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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Aug 25

I am very happy to share our latest paper published:
"First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non-Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non‐Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species

First draft genome assembly of the critically endangered primate northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and complete mitochondrial genome assembly. Set of microsatellite markers developed for the....

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Aug 17

🚨🧬🦜 I'm proud to share this publication by a talented PhD student I had the pleasure of co-supervising at INPA. Congratulations to Waleska Barbosa on this fantastic contribution to Neotropical biogeography and phylogeography! doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... #Biodiversity #Amazonia #Ornithology

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus, Brazil)! 🌿🧬
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🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus… | ...

🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus, Br...

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Aug 7

Livro com autoria indígena sobre aves do Alto Rio Negro conquista Jabuti Acadêmico 2025
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Livro com autoria indígena sobre aves do Alto Rio Negro conquista Jabuti Acadêmico 2025 | ISA

Escrito em Baniwa, Nheengatu e português, obra editada pelo INPA alia o conhecimento tradicional dos Baniwa à pesquisa científica

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Aug 7

Everyone who truly care about the environment must know about Lúcio Flávio Pinto & should read his book! I still remember 20yrs ago, in my hometown (Belém), waiting his independent journal (Jornal Pessoal) come out every 2 weeks. I would read it with much interest.
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/luci...

Lúcio Flávio Pinto: The Brazilian reporter who wouldn’t be bought or silenced

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the tangled thickets of Brazil’s Amazon, a place known as much fo...

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Tomas Marques Bonet @tmarquesbonet.bsky.social · May 19

Postdoc opportunity! The Comparative Genomics lab (@IBE_Barcelona, @UPFBarcelona) is seeking a postdoc with experience to work on environmental DNA and mammalian monitoring together with @estherlizano !
CVs -> [email protected] #postdoc #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · May 13

Data availability: The sequences are available in GenBank (accession numbers: PV631427 - PV631478; PV631479 - PV631515; PV631516 - PV631562; PV631563 - PV631595; PV631596 - PV631644.

Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · May 13

Check out our new paper: a review of the taxonomy of the Needle-billed Hermit (P. philippii) using morphological/molecular data. We reinforce in this work that drainage-capture events in the Amazon basin have had an important role on the genetic structure and diversification of the local biota.

German Ornithological Society @dornitholges.bsky.social · May 12

Now online in Journal of #Ornithology

Revealing hidden diversity: molecular insights into a monotypic Amazonian hummingbird species

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Revealing hidden diversity: molecular insights into a monotypic Amazonian hummingbird species - Journal of Ornithology

The Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii is a monotypic species of hummingbird, endemic to the humid forests of western and Central Amazonia. It occurs in eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and part...

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Allan McDevitt @shrewgod.bsky.social · May 5

A very up-to-date review led by the brilliant @hollybroadhurst.bsky.social on the applications of #eDNA and iDNA for monitoring terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals! The beginnings, the milestones, where we're heading. Water, soil, air, the inverts, all here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

From Water to Land: A Review on the Applications of Environmental DNA and Invertebrate‐Derived DNA for Monitoring Terrestrial and Semi‐Aquatic Mammals

This review explores global applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) for surveying terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals. By providing a comprehensive overview of t...

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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · Apr 9

Bird colouration varies a tremendous amount. But why? In a new paper, @j-dunning.net , John Endler, & I look at the relationship between plumage and viewing conditions in 2610 species of birds, finding strong, non-sexual effects (esp. on females).

📷Zak Pohlen (tanager), Darren Clark (thrush)

a paradise tanager perching on a branch. it has a life-green mask, black back and tail, red butt, light blue breast, and dark blue throat. basically looks like a fake bird coloured in by a toddler, but it's actually real

a Bicknell's thrush, with a brown back/head and a grey (somewhat striped) breast

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · Apr 25

Our new paper led by Liana Rossi documents loss and turnover of fruit-frugivore interactions in variably-degraded Amazonian forests, with important implications for ecosystem service delivery #Ornithology #Ecology 🌎🧪
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Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination plot with stress values constructed with weighted Bray–Curtis dissimilarities showing the differences in (a) plant species, (b) frugivore species, and (c) frugivory interactions among forest classes. Each dot represents one of the 17 study areas while ellipses depict the forest classes. Forest classes correspond to: Undisturbed forest, Logged forests, Logged-and-17yburned forests and Logged-and-3y-burned forests.

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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · Apr 19

Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Climate change is projected to shrink phylogenetic endemism of Neotropical frogs - Nature Communications

Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity. This study predicts that climate change will reshape Neotropical frog diversity, causing losses in phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism, w...

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Daniel Zuleta @danielfzuleta.bsky.social · Mar 26

📢 Job Alert! 🌳
Looking for a 2-yr postdoc (ext. up to 3 yrs) to join me at U. of Gothenburg to study links between environmental drivers, tree conditions (e.g., #treedamage), and physiological processes leading to #tropical #treemortality.

Apply by: April 17th

Details below

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Alice Risely @alice-risely.bsky.social · Mar 31

New review just out, led by the talented @pcapi.bsky.social: "Migratory microbiomes: the role of the gut microbiome in bird migration eco-physiology". Highlights the range of physiological functions the GM might help mediate during migration.

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Migratory microbiomes: the role of the gut microbiome in bird migration eco‐physiology

Long-distance bird migration is one of the most metabolically and immunologically challenging feats in the animal kingdom, with birds often needing to double their weight in a matter of days and faci....

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Apr 7

Amazing! Congratulations! I will read it with much interest 🤓

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Apr 5

Greece holds the highest N of freshwater fishes across the Mediterranean. A region in peril with alarming N of threatened sp. We annotated the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Greek lampreys (Critically Endangered) with #ONT & MORE @cgubili.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of two endemic lampreys from Greece (Caspiomyzon hellenicus and Caspiomyzon graecus) using Long-Read technology - Molecu...

Background The genus Caspiomyzon is comprised of three species, two of which are found in Greece (Caspiomyzon hellenicus and Caspiomyzon graecus). Both species are endemic with very restricted distrib...

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Mar 29

I highly recommend this place & people! If you're looking for a PhD position in a vibrant and friendly academic environment, with great opportunities for your career development, apply!

Tomas Marques Bonet @tmarquesbonet.bsky.social · Mar 27

PhD opportunity! The Comparative Genomics lab (@IBE_Barcelona, @UPFBarcelona) is seeking a PhD student to work on environmental DNA & mammalian conservation together with @estherlizano ! apply now!
CVs -> [email protected]
#PhD #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Feb 12

And then ... this guy appears... to make my day so happy. We went for a not planned lunch & afternoon fika. He is definitely one of my favorite people in this world. What a human being! Urban Olsson, you're a gem 🇸🇪 💎 ✨️ 💖 🐦

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Per Alström @peralstrom.bsky.social · Feb 11

I am honored to have been invited to give a webinar for Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World on 20 Feb at 12:00 PM US ET (18:00 Swedish time) on Integrative taxonomy (with examples from research I've been involved with): lnkd.in/dt_Vjnv2 . Registration needed beforehand. Welcome!

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Jan 21

Meanwhile in Brazil 🇧🇷 indigenous people had their rights threatened one more time! By loosing their right for education. Worth mention the Governance of Pará State is meeting with Mercuria Energy Group 🇨🇭 this week to discuss carbon budget that was supposed to benefit these people. Isn't funny? 🤡 👀

Repórter Brasil @reporterbrasil.org.br · Jan 20

Mudanças na educação básica do estado levaram ao protesto de mais de 300 indígenas de 20 povos que também exigem troca de secretário; governo enviou tropas da PM para cercar prédio ocupado da Secretaria de Educação do estado
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Indígenas ocupam secretaria contra educação a distância no Pará

Mudanças na educação básica do estado levaram a protesto de mais de 300 indígenas de 20 povos que também exigem troca de secretário

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Jan 15

I am absolutely flattered to share our review at @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social. Lead by Dr. Camila Ribas! A collaborative/interdisciplinary work where we integrated geological, climatic, ecological and genetic evidence for the region that hosts the largest biodiversity on Earth: the Amazon! Enjoy it! 😃

Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · Jan 15

First up, in the article that inspired our cover art, Camila Ribas and colleagues review the influence of Amazonian geological history in shaping the region’s rich biodiversity. go.nature.com/3Cbru1W

Amazonian areas of endemism and riverine barriers. The riverine barrier width corresponds to the average time divergence of sister clades separated by that barrier. Riverine barrier colour indicates the standard deviation of all the clade splits associated with that river

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Jan 14

Göteborg-->Linköping, Sverige, 2025 #evolution #Sweden

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Jan 13

Great talk! #evolution #sweden at @linkopinguni.bsky.social

Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · Jan 13

So great having Tom Gilbert here giving a fantastic first plenary explaining to the audience why we should study animal #microbiomes and how they are important in behavior and domestication. 🙏
Makes our job convincing people a lot easier! 😄🦠

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Romina Batista @rominassbatista.bsky.social · Dec 15

Meze! With @cbenvenuto.bsky.social & @cgubili.bsky.social

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · Dec 14

My motto! @rominassbatista.bsky.social ☕☕☕☕

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