
Henrique FigueiróVALE | VALE · Vale Technological Institute
Henrique Figueiró
PhD
Post doctoral researcher at Vale Institute of Technology
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The great cats of the genus Panthera comprise a recent radiation whose evolutionary history is poorly understood. Their rapid diversification poses challenges to resolving their phylogeny while offering opportunities to investigate the historical dynamics of adaptive divergence. We report the sequence, de novo assembly, and annotation of the jaguar...
Current phylogenomic approaches implicitly assume that the predominant phylogenetic signal within a genome reflects the true evolutionary history of organisms, without assessing the confounding effects of post-speciation gene flow that can produce a mosaic of phylogenetic signals that interact with recombinational variation. Here we tested the vali...
Penguins are the only extant family of flightless diving birds. They currently comprise at least 18 species, distributed from polar to tropical environments in the Southern Hemisphere. The history of their diversification and adaptation to these diverse environments remains controversial. We used 22 new genomes from 18 penguin species to reconstruc...
Phylogenetic reconstruction and species delimitation are often challenging in the case of recent evolutionary radiations, especially when post-speciation gene flow is present. Leopardus is a Neotropical cat genus that has a long history of recalcitrant taxonomic problems, along with both ancient and current episodes of interspecies admixture. Here...
Comparative whole-genome analyses hold great power to illuminate commonalities and differences in the evolution of related species that share similar ecologies. The mustelid subfamily Lutrinae includes 13 currently recognized extant species of otters,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 a semiaquatic group whose evolutionary history is incompletely understood. We assembl...
The biodiversity crisis is a global phenomenon, and measures to monitor, stop, and revert the impacts on species’ extinction risk are urgently needed. Megadiverse countries, especially in the Global South, are responsible for managing and protecting Earth’s biodiversity. Various initiatives have started to sequence reference-level genomes or perfor...
Biologists currently have an assortment of high-throughput sequencing techniques allowing the study of population dynamics in increasing detail. The utility of genetic estimates depends on their ability to recover meaningful approximations while filtering out noise produced by artifacts. In this study, we empirically compared the congruence of two...
Biodiversity conservation, especially in megadiverse regions like Brazil, faces challenges that demand the implementation of innovative approaches. In this context, a partnership agreement was signed between the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and the Vale Institute ofTechnology (ITV), named GBB (Genomics of the Brazil...
Meller’s mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri) is a member of the family Herpestidae (Mammalia: Carnivora) and the sole species in the genus Rhynchogale. It is primarily found in savannas and open woodlands of eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome for a female Meller’s mongoose collected in Tanzania, generated...
Cryptic biodiversity continues to be revealed worldwide, even in apparently well-known groups such as carnivorans. The Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) presents shape variation in its nose pad, a character that has been used to differentiate species in this group. Based on this, 3 subspecies are recognized: L. l. annectens (Mexico, Central Am...
Cryptic biodiversity continues to be revealed worldwide, even in apparently well-known groups such as carnivorans. The Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) presents shape variation in its nose pad, a character that has been used to differentiate species in this group. Based on this, 3 subspecies are recognized: L. l. annectens (Mexico, Central Am...
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest living cat species native to the Americas and one of few large American carnivorans to have survived into the Holocene. However, the extent to which jaguar diversity declined during the end-Pleistocene extinction event remains unclear. For example, Pleistocene jaguar fossils from North America are notably l...
The chapter addresses the current state of the field of conservation genomics focused on neotropical carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora), the history of its development in the last decade, and its prospects for the future. It describes the genomic resources that have been developed so far for these species, and their applications in conservation effor...
Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small neotropical felid that has been the focus of a few dietary studies in the Brazilian Pampa. In order to better understand its trophic ecology, it is essential to accurately determine its diet and to evaluate potential relationships between prey composition and habitat suitability. To achieve this, we e...
The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a canid species found across southern Eurasia. Several subspecies of this animal have been genetically studied in regions such as Europe, the Middle East, and India. However, one subspecies that lacks current research is the Indochinese jackal (Canis aureus cruesemanni), which is primarily found in Southeast Asia...
Similar to other apex predator species, populations of mainland (Neofelis nebulosa) and Sunda (Neofelis diardi) clouded leopards are declining. Understanding their patterns of genetic variation can provide critical insights on past genetic erosion and a baseline for understanding their long-term conservation needs. As a step toward this goal, we pr...
Biologists currently have an assortment of high-throughput sequencing techniques allowing the study of population dynamics in increasing detail. The utility of genetic estimates depends on their ability to recover meaningful approximations while filtering out noise produced by artifacts. We empirically compared the congruence of two reduced represe...
The Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libycus) is endemic to Africa, inhabiting the edges of the Saharan Desert. Little is known about the biology or genetic status of this member of the weasel family (Mustelidae). We present the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Saharan striped polecat, assembled from data generated using a genome skimming...
The remarkable radiation of South American (SA) canids produced 10 extant species distributed across diverse habitats, including disparate forms such as the short-legged, hypercarnivorous bush dog and the long-legged, largely frugivorous maned wolf. Despite considerable research spanning nearly two centuries, many aspects of their evolutionary hist...
Ecological differentiation among diverging species is an important component of the evolutionary process and can be investigated in rapid and recent radiations. Here we use whole genome sequences of five species from the genus Leopardus, a recently diversified Neotropical lineage with species bearing distinctive morphological, ecological and behavi...
The vast amount of data contained in a single genome represents a detailed record of past events in that lineage and may forecast its evolutionary potential in the face of environmental changes. Here we employed whole-genome sequence (WGS) data to infer the demographic history and assess signals of recent inbreeding in jaguar (Panthera onca) popula...
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Pumas are the most widely distributed felid in the Western Hemisphere. Increasingly,
however, human persecution and habitat loss are isolating puma populations. To explore the genomic consequences of this isolation, we assemble a draft puma genome and a geographically broad panel of resequenced individuals. We estimate that the lineage leading to p...
In this study we present a record of an antagonistic interaction potentially resulting from intraguild predation or elimination of competitor within the Carnivora, in which an individual of Leopardus pardalis carries an individual of Cerdocyon thous. This record was obtained through camera trapping at the Pró-Mata Center for Research and Nature Con...
In this study we present a record of an antagonistic interaction potentially resulting from intraguild predation or elimination of competitor within the Carnivora, in which an individual of Leopardus pardalis carries an individual of Cerdocyon thous. This record was obtained through camera trapping at the Pró-Mata Center for Research and Nature Con...
Current phylogenomic approaches implicitly assume that the predominant phylogenetic signal within a genome reflects the true evolutionary history of organisms, without assessing the confounding effects of gene flow that result in a mosaic of phylogenetic signals that interact with recombinational variation. Here we tested the validity of this assum...
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Across the geographic range of mountain lions, which includes much of North and South America, populations have become increasingly isolated due to human persecution and habitat loss. To explore the genomic consequences of these processes, we assembled a high-quality mountain lion genome and analyzed a panel of reseq...
Natural clusters of golden mussels (Limnoperna fortunei) were sampled in January 2005, in four stations of the Jacuí River Delta (Garças Creek (DAG) and Jacuí Channel (DCJ)) and Guaiba Lake (Veludo beach (GPV) and Pombas Pier (GPP)), in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Measurements of the length and humid weight of 180 collected specimens were test...
Spatial variation of the length and humid weight of Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) in Jacui River Delta and Guaiba Lake Basin (Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil). Natural clusters of golden mussels (Limnoperna fortunei) were sampled in January 2005, in four stations of the Jacui River Delta (Garcas Creek (DAG) and Jacui Channel (DCJ)) and Guaiba...