José Melo-Ferreira

Principal Researcher

Publications

68 Publications

Almeida, S.C., Neiva, J., Sousa, F., Martins, N., Cox, C.J., Melo-Ferreira, J., Guiry, M.D., Serrão, E.A., Pearson, G.A. (2022). A low-latitude species pump: Peripheral isolation, parapatric speciation and mating-system evolution converge in a marine radiation. Molecular Ecology. doi: 10.1111/mec.16623 Open publication

Côrte-Real, J.V., Baldauf, H-M., Melo-Ferreira, J., Abrantes, J., Esteves, P.J. (2022). Evolution of Guanylate Binding Protein (GBP) genes in muroid rodents (Muridae and Cricetidae) reveals an outstanding pattern of gain and loss. Frontiers in Immunology 13. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.752186 Open publication

Formenti, G., Theissinger, K., Fernandes, C., Bista, I., Bombarely, A., Bleidorn, C., Ciofi, C., Crottini, A., Godoy, J. A., Höglund, J., Malukiewicz, J., Mouton, A., Oomen, R. A., Paez, S., Palsbøll, P. J., Pampoulie, C., Ruiz-López, M. J., Svardal, H., Theofanopoulou, C., de Vries, J., Waldvogel, A.-M., Zhang, G., Mazzoni, C. J., Jarvis, E. D., Bálint, M., Formenti, G., Theissinger, K., Fernandes, C., Bista, I., Bombarely, A., Bleidorn, C., Čiampor, F., Ciofi, C., Crottini, A., Godoy, J. A., Hoglund, J., Malukiewicz, J., Mouton, A., Oomen, R. A., Paez, S., Palsbøll, P., Pampoulie, C., Ruiz-López, M. J., Svardal, H., Theofanopoulou, C., de Vries, J., Waldvogel, A.-M., Zhang, G., Mazzoni, C. J., Jarvis, E., Bálint, M., Aghayan, S. A., Alioto, T. S., Almudi, I., Alvarez, N., Alves, P. C., Amorim, I. R., Antunes, A., Arribas, P., Baldrian, P., Berg, P. R., Bertorelle, G., Böhne, A., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Boštjančić, L. L., Boussau, B., Breton, C. M., Buzan, E., Campos, P. F., Carreras, C., Castro, L. F., Chueca, L. J., Conti, E., Cook-Deegan, R., Croll, D., Cunha, M. V., Delsuc, F., Dennis, A. B., Dimitrov, D., Faria, R., Favre, A., Fedrigo, O. D., Fernández, R., Ficetola, G. F., Flot, J.-F., Gabaldón, T., Galea Agius, D. R., Gallo, G. R., Giani, A. M., Gilbert, M. T. P., Grebenc, T., Guschanski, K., Guyot, R., Hausdorf, B., Hawlitschek, O., Heintzman, P. D., Heinze, B., Hiller, M., Husemann, M., Iannucci, A., Irisarri, I., Jakobsen, K. S., Jentoft, S., Klinga, P., Kloch, A., Kratochwil, C. F., Kusche, H., Layton, K. K. S., Leonard, J. A., Lerat, E., Liti, G., Manousaki, T., Marques-Bonet, T., Matos-Maraví, P., Matschiner, M., Maumus, F., Mc Cartney, A. M., Meiri, S., Melo-Ferreira, J., Mengual, X., Monaghan, M. T., Montagna, M., Mysłajek, R. W., Neiber, M. T., Nicolas, V., Novo, M., Ozretić, P., Palero, F., Pârvulescu, L., Pascual, M., Paulo, O. S., Pavlek, M., Pegueroles, C., Pellissier, L., Pesole, G., Primmer, C. R., Riesgo, A., Rüber, L., Rubolini, D., Salvi, D., Seehausen, O., Seidel, M., Secomandi, S., Studer, B., Theodoridis, S., Thines, M., Urban, L., Vasemägi, A., Vella, A., Vella, N., Vernes, S. C., Vernesi, C., Vieites, D. R., Waterhouse, R. M., Wheat, C. W., Wörheide, G., Wurm, Y., & Zammit, G. (2022). The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 37(3), 197-202. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.008 Open publication

Giska, I., Pimenta, J., Farelo, L., Boursot, P., Hackländer, K., Jenny, H., Reid, N., Montgomery, W. I., Prodöhl, P. A., Alves, P. C., & Melo-Ferreira, J. (2022). The evolutionary pathways for local adaptation in mountain hares. Molecular Ecology, 31(5), 1487-1503. doi: 10.1111/mec.16338 Open publication

Neves, F., Marques, J. P., Areal, H., Pinto-Pinho, P., Colaço, B., Melo-Ferreira, J., … Esteves, P. J. (2022). TLR7 and TLR8 evolution in lagomorphs: Different patterns in the different lineages. Immunogenetics. doi: 10.1007/s00251-022-01262-9 Open publication

Carpio, A. J., Melo-Ferreira, J., Martinez-Haro, M., Farelo, L., Campos, R., Alves, P. C., & Acevedo, P. (2021). Iberian hares with anciently introgressed mitochondrial DNA express a marginal environmental niche. Journal of Biogeography, 48(9), 2328-2336. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14155 Open publication

Ferreira, M. S., Jones, M. R., Callahan, C. M., Farelo, L., Tolesa, Z., Suchentrunk, F., Boursot, P., Mills, L. S., Alves, P. C., Good, J. M., & Melo-Ferreira, J. (2020). The Legacy of Recurrent Introgression during the Radiation of Hares. Systematic Biology, 70(3), 593-607. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa088 Open publication

Matos, M. C., Pinheiro, A., Melo-Ferreira, J., Davis, R. S., & Esteves, P. J. (2021). Evolution of Fc Receptor-Like Scavenger in Mammals. Frontiers in Immunology, 11. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.590280 Open publication

Miranda, I., Giska, I., Farelo, L., Pimenta, J., Zimova, M., Bryk, J., Dalén, L., Mills, L. S., Zub, K., & Melo-Ferreira, J. (2021). Museomics Dissects the Genetic Basis for Adaptive Seasonal Coloration in the Least Weasel. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(10), 4388-4402. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab177 Open publication

Ferreira, M. S., Alves, P. C., Callahan, C. M., Giska, I., Farelo, L., Jenny, H., Mills, L. S., Hackländer, K., Good, J. M., & Melo-Ferreira, J. (2020). Transcriptomic regulation of seasonal coat color change in hares. Ecology and Evolution, 10(3), 1180-1192. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5956 Open publication