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Sandro L. Bonatto is affiliated with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research spans across Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on genetics and ecology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere, 2020, Systematic Biology
  • Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation in a marine mammal apex predator, 2023, Science Advances
  • Global phylogeography of ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys spp.): evolution, demography, connectivity, and conservation, 2022, Conservation Genetics
  • Genetic diversity in micro-endemic plants from highland grasslands in southern Brazil, 2021, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Philodryadini Cope, 1886 (Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae): Rediscovering the diversity of the South American Racers, 2020, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia

The scientist's work covers topics such as:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields emphasize:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Molecular Biology

Frequent co-authors of Sandro L. Bonatto are:

  • Fernando Lopes
  • Larissa Rosa de Oliveira
  • Diego Páez-Rosas
  • Jaime A. Chaves
  • Loreta B. Freitas

Common publication venues for the scientist include:

  • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology

Best Publications

  • Statistical evaluation of alternative models of human evolution

    Nelson J. R. Fagundes;Nicolas Ray;Mark Beaumont;Samuel Neuenschwander

  • Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa

    Hussam Zaher;Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin;John E. Cadle;Robert W. Murphy

  • Mitochondrial population genomics supports a single pre-Clovis origin with a coastal route for the peopling of the Americas.

    Nelson J.R. Fagundes;Ricardo Kanitz;Roberta Eckert;Ana C.S. Valls

  • A single and early migration for the peopling of the Americas supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence data

    Sandro L. Bonatto;Francisco M. Salzano

  • Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae

    Ana Tereza R. Vasconcelos;Henrique B. Ferreira;Cristiano V. Bizarro;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • 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

  • Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal

    Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin;Hussam El Dine Zaher;Robert W. Murphy;Gustavo Scrocchi

  • Phylogeography of the Bothrops jararaca complex (Serpentes: Viperidae): past fragmentation and island colonization in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    Felipe G. Grazziotin;Markus Monzel;Sergio Echeverrigaray;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • The peopling of America: craniofacial shape variation on a continental scale and its interpretation from an interdisciplinary view.

    Rolando González-José;Maria Cátira Bortolini;Fabrício R. Santos;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • Diversity and age of the four major mtDNA haplogroups, and their implications for the peopling of the New World.

    Sandro L. Bonatto;Francisco M. Salzano

  • A functional ABCA1 gene variant is associated with low HDL-cholesterol levels and shows evidence of positive selection in Native Americans

    Víctor Acuña-Alonzo;Teresa Flores-Dorantes;Janine K Kruit;Teresa Villarreal-Molina

  • A first molecular phylogenetic analysis of Passiflora (Passifloraceae).

    Valéria C. Muschner;Aline P. Lorenz;Armando C. Cervi;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • 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

  • Population Structure of Humpback Whales from Their Breeding Grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans

    Howard C. Rosenbaum;Cristina Pomilla;Cristina Pomilla;Martin Mendez;Martin Mendez;Martin Mendez;Matthew S. Leslie;Matthew S. Leslie

  • An alternative model for the early peopling of southern South America revealed by analyses of three mitochondrial DNA haplogroups.

    Michelle de Saint Pierre;Claudio Marcelo Bravi;Josefina María Brenda Motti;Noriyuku Fuku

  • Mitochondrial Genome Diversity of Native Americans Supports a Single Early Entry of Founder Populations into America

    Wilson A. Silva;Wilson A. Silva;Sandro L. Bonatto;Adriano J. Holanda;Andrea K. Ribeiro-dos-Santos

  • Inter-species hybridization among Neotropical cats of the genus Leopardus, and evidence for an introgressive hybrid zone between L. geoffroyi and L. tigrinus in southern Brazil.

    T. C. Trigo;T. R. O. Freitas;G. Kunzler;L. Cardoso

  • Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in three Brazilian Indian tribes

    R. H. Ward;F. M. Salzano;S. L. Bonatto;M. H. Hutz

  • Molecular phylogeny of Trichomonadidae family inferred from ITS-1, 5.8S rRNA and ITS-2 sequences.

    Peter Kleina;Josiane Bettim-Bandinelli;Sandro Luı́s Bonatto;Marlene Benchimol

  • Molecular phylogeny of the Neoplecostominae and Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) using multiple genes.

    Christian Andreas Cramer;Sandro L. Bonatto;Roberto E. Reis

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco M. Salzano
Francisco M. Salzano Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Fabrício R. Santos
Fabrício R. Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Maurício Reis Bogo
Maurício Reis Bogo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Eduardo Eizirik
Eduardo Eizirik Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe Universidade Católica de Brasília
Vasco Azevedo
Vasco Azevedo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Fábio O. Pedrosa
Fábio O. Pedrosa Federal University of Paraná
Dirce Maria Carraro
Dirce Maria Carraro AC Camargo Hospital
Izeni Pires Farias
Izeni Pires Farias Federal University of Amazonas

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