Dr. Larissa Souza Arantes

PostDoc/Scientist

Department of Evolutionary Genetics

Tel: 0049 (0) 30 5168 - 315
Tel: 0049 (0) 30 83859 - 961
 

Short curriculum vitae

I am a biologist interested in applying genetic tools in species conservation studies. I have experience in sea turtles population genetics, phylogeography, hybridization and genomics conservation. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, in Berlin. I obtained my doctoral degree in Genetics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. In my research, I have investigated the hybridization between sea turtles along the Brazilian coast using genomic data.

Projects

In-depth genomic analysis of hybridization between sea turtles

Life history connectivity and population structure of the Antartic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) in the Weddel Sea

Research interests
  • Population Genomics,

  • Conservation Genomics,

  • Hybridization and Introgression,

  • NGS data analysis

Selected publications

Arantes LS, Ferreira LCL, Driller M, Filho FPMR, Mazzoni CJ, Santos FR (2020): Genomic evidence of recent hybridization between sea turtles at Abrolhos Archipelago and its association to low reproductive output. SCI REP 10, 12847. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-69613-8

Arantes LS, Vargas SM, Santos FR (2020): Global phylogeography of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). GENET MOL BIOL 43, e20190264. doi:10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2019-0264

Arantes LS, Vilaça ST, Mazzoni CJ, Santos FR (2020): New genetic insights about hybridization and population structure of hawksbill and loggerhead turtles from Brazil. J HERED 111, 444–456. doi:10.1093/jhered/esaa024

Last updated on April, 29th 2021.