serido vilela & sene (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Published in Neotropical entomology (01-09-2008)“…Drosophila serido Vilela & Sene is a polytypic and cactophilic species with broad geographic distribution in Brazil. The morphology of the aedeagi of eight…”
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Molecular characterization of SSS139, a new satellite DNA family in sibling species of the Drosophila buzzatii cluster
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (2008)“…We characterized sequences of a novel SSS139 RsaI satellite DNA family in Drosophila gouveai and Drosophila seriema, two members of the Drosophila buzzatii…”
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Low rates of homogenization of the DBC-150 satellite DNA family restricted to a single pair of microchromosomes in species from the Drosophila buzzatii cluster
Published in Chromosome research (01-01-2007)“…A satellite DNA family, termed DBC-150, comprises slightly GC-rich repeat units of approximately 150 bp that were isolated (by DNA digestions or PCR) from the…”
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Phylogenetic relationships in the Drosophila fasciola species subgroup (Diptera, Drosophilidae) inferred from partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (2006)“…The repleta group is one of the largest and most complex species groups in the genus Drosophila, representing an important biological model for the elaboration…”
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Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of Brazilian populations of Drosophila buzzatii
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (2002)“…The Argentinean Chaco region has been considered the center of origin of Drosophila buzzatii in South America because it contains most of the chromosomal…”
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Identification of differentially expressed genes in female Drosophila antonietae and Drosophila meridionalisin response to host cactus odor
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (02-09-2014)“…Studies of insect-plant interactions have provided critical insights into the ecology and evolution of adaptive processes within and among species. Cactophilic…”
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Intra and interspecific sequence variation in closely related species of Cereus (CACTACEAE)
Published in Biochemical systematics and ecology (01-04-2016)“…In comparative phylogenetic and population genetic studies, one of the most crucial steps is to select appropriate DNA markers, a decision based primarily on…”
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Molecular characterization of de la 139, a new satellite DNA family in sibling species of the Drosophila buzzatii cluster
Published in Genetics and molecular biology (01-01-2008)“…We characterized sequences of a novel de la 139 RsaI satellite DNA family in Drosophila gouveai and Drosophila seriema, two members of the Drosophila buzzatii…”
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Phenotypic variation of the Aedeagus of Drosophila serido vilela & sene (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Published in Neotropical entomology (2008)“…Drosophila serido Vilela & Sene is a polytypic and cactophilic species with broad geographic distribution in Brazil. The morphology of the aedeagi of eight…”
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