ACADEMIC PRODUCTION
Peer-reviewed publications (18):
Nery MF, Ramos E, Fernandez R. Parallel and Convergent Molecular Evolution. Book Chapter. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, Reference Module in Life Sciences, Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15750-9.00125-7
Ramos E, Schweizer M, Wu MY et al. The genome sequence of the Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis Naumann, 1840 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Res 2025, 10:129 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23849.1).
Magpali L, Ramos E, Picorelli A, Freitas L, & Nery, MF (2024). Molecular evolution of toothed whale genes reveals adaptations to echolocating in different environments. BMC genomics, 25(1), 1049.Magpali L, Ramos E, Picorelli A, Freitas L, Nery MF. 2024. Molecular evolution of toothed whale genes reveals adaptations to echolocating in different environments. BMC Genomics 25:1049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10910-1
Selleghin-Veiga G, Magpali L, Picorelli A, Silva FA, Ramos E, Nery MF. 2024. Breathing air and living underwater: Molecular evolution of genes related to antioxidant response in cetaceans and pinnipeds. J. Mol. Evol. 92:300–316. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00239-024-10170-3
Magalhães RF, K S Ramos E, Bandeira LN, Ferreira JS, Werneck FP, Anciães M, Bruschi DP. 2024. Integrative species delimitation uncovers hidden diversity within the Pithecopus hypochondrialis species complex (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae) and its phylogeography reveals Plio-Pleistocene connectivity among Neotropical savannas. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 190:107959. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107959
Ramos E, Selleghin-Veiga G, Magpali L, Daros B, Silva F, Picorelli A, Freitas L, Nery MF. 2023. Molecular footprints on osmoregulation-related genes associated with freshwater colonization by cetaceans and sirenians. J. Mol. Evol. 91:865–881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00239-023-10141-0
Silva FA, Souza ÉMS, Ramos E, Freitas L, Nery M. 2023. The molecular evolution of genes previously associated with large sizes reveals possible pathways to cetacean gigantism. Sci. Rep. 13. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24529-3
Bentley BP, Carrasco-Valenzuela T, Ramos EKS, Pawar H, Souza Arantes L, Alexander A, Banerjee SM, Masterson P, Kuhlwilm M, Pippel M, et al. 2023. Divergent sensory and immune gene evolution in sea turtles with contrasting demographic and life histories. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 120:e2201076120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201076120
Nery MF, Rennó M, Picorelli A, Ramos E. 2022. A phylogenetic review of cancer resistance highlights evolutionary solutions to Peto’s Paradox. Genet. Mol. Biol. 45:e20220133. https://www.scielo.br/j/gmb/a/3ds8qqX7S4ZmRkdwNqRj3Mx/?lang=en
Magalhães RF, Lemes P, Santos MTT, Mol RM, Ramos EKS, Oswald CB, Pezzuti TL, Santos FR, Brandão RA, Garcia PCA. 2021. Evidence of introgression in endemic frogs from the campo rupestre contradicts the reduced hybridization hypothesis. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. Lond. 133:561–576. https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/133/2/561/5924103
de Souza ÉMS, Freitas L, da Silva Ramos EK, Selleghin-Veiga G, Rachid-Ribeiro MC, Silva FA, Marmontel M, Dos Santos FR, Laudisoit A, Verheyen E, et al. 2021. The evolutionary history of manatees told by their mitogenomes. Sci. Rep. 11:3564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82390-2
Ramos EKS, dos Santos SCL, Kuroki KK, Benavalli L, Vani GS, Cobo VJ, Hayashi T, Rodrigues E, Suda CNK. 2021. Glycoside hydrolases from the tunics of two Antarctic ascidians (Ascidia challengeri and Pyura bouvetensis) and the tropical species Phallusia nigra. Polar Biol. 44:857–863. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02837-0
Ramos EK da S, Freitas L, Nery MF. 2020. The role of selection in the evolution of marine turtles mitogenomes. Sci. Rep. 10:1–13. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73874-8
Nery M, Ramos E, Souza ÉMS, Ribeiro PG. 2020. Present and prospects of research on neotropical mammals using genomic approaches. Mastozoología neotropical 27:101–119. http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?pid=S0327-93832020000100101&script=sci_arttext
Andreani ML, Freitas L, Ramos EKS, Nery MF. 2020. Latitudinal diversity gradient and cetaceans from the perspective of MHC genes. Immunogenetics 72:393–398. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00251-020-01171-9
Ramos EKS, Magalhães RF de, Marques NCS, Baêta D, Garcia PCA, Santos FR. 2019. Cryptic diversity in Brazilian endemic monkey frogs (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae, Pithecopus) revealed by multispecies coalescent and integrative approaches. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 132:105–116. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790318300770
Ramos EKS, de Magalhães RF, Sari EHR, Rosa AHB, Garcia PCA, Santos FR. 2018. Population genetics and distribution data reveal conservation concerns to the sky island endemic Pithecopus megacephalus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae). Conserv. Genet. 19:99–110. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-017-1013-z
Ramos EKS, Fassina PV, Lemos MA. 2018. A mother’s gift: consequences of unhealthy diet for offspring metabolism: Journal Club. J. Physiol. 596:4575–4577. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166073/
Publications under review, preprint & preparation (Abstracts available upon request):
Carrasco-Valenzuela Tomas, Marins L, Ramos E, Suh A, Mazzoni CJ. Recent expansion of Penelope-like retrotransposons in the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Preprint on Research square (DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2864407/v1)
Carrasco-Valenzuela T, Ramos E, Mazzoni CJ. Testudine-wide Transposable element exploration: A history of slow evolution and conserved genomes. In preparation.
Ramos E, Carrasco-Valenzuela T, Hilgers L, Picorelli A, Sullivan J, Bentley B, Komoroske L, Hiller M, Nery MF, Shaffer B, Mazzoni CJ. Comparative genomics provides insights into the marine adaptations of turtles. In preparation.4. Nery MF, Ramos E, Fernandez R. Parallel and Convergent Molecular Evolution. Book Chapter. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology. In preparation.
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