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Izeni Pires Farias is affiliated with the Federal University of Amazonas in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on fields including Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields of study involve Nature and Landscape Conservation, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, and Social Psychology.

The scholar's work addresses a range of topics such as:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Farias has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species" (2023), published in Science
  • "The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates" (2023), published in Science
  • "Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Unexpected but unsurprising lineage diversity within the most widespread Neotropical crocodilian genus Caiman (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae)" (2020), published in Systematics and Biodiversity
  • "Genomic analyses reveal two species of the matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and clarify their phylogeography" (2020), published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Their frequent co-authors, often collaborating on multiple projects, include Tomas Hrbek, Jean P. Boubli, Felipe Ennes Silva, Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva, and João Valsecchi.

Farias's research appears regularly in several publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Datasets - Sistema SALVE - ICMBio
  • Neotropical Ichthyology
  • PeerJ
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

    Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos;Darcy F. De Almeida;Mariangela Hungria;Claudia Teixeira Guimarães

  • The cytochrome b gene as a phylogenetic marker: the limits of resolution for analyzing relationships among cichlid fishes.

    Izeni P. Farias;Guillermo Ortí;Iracilda Sampaio;Horacio Schneider

  • Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys

    Jessica W. Lynch Alfaro;Jean P. Boubli;Link E. Olson;Anthony F Di Fiore

  • A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species

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  • Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the family cichlidae : monophyly and fast molecular evolution of the neotropical assemblage

    Izeni P. Farias;Guillermo Ortí;Iracilda Sampaio;Horacio Schneider

  • A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: how little do we know our biodiversity.

    Tomas Hrbek;Vera Maria Ferreira da Silva;Nicole Dutra;Waleska Gravena

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon: A test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil.

    Jean P. Boubli;Jean P. Boubli;Camila Ribas;Jessica W. Lynch Alfaro;Michael E. Alfaro

  • Population genetic structuring of the king weakfish, Macrodon ancylodon (Sciaenidae), in Atlantic coastal waters of South America: deep genetic divergence without morphological change.

    Simôni Santos;Tomas Hrbek;Izeni P. Farias;Horacio Schneider

  • Total evidence: Molecules, morphology, and the phylogenetics of cichlid fishes

    Izeni P. Farias;Guillermo Ortí;Axel Meyer

  • Phylogenetic relationships of the New World titi monkeys (Callicebus): first appraisal of taxonomy based on molecular evidence.

    Hazel Byrne;Anthony B. Rylands;Jeferson C. Carneiro;Jessica W. Lynch Alfaro

  • Population genetic analysis of Arapaima gigas, one of the largest freshwater fishes of the Amazon basin: implications for its conservation

    Tomas Hrbek;Tomas Hrbek;Izeni P. Farias;Izeni P. Farias;Marcelo Crossa;Iracilda Sampaio

  • High levels of genetic variability and panmixia of the tambaqui Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816) in the main channel of the Amazon River

    M. C. F. Santos;M. L. Ruffino;I. P. Farias

  • Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate

    Jessica W. Lynch Alfaro;Jean P. Boubli;Jean P. Boubli;Fernanda P. Paim;Camila C. Ribas

  • Dengue virus type 4, Manaus, Brazil.

    Regina Maria Pinto de Figueiredo;Felipe Gomes Naveca;Michele de Souza Bastos;Miriam do Nascimento Melo

  • Cebus Phylogenetic relationships: A preliminary reassessment of the diversity of the untufted capuchin monkeys

    Jean P. Boubli;Anthony B. Rylands;Izeni P. Farias;Michael E. Alfaro

  • A test of the utility of DNA barcoding in the radiation of the freshwater stingray genus Potamotrygon (Potamotrygonidae, Myliobatiformes)

    Daniel Toffoli;Tomas Hrbek;Tomas Hrbek;Maria Lúcia Góes de Araújo;Maurício Pinto de Almeida

  • Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of the Neotropical peacock basses Cichla (Perciformes: Cichlidae)

    Stuart C. Willis;Mario S. Nunes;Carmen G. Montaña;Izeni P. Farias

  • Biochemical adjustments to hypoxia by Amazon cichlids

    V. M. F. Almeida-Val;I. P. Farias;M. N. P. Silva;W. P. Duncan

  • A taxonomic reassessment of Cacajao melanocephalus Humboldt (1811), with the description of two new species

    Jean P. Boubli;Maria Nazareth F. da Silva;Manuella V. Amado;Tomas Hrbek

  • Patterns of diversification in the discus fishes (Symphysodon spp. Cichlidae) of the Amazon basin

    Izeni Pires Farias;Tomas Hrbek;Tomas Hrbek

  • Are rapids a barrier for floodplain fishes of the Amazon basin? A demographic study of the keystone floodplain species Colossoma macropomum (Teleostei: Characiformes)

    Izeni Pires Farias;Juan Pablo Torrico;Carmen García-Dávila;Maria da Conceição Freitas Santos

  • Host community similarity and geography shape the diversity and distribution of haemosporidian parasites in Amazonian birds

    A. Fecchio;R. Pinheiro;G. Felix;I. P. Faria

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas Hrbek
Tomas Hrbek Federal University of Amazonas
Iracilda Sampaio
Iracilda Sampaio Federal University of Para
Guillermo Ortí
Guillermo Ortí George Washington University
Albertina P. Lima
Albertina P. Lima National Institute of Amazonian Research
William E. Magnusson
William E. Magnusson National Institute of Amazonian Research
Michael E. Alfaro
Michael E. Alfaro University of California, Los Angeles
Jansen Zuanon
Jansen Zuanon National Institute of Amazonian Research
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe Universidade Católica de Brasília
Sandro L. Bonatto
Sandro L. Bonatto Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Axel Meyer
Axel Meyer University of Konstanz

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