Fernando Fernandes Mendonça

• Abstract

  The increasing exploitation of sharks in the last decades has become a subject of international concern with estimates of population declines surpassing 90% in several species. Among these, the hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena is found all over the world, in temperate and tropical seas, being one of the largest and most widely distributed sharks of the genus. However, few data on populati…

  Seascape, genetic diversity and global population structure of the hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena, AP.R

• Abstract

  The latest global assessments about marine fish stocks have shown alarming population declines of several species of sharks and rays, placing them in the lists of imminent risk of extinction. Considering the current lack of information that could enable mitigation measures of this trend and the obvious necessity of combined efforts for the universal conservation of worldwide species, this…

  Molecular biodiversity and conservation of sharks: gene bank, population structure and international scientific network of collaboration, AP.BTA.JP

• Abstract

  Pelagic sharks representing only about 6% of the world's total Chondrichthyes and are among the largest and most wide-ranging predators in the ocean. These species play a critical role in keeping the oceans healthy and in balance. However, pelagic sharks have been caught severely by the longline fisheries worldwide. In particular, this project will focus one of the most important species …

  High-tech conservation: combining oceanography, transcriptome and genomics to assess population genetic connectivity and local adaptation of the highly migratory Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Atlantic Ocean, BP.PD

• Abstract

  The wide geographic distribution associated with migratory capacity of several species of pelagic sharks makes it even more complex evaluations and monitoring of their populations. Among these is the blue shark Prionace glauca, considered the most captured species for oceanic fishing industry worldwide. Based on historical records capture that showed drastic population declines in recent …

  Genetic diversity and population structure of the blue shark Prionace glauca in the Atlantic Ocean, BP.IC
• Molecular biodiversity and conservation of sharks: gene bank, population structure and international scientific network of collaboration, AP.BTA.JP

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• Abstract

  This study aims to fill the existing gap in understanding the evolutionary processes and population dynamics of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), a large-sized species with a global distribution and high mobility. To overcome these challenges, complete genome sequencing (DNA Whole Genome Sequencing - WGS) will be employed to extensively analyze data from different populations of tiger …

  Marine landscape genomics in the investigation of tiger shark phylogeography, global adaptation, and conservation., BE.PQ

• Abstract

  In the initial post-doctoral project proposal submitted to FAPESP, was aimed to characterize the transcriptome and to perform a population genomic study of one of the largest predators in the marine environment, with a broad geographical distribution, and ecological and commercial interest, the mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). In addition, the initial proposal aimed at training human resou…

  Use of omics and bioinformatics tools for detect local adaptation of the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, BE.EP.PD