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Tomas Hrbek is affiliated with the Federal University of Amazonas in Brazil. Their research spans diverse fields primarily centered on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main subfields constituting their work include Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Social Psychology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics related to biology and ecology. These include:

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

Tomas Hrbek has contributed to several publication venues where their research has appeared frequently. The most common venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Neotropical Ichthyology
  • Systematics and Biodiversity
  • PeerJ

Among recent papers published by Tomas Hrbek are:

  • A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species, 2023, Science
  • The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates, 2023, Science
  • Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes, 2023, Nature
  • Unexpected but unsurprising lineage diversity within the most widespread Neotropical crocodilian genus Caiman (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae), 2020, Systematics and Biodiversity
  • Historical biogeography identifies a possible role of Miocene wetlands in the diversification of the Amazonian rocket frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates), 2020, Journal of Biogeography

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Tomas Hrbek's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Izeni Pires Farias (60 collaborations)
  • Jean P. Boubli (23 collaborations)
  • Felipe Ennes Silva (16 collaborations)
  • João Valsecchi (14 collaborations)
  • Iracilda Sampaio (12 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Closing of the Tethys Sea and the phylogeny of Eurasian killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae).

    Tomas Hrbek;Axel Meyer

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

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  • A phylogenetic and biogeographic perspective on the evolution of poeciliid fishes

    Tomas Hrbek;Jens Seckinger;Axel Meyer

  • 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

  • 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

  • Getting into shape: An empirical comparison of traditional truss-based morphometric methods with a newer geometric method applied to New World cichlids

    Kevin J. Parsons;Beren W. Robinson;Tomas Hrbek

  • 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

  • THE EVOLUTION OF DIAPAUSE IN THE KILLIFISH FAMILY RIVULIDAE (ATHERINOMORPHA, CYPRINODONTIFORMES): A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

    Tomas Hrbek;Allan Larson

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010 - 31 May 2010

    P. Abelló;Weiming Ai;Carolin Altmann;Giacomo Bernardi

  • Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Aphanius (Pisces, Cyprinodontiformes) species complex of central Anatolia, Turkey

    Tomas Hrbek;Fahrettin Küçük;Tancred Frickey;Kai N Stölting

  • 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

  • Physical and chemical characteristics of ephemeral pond habitats in the Maracaibo basin and Llanos region of Venezuela

    Jason E. Podrabsky;Tomas Hrbek;Steven C. Hand

  • Plate tectonics and biogeographical patterns of the Pseudophoxinus (Pisces: Cypriniformes) species complex of central Anatolia, Turkey.

    Tomas Hrbek;Kai N. Stölting;Fevzi Bardakci;Fahrettin Küçük

  • 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

  • Phylogeography and population genetics of the endangered Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis Natterer, 1883 (Mammalia, Sirenia).

    Andréa Martins Cantanhede;Vera Maria Ferreira Da Silva;Izeni Pires Farias;Tomas Hrbek;Tomas Hrbek

  • Phylogenetic relationships of South American Alligatorids and the Caiman of Madeira River

    Tomas Hrbek;Tomas Hrbek;William Rangel Vasconcelos;George Rebelo;Izeni Pires Farias

  • Conservation strategies for Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) and the Amazonian várzea ecosystem

    T Hrbek;M Crossa;I P Farias

  • A preliminary inventory of the catfishes of the lower Rio Nhamundá, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes).

    Rupert A. Collins;Emanuell Duarte Ribeiro;Valéria Nogueira Machado;Tomas Hrbek

  • New species of Aphanius (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae) from Isfahan Province of Iran and a reanalysis of other Iranian species

    Tomas Hrbek;Yazdan Keivany;Brian W. Coad

Frequent Co-Authors

Izeni Pires Farias
Izeni Pires Farias Federal University of Amazonas
Iracilda Sampaio
Iracilda Sampaio Federal University of Para
Axel Meyer
Axel Meyer University of Konstanz
Santiago R. Ron
Santiago R. Ron Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Antoine Fouquet
Antoine Fouquet École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l’Enseignement Agricole
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo
Russell A. Mittermeier
Russell A. Mittermeier Conservation International
Guillermo Ortí
Guillermo Ortí George Washington University
James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
Michael Veith
Michael Veith University of Trier

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