Microbiome and epigenetic variation in wild fish with low genetic diversity

IZ Anka, TM Uren Webster, WM Berbel-Filho… - nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Non-genetic sources of phenotypic variation, such as the epigenome and the microbiome,
could be important contributors to adaptive variation for species with low genetic diversity …

Additive and non-additive epigenetic signatures of natural hybridization between fish species with different mating systems

WM Berbel-Filho, G Pacheco, MG Lira… - Epigenetics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Hybridization is a major source of evolutionary innovation. In plants, epigenetic mechanisms
can help to stabilize hybrid genomes and contribute to reproductive isolation, but the …

Phylogenomics reveals extensive introgression and a case of mito-nuclear discordance in the killifish genus Kryptolebias

WM Berbel-Filho, G Pacheco, A Tatarenkov… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introgression is a widespread evolutionary process leading to phylogenetic inconsistencies
among distinct parts of the genomes, particularly between mitochondrial and nuclear-based …

Deep and concordant subdivisions in the self-fertilizing mangrove killifishes (Kryptolebias) revealed by nuclear and mtDNA markers

A Tatarenkov, SMQ Lima, RL Earley… - Biological Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We use extensive geographical sampling and surveys of nuclear microsatellite and
mitochondrial DNA loci to investigate the phylogeographic structure of the only recognized …

[HTML][HTML] Against the odds: hybrid zones between mangrove killifish species with different mating systems

WM Berbel-Filho, A Tatarenkov, G Pacheco… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Different mating systems are expected to affect the extent and direction of hybridization. Due
to the different levels of sexual conflict, the weak inbreeder/strong outbreeder (WISO) …

Filling the gaps: phylogeography of the self‐fertilizing Kryptolebias species (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) along South American mangroves

MGS Lira, WM Berbel‐Filho… - Journal of Fish …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mangrove killifishes of the genus Kryptolebias have been historically classified as rare
because of their small size and cryptic nature. Major gaps in distribution knowledge across …

Local parasite pressures and host genotype modulate epigenetic diversity in a mixed‐mating fish

WM Berbel‐Filho, C Garcia de Leaniz… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Parasite‐mediated selection is one of the main drivers of genetic variation in natural
populations. The persistence of long‐term self‐fertilization, however, challenges the notion …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary game in an androdioecious population: coupling of outcrossing and male production

S Yamaguchi, Y Iwasa - Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Androdioecy, the coexistence of hermaphrodites and males, is very rare in vertebrates but
occurs in mangrove killifish living in ephemeral or unstable habitats. Hermaphrodites …

Database of hermaphroditic fish Species and references

T Kuwamura, K Sawada, T Sunobe, Y Sakai… - … and Mating Systems in …, 2022 - Springer
This chapter provides a database of hermaphroditic fishes and references. The database
includes, for each species, the type of hermaphroditism, method of confirmation (evidence) …