Ichthyoplankton DNA metabarcoding: Challenges and perspectives

DC Carvalho - Molecular Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding has been widely used to access and monitor species. However,
several challenges remain open for its mainstream application in ecological studies …

Past riverine connectivity effects in population structure and distribution of an endemic freshwater fish from northeastern Brazilian rivers: Phylogeographic, taxonomic …

L Oliveira‐Silva, H Batalha‐Filho, P Camelier… - Freshwater …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The coastal basins of eastern Brazil are influenced by geomorphologic and climatic changes
that caused river captures and temporary paleo‐connections due to sea‐level oscillations …

DNA metabarcoding of mock communities highlights potential biases when assessing Neotropical fish diversity

HO Hilário, IS Mendes, N Guimarães Sales… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the increasing popularity of DNA metabarcoding in the assessment of aquatic
ecosystems using fish eDNA or ichthyoplankton, challenges have hampered its broader …

Biogeographic reconstruction of the migratory Neotropical fish family Prochilodontidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)

BW Frable, BF Melo, JP Fontenelle, C Oliveira… - Zoologica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Geographically, widespread Neotropical fish lineages offer opportunities to reconstruct
historical biogeography patterns and infer processes leading to modern ichthyological …

Biogeography of curimatid fishes reveals multiple lowland–upland river transitions and differential diversification in the Neotropics (Teleostei, Curimatidae)

BF Melo, JS Albert, FCP Dagosta… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Neotropics harbors a megadiverse ichthyofauna comprising over 6300 species with
approximately 80% in just three taxonomic orders within the clade Characiphysi. This highly …

River drainage rearrangements and the phylogeographic pattern of the annual fish Austrolebias arachan (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae)

M Loureiro, S Stareczek, A D'anatro… - Zoologica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Palaeogeographical and climatic processes are among the main factors affecting biological
diversity and distribution patterns. In freshwater systems, major dispersal processes are …

Underestimated diversity in Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Neotropical rivers revealed by an integrative approach

L Oliveira-Silva, H Batalha-Filho… - Systematics and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Characidium represents the most widely distributed and species-rich fish genus within the
family Crenuchidae in the Neotropical region, with numerous species described over the last …

Hatchery tanks induce intense reduction in microbiota diversity associated with gills and guts of two endemic species of the São Francisco River

MRA Damasceno, CGC Lemes, LSSB Braga… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The São Francisco River (SFR), one of the main Brazilian rivers, has suffered cumulative
anthropogenic impacts, leading to ever-decreasing fish stocks and environmental …

Phylogeography of Hypomasticus copelandii (Teleostei, Anostomidae) Reveals Distinct Genetic Lineages along Atlantic Coastal Drainages of Eastern Brazil

IS Mendes, BF Melo, JS Damasceno, DF Teixeira… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hypomasticus copelandii is a Neotropical freshwater fish widely distributed across coastal
drainages of southeastern Brazil, a highly impacted region of South America. The …

[PDF][PDF] Phylogeography of Hypomasticus copelandii Reveals Distinct Genetic Lineages along Atlantic Coastal Drainages of Eastern Brazil (Teleostei, Anostomidae) …

IS Mendes, BF Melo, JS Damasceno, DF Teixeira… - 2022 - researchgate.net
Hypomasticus copelandii is a Neotropical freshwater fish widely distributed across coastal
drainages of southeastern Brazil, a highly impacted region of South America. The …