The clade D of tribe Oryzomyini and the phylogenetic relationships elucidation of genus Holochilus Brandt, 1835 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomyini)

• Grant number: 14/22444-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date until: February 05, 2015
• End date until: January 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Alexandre Reis Percequillo
• Grantee: Joyce Rodrigues Do Prado
• Supervisor: L. Lacey Knowles
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Michigan, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 12/24099-3 - Systematic of the genus Holochius Brandt, 1835 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomyini), BP.DR

Abstract

Oryzomyini is the most diverse tribe within the subfamily Sigmodontinae, and also the most widely distributed. The species have terrestrial, scansorial, arboreal and even semi-aquatic habits, like genus Holochilus. The genus Holochilus, along with genera Pseudoryzomys, Lundomys, Oryzomys, Sigmodontomys, Melanomys, Sooretamys, Eremoryzomys, Drymoreomys, Cerradomys, Aegialomys, Tanyuromys, Nesoryzomys, Amphinectomys and Nectomys, constitute the Oryzomyini D clade. This clade includes the most comprehensive generic diversity of the entire tribe, with lineages widespread geographically throughout the tropical South America, occupying distinct phytophysiognomies. However, the relationships between these different genera are still unclear, and despite the monophyly of the clade recovered in distinct analyses, the internal relationships are variable. Regarding Holochilus, it presents poorly defined species, with nomenclatural problems and phylogenetic relationships on species and genus level unknown. Within this context, we intend to include in this project a comprehensive sampling of the genus and of the clade D, aiming to define and delimitate the species of Holochilus and the phylogenetic position of the genus in Clade D, respectively. To obtain such results, we intend to employ a phylogenomic molecular approach to obtain a robust database that will be analyzed through Maximum Parsimony, Likelihood and Bayesian phylogenetic methods. (AU)

Scientific publications

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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.; 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)

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)

PIRANI, RENATA M.; WERNECK, FERNANDA P.; THOMAZ, ANDREA T.; KENNEY, MARIAH L.; STURARO, MARCELO J.; AVILA-PIRES, TERESA C. S.; PELOSO, PEDRO L. V.; RODRIGUES, MIGUEL T.; LACEY KNOWLES, L.. Testing main Amazonian rivers as barriers across time and space within widespread taxa. Journal of Biogeography, v. 46, n. 11, p. 2444-2456, NOV 2019. (13/50297-0, 14/22444-0, 11/50146-6)

PIRANI, RENATA M.; PELOSO, V, PEDRO L.; PRADO, JOYCE R.; POLO, ERICO M.; KNOWLES, L. LACEY; RON, SANTIAGO R.; RODRIGUES, MIGUEL T.; STURARO, MARCELO J.; WERNECK, FERNANDA P.. Diversification history of clown tree frogs in Neotropical rainforests (Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 150, SEP 2020. (03/10335-8, 11/50146-6, 13/50297-0, 14/22444-0)