Romina Batista
@rominassbatista.bsky.social
Brazilian | Biologist working on genomics of tropical vertebrates | Fascinated by South American Biodiversity | Bird lover
I am very happy to share our latest paper published:
"First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non-Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non-Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non‐Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species
First draft genome assembly of the critically endangered primate northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and complete mitochondrial genome assembly. Set of microsatellite markers developed for the....
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August 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I am very happy to share our latest paper published:
"First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non-Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"First Assembly of a Draft Genome of the Critically Endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) Including Non-Invasive Genotyping Strategies for the Species" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🚨🧬🦜 I'm proud to share this publication by a talented PhD student I had the pleasure of co-supervising at INPA. Congratulations to Waleska Barbosa on this fantastic contribution to Neotropical biogeography and phylogeography! doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... #Biodiversity #Amazonia #Ornithology
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August 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚨🧬🦜 I'm proud to share this publication by a talented PhD student I had the pleasure of co-supervising at INPA. Congratulations to Waleska Barbosa on this fantastic contribution to Neotropical biogeography and phylogeography! doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... #Biodiversity #Amazonia #Ornithology
🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus, Brazil)! 🌿🧬
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🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus… | ...
🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus, Br...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚀 I’m excited to share that I’ve just started a new position as a PCI-DA Research Fellow (Institutional Capacity Building Program) at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA (Manaus, Brazil)! 🌿🧬
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Livro com autoria indígena sobre aves do Alto Rio Negro conquista Jabuti Acadêmico 2025
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Livro com autoria indígena sobre aves do Alto Rio Negro conquista Jabuti Acadêmico 2025 | ISA
Escrito em Baniwa, Nheengatu e português, obra editada pelo INPA alia o conhecimento tradicional dos Baniwa à pesquisa científica
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August 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Livro com autoria indígena sobre aves do Alto Rio Negro conquista Jabuti Acadêmico 2025
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Everyone who truly care about the environment must know about Lúcio Flávio Pinto & should read his book! I still remember 20yrs ago, in my hometown (Belém), waiting his independent journal (Jornal Pessoal) come out every 2 weeks. I would read it with much interest.
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Lúcio Flávio Pinto: The Brazilian reporter who wouldn’t be bought or silenced
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the tangled thickets of Brazil’s Amazon, a place known as much fo...
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August 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Everyone who truly care about the environment must know about Lúcio Flávio Pinto & should read his book! I still remember 20yrs ago, in my hometown (Belém), waiting his independent journal (Jornal Pessoal) come out every 2 weeks. I would read it with much interest.
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/luci...
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/luci...
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Postdoc opportunity! The Comparative Genomics lab (@IBE_Barcelona, @UPFBarcelona) is seeking a postdoc with experience to work on environmental DNA and mammalian monitoring together with @estherlizano !
CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com #postdoc #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona
CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com #postdoc #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona
May 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Postdoc opportunity! The Comparative Genomics lab (@IBE_Barcelona, @UPFBarcelona) is seeking a postdoc with experience to work on environmental DNA and mammalian monitoring together with @estherlizano !
CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com #postdoc #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona
CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com #postdoc #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona
Check out our new paper: a review of the taxonomy of the Needle-billed Hermit (P. philippii) using morphological/molecular data. We reinforce in this work that drainage-capture events in the Amazon basin have had an important role on the genetic structure and diversification of the local biota.
Now online in Journal of #Ornithology
Revealing hidden diversity: molecular insights into a monotypic Amazonian hummingbird species
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Revealing hidden diversity: molecular insights into a monotypic Amazonian hummingbird species
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Revealing hidden diversity: molecular insights into a monotypic Amazonian hummingbird species - Journal of Ornithology
The Needle-billed Hermit Phaethornis philippii is a monotypic species of hummingbird, endemic to the humid forests of western and Central Amazonia. It occurs in eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and part...
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May 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Check out our new paper: a review of the taxonomy of the Needle-billed Hermit (P. philippii) using morphological/molecular data. We reinforce in this work that drainage-capture events in the Amazon basin have had an important role on the genetic structure and diversification of the local biota.
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A very up-to-date review led by the brilliant @hollybroadhurst.bsky.social on the applications of #eDNA and iDNA for monitoring terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals! The beginnings, the milestones, where we're heading. Water, soil, air, the inverts, all here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
From Water to Land: A Review on the Applications of Environmental DNA and Invertebrate‐Derived DNA for Monitoring Terrestrial and Semi‐Aquatic Mammals
This review explores global applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) for surveying terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals. By providing a comprehensive overview of t...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A very up-to-date review led by the brilliant @hollybroadhurst.bsky.social on the applications of #eDNA and iDNA for monitoring terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals! The beginnings, the milestones, where we're heading. Water, soil, air, the inverts, all here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Bird colouration varies a tremendous amount. But why? In a new paper, @j-dunning.net , John Endler, & I look at the relationship between plumage and viewing conditions in 2610 species of birds, finding strong, non-sexual effects (esp. on females).
📷Zak Pohlen (tanager), Darren Clark (thrush)
📷Zak Pohlen (tanager), Darren Clark (thrush)
April 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Bird colouration varies a tremendous amount. But why? In a new paper, @j-dunning.net , John Endler, & I look at the relationship between plumage and viewing conditions in 2610 species of birds, finding strong, non-sexual effects (esp. on females).
📷Zak Pohlen (tanager), Darren Clark (thrush)
📷Zak Pohlen (tanager), Darren Clark (thrush)
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Our new paper led by Liana Rossi documents loss and turnover of fruit-frugivore interactions in variably-degraded Amazonian forests, with important implications for ecosystem service delivery #Ornithology #Ecology 🌎🧪
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April 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Our new paper led by Liana Rossi documents loss and turnover of fruit-frugivore interactions in variably-degraded Amazonian forests, with important implications for ecosystem service delivery #Ornithology #Ecology 🌎🧪
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climate change is projected to shrink phylogenetic endemism of Neotropical frogs - Nature Communications
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity. This study predicts that climate change will reshape Neotropical frog diversity, causing losses in phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism, w...
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April 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📢 Job Alert! 🌳
Looking for a 2-yr postdoc (ext. up to 3 yrs) to join me at U. of Gothenburg to study links between environmental drivers, tree conditions (e.g., #treedamage), and physiological processes leading to #tropical #treemortality.
Apply by: April 17th
Details below
Looking for a 2-yr postdoc (ext. up to 3 yrs) to join me at U. of Gothenburg to study links between environmental drivers, tree conditions (e.g., #treedamage), and physiological processes leading to #tropical #treemortality.
Apply by: April 17th
Details below
March 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
📢 Job Alert! 🌳
Looking for a 2-yr postdoc (ext. up to 3 yrs) to join me at U. of Gothenburg to study links between environmental drivers, tree conditions (e.g., #treedamage), and physiological processes leading to #tropical #treemortality.
Apply by: April 17th
Details below
Looking for a 2-yr postdoc (ext. up to 3 yrs) to join me at U. of Gothenburg to study links between environmental drivers, tree conditions (e.g., #treedamage), and physiological processes leading to #tropical #treemortality.
Apply by: April 17th
Details below
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New review just out, led by the talented @pcapi.bsky.social: "Migratory microbiomes: the role of the gut microbiome in bird migration eco-physiology". Highlights the range of physiological functions the GM might help mediate during migration.
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Migratory microbiomes: the role of the gut microbiome in bird migration eco‐physiology
Long-distance bird migration is one of the most metabolically and immunologically challenging feats in the animal kingdom, with birds often needing to double their weight in a matter of days and faci....
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
New review just out, led by the talented @pcapi.bsky.social: "Migratory microbiomes: the role of the gut microbiome in bird migration eco-physiology". Highlights the range of physiological functions the GM might help mediate during migration.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Greece holds the highest N of freshwater fishes across the Mediterranean. A region in peril with alarming N of threatened sp. We annotated the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Greek lampreys (Critically Endangered) with #ONT & MORE @cgubili.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of two endemic lampreys from Greece (Caspiomyzon hellenicus and Caspiomyzon graecus) using Long-Read technology - Molecu...
Background The genus Caspiomyzon is comprised of three species, two of which are found in Greece (Caspiomyzon hellenicus and Caspiomyzon graecus). Both species are endemic with very restricted distrib...
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April 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Greece holds the highest N of freshwater fishes across the Mediterranean. A region in peril with alarming N of threatened sp. We annotated the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Greek lampreys (Critically Endangered) with #ONT & MORE @cgubili.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I highly recommend this place & people! If you're looking for a PhD position in a vibrant and friendly academic environment, with great opportunities for your career development, apply!
PhD opportunity! The Comparative Genomics lab (@IBE_Barcelona, @UPFBarcelona) is seeking a PhD student to work on environmental DNA & mammalian conservation together with @estherlizano ! apply now!
CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com
#PhD #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona
CVs -> cvtmblab@gmail.com
#PhD #genomics #eDNA #conservation #Barcelona
March 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I highly recommend this place & people! If you're looking for a PhD position in a vibrant and friendly academic environment, with great opportunities for your career development, apply!
And then ... this guy appears... to make my day so happy. We went for a not planned lunch & afternoon fika. He is definitely one of my favorite people in this world. What a human being! Urban Olsson, you're a gem 🇸🇪 💎 ✨️ 💖 🐦
February 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
And then ... this guy appears... to make my day so happy. We went for a not planned lunch & afternoon fika. He is definitely one of my favorite people in this world. What a human being! Urban Olsson, you're a gem 🇸🇪 💎 ✨️ 💖 🐦
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I am honored to have been invited to give a webinar for Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World on 20 Feb at 12:00 PM US ET (18:00 Swedish time) on Integrative taxonomy (with examples from research I've been involved with): lnkd.in/dt_Vjnv2 . Registration needed beforehand. Welcome!
February 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am honored to have been invited to give a webinar for Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World on 20 Feb at 12:00 PM US ET (18:00 Swedish time) on Integrative taxonomy (with examples from research I've been involved with): lnkd.in/dt_Vjnv2 . Registration needed beforehand. Welcome!
Meanwhile in Brazil 🇧🇷 indigenous people had their rights threatened one more time! By loosing their right for education. Worth mention the Governance of Pará State is meeting with Mercuria Energy Group 🇨🇭 this week to discuss carbon budget that was supposed to benefit these people. Isn't funny? 🤡 👀
Mudanças na educação básica do estado levaram ao protesto de mais de 300 indígenas de 20 povos que também exigem troca de secretário; governo enviou tropas da PM para cercar prédio ocupado da Secretaria de Educação do estado
bit.ly/indigenassed...
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Indígenas ocupam secretaria contra educação a distância no Pará
Mudanças na educação básica do estado levaram a protesto de mais de 300 indígenas de 20 povos que também exigem troca de secretário
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January 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Meanwhile in Brazil 🇧🇷 indigenous people had their rights threatened one more time! By loosing their right for education. Worth mention the Governance of Pará State is meeting with Mercuria Energy Group 🇨🇭 this week to discuss carbon budget that was supposed to benefit these people. Isn't funny? 🤡 👀
I am absolutely flattered to share our review at @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social. Lead by Dr. Camila Ribas! A collaborative/interdisciplinary work where we integrated geological, climatic, ecological and genetic evidence for the region that hosts the largest biodiversity on Earth: the Amazon! Enjoy it! 😃
First up, in the article that inspired our cover art, Camila Ribas and colleagues review the influence of Amazonian geological history in shaping the region’s rich biodiversity. go.nature.com/3Cbru1W
January 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I am absolutely flattered to share our review at @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social. Lead by Dr. Camila Ribas! A collaborative/interdisciplinary work where we integrated geological, climatic, ecological and genetic evidence for the region that hosts the largest biodiversity on Earth: the Amazon! Enjoy it! 😃
Göteborg-->Linköping, Sverige, 2025 #evolution #Sweden
January 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Göteborg-->Linköping, Sverige, 2025 #evolution #Sweden
So great having Tom Gilbert here giving a fantastic first plenary explaining to the audience why we should study animal #microbiomes and how they are important in behavior and domestication. 🙏
Makes our job convincing people a lot easier! 😄🦠
Makes our job convincing people a lot easier! 😄🦠
January 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Meze! With @cbenvenuto.bsky.social & @cgubili.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Meze! With @cbenvenuto.bsky.social & @cgubili.bsky.social
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My motto! @rominassbatista.bsky.social ☕☕☕☕
December 14, 2024 at 7:26 PM
My motto! @rominassbatista.bsky.social ☕☕☕☕
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