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Eduardo Eizirik is affiliated with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with considerable work in environmental science. Their subfields encompass ecology, genetics, molecular biology, paleontology, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Eizirik has contributed articles to a variety of publication venues, notably:

  • Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Datasets - Sistema SALVE - ICMBio
  • Journal of Mammalogy

Some recent papers illustrating the scientist's research include:

  • Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals (2023, Science)
  • Integrating gene annotation with orthology inference at scale (2023, Science)
  • A genomic timescale for placental mammal evolution (2023, Science)
  • Insights into mammalian TE diversity through the curation of 248 genome assemblies (2023, Science)
  • The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The scientist has worked closely with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
  • Elinor K. Karlsson
  • Klaus-Peter Koepfli
  • William J. Murphy
  • Joana Damas

Best Publications

  • A High-Resolution Absolute-Dated Late Pleistocene Monsoon Record from Hulu Cave, China

    Y. J. Wang;Y. J. Wang;H Cheng;R. L. Edwards;Z. S. An

  • Resolution of the early placental mammal radiation using Bayesian phylogenetics

    William J. Murphy;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Stephen J. O'Brien;Ole Madsen

  • Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals

    William J. Murphy;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Warren E. Johnson;Ya Ping Zhang

  • Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Mammal Diversification

    Robert W. Meredith;Jan E. Janečka;John Gatesy;Oliver A. Ryder

  • Placental mammal diversification and the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary

    Mark S. Springer;William J. Murphy;Eduardo Eizirik;Stephen J. O'Brien

  • The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment.

    Warren E. Johnson;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Jill Pecon-Slattery;Jill Pecon-Slattery;Jill Pecon-Slattery;William J. Murphy;William J. Murphy;William J. Murphy

  • A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group

    A.C. Kitchener;C. Breitenmoser-Würsten;E. Eizirik;A. Gentry

  • Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family

    Eduardo Eizirik;Naoya Yuhki;Warren E. Johnson;Marilyn Menotti-Raymond

  • Phylogeography, population history and conservation genetics of jaguars (Panthera onca, Mammalia, Felidae).

    Eduardo Eizirik;Jae-Heup Kim;Marilyn Menotti-Raymond;Peter G. Crawshaw

  • Phylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae)

    Gang Li;Brian W. Davis;Eduardo Eizirik;William J. Murphy

  • Molecular Dating and Biogeography of the Early Placental Mammal Radiation

    Eduardo Eizirik;William J. Murphy;Stephen J. O'Brien

  • The effect of habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure of a top predator: loss of diversity and high differentiation among remnant populations of Atlantic Forest jaguars (Panthera onca).

    T. Haag;A. S. Santos;D. A. Sana;R. G. Morato

  • Pattern and timing of diversification of the mammalian order Carnivora inferred from multiple nuclear gene sequences.

    Eduardo Eizirik;William J. Murphy;Klaus-Peter Koepfli;Warren E. Johnson

  • Genomic legacy of the African cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus.

    Pavel Dobrynin;Shiping Liu;Gaik Tamazian;Zijun Xiong

  • Genome-wide signatures of complex introgression and adaptive evolution in the big cats

    Henrique V. Figueiró;Gang Li;Fernanda J. Trindade;Juliana Assis

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

    Glenn R. Almany;Maurício P. De Arruda;Wolfgang Arthofer

  • Mesozoic origin for West Indian insectivores

    Alfred L. Roca;Gila Kahila Bar-Gal;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Kristofer M. Helgen

  • Molecular Data Reveal Complex Hybridization and a Cryptic Species of Neotropical Wild Cat

    Tatiane C. Trigo;Alexsandra Schneider;Tadeu G. de Oliveira;Livia M. Lehugeur

  • Phylogeny of the Procyonidae (Mammalia: Carnivora): Molecules, morphology and the Great American Interchange

    Klaus-Peter Koepfli;Matthew E. Gompper;Eduardo Eizirik;Cheuk-Chung Ho

  • A biodiversity hotspot losing its top predator: The challenge of jaguar conservation in the Atlantic Forest of South America

    Agustin Paviolo;Carlos De Angelo;Katia M. P. M. B. Ferraz;Ronaldo G. Morato

  • Phylogeographic Patterns and Evolution of the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region in Two Neotropical Cats (Mammalia, Felidae)

    Eduardo Eizirik;Sandro L. Bonatto;Warren E. Johnson;Peter G. Crawshaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Warren E. Johnson
Warren E. Johnson Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
William J. Murphy
William J. Murphy Texas A&M University
Leandro Silveira
Leandro Silveira University of Brasília
Agostinho Antunes
Agostinho Antunes University of Porto
Mark S. Springer
Mark S. Springer University of California, Riverside
Emma C. Teeling
Emma C. Teeling University College Dublin
Francisco M. Salzano
Francisco M. Salzano Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Robert K. Wayne
Robert K. Wayne University of California, Los Angeles
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University

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