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Overview

Antonio M. Solé-Cava is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to nature and landscape conservation, molecular biology, ecology, aquatic science, and genetics.

Their work frequently addresses topics such as identification and quantification in food, ichthyology and marine biology, fish biology and ecology studies, genetic diversity and population structure, fish ecology and management studies, marine ecology and invasive species, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on genetic diversity, species identification, and ecological interactions within aquatic environments. Notable papers include:

  • Mitochondrial genome structure and composition in 70 fishes: a key resource for fisheries management in the South Atlantic, 2024, BMC Genomics
  • What's in a name? Phylogenetic species identification reveals extensive trade of endangered guitarfishes and sharks, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Hidden diversity within the Diopatra cuprea complex (Annelida: Onuphidae): morphological and genetics analyses reveal four new species in the south-west Atlantic, 2020, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Rio de Janeiro and other palaeodrainages evidenced by the genetic structure of an Atlantic Forest catfish, 2021, Journal of Biogeography
  • From fish-markets to restaurants: Substitution prevalence along the flatfish commercialization chain in Brazil, 2021, Fisheries Research

Their collaborative network includes frequent cooperation with several researchers, indicating ongoing teamwork in related fields. Key collaborators are:

  • Frederico Henning
  • Marcela Alvarenga
  • Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima
  • Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
  • Waldir M. Berbel-Filho

Publication venues for their work reveal expertise in conservation biology and genomics. Venues with multiple publications include:

  • Biological Conservation
  • Genética na Escola
  • BMC Genomics
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Journal of Biogeography

Best Publications

  • Conventional taxonomy obscures deep divergence between Pacific and Atlantic corals

    Hironobu Fukami;Hironobu Fukami;Ann F. Budd;Gustav Paulay;Antonio Solé-Cava

  • The use of allozyme electrophoresis in invertebrate systematics

    J. P. Thorpe;A. M. Solé‐Cava

  • DOES COSMOPOLITANISM RESULT FROM OVERCONSERVATIVE SYSTEMATICS? A CASE STUDY USING THE MARINE SPONGE CHONDRILLA NUCULA.

    Michelle Klautau;Claudia A M Russo;Cristiano Lazoski;Nicole Boury-Esnault

  • Exploited marine invertebrates: genetics and fisheries

    J. P. Thorpe;A. M. Solé-Cava;A. M. Solé-Cava;P. C. Watts

  • Eurythoe complanata (Polychaeta: Amphinomidae), the ‘cosmopolitan’ fireworm, consists of at least three cryptic species

    Romulo Barroso;Michelle Klautau;Antonio M. Solé-Cava;Paulo C. Paiva

  • Genetic evidence for cryptic speciation in allopatric populations of two cosmopolitan species of the calcareous sponge genusClathrina

    A. M. Solé-Cava;M. Klautau;N. Boury-Esnault;R. Borojecic

  • Genetic and cytological divergence between colour morphs of the Mediterranean sponge Oscarella lobularis Schmidt (Porifera, Demospongiae, Oscarellidae)

    N. Boury-Esnault;A.M. Sole-Cava;J.P. Thorpe

  • Phylogeny and phylogeography of Atlantic oyster species: evolutionary history, limited genetic connectivity and isolation by distance

    C. Lazoski;J. Gusmao;Pierre Boudry;A. M. Sole-Cava

  • A new species of Penaeus (Crustacea: Penaeidae) revealed by allozyme and cytochrome oxidase I analyses

    J. Gusmão;C. Lazoski;A. M. Solé-Cava

  • Genetic differentiation between morphotypes of the marine sponge Suberites ficus (Demospongiae: Hadromerida)

    A. M. Solé-Cava;J. P. Thorpe

  • Crassostrea gigas in natural oyster banks in southern Brazil

    Cláudio M. R. Melo;Francisco C. Silva;Carlos Henrique A. M. Gomes;Antonio M. Solé-Cava

  • Mapping the evolutionary twilight zone: molecular markers, populations and geography

    José Alexandre Felizola Diniz‐Filho;Mariana Pires De Campos Telles;Sandro L. Bonatto;Eduardo Eizirik

  • Cryptic speciation in a high gene flow scenario in the oviparous marine sponge Chondrosia reniformis

    C. Lazoski;A. M. Sole-Cava;N. Boury-Esnault;M. Klautau

  • High levels of genetic variation in natural populations of marine lower invertebrates

    A. M. Solé-Cava;J. P. Thorpe

  • Population structure and genetic variation in two tropical sea anemones (Cnidaria, Actinidae) with different reproductive strategies

    C. A. M. Russo;A. M. Solé-Cava;J. P. Thorpe

  • Biodiversity, molecular ecology and phylogeography of marine sponges: patterns, implications and outlooks

    Gert Wörheide;Gert Wörheide;Antonio M. Solé-Cava;John N. A. Hooper

  • Genetic evidence of the presence of two species of Crassostrea (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) on the coast of Brazil

    B. L. Ignacio;T. M. Absher;C. Lazoski;A. M. Solé-Cava

  • Genetic Differentiation of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the Major Dengue Vector in Brazil

    C.F.J. Ayres;M.A.V. Melo-santos;A.M. Solé-Cava;A.F. Furtado

  • Population Structure of the Endangered Franciscana Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei): Reassessing Management Units

    Haydée A. Cunha;Bruna V. Medeiros;Lupércio A. Barbosa;Marta J. Cremer

  • Biochemical systematics of sibling sympatric species of Clathrina (Porifera: Calcarea)

    Michelle Klautau;António M. Solé-Cava;António M. Solé-Cava;Radovan Borojevic

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert Wörheide
Gert Wörheide Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nancy Knowlton
Nancy Knowlton National Museum of Natural History
William E. Magnusson
William E. Magnusson National Institute of Amazonian Research
Sandro L. Bonatto
Sandro L. Bonatto Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Radovan Borojevic
Radovan Borojevic Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
François Bonhomme
François Bonhomme University of Montpellier
Pierre Boudry
Pierre Boudry French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Fabrício R. Santos
Fabrício R. Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Wanderley de Souza
Wanderley de Souza Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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