Evolutionary studies in South American marsh rats (Rodentia: Holochilus)

• Grant number: 12/24099-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: April 01, 2013
• End date: September 25, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Alexandre Reis Percequillo
• Grantee: Joyce Rodrigues Do Prado
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 09/16009-1 - Systematics, evolution and diversification of the Subfamily Sigmodontinae in South America: the Tribe Oryzomyini, AP.JP
• Associated scholarship(s): 14/22444-0 - The Clade D of tribe Oryzomyini and the phylogenetic relationships elucidation of genus Holochilus Brandt, 1835 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomyini), BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Oryzomyini is the most diverse tribe within the subfamily Sigmodontinae, and also the most widely distributed. The species present many habits, like terrestrial, scansorial, arboreal and even semi-aquatic, like the genus Holochilus. This genus has taxonomic problems and the phylogenetic relationships among its species remain unknown. The actual number of species of Holochilus possibly does not reflect the real diversity of the genus, considering morphological and cytogenetic evidence available. Some authors suggest that these new "species" have been recognized as valid by the lack of a large-scale review work with geographic and taxonomic approaches. Due to its wide distribution, the genus Holochilus also represents a key piece in understanding the evolution of oryzomine through open landscapes of South America, and the processes occured during the transition from the forested to open areas. Within this context, the aims of this project are to address issues concerning the number and distribution of Holochilus species, their phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic patterns. The path to the answers will be a detailed taxonomic revision, analyzing specimens deposited in scientific collections, and so, based on a morphological and molecular database, to establish the relationships among the species and to infer the mechanisms of diversification and biogeography.

Scientific publications

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PRADO, JOYCE R.; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE R.; THOMAZ, ANDREA T.; KNOWLES, L. LACEY. Similar but different: Revealing the relative roles of species-traits versus biome properties structuring genetic variation in South American marsh rats. Journal of Biogeography, v. 46, n. 4, p. 770-783, APR 2019. (16/20055-2, 12/24099-3, 09/16009-1, 14/22444-0)

PRADO, JOYCE R.; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE R.; PIRANI, RENATA M.; THOMAZ, ANDREA T.. henotypic and genomic differences between biomes of the South America marsh rat, Holochilus brasiliensi. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 135, n. 1, p. 98-116, JAN 2022. (16/20055-2, 14/22444-0, 09/16009-1, 12/24099-3)

PRADO, JOYCE R.; KNOWLES, L. LACEY; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE R.. new species of South America marsh rat (Holochilus, Cricetidae) from northeastern Brazi. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, v. 102, n. 6, p. 1564-1582, DEC 2021. (09/16009-1, 12/24099-3)

DO PRADO, JOYCE RODRIGUES; KNOWLES, L. LACEY; PERCEQUILLO, ALEXANDRE REIS. New species boundaries and the diversification history of marsh rat taxa clarify historical connections among ecologically and geographically distinct wetlands of South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 155, FEB 2021. (09/16009-1, 14/22444-0, 12/24099-3)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

PRADO, Joyce Rodrigues Do. Evolutionary studies in South American marsh rats (Rodentia: Holochilus). 2017. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.