Millke Morales

• State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Several hundred ciliate species live in animals’ guts as a part of their microbiome. Among them, Muniziella cunhai (Trichostomatia, Pycnotrichidae), the largest described ciliate, is found exclusively associated with Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (capybara), the largest known rodent reaching up to 90 kg. Here, we present the sequence, structural and fu...

Widespread species are exposed to different environmental drivers and can consequently present variations in body shape and/or size. Trapdoor spiders of the genus Idiops are generally associated with a sedentary lifestyle and limited dispersion. However, the species Idiops pirassununguensis has a wide distribution, occurring in a diverse range of d...

The Tropic of Capricorn, at 23°S, delimits the Tropical and Subtropical regions of the Southern hemisphere and marks a transition of diverse climatic variables that affect the distribution of biodiversity in the South American continent. To study the effect of the Tropic in the distribution of species, and to explore how community composition chang...

A Diagonal Seca é uma extensa área localizada no centro da região Neotropical abrangendo, no Brasil, dois importantes biomas: Caatinga e Cerrado. Essa região é caracterizada por uma grande variação de condições ambientais devido à sua grande extensão. Entre essas variações, temos altitude, temperatura, umidade, precipitação, disponibilidade de água...

Population structure and genetic connectivity are pivotal contributions to the establishment of conservation strategies for fisheries management, in particular for highly migratory species that are affected by commercial fisheries. This study used partial sequences of mitochondrial DNA control region to determine the genetic structure of the bigeye...

Genetic diversity patterns are extremely relevant components in management plans on threatened species. However, such evaluations typically determine the current variation of this diversity without being able to characterize the magnitude of loss over the time. Considering the increasing number of sharks that have been included in the IUCN Red List...

The Atlantic goliath grouper is a critically endangered species that inhabits estuarine and reef environments and is threatened primarily by fishing activities and habitat destruction. Despite the urgent need for protection, its genetic conservation status remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the gene flow among the populat...