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Population structure of the critically endangered Brazilian guitarfish Pseudobatos horkelii (Rhinobatidae) revealed by double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(1), Article e4035
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Alvarenga, M. & Bunholi, I.V. & de Brito, G.R. & Siqueira, M. & Domingues, R.R. & Charvet, P. & Foresti, F. & Solé-Cava, A.M. & da Cruz, V.P. (2024)
Fifteen years of elasmobranchs trade unveiled by DNA tools: Lessons for enhanced monitoring and conservation actions. Biological Conservation, 292, Article 110543
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Barreto, P.P. & Mendoza-Portillo, V. & Adams, D.H. & Cruz, V.P. & Foresti, F. & Díaz-Jaimes, P. (2024)
Genetic variability and population structure of two sympatric cownose rays Rhinoptera (Myliobatiformes, Rhinopteridae) in the Western Atlantic Ocean. PeerJ, 12, Article e17700
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Cruz, V.P. & Rotundo, M.M. & Charvet, P. & Boza, B.R. & Souza, B.C. & Cerqueira, N. & Oliveira, C. & Lessa, R. & Foresti, F. (2023)
Investigating an Unknown Biodiversity: Evidence of Distinct Lineages of the Endemic Chola Guitarfish Pseudobatos percellens Walbaum, 1792 in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Diversity, 15(3), Article 344
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Adachi, A. & Roque, P.C.G. & Hazin, F.H.V. & Vianna, M. & Rotundo, M.M. & Oliveira, C. & Foresti, F. & Cruz, V.P. (2023)
Genetic Population Structure and Diversity of the Whitetail Dogfish Squalus albicaudus (Chondrichthyes, Squaliformes) along the Brazilian Coast as Identified by SNP Markers. Fishes, 8(7), Article 373
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Multilocus phylogeography of the endemic and endangered angular angelshark (Squatina guggenheim) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Hydrobiologia, 849(9), 2177–2192
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DNA Barcoding and Species Delimitation for Dogfish Sharks Belonging to the Squalus Genus (Squaliformes: Squalidae). Diversity, 14(7), Article 544
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Gene-associated markers as a genomic and transcriptomic resource for a highly migratory and apex predator shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Marine Biology, 169(9), Article 109
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da Cruz, V.P. & Nobile, M.L.O. & Paim, F.G. & Adachi, A.M.C.L.. & Ribeiro, G.D. & Ferreira, D.C. & Pansonato-Alves, J.C. & Charvet, P. & Oliveira, C. & Foresti, F. (2021)
Cytogenetic and molecular characteristics of Potamotrygon motoro and Potamotrygon sp. (Chondrichthyes, Myliobatiformes, Potamotrygonidae) from the Amazon basin: Implications for the taxonomy of the genus. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 44(2), Article e20200083
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da Cruz, V.P. & Adachi, A.M.C.L. & Ribeiro, G.D. & de Oliveira, P.H. & de Oliveira, C. & Oriano, R. & de Freitas, R.H.A. & Foresti, F. (2021)
A shot in the dark for conservation: Evidence of illegal commerce in endemic and threatened species of elasmobranch at a public fish market in southern Brazil. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(7), 1650–1659
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Lopes da Silva Ferrette, B. & Coelho, R. & Peddemors, V.M. & Ovenden, J.R. & de Franco, B.A. & Oliveira, C. & Foresti, F. & Mendonça, F.F. (2021)
Global phylogeography of the smooth hammerhead shark: Glacial refugia and historical migration patterns. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(9), 2348–2368
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Cruz, V.P. & Adachi, A. & Oliveira, P.H. & Ribeiro, G.S. & Paim, F.G. & Souza, B.C. & Rodrigues, A.S.F. & Vianna, M. & Delpiani, S.M. & de Astarloa, J.M.D. & Rotundo, M.M. & Mendonca, F.F. & Oliveira, C. & Lessa, R.P. & Foresti, F. (2021)
Genetic diversity in two threatened species of guitarfish (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae) from the Brazilian and Argentinian coasts: an alert for conservation. Neotropical Ichthyology, 19(2), Article e210012
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Souza, B.C. & Cruz, V.P. & Almeida, T.R.A. & Sales, J.B.L. & Rodrigues, L.F.S. & Vianna, M. & Rotundo, M.M. & Oliveira, C. & Foresti, F. (2021)
Genetic diversity assessment for the vulnerable migratory cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus (Myliobatiformes: Rhinopteridae) from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Neotropical Ichthyology, 19(4), Article 210077
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Bernardo, C. & Adachi, A.M.C.L. & da Cruz, V.P. & Foresti, F. & Loose, R.H. & Bornatowski, H. (2020)
The label "Cacao" is a shark or a ray and can be a threatened species! Elasmobranch trade in Southern Brazil unveiled by DNA barcoding. Marine Policy, 116, Article 103920
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Comparative eye and liver differentially expressed genes reveal monochromatic vision and cancer resistance in the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Genomics, 112(6), 4817–4826
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A new map of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) genetic population structure in the western Atlantic Ocean: Hypothesis of an equatorial convergence centre. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29(5), 760–772
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DNA Barcode Reveals the Bycatch of Endangered Batoids Species in the Southwest Atlantic: Implications for Sustainable Fisheries Management and Conservation Efforts. Genes, 10(4), Article 304
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DNA-based species identification of shark finning seizures in Southwest Atlantic: implications for wildlife trade surveillance and law enforcement. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28, 4007–4025
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The fishing and illegal trade of the angelshark: DNA barcoding against misleading identifications. Fisheries Research, 206, 193–197
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Population genetics of the bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans: implications for conservation. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 28(4), 941–951
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Sympatric and syntopic occurrence of cownose rays: Neonatal strategies for survival? Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 33(3), 542–545
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Identification and validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms as tools to detect hybridization and population structure in freshwater stingrays. Molecular Ecology Resources, 17(3), 550–556
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Structure and Genetic Variability of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Determined Using Mitochondrial DNA. PLoS ONE, 11(5), Article e0155623
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High Connectivity of the Crocodile Shark between the Atlantic and Southwest Indian Oceans: Highlights for Conservation. PLoS ONE, 10(2), Article e0117549
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